Category: world

Six foreign troops killed in Afghanistan (AFP)

January 11, 2010 10:16 am | world |

A French Tigre helicopter in the Kapisa province. Six international soldiers have been killed in a wave of violence in some of the most volatile regions of insurgency-wracked Afghanistan, NATO has said.(AFP/Joel Saget)AFP – Six international soldiers were killed on Monday in a wave of violence in some of the most volatile regions of insurgency-wracked Afghanistan, NATO said.

Angola police hold 2 after Togo team attack (AFP)

9:46 am | world |

An Angolan soldier stands guard in front of the village in Luanda hosting the national football teams during the African Cup of Nations on January 10. Police in Angola have grilled two suspects over a deadly shooting attack by separatist rebels on the Togolese team which overshadowed the start of Africa's premier football tournament.(AFP/Issouf Sanogo)AFP – Police in Angola are holding two suspects in connection with the shooting of the Togolese football team which left two squad members dead, officials told AFP on Monday.

NKorea calls for peace talks, end to sanctions (AP)

9:36 am | world |

South Korean Army's  Blackhawk UH-60 helicopters land during a military exercise to prepare for possible aggression by North Korea at Eumseong, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010.   North Korea appears to have launched a uranium enrichment program as a new way of building atomic bombs soon after its 1994 deal with the U.S. to dismantle its existing plutonium nuclear weapons program, South Korea said Wednesday.  (AP Photo/Yonhap, Lim Hun-jung)  -- KOREA OUT --AP – North Korea proposed Monday that a peace treaty to formally end the Korean War be signed this year, saying a return to negotiations on its nuclear program depends on better relations with Washington and the lifting of sanctions.

Angola holds 2 after rebel attack on Togo team (AFP)

8:07 am | world |

An Angolan soldier stands guard in front of the village in Luanda hosting the national football teams during the African Cup of Nations on January 10. Police in Angola have grilled two suspects over a deadly shooting attack by separatist rebels on the Togolese team which overshadowed the start of Africa's premier football tournament.(AFP/Issouf Sanogo)AFP – Police in Angola grilled two suspects on Monday over a deadly shooting attack by separatist rebels on the Togolese team which overshadowed the start of Africa’s premier football tournament.

NATO says 3 US troops killed in south Afghanistan (AP)

7:42 am | world |

Afghan security forces stand next to a vehicle destroyed in a roadside bomb on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010. The vehicle was a part of a convoy carrying a provincial council member from Wardak province, Mohammad Rafi Tahiry, killing a bodyguard and wounding five others. Interior Ministry said. (AP Photo/Ahmad Massoud)AP – Three U.S. service members were killed Monday in fighting in southern Afghanistan, underscoring the unrelenting violence in the Taliban heartland as the Obama administration steps up efforts to rout the insurgents.

Two held in Angola after rebel attack on Togo team (AFP)

4:29 am | world |

An Angolan soldier stands guard in front of the village in Luanda hosting the national football teams during the African Cup of Nations on January 10. Police in Angola are holding two suspects in connection with the deadly shooting of the Togolese football team, Angolan state media said Monday.(AFP/Issouf Sanogo)AFP – Police in Angola are holding two suspects in connection with the shooting of the Togolese football team which left at least two people dead, Angolan state media said Monday.

Japan to come clean on secret nuke deals with US (AP)

3:01 am | world |

In this Nov. 19, 1969 file photo, U.S. President Richard Nixon, right, welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington when the two leaders were holding talks concerning the return of Okinawa to Japanese control. Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has ordered a panel of ministry officials and academics to investigate secret agreements, including ones signed by Nixon and Sato in 1969, long hidden in Foreign Ministry files that allowed nuclear-armed U.S. warships to enter Japanese ports, violating a hallowed principle of postwar Japan. Yet their very existence was officially denied. (AP Photo/File)AP – To the government’s critics, it was a long and shocking act of official stonewalling: Agreements long hidden in Foreign Ministry files allowed nuclear-armed U.S. warships to enter Japanese ports, violating a hallowed principle of postwar Japan. Yet their very existence was officially denied.

Malaysia defends ‘Allah’ stance amid new church attack (AFP)

2:59 am | world |

AFP – Malaysia on Monday defended its refusal to allow non-Muslims to use the word “Allah”, as a dispute over the issue saw a ninth church attacked in a spate of fire-bombings and vandalism.

Yemen’s president open to dialogue with al-Qaida (AP)

12:39 am | world |

A Yemeni soldier checks drivers identity cards and searches for weapons, at a checkpoint in the capital San'a, Yemen Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010. Yemen's president said he is ready to open a dialogue with al-Qaida fighters who lay down their weapons and renounce violence, despite U.S. pressure to crack down on the terror group. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)AP – Yemen’s president said he is ready to talk to al-Qaida members who renounce violence, suggesting he could show them the same kind of leniency he has granted militants in the past despite U.S. pressure to crack down on the terror group.

U.S. envoy blasts ‘appalling’ N. Korean human rights (AP)

12:06 am | world |

U.S. special envoy on North Korean human rights Robert King speaks to reporters after meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 11, 2010. King said that the human rights situation in North Korea must improve before the country can normalize relations with the United States.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP – North Korea’s ‘appalling’ human rights situation must improve before the country can expect to normalize relations with the United States, President Barack Obama’s special envoy on the issue said Monday.