Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Pakistani truckers of NATO goods go on strike

Pakistani truckers of NATO goods go on strike

Pakistani truckers of NATO goods go on strike

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 07:57 AM PST

Pakistani truckers who carry supplies to NATO troops in Afghanistan, chant slogans during a protest in Karachi, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Officials say truckers who carry supplies to NATO troops in Afghanistan have gone on strike in northwest Pakistan to protest lower pay. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Truckers who carry supplies to NATO troops in Afghanistan went on strike in northwest Pakistan to protest lower pay, inadequate security and corrupt officials who demand bribes from the truckers, officials said.

Deal defuses standoff in Chinese censorship case

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 07:38 AM PST

A supporter of Southern Weekly newspaper in a wheelchair stages a protest outside the headquarters of the newspaper in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Communist Party-backed management and rebellious editors at the influential weekly newspaper have defused a high-profile standoff over censorship that turned into a test of the new Chinese leadership's tolerance for political reform. The banners read "Support Southern Weekly, Protest against intervention on media, Defend press freedom." (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — A deal to keep propaganda officials from rewriting articles before they appear in an influential weekly newspaper does not mean an end to censorship in Chinese media, although it does defuse a standoff that became an unexpected test of the new Chinese leadership's tolerance for polical reform.

Strike by Pakistani truckers carrying NATO goods

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 06:35 AM PST

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say truckers who carry supplies to NATO troops in Afghanistan have gone on strike in northwest Pakistan to protest lower pay.

Management, reporters defuse China censorship spat

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 03:38 AM PST

A supporter of Southern Weekly newspaper in a wheelchair stages a protest outside the headquarters of the newspaper in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. Communist Party-backed management and rebellious editors at the influential weekly newspaper have defused a high-profile standoff over censorship that turned into a test of the new Chinese leadership's tolerance for political reform. The banners read "Support Southern Weekly, Protest against intervention on media, Defend press freedom." (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Communist Party-backed management and rebellious staff at an influential weekly newspaper stepped back Wednesday from a contentious standoff over censorship that spilled over to the wider public and turned into an unexpected test of the new Chinese leadership's tolerance for political reform.

Milder temperatures ease Australian wildfire fears

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 03:23 AM PST

In this Jan. 4, 2013, photo provided by the Holmes family, Tammy Holmes, second from left, and her grandchildren, two-year-old Charlotte Walker, left, four-year-old Esther Walker, third from left, nine-year-old Liam Walker, eleven-year-old Matilda, second from right, and six-year-old Caleb Walker, right, take refuge under a jetty as a wildfire rages near-by in the Tasmanian town of Dunalley, east of the state capital of Hobart, Australia. The family credits God with their survival from the fire that destroyed around 90 homes in Dunalley. Record temperatures across southern Australia cooled Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, reducing the danger from scores of raging wildfires but likely bringing only a brief reprieve from the summer's extreme heat and fire risk. (AP Photo/Holmes Family, Tim Holmes) EDITORIAL USE ONLYCOOMA, Australia (AP) — Record temperatures across southern Australia cooled Wednesday, reducing the danger from scores of raging wildfires but likely bringing only a brief reprieve from the summer's extreme heat and fire risk.

Taiwanese linguist races to save dying language

Posted: 09 Jan 2013 12:23 AM PST

In this photo Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, eighty-year-old Mu'u Ka'angena is seen in the communal bamboo hut of his aboriginal Kanakanvu mountain village of Dakanua, southern Taiwan, speaking about the fear of his dying tribal language. In a race against time, a dedicated Taiwanese linguist is trying to save the historically important aboriginal dialect of Kanakanvu, spoken by only 10 people, from extinction. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)DAKANUA, Taiwan (AP) — Her eyes lit bright with concentration, Taiwanese linguist Sung Li-may leans in expectantly as one of the planet's last 10 speakers of the Kanakanavu language shares his hopes for the future.

Gunmen kill 2 local Afghan officials in north

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 10:57 PM PST

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Police say gunmen have killed two local government officials in separate attacks in northern Afghanistan.

Management, reporters defuse China censorship row

Posted: 08 Jan 2013 08:21 PM PST

In this photo taken and provided by activist Wu Wei, a man wearing a mask with words "Silent" holds a banner reading: "Let's chase our dreams together, go Southern Weekly newspaper" during a protest outside the headquarters of the newspaper in Guangzhou, Guangdong province Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. A dispute over censorship at the Chinese newspaper known for edgy reporting has prompted a few hundred people to gather in a rare street protest urging Communist Party leaders to allow greater political freedom. (AP Photo/Wu Wei) EDITORIAL USE ONLYGUANGZHOU, China (AP) — Communist Party-backed management and rebellious editors at an influential weekly newspaper have defused a high-profile standoff over censorship that turned into a test of the new Chinese leadership's tolerance for political reform.
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