Monday, November 26, 2012

Pakistani TV anchor survives attempted bombing

Pakistani TV anchor survives attempted bombing

Pakistani TV anchor survives attempted bombing

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 11:20 AM PST

Pakistanis gather at the site of a bomb blast, in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, Nov. 26, 2012. A bomb hidden in a cement construction block exploded in the southern city of Karachi killing at least one person and injuring several others, a police official said. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)Police on Monday found and defused a bomb planted under the car of a prominent Pakistani TV anchor threatened by the Taliban for his coverage of a schoolgirl shot by the militants, police said.

China praises engineer in aircraft carrier program

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 10:57 AM PST

In this undated photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, made available on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012, a carrier-borne J-15 fighter jet takes off from China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning. China has successfully landed a fighter jet on its first aircraft carrier, which entered service two months ago, the country's official news agency confirmed Sunday. The Liaoning aircraft carrier underscores China's ambitions to be a leading Asian naval power, but it is not expected to carry a full complement of planes or be ready for combat for some time. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zha Chunming) NO SALESChina's government gave hero's praise Monday to a senior engineer on its aircraft carrier program who died of a heart attack after witnessing the first landing of a plane on the ship, underscoring the project's huge national prestige.

16 die in Pakistan after drinking cough syrup

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 08:10 AM PST

Pakistanis gather at the site of a bomb blast, in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, Nov. 26, 2012. A bomb hidden in a cement construction block exploded in the southern city of Karachi killing at least one person and injuring several others, a police official said. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)Sixteen people have died in Pakistan after drinking cough syrup suspected of being toxic, police said Monday after three additional victims expired in hospital.

Tourists trickle into violence-plagued W. Myanmar

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 06:26 AM PST

In this photo taken on Nov. 8, 2012, a Buddhist monk walks along ancient pagodas in Mrauk-U, Rakhine state, western Myanmar. Mrauk-U itself has been spared the bloodshed between the Buddhist Rakhine and the Muslim Rohingya that has scarred other parts of Rakhine state. It is calm, and for foreign tourists, safe. But just 10 kilometers (six miles) to the south, there is a village where civilians were reportedly beheaded in a massacre last month that saw women and children slaughtered, then buried in mass graves. Across western Myanmar's Rakhine state, the United Nations is distributing emergency supplies of food and shelter to terrified villagers who have fled burning homes. A nighttime curfew is in force. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)It was dusk in a corner of Myanmar recently shaken by some of the bloodiest sectarian violence in a generation, and a dozen Canadian tourists climbed to the top of a grassy hill, cameras ready to capture the sweeping view.

Afghan students denounce Israel over Gaza fighting

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 03:35 AM PST

Afghan students of Nangarhar University chant slogans during a protest against Israel's recent offensive in Gaza, on the outskirts of Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)Several thousand university students demonstrated in eastern Afghanistan on Monday to denounce Israel's recent offensive in the Gaza Strip, burning Israeli and U.S. flags as well as a Christian cross.

Pakistan: 13 die after drinking cough syrup

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 02:18 AM PST

Pakistani security officials check the site of a bomb blast as the minority Muslim Shia sect observes the annual Ashoura holiday in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. A bombing claimed by the Taliban killed several people at a Shiite religious procession in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, police said. (AP Photo/Kashif Naveed)Thirteen people have died in a main Pakistani city after drinking cough syrup suspected of being toxic, police said Monday.

Bomb kills 1 person in Pakistan's largest city

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:00 AM PST

Pakistani security officials check the site of a bomb blast as the minority Muslim Shia sect observes the annual Ashoura holiday in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. A bombing claimed by the Taliban killed several people at a Shiite religious procession in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, police said. (AP Photo/Kashif Naveed)Police say a bomb hidden in a cement construction block has exploded in Pakistan's largest city, killing one person.

Fire kills 112 workers at Bangladesh garment-maker

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 09:09 PM PST

A Bangladeshi woman cries as she claims the body of her relative killed in a fire at a garment factory outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday Nov. 25, 2012. At least 112 people were killed in a late Saturday night fire that raced through the multi-story garment factory just outside of Bangladesh's capital, an official said Sunday.(AP Photo/ Jibon Amir)Fire raced up the floors of a Bangladeshi garment factory with no emergency exits, killing at least 112 people, some of whom jumped from the eight-story building where they made clothes for major global retailers.

AP PHOTOS: Scenes from Bangladesh factory fire

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 05:34 PM PST

Firefighters battle a fire at a garment factory in the Savar neighborhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh, late Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. At least 112 people were killed in a fire that raced through the multi-story garment factory just outside of Bangladesh's capital, an official said Sunday. (AP Photo/Hasan Raza)A fire engulfed a garment factory outside Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, trapping many workers and killing at least 112 people in the building without emergency exits.
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