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US says attack at Afghan base targeted top general
The US military said Friday that an attack at a NATO base in Afghanistan this week targeted a top American commander, just as Defense Secretary Leon Panetta flew in for a visit. After having initially downplayed the incident, officials threw new light on Wednesday’s attack at British-run Camp Bastion in…
US soldier upset by comrade’s injury before rampage
The US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers was upset by a serious injury sustained by an army comrade the day before the massacre, but held no animosity toward Muslims, his lawyer has said. The 38-year-old army sergeant, being held in Kuwait, was also unhappy about being sent to…
Archbishop of Canterbury to step down
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, the spiritual leader of the world’s Anglicans, said Friday he will resign at the end of the year after struggling to maintain unity over women and gay bishops. After a decade at the head of the Church of England, Williams announced that he would take…
PayPal lets shops take payments on smartphones
Online financial transactions titan PayPal has started to allow merchants across the world to take payments using smartphones in a direct challenge to startup Square. The PayPal Here system uses a triangle-shaped “dongle” card reader that plugs into mobile devices to let people make purchases. PayPal Here software also lets…
Apple fans snap up new iPad, but response muted
Apple die-hards in Asia became the first to snap up the new iPad on Friday, but compared with the scramble at the firm’s past launches the response was muted for a device that is short of new technology. Those who queued in Sydney, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore heaped praise…
North Korea says it will launch long-range rocket
North Korea said Friday it would launch a long-range rocket next month to put a satellite into orbit, a move that would breach a United Nations ban imposed after previous launches. The announcement came just 16 days after the North’s new leaders agreed to suspend long-range missile tests as part…
White rice linked to Type 2 diabetes, says study
PARIS — Health researchers said on Thursday they had found a troubling link between higher consumption of rice and Type 2 diabetes, a disease that in some countries is becoming an epidemic. Further work is need to probe the apparent association and diets that are notoriously high in sugar and…
‘Barefoot bandit’ lawyer to represent Afghanistan shooter
LOS ANGELES — A lawyer best known for defending the audacious “Barefoot Bandit” said Thursday he is set to defend the US soldier accused of killing 16 villagers in southern Afghanistan. Attorney John Henry Browne said he spoke with the soldier by phone, and hopes to meet him soon soon,…
Indonesia warns of ‘mistrust’ over U.S. Marine plan
SYDNEY — Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa on Friday said the stationing of US Marines in Australia needed to be better explained to all countries in Asia to avoid “mistrust”. In an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, Natalegawa also called on Australia to “wage aggressive peace” in the region…
50 arrested as Chile education protest turn violent
SANTIAGO — At least 50 people were arrested in the Chilean capital Thursday amid clashes with police during a student demonstration over the quality and cost of higher education. The demo involving some 5,000 protesters also saw three policemen hurt, one of them seriously, in the hours-long clashes, police said.…
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