2008年9月2日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World News

Thai premier declares emergency in capital (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2008 04:48 AM CDT

Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej gestures during a news conference on imposing of the state of emergency in Bangkok, Thailand Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. Samak on Tuesday imposed a state of emergency in the capital, Bangkok, following overnight clashes between pro- and anti-government protesters. The emergency decree signed by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej empowered the army to restore order with the assistance of police. (AP Photo)AP - Thailand's prime minister declared a state of emergency Tuesday in Bangkok to restore order after overnight clashes between government opponents and supporters left one person dead and 43 injured.

Reports: Russia criticizes EU threats (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2008 04:51 AM CDT

Georgians attend a protest rally in Tbilisi. Russian newspapers on Tuesday hailed a victory for Moscow after the European Union froze talks on closer ties until Russian troops withdraw from Georgia but stopped short of imposing economic sanctions.(AFP/Pool/Irakli Gedenidze)AP - Russian officials Tuesday criticized the European Union for threatening to postpone talks on a new political and economic partnership deal over the war in Georgia, a news agency reported.

Japan's ruling party reels from PM's resignation (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2008 04:18 AM CDT

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda leaves after a press conference at his official residence in Tokyo Monday, Sept. 1, 2008. Fukuda, 72, suddenly announced his resignation after less than a year in office Monday, throwing the world's second-largest economy into political confusion. Fukuda said he was stepping down to avoid a 'political vacuum' as the deeply troubled government heads into a special parliamentary session later in the month. (AP Photo/Toru Takahashi)AP - A former foreign minister and ruling party stalwart emerged quickly Tuesday as the front-runner to replace Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, whose sudden resignation has thrown Japan's political scene into confusion and opened the door to early nationwide elections.

UN: Aid plane crashed in Congo with 17 on board (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2008 04:53 AM CDT

AP - The United Nations says a plane carrying 17 people on a humanitarian aid flight has crashed in Congo.

Hurricane Hanna threatens US southeast coast (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2008 04:56 AM CDT

At the National Hurricane Center in Miami, meteorologist Brian Mayer examines a video monitor, Monday, Sept. 1, 2008, that displays an enhanced satellite image of the Atlantic Hurricane Basin and showing, from left to right, Hurricane Gustav, Tropical Storm Hanna and newly named Tropical Depression Nine. (AP Photo/Andy Newman)AP - Hurricane Hanna stalled for hours over the southeastern Bahamas on Monday, lashing the islands with fierce winds and rain. Forecasters said it could threaten the southeast United States by midweek.

Police break up protest in Russia's Ingushetia (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Sep 2008 04:50 AM CDT

Reuters - Police in the Russian region of Ingushetia used batons to break up an anti-government protest on Tuesday, a human rights campaigner said, two days after police shot dead an opposition leader.

Students flock to Jordan to study in tamer Mideast (AP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2008 03:57 AM CDT

Liza Hester, right, speaks to customers at the restaurant she works at, after finishing Arabic lessons, in Amman, Jordan, July 15, 2008. Young Americans interested in studying Arabic but wary of the Middle East's reputation as a hotbed of terrorism and instability are increasingly flocking to Jordan, a country that students jokingly refer to as 'Middle East Lite' because it lacks Lebanon's violence, Syria's tense relationship with the U.S. and the Gulf region's oppressive heat and conservative culture. (AP Photo/Mohammad abu Ghosh)AP - Young Americans studying Arabic like to joke that Jordan is "Middle East Lite" — a safe way into a tumultuous region without Lebanon's violence, Syria's tense relationship with the U.S. or the Gulf's conservative culture.

US man dies in Mexico jail; officers investigated (AP)

Posted: 01 Sep 2008 06:43 PM CDT

AP - Six Mexican officers have been placed under house arrest on suspicion of homicide after an American man died while in police custody in the resort city of San Jose del Cabo, a prosecutor said Monday.

Nigeria's Kanu and Yobo pull out of S.Africa clash (AFP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2008 04:37 AM CDT

Portsmouth's Nigerian Nwankwo Kanu takes part in a training session in Eastleigh, England in May 2008. Nigeria skipper Kanu and Joseph Yobo have pulled out of this weekend's 2010 World Cup qualifier in South Africa due to injuries, officials have disclosed.(AFP/File/Ian Kington)AFP - Nigeria skipper Nwankwo Kanu and Joseph Yobo have pulled out of this weekend's 2010 World Cup qualifier in South Africa due to injuries, officials have disclosed.

Turning around North American business is priority: GM (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Sep 2008 04:46 AM CDT

General Motors Corp. headquarters is seen in Detroit July 29, 2008. (Rebecca Cook/Reuters)Reuters - General Motors Corp's most important priority is to turn around its North American business and it will continue investments in emerging markets, its chief operating officer said on Tuesday.

Australian central bank cuts interest rates (AFP)

Posted: 02 Sep 2008 03:33 AM CDT

Office buildings are reflected in walls of the Reserve Bank of Australia in Sydney on September 1. The key Australian financial body has cut official interest rates for the first time in six-and-a-half years as the economy slows.(AFP/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - Australia's central bank cut interest rates Tuesday for the first time in over six-and-a-half years, pushing them down 25 basis points to seven percent amid signs of cooling economic growth.

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