Thursday, September 6, 2012

Pakistan's Christian minority outraged by arrest

Pakistan's Christian minority outraged by arrest

Pakistan's Christian minority outraged by arrest

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 11:05 AM PDT

In this Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012, photo, Pakistani Soraya Zafar, 30, displays an image picturing Jesus and Mary, on the wall of her home, before her house receives blessing from the local Parish priest, in a Christian neighborhood, in Islamabad, Pakistan. The plight of Pakistan's Christian minority has received renewed focus in recent weeks because of the arrest of a young, mentally challenged girl accused of insulting Islam. Christians are believed to make up two to three percent of Pakistan's population of 190 million people, and many face daily discrimination and hold low-level jobs, such as street sweeping. They often live in slums and celebrate their religion in humble, makeshift churches. (AP Photo/Nathalie Bardou)Pakistan's embattled Christian minority is outraged by the arrest of a young, mentally challenged girl accused of insulting Islam.

Nationalism stokes island disputes around Asia

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 10:16 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 10, 2012 file photo South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, center, looks at a national flag upon his arrival at islands called Dokdo in Korea and Takeshima in Japan. The disputed ownership of these islands as well as others in the region is inflaming nationalist fervor from the cold North Pacific to the tropical South China Sea. In recent weeks, these long-simmering tensions have returned to a boil, with violent protests in Chinese cities, a provocative island junket by South Korea's lame-duck president, and Japan's government reportedly planning to buy disputed islands from their private owners. (AP Photo/Korea Pool, File) KOREA OUTThey are mere specks on the map. Many are uninhabited, and others sparsely so by fishermen and seasonal residents. Yet the disputed ownership of these tiny constellations of islands is inflaming nationalist fervor from the cold North Pacific to the tropical South China Sea.

9 judges resign after Myanmar lawmakers demand it

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 10:06 AM PDT

All nine judges on Myanmar's presidentially appointed Constitution Tribunal abruptly resigned Thursday after the lower house of parliament voted to impeach them in a standoff within Myanmar's nascent government.

Global markets cheer ECB bond plan

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 09:23 AM PDT

An investor gestures in front of the stock price monitor at a private securities company in Shanghai, China, Wednesday Sept. 5, 2012. Weaker-than-expected U.S. manufacturing figures, just days after China announced its own production slowdown, sent Asian stock markets down Wednesday. (AP Photo)Global markets rallied Thursday as investors cheered a package of measures from the European Central Bank that is designed to ease Europe's debt crisis and secure the future of the euro currency.

US expects South China Sea tensions to rise

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 08:45 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during her joint conference with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. Talks between Clinton and Chinese leaders Wednesday failed to narrow gaps on how to end the crisis in Syria and how to resolve Beijing's territorial disputes with its smaller neighbors over the South China Sea. (AP Photo/Feng Li, Pool)U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that her talks in China this week were useful despite highlighting sharp differences between Washington and Beijing over key international issues from Syria's civil war to territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

New charges widening scope of China scandal

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 07:25 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2008 file photo, then Chonqing city police chief Wang Lijun speaks during a press conference in Chongqing, southwestern China. The former police chief at the heart of China's biggest political scandal in years has been charged with defection, power abuse, and bribe taking, state media reported Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, indicating the turbulent affair is moving closer toward a resolution before the nation transitions to a new generation of leaders this fall. (AP Photo, File) CHINA OUTBribery and illegal surveillance accusations against a former Chinese police chief point to malfeasance within the circle of disgraced politician Bo Xilai extending beyond the murder of a British businessman, adding further intrigue to China's biggest political scandal.

Clinton in East Timor on democracy push

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 06:38 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton drinks a cup of coffee while visiting the Timor Coffee Cooperative in Dili, East Timor Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is in East Timor to offer the small half-island nation support as it ends its reliance on international peacekeepers. (AP Photo/Jim Watson, Pool)U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton praised East Timor on Thursday for holding fair elections this year, and said it was up to the government of Asia's newest and poorest nation to decide when and how to seek accountability for past violence during its struggle for independence.

ECB's euro plan meets market expectations

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 06:24 AM PDT

An investor gestures in front of the stock price monitor at a private securities company in Shanghai, China, Wednesday Sept. 5, 2012. Weaker-than-expected U.S. manufacturing figures, just days after China announced its own production slowdown, sent Asian stock markets down Wednesday. (AP Photo)Markets remained relatively buoyant Thursday after European Central Bank president Mario Draghi unveiled a fresh package of measures designed to ease the strains in Europe's debt crisis.

Oil prices rise ahead of key European bank meeting

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 04:27 AM PDT

The price of oil rose above $96 a barrel on Thursday ahead of a meeting of the European Central Bank which is expected to announce a plan to help ease the eurozone's debt crisis.

Pakistan evicts Save the Children foreign staff

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 03:05 AM PDT

The Pakistani government has ordered foreign staff members of Save the Children to leave the country, a spokesman for the international aid group said Thursday.

Markets hopeful of ECB action on euro crisis

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 02:38 AM PDT

An investor gestures in front of the stock price monitor at a private securities company in Shanghai, China, Wednesday Sept. 5, 2012. Weaker-than-expected U.S. manufacturing figures, just days after China announced its own production slowdown, sent Asian stock markets down Wednesday. (AP Photo)Hopes that European Central Bank president Mario Draghi will unveil a package of measures to ease the strains in Europe's debt crisis helped markets rally strongly Thursday.

Oil price rises ahead of key European bank meeting

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 02:14 AM PDT

Oil prices rose Thursday ahead of a meeting of European central bankers who are expected to announce a plan to help financially strapped countries.

World stocks up ahead of ECB meeting

Posted: 06 Sep 2012 02:02 AM PDT

An investor gestures in front of the stock price monitor at a private securities company in Shanghai, China, Wednesday Sept. 5, 2012. Weaker-than-expected U.S. manufacturing figures, just days after China announced its own production slowdown, sent Asian stock markets down Wednesday. (AP Photo)World stock markets rose Thursday ahead of a European Central Bank meeting that analysts anticipate will announce a plan to support financially struggling European countries.

Clinton: China talks useful though divides remain

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 10:07 PM PDT

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, right, talks with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton after attending the press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Feng Li, Pool)U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday her visit to China a day earlier was useful though she left with little to show for it on divisive issues from Syria's civil war to territorial disputes over the South China Sea.

Asia stocks drift ahead of ECB meeting

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 10:19 PM PDT

An investor gestures in front of the stock price monitor at a private securities company in Shanghai, China, Wednesday Sept. 5, 2012. Weaker-than-expected U.S. manufacturing figures, just days after China announced its own production slowdown, sent Asian stock markets down Wednesday. (AP Photo)Asian stock markets drifted Thursday ahead of a European Central Bank meeting that analysts anticipate will announce a plan to support financially struggling European countries.

Asia stocks rise ahead of ECB meeting

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 07:40 PM PDT

An investor sits in front of the stock price monitor at a private securities company in Shanghai, China, Wednesday Sept. 5, 2012. Weaker-than-expected U.S. manufacturing figures, just days after China announced its own production slowdown, sent Asian stock markets down Wednesday. (AP Photo)Asian stock markets rose Thursday, buoyed by expectations that the European Central Bank will announce a plan to support financially struggling countries in the eurozone.

Afghan soldiers fired during insider attacks probe

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 01:30 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009 file photo, Afghan Commandos stand in formation during an instructors' training course at their base in Afghanistan's Wardak Province. Hundreds of soldiers have been detained or removed from the Afghan National Army in 2012 after a surge in insider attacks against foreign forces who are their supposed partners in the fight against Taliban insurgents and other militants. The Afghan officials say they are re-vetting soldiers to stem the attacks that threaten to unravel the international community's alliance with the fragile government trying to stand on its own as foreign troops withdraw.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)Afghan authorities have detained or removed hundreds of soldiers in an investigation into rising insider attacks against international service personnel who are their supposed partners in the fight against Taliban insurgents and other militants, officials said Wednesday.
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