Archive for December, 2007

110 US troops die in Afghanistan in 2007 (AP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Afghan police officer stands guard at a checkpoint in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, Dec. 31, 2007. Taliban militants attacked a police checkpoint in southern Afghanistan and killed 16 officers, the Interior Ministry said Monday. Seven Afghan police and soldiers were killed in attacks elsewhere. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - U.S. military deaths, suicide bombings and opium production hit record highs in 2007. Taliban militants killed more than 925 Afghan police, and large swaths of the country remain outside government control.

Bhutto video, medical report raise doubt (AP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Supporters of Pakistan's slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto participate in a candle light ceremony in Multan, Pakistan on Monday, Dec. 31, 2007. Elections in Pakistan look set to be delayed by several weeks despite demands by Bhutto's party and other politicians they take place as scheduled on Jan. 8, officials said. (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)AP - Aides to Benazir Bhutto charge that lax security allowed an assassin to approach within a few yards of her. But authorities insist it was her decision to open a hatch in her bombproof vehicle and chat with supporters that left her vulnerable.

Chavez's hostage rescue mission stymied (AP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Colombia's police stand guard in front of a Venezuelan helicopter bearing Red Cross insignias siting on the tarmac at the airport in Villavicencio, Colombia, Monday, Dec. 31, 2007.  Helicopters sent by Venezuela's government sat idle for a fourth consecutive day on the edge of Colombia's vast jungles, waiting for guerrillas to name the spot where they are expected to hand over three hostages: former congresswoman Consuelo Gonzalez, Clara Rojas and her 3-year old son Emmanuel. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)AP - A Venezuelan-led mission to rescue three hostages held by leftist rebels in Colombia’s vast jungles was tottering on the edge of collapse Monday, with guerrillas still not revealing where they’ll free the hostages.

Kenya rioting death toll at 125 (AP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Police officers beat opposition supporters  Monday, Dec. 31, 2007 during riots in the Kibera slum in Nairobi. Police fired shots in the air and sent tear gas into Nairobi's slums Monday as President Mwai Kibaki began a second term after an election marred by violence and allegations that he stole the vote. (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)AP - Police fired tear gas and bullets Monday as they struggled to contain tens of thousands of opposition supporters accusing President Mwai Kibaki of stealing his re-election. The death toll in the demonstrations and ethnic clashes rose to at least 125 people, police and witnesses said.

Pakistan polls set for delay (AP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

A Pakistani soldier stands guard under a campaign poster for the party of slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto in a Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, Dec. 31, 2007. Elections in Pakistan look set to be delayed by several weeks despite demands by Bhutto's party and other politicians they take place as scheduled on Jan. 8, officials said Monday.  (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)AP - Parliamentary elections seen as key to restoring democracy are set to be postponed for weeks in the wake of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, Pakistani officials said Monday.

Thai bombing hits New Year's festivities (AP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

A man waves to motorists as he tries to sell his paper horns Monday, Dec. 31, 2007 along a sidewalk in Manila, Philippines. The government are calling on the people to stop exploding the dangerous firecrackers in welcoming the New Year. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)AP - A bomb attack wounded 27 people Monday in a Thai tourist town where people had gathered to celebrate the New Year, officials said.

Suicide bomb attack kills 12 in Iraq (AP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Frank D. Wuterich at Camp Pendleton, August 30, 2007. Wuterich, the alleged leader of the Haditha, Iraq, killings of 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians in 2005, will face voluntary manslaughter and other charges but not more serious murder charges, the Marines said on Monday. (Mike Blake/Reuters)AP - A suicide bomber drove a truck rigged with explosives into a checkpoint manned by members of a U.S.-backed security volunteer group in a town north of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 12 people, police and a member of the volunteer group said.

3 killed in Australia wildfire (AP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

AP - Three people died in two trucks when they apparently were caught in a huge wildfire in western Australia’s Outback hours after authorities reopened the highway running through the affected area, police said Monday.

Pakistan to delay vote by at least four weeks: officials (AFP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Supporters of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) hold a vigil in memory of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto in Lahore. Pakistan will delay parliamentary elections by at least four weeks after a wave of violence triggered by the assassination of Bhutto, senior government officials have told AFP.(AFP/Arif Ali)AFP - Pakistan will delay parliamentary elections by at least four weeks after a wave of violence triggered by the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, senior government officials told AFP on Monday.

Actress Billie Piper marries actor Laurence Fox (AFP)

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Actress Billie Piper and broadcaster Chris Evans are seen at a cricket match in London in 2001. Piper has wed fellow actor Laurence Fox in an afternoon ceremony in a West Sussex village. Ex-husband Evans and his new wife Natasha Shishmanian were among the wedding guests.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - Actress Billie Piper has tied the knot with fellow actor Laurence Fox in a Monday afternoon ceremony in a West Sussex village.

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