Thaksin supporters denounce Thai court verdict (AP)

Thaksin supporters denounce Thai court verdict (AP)

Thaksin supporters denounce Thai court verdict (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:08 PM PST

Supporter of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra cries after the supreme court's verdict on Thaksin's asset at the Pheu Thai Party building in Bangkok on Friday Feb. 26, 2010. Thailand's Supreme Court ruled Friday that ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra unlawfully concealed his assets while in office and abused his power for personal gain, as it prepared to issue a decision on whether his $2.29 billion fortune should be seized. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)AP - Supporters of populist former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra denounced a court order to seize $1.4 billion of his assets, and vowed Saturday to pursue a nonviolent struggle for what they said would be a people's democracy.

Terry faces uncomfortable reunion with Bridge (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:26 PM PST

Chelsea captain John Terry (pictured on February 24) faces an uncomfortable reunion with Manchester City's Wayne Bridge on Saturday as the Blues bid to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Chelsea captain John Terry faces an uncomfortable reunion with Manchester City's Wayne Bridge on Saturday as the Blues bid to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League.

11 die in Al-Qaeda-linked attack in Philippines: officials (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:21 PM PST

Philippine troops are seen passing through a town in the restive southern Philippine island of Jolo. Al Qaeda-linked Muslim militants attacked a town in the southern Philippines on Saturday, killing 11 people, according to military and police.(AFP/File/Therence Koh)AFP - Al Qaeda-linked Muslim militants killed 11 people in an attack on a town in the southern Philippines on Saturday, government spokesmen said.

Bomber targets police in Pakistan

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:08 PM PST

Suicide attack in town in NWFP leaves at least four people dead and dozens more injured.


Suicide bomber kills three in Pakistan: police (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 09:55 PM PST

A Pakistani soldier is seen standing guard at a site of a recent bomb blast in a village near Peshawar. Three people were killed and more than 20 injured on Saturday when a suicide bomber rammed a van packed with explosives into a police station in northwest Pakistan, according to police.(AFP/File/Tariq Mahmood)AFP - Three people were killed and more than 20 injured on Saturday when a suicide bomber rammed a van packed with explosives into a police station in northwest Pakistan, police said.

Philippine rebels raid southern village, 11 dead

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:05 PM PST

MANILA (Reuters) - About 70 Islamic militants raided a village on a remote southern island in the Philippines on Saturday, killing 11 people, displacing hundreds and torching houses, officials said.


Top US military official visits quake-hit Haiti

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 11:59 AM PST

PORT-AU-PRINCE -US President Barack Obama's top military adviser visited quake-devastated Haiti to evaluate relief and reconstruction efforts and meet with the country's leaders.

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Philippines: Suspected Abu Sayyaf attack kills 11 (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 09:24 PM PST

AP - Suspected al-Qaida-linked militants raided a village in the southern Philippines early Saturday, killing 11 people in the country's worst militant attack on civilians in nine years.


British army chief aims for Afghan pullout in 5 yrs (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 09:21 PM PST

British Chief of the General Staff General Sir David Richards (L) meets Afghan President Hamid Karzai in London in January. The war in Afghanistan will die down next year and British troops could be withdrawn within five years, Richards said in a newspaper interview Saturday.(AFP/Pool/File/Tim Ireland)AFP - The war in Afghanistan will die down next year and British troops could be withdrawn within five years, the head of the British army said in a newspaper interview Saturday.

Canada hold off Slovakia to reach final (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 09:16 PM PST

Reuters - Canada set the stage for an explosive end to the Vancouver Games, taming the Slovakian giant killers 3-2 on Friday to reach the Olympic men's ice hockey final and a showdown with the United States.


Thaksin Shinawatra Says Goodbye to $1.4 billion

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 09:13 PM PST

Thaksin Shinawatra lost $1.4 billion today but not all the news was bad.


Philippine rebels raid southern village, 11 dead

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 08:58 PM PST

MANILA (Reuters) - About 70 Islamic militants raided a village on a remote southern island in the Philippines on Saturday, killing 11 people, displacing hundreds and torching houses, officials said.

U.S., Canada Set to Face Off for Gold

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 09:32 PM PST

Another young, fast team outdid a veteran-laden opponent to reach the finals of the Olympic men's hockey tournament, as Team Canada defeated Slovakia 3-2 to set up a rematch with Team USA for gold Sunday.


India's Prudent Budget

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 08:50 PM PST

The country is aiming for growth with fiscal discipline.


Mexican army detonates small bomb found with note (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 08:28 PM PST

AP - Police in the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca have found a small bomb left in a vacant lot with a note mentioning a possible explosion at a local school.


Philippine rebels raid southern village, 11 dead (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 08:58 PM PST

Reuters - About 70 Islamic militants raided a village on a remote southern island in the Philippines on Saturday, killing 11 people, displacing hundreds and torching houses, officials said.


Canada routs Russians, moves to semis (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Feb 2010 09:36 PM PST

Reuters - Canada sent a jolt of excitement felt right across the country by reaching the semi-finals of the Olympic men's ice hockey tournament with an electrifying 7-3 win over arch-rivals Russia on Wednesday.


Uribe's Bid for Third Term Is Rejected

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 10:14 PM PST

Colombia's Constitutional Court rejected a bid by supporters of President Álvaro Uribe to hold a referendum asking voters to let him seek a third term.


Ohno Wins Another Medal

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 09:38 PM PST

American Apolo Anton Ohno broke his own record Winter Olympic medal haul on Friday night, as part of the team that won the bronze medal in the 5000 meter short track relay.


We Accept This Flag on the President's Behalf …

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 08:25 PM PST

Among the Russian officials that won't be in Vancouver to accept the Olympic flag is President Dmitry Medvedev, who really had wanted to be there to see the ice-hockey team compete for gold. Meanwhile, a U.S. Olympian has a product to relieve bottlenecks at keg parties.


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