http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568 Asia Pacific Photos - AFP on Yahoo! News Photos Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:24:08 GMT Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:24:08 GMT http://rss.news.yahoo.com/ 142 18 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100210/photos_wl_pc_afp/a7c6a2e5bf384ffd00844d29204b6414 (AFP/File) - A shroud of haze is seen over the city of Zengzhou in central China's Henan province in November 2009. The United States pressed China, India and other emerging powers to make clearer commitments to fighting climate change, warning that last year's Copenhagen accord risked being "stillborn."(AFP/File/Peter Parks)

]]> (AFP/File) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:24:08 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100210/capt.photo_1265768405685-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=fPkXhwCbOsaqyhnVaHHi0w-- A shroud of haze is seen over the city of Zengzhou in central ... (AFP/File) - A shroud of haze is seen over the city of Zengzhou in central China's Henan province in November 2009. The United States pressed China, India and other emerging powers to make clearer commitments to fighting climate change, warning that last year's Copenhagen accord risked being "stillborn."(AFP/File/Peter Parks)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100210/photos_wl_pc_afp/d07a71a3a2ae72b84d0293db98841a2c (AFP/Graphic) - Options for curbing carbon emissions, in descending order of feasibility. The United States pressed China, India and other emerging powers to make clearer commitments to fighting climate change, warning that last year's Copenhagen accord risked being "stillborn."(AFP/Graphic)

]]> (AFP/Graphic) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:24:08 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100210/capt.photo_1265748919695-2-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=S3_1q0EAIxjTdIgTYMhYBQ-- Options for curbing carbon emissions, in descending order of ... (AFP/Graphic) - Options for curbing carbon emissions, in descending order of feasibility. The United States pressed China, India and other emerging powers to make clearer commitments to fighting climate change, warning that last year's Copenhagen accord risked being "stillborn."(AFP/Graphic)

]]> (AFP/Graphic) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100210/photos_wl_pc_afp/cf181ba300e81ec23a30b0291dc7be6a (AFP/SCANPIX/File) - Todd Stern, US special envoy for climate change, listens to questions during a press conference in Copenhagen in 2009. Stern described the positions of the four developing powers, China, India, Brazil and South Africa, as "a bit ambiguous" and said they wanted to "limit the impact" of the accord.(AFP/SCANPIX/File/Jens Astrup)

]]> (AFP/SCANPIX/File) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:24:08 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100210/capt.photo_1265743216285-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Imi6aC_2npTN96HzufENNQ-- Todd Stern, US special envoy for climate change, listens to ... (AFP/SCANPIX/File) - Todd Stern, US special envoy for climate change, listens to questions during a press conference in Copenhagen in 2009. Stern described the positions of the four developing powers, China, India, Brazil and South Africa, as "a bit ambiguous" and said they wanted to "limit the impact" of the accord.(AFP/SCANPIX/File/Jens Astrup)

]]> (AFP/SCANPIX/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100210/photos_wl_pc_afp/b218eaf92dc4ff6e8318407e4ae8067f (AFP/File) - Polluted waste water flows into the Ganges river in Kanpur, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh on January 13, 2010. China, India, Brazil and South Africa each submitted to the United Nations their plans to fight climate change but described them as voluntary and did not formally endorse the Copenhagen deal.(AFP/File/Diptendu Dutta)

]]> (AFP/File) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:24:08 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100210/capt.photo_1265768559530-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=XaMJ2ifFeuGROs550t93Qw-- Polluted waste water flows into the Ganges river in Kanpur, ... (AFP/File) - Polluted waste water flows into the Ganges river in Kanpur, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh on January 13, 2010. China, India, Brazil and South Africa each submitted to the United Nations their plans to fight climate change but described them as voluntary and did not formally endorse the Copenhagen deal.(AFP/File/Diptendu Dutta)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100210/photos_wl_pc_afp/58b96ec83402d1182f72e60cbf000f1e (AFP/File) - London 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.(AFP/File/Viktor Drachev)

]]> (AFP/File) Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:03:44 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100210/capt.photo_1265763730765-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=TcM1S17Iq6.Yz0FZN08t3w-- London has defended the use of more than 100 pigs in military ... (AFP/File) - London 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.(AFP/File/Viktor Drachev)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/0b99213796b02c6aef271ab6612d6f0a (AFP/Graphic) - Options for curbing carbon emissions, in descending order of feasibility. The United States on Tuesday pressed China, India and other emerging powers to make clearer commitments to fighting climate change, warning that last year's Copenhagen accord risked being "stillborn."(AFP/Graphic)

]]> (AFP/Graphic) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:55:25 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100210/capt.photo_1265748919695-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=aH5UJ1YJ7ya8WfJ0ercHiw-- Options for curbing carbon emissions, in descending order of ... (AFP/Graphic) - Options for curbing carbon emissions, in descending order of feasibility. The United States on Tuesday pressed China, India and other emerging powers to make clearer commitments to fighting climate change, warning that last year's Copenhagen accord risked being "stillborn."(AFP/Graphic)

]]> (AFP/Graphic) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/1e330a767a17e205c7607e0c36d74910 (AFP/File) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse addresses a public rally in the historic Buddhist temple town of Anuradhapura in 2009. Sri Lanka said Tuesday 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.(AFP/File/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:22:08 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265737673093-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=DSpuTGOkyu4a07dfQC02Tw-- Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse addresses a public ... (AFP/File) - Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse addresses a public rally in the historic Buddhist temple town of Anuradhapura in 2009. Sri Lanka said Tuesday 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.(AFP/File/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/d0a5101d34e1a3165f00723f448114bf (AFP/Graphic) - Sri Lanka said Tuesday 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.(AFP/Graphic)

]]> (AFP/Graphic) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:22:08 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265691275577-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=0lRED9bJ9rrDGBWIzckyPA-- Sri Lanka said Tuesday it would court martial ex-army chief ... (AFP/Graphic) - Sri Lanka said Tuesday 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.(AFP/Graphic)

]]> (AFP/Graphic) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/99edae7af3c7f7bc638f2e108ba5b7d1 (AFP) - Sri Lankan Defence Ministry spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella speaks to reporters during a press conference in Colombo. Sri Lanka said Tuesday 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.(AFP/Ishara S.Kodikara)

]]> (AFP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:22:08 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265737763186-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=6B6ucRVOmVQ.74ARSIhMwQ-- Sri Lankan Defence Ministry spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella speaks ... (AFP) - Sri Lankan Defence Ministry spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella speaks to reporters during a press conference in Colombo. Sri Lanka said Tuesday 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.(AFP/Ishara S.Kodikara)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/20c11f5aecde46e3bf733965441cfe4f (AFP/File) - Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate and former army chief Sarath Fonseka addresses reporters in Colombo on February 8. Sri Lanka said Tuesday it would court martial Fonseka for conspiring against the government and sacked parliament to make way for snap polls.(AFP/File/Ishara S.Kodikara)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:22:08 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265737866185-3-0.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=37Q2Uxysn0QpOJutYbcKKw-- Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate and former army ... (AFP/File) - Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate and former army chief Sarath Fonseka addresses reporters in Colombo on February 8. Sri Lanka said Tuesday it would court martial Fonseka for conspiring against the government and sacked parliament to make way for snap polls.(AFP/File/Ishara S.Kodikara)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/e0090141344c81fb37113a05f2a2a315 (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. Sri Lanka said Tuesday it would court martial Fonseka for conspiring against the government and sacked parliament to make way for snap polls.(AFP/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)

]]> (AFP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:22:08 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265737913373-3-0.jpg?x=85&y=130&q=85&sig=Nnli.QsqSnhEFn4.NECxNA-- A Sri Lankan man reads a newspaper story about the arrest of ... (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. Sri Lanka said Tuesday it would court martial Fonseka for conspiring against the government and sacked parliament to make way for snap polls.(AFP/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/c1509244b99b3b07f8a01d0de7abe769 (AFP/File) - A US marine dog handler with 1/3 Marines Alpha company waits with his dog at a company operation base (COB) in Toor Ghar in the Helmand province on February 8. 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.(AFP/File/Patrick Baz)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:22:35 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265739433519-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=vIh.rrR4PI2HP9EeEhWFkg-- A US marine dog handler with 1/3 Marines Alpha company waits ... (AFP/File) - A US marine dog handler with 1/3 Marines Alpha company waits with his dog at a company operation base (COB) in Toor Ghar in the Helmand province on February 8. 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.(AFP/File/Patrick Baz)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/0ca6ac263acab77671a7b17c5460abed (AFPTV) - 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(AFPTV)

]]> (AFPTV) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:22:35 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265617850533-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=CsKcDTt9Rbi5Hmes4HyfUQ-- VIDEO: US military officials in Afghanistan say lack of training ... (AFPTV) - 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(AFPTV)

]]> (AFPTV) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/c5e911e4d944adbfe7f68240d1ecb29b (AFP/File) - US Marines with 1/3 Marines Alpha company check their equipment at a company operation base (COB) during a sandstorm in Toor Ghar in the Helmand province on February 8. 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.(AFP/File/Patrick Baz)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:22:35 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265739529753-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=ma8Rk3JeU4LDgH_SkJlpLg-- US Marines with 1/3 Marines Alpha company check their equipment ... (AFP/File) - US Marines with 1/3 Marines Alpha company check their equipment at a company operation base (COB) during a sandstorm in Toor Ghar in the Helmand province on February 8. 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.(AFP/File/Patrick Baz)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/2698b2003b7841e8522034ce2d1a9bc5 (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. 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.(AFP/Patrick Baz)

]]> (AFP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:22:35 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265739561175-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=qSLKoKL9L_9HHS4AX5ZdMA-- US Marines with 1/3 Marines Alpha company check their equipment ... (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. 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.(AFP/Patrick Baz)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/e5d74a4d32b98970ac8b2c4b83503cfb (AFP/File) - 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.(AFP/File)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:22:35 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265739620002-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=hLXn4AgqV.12EergrDb9Dw-- Afghani security officials stand near a destroyed vehicle at ... (AFP/File) - 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.(AFP/File)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/a46a47f671edaffc2fcb26b5334f3f71 (AFP/Graphic) - Graphic on Afghanistan's Helmand province, ahead of a major assault against Taliban militants. 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.(AFP/Graphic)

]]> (AFP/Graphic) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:22:35 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265734653290-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=QkJkFv_zTQXNLJwZsRnbMQ-- Graphic on Afghanistan's Helmand province, ahead of a major ... (AFP/Graphic) - Graphic on Afghanistan's Helmand province, ahead of a major assault against Taliban militants. 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.(AFP/Graphic)

]]> (AFP/Graphic) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/54e50c688ee40d06929dc656841b6708 (AFP/File) - Detained democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, pictured in November 2009, believes it is too early for her party to decide whether to take part in Myanmar's national elections this year, her lawyer said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Hla Hla Htay)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:22:18 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265736047055-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=iHyJWJFDRZCVaP0r3X1oRw-- Detained democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, pictured in November ... (AFP/File) - Detained democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, pictured in November 2009, believes it is too early for her party to decide whether to take part in Myanmar's national elections this year, her lawyer said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Hla Hla Htay)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/c91226592d39db18587b497c7dca5089 (AFP/File) - Chinese enforcement officers check the dates on the tins of milk powder at a shop in Tongzi, southwest China's Guizhou region, as dairy products containing the industrial chemical melamine have been turning up again in stores. China is hunting for nearly 100 tonnes of tainted milk powder that was supposed to have been destroyed after a 2008 scandal over the deaths of six babies.(AFP/File)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:19:24 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265731908724-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=aw_buJLP7DfAgkJepHMNwA-- Chinese enforcement officers check the dates on the tins of ... (AFP/File) - Chinese enforcement officers check the dates on the tins of milk powder at a shop in Tongzi, southwest China's Guizhou region, as dairy products containing the industrial chemical melamine have been turning up again in stores. China is hunting for nearly 100 tonnes of tainted milk powder that was supposed to have been destroyed after a 2008 scandal over the deaths of six babies.(AFP/File)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/6f26859a533f3648b71706fdac9d1e6e (AFP/File) - An Indian protester dressed as a brinjal (aubergine) waits for the arrival of Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh in Ahmedabad in January 2010. India refused to grant permission Wednesday for the commercial cultivation of its first genetically modified (GM) food crop, citing problems of public trust and "inadequate" science.(AFP/File/Sam Panthaky)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:18:04 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265718376781-2-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=BiKIVRqUNb3UfBDO7aQY.g-- An Indian protester dressed as a brinjal (aubergine) waits for ... (AFP/File) - An Indian protester dressed as a brinjal (aubergine) waits for the arrival of Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh in Ahmedabad in January 2010. India refused to grant permission Wednesday for the commercial cultivation of its first genetically modified (GM) food crop, citing problems of public trust and "inadequate" science.(AFP/File/Sam Panthaky)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/20245124c43587faa1da6d2b3199b317 (AFP/File) - Activists and farmers stage a protest against the commercialisation of genetically modified BT Brinjal (eggplant) in Bangalore on February 6. India refused to grant permission Wednesday for the commercial cultivation of its first genetically modified (GM) food crop, citing problems of public trust and "inadequate" science.(AFP/File/Dibyangshu Sarkar)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:18:04 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265735870604-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=V8gP0T_RTBCzwSPH6D8lvw-- Activists and farmers stage a protest against the commercialisation ... (AFP/File) - Activists and farmers stage a protest against the commercialisation of genetically modified BT Brinjal (eggplant) in Bangalore on February 6. India refused to grant permission Wednesday for the commercial cultivation of its first genetically modified (GM) food crop, citing problems of public trust and "inadequate" science.(AFP/File/Dibyangshu Sarkar)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/1b7aa7a1a73cd18eda4a9edd8356f4ad (AFP/Getty Images/File) - The world's largest unmanned submarine, the 111 foot LSV 2 "Cutthroat" being housed at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division in 2005 in Idaho. Taiwan on Tuesday dismissed a report saying the island has dropped a request for US submarines, saying the vessels and fighter jets remained on the island's arms procurement agenda.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jeff T. Green)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:07:09 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265734031991-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=pjy25__u9W6C_jDanvafTg-- The world's largest unmanned submarine, the 111 foot LSV ... (AFP/Getty Images/File) - The world's largest unmanned submarine, the 111 foot LSV 2 "Cutthroat" being housed at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division in 2005 in Idaho. Taiwan on Tuesday dismissed a report saying the island has dropped a request for US submarines, saying the vessels and fighter jets remained on the island's arms procurement agenda.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jeff T. Green)

]]> (AFP/Getty Images/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/890ab15dddd47e85a9b99c0713694fd5 (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.(AFP/Patrick Baz)

]]> (AFP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:59:39 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265634085576-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=126&q=85&sig=lnks6RiJBXdNneKYg76PTA-- US Marines carry their equipment during a sandstorm in Helmand ... (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.(AFP/Patrick Baz)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/9ec9532589ed3d897ef081c13b04d859 (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.(AFP/Patrick Baz)

]]> (AFP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:59:39 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265701482439-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=X2DAt6Uu1lhtFxsjo_W8rw-- A US Marine dog handler waits with his dog at a company operation ... (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.(AFP/Patrick Baz)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/4b569e721afcbf3ec2dd8abf435a2b82 (AFP) - A customer checks out a Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle at the company's showroom in Tokyo on February 9. Toyota said Tuesday it was recalling hundreds of thousands of hybrid vehicles globally, including its best-selling Prius, plunging it deeper into crisis as lawsuits in the United States piled up.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)

]]> (AFP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:28:48 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265732579140-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=bDuh2KOICsaBkoSulxE.Cg-- A customer checks out a Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle at the company's ... (AFP) - A customer checks out a Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle at the company's showroom in Tokyo on February 9. Toyota said Tuesday it was recalling hundreds of thousands of hybrid vehicles globally, including its best-selling Prius, plunging it deeper into crisis as lawsuits in the United States piled up.(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/2522f11c549a142f5882467cd6e5e91f (AFP) - VIDEO: Toyota's president, Akio Toyoda, has said he is "deeply sorry" for the recall of millions of cars around the world. The company, whose brand has long been synonymous with safety and quality, faces a class-action lawsuit on behalf of owners in the United States alleging that it hid problems that have led to the rash of recalls. Duration: 01:42(AFP)

]]> (AFP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:28:48 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265606840889-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=xhV5FRb1.ot54PajtbjI5g-- VIDEO: Toyota's president, Akio Toyoda, has said he is "deeply ... (AFP) - VIDEO: Toyota's president, Akio Toyoda, has said he is "deeply sorry" for the recall of millions of cars around the world. The company, whose brand has long been synonymous with safety and quality, faces a class-action lawsuit on behalf of owners in the United States alleging that it hid problems that have led to the rash of recalls. Duration: 01:42(AFP)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/c557ae32bfb2e518d731471649fd3bf7 (AFP) - President of Japan's auto giant Toyota Akio Toyoda (R) gestures as he answers questions during a press conference at the Tokyo head office, February 9. Toyota "will do everything in our power to regain the confidence of our customers," its Toyoda said, offering yet another apology to customers for the technical troubles.(AFP/Toru Yamanaka)

]]> (AFP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:28:48 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265732361122-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=LHRqJ0tOiPRTDwznuwr_fg-- President of Japan's auto giant Toyota Akio Toyoda (R) gestures ... (AFP) - President of Japan's auto giant Toyota Akio Toyoda (R) gestures as he answers questions during a press conference at the Tokyo head office, February 9. Toyota "will do everything in our power to regain the confidence of our customers," its Toyoda said, offering yet another apology to customers for the technical troubles.(AFP/Toru Yamanaka)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/25f383bd765be4369d1bddf2fc65a66d (AFP/Graphic) - Graphic showing how hybrid cars utilise a power switching mechanism to save energy including a schematic showing how kinetic energy from breaking feeds into the car's battery power storage.(AFP/Graphic)

]]> (AFP/Graphic) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:28:48 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265697072992-1-0.jpg?x=106&y=130&q=85&sig=W33acLu28ARbU5W.IXMhbg-- Graphic showing how hybrid cars utilise a power switching mechanism ... (AFP/Graphic) - Graphic showing how hybrid cars utilise a power switching mechanism to save energy including a schematic showing how kinetic energy from breaking feeds into the car's battery power storage.(AFP/Graphic)

]]> (AFP/Graphic) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/7c0c05149e2ef411942e18e2b71ff468 (AFP/KCNA via KNS) - 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.(AFP/KCNA via KNS)

]]> (AFP/KCNA via KNS) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:12:14 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265731827906-4-0.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=0_QG56rBoQ38PD_s72AsTA-- A photo release by North Korean Central News Agency shows North ... (AFP/KCNA via KNS) - 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.(AFP/KCNA via KNS)

]]> (AFP/KCNA via KNS) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/3c940a50d46734ea24858b4b8c917273 (AFP/KCNA via KNS) - A photo release by North Korean Central News Agency shows Wang Jiarui (C), head of the International Liaison Department of China's Communist Party in Pyongyang on February 8. 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.(AFP/KCNA via KNS)

]]> (AFP/KCNA via KNS) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:12:14 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265731900640-4-0.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=Klm0L2QX.ALitOuEFkAEjA-- A photo release by North Korean Central News Agency shows Wang ... (AFP/KCNA via KNS) - A photo release by North Korean Central News Agency shows Wang Jiarui (C), head of the International Liaison Department of China's Communist Party in Pyongyang on February 8. 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.(AFP/KCNA via KNS)

]]> (AFP/KCNA via KNS) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/ee28a20976785a84519c466ec9d8eb9f (AFP/File) - 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.(AFP/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:12:14 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265697034707-4-0.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=pyEF4t4KllUSwzNLK6LrsQ-- South Korean Marines stand guard at an anti-aircraft gun position ... (AFP/File) - 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.(AFP/File/Kim Jae-Hwan)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/cb2855c618396fa52519e5387d906dcf (AFP) - Philippine Liberal Party presidential candidate Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino (L), son of late former president Corazon Aquino, greets supporters during an election campaign rally in the town of Conception, Tarlac province, north of Manila.(AFP/Ted Aljibe)

]]> (AFP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:05:23 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265701857426-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=8jIjvtDvFA6PiB_yskyerw-- Philippine Liberal Party presidential candidate Benigno "Noynoy" ... (AFP) - Philippine Liberal Party presidential candidate Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino (L), son of late former president Corazon Aquino, greets supporters during an election campaign rally in the town of Conception, Tarlac province, north of Manila.(AFP/Ted Aljibe)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/8f345cb39ddb6b1c5342bc7491e86b73 (AFP) - Deposed Philippine leader Joseph Estrada waves as he greets his supporters at a rally in Manila.(AFP/Jay Directo)

]]> (AFP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:05:23 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265731504332-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=102&q=85&sig=d8PIs0.caHUIhINAjrOPzw-- Deposed Philippine leader Joseph Estrada waves as he greets ... (AFP) - Deposed Philippine leader Joseph Estrada waves as he greets his supporters at a rally in Manila.(AFP/Jay Directo)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/27a7bf5ead0fb43b581f8dc42f517239 (AFP/File) - Nationalista Party Presidential candidate senator Manny Villar shows his certificate of candidacy at the Commission of Election in Manila. The Philippine election season kicked off on Tuesday with the world's best boxer and the defiant wife of a dead dictator among the dizzying array of characters hoping to grab a share of power.(AFP/File/Jay Directo)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:05:23 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265687894836-2-0.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=qNQLK0U.jfvVCavk7yy1Kw-- Nationalista Party Presidential candidate senator Manny Villar ... (AFP/File) - Nationalista Party Presidential candidate senator Manny Villar shows his certificate of candidacy at the Commission of Election in Manila. The Philippine election season kicked off on Tuesday with the world's best boxer and the defiant wife of a dead dictator among the dizzying array of characters hoping to grab a share of power.(AFP/File/Jay Directo)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/9d3fbfe09b441d2690e79d0c403f6ac7 (AFP/File) - Afghan men walk through a snow-covered road in Kabul on February 8. An avalanche triggered by heavy snow has killed up to 30 people and left another 70 injured in the treacherous mountains of northern Afghanistan.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:30:11 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265713258796-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=ozu3ZxQtAKWdSgvBKfz6Ng-- Afghan men walk through a snow-covered road in Kabul on February ... (AFP/File) - Afghan men walk through a snow-covered road in Kabul on February 8. An avalanche triggered by heavy snow has killed up to 30 people and left another 70 injured in the treacherous mountains of northern Afghanistan.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/7a31c48e468c5dadc5f7cd030dc11d55 (AFP/File) - Sri Lanka's president Mahinda Rajapakse has sacked the national parliament and cleared the way for a national election two months ahead of schedule.(AFP/File/STR)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:28:42 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265729237160-1-0.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=LF7LjJtsEk6gGZEVreU9vg-- Sri Lanka's president Mahinda Rajapakse has sacked the national ... (AFP/File) - Sri Lanka's president Mahinda Rajapakse has sacked the national parliament and cleared the way for a national election two months ahead of schedule.(AFP/File/STR)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/c889bd046c46e3d08115d01ed718eb85 (AFP) - A policeman guards the office of opposition presidential candidate and former army chief Sarath Fonseka shortly after he was arrested by the military police in Colombo.(AFP/Ishara S.Kodikara)

]]> (AFP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:39:43 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265659329154-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=QSRv3i9CsMIKc2Q9VjI1rg-- A policeman guards the office of opposition presidential candidate ... (AFP) - A policeman guards the office of opposition presidential candidate and former army chief Sarath Fonseka shortly after he was arrested by the military police in Colombo.(AFP/Ishara S.Kodikara)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/33f910b4e10de76ea1fded6a1e8be1ef (AFP) - Sri Lanka's former army chief and defeated presidential hopeful Sarath Fonseka is to be court-martialled on charges of conspiring against the government.(AFP/Ishara S.Kodikara)

]]> (AFP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:39:43 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265647930668-1-0.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=RxLoWjFWrbOkRKOMO5xjLA-- Sri Lanka's former army chief and defeated presidential ... (AFP) - Sri Lanka's former army chief and defeated presidential hopeful Sarath Fonseka is to be court-martialled on charges of conspiring against the government.(AFP/Ishara S.Kodikara)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/50f9165f997fe35268745083b8bb0ebc (AFP/File) - Sri Lankan soldiers lower their national flag during Independence Day on February 4. Sri Lanka's former army chief and defeated presidential hopeful Sarath Fonseka is to be court-martialled on charges of conspiring against the government.(AFP/File/Ishara S.Kodikara)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:39:43 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265682383020-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=CWVaUslDKpV3Ydje4RPfxw-- Sri Lankan soldiers lower their national flag during Independence ... (AFP/File) - Sri Lankan soldiers lower their national flag during Independence Day on February 4. Sri Lanka's former army chief and defeated presidential hopeful Sarath Fonseka is to be court-martialled on charges of conspiring against the government.(AFP/File/Ishara S.Kodikara)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/51ad5bad1fad40341b211ec4a30ad417 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan reads a newspaper report on the arrest of Sri Lankan former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka in Colombo. Fonseka is to be court-martialled on charges of conspiring against the government.(AFP/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)

]]> (AFP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:39:43 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265688520512-1-0.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=Ckq9WqM.qo12iH3SWabiig-- A Sri Lankan reads a newspaper report on the arrest of Sri Lankan ... (AFP) - A Sri Lankan reads a newspaper report on the arrest of Sri Lankan former army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka in Colombo. Fonseka is to be court-martialled on charges of conspiring against the government.(AFP/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/17eb33a8c0ede685b81e4e4f3b4a578d (AFP) - VIDEO: Restaurants outside Tokyo have launched an unusual promotional drive: they offer a host of delectable treats, from traditional sashimi to spaghetti bolognese --all using whale meat. Duration: 2:06(AFP)

]]> (AFP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:48:59 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265712528619-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=mv0KbeFFTQzUKAxZ1uBjnA-- VIDEO: Restaurants outside Tokyo have launched an unusual promotional ... (AFP) - VIDEO: Restaurants outside Tokyo have launched an unusual promotional drive: they offer a host of delectable treats, from traditional sashimi to spaghetti bolognese --all using whale meat. Duration: 2:06(AFP)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/877f9f2fbc89a0f75e0e57b6ff824c65 (AFP/Sea Shepherd Conservation Society) - The Sea Shepherd ship "Bob Barker" (L) collides with Japanese harpoon ship Yushin Maru No. 3 (R) in Antarctic waters. Anti-whaling activists said Tuesday they had exchanged water cannon fire with Japanese fishermen after ambushing them in Antarctic waters.(AFP/Sea Shepherd Conservation Society/Glenn Lockitch)

]]> (AFP/Sea Shepherd Conservation Society) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:48:59 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265690824699-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=9iC01fpweXyHl86P1_2nEw-- The Sea Shepherd ship "Bob Barker" (L) collides with ... (AFP/Sea Shepherd Conservation Society) - The Sea Shepherd ship "Bob Barker" (L) collides with Japanese harpoon ship Yushin Maru No. 3 (R) in Antarctic waters. Anti-whaling activists said Tuesday they had exchanged water cannon fire with Japanese fishermen after ambushing them in Antarctic waters.(AFP/Sea Shepherd Conservation Society/Glenn Lockitch)

]]> (AFP/Sea Shepherd Conservation Society) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/ef31e857f01b401a25fbb75b29d5deb9 (AFP/File) - A man stands among school bags and next to a mourning tent for pupils on the ruins of a collapsed elementary school in Wufu town of Mianzhu county, in China's s Sichuan province, May 26, 2008. A Chinese activist who was investigating whether shoddy construction caused school collapses in the massive 2008 Sichuan earthquake was jailed Tuesday for five years for subversion, his lawyer said.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:55:44 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265690531900-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=0FkOwVSf9BHtqchOa9KbAw-- A man stands among school bags and next to a mourning tent for ... (AFP/File) - A man stands among school bags and next to a mourning tent for pupils on the ruins of a collapsed elementary school in Wufu town of Mianzhu county, in China's s Sichuan province, May 26, 2008. A Chinese activist who was investigating whether shoddy construction caused school collapses in the massive 2008 Sichuan earthquake was jailed Tuesday for five years for subversion, his lawyer said.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/d2ca2f45266d07a877fb9dd50adbcbe3 (AFP) - A policeman shouts to stop a photographer from taking pictures outside a roadblock near the collapsed Juyuan Middle School in Dujiangyan city, in Sichuan on June 12, 2008. Police that month kicked foreign journalists out of the city where the collapse of several schools in China's earthquake drew charges of corruption from parents of dead children.(AFP/Liu Jin)

]]> (AFP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:55:44 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265690381540-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=y.xeKUXd.ie3xzf0vvyaBA-- A policeman shouts to stop a photographer from taking pictures ... (AFP) - A policeman shouts to stop a photographer from taking pictures outside a roadblock near the collapsed Juyuan Middle School in Dujiangyan city, in Sichuan on June 12, 2008. Police that month kicked foreign journalists out of the city where the collapse of several schools in China's earthquake drew charges of corruption from parents of dead children.(AFP/Liu Jin)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/25775ad3c86a93667b7f2b37cfde1206 (AFP/File) - The quake-ravaged town of Beichuan in southwest China's Sichuan province in 2008. A Chinese activist who was investigating whether shoddy construction caused school collapses in the massive 2008 Sichuan earthquake was jailed Tuesday for five years for subversion, his lawyer said.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:55:44 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265683274182-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=tkK.0xZ9Kd2CGZgh.nRG5Q-- The quake-ravaged town of Beichuan in southwest China's ... (AFP/File) - The quake-ravaged town of Beichuan in southwest China's Sichuan province in 2008. A Chinese activist who was investigating whether shoddy construction caused school collapses in the massive 2008 Sichuan earthquake was jailed Tuesday for five years for subversion, his lawyer said.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/0e2744b1046ffe211c746d49226aee75 (AFP/File) - Police investigators look at the victims of a massacre in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao province on November 24, 2009. A former close ally of Philippine President Gloria Arroyo and 196 other people were on Tuesday charged with murder over the election-linked massacre that left 57 people dead, a prosecutor said.(AFP/File/Mark Navales)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:54:32 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265698257731-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=YNFmOarDiT6lUTFpijR_jA-- Police investigators look at the victims of a massacre in Ampatuan ... (AFP/File) - Police investigators look at the victims of a massacre in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao province on November 24, 2009. A former close ally of Philippine President Gloria Arroyo and 196 other people were on Tuesday charged with murder over the election-linked massacre that left 57 people dead, a prosecutor said.(AFP/File/Mark Navales)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/fdc274b15d0e69b8a5e6ed79a67f2474 (AFP/Graphic) - Graphic on the Maguindanao massacre in the Philippines, as 197 people were on Tuesday charged with murder over the election-linked killings.(AFP/Graphic)

]]> (AFP/Graphic) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:54:32 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265705619950-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=123&q=85&sig=wKcyCFDM4kaGXdUvi0ikzQ-- Graphic on the Maguindanao massacre in the Philippines, as 197 ... (AFP/Graphic) - Graphic on the Maguindanao massacre in the Philippines, as 197 people were on Tuesday charged with murder over the election-linked killings.(AFP/Graphic)

]]> (AFP/Graphic) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/05826c84fc20606ed2b934cb0cb228cf (AFP/File) - Andal Ampatuan Jnr. (L), is fitted with a bullet-proof vest by an agent before the latest hearing in his murder trial in Manila on February 3. Prosecutors alleged in Ampatuan Jnr's trial that he and about 100 of his gunmen abducted and killed the victims to stop a rival, Esmael Mangudadatu, from running against him for the post of Maguindanao governor in May elections.(AFP/File/Jay Directo)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:54:32 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265699132580-3-0.jpg?x=100&y=130&q=85&sig=KhEJma.jt7iCF28LEVgCJA-- Andal Ampatuan Jnr. (L), is fitted with a bullet-proof vest ... (AFP/File) - Andal Ampatuan Jnr. (L), is fitted with a bullet-proof vest by an agent before the latest hearing in his murder trial in Manila on February 3. Prosecutors alleged in Ampatuan Jnr's trial that he and about 100 of his gunmen abducted and killed the victims to stop a rival, Esmael Mangudadatu, from running against him for the post of Maguindanao governor in May elections.(AFP/File/Jay Directo)

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]]> (AFP) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:51:56 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265647930668-2-0.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=eHix7eNiv8sZT78A1nnDSw-- The defeated candidate in Sri Lanka's presidential vote, ... (AFP) - The defeated candidate in Sri Lanka's presidential vote, former army chief Sarath Fonseka, was arrested hours after vowing to give evidence before any war crimes tribunal.(AFP/Ishara S.Kodikara)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/categories/1568/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Asia-Pacific-Photos---AFP/ss/1568/im:/100209/photos_wl_pc_afp/5e7c1742e2e03025f57bb92048b59016 (AFP/File) - Sri Lankan soldiers lower their national flag in the evening of the nation's 62th Independence Day in Colombo on February 4. Amnesty International accused Colombo of stepping up a "crackdown on political opposition" and urged President Mahinda Rajapakse to make progress on human rights.(AFP/File/Ishara S.Kodikara)

]]> (AFP/File) Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:51:56 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100209/capt.photo_1265682383020-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=wtmpWxq9ooAO7hnjdKvVWQ-- Sri Lankan soldiers lower their national flag in the evening ... (AFP/File) - Sri Lankan soldiers lower their national flag in the evening of the nation's 62th Independence Day in Colombo on February 4. Amnesty International accused Colombo of stepping up a "crackdown on political opposition" and urged President Mahinda Rajapakse to make progress on human rights.(AFP/File/Ishara S.Kodikara)

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