http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46 World Photos on Yahoo! Canada News Photos Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:28:00 GMT Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:28:00 GMT http://rss.news.yahoo.com/ 160 35 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/ca/nws/ca_ma_nws_1_1.gif http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46 http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-british-troops-fire-thier-rifles-during-battle-re-enactment.html (AFP) - 'British troops' fire thier rifles during the battle re-enactment of the Anglo-Boer war at the Talana museum in Dundee, 2002. Australia has sent Britain a petition calling for posthumous pardons for two soldiers court-martialled and executed more than 100 years ago in South Africa Photo:Rajesh Jantilal/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:28:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265789839938-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=79&sig=sKmYZcVYZJonuiaT2EMjzg-- (AFP) - 'British troops' fire thier rifles during the battle re-enactment of the Anglo-Boer war at the Talana museum in Dundee, 2002. Australia has sent Britain a petition calling for posthumous pardons for two soldiers court-martialled and executed more than 100 years ago in South Africa Photo:Rajesh Jantilal/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-medical-centres-both-afghanistan-britain-struggling-cope-mounting-numbers.html (AFP) - Medics evacuate an unidentified British soldier at the Salerno Air field hospital in the Khost Afghan province. Hospitals treating troops wounded by Afghan insurgents are under growing pressure, a watchdog warned on Wednesday, ahead of a major offensive expected to trigger a fresh surge in casualties. Photo:Nicolas Asfouri/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:28:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265772512055-3-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=nwpietUDuAONbkzAEqUdbQ-- (AFP) - Medics evacuate an unidentified British soldier at the Salerno Air field hospital in the Khost Afghan province. Hospitals treating troops wounded by Afghan insurgents are under growing pressure, a watchdog warned on Wednesday, ahead of a major offensive expected to trigger a fresh surge in casualties. Photo:Nicolas Asfouri/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-years-crippling-israeli-sanctions-hamas-become-gaza-s-largest.html (AFP) - Candidates are seen getting ready for a physical test at a Hamas police recruitment centre in Gaza City. More than 14,000 Palestinians have recently applied for jobs in security forces run by Hamas, which after two years of crippling Israeli sanctions has become one of Gaza's largest employers. Photo:Marco Longari/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:28:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265789774869-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=sm4sg6THWyGP5dLxbE6WbQ-- (AFP) - Candidates are seen getting ready for a physical test at a Hamas police recruitment centre in Gaza City. More than 14,000 Palestinians have recently applied for jobs in security forces run by Hamas, which after two years of crippling Israeli sanctions has become one of Gaza's largest employers. Photo:Marco Longari/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-14-000-palestinians-recently-applied-jobs-security-forces-run.html (AFP) - A Hamas policeman counts the push-ups performed by a Palestinian candidate during a physical test at a recruitment centre in Gaza City. More than 14,000 Palestinians have recently applied for jobs in security forces run by Hamas, which after two years of crippling Israeli sanctions has become one of Gaza's largest employers. Photo:Marco Longari/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:28:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265789531528-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=vGVJImzu28j0RCyLy3LIsA-- (AFP) - A Hamas policeman counts the push-ups performed by a Palestinian candidate during a physical test at a recruitment centre in Gaza City. More than 14,000 Palestinians have recently applied for jobs in security forces run by Hamas, which after two years of crippling Israeli sanctions has become one of Gaza's largest employers. Photo:Marco Longari/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-hospitals-treating-british-troops-wounded-afghan-insurgents-under-growing.html (AFP) - File photo shows medics evacuating an unidentified British soldier at the Salerno Air field hospital in the Khost Afghan province. Hospitals treating British troops wounded by Afghan insurgents are under growing pressure, a watchdog warned Wednesday, ahead of a major offensive expected to trigger a fresh surge in casualties. Photo:Nicolas Asfouri/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:28:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265772512055-2-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=UOq7Km9nIrEC_CvkxYscAA-- (AFP) - File photo shows medics evacuating an unidentified British soldier at the Salerno Air field hospital in the Khost Afghan province. Hospitals treating British troops wounded by Afghan insurgents are under growing pressure, a watchdog warned Wednesday, ahead of a major offensive expected to trigger a fresh surge in casualties. Photo:Nicolas Asfouri/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-prius-world-s-most-popular-hybrid.html (AFP) - Toyota said it will begin repairs to more than 180,000 cars in Britain on Wednesday as the Japanese automaker struggled to pull its reputation from the scrapheap amid a growing recall crisis. Photo:Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:28:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265726436020-2-0jpg.jpg?x=87&y=130&sig=yq949U0aYm9EPwnG1yGBBw-- (AFP) - Toyota said it will begin repairs to more than 180,000 cars in Britain on Wednesday as the Japanese automaker struggled to pull its reputation from the scrapheap amid a growing recall crisis. Photo:Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-snow-covered-houses-kabul.html (AFP) - Snow-covered houses are seen in Kabul on February 8. Another 39 bodies have been recovered from the site of avalanches on a treacherous mountain pass in the northof the country, bringing the official death toll from the disaster to 68, an army doctor said. Photo:Shah Marai/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:26:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265789678895-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=miKFx78XNJ6dr1aivQiXjA-- (AFP) - Snow-covered houses are seen in Kabul on February 8. Another 39 bodies have been recovered from the site of avalanches on a treacherous mountain pass in the northof the country, bringing the official death toll from the disaster to 68, an army doctor said. Photo:Shah Marai/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-afghan-man-pushes-bicycle-snow-covered-road-kabul.html (AFP) - An Afghan man pushes his bicycle through a snow-covered road in Kabul on February 8. Another 39 bodies were recovered Wednesday from the site of avalanches on a treacherous mountain pass in northern Afghanistan, bringing the official death toll from the disaster to 68, an army doctor said. Photo:Shah Marai/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:16:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265789015671-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=jWRuEeeYaeOHUveR9oqxUQ-- (AFP) - An Afghan man pushes his bicycle through a snow-covered road in Kabul on February 8. Another 39 bodies were recovered Wednesday from the site of avalanches on a treacherous mountain pass in northern Afghanistan, bringing the official death toll from the disaster to 68, an army doctor said. Photo:Shah Marai/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-widow-hong-kong-killed-elderly-neighbour-plunged-high-rise.html (AFP) - Mass housing blocks are seen in Hong Kong. A widow in the territory who lost her husband in an accident three years ago was killed when an elderly neighbour plunged from her high-rise flat and landed on top of her, police have said. Photo:Mike Clarke/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:11:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265788952551-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=79&sig=dvGVExlsid6.FfJ6cW.Drw-- (AFP) - Mass housing blocks are seen in Hong Kong. A widow in the territory who lost her husband in an accident three years ago was killed when an elderly neighbour plunged from her high-rise flat and landed on top of her, police have said. Photo:Mike Clarke/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-pigs-used-bomb-tests-government-military-research-laboratory-2005.html (AFP) - The government has defended the use of more than 100 pigs in military explosives tests in the past five years, saying the experiments had saved lives in Afghanistan and Iraq. Photo:Viktor Drachev/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:09:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265763730765-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=101&sig=aBgtKlnaSZVnP0BsJsBXIg-- (AFP) - The government has defended the use of more than 100 pigs in military explosives tests in the past five years, saying the experiments had saved lives in Afghanistan and Iraq. Photo:Viktor Drachev/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-sri-lankan-president-mahinda-rajapakse-dissolved-parliament-midnight-tuesday.html (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse waves during the island's 62th Independence Day celebrations on February 4, 2010. Rajapakse, who was returned to power last month after defeating former army chief Sarath Fonseka in a bitter election battle, dissolved parliament from midnight Tuesday, two months early. Photo:Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:51:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265788146796-1-0jpg.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=BjoYn0yT5GS18b1qh5UswA-- (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse waves during the island's 62th Independence Day celebrations on February 4, 2010. Rajapakse, who was returned to power last month after defeating former army chief Sarath Fonseka in a bitter election battle, dissolved parliament from midnight Tuesday, two months early. Photo:Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-people-sit-outside-office-opposition-presidential-candidate-former-army.html (AFP) - People are pictured outside the office of opposition presidential candidate and former army chief Sarath Fonseka shortly after he was arrested by the military police February 8, 2010 in Colombo. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has called snap parliamentary elections as political tensions mounted Wednesday over the arrest of his main rival Fonseka. Photo:Ishara S.Kodikara/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:51:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265787778231-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=102&sig=WsicP74JJ6gFBOZML60fWA-- (AFP) - People are pictured outside the office of opposition presidential candidate and former army chief Sarath Fonseka shortly after he was arrested by the military police February 8, 2010 in Colombo. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has called snap parliamentary elections as political tensions mounted Wednesday over the arrest of his main rival Fonseka. Photo:Ishara S.Kodikara/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-sri-lankan-seafood-vendor-mans-stall-galle-face-beach.html (AFP) - A Sri Lankan seafood vendor mans his stall on the Galle Face Beach in the heart of Colombo on February 4. Sri Lanka's former peace facilitator, Norway, joined the United Nations, France and the United States in expressing concern over Sarath Fonseka's arrest, saying it risked impeding progress towards 'lasting political stability.' Photo:Ishara S.Kodikara/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:51:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265787978013-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=v5hiIQq7MsC5JkBpU_w0Zw-- (AFP) - A Sri Lankan seafood vendor mans his stall on the Galle Face Beach in the heart of Colombo on February 4. Sri Lanka's former peace facilitator, Norway, joined the United Nations, France and the United States in expressing concern over Sarath Fonseka's arrest, saying it risked impeding progress towards 'lasting political stability.' Photo:Ishara S.Kodikara/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-sri-lanka-s-defeated-presidential-candidate-former-army-chief.html (AFP) - Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate and former army chief Sarath Fonseka addresses reporters in Colombo on February 8. Fonseka, who was arrested by troops at his office in Colombo on Monday, will face a court martial on charges of conspiring against the government. Photo:Ishara S.Kodikara/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:51:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265737866185-1-0jpg.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=oDGORnmPC0WzeDR9PcAh2Q-- (AFP) - Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate and former army chief Sarath Fonseka addresses reporters in Colombo on February 8. Fonseka, who was arrested by troops at his office in Colombo on Monday, will face a court martial on charges of conspiring against the government. Photo:Ishara S.Kodikara/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-sri-lankan-president-mahinda-rajapakse-dismissed-parliament-pave-way.html (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse, pictured, has dismissed parliament to pave the way for a snap election in April as political tensions mounted over the arrest of his main rival Sarath Fonseka. Photo:Findlay Kember/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:51:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265775437557-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=o4rkjhZu2nbtvnBDSOnxVg-- (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse, pictured, has dismissed parliament to pave the way for a snap election in April as political tensions mounted over the arrest of his main rival Sarath Fonseka. Photo:Findlay Kember/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-sri-lankan-man-reads-newspaper-story-arrest-sarath-fonseka.html (AFP) - A Sri Lankan man reads a newspaper story about the arrest of Sri Lankan former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka in Colombo. Fonseka faces a martial Fonseka for allegedly conspiring against the government. Photo:Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:51:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265737913373-1-0jpg.jpg?x=85&y=130&sig=MEwVzwccdpdtULCXKSse.Q-- (AFP) - A Sri Lankan man reads a newspaper story about the arrest of Sri Lankan former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka in Colombo. Fonseka faces a martial Fonseka for allegedly conspiring against the government. Photo:Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-sarath-fonseka-only-four-star-general-sri-lankan-army.html (AFP) - Sri Lanka has said it would court martial ex-army chief and defeated presidential hopeful Sarath Fonseka for conspiring against the government and sacked parliament to make way for snap polls. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:51:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265691275577-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=0aMXaTdfUPavde_QeNhu0A-- (AFP) - Sri Lanka has said it would court martial ex-army chief and defeated presidential hopeful Sarath Fonseka for conspiring against the government and sacked parliament to make way for snap polls. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-marine-walks-poppy-field-southern-helmand-province.html (AFP) - A US Marine walks through a poppy field in southern Helmand Province. Opium production in the south Asian country, the world's largest producer, will continue to fall this year thanks to poor weather, the UN office on drugs and crime has predicted. Photo:Massoud Hossaini/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:49:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265787766346-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=DxlIoNQcKFo763rl1xtrNw-- (AFP) - A US Marine walks through a poppy field in southern Helmand Province. Opium production in the south Asian country, the world's largest producer, will continue to fall this year thanks to poor weather, the UN office on drugs and crime has predicted. Photo:Massoud Hossaini/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/6/photo/photos-n-world-iranian-president-ahmadinejad-looks-during-visit-2nd-national-festival.html (Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad looks on during his visit to the 2nd National Festival of Innovation and Prosperity in Tehran February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl

]]> (Reuters) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:40:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/reuters/btre6190lbs00btre6190lbs00i65787600.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=l2BRFSVWOIpZSTq8ShrHDw-- (Reuters) - EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad looks on during his visit to the 2nd National Festival of Innovation and Prosperity in Tehran February 8, 2010. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl

]]> (Reuters) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-myanmar-military-leader-general-shwe-country-s-administrative-capital.html (AFP) - Myanmar military leader General Than Shwe seen in the country's administrative capital. A Myanmar court has sentenced a US citizen to three years in prison for fraud and forgery, his lawyer told AFP, despite calls by 50 US lawmakers for his release. Photo:Khin Maung Win/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:39:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265787076051-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=Uyzf8nZSzqFQyf07quD2JQ-- (AFP) - Myanmar military leader General Than Shwe seen in the country's administrative capital. A Myanmar court has sentenced a US citizen to three years in prison for fraud and forgery, his lawyer told AFP, despite calls by 50 US lawmakers for his release. Photo:Khin Maung Win/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-malaysian-opposition-leader-anwar-ibrahim-sought-dismiss-judge-hearing.html (AFP) - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim (right) arrives at the High court in Kuala Lumpur. The judge hearing the sodomy case against Anwar has been accused of lying, in a blistering attack as the defence sought to disqualify him from the case. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:36:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265776423422-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=103&sig=N.GtLHGxmc5iTC2C.3b2lA-- (AFP) - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim (right) arrives at the High court in Kuala Lumpur. The judge hearing the sodomy case against Anwar has been accused of lying, in a blistering attack as the defence sought to disqualify him from the case. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-profile-malaysian-opposition-leader-anwar-ibrahim.html (AFP) - Profile of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who is facing trial on sodomy charges. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:36:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265787142149-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=qDql9Yfgzc03TtL5q0xbIg-- (AFP) - Profile of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who is facing trial on sodomy charges. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-government-statement-said-elections-held-april-8.html (AFP) - Sarath Fonseka speaks to the media in Colombo on February 1. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has called snap parliamentary elections as political tensions mounted Wednesday over the arrest of his main rival Fonseka. Photo:Ishara S.Kodikara/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:34:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265786839906-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=I6GQ2A6rfjjZYI1VyI4J7w-- (AFP) - Sarath Fonseka speaks to the media in Colombo on February 1. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has called snap parliamentary elections as political tensions mounted Wednesday over the arrest of his main rival Fonseka. Photo:Ishara S.Kodikara/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-rajapakse-centre-dissolved-parliament-midnight-tuesday-months-early.html (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse (centre) has called snap parliamentary elections as political tensions mounted Wednesday over the arrest of his main rival Sarath Fonseka. Photo:Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:34:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265781035234-1-0jpg.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=Ix2SwSiEReEf6p0Rlh7P4g-- (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse (centre) has called snap parliamentary elections as political tensions mounted Wednesday over the arrest of his main rival Sarath Fonseka. Photo:Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-fact-file-sri-lanka-s-re-elected-president-mahinda.html (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has called snap parliamentary elections as political tensions mounted Wednesday over the arrest of his main rival Sarath Fonseka. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:34:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265781104000-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=YM1RZIxhm89MWcmqbp621w-- (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has called snap parliamentary elections as political tensions mounted Wednesday over the arrest of his main rival Sarath Fonseka. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-flamboyant-hong-kong-socialite-chau-kai-bong-l-died.html (AFP) - Chau Kai-bong and wife Brenda at home with their gold dinner set in 1997. A flamboyant Hong Kong socialite who owned the city's first golden toilet and travelled around with his fashionista wife in a pink Rolls Royce has died at 75, his son said Wednesday. Photo:Richard Jones/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:31:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265786836897-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=guaAyooqtWeoQWwB_ULK8Q-- (AFP) - Chau Kai-bong and wife Brenda at home with their gold dinner set in 1997. A flamboyant Hong Kong socialite who owned the city's first golden toilet and travelled around with his fashionista wife in a pink Rolls Royce has died at 75, his son said Wednesday. Photo:Richard Jones/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-hers-chau-kai-bong-wife-brenda-gold-pink-rolls.html (AFP) - His and hers: Chau Kai-bong and his wife Brenda with their gold and pink Rolls Royces in 1997. Kai-Bong, a flamboyant Hong Kong socialite who owned the city's first golden toilet and travelled around with his fashionista wife in a pink Rolls Royce has died at 75, his son said Wednesday. Photo:Richard Jones/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:31:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265786938585-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=73&sig=Ueb0b34J9V1GEIWnSgfpHA-- (AFP) - His and hers: Chau Kai-bong and his wife Brenda with their gold and pink Rolls Royces in 1997. Kai-Bong, a flamboyant Hong Kong socialite who owned the city's first golden toilet and travelled around with his fashionista wife in a pink Rolls Royce has died at 75, his son said Wednesday. Photo:Richard Jones/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-marines-encampment-reinforced-sandbags-under-rocket-fire.html (AFP) - Smoke from gunfire billows into the air as US Marines battle insurgents on the outskirts of Marjah on February 9. US Marines came under attack from insurgents armed with sniper guns and rocket-propelled grenades as they geared up Wednesday to overwhelm a Taliban bastion in Afghanistan. Photo:Patrick Baz/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:26:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265786510187-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=66&sig=EmmGpKpJrRqvJHJhxwZGuQ-- (AFP) - Smoke from gunfire billows into the air as US Marines battle insurgents on the outskirts of Marjah on February 9. US Marines came under attack from insurgents armed with sniper guns and rocket-propelled grenades as they geared up Wednesday to overwhelm a Taliban bastion in Afghanistan. Photo:Patrick Baz/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-operation-biggest-push-since-president-barack-obama-announced-new.html (AFP) - US Marines battle insurgents on the outskirts of Marjah on February 9. US Marines came under attack from insurgents armed with sniper guns and rocket-propelled grenades as they geared up Wednesday to overwhelm a Taliban bastion in Afghanistan. Photo:Patrick Baz/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:26:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265786336281-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=YnBnD1hqve617UpdQik7jg-- (AFP) - US Marines battle insurgents on the outskirts of Marjah on February 9. US Marines came under attack from insurgents armed with sniper guns and rocket-propelled grenades as they geared up Wednesday to overwhelm a Taliban bastion in Afghanistan. Photo:Patrick Baz/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-thousands-marines-along-foreign-afghan-soldiers-taking-position-around.html (AFP) - US Marines seize a market area and a major junction on the outskirts of Marjah on February 9. US Marines came under attack from insurgents armed with sniper guns and rocket-propelled grenades as they geared up Wednesday to overwhelm a Taliban bastion in Afghanistan. Photo:Patrick Baz/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:26:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265786227750-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=AjQuJ6erSRquAGkCoCjR4w-- (AFP) - US Marines seize a market area and a major junction on the outskirts of Marjah on February 9. US Marines came under attack from insurgents armed with sniper guns and rocket-propelled grenades as they geared up Wednesday to overwhelm a Taliban bastion in Afghanistan. Photo:Patrick Baz/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-farmers-work-farm-propaganda-village-ki-jung-close-north.html (AFP) - Farmers work at a farm in the propaganda village of Ki Jung, close to the North-South Korea border. A top UN envoy has pressed on with attempts to bring the hardline Stalinist state back to nuclear disarmament talks, amid speculation Pyongyang is desperate to end its international isolation. Photo:Choi Jae-Ku/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:22:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265786297145-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=kfXS2NmmIxsC.De8_j9ddw-- (AFP) - Farmers work at a farm in the propaganda village of Ki Jung, close to the North-South Korea border. A top UN envoy has pressed on with attempts to bring the hardline Stalinist state back to nuclear disarmament talks, amid speculation Pyongyang is desperate to end its international isolation. Photo:Choi Jae-Ku/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-south-korean-marines-guard-anti-aircraft-gun-position-yeonpyeong.html (AFP) - South Korean Marines stand guard at an anti-aircraft gun position on Yeonpyeong Island in the disputed Yellow Sea on the border with North Korea in January 2010. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il reaffirmed his pledge to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons and reportedly sent his nuclear envoy to Beijing, amid a diplomatic drive to revive disarmament talks. Photo:Kim Jae-Hwan/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:22:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265786103220-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=NPlzETPVR9vRlgULbg1UeA-- (AFP) - South Korean Marines stand guard at an anti-aircraft gun position on Yeonpyeong Island in the disputed Yellow Sea on the border with North Korea in January 2010. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il reaffirmed his pledge to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons and reportedly sent his nuclear envoy to Beijing, amid a diplomatic drive to revive disarmament talks. Photo:Kim Jae-Hwan/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-north-korean-leader-kim-jong-il.html (AFP) - A photo release by North Korean Central News Agency shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (R) in Pyongyang on February 8. Kim reaffirmed his pledge to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons and reportedly sent his nuclear envoy to Beijing, amid a diplomatic drive to revive disarmament talks. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:22:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265786080595-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=EA3bi8HD1hAndQwULI213A-- (AFP) - A photo release by North Korean Central News Agency shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (R) in Pyongyang on February 8. Kim reaffirmed his pledge to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons and reportedly sent his nuclear envoy to Beijing, amid a diplomatic drive to revive disarmament talks. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-arrests-amid-simmering-row-actor-producer-shah-rukh-khan.html (AFP) - Shah Rukh Khan at a press meeting for 'My Name is Khan' in Mumbai in August 2009. Police have arrested more than 1,000 right-wing Hindu activists in the Indian city of Mumbai as part of increased security to stop violence over the release of a new Bollywood film. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:18:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265785903218-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=Ry1mMBqNuIIjxw0toNy6Tw-- (AFP) - Shah Rukh Khan at a press meeting for 'My Name is Khan' in Mumbai in August 2009. Police have arrested more than 1,000 right-wing Hindu activists in the Indian city of Mumbai as part of increased security to stop violence over the release of a new Bollywood film. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-indonesian-police-pass-damaged-ritz-carlton-hotel-jakarta-july.html (AFP) - Indonesian police pass the damaged Ritz-Carlton hotel in Jakarta in July 2009. A suspected member of late terror leader Noordin Mohammad Top's network has appeared in an Indonesian court charged over twin suicide attacks on luxury hotels in the Indonesian capital last year. Photo:Adek Berry/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:12:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265785895874-1-0jpg.jpg?x=105&y=130&sig=Jz4swoQ.OBa1dx_5cIlX0A-- (AFP) - Indonesian police pass the damaged Ritz-Carlton hotel in Jakarta in July 2009. A suspected member of late terror leader Noordin Mohammad Top's network has appeared in an Indonesian court charged over twin suicide attacks on luxury hotels in the Indonesian capital last year. Photo:Adek Berry/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-armed-policeman-stands-outside-re-opened-ritz-carlton-hotel.html (AFP) - An armed policeman stands outside the re-opened Ritz-Carlton hotel in Jakarta following twin suicide bombings in the capital city. A suspected member of late terror leader Noordin Mohammad Top's network has appeared in an Indonesian court charged over the blasts which rocked the city last year. Photo:Romeo Gacad/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:12:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265783207089-1-0jpg.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=gvTA1C.TiB8AObfF2XYaow-- (AFP) - An armed policeman stands outside the re-opened Ritz-Carlton hotel in Jakarta following twin suicide bombings in the capital city. A suspected member of late terror leader Noordin Mohammad Top's network has appeared in an Indonesian court charged over the blasts which rocked the city last year. Photo:Romeo Gacad/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-afghan-policemen-destroy-opium-field.html (AFP) - Afghan policemen destroy an opium field in the Sorobi district of Kabul province in March 2009. Opium production in Afghanistan, the world's largest producer, will continue to fall this year thanks to poor weather, the UN office on drugs and crime predicted on Wednesday. Photo:Thibauld Malterre/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:10:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265785482328-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=80&sig=rXrIE5KX8GW0EqhrodAAnw-- (AFP) - Afghan policemen destroy an opium field in the Sorobi district of Kabul province in March 2009. Opium production in Afghanistan, the world's largest producer, will continue to fall this year thanks to poor weather, the UN office on drugs and crime predicted on Wednesday. Photo:Thibauld Malterre/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-taiwan-plans-its-biggest-war-games-year-defence-ministry.html (AFP) - Taiwanese marines march at a military base. The island plans its biggest war games in over a year, the defence ministry has said, amid simmering tensions over US arms sales to the island which China claims as its own. Photo:Patrick Lin/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:08:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265785196881-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=X67HMh3BT4RuWa0PNu8Uow-- (AFP) - Taiwanese marines march at a military base. The island plans its biggest war games in over a year, the defence ministry has said, amid simmering tensions over US arms sales to the island which China claims as its own. Photo:Patrick Lin/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-marines-under-attack-insurgents-armed-sniper-guns-ahead-major.html (AFP) - US Marines seize a market and major junction on the outskirts of Marjah on February 9, 2010. US Marines came under attack from insurgents armed with sniper guns and rocket-propelled grenades as they geared up Wednesday to overwhelm a Taliban bastion in Afghanistan. Photo:Patrick Baz/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:07:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265784639914-3-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=ep_WMXMk.7sVZPmsUygwOw-- (AFP) - US Marines seize a market and major junction on the outskirts of Marjah on February 9, 2010. US Marines came under attack from insurgents armed with sniper guns and rocket-propelled grenades as they geared up Wednesday to overwhelm a Taliban bastion in Afghanistan. Photo:Patrick Baz/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-afghani-security-officials-near-destroyed-vehicle-site-explosion-kandahar.html (AFP) - Afghani security officials stand near a destroyed vehicle at the site of an explosion in Kandahar on February 7. US Marines on Tuesday stepped up preparations for a major assault on a key Taliban bastion in southern Afghanistan hailed by officers as the biggest offensive of the eight-year war. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:07:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265739620002-2-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=abSoa__gSLGTd6KG8cvyfA-- (AFP) - Afghani security officials stand near a destroyed vehicle at the site of an explosion in Kandahar on February 7. US Marines on Tuesday stepped up preparations for a major assault on a key Taliban bastion in southern Afghanistan hailed by officers as the biggest offensive of the eight-year war. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-marines-check-equipment-company-operation-base-cob-toor-ghar.html (AFP) - US Marines with 1/3 Marines Alpha company check their equipment at a company operation base (COB) in Toor Ghar in Helmand province on February 8. Taliban fighters appear defiant in the face of the enormous fire power being amassed in the region, where they have held sway for years in tandem with drug traffickers. Photo:Patrick Baz/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:07:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265739561175-3-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=61X9xe_Gz3gB7w.AF2kCIA-- (AFP) - US Marines with 1/3 Marines Alpha company check their equipment at a company operation base (COB) in Toor Ghar in Helmand province on February 8. Taliban fighters appear defiant in the face of the enormous fire power being amassed in the region, where they have held sway for years in tandem with drug traffickers. Photo:Patrick Baz/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-marines-operation-base-toor-ghar-helmand-province.html (AFP) - A US Marine dog handler waits with his dog at a company operation base (COB) in Toor Ghar in the Helmand province on February 8. US Marines have stepped up preparations for a major assault on a key Taliban bastion in southern Afghanistan hailed by officers as the biggest offensive of the eight-year war. Photo:Patrick Baz/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:07:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265701482439-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=h8.eWfZ00WYvMpb4.GLMIg-- (AFP) - A US Marine dog handler waits with his dog at a company operation base (COB) in Toor Ghar in the Helmand province on February 8. US Marines have stepped up preparations for a major assault on a key Taliban bastion in southern Afghanistan hailed by officers as the biggest offensive of the eight-year war. Photo:Patrick Baz/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-led-forces-bid-clear-taliban-marjah.html (AFP) - US Marines carry their equipment during a sandstorm in Helmand province. US Marines have stepped up preparations for a major assault on a key Taliban bastion in southern Afghanistan hailed by officers as the biggest offensive of the eight-year war. Photo:Patrick Baz/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:07:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265634085576-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=126&sig=L03SueQhMnP9Uyjd6bi19A-- (AFP) - US Marines carry their equipment during a sandstorm in Helmand province. US Marines have stepped up preparations for a major assault on a key Taliban bastion in southern Afghanistan hailed by officers as the biggest offensive of the eight-year war. Photo:Patrick Baz/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-thousands-foreign-troops-massed-around-helmand-river-valley.html (AFP) - Graphic on Afghanistan's Helmand province, ahead of a major assault against Taliban militants. US Marines have stepped up preparations for a major assault on a key Taliban bastion in southern Afghanistan hailed by officers as the biggest offensive of the eight-year war. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:07:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265734653290-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=7DOjeyI6Ejs.mC101E4sFw-- (AFP) - Graphic on Afghanistan's Helmand province, ahead of a major assault against Taliban militants. US Marines have stepped up preparations for a major assault on a key Taliban bastion in southern Afghanistan hailed by officers as the biggest offensive of the eight-year war. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-vdieo-lack-training-drug-use-hit-afghan-police-training.html (AFP) - VIDEO: US military officials in Afghanistan say lack of training and equipment, as well as widespread drug use and tribal conflicts, are hampering efforts to transfer responsibility for security to local forces. Duration: 01:53 Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:07:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265617850533-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=5s8O_kQvHj7JTc9IA70xmg-- (AFP) - VIDEO: US military officials in Afghanistan say lack of training and equipment, as well as widespread drug use and tribal conflicts, are hampering efforts to transfer responsibility for security to local forces. Duration: 01:53 Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-nepal-suffered-major-quake-decades.html (AFP) - Fact file on Nepal. As Haiti counts the cost of last month's devastating earthquake, experts are warning of the potential for an even greater disaster in another of the world's poorest countries, Nepal. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:02:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265784972890-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=P0McWpj9o1N.zpxb.aD5PQ-- (AFP) - Fact file on Nepal. As Haiti counts the cost of last month's devastating earthquake, experts are warning of the potential for an even greater disaster in another of the world's poorest countries, Nepal. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-geologists-say-only-matter-time-major-earthquake-hits-nepal.html (AFP) - Nepalese man Mohan Bikram Thapa recounts his earthquake experiences to AFP during an interview in Kathmandu in January 2010. As Haiti counts the cost of last month's devastating earthquake, experts are warning of the potential for an even greater disaster in another of the world's poorest countries, Nepal. Photo:Prakash Mathema/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:02:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265784796796-1-0jpg.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=TeEa33EUWPcEhPkkonB4VQ-- (AFP) - Nepalese man Mohan Bikram Thapa recounts his earthquake experiences to AFP during an interview in Kathmandu in January 2010. As Haiti counts the cost of last month's devastating earthquake, experts are warning of the potential for an even greater disaster in another of the world's poorest countries, Nepal. Photo:Prakash Mathema/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-elderly-man-arrested-taiwan-scam-claimed-relative-late-deng.html (AFP) - The late Deng Xiaoping seen in Beijing in September 1988. An 82-year-old man has been arrested in Taiwan for allegedly conning people out of thousands of dollars by posing as a relative of Deng, police have said. Photo:John Giannini/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:55:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265784845126-1-0jpg.jpg?x=87&y=130&sig=LjwzzLEv2oxP7rk2E.eWkg-- (AFP) - The late Deng Xiaoping seen in Beijing in September 1988. An 82-year-old man has been arrested in Taiwan for allegedly conning people out of thousands of dollars by posing as a relative of Deng, police have said. Photo:John Giannini/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-lebanese-prime-minister-saad-hariri-voiced-concern-israeli-threats.html (AFP) - Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, seen here in September 2009, voiced concern about Israeli threats and escalating military activity in a BBC interview broadcast Wednesday. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:41:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265783860862-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=t5WVxhCkZ0JwS8u8pRI_rQ-- (AFP) - Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, seen here in September 2009, voiced concern about Israeli threats and escalating military activity in a BBC interview broadcast Wednesday. Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) http://ca.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/46/index/*http://ca.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/World-Photos/ss/46/im:/10022010/24/photo/photos-n-world-toyota-city-golden-age.html (AFP) - The industrial town that gave birth to the world's largest carmaker is in shock. As Toyota recalls its flagship Prius hybrids, residents worry about the future. Duration: 01:33 Photo:/AFP

]]> (AFP) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:19:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/bg/p/100210/afp/iphoto_1265781683877-1-0jpg.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=g9QBHAz9IFk0egVBJs563A-- (AFP) - The industrial town that gave birth to the world's largest carmaker is in shock. As Toyota recalls its flagship Prius hybrids, residents worry about the future. Duration: 01:33 Photo:/AFP

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