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All rights reservedFri, 17 Aug 2012 15:23:47 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/asia/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japan-police-hand-pro-china-group-immigration-024728869.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5qnrHooB0apculITxzCetw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345095839533-6-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A pro-China activist (C) is arrested at Naha port, Japan" align="left" title="A pro-China activist (C) is arrested at Naha port, Japan" border="0" /></a>Japan on Friday deported pro-Beijing activists who had sailed to a disputed island, as Tokyo moved swiftly to put an end to a potentially damaging row with China.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/japan-police-hand-pro-china-group-immigration-024728869.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 15:23:47 -0400AFPjapan-police-hand-pro-china-group-immigration-024728869<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japan-police-hand-pro-china-group-immigration-024728869.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5qnrHooB0apculITxzCetw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345095839533-6-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A pro-China activist (C) is arrested at Naha port, Japan" align="left" title="A pro-China activist (C) is arrested at Naha port, Japan" border="0" /></a>Japan on Friday deported pro-Beijing activists who had sailed to a disputed island, as Tokyo moved swiftly to put an end to a potentially damaging row with China.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/australia-trafficker-corby-file-parole-next-month-183340405.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/X5DmoXtk92cwv5Q9xbLCHQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345228394736-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Schapelle Corby received a 20-year jail sentence in 2005 for smuggling 4.1 kilos (nine pounds) of marijuana into Bali" align="left" title="Schapelle Corby received a 20-year jail sentence in 2005 for smuggling 4.1 kilos (nine pounds) of marijuana into Bali" border="0" /></a>Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby is eligible to file for parole next month, after receiving another six-month remission of her jail term, Indonesian officials said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/australia-trafficker-corby-file-parole-next-month-183340405.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 14:33:40 -0400AFPaustralia-trafficker-corby-file-parole-next-month-183340405<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/australia-trafficker-corby-file-parole-next-month-183340405.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/X5DmoXtk92cwv5Q9xbLCHQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345228394736-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Schapelle Corby received a 20-year jail sentence in 2005 for smuggling 4.1 kilos (nine pounds) of marijuana into Bali" align="left" title="Schapelle Corby received a 20-year jail sentence in 2005 for smuggling 4.1 kilos (nine pounds) of marijuana into Bali" border="0" /></a>Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby is eligible to file for parole next month, after receiving another six-month remission of her jail term, Indonesian officials said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/myanmar-moderates-risk-ire-calm-sectarian-rift-183038822.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WJW9pUr9JpXcR3zSYxhUYQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345227856818-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Myanmar blogger Nay Phone Latt" align="left" title="Myanmar blogger Nay Phone Latt" border="0" /></a>A Myanmar blogger who was a poster boy for online resistance to the former junta has become the target of a backlash by social media users for speaking out against hatred aimed at Rohingya Muslims.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/myanmar-moderates-risk-ire-calm-sectarian-rift-183038822.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 14:30:38 -0400AFPmyanmar-moderates-risk-ire-calm-sectarian-rift-183038822<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/myanmar-moderates-risk-ire-calm-sectarian-rift-183038822.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WJW9pUr9JpXcR3zSYxhUYQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345227856818-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Myanmar blogger Nay Phone Latt" align="left" title="Myanmar blogger Nay Phone Latt" border="0" /></a>A Myanmar blogger who was a poster boy for online resistance to the former junta has become the target of a backlash by social media users for speaking out against hatred aimed at Rohingya Muslims.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/australia-believes-us-wants-prosecute-assange-report-182844061.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PArFT85_7FH9LT2EvK4wdg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345228088200-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Members of the Metropolitan Police stand outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London after Assange was granted asylum" align="left" title="Members of the Metropolitan Police stand outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London after Assange was granted asylum" border="0" /></a>Australian diplomats believe Washington is targeting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for possible prosecution, according to documents obtained by a newspaper.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/australia-believes-us-wants-prosecute-assange-report-182844061.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 14:28:44 -0400AFPaustralia-believes-us-wants-prosecute-assange-report-182844061<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/australia-believes-us-wants-prosecute-assange-report-182844061.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PArFT85_7FH9LT2EvK4wdg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345228088200-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Members of the Metropolitan Police stand outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London after Assange was granted asylum" align="left" title="Members of the Metropolitan Police stand outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London after Assange was granted asylum" border="0" /></a>Australian diplomats believe Washington is targeting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for possible prosecution, according to documents obtained by a newspaper.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/philippine-rights-chief-urges-death-squad-probe-180235761.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/74ZpcXlXJlOUHmRXVtIaBA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345226528124-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Rodrigo Duterte allowed or accepted the killings in Davao city when he was mayor there" align="left" title="Rodrigo Duterte allowed or accepted the killings in Davao city when he was mayor there" border="0" /></a>The Philippines&#039; human rights chief called on Friday for a political ally of President Benigno Aquino to be investigated over a vigilante &quot;death squad&quot; that carried out hundreds of killings.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/philippine-rights-chief-urges-death-squad-probe-180235761.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 14:02:35 -0400AFPphilippine-rights-chief-urges-death-squad-probe-180235761<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/philippine-rights-chief-urges-death-squad-probe-180235761.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/74ZpcXlXJlOUHmRXVtIaBA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345226528124-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Rodrigo Duterte allowed or accepted the killings in Davao city when he was mayor there" align="left" title="Rodrigo Duterte allowed or accepted the killings in Davao city when he was mayor there" border="0" /></a>The Philippines&#039; human rights chief called on Friday for a political ally of President Benigno Aquino to be investigated over a vigilante &quot;death squad&quot; that carried out hundreds of killings.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tokyos-anti-nuclear-protesters-remember-wwii-174951170.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Y50ooTO3_4.xgs_ehel8fQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345225690394-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="People shout slogans as they hold banners during an anti nuclear power rally" align="left" title="People shout slogans as they hold banners during an anti nuclear power rally" border="0" /></a>Japanese anti-nuclear demonstrators on Friday recounted the horror of World War II, days after the region marked Tokyo&#039;s surrender nearly seven decades earlier.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/tokyos-anti-nuclear-protesters-remember-wwii-174951170.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 13:49:51 -0400AFPtokyos-anti-nuclear-protesters-remember-wwii-174951170<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/tokyos-anti-nuclear-protesters-remember-wwii-174951170.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Y50ooTO3_4.xgs_ehel8fQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345225690394-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="People shout slogans as they hold banners during an anti nuclear power rally" align="left" title="People shout slogans as they hold banners during an anti nuclear power rally" border="0" /></a>Japanese anti-nuclear demonstrators on Friday recounted the horror of World War II, days after the region marked Tokyo&#039;s surrender nearly seven decades earlier.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/powerful-north-korean-official-meets-chinas-hu-173204590.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hW9esfhUwBSRzdB1rMYcvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345224515714-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Chinese President Hu Jintao" align="left" title="Chinese President Hu Jintao" border="0" /></a>A top North Korean official met China&#039;s President Hu Jintao on Friday, state media said, in high-level talks which are seen as a precursor to a visit by Pyongyang&#039;s young leader Kim Jong-Un.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/powerful-north-korean-official-meets-chinas-hu-173204590.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 13:32:04 -0400AFPpowerful-north-korean-official-meets-chinas-hu-173204590<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/powerful-north-korean-official-meets-chinas-hu-173204590.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/hW9esfhUwBSRzdB1rMYcvA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345224515714-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Chinese President Hu Jintao" align="left" title="Chinese President Hu Jintao" border="0" /></a>A top North Korean official met China&#039;s President Hu Jintao on Friday, state media said, in high-level talks which are seen as a precursor to a visit by Pyongyang&#039;s young leader Kim Jong-Un.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/whatmore-upbeat-world-twenty20-160544985.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OT23.8fUnKT4OIpzYXSQuw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345209208793-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Dav Whatmore" align="left" title="Dav Whatmore" border="0" /></a>Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore was upbeat Friday about his side&#039;s chances at the World Twenty20, welcoming the opportunity for his players to prepare in the Sri Lankan league.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/whatmore-upbeat-world-twenty20-160544985.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 12:05:44 -0400AFPwhatmore-upbeat-world-twenty20-160544985<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/whatmore-upbeat-world-twenty20-160544985.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OT23.8fUnKT4OIpzYXSQuw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345209208793-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Dav Whatmore" align="left" title="Dav Whatmore" border="0" /></a>Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore was upbeat Friday about his side&#039;s chances at the World Twenty20, welcoming the opportunity for his players to prepare in the Sri Lankan league.</p><br clear="all"/>A senior Obama administration official says the White House is considering a potential release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.http://news.yahoo.com/us-considers-release-oil-reserves-oil-154810609--finance.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 11:49:28 -0400Associated Pressus-considers-release-oil-reserves-oil-154810609--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/during-ramadan-pakistanis-dodge-tax-collectors-121532124--finance.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kg8vAAHiyN_aEb02R8jiNA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f7396d83257d8617180f6a70670081f1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 photo, Pakistani men, center, count money they collected for worshippers to be delivered to poor families, on the last Friday of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in a mosque in Gujranwala, Pakistan. For many years, Pakistan required all Sunni Muslims, who make up a majority of the country&#039;s population, to pay zakat to the government. That regulation changed recently, but many Pakistanis seem unaware and continue to pull their money out of the bank to elude the state. (AP Photo/Aftab Rizvi)" align="left" title="In this Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 photo, Pakistani men, center, count money they collected for worshippers to be delivered to poor families, on the last Friday of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in a mosque in Gujranwala, Pakistan. For many years, Pakistan required all Sunni Muslims, who make up a majority of the country&#039;s population, to pay zakat to the government. That regulation changed recently, but many Pakistanis seem unaware and continue to pull their money out of the bank to elude the state. (AP Photo/Aftab Rizvi)" border="0" /></a>During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Muhammad Tashfeen Khan does what millions of other Pakistanis do: tries to keep his money from the government&#039;s religious tax collectors.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/during-ramadan-pakistanis-dodge-tax-collectors-121532124--finance.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 11:24:35 -0400Associated Pressduring-ramadan-pakistanis-dodge-tax-collectors-121532124--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/during-ramadan-pakistanis-dodge-tax-collectors-121532124--finance.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kg8vAAHiyN_aEb02R8jiNA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f7396d83257d8617180f6a70670081f1.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 photo, Pakistani men, center, count money they collected for worshippers to be delivered to poor families, on the last Friday of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in a mosque in Gujranwala, Pakistan. For many years, Pakistan required all Sunni Muslims, who make up a majority of the country&#039;s population, to pay zakat to the government. That regulation changed recently, but many Pakistanis seem unaware and continue to pull their money out of the bank to elude the state. (AP Photo/Aftab Rizvi)" align="left" title="In this Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 photo, Pakistani men, center, count money they collected for worshippers to be delivered to poor families, on the last Friday of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in a mosque in Gujranwala, Pakistan. For many years, Pakistan required all Sunni Muslims, who make up a majority of the country&#039;s population, to pay zakat to the government. That regulation changed recently, but many Pakistanis seem unaware and continue to pull their money out of the bank to elude the state. (AP Photo/Aftab Rizvi)" border="0" /></a>During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Muhammad Tashfeen Khan does what millions of other Pakistanis do: tries to keep his money from the government&#039;s religious tax collectors.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/another-afghan-police-attack-kills-2-us-troops-075622792.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JpivzeJIXhJKQ3IUWeQBFg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b7dd0d060c217017180f6a706700d782.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Map locates helicopter crash in Afghanistan;" align="left" title="Map locates helicopter crash in Afghanistan;" border="0" /></a>A newly recruited Afghan village policeman opened fire on his American allies on Friday, killing two U.S. service members minutes after they handed him his official weapon in an inauguration ceremony. It was the latest in a disturbing string of attacks by Afghan security forces on the international troops training them.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/another-afghan-police-attack-kills-2-us-troops-075622792.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 07:07:41 -0400Associated Pressanother-afghan-police-attack-kills-2-us-troops-075622792<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/another-afghan-police-attack-kills-2-us-troops-075622792.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JpivzeJIXhJKQ3IUWeQBFg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b7dd0d060c217017180f6a706700d782.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Map locates helicopter crash in Afghanistan;" align="left" title="Map locates helicopter crash in Afghanistan;" border="0" /></a>A newly recruited Afghan village policeman opened fire on his American allies on Friday, killing two U.S. service members minutes after they handed him his official weapon in an inauguration ceremony. It was the latest in a disturbing string of attacks by Afghan security forces on the international troops training them.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/china-us-political-campaigns-show-stark-contrasts-084341635.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KBGzdjApDemw4z2XlXYSgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3b4e0829241e8017180f6a7067000704.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2012 file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama greets his supporters during a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa. The world&#039;s two biggest economies are entering the final stages of political campaigns to pick their national leaders. While American candidates wage loud, rah-rah campaigns with a clear timetable as they head toward the Nov. 6 presidential election, China hasn?t even announced the date for this fall?s Communist Party congress that will appoint the next top leader to replace outgoing Hu Jintao - a post widely expected to go to Vice President Xi Jinping. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2012 file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama greets his supporters during a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa. The world&#039;s two biggest economies are entering the final stages of political campaigns to pick their national leaders. While American candidates wage loud, rah-rah campaigns with a clear timetable as they head toward the Nov. 6 presidential election, China hasn?t even announced the date for this fall?s Communist Party congress that will appoint the next top leader to replace outgoing Hu Jintao - a post widely expected to go to Vice President Xi Jinping. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)" border="0" /></a>The world&#039;s two biggest economies are entering the final stages of political campaigns to pick their national leaders. But that&#039;s where similarities in the politics of the United States and China end.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/china-us-political-campaigns-show-stark-contrasts-084341635.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 10:44:29 -0400Associated Presschina-us-political-campaigns-show-stark-contrasts-084341635<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/china-us-political-campaigns-show-stark-contrasts-084341635.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KBGzdjApDemw4z2XlXYSgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/3b4e0829241e8017180f6a7067000704.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2012 file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama greets his supporters during a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa. The world&#039;s two biggest economies are entering the final stages of political campaigns to pick their national leaders. While American candidates wage loud, rah-rah campaigns with a clear timetable as they head toward the Nov. 6 presidential election, China hasn?t even announced the date for this fall?s Communist Party congress that will appoint the next top leader to replace outgoing Hu Jintao - a post widely expected to go to Vice President Xi Jinping. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)" align="left" title="FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2012 file photo, U.S. President Barack Obama greets his supporters during a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa. The world&#039;s two biggest economies are entering the final stages of political campaigns to pick their national leaders. While American candidates wage loud, rah-rah campaigns with a clear timetable as they head toward the Nov. 6 presidential election, China hasn?t even announced the date for this fall?s Communist Party congress that will appoint the next top leader to replace outgoing Hu Jintao - a post widely expected to go to Vice President Xi Jinping. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)" border="0" /></a>The world&#039;s two biggest economies are entering the final stages of political campaigns to pick their national leaders. But that&#039;s where similarities in the politics of the United States and China end.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/another-afghan-police-attack-kills-2-us-servicemen-143936888.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JpivzeJIXhJKQ3IUWeQBFg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b7dd0d060c217017180f6a706700d782.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Map locates helicopter crash in Afghanistan;" align="left" title="Map locates helicopter crash in Afghanistan;" border="0" /></a>A newly recruited Afghan village policeman opened fire on his American allies on Friday, killing two U.S. service members minutes after they handed him his official weapon in an inauguration ceremony. It was the latest in a disturbing string of attacks by Afghan security forces on the international troops training them.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/another-afghan-police-attack-kills-2-us-servicemen-143936888.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 10:39:36 -0400Associated Pressanother-afghan-police-attack-kills-2-us-servicemen-143936888<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/another-afghan-police-attack-kills-2-us-servicemen-143936888.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JpivzeJIXhJKQ3IUWeQBFg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/b7dd0d060c217017180f6a706700d782.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Map locates helicopter crash in Afghanistan;" align="left" title="Map locates helicopter crash in Afghanistan;" border="0" /></a>A newly recruited Afghan village policeman opened fire on his American allies on Friday, killing two U.S. service members minutes after they handed him his official weapon in an inauguration ceremony. It was the latest in a disturbing string of attacks by Afghan security forces on the international troops training them.</p><br clear="all"/>The tiny Cook Islands are proving almost too small for Hillary Clinton.http://news.yahoo.com/tiny-cook-islands-squeeze-hillary-clinton-140314142.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 10:35:33 -0400Associated Presstiny-cook-islands-squeeze-hillary-clinton-140314142Oil is swinging between small gains and losses, following a report suggesting the U.S. might tap strategic reserves to slow the rising cost of crude.http://news.yahoo.com/oil-lacking-direction-3-days-gains-142156008--finance.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 10:23:14 -0400Associated Pressoil-lacking-direction-3-days-gains-142156008--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/vietnam-gambling-addicts-driven-extremes-135723244.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6SnkC4qqH8Hww1Ry50VHpQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345211662745-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A man stops to buy lottery tickets from a vendor in Hanoi in July" align="left" title="A man stops to buy lottery tickets from a vendor in Hanoi in July" border="0" /></a>Drowning in debt and hunted by his bookmaker, a Vietnamese man dug a cave beneath his kitchen and hid there for two months, showing the desperate lengths illegal gambling addicts will go to in the communist nation.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/vietnam-gambling-addicts-driven-extremes-135723244.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 09:57:23 -0400AFPvietnam-gambling-addicts-driven-extremes-135723244<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/vietnam-gambling-addicts-driven-extremes-135723244.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6SnkC4qqH8Hww1Ry50VHpQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345211662745-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A man stops to buy lottery tickets from a vendor in Hanoi in July" align="left" title="A man stops to buy lottery tickets from a vendor in Hanoi in July" border="0" /></a>Drowning in debt and hunted by his bookmaker, a Vietnamese man dug a cave beneath his kitchen and hid there for two months, showing the desperate lengths illegal gambling addicts will go to in the communist nation.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/india-auditor-says-billions-lost-coal-scandal-082135868--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/un6AeIS4zZ.8qb__rvd7cQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8ece2d9324508117180f6a70670004c7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE- In this Friday, March 23, 2012, file photo, Indian laborers load coal onto trucks at a coal depot on the outskirts of Jammu, India. India&#039;s national auditor said Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, the government lost huge sums of money by selling coal fields to private companies without competitive bidding, adding to massive losses from dubious auctions of other state assets. The Comptroller and Auditor General?s report to Parliament estimated that private companies got a windfall profit of $34 billion because of the low prices they paid for the fields. (AP Photo/Channi Anand, File)" align="left" title="FILE- In this Friday, March 23, 2012, file photo, Indian laborers load coal onto trucks at a coal depot on the outskirts of Jammu, India. India&#039;s national auditor said Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, the government lost huge sums of money by selling coal fields to private companies without competitive bidding, adding to massive losses from dubious auctions of other state assets. The Comptroller and Auditor General?s report to Parliament estimated that private companies got a windfall profit of $34 billion because of the low prices they paid for the fields. (AP Photo/Channi Anand, File)" border="0" /></a>India&#039;s national auditor said Friday the government lost huge sums of money by selling coal fields to private companies without competitive bidding and in a deal for Delhi&#039;s international airport, adding to massive losses from dubious auctions of other state assets.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/india-auditor-says-billions-lost-coal-scandal-082135868--finance.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 09:20:13 -0400Associated Pressindia-auditor-says-billions-lost-coal-scandal-082135868--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/india-auditor-says-billions-lost-coal-scandal-082135868--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/un6AeIS4zZ.8qb__rvd7cQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8ece2d9324508117180f6a70670004c7.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE- In this Friday, March 23, 2012, file photo, Indian laborers load coal onto trucks at a coal depot on the outskirts of Jammu, India. India&#039;s national auditor said Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, the government lost huge sums of money by selling coal fields to private companies without competitive bidding, adding to massive losses from dubious auctions of other state assets. The Comptroller and Auditor General?s report to Parliament estimated that private companies got a windfall profit of $34 billion because of the low prices they paid for the fields. (AP Photo/Channi Anand, File)" align="left" title="FILE- In this Friday, March 23, 2012, file photo, Indian laborers load coal onto trucks at a coal depot on the outskirts of Jammu, India. India&#039;s national auditor said Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, the government lost huge sums of money by selling coal fields to private companies without competitive bidding, adding to massive losses from dubious auctions of other state assets. The Comptroller and Auditor General?s report to Parliament estimated that private companies got a windfall profit of $34 billion because of the low prices they paid for the fields. (AP Photo/Channi Anand, File)" border="0" /></a>India&#039;s national auditor said Friday the government lost huge sums of money by selling coal fields to private companies without competitive bidding and in a deal for Delhi&#039;s international airport, adding to massive losses from dubious auctions of other state assets.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/attack-shows-pakistani-taliban-offensive-062738199.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JiSPChhl6WB3jUUDW.oxlg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/673bb11a23ba7e17180f6a706700e0e2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In a photo made Aug. 5, 2012, a Pakistani Taliban militant holds a rocket-propelled grenade at the Taliban stronghold of Shawal, in Pakistani tribal region of Waziristan along the Afghanistan border. Pakistan&#039;s decision to launch an operation against Islamist militants holed up in a key tribal sanctuary along the Afghan border has sparked rare optimism among U.S. officials who have been demanding action for years. (AP Photo/ Ishtiaq Mahsud)" align="left" title="In a photo made Aug. 5, 2012, a Pakistani Taliban militant holds a rocket-propelled grenade at the Taliban stronghold of Shawal, in Pakistani tribal region of Waziristan along the Afghanistan border. Pakistan&#039;s decision to launch an operation against Islamist militants holed up in a key tribal sanctuary along the Afghan border has sparked rare optimism among U.S. officials who have been demanding action for years. (AP Photo/ Ishtiaq Mahsud)" border="0" /></a>The Pakistani Taliban&#039;s brazen attack on a major air force base near the capital underscores the need for the Pakistani army&#039;s planned offensive against the group in its last major sanctuary along the Afghan border.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/attack-shows-pakistani-taliban-offensive-062738199.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 08:55:21 -0400Associated Pressattack-shows-pakistani-taliban-offensive-062738199<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/attack-shows-pakistani-taliban-offensive-062738199.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/JiSPChhl6WB3jUUDW.oxlg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/673bb11a23ba7e17180f6a706700e0e2.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In a photo made Aug. 5, 2012, a Pakistani Taliban militant holds a rocket-propelled grenade at the Taliban stronghold of Shawal, in Pakistani tribal region of Waziristan along the Afghanistan border. Pakistan&#039;s decision to launch an operation against Islamist militants holed up in a key tribal sanctuary along the Afghan border has sparked rare optimism among U.S. officials who have been demanding action for years. (AP Photo/ Ishtiaq Mahsud)" align="left" title="In a photo made Aug. 5, 2012, a Pakistani Taliban militant holds a rocket-propelled grenade at the Taliban stronghold of Shawal, in Pakistani tribal region of Waziristan along the Afghanistan border. Pakistan&#039;s decision to launch an operation against Islamist militants holed up in a key tribal sanctuary along the Afghan border has sparked rare optimism among U.S. officials who have been demanding action for years. (AP Photo/ Ishtiaq Mahsud)" border="0" /></a>The Pakistani Taliban&#039;s brazen attack on a major air force base near the capital underscores the need for the Pakistani army&#039;s planned offensive against the group in its last major sanctuary along the Afghan border.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/india-tries-quell-exodus-migrants-fearing-attack-004805911.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_sBNbuqJlVlgd_bKELg_ug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345207628776-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Bangalore residents crowd a train for Guwahati on Thursday evening" align="left" title="Bangalore residents crowd a train for Guwahati on Thursday evening" border="0" /></a>India&#039;s prime minister said Friday that the unity of the country was at stake as thousands of migrants from the northeast continued to flee Bangalore and other cities after anonymous threats.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/india-tries-quell-exodus-migrants-fearing-attack-004805911.htmlThu, 16 Aug 2012 20:48:05 -0400AFPindia-tries-quell-exodus-migrants-fearing-attack-004805911<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/india-tries-quell-exodus-migrants-fearing-attack-004805911.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_sBNbuqJlVlgd_bKELg_ug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345207628776-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Bangalore residents crowd a train for Guwahati on Thursday evening" align="left" title="Bangalore residents crowd a train for Guwahati on Thursday evening" border="0" /></a>India&#039;s prime minister said Friday that the unity of the country was at stake as thousands of migrants from the northeast continued to flee Bangalore and other cities after anonymous threats.</p><br clear="all"/>Oil prices fell Friday after news reports suggested the U.S. might tap its strategic reserves to slow the rising price of oil.http://news.yahoo.com/oil-price-drops-near-95-barrel-050518566--finance.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 08:22:52 -0400Associated Pressoil-price-drops-near-95-barrel-050518566--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/deadly-bomb-hits-shiite-bus-karachi-115916346.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/36aA_IM_x_bTOrob2Qossw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345204721346-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A bazaar in Karachi. Police said it was unclear if the Shiites were targeted in the Karachi attack" align="left" title="A bazaar in Karachi. Police said it was unclear if the Shiites were targeted in the Karachi attack" border="0" /></a>A bomb struck a bus taking Shiite Muslims to a protest rally in Pakistan&#039;s city of Karachi on Friday, killing one man and wounding 11 others, police said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/deadly-bomb-hits-shiite-bus-karachi-115916346.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 07:59:16 -0400AFPdeadly-bomb-hits-shiite-bus-karachi-115916346<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/deadly-bomb-hits-shiite-bus-karachi-115916346.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/36aA_IM_x_bTOrob2Qossw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345204721346-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A bazaar in Karachi. Police said it was unclear if the Shiites were targeted in the Karachi attack" align="left" title="A bazaar in Karachi. Police said it was unclear if the Shiites were targeted in the Karachi attack" border="0" /></a>A bomb struck a bus taking Shiite Muslims to a protest rally in Pakistan&#039;s city of Karachi on Friday, killing one man and wounding 11 others, police said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/two-us-troops-killed-afghan-policeman-090525860.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sWpQW6AlxyKFuY0Q866zOQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345194267816-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Afghan soldiers are seen in Farah. The US has said it is &quot;very concerned&quot; about the rise in &quot;insider attacks&quot;" align="left" title="Afghan soldiers are seen in Farah. The US has said it is &quot;very concerned&quot; about the rise in &quot;insider attacks&quot;" border="0" /></a>Two Afghan security personnel opened fire on Western colleagues Friday, killing two US soldiers and causing a number of other casualties in two separate attacks, the military said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/two-us-troops-killed-afghan-policeman-090525860.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 07:24:31 -0400AFPtwo-us-troops-killed-afghan-policeman-090525860<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/two-us-troops-killed-afghan-policeman-090525860.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sWpQW6AlxyKFuY0Q866zOQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345194267816-2-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Afghan soldiers are seen in Farah. The US has said it is &quot;very concerned&quot; about the rise in &quot;insider attacks&quot;" align="left" title="Afghan soldiers are seen in Farah. The US has said it is &quot;very concerned&quot; about the rise in &quot;insider attacks&quot;" border="0" /></a>Two Afghan security personnel opened fire on Western colleagues Friday, killing two US soldiers and causing a number of other casualties in two separate attacks, the military said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bangladesh-rescues-60-fishermen-pirates-110912667.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HYDVyQtu2opE1RlH44VALA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345201724301-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Part of the Sundarbans mangrove forest, near where the men were fishing when they were captured by pirates" align="left" title="Part of the Sundarbans mangrove forest, near where the men were fishing when they were captured by pirates" border="0" /></a>Bangladesh authorities said Friday they had rescued at least 60 fishermen abducted last week by pirates in the Bay of Bengal, as naval and air forces crack down on criminal activity at sea.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bangladesh-rescues-60-fishermen-pirates-110912667.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 07:09:12 -0400AFPbangladesh-rescues-60-fishermen-pirates-110912667<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bangladesh-rescues-60-fishermen-pirates-110912667.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HYDVyQtu2opE1RlH44VALA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345201724301-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Part of the Sundarbans mangrove forest, near where the men were fishing when they were captured by pirates" align="left" title="Part of the Sundarbans mangrove forest, near where the men were fishing when they were captured by pirates" border="0" /></a>Bangladesh authorities said Friday they had rescued at least 60 fishermen abducted last week by pirates in the Bay of Bengal, as naval and air forces crack down on criminal activity at sea.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/thousands-vietnam-soldiers-standby-typhoon-110026114.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QVlj8sbyKNHZ42r.POk7kA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345201206469-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Vietnam&#039;s famous Halong Bay, where more than 500 boats have been ordered in to shore as the country braces for a typhoon" align="left" title="Vietnam&#039;s famous Halong Bay, where more than 500 boats have been ordered in to shore as the country braces for a typhoon" border="0" /></a>Vietnam put 20,000 soldiers on standby, ordered boats back to shore and began evacuating local residents as it prepared for Typhoon Kai-Tak to make landfall late Friday, officials and reports said.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/thousands-vietnam-soldiers-standby-typhoon-110026114.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 07:00:26 -0400AFPthousands-vietnam-soldiers-standby-typhoon-110026114<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/thousands-vietnam-soldiers-standby-typhoon-110026114.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QVlj8sbyKNHZ42r.POk7kA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345201206469-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Vietnam&#039;s famous Halong Bay, where more than 500 boats have been ordered in to shore as the country braces for a typhoon" align="left" title="Vietnam&#039;s famous Halong Bay, where more than 500 boats have been ordered in to shore as the country braces for a typhoon" border="0" /></a>Vietnam put 20,000 soldiers on standby, ordered boats back to shore and began evacuating local residents as it prepared for Typhoon Kai-Tak to make landfall late Friday, officials and reports said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nato-brands-taliban-leader-omars-eid-message-insane-104744560.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Xk4a.qlVOFvKXoryUlUT0A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345200309241-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="General John Allen said &quot;innocent Afghan civilians are paying the price&quot;" align="left" title="General John Allen said &quot;innocent Afghan civilians are paying the price&quot;" border="0" /></a>The Taliban&#039;s reclusive leader Mullah Omar has issued a bellicose Eid statement that was swiftly denounced by the commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan Friday as a message of hate from a deranged man.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/nato-brands-taliban-leader-omars-eid-message-insane-104744560.htmlFri, 17 Aug 2012 06:59:10 -0400AFPnato-brands-taliban-leader-omars-eid-message-insane-104744560<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nato-brands-taliban-leader-omars-eid-message-insane-104744560.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Xk4a.qlVOFvKXoryUlUT0A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1345200309241-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="General John Allen said &quot;innocent Afghan civilians are paying the price&quot;" align="left" title="General John Allen said &quot;innocent Afghan civilians are paying the price&quot;" border="0" /></a>The Taliban&#039;s reclusive leader Mullah Omar has issued a bellicose Eid statement that was swiftly denounced by the commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan Friday as a message of hate from a deranged man.</p><br clear="all"/>

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