2008年9月11日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World News

Pakistan premier backs army chief's US rebuke (AP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2008 04:00 AM CDT

Pakistani protesters burn U.S. flag and an effigy of U.S. President George Bush to condemn alleged strikes in Pakistani tribal areas along Afghanistan border, Wednesday, Sept 10, 2008 in Multan, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)AP - Pakistan's premier has backed the army chief's criticism of the U.S. following a deadly American-led ground assault in Pakistani territory.

Raul Castro keeps out of sight as storms hit Cuba (AP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2008 02:13 AM CDT

Residents walk under the rain following Hurricane Ike in Herradura, Cuba, Wednesday, Sep. 10, 2008. Forecasters said the Category 1 storm could become a major Category 3 hurricane before slamming into Texas or northern Mexico on Saturday. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)AP - The day after Hurricane Gustav roared through western Cuba, families were salvaging belongings from their flattened homes when state-television cameras turned up.

Israeli police locate missing girl's remains (AP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2008 05:00 AM CDT

Divers and policemen search for missing French citizen Rose Ron, aged 4, in the Yarkon River, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. Israeli police say they are continuing the search for a French child missing since May by deploying divers and tracker dogs around a river in central Israel. There still is no conclusive evidence as to whether 4-year-old Rose is alive or dead. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)AP - Israeli police believe they have found the body of a 4-year-old French girl whose disappearance has transfixed the nation.

Israeli leader to resign 'immediately' after vote (AP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2008 02:55 AM CDT

Palestinian police officers stand guard in the West Bank city of Hebron September 10, 2008. (Ammar Awad/Reuters)AP - A confidant of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says the Israeli leader will step down "immediately" after his party chooses a successor this month.

South Korea says Kim recovering from surgery (AP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2008 02:49 AM CDT

A South Korean woman reads newspaper reporting North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept.10, 2008. North Korea denied Wednesday that leader Kim Jong Il is seriously ill, granting a foreign news outlet rare interviews with top officials who dismissed reports questioning Kim's health following his absence from a key ceremony. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)AP - North Korea's Kim Jong Il had brain surgery after a stroke last month and could have partial paralysis, media reported Thursday, after the South Korean government said he remained in control of his country.

Ericsson reveals contract to set up international network for C&W (AFP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2008 05:02 AM CDT

Swedish telecommunications equipment provider Ericsson said that it had signed a contract to set up and operate an international mobile phone network for British group Cable&Wireless.(AFP/File/Sven Nackstrand)AFP - Swedish telecommunications equipment provider Ericsson said on Thursday that it had signed a contract to set up and operate an international mobile phone network for British group Cable&Wireless.

Police: Bomb kills pro-Syria Lebanese politician (AP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2008 01:55 AM CDT

Lebanese army soldiers, stand guard in front the burned car of Sheik Saleh Aridi who was killed by a bomb explosion, in Baissour village, near the resort town of Aley, east of Lebanon, Wedneday Sept. 10, 2008. Police officials said Sheik Saleh Aridi was killed by a bomb that went off under his car. Aridi was a senior member of a pro-Syrian political party. It is the first assassination in about a year in Lebanon and comes less than a week before planned reconciliation talks among rival Lebanese factions. (AP Photo/Ahmad Omarl)AP - A Druse politician in Lebanon who recently helped reconcile rival factions within his minority community was killed when a bomb tore through his car, police said.

Caribbean officials working to lure visitors back (AP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2008 02:06 AM CDT

AP - Caribbean tourism officials are working overtime to reassure reluctant travelers that plenty of sun-soaked islands were untouched by a recent spate of deadly tropical cyclones.

Mbeki calls off Swaziland trip to stay at Zimbabwe talks (AFP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2008 03:49 AM CDT

South African President Thabo Mbeki (left) smiles upon his arrival at Harare airport on September 8. Mbeki has called off a planned visit to Swaziland so that he can stay in Harare to encourage power sharing talks.(AFP/File/Jekesai Njikizana)AFP - South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki has called off a planned visit to Swaziland on Thursday so that he can stay in Harare to encourage power sharing talks.

Emergency-ruled Bangladesh frees ex-premier on bail (AFP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2008 04:56 AM CDT

Former Bangladeshi prime minister Khaleda Zia prays at her husband's grave after her release from detention in Dhaka on September 11. Emergency authorities in Bangladesh released Zia on bail as part of efforts to restore democracy in the South Asian country by the end of the year.(AFP/Farjana Khan Godhuly)AFP - Emergency authorities in Bangladesh on Thursday released former prime minister Khaleda Zia as part of efforts to restore democracy in the South Asian country by the end of the year.

Australia police minister quits over dirty dance (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Sep 2008 01:24 AM CDT

Reuters - The police minister in Australia's most populous state was forced to quit on Thursday over reports he "dirty danced" in underwear over the chest of a female colleague in a drunken late-night office party.

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