2008年9月26日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World News

Mideast peace takes center stage at United Nations (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 04:07 AM CDT

Ban Ki-moon, right, Secretary General of United Nations met with Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority who arrived to attend the General Assembly debate at U.N. Headquarters Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008 (AP Photo/David Karp)AP - The key international players trying to promote peace in the Middle East meet on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly on Friday as the U.N. Security Council opens a high-level debate on Israeli settlements.

China milk scandal hits Japan firm, Taiwan victims (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 04:19 AM CDT

A Chinese mother breast-feeds her baby at the Children's hospital in Beijing Monday, Sept. 22, 2008. The number of women breast-feeding in China and across Asia has dropped as working mothers have less time to nurse and fall prey to advertising about the benefits of infant formulas. Such economic pressures have taken the milk crisis to every corner of China. They also explain why a country disgusted by an even deadlier fake baby formula scandal four years ago has been so badly hit again. (AP Photo/ Elizabeth Dalziel)AP - China's tainted milk scandal continues to expand beyond its borders as three Taiwanese children and a mother are sick with kidney stones, a Japanese confectioner's cookies are found to be contaminated and the European Union joins other countries in banning imports of baby food containing Chinese milk.

Pakistan warns US troops after exchange of fire (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 04:30 AM CDT

Map locates areas in Afghanistan where Pakistani troops fired on U.S. helicopters;AP - Pakistan warned U.S. troops not to intrude on its territory Friday, after the two anti-terror allies traded fire along the volatile border with Afghanistan.

India open for $80 billion in nuclear business (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 11:40 PM CDT

President Bush, right, greets Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, left, during their meeting in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008 in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Indian nuclear energy officials say they would like to do business with GE and other U.S. firms. But if they can't, there's always France and Russia.

Tymoshenko warns of possible early vote in Ukraine (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 04:05 AM CDT

Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, right, is seen with her Polish counterpart Donald Tusk, left, during their meeting in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Konstantin Chernichkin, Pool)AP - Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is signaling the country's political crisis could lead to early presidential elections.

Swiss pilot reschedules channel-crossing event (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 04:22 AM CDT

Yves Rossy of Switzerland speaks at a press conference after his jet powered solo flight across the English Channel was postponed in Dover, England, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008. Adventurer Yves Rossy canceled plans Thursday to cross the English Channel strapped to a homemade jet-propelled wing after clouds rolled in over the cliffs of Dover and hampered visibility. Rossy said the flight would be rescheduled to Friday, when the weather is expected to improve. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy will try to cross the English Channel using his homemade jet-propelled wing Friday, a day after the thrill-seeking pilot canceled his attempt due to bad weather, organizers said.

Kurdish rebels say Turkish airstrikes hit N. Iraq (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 04:04 AM CDT

AP - Turkish warplanes bombarded Kurdish rebel territory in northern Iraq, damaging a school and wounding three people, a rebel spokesman said Friday.

Hugo Chavez to observe Russian military exercise (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 03:49 AM CDT

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, are seen during their meeting in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008. Putin said at a meeting with the visiting Venezuelan President that Russia is willing to discuss further military contacts with Venezuela and also help its develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was expected to watch a major Russian military exercise Friday, a display of muscle and a signal of tightening cooperation between two countries seeking to decrease U.S. global clout.

Somali pirates face preliminary charges in France (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 04:06 AM CDT

AP - French officials have filed preliminary charges against six suspected Somali pirates accused of taking two French citizens captive off the coast of East Africa this month, a judicial official said.

China astronauts unpack $4 million suit for spacewalk (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 04:26 AM CDT

Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng (L), Zhai Zhigang (C) and Liu Boming salute before taking part in a drill for the launch of the Shenzhou-7 manned spacecraft at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu province September 3, 2008. (Stringer/Reuters)Reuters - China's third manned space mission on Friday reached its final orbit where astronauts preparing for the country's first spacewalk enjoyed spicy food and the convenience of an onboard toilet.

New nuclear commission set to meet in Sydney (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 03:52 AM CDT

AP - India and Pakistan will attend an international nuclear disarmament conference for the first time in Sydney next month, Australia's government said Friday, even though the nuclear-armed foes have consistently shunned a nonproliferation treaty.

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