Thailand to deport crew of NKorean weapons plane (AP)

Thailand to deport crew of NKorean weapons plane (AP)

Thailand to deport crew of NKorean weapons plane (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 11:07 PM PST

AP - Thai prosecutors have dropped charges against the five-man crew of an aircraft carrying 35 tons of weapons from North Korea that was intercepted in Bangkok in December.


Afghan tribe takes first step in anti-Taliban pact (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 10:43 PM PST

In this photo taken on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, elders listen to speeches during a meeting at a U.S. base in Jalalabad ,Nangarhar province east of Kabul, Afghanistan. The alleged Taliban conspirator nervously sipped tea at this U.S. military base, looking warily at the American diplomat on his right and the Afghan police commander on his left. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)AP - The man accused of running drugs and abetting the Taliban sat on a bench in a room full of Afghan elders, glancing warily at the American diplomat and the Afghan police commander on either side of him.

Renewed focus on China position on Iran sanctions (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 10:49 PM PST

AP - Tougher statements from Russia are putting renewed focus on China's reluctance to agree to a new set of international sanctions against Iran.


French PM visits Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 10:47 PM PST

French Prime minister Francois Fillon (left) with Afghan president Hamid Karzai (right) in Kabul on February 11. Fillon flew into Kabul on a previously unannounced visit Thursday for talks with Karzai and to meet French soldiers fighting the Taliban.(AFP/Mehdi Fedouach)AFP - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon flew into Kabul on a previously unannounced visit Thursday for talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and to meet French soldiers fighting the Taliban.

Rio Tinto profits jump 33 percent (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 10:37 PM PST

File photo shows an oil platform. Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has said full-year profits were up 33 percent to 4.87 billion US dollars, citing record iron ore sales and a recovery in commodities prices.(AFP/HO/BHP BILLITON/File)AFP - Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Thursday said full-year profits were up 33 percent to 4.87 billion US dollars, citing record iron ore sales and a recovery in commodities prices.

Greece braced for crisis meeting

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 11:01 PM PST

Eurozone ministers have held intensive telephone talks ahead of a crucial summit expected to focus on Greece.


People urged to the streets in Iran

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 10:52 PM PST

Both the government and the opposition in Iran are calling their supporters on to the streets on the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution.


Iran braces for protests

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 10:20 PM PST

Iranian authorities imposed a virtual information blockade and warned that it will arrest and detain demonstrators until April if they take to the streets on Thursday.

A 'decade of death' for world's journalists

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 07:57 PM PST

For the working press across the globe, the past 10 war-ridden years represent a "decade of death" and the world remains "mired in an age of barbarity" when it comes to "the deliberate murder" of hundreds of journalists.

Australia: Rio case must be transparent

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 09:56 PM PST

Four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto have been charged with bribery, Chinese state media reported, in a case that has sent shockwaves through the foreign business community in China.

People urged to the streets in Iran

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 10:52 PM PST

Both the government and the opposition in Iran are calling their supporters on to the streets on the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution.


Retrial ordered in 'milkshake murder' case

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 09:22 PM PST

HONG KONG – Hong Kong's top court today overturned the murder conviction of American woman Nancy Kissel and ordered a retrial in the gruesome killing of her investment banker husband, one of the city's most sensational crime cases.

"The court unanimously allows the appeal, quashes the conviction and orders

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Iranians begin rallies marking 1979 revolution (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 10:21 PM PST

FILE-- In this Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006, file photo, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, waves to the Basij paramilitary volunteers, affiliated to the elite Revolutionary Guard, during their parade ceremony, under the watchful eye of his bodyguard, as he is accompanied by Basij commander Mohammad Hejazi, left, in front of the mausoleum of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, file)AP - Iran's state TV is showing thousands of pro-government demonstrators rallying to mark the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Cash-strapped Brits happy to be at Games (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 10:29 PM PST

British short-track speedskaters are seen during a training session at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, on February 10, ahead of the 2010 Winter Olympics. Britain's cash-strapped Winter Olympics team insisted that the embarrassment of seeing their skiing and snowboarding federation go bankrupt on the eve of the Games can never be allowed to happen again.(AFP/Dimitar Dilkoff)AFP - Britain's cash-strapped Winter Olympics team insisted that the embarrassment of seeing their skiing and snowboarding federation go bankrupt on the eve of the Games can never be allowed to happen again.

Zero-rupee note tackles India's corruption culture (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 10:27 PM PST

This handout photograph taken on February 4, 2010 from the website of the non-governmental organisation, the 5th Pillar, shows the protest note and anti-corruption tool - the zero-rupee note in New Delhi. An Indian lobby group has launched a novel anti-corruption tool: the zero-rupee note that can be handed over to any crooked bureaucrat who seeks a little extra payment.(AFP/HO/5th Pillar)AFP - An Indian lobby group has launched a novel anti-corruption tool: the zero-rupee note that can be handed over to any crooked bureaucrat who seeks a little extra payment.

Chinese dissident's 11-year sentence upheld

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 10:02 PM PST

A Chinese court upheld an 11-year prison term for a prominent dissident sentenced for subversion late last year, a court official said Thursday.

SKorea, Japan press NKorea to rejoin nuclear talks (AP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 10:03 PM PST

In this photo released by Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service in Tokyo, U.N. political chief B. Lynn Pascoe, left, is greeted by an unidentified North Korean official upon arrival at an airport on the outskirts of Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Pascoe, a senior U.N. envoy, arrived in North Korea, the world body's highest-level visit to the reclusive state in nearly six years, amid an international push to get it back to the nuclear negotiating table. (AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service)AP - South Korea and Japan stepped up pressure Thursday on North Korea to quickly rejoin nuclear disarmament talks, while a senior U.N. envoy was in Pyongyang amid a flurry of diplomacy to reopen the on-and-off negotiations.

India get Laxman boost ahead of decisive Test (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 09:40 PM PST

Indian batsman Venkatsai Laxman during a practice session in Nagpur on February 10. Laxman will return for the final Test against South Africa after recovering from a finger injury, an official said on Thursday.(AFP/Pal Pillai)AFP - India's seasoned batsman Venkatsai Laxman will return for the final Test against South Africa after recovering from a finger injury, an official said on Thursday.

S.Africa celebrates Mandela release as rainbow fades

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 05:49 PM PST

CAPE TOWN -Nelson Mandela will make a rare public appearance Thursday to hear South Africa's state-of-the-nation address, 20 years after his release from apartheid prison triggered the fall of white rule.

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Gordon Brown says global bank tax near: report (AFP)

Posted: 10 Feb 2010 10:57 PM PST

A broker is seen at a dealers in London. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said major economies are close to agreeing a global bank tax and hinted a deal could be reached at a G20 summit in June, in an interview published Thursday.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said major economies are close to agreeing a global bank tax and hinted a deal could be reached at a G20 summit in June, in an interview published Thursday.
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