Sunday, August 26, 2012

Top Haqqani militant killed: Afghan spy agency

Top Haqqani militant killed: Afghan spy agency

Top Haqqani militant killed: Afghan spy agency

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 10:46 AM PDT

An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier inspects seized guns recovered during a house-to-house search in KhostAfghanistan's spy agency said Sunday that the operational commander of the Al-Qaeda-linked Haqqani network responsible for spectacular attacks on Kabul had been killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan.

Powerful typhoon lashes Japan's Okinawa island

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 09:11 AM PDT

High waves pound the shore in Yonabarucho, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, Sunday morning, Aug. 26, 2012. The strongest typhoon to hit Okinawa in several years lashed the island and surrounding areas Sunday, injuring several people and cutting off power to about 30,000 households. (AP Photo/Ryukyu Shimpo, Futoshi Hanashiro) JAPAN OUT, NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDITA powerful typhoon lashed the southern Japanese island of Okinawa and surrounding areas Sunday, injuring four people and cutting off power to about 57,000 households.

Thousands flee Waziristan in fear of military sweep

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 08:53 AM PDT

Panicked residents have hastily left North Waziristan despite official denials of any plan for an offensiveThousands of people have fled one of Pakistan's troubled northwestern tribal districts in recent days, fearing a military offensive against Islamist militants, locals and officials said.

Militants from Afghanistan attack Pakistan

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 08:40 AM PDT

FILE -- In this Sunday Aug. 5, 2012 file photo, a Pakistani Taliban militant holds a rocket-propelled grenade at the Taliban stronghold of Shawal, in Pakistani tribal region of Waziristan, Pakistan. Pakistani officials said Saturday that it is investigating whether the son of the founder of the powerful Haqqani militant network, Badruddin Haqqani, was killed in a U.S. drone strike this week. The U.S. has long viewed the Haqqani network as one of the biggest threats to U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan as well as the country's long term stability. (AP Photo/ Ishtiaq Mahsud, File)Dozens of militants from Afghanistan attacked an anti-Taliban militia post in northwest Pakistan for the third day Sunday, sparking fighting that killed one soldier and 20 militants, a Pakistani official said.

Afghans: Sources confirm Badruddin Haqqani is dead

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 08:21 AM PDT

FILE -- In this Sunday Aug. 5, 2012 file photo, a Pakistani Taliban militant holds a rocket-propelled grenade at the Taliban stronghold of Shawal, in Pakistani tribal region of Waziristan, Pakistan. Pakistani officials said Saturday that it is investigating whether the son of the founder of the powerful Haqqani militant network, Badruddin Haqqani, was killed in a U.S. drone strike this week. The U.S. has long viewed the Haqqani network as one of the biggest threats to U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan as well as the country's long term stability. (AP Photo/ Ishtiaq Mahsud, File)Afghanistan's intelligence agency said Sunday its operatives have confirmed that the son of the founder of the powerful Haqqani militant network was killed in an airstrike in Pakistan, even as the Taliban vowed that he was alive and well.

NATO: 202 Afghan bases closed, more to come

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 07:56 AM PDT

NATO has closed more than 200 bases in Afghanistan and transferred nearly 300 others to local forces, a concrete step toward its 2014 target of handing over security responsibility, NATO officers said Sunday.

Police quell protest over Indian coal scandal

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 07:45 AM PDT

Police fired water cannons to disperse the protesters at a New Delhi demonstrationHundreds of Indian protesters angry at a controversial allocation of coal fields were baton charged by police and sprayed with tear gas during a demonstration in the capital New Delhi Sunday.

Sri Lanka says oil spill 'contained'

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 07:10 AM PDT

The rusting ship went down on Thursday night, threatening a 50 km stretch of coastlineAn oil slick from a sunken cargo vessel has been contained and is no longer a threat to beach resorts popular with foreign tourists, Sri Lankan authorities declared on Sunday.

Ashwin fires India to innings win in Kiwi Test

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 06:42 AM PDT

Man of the match Ravichandran Ashwin enjoyed his best match-haul in seven TestsRavichandran Ashwin exposed New Zealand's batting limitations against spin with a second successive six-wicket haul as India won the opening Test by an innings and 115 runs on Sunday.

Sri Lanka stock market roiled by scandal

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 05:42 PM PDT

The tiny bourse became the world's top gainer soon after the country ended decades of ethnic warSri Lanka's stock market, once a darling of investors, has seen its value plummet 26 percent in the past year and now faces a crisis of confidence after its regulator quit in a storm of controversy.

Bus collides with tanker in China, killing 36

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 05:34 AM PDT

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, the burnt wreckage of a double-decker sleeper bus and a tanker loaded with highly-flammable methanol sit on a highway in Yan'an City, northwest China's Shaanxi province on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012. The 39-seat bus rammed into the tanker early Sunday, causing both vehicles to burst into flames and killing 36 people, state media said. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Li Yibo) NO SALESA double-decker bus rammed into a tanker loaded with highly flammable methanol on a northern Chinese highway on Sunday, causing both vehicles to burst into flames and killing 36 people, state media said.

Tribesmen call on Pakistan not to launch operation

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 01:23 AM PDT

Hundreds of tribal elders, religious leaders and militants have called on Pakistan not to launch a military operation in the country's last major militant sanctuary.

Tanker-bus crash inferno kills 36 in China

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 04:03 AM PDT

Only three of the 39 people on the bus survived the crash, Xinhua newsagency saysAt least 36 people died when a double-decker sleeper bus slammed into the rear of a methanol tanker and burst into flames on Sunday in China's worst traffic accident in more than a year.

Inter-Korean 'postman' reconnects split families

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 03:38 AM PDT

Kim Kyung-Jae tries to bridge the North-South Korean divide by using the postal systems of third countriesIn a cramped and tiny office in the South Korean capital, an 80-year-old man displays letters postmarked "Democratic People's Republic of Korea" in pale red ink.

Five killed in new unrest in NE India

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 03:13 AM PDT

Seven Muslims were killed today apparently as they were returning home after four days of calmFive Muslims were murdered in northeast India by an armed gang from the ethnic Bodo community in fresh violence, after more than a month of clashes, police said Sunday.

Australia reopens probe of 1982 anti-Israel bombings

Posted: 26 Aug 2012 12:23 AM PDT

Police reopened the case after a review of the bombings reportedly led them to convicted extremist Mohammed RashedAustralian police Sunday reopened inquiries into the 1982 bombing of the Israeli consulate in Sydney and a Jewish club, reportedly after interviewing an extremist jailed over a blast on a Pan Am flight that year.

Cricket bringing peace in Afghanistan, says Zakhilwal

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 11:25 PM PDT

Cricket can further stabilise war-ravaged Afghanistan if foreign teams tour, an official saidCricket is bringing peace to war-ravaged Afghanistan and can further stabilise the country if foreign teams tour, an official said Sunday.

Taliban deny report of Haqqani commander's death

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 11:22 PM PDT

A Taliban spokesman in Afghanistan rejected reports that the son of the founder of the powerful Haqqani militant network has been killed, even as senior insurgents and members of the Pakistani government said they believe Badruddin Haqqani was dead.

Powerful typhoon approaches Japan's Okinawa island

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 11:19 PM PDT

A man walks down a lane of water damaged furniture from heavy rains brought by Typhoon Tembin in Pingtung county, Taiwan, Friday, Aug. 24, 2012. The typhoon crossed over southern Taiwan on Friday morning, causing flooding and wind damage but largely sparing the island's heavily populated areas. (AP Photo) TAIWAN OUTThe strongest typhoon to approach Okinawa in several years was bearing down on the southern Japanese island on Sunday as residents were told to stay indoors and warned its strong gusts could overturn cars and cause waves of up to 12 meters (40 feet).

Man mistakes son for monkey, shoots him dead

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 11:18 PM PDT

The 12-year-old boy had been climbing a tree to chase away macaques but his father spotted the boy and opened fireA farmer in southern Nepal mistook his son for a monkey trying to steal his crops and shot the 12-year-old dead, police said on Sunday.

Refugees on hunger strike in Australia

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 10:32 PM PDT

The asylum-seekers will be among the first group transferred to the remote Pacific island of Nauru to await processingUp to 100 asylum-seekers in detention in Australia were on hunger strike Sunday after being informed they would be transferred to a remote Pacific island under a tough new refugee policy.

N.Korea's Kim threatens war over S.Korea-US drill

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 10:16 PM PDT

Kim Jong-Un has warned of an "all-out" war against the South while denouncing its joint military drill with the USNorth Korea's leader has warned of an "all-out" war against the South while denouncing its ongoing joint military drill with the United States, state media said Sunday.

Japan hails Man United scorer Kagawa

Posted: 25 Aug 2012 10:14 PM PDT

Shinji Kagawa scored Manchester United's second goal in a 3-2 victory over Fulham on his first appearanceJapanese newspapers on Sunday hailed playmaker Shinji Kagawa after he netted his first goal in the Premier League on his home debut following his big-money move to Manchester United.
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