Muslim group urges sensitivity in China's Xinjiang (AFP)

Muslim group urges sensitivity in China's Xinjiang (AFP)

Muslim group urges sensitivity in China's Xinjiang (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 10:52 PM PDT

Chinese paramilitary police stand guard outside the Grand Bazaar in China's farwest Xinjiang region on July 9, 2009 during the period of deadly ethnic unrest. The head of the world's largest Muslim grouping urged China on Tuesday to match economic growth in the restive region with more attention to other concerns of its Uighur minority.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - The head of the world's largest Muslim grouping urged China on Tuesday to match economic growth in its restive Xinjiang region with more attention to other concerns of its Uighur minority.

Blast near Istanbul army complex kills 3: TV

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 10:34 PM PDT

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - An explosion in Istanbul near a bus carrying military personnel killed at least three people on Tuesday, Turkish media reported.

'Hundreds missing' in Brazil floods

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 09:12 PM PDT

More then 600 people are missing after days of heavy rain in north-eastern Brazil triggered flooding, officials have said.


Officials: German militant detained in NW Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 09:50 PM PDT

Pakistani police officer look the bullet-riddled glass door of a mosque near the site of a shooting incident at the city court premises in Karachi, Pakistan on Saturday, June 19, 2010. In Karachi, police launched a manhunt for four suspected militants who escaped from a court after several assailants threw hand grenades and opened fire there, according to police officer Iqbal Mahmood. One police officer and an attacker were killed in the shootout. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)AP - A suspected German al-Qaida member wearing a woman's burqa was detained Monday after leaving Pakistan's militant heartland close to the Afghan border, security officials said.

'Hundreds missing' in Brazil floods

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 09:12 PM PDT

More then 600 people are missing after days of heavy rain in north-eastern Brazil triggered flooding, officials have said.


Heavy rains in south China trigger dyke threat

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 09:49 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - A flooded river in south China has breached a dyke and threatens 145,000 residents, as heavy rains batter much of the region, state media reported on Tuesday.

10 dead in Afghanistan as NATO frictions emerge (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 09:23 PM PDT

A helicopter lifts off from Camp Nathan Smith in Kandahar city in early June, 2010. Ten NATO troops have been killed in militant attacks and a helicopter crash in Afghanistan as foreign forces marked another grim milestone in the war against the Taliban amid signs of cracks in the alliance.(AFP/File/Ed Jones)AFP - Ten NATO troops were killed in militant attacks and a helicopter crash in Afghanistan as foreign forces marked another grim milestone in the war against the Taliban amid signs of cracks in the alliance.

S.African fans up the football fashion game (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 08:49 PM PDT

South Africa supporters cheer for the match South Africa vs. Uruguay on June 16, 2010 at Loftus Verfeld stadium in Tshwane/Pretoria. Replica football shirts, face paint, woolly scarves -- that's just so last season. When it comes to World Cup fashion, the 2010 tournament in South Africa has taken the game to another level.(AFP/Pedro Ugarte)AFP - Replica football shirts, face paint, woolly scarves -- that's just so last season. When it comes to World Cup fashion, the 2010 tournament in South Africa has taken the game to another level.

Japan nearly doubles economic growth forecast (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 08:52 PM PDT

People pass across a pedestrian crossing in Tokyo. Japan's government has nearly doubled its economic growth forecast, as it adopted a long-term overhaul designed to slash the highest levels of debt in the industrialised world.(AFP/File/Yoshikazu Tsuno)AFP - Japan's government Tuesday nearly doubled its economic growth forecast, as it adopted a long-term overhaul designed to slash the highest levels of debt in the industrialised world.

Red Cross buys starving cattle to feed Malians

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 06:33 PM PDT

TOYA, Mali -In single file, hundreds of residents of Toya wait patiently for meat distributed by the Red Cross who bought up thousands of starving animals to feed Mali's drought-stricken population.

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Deadly bus torchings, attacks shock Salvadorans

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 06:26 PM PDT

SAN SALVADOR -Anger rose in San Salvador after a pair of suspected gang attacks on public buses killed 17 people, including one in which the assailants set the vehicle on fire with passengers inside.

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39 killed, 1,000 missing in Brazil floods

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 05:50 PM PDT

RIO DE JANEIRO -Floods after days of driving rain have killed at least 39 people in northeastern Brazil, and left 1,000 unaccounted for and another 100,000 people homeless, authorities said.

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Yuan Rises to New High Against Dollar

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 08:10 PM PDT

The yuan rose to its strongest level against the dollar in the modern era as traders bet on the likelihood of long-term appreciation.


What is Holding Back Digital Advertising Adspend in China?

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 08:20 PM PDT

Younger Chinese are on the Internet more than in front of their televisions, but digital adspend has


Israeli plans to ease Gaza blockade praised

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 08:11 PM PDT

Britain's foreign secretary has joined the chorus of international leaders praising Israel's plans to ease its blockade of Gaza.

Congo plane crash, 10 bodies found (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 08:41 PM PDT

Talbot Group Holdings-issued photo shows Queensland mining magnate Ken Talbot. Rescuers have found the wreckage of a crashed plane carrying the Australian mining tycoon and other executives, with ten bodies found so far, Cameroonian and Congolese officials said.(AFP/HO)AFP - Rescuers have found the wreckage of a crashed plane carrying an Australian mining tycoon and other executives, with ten bodies found so far, Cameroonian and Congolese officials said.

China state-owned banks buying dollars heavily: traders (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 08:35 PM PDT

Reuters - Chinese state-owned banks are aggressively buying dollars for the yuan on Tuesday, traders said, but it was not clear if the buying was due to Chinese central bank intervention to keep the yuan stable.


US logistics funds 'aiding Taliban'

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 08:20 PM PDT

Report alleges transport contracts and kickbacks are funding Afghan armed groups.


Fergie calls Rooney to offer support (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 08:12 PM PDT

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson (pictured in April) has revealed he has been so concerned by Wayne Rooney's poor World Cup form that he broke off from his summer holiday to call his star striker. The Scot fears the weight of expectation on the 24-year-old's shoulders may have contributed to lacklustre displays in England's draws with the US and Algeria in their opening matches.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed he has been so concerned by Wayne Rooney's poor World Cup form that he broke off from his summer holiday to call his star striker.

Aides to U.S. general in Afghanistan slam Obama: report (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 08:23 PM PDT

Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The top U.S. general in Afghanistan apologized on Monday for comments by his aides insulting some of President Barack Obama's closest advisers in an article to be published on Friday in Rolling Stone magazine.


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