2008年12月29日星期一

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Israeli troops mobilize as Gaza assault widens (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2008 09:07 PM CST

Palestinian protesters kneel behind a barricade as they hurl stones at Israeli troops, not seen, during clashes at a demonstration against Israel's military operation in Gaza, in the Shuafat refugee camp, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008. More than 280 Palestinians have been killed and more than 600 people wounded since Israel's campaign to quash rocket barrages from Gaza began midday Saturday, according to Palestinian medical sources. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)AP - Israel widened its deadliest-ever air offensive against Gaza's Hamas rulers Sunday, pounding smuggling tunnels and government strongholds, sending more tanks and artillery toward the Gaza border and activating thousands of reservists for a possible ground invasion.

Chaos in Gaza as Israel's strikes continue (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2008 07:04 PM CST

A Palestinian gestures at the scene of an Israeli missile strike on a building in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008. Gazans cowered in their homes Sunday as Israeli warplanes pressing one of Israel's deadliest assaults ever on Palestinian militants unleashed missiles on weapons warehouses, a police station, the homes of militant field commanders and dozens of other targets across the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. More than 270 Palestinians,most of them militants, have been killed and more than 600 people wounded since Israel's campaign to quash rocket barrages from Gaza began midday Saturday. (AP Photo/MaanImages, Hatem Omar)AP - Terrified prisoners fled a Gaza City jail bombed by Israeli warplanes on Sunday, their faces white with dust and red with blood as they stumbled over huge piles of rubble.

Pro-Thaksin protesters ring Thai Parliament (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 01:54 AM CST

Thai protesters chant slogans during a protest outside parliament Monday, Dec. 29, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters, supporters of exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, staged thr protest against Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, who supposed to arrive at the house on Monday to declare the government's policy, claiming that he came to power this month through a virtual coup d'etat. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)AP - Thousands of supporters of exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra ringed Thailand's Parliament on Monday, vowing to remain until the new government dissolves the legislature and calls general elections.

Trials open for 4 over China tainted milk scandal (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 02:14 AM CST

Graphic fact file on the melamine poisoning scandal in China. Twenty-two Chinese dairy firms will pay 160 million dollars into a compensation fund for families of babies that died or fell ill after drinking tainted milk, state media said Monday.(AFP/Graphic/Martin Megino/Gal/Js)AP - Four people went on trial Monday in connection with China's tainted milk scandal, state media reported, following the announcement of steps to compensate the families of hundreds of thousands of children harmed by contaminated infant formula.

Suicide bomber kills 2 north of Afghan capital (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 12:44 AM CST

The wreckage of a vehicle which was used by a bomber is seen on the ground after a suicide attack in Khost province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008. A suicide bomber tried to attack a meeting of tribal elders and blew himself up near an Afghan primary school on Sunday, killing 14 children and wounding 58 people, the U.S. military said. (AP Photo/Nashanuddin Khan)AP - A suicide car bomber struck a governor's compound north of the Afghan capital on Monday while U.S. troops were inside, officials said. The blast killed two Afghan civilians and wounded two American soldiers.

China, Russia top brass hold first hot line chat (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 02:45 AM CST

AP - Top brass from the Chinese and Russian armies hailed closer ties in their first-ever conversation Monday over a newly installed military hot line, state media reported Monday.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,219 (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2008 08:06 PM CST

This undated image provided by the U.S. Army shows Spc. Stephen M. Okray, 21, of St. Clair Shores, Mich. Two soldiers from Michigan who were among three who died when their vehicle crashed on Christmas Eve in Baghdad are being remembered by relatives for their devotion to their families. The Department of Defense on Friday identified the soldiers as Staff Sgt. Christopher G. Smith, 28, of Grand Rapids; Spc. Stephen M. Okray, 21, of St. Clair Shores; and Spc. Stephen G. Zapasnik, 19, of Broken Arrow, Okla. (AP Photo/U.S. Army)AP - As of Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008, at least 4,219 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Mexico sentences migrant smuggler to 60 years (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2008 04:30 PM CST

AP - Mexican prosecutors say they won a 60-year prison term for a human smuggler who helped about 200 people sneak into the U.S., including Hezbollah supporters.

African Union holds new Guinea coup talks (AFP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 02:34 AM CST

Soldiers protecting junta leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, attend a meeting at Camp Alpha Yaya Diallo in Conakry, Guinea. The African Union began new talks Monday on whether to suspend Guinea after the military coup in the nation.(AFP/File/Seyllou)AFP - The African Union began new talks Monday on whether to suspend Guinea after the military coup in the nation.

Chinese teen to attend Obama inauguration (AP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 02:32 AM CST

AP - A high school student in southwest China who raised money for survivors of a devastating earthquake by selling cookies and her own watercolor paintings will attend next month's inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama.

Japanese whalers disrupted by high seas pursuit: activists (AFP)

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 01:07 AM CST

The Japanese harpoon whaling vessel 'Yushin Maru No. 2' (L) crosses the bow of Sea Shepherd's 'M/V Steve Irwin' in Antarctica's Southern Ocean on December 20. Militant environmental campaigners said Monday they had prevented Japanese whalers harpooning any of the giant sea mammals for nine days by engaging them in a 1,000 nautical mile high seas pursuit.(AFP/Sea Shepherd/File/Adam Lau)AFP - Militant environmental campaigners said Monday they had prevented Japanese whalers harpooning any of the giant sea mammals for nine days by engaging them in a 1,000 nautical mile high seas pursuit.

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