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• Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT
• Soldiers killed at Fort Hood had years of service
• Fort Hood gunman had argument with other soldiers
• Fort Hood Shooting Victims Include Iraq, Afghanistan Combat Veterans
• Daughter of Iraqi-American man cross-examined at California murder trial
• Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT
• Fort Hood reveals identities of 3 soldiers killed
• North Korea tells world 'wait and see' on new nuclear test
• Fort Hood gunman's motivation 'may never be known'
• U.S. finalizing plan to boost support for Syrian rebels: sources
• Top Asian News at 11:00 p.m. GMT
• Acclaimed photographer Anja Niedringhaus dies
• AP photographer killed, reporter wounded
• Top Asian News at 10:30 p.m. GMT
• No clear security fixes for Fort Hood violence
• 'Verbal altercation' may have led to Fort Hood rampage: Army
• Top Asian News at 10:00 p.m. GMT
• President-turned-artist Bush tells of 'tense' Putin relations
• Top Asian News at 9:30 p.m. GMT
• Fort Hood Shooter Angered When Told To Come Back Next Day
• Top Asian News at 9:00 p.m. GMT
• Father of Fort Hood gunman says family in shock
• Top Asian News at 8:30 p.m. GMT
• Top Asian News at 8:00 p.m. GMT
• Top Asian News at 7:30 p.m. GMT
• Jihadist infighting in Syria is 'sedition': Zawahiri
• 17 dead in Iraq violence as elections loom
• Top Asian News at 7:00 p.m. GMT
• Top Asian News at 6:30 p.m. GMT
• AP tribute to slain photographer Anja Niedringhaus
• Top Asian News at 6:00 p.m. GMT
• Top Asian News at 5:30 p.m. GMT
• Iraq Christians say homes seized as unrest spikes
• Top Asian News at 5:00 p.m. GMT
• Wounded US Reporter Kathy Gannon, Among The Brave and The Passionate
• Top Asian News at 4:30 p.m. GMT
• $6 Billion Goes Missing at State Department
• Fort Hood gunman had 'unstable' mental condition
• Top Asian News at 4:00 p.m. GMT
• Many returning military vets bound for college

Top Asian News at 12:00 a.m. GMT Posted: 04 Apr 2014 05:03 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan police commander opened fire Friday on two Associated Press journalists, killing Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Anja Niedringhaus and wounding veteran correspondent Kathy Gannon — the first known case of a security insider attacking journalists in Afghanistan. The shooting was part of a surge in violence targeting foreigners in the run-up to Saturday's presidential elections, a pivotal moment in Afghanistan's troubled recent history that promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power.

Soldiers killed at Fort Hood had years of service Posted: 04 Apr 2014 04:59 PM PDT FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Lt. Gen. Mark Milley, commander at the Fort Hood Army post in Texas, on Friday released the names of the three soldiers killed by Spc. Ivan Lopez, who then used the same .45-caliber pistol to kill himself. Milley said the shooting rampage on Wednesday at Fort Hood followed a verbal altercation.

Fort Hood gunman had argument with other soldiers Posted: 04 Apr 2014 04:51 PM PDT FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The Fort Hood soldier who gunned down three other military men before killing himself had an argument with colleagues in his unit before opening fire, and investigators believe his mental condition was not the "direct precipitating factor" in the shooting, authorities said Friday.

Fort Hood Shooting Victims Include Iraq, Afghanistan Combat Veterans Posted: 04 Apr 2014 04:48 PM PDT Police Name Victims Shot by Army Solider Ivan Lopez

Daughter of Iraqi-American man cross-examined at California murder trial Posted: 04 Apr 2014 04:41 PM PDT By Marty Graham SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - An Iraqi-American man charged with murdering his wife in their California home in what was first investigated as a hate crime heard testimony from his daughter on Friday that showed deep conflict within the family. Kassim Alhimidi, 49, who prosecutors accuse of beating his wife to death, possibly with a tire iron, glared at his daughter during cross-examination on the fourth day of the trial and then began weeping. Shaima Alawadi, a 32-year-old mother of five, died of her injuries several days after her daughter found her bloodied body on the kitchen floor of their home in the San Diego suburb of El Cajon, California, in March 2012. The testimony of his 19-year-old daughter Fatima Alhimidi painted a picture of a family in turmoil in the months before the killing, as arguments erupted over whether she would wed a cousin in Iraq in an arranged marriage and over her relationship with a boyfriend.

Top Asian News at 11:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 04 Apr 2014 04:33 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan police commander opened fire Friday on two Associated Press journalists, killing Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Anja Niedringhaus and wounding veteran correspondent Kathy Gannon — the first known case of a security insider attacking journalists in Afghanistan. The shooting was part of a surge in violence targeting foreigners in the run-up to Saturday's presidential elections, a pivotal moment in Afghanistan's troubled recent history that promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power.

Fort Hood reveals identities of 3 soldiers killed Posted: 04 Apr 2014 04:32 PM PDT FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The three soldiers killed in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood by another military man had served in the military for years and been deployed to Iraq as well as other places.

North Korea tells world 'wait and see' on new nuclear test Posted: 04 Apr 2014 04:22 PM PDT By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea said on Friday that the world would have to "wait and see" when asked for details of "a new form" of nuclear test it threatened to carry out after the United Nations Security Council condemned Pyongyang's recent ballistic missile launch. North Korea fired two medium-range Rodong ballistic missiles into the sea on March 26. Its first firing in four years of mid-range missiles that can hit Japan followed a series of short-range rocket launches over the past two months. North Korea (DPRK) reacted on Sunday with a threat to conduct what it called "a new form of nuclear test.

Fort Hood gunman's motivation 'may never be known' Posted: 04 Apr 2014 04:18 PM PDT Investigators said Friday they may never know exactly what drove a troubled US soldier to shoot dead three people and wound 16 earlier this week at Fort Hood. Army specialist Ivan Lopez, 34, went on the rampage on Wednesday at the sprawling Texas military base before turning the .45-caliber semi-automatic pistol on himself. On Thursday his base commander said Lopez may have argued with one or more colleagues before the shooting, and Lieutenant General Mark Milley also said that Lopez's troubled mental state was likely "the fundamental underlying causal factor." Chris Gray, spokesman for the CID, the Army's criminal investigation service, said Friday: "At this time, we have not established a concrete motive but we will do everything in our power to do so.

U.S. finalizing plan to boost support for Syrian rebels: sources Posted: 04 Apr 2014 04:16 PM PDT By Mark Hosenball and Missy Ryan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government is finalizing a plan to increase training and small-arms shipments for Syrian rebels, two U.S. security sources said on Friday, as Syrian government troops gain momentum following the collapse of U.S.-backed peace talks. The United States would increase assistance and send the shipments to moderate rebel factions mostly based in Jordan, along Syria's southern border, the officials familiar with the plan told Reuters. But the United States fears supplies of advanced weapons to pro-Western rebels could be diverted to Islamic militant groups, who could use them to attack allied, Israeli or civilian aircraft, the U.S. officials said, explaining why the surface-to-air missiles won't be included in the assistance. President Barack Obama has resisted becoming entangled in Syria's complex, two-year civil war, but has faced criticism for failing to take a tougher stand given the immensity of the humanitarian crisis.

Top Asian News at 11:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 04 Apr 2014 04:02 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan police commander opened fire Friday on two Associated Press journalists, killing Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Anja Niedringhaus and wounding veteran correspondent Kathy Gannon — the first known case of a security insider attacking journalists in Afghanistan. The shooting was part of a surge in violence targeting foreigners in the run-up to Saturday's presidential elections, a pivotal moment in Afghanistan's troubled recent history that promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power.

Acclaimed photographer Anja Niedringhaus dies Posted: 04 Apr 2014 04:00 PM PDT Anja Niedringhaus faced down some of the world's greatest dangers and had one of the world's loudest and most infectious laughs. She photographed dying and death, and embraced humanity and life. She gave herself to the subjects of her lens, and gave her talents to the world, with images of wars' unwitting victims in Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia and beyond.

AP photographer killed, reporter wounded Posted: 04 Apr 2014 03:56 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan police commander opened fire Friday on two Associated Press journalists, killing Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Anja Niedringhaus and wounding veteran correspondent Kathy Gannon — the first known case of a security insider attacking journalists in Afghanistan.

Top Asian News at 10:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 04 Apr 2014 03:35 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan police commander opened fire Friday on two Associated Press journalists, killing Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Anja Niedringhaus and wounding veteran correspondent Kathy Gannon — the first known case of a security insider attacking journalists in Afghanistan. The shooting was part of a surge in violence targeting foreigners in the run-up to Saturday's presidential elections, a pivotal moment in Afghanistan's troubled recent history that promises to be the nation's first democratic transfer of power.

No clear security fixes for Fort Hood violence Posted: 04 Apr 2014 03:30 PM PDT DALLAS (AP) — After three mass shootings at military bases in the U.S. over the last five years, security experts say the sad truth is that there is probably no practical way of preventing members of the armed forces or civilian employees from carrying guns onto big installations like Fort Hood.

'Verbal altercation' may have led to Fort Hood rampage: Army Posted: 04 Apr 2014 03:10 PM PDT By Lisa Maria Garza and Eileen O'Grady FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - The suspected gunman at Fort Hood in Texas argued heatedly with fellow soldiers before going on a shooting spree that left three dead and 16 injured at the expansive U.S. Army base, a military investigator said on Friday. The suspected shooter Ivan Lopez, a 34-year-old soldier battling mental illness, then turned the gun on himself in the second mass shooting at the base in the last five years. "We do have credible information he was involved in a verbal altercation with soldiers from his unit just prior to him allegedly opening fire," Christopher Grey, of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, told a news conference, without offering further details. Investigators from the military, Texas Rangers and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have interviewed more than 900 people to gather details of the crime scene that played out over an area covering about two city blocks, Grey said.

Top Asian News at 10:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 04 Apr 2014 03:02 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan police commander opened fire Friday on two Associated Press journalists inside a security forces base in eastern Afghanistan, killing prize-winning photographer Anja Niedringhaus and wounding veteran correspondent Kathy Gannon. Niedringhaus, 48, who had covered conflict zones from the Balkans in the 1990s to Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan and was part of a team of AP photographers who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2005, died instantly of her wounds.

President-turned-artist Bush tells of 'tense' Putin relations Posted: 04 Apr 2014 02:42 PM PDT Former US president George W. Bush said relations with Vladimir Putin grew "increasingly tense" during his White House years, as he unveiled his portraits of world leaders, including the Russian head of state. Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, former British prime minister Tony Blair, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and the Dalai Lama are among the two dozen leaders featured in an exhibition of the paintings which opens in Texas on Saturday.

Top Asian News at 9:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 04 Apr 2014 02:32 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan police commander opened fire Friday on two Associated Press journalists inside a security forces base in eastern Afghanistan, killing prize-winning photographer Anja Niedringhaus and wounding veteran correspondent Kathy Gannon. Niedringhaus, 48, who had covered conflict zones from the Balkans in the 1990s to Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan and was part of a team of AP photographers who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2005, died instantly of her wounds.

Fort Hood Shooter Angered When Told To Come Back Next Day Posted: 04 Apr 2014 02:27 PM PDT Spc. Ivan Lopez Wanted a Leave of Absence Form

Top Asian News at 9:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 04 Apr 2014 02:03 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan police commander opened fire Friday on two Associated Press journalists inside a security forces base in eastern Afghanistan, killing prize-winning photographer Anja Niedringhaus and wounding veteran correspondent Kathy Gannon. Niedringhaus, 48, who had covered conflict zones from the Balkans in the 1990s to Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan and was part of a team of AP photographers who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2005, died instantly of her wounds.

Father of Fort Hood gunman says family in shock Posted: 04 Apr 2014 01:57 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The father of a gunman who opened fire this week on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood and then shot himself said Friday that he is struggling to comprehend his son's actions.

Top Asian News at 8:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 04 Apr 2014 01:32 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan police commander opened fire Friday on two Associated Press journalists inside a security forces base in eastern Afghanistan, killing prize-winning photographer Anja Niedringhaus and wounding veteran correspondent Kathy Gannon. Niedringhaus, 48, who had covered conflict zones from the Balkans in the 1990s to Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan and was part of a team of AP photographers who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2005, died instantly of her wounds.

Top Asian News at 8:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 04 Apr 2014 01:02 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan police commander opened fire Friday on two Associated Press journalists inside a security forces base in eastern Afghanistan, killing prize-winning photographer Anja Niedringhaus and wounding veteran correspondent Kathy Gannon. Niedringhaus, 48, who had covered conflict zones from the Balkans in the 1990s to Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan and was part of a team of AP photographers who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2005, died instantly of her wounds.

Top Asian News at 7:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 04 Apr 2014 12:33 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan police commander opened fire Friday on two Associated Press journalists inside a security forces base in eastern Afghanistan, killing prize-winning photographer Anja Niedringhaus and wounding veteran correspondent Kathy Gannon. Niedringhaus, 48, who had covered conflict zones from the Balkans in the 1990s to Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan and was part of a team of AP photographers who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2005, died instantly of her wounds.

Jihadist infighting in Syria is 'sedition': Zawahiri Posted: 04 Apr 2014 12:21 PM PDT Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has told rival jihadists in Syria to accept independent Islamic arbitration to end three months of infighting, saying in an audio message Friday the violence is "sedition". Powerful rebel groups in Syria, including the Islamic Front and Al-Qaeda's affiliate Al-Nusra Front, have been locked in fierce fighting with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) since January.

17 dead in Iraq violence as elections loom Posted: 04 Apr 2014 12:08 PM PDT Violence across Iraq killed 17 people Friday while security forces killed another 15 militants in clashes south of Baghdad, the latest in a surge of bloodshed ahead of parliamentary elections. The unrest has been principally driven by anger in the Sunni Arab community over alleged mistreatment at the hands of the Shiite-led government and security forces, as well as a spillover from the civil war in neighbouring Syria. Apart from the capital, Friday's violence struck in predominantly Sunni areas of Nineveh, Salaheddin and Kirkuk provinces to the north, and in Anbar to the west, while security forces engaged in a firefight with insurgents south of Baghdad, security and medical officials said. The clashes, which broke out during attempted raids of militant strongholds in Yusifiyah, Latifiyah and Jurf al-Sakhr, left 15 militants dead, while three members of the security forces were also killed.

Top Asian News at 7:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 04 Apr 2014 12:03 PM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan police commander opened fire Friday on two Associated Press journalists inside a security forces base in eastern Afghanistan, killing prize-winning photographer Anja Niedringhaus and wounding veteran correspondent Kathy Gannon. Niedringhaus, 48, who had covered conflict zones from the Balkans in the 1990s to Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan and was part of a team of AP photographers who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2005, died instantly of her wounds.

Top Asian News at 6:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 04 Apr 2014 11:32 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan police commander opened fire Friday on two Associated Press journalists inside a security forces base in eastern Afghanistan, killing prize-winning photographer Anja Niedringhaus and wounding veteran correspondent Kathy Gannon. Niedringhaus, 48, who had covered conflict zones from the Balkans in the 1990s to Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan and was part of a team of AP photographers who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2005, died instantly of her wounds.

AP tribute to slain photographer Anja Niedringhaus Posted: 04 Apr 2014 11:11 AM PDT Anja Niedringhaus, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer for the Associated Press, was shot dead in Afghanistan's Khost Province on Friday on the eve of the presidential election in that country. The following is the Associated Press's tribute to Niedringhaus, redistributed with permission from the AP. She gave herself to the subjects of her lens, and gave her talents to the world, with images of wars' unwitting victims in Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia and beyond. Two days before her death, she made potatoes and sausage in Kabul for veteran AP correspondent Kathy Gannon, who was wounded in the attack that killed Niedringhaus, and photographer Muhammed Muheisen.

Top Asian News at 6:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 04 Apr 2014 11:03 AM PDT ZIWEI VILLAGE, China (AP) — The Li family wonders how to spend Saturday's annual Tomb-Sweeping Day. The three Li brothers usually visit their mother's grave in their rugged village in northeast China, but absent this year is the youngest brother — a passenger aboard the missing Malaysian airliner. Should they add 34-year-old Li Zhixin to those they should mourn? If so, how would they do that without a grave? And what if he is still alive?

Top Asian News at 5:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 04 Apr 2014 10:32 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan police commander opened fire Friday on two Associated Press journalists inside a security forces base in eastern Afghanistan, killing prize-winning photographer Anja Niedringhaus and wounding veteran correspondent Kathy Gannon. Niedringhaus, 48, who had covered conflict zones from the Balkans in the 1990s to Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan and was part of a team of AP photographers who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2005, died instantly of her wounds.

Iraq Christians say homes seized as unrest spikes Posted: 04 Apr 2014 10:30 AM PDT As Iraq suffers its worst violence in years, gangs claiming ties to powerful militias have been commandeering empty homes in Baghdad with little official sanction, victims and rights groups say. Militia leaders have disavowed the practice and insist they are not behind it, while those affected -- principally minority Christians -- say the country's courts have done little to protect their property. "We have received dozens of such cases," William Warda, head of the Baghdad-based Hammurabi Human Rights Organisation, told AFP. "Most of them are afraid of submitting complaints to the government, because they do not believe they can protect themselves if they file a lawsuit -- they are fearful of being kidnapped."

Top Asian News at 5:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 04 Apr 2014 10:03 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan police commander opened fire Friday on two Associated Press journalists inside a security forces base in eastern Afghanistan, killing prize-winning photographer Anja Niedringhaus and wounding veteran correspondent Kathy Gannon. Niedringhaus, 48, who had covered conflict zones from the Balkans in the 1990s to Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan and was part of a team of AP photographers who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2005, died instantly of her wounds.

Wounded US Reporter Kathy Gannon, Among The Brave and The Passionate Posted: 04 Apr 2014 09:57 AM PDT Kathy Gannon is as brave as they come. A fixture in Afghanistan and Pakistan for more than 20 years, few are better connected. She can pick the up the phone to senior people in the government and the Taliban. Sometimes, it feels as though she...

Top Asian News at 4:30 p.m. GMT Posted: 04 Apr 2014 09:32 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan police commander opened fire Friday on two Associated Press journalists inside a security forces base in eastern Afghanistan, killing prize-winning photographer Anja Niedringhaus and wounding veteran correspondent Kathy Gannon. Niedringhaus, 48, who had covered conflict zones from the Balkans in the 1990s to Iraq, Libya and Afghanistan and was part of a team of AP photographers who won the Pulitzer Prize in 2005, died instantly of her wounds.

$6 Billion Goes Missing at State Department Posted: 04 Apr 2014 09:30 AM PDT The State Department has no idea what happened to $6 billion used to pay its contractors. In a special "management alert" made public Thursday, the State Department's Inspector General Steve Linick warned "significant financial risk and a lack of internal control at the department has led to billions of unaccounted dollars over the last six years. In the memo, the IG detailed "repeated examples of poor contract file administration." For instance, a recent investigation of the closeout process for contracts supporting the mission in Iraq, showed that auditors couldn't find 33 of the 115 contract files totaling about $2.1 billion. The auditor recommended that the State Department establish a centralized system to track, maintain and retain contract files.

Fort Hood gunman had 'unstable' mental condition Posted: 04 Apr 2014 09:24 AM PDT FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Unstable mental health may be a "fundamental, underlying cause" of a soldier's shooting rampage at Fort Hood that left four people dead, though an argument with another service member likely preceded the attack, according to investigators.

Top Asian News at 4:00 p.m. GMT Posted: 04 Apr 2014 09:02 AM PDT KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A veteran Associated Press photographer was killed and an AP reporter was wounded on Friday when an Afghan policeman opened fire while they were sitting in their car in eastern Afghanistan. Anja Niedringhaus, 48, an internationally acclaimed German photographer, was killed instantly, according to an AP Television News freelancer who witnessed the shooting.

Many returning military vets bound for college Posted: 04 Apr 2014 08:38 AM PDT COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — After five years in the Marines, including a tour in Afghanistan in which he saw buddies die in combat, Andrew Kispert found going back to college as a new veteran one of his biggest challenges yet. For starters, there was the strangeness of resuming civilian life.

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