Refugees return to shattered Kyrgyz city, vote looms

Refugees return to shattered Kyrgyz city, vote looms


Refugees return to shattered Kyrgyz city, vote looms

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 06:30 AM PDT

OSH, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) - Thousands of Uzbek refugees from Kyrgyzstan's ethnic bloodshed trekked back across the Uzbek border to burned-out homes on Tuesday, their future uncertain before a vote on how the country will be governed.


U.N. to remove Taliban from sanctions list - Afghan gov't

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 06:30 AM PDT

KABUL (Reuters) - The United Nations has agreed to remove Taliban members who renounce ties to al Qaeda from a U.N. blacklist on a "gradual" basis, Afghan President Hamid Karzai's office said on Tuesday.


Stitching 'world's biggest' football shirt

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 03:15 AM PDT

Two football fans are trying to break the world record for creating the largest football shirt.


White House summons top US Afghanistan general

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 06:00 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has summoned the top U.S. general in Afghanistan to Washington to explain controversial remarks critical of the Obama administration, U.S. military and Obama administration officials said on Tuesday.


Belarus cuts Russia gas transit, says gas war looms

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 06:00 AM PDT

MINSK (Reuters) - Belarus moved to cut the transit of Russian gas to Europe on Tuesday in a debt spat with Moscow, while President Alexander Lukashenko said the two countries faced a "gas war", an echo of Russia's 2009 quarrel with Ukraine.


Indonesia police to detain pop star over sex clips

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 04:49 AM PDT

JAKARTA, June 22 — Indonesian police said today they will detain a pop star suspected of breaching the country's controversial pornography law by allegedly appearing on widely circulated home-made sex videos. To the worry of investors hoping for more openness and reforms, the pornography law — passed in 2008 to ban public displays of flesh and ...


Around 60 killed, hundreds hurt in Congo train crash

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:27 AM PDT

BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) - A train derailed and plunged into a ravine in Congo Republic, killing around 60 people and injuring hundreds on a deadly rail link in the oil-producing Central African state, sources said Tuesday.


New killings in campaign against Iraqi ex-insurgents

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:27 AM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Two senior members of a government-backed Iraqi militia of former Sunni insurgents were killed on Tuesday, the latest blow in what appears to be a concerted campaign to undermine Iraq's fragile security gains.


White House summons top US Afghanistan general - CNN

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:03 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has summoned the top U.S. general in Afghanistan to Washington to explain controversial remarks critical of the Obama administration, U.S. media reported on Tuesday.


Belarus cuts Russia gas transit, says gas war looms

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 05:03 AM PDT

MINSK (Reuters) - Belarus said it was halting the transit of Russian gas to Europe on Tuesday after Moscow stepped up gas cuts to Belarus in a debt spat, while President Alexander Lukashenko said the two countries faced a full-blown "gas war".


French cannibal prisoner 'fried cellmate's lungs'

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 04:14 AM PDT

ROUEN, France -A prisoner who killed his cellmate and devoured his lung with fried onions put France's troubled prison system under critical new scrutiny Tuesday.

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Finnish parliament elects female prime minister

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 03:21 AM PDT

HELSINKI -Finland's parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted to make Mari Kiviniemi, 41, the Nordic country's second woman prime minister.

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Thousands at risk from dyke breach in China

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 02:41 AM PDT

BEIJING -Chinese authorities rushed Tuesday to evacuate 12,000 people threatened by a dyke breach as the death toll from widespread flooding across the nation's south rose to nearly 200.

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US general apologizes for criticizing Obama, officials

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 01:24 AM PDT

WASHINGTON -The US commander in Afghanistan apologized for a magazine profile that quotes him denouncing a top diplomat while his aides dismiss President Barack Obama and mock his deputies.

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Yoga in the Square

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 04:08 AM PDT

Yoga enthusiasts participate in the free annual "Summer Solstice in Times Square Yoga-thon" in New York City. The summer solstice is the first official day of summer and the longest day of the year.

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BP boss retreats, stand-in faces spill protest

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 04:32 AM PDT

LONDON/NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Beleaguered BP Plc boss Tony Hayward retreated from daily management of the oil spill crisis on Tuesday and dodged a conference appearance where his stand-in was heckled by angry environmentalists.


CORRECTED - Around 50 killed in Congo train crash - source

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 04:32 AM PDT

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Thai 'Red Shirts' mass for rogue general's cremation

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 03:26 AM PDT

BANGKOK, Tuesday 22 June 2010 (AFP) - Thousands of Thai "Red Shirts" turned out Tuesday for the cremation of a rogue general shot during opposition protests, staging their biggest gathering since the army quashed their rally last month.

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Indian Supreme Court demands answers over 'honour killings'

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 03:10 AM PDT

NEW DELHI, Tuesday 22 June 2010 (AFP) - India's Supreme Court has called for authorities to act after a spate of so-called "honour killings" that have highlighted the deadly effect of continuing caste tensions in the country.

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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.