2008年9月14日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World News

Plane crash in central Russia kills all 88 aboard (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2008 03:21 AM CDT

A fuselage piece of a Boeing-737-500 with the company's name Aeroflot, partly seen, lies at the crash site on the outskirts of the city of Perm in central Russia, few hours after the crash, early Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008. The Boeing-737-500 passenger jet, which was operated by an Aeroflot subsidiary and traveling from Moscow, crashed as it was preparing to land early Sunday, killing all 88 people aboard, officials said Sunday. (AP Photo/Komsomolskaya Pravda-Perm)AP - A passenger jet traveling from Moscow to the Ural Mountains city of Perm crashed near residential buildings as it was preparing to land early Sunday, killing all 88 people aboard, officials said.


Police: Bomber kills 2 Afghan doctors (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2008 02:11 AM CDT

Major General David Petraeus, commanding general of 101st Airborne Division, gives the thumbs up to his troops, family and friends after a ceremony marking the division's official return from Iraq to Fort Campbell, Kentucky in this February 14, 2004 file photo. Petraeus will take charge of the U.S. Central Command, the headquarters that oversees operations in a swathe of countries across the Middle East and beyond, including Afghanistan; handing over command of U.S. Forces in Iraq to his deputy Lieutenant-General Raymond Odierno on September 16, 2008. REUTERS/ John Sommers II/Files (UNITED STATES)AP - A suicide bomber in a vehicle attacked a convoy carrying Afghan doctors working for the United Nations in southern Afghanistan Sunday, killing two doctors and wounding 15 other people, a spolice chief said.


Iraq: bomb kills 4 US-backed, Sunni fighters (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2008 02:37 AM CDT

Major General David Petraeus, commanding general of 101st Airborne Division, gives the thumbs up to his troops, family and friends after a ceremony marking the division's official return from Iraq to Fort Campbell, Kentucky in this February 14, 2004 file photo. Petraeus will take charge of the U.S. Central Command, the headquarters that oversees operations in a swathe of countries across the Middle East and beyond, including Afghanistan; handing over command of U.S. Forces in Iraq to his deputy Lieutenant-General Raymond Odierno on September 16, 2008. REUTERS/ John Sommers II/Files (UNITED STATES)AP - Iraqi officials say a bomb has killed the leader of a U.S.-backed, Sunni armed group in a western district of Baghdad.


Pakistan pursues diplomacy with US on border raids (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2008 12:18 PM CDT

Supporters of Pakistan's opposition Tahrik-e-Insaf party chant slogans during a rally to condemn U.S. strikes in Pakistani tribal areas along Afghanistan border, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008 in Lahore, Pakistan. Pakistan is backing off suggestions it might confront U.S. troops making raids into its territory in search of Islamic militants, saying Saturday it will deal diplomatically with Washington over the stepped-up tactics. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)AP - Pakistan's government eased its rhetoric Saturday against unilateral U.S. attacks on militant havens near the Afghan border, saying it hopes quiet diplomacy will persuade Washington that the raids only inflame sentiment against leaders of both countries.


Few safeguards for Mexican produce heading north (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2008 02:42 AM CDT

Ruben Cisneros, 36, walks past jalapeno seedlings in a nursery in Hidalgo, Mexico, where the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Mexican authorities have checked for salmonella, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008.  The tests from the nursery were clean, according to Mexican officials. The recent outbreak was the United States' largest case of foodborne illness in a decade, infecting at least 1,440 people with a rare form of salmonella.  (AP Photo/ Monica Rueda).AP - At the end of a dirt road in northern Mexico, the conveyer belts processing hundreds of tons of vegetables a year for U.S. and Mexican markets are open to the elements, protected only by a corrugated metal roof.


Damien Hirst seeks art market revolution (AFP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2008 03:11 AM CDT

Artist Damien Hirst poses for photographs in front of his work entitled 'The Incredible Jouney' during a photocall at Sotheby's in central London. Hirst, who broke the mould by putting sharks in formaldehyde, has turned his attention to revolutionising the art market by selling his work direct at auction.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Artist Damien Hirst, who broke the mould by putting sharks in formaldehyde, has turned his attention to revolutionising the art market by selling his work direct at auction.


US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,155 (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2008 06:25 PM CDT

Major General David Petraeus, commanding general of 101st Airborne Division, gives the thumbs up to his troops, family and friends after a ceremony marking the division's official return from Iraq to Fort Campbell, Kentucky in this February 14, 2004 file photo. Petraeus will take charge of the U.S. Central Command, the headquarters that oversees operations in a swathe of countries across the Middle East and beyond, including Afghanistan; handing over command of U.S. Forces in Iraq to his deputy Lieutenant-General Raymond Odierno on September 16, 2008. REUTERS/ John Sommers II/Files (UNITED STATES)AP - As of Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, at least 4,155 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.


Nicaragua's Ortega says no meeting with Bush (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2008 11:23 PM CDT

Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega, left, embraces a student during an award ceremony for public school teachers and students in Managua, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008.  Ortega says he will reject an invitation to meet with George W. Bush out of 'solidarity' with Bolivia in its diplomatic spat with Washington. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)AP - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega says he will reject an invitation to meet with President Bush out of "solidarity" with Bolivia in its diplomatic spat with Washington.


Zimbabwe crisis deal faces international doubters (AFP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2008 10:04 PM CDT

Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai announces he has reached a power-sharing deal with President Robert Mugabe, on September 11. Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Tsvangirai will sign a deal on Monday aiming to end a bitter political crisis amid doubts over whether their power-sharing accord can stand the strain.(AFP/File/Desmond Kwande)AFP - Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will sign a deal on Monday aiming to end a bitter political crisis amid doubts over whether their power-sharing accord can stand the strain.


Taliban suicide bomb kills two Afghan UN doctors (AFP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2008 03:08 AM CDT

Afghan men wait in line for staple goods delivered by the World Food Programme in Kabul. A car bomb has struck a UN vehicle in southeastern Afghanistan killing two Afghan employees, a provincial police chief said.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - A suicide car bomb claimed by Taliban insurgents killed two Afghan doctors working for the United Nations and wounded 18 other people in southern Afghanistan Sunday, officials said.


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