Chechnya's strongman defends treatment of women (AP)

Chechnya's strongman defends treatment of women (AP)

Chechnya's strongman defends treatment of women (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 11:00 PM PST

AP - Chechnya's strongman Ramzan Kadyrov has shrugged off rights groups' accusations that he is imposing strict Islamic rules on women in the Russian republic.


Gates visits key Afghan battleground (AFP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 10:48 PM PST

A US Marine greets an Afghan child during a patrol in Helmand Province. US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has visited southern Afghanistan's pivotal battleground, a day after flying into the country and publicly apologising over civilian deaths.(AFP/File/Adek Berry)AFP - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has visited southern Afghanistan's pivotal battleground, a day after flying into the country and publicly apologising over civilian deaths.

Court rejects DNA in Anwar case

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 10:54 PM PST

Malaysian opposition leader wins rare victory in long-running sodomy trial as judge rules DNA evidence inadmissible.


China says lessons to learn in Xinjiang from Mideast unrest

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 10:39 PM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) -China must apply the lessons of the Middle East unrest to its mostly Muslim, far western Xinjiang, its top official said on Tuesday, adding that he was confident the region would remain stable.

Chinese planner says no 'double-dip' for economy (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 10:06 PM PST

A man rides his bicycle through an alleyway of demolished old houses with new high-rise apartment complex in the backdrop Tuesday, March 8, 2011 in Shanghai, China. China's economy is safe from a 'double-dip' slowdown in growth, a top economic planner said Tuesday, though he acknowledged challenges in keeping inflation under control and cutting back on excessive and wasteful investments. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - China's economy is safe from a "double-dip" slowdown in growth, a top economic planner said Tuesday, though he acknowledged challenges in keeping inflation under control and cutting back on excessive and wasteful investments.

On 100th Women's Day, EU hails north Africa, E.Timor (AFP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 09:47 PM PST

Yemeni women protest against the regime of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa on March 7, 2011. The European Union marked the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day on Tuesday hailing women's AFP - The European Union marked the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day on Tuesday hailing women's "crucial role in bringing about change in northern Africa".

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Posted: 07 Mar 2011 09:51 PM PST

AP - Official says car bomb kills 7 people in Pakistan's eastern city of Faisalabad.


Microfinance guru faces Bangladesh legal decision (AFP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 09:15 PM PST

Nobel prize-winner Muhammed Yunus is seen during an interview with AFP at his office in Dhaka. A Bangladeshi court is set to rule on whether the microfinance pioneer Yunus was illegally sacked from his own bank in a clash between the Nobel laureate and the country's authorities.(AFP/File/Munir Uz Zaman)AFP - A Bangladeshi court is set to rule on whether microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus was illegally sacked from his own bank in a clash between the Nobel laureate and the country's authorities.

NZ man auctions boulder that smashed home in quake (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 10:36 PM PST

A demolition bucket is seen nearby a wrecked car close to the quake-damaged Christchurch cathedral. The city was so badly damaged in last month's deadly earthquake that parts of New Zealand's second largest city will have to be abandoned, Prime Minister John Key has said.(AFP/File/Marty Melville)AP - A New Zealand homeowner whose house was smashed by a car-sized boulder in last month's earthquake has sold the rock in an online auction for more than 60,000 New Zealand dollars ($44,300).

Japan ruling party MP calls on PM to quit soon: report

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 09:34 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - A member of parliament from Japan's ruling party called on Tuesday for Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan to step down as soon as possible, Kyodo news agency said, as pressure grows on the unpopular premier to resign or call a snap election.

German summit to tackle biofuel 'debacle' (AFP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 08:26 PM PST

A customer holds a petrol pump nozzle providing biofuel E10 in Hamburg, northern Germany, on March 4, 2011. A drive to provide an alternative motor fuel has hit obstacles in environmentally conscious Germany, and a summit is planned on Tuesday to determine why drivers are bypassing the new E10 petrol.(AFP/DPA/Angelika Warmuth)AFP - A drive to provide an alternative motor fuel has hit obstacles in environmentally conscious Germany, and a summit is planned on Tuesday to determine why drivers are bypassing the new E10 petrol.

Oil workers 'kidnapped' in Colombia

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 09:06 PM PST

Search begins for at least 23 Colombian oil contractors, abducted while working in remote jungle area in country's east.


Obama resumes Guantanamo tribunals

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 05:03 PM PST

President Barack Obama said Monday that the United States will resume using military commissions to prosecute alleged terrorists held at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention facility.

China Looks to Lift Imports

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 06:55 PM PST

China plans to shrink its trade surplus further this year but is looking for ways other than rapid yuan appreciation to ease tensions with global trading partners.


Between Gadhafi and Eastern Libya, a Mutual Distrust

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 06:15 PM PST

The current rebellion's roots can be traced to eastern Libya, which has a history of resistance to outsiders who try to rule it.


Evidence to incriminate Malaysia's Anwar expunged (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 11:04 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2007 file photo, former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim gestures while speaking at the Foreign Correspondent Club in Bangkok, Thailand. Anwar won a key victory in his sodomy trial Tuesday, March 8, 2011 with a court ruling that crucial DNA evidence linking him to semen found on his accuser was illegally obtained. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong, File)AP - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim won a key victory in his sodomy trial Tuesday, with a court ruling that crucial DNA evidence linking him to semen found on his accuser was illegally obtained.

UK and France spearhead drive for Libya no-fly zone

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 09:43 PM PST

RAS LANUF, Libya (Reuters) - Britain and France spearheaded a drive at the United Nations for a no-fly zone over Libya after Muammar Gaddafi's warplanes attacked rebels, while aid officials said a million people were in need.

5 soldiers die when 2 Colombian helicopters crash (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 07:15 PM PST

AP - Two Colombian air force helicopters have crashed during a training exercise, killing four Colombian soldiers and a Mexican lieutenant participating in the operation.


Chinese in stew over California shark fin threat (AFP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 07:35 PM PST

Dead sharks are piled up in East Javanese port of Banyuwangi where many of the fins will be exported to Singapore and China. This large scale commercial exploitation of sharks has led to a drastic decline in shark populations globally.(AFP/File/Aman Rahman)AFP - Chefs in San Francisco's Chinatown are sharpening their knives to defend the right to serve shark fin soup, a staple in high-end Chinese restaurants in the city.

VIDEO: Charlie Sheen fired from show

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 06:49 PM PST

The American actor, Charlie Sheen, has been sacked from the hit TV comedy show, Two and a Half Men.


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