Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Pakistan builds for Paralympic future

Pakistan builds for Paralympic future

Pakistan builds for Paralympic future

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 11:03 AM PDT

Pakistan's Naeem Masih (L) and Haider Ali speak at a news conferencePakistan's Haider Ali will only have one thing on his mind when he walks out in front of 80,000 spectators at the Olympic Stadium in London -- upgrading the silver he won at the last Games in Beijing.

Gatland takes French leave in bid to snare Lions

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:44 AM PDT

New British and Irish Lions coach Warren GatlandNew British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland said he would travel to France on Wednesday to meet with potential squad members for the 2013 tour of Australia and discuss the issue of player release.

Indonesia to extradite human trafficker to Australia

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:39 AM PDT

Indonesia's Defence Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro (R) speaks to journalists with his Australian counterpart Stephen SmithIndonesia's justice minister said Tuesday that his country would extradite human trafficking kingpin Sayed Abbas to Australia next year.

Late Japanese reporter's partner seeks Syrian probe

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 10:09 AM PDT

Kazutaka Sato (C), the long-time colleague and common-law husband of Mika YamamotoThe partner of a Japanese war reporter shot dead in Syria urged Damascus on Tuesday to investigate her death, saying she had been ambushed by pro-government forces.

US to hand over Bagram prison next week: Kabul

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:45 AM PDT

US soldiers walk past prison cells in Bagram prison in 2009The Afghan government said Tuesday it expected to take full control next week from the United States of the controversial Bagram prison, which numbers Taliban fighters among its 3,000 inmates.

Suicide attack kills 20 at Afghan funeral

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:29 AM PDT

Afghan men carry a wounded man as he arrives at a hospital in JalalabadA suicide bomber targeted an Afghan government official at a village funeral near the Pakistan border on Tuesday, killing at least 20 people and wounding dozens more in one of the deadliest attacks of the year.

Pakistan claims progress in tribal polio vaccination

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:31 AM PDT

A Pakistani health worker gives polio vaccine drops to a child at a roadside polio vaccination camp in PeshawarPakistan Tuesday claimed progress in vaccinating thousands of children against polio in a tribal area bordering Afghanistan which had been inaccessible due to unrest for about three years.

India, China to resume joint military exercises

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:21 AM PDT

Liang Guanglie (left) and A. K. Antony (centre) are seen after the meeting, where they had a "frank" discussionIndia and China announced Tuesday they would resume joint military exercises after a four-year gap, a move designed to build trust in the often prickly relationship between the world's two most populous nations.

Indian police make raids over coal scandal

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:22 AM PDT

Activists hold a photo of Indian PM Manmohan Singh during a protest against the coal allocation controversyIndian police on Tuesday opened a probe into five coal companies after raiding premises across the country over the alleged misallocation of lucrative mining rights.

Hong Kong students protest over 'brainwashing' classes

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:11 AM PDT

Students set up a banner in front of the Central Government Complex in Hong KongHong Kong students and teachers protested Tuesday for a sixth straight day against plans to introduce Chinese patriotism classes, as political tensions rise days ahead of legislative polls.

Thailand grapples with killer student gangs

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:08 AM PDT

Thai teenage students take part in Thai army bootcampSweat dripping from their foreheads as they complete a set of press-ups, students at a Thai army boot camp are momentary allies, but a spate of gang shootings suggests it is an uneasy peace.

Bangladesh busts 'DHL heroin racket'

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:07 AM PDT

Bangladesh police said suspected heroin smugglers were DHL to ship drugs from Pakistan to London via DhakaBangladesh police said Tuesday they had busted a gang of suspected heroin smugglers who had been using international courier service DHL to ship drugs from Pakistan to London via Dhaka.

Japan U-turn on World Classic boycott

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:07 AM PDT

Japan's Takahiro AraiTwo-time champions Japan said Tuesday they would defend their World Baseball Classic (WBC) title next year, reversing an earlier decision to boycott the premier international event over a revenue-sharing row.

Red Bull scion stirs debate on justice in Thailand

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:02 AM PDT

In this photo taken Sept. 3, 2012, Thai police officers look at a motorcycle and a Ferrari car that involved in a hit-and-run accident during the investigation at Thong Lor police station in Bangkok, Thailand. A grandson of the creator of the Red Bull energy drink has been arrested for driving the Ferrari that struck a police officer and dragged his dead body down a Bangkok street in an early-morning hit-and-run, police said Monday. (AP Photo)People in Thailand often joke that prisons are reserved for the poor, because the rich and privileged tend to get away with murder.

Clinton seeks Chinese accord on South China Sea

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 08:04 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. Clinton is in Beijing to press Chinese authorities to agree to peacefully resolve disputes with their smaller neighbors over competing territorial claims in the South China Sea. (AP Photo/Feng Li, Pool)U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is in Beijing to press Chinese authorities to agree to peacefully resolve disputes with their smaller neighbors over competing territorial claims in the South China Sea. But as she began her meetings here, China questioned the stated neutrality of the United States.

Playboy death new wrinkle in China's power shuffle

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 07:11 AM PDT

In this photo taken on March 14, 2010, Ling Jihua, a loyal aide and confidante to President Hu Jintao, left, looks on as Chinese President Hu Jintao, bottom right, signs a document after attending the closing ceremony of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China's hopes for a smooth, once-a-decade political transition have been shaken by a lurid new scandal involving the death of Ling's son, who crashed during what may have been sex games in a speeding Ferrari. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)China's hopes for a smooth, once-a-decade political transition have been shaken by a lurid new scandal involving the death of a senior official's son who crashed during what may have been sex games in a speeding Ferrari.

Rev. Moon oversaw large, often bickering brood

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 07:07 AM PDT

A photo of Rev. Sun Myung Moon rests inside a Unification Church in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. Moon, the self-proclaimed messiah who founded the church, died Monday, Sept. 3, 2012, at a church-owned hospital near his home in Gapyeong County, northeast of Seoul, church officials said. He was 92. (AP Photo/Hye Soo Nah)The late Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the Unification Church founder who died this week at 92, had 13 children with his second wife, Hak Ja Han Moon. He and his wife are revered by followers as the "True Parents," but their children have suffered estrangements, deaths, suicide, lawsuits, public bickering, the airing of intimate secrets — and one reality TV show appearance. Here's a look at some of the more prominent Moon children:

McDonald's to open first vegetarian outlet

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 06:58 AM PDT

McDonald's in India already has a menu that is 50 percent vegetarianUS fast food giant McDonald's, famed for its beef-based Big Mac burgers, on Tuesday said it will open its first ever vegetarian-only restaurant in the world in India next year.

Suicide bomber kills 25 in east Afghanistan

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 06:53 AM PDT

A suicide bomber killed at least 25 civilians and wounded another 30 at a funeral for a village elder in a remote part of eastern Afghanistan, Afghan officials said.

Singapore reins in 'shoebox' apartments

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 06:24 AM PDT

Shoebox units in Singapore measure some 50 square metresSingapore on Tuesday said it will restrict the growth of "shoebox" private apartments in the suburbs to ease overcrowding concerns and encourage couples to have children.

Pakistan minister 'hopeful' for blasphemy girl bail

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 06:21 AM PDT

A boy walks past Rimsha's house. Bhatti is hopeful she will be released on September 7A Pakistani cabinet minister says he is "very hopeful" a young Christian girl accused of blasphemy will be released on bail later this week after spending more than three weeks in custody.

Afghan officials: suicide bomber kills at least 25 civilians at funeral in eastern Afghanistan

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 06:16 AM PDT

Afghan officials: suicide bomber kills at least 25 civilians at funeral in eastern Afghanistan.

India's 'Hitler' store to change name after outcry

Posted: 03 Sep 2012 05:59 PM PDT

Co-owner of the Hitler store Rajesh Shah poses outside the shop whose name sparked an international outcryThe owner of an Indian store called "Hitler" said Tuesday he had agreed to drop the Nazi dictator's name and re-brand his shop following protests from the Jewish community and the government.
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