2008年12月2日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World News

Court ruling brings down Thai government (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 03:20 AM CST

In this Dec. 1, 2008 file photo, Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat, left, is seen at a Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand. Somchai says Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008 he has accepted a court ruling to step down because of electoral fraud committed by his political party. Somchai told reporters in the northern city of Chiang Mai the court's verdict was 'not a problem. I was not working for myself. Now I will be a full-time citizen.' (AP Photo/Wichai Taprieu, File)AP - A court dissolved Thailand's top three ruling parties for electoral fraud Tuesday and temporarily banned the prime minister from politics, bringing down a government that has faced months of strident protests seeking its ouster.


India demands Pakistan hand over terror suspects (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 02:05 AM CST

In this handout photograph made available by Indian Presidential Palace, Indian President Pratibha Patil, second left wearing sari, and Maharashtra state Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, second right, are seen as they visited people who got injured in the hands of terrorists, at a hospital in Mumbai, India, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Indian Presidential Palace, HO)AP - India demanded that Pakistan hand over suspected terrorists believed living in the country — including its most-wanted man — as diplomatic wrangling between the nuclear rivals intensified Tuesday following the deadly Mumbai attacks.


Settlers clash with Israeli troops, Palestinians (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 03:34 AM CST

An Israeli Rabbi holds a Torah Scroll, right,  as others dance inside a disputed house in the West Bank town of Hebron, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. Israel's Supreme Court has ordered Jewish settlers to evacuate the house or be evicted but they have refused to budge. So far Israel's defense ministry has not removed them. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)AP - Dozens of Jewish settlers rioted Tuesday in the West Bank town of Hebron, clashing with the Israeli troops who guard them but who may also soon evict them from a disputed building they've occupied.


Analysis: Settlers may be Israel's toughest battle (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 02:05 AM CST

Jewish settlers dance around a Torah Scroll near a disputed house in the West Bank town of Hebron, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. Israel's Supreme Court has ordered Jewish settlers to evacuate the house or be evicted but they have refused to budge. So far Israel's defense ministry has not removed them. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)AP - Israel's hardest battle may still lie ahead, and it's not against an Arab foe.


2 US soldiers probed for Afghan prisoner abuse (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 01:24 AM CST

NATO military vehicles and Afghan soldiers patrol a new bridge opened at Bala Morghab in Badghis province in Afghanistan November 30, 2008. The bridge is part of efforts by NATO-led forces and the Afghan government to improve infrastructure in Afghanistan's rural areas and improve ties with local community leaders. Picture taken on November 30, 2008. To match feature AFGHAN-BRIDGE/    REUTERS/Golnar Motevalli (AFGHANISTAN)AP - The U.S. military is investigating whether two of its soldiers abused a detainee in Afghanistan, a military statement said.


Ronaldo wins European footballer of the year award (AFP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 04:01 AM CST

Manchester United's Portugal midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo pictured during a match against Villareal in Spain, November 2008. Ronaldo has won the European Footballer of the Year Award.(AFP/File/Diego Tuson)AFP - Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo won the European Footballer of the Year Award here on Tuesday.


Israeli settlers riot in Arab neighborhood (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 01:06 AM CST

AP - The Israeli military says hundreds of Israeli settlers rioted in the predominantly Palestinian city of Hebron in reaction to a court ruling.

Tijuana police chief fired after weekend violence (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 10:58 PM CST

Tijuana's Police Director Julian Leyzaola, right, speaks as Tijuana's Security Secretary Alberto Capella looks on during a news conference in Tijuana, Mexico, Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. Capella was fired Monday, and Leyzaola replaced him immediately.  (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)AP - Tijuana's anti-corruption police chief was fired and replaced with an army officer Monday, following three days of violence that left 37 people dead in this border city plagued by warring drug gangs.


Zimbabwe cholera toll nearly 500: WHO (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 03:56 AM CST

Reuters - A deadly cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed nearly 500 people in the biggest outbreak recorded recently in the crisis-hit country, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.

Vietnam lowers gasoline prices (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 04:00 AM CST

AP - Vietnam lowered fuel prices by 8 percent Tuesday as world oil prices fell to three-year lows.

US cruise line confirms pirate attack off Somalia (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 10:29 PM CST

Picture taken aboard the French frigate Nivose, off the coast of Djibouti, of a map of the Gulf of Aden marked with red crosses to show the location of hijacked ships. Miami-based Oceania Cruises confirmed a failed pirate attack on its ocean liner Nautica in the Gulf of Aden over the weekend, saying the ship was fired upon but managed to outrun its assailants.(AFP/File/Eric Cabanis)AFP - Miami-based Oceania Cruises confirmed a failed pirate attack on its ocean liner Nautica in the Gulf of Aden over the weekend, saying the ship was fired upon but managed to outrun its assailants.


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