2008年9月4日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World News

Zardari says global terror Pakistan's priority (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 04:08 AM CDT

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Zalmay Khalilzad speaks to the media outside of the United Nations Security Council in August 2008 in New York City. Khalilzad on Wednesday slammed as AP - Pakistan stands with the U.S. against international terrorism, the Muslim nation's presidential front-runner wrote in a column appearing Thursday amid furor over a U.S.-led cross-border attack in Pakistani territory.


Hanna takes aim at Bahamas, Ike next in line (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 04:36 AM CDT

A man holding a child stands next to a big wave, on Paradise Island, on the northeast shore of Nassau, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008. Many beaches were labeled as no swimming areas due to the approach of Tropical Storm Hanna into the Bahamas island chain. (AP Photo/Tim Aylen)AP - While officials from Nassau to South Carolina were keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Hanna, behind it, Hurricane Ike was gaining strength as it lumbered across the Atlantic as a powerful Category 4 storm.


Cheney condemns Russia over Georgian war (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 04:54 AM CDT

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, right, and US Vice President Dick Cheney seen during their news conference on  in Tbilisi, Georgia, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008.  U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney condemned Russia on Thursday for what he called an 'illegitimate, unilateral attempt' to change Georgia's borders by force. Speaking during a closely watched trip to this U.S.-allied South Caucasus nation, Cheney also assured Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili that the United States was 'fully committed' to his country's efforts to join NATO. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)AP - Vice President Dick Cheney has condemned Russia for what he says is an "illegitimate, unilateral attempt" to change Georgia's borders by force.


Thailand suggests referendum on crisis (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 03:54 AM CDT

Anti-Government protesters sit guard outside Government House in Bangkok Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008. An unsuccessful strike by anti-government activists gave the beleaguered Thai prime minister some breathing room, but failed to derail their campaign to oust him, fueling worries about the health of Thailand's economy.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)AP - Thailand's Cabinet agreed Thursday to hold a referendum on a civic group's street campaign to oust the prime minister, which has paralyzed the government for the last 10 days and raised fears of violence and economic chaos.


Chinese report says 24 killed in mine accident (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 05:29 AM CDT

AP - A gas explosion inside a mine in northeast China on Thursday killed 24 people and injured six, local authorities and state media said. Three others were trapped inside.

Unilever: Nestle executive to take CEO job (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 05:30 AM CDT

AP - Unilever NV/PLC, the maker of Dove soaps, Axe deodorants and Ben & Jerry's ice cream, said Thursday it will appoint Paul Polman, currently an executive for Nestle SA, as chief executive officer.

Helicopter strikes oil rig off Dubai coast; 7 dead (AP)

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 04:52 AM CDT

AP - Oil companies say a helicopter carrying contractors has crashed into an oil-drilling platform off the coast of Dubai, killing seven people.

Hanna flooding strands hungry Haitians on rooftops (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 03:14 PM CDT

People salvage items during flooding from Tropical Storm Hanna, in L'Artibonite, northern Haiti, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. The storm has spawned flooding in Haiti that left 10 people dead in Gonaives, along Haiti's western coast, according to the country's civil protection department. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)AP - Entering a flooded city on inflatable boats, U.N. peacekeepers found hundreds of hungry people stranded for two days on rooftops and upper floors Wednesday as the fetid carcasses of drowned farm animals bobbed on floodwaters that continued to rise.


MDC says lost faith in Zimbabwe talks (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 04:50 AM CDT

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe attends the funeral service of the late Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa in Lusaka, September 3, 2008. (Mackson Wasamunu/Reuters)Reuters - Zimbabwe's main opposition MDC has lost faith in power-sharing talks with the ruling ZANU-PF and President Robert Mugabe can go ahead and form a government without it, an MDC official said on Thursday.


Regional powers try to stop North's nuclear restart (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Sep 2008 05:15 AM CDT

A Digital Globe satellite image shows a nuclear facility in Yongbyon, North Korea September 29, 2004. (Digital Globe/Reuters)Reuters - Four regional powers plan to meet in Beijing in the next few days to discuss how to halt North Korea's steps towards restarting its ageing nuclear plant that makes arms-grade plutonium, officials said on Thursday.


CORRECTED: Ex-priest in Australia faces 93 child sex charges (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2008 11:23 PM CDT

Reuters - Corrects paragraph three to show school is west of Sydney.

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