2008年9月18日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World News

Israel poised for first female leader in 34 years (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 02:59 AM CDT

Israeli Foreign Minister and candidate for Kadima party leadership Tzipi Livni,left, is greeted by a supporter after casting her ballot in the Kadima primary in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008. TV exit polls say Livni has won a clear victory in the party primary election to replace Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)AP - Israel's foreign minister declared victory Thursday in a tight race to replace Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as the head of the governing party, getting a chance to be the country's first female leader in 34 years.

Official: 25 arrested over US embassy attack (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 04:48 AM CDT

A US Embassy employee takes a photo of his damaged vehicle in front of the main entrance of the US Embassy in the capital San'a, Yemen Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008. Militants linked to al-Qaida launched a brazen attack against the U.S. Embassy in the Yemeni capital Wednesday, firing automatic weapons and setting off grenades and a car bomb in a furious fusillade that failed to breach the walls but killed 16 people, including a newly wed New York woman. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)AP - Authorities arrested at least 25 militants with suspected links to al-Qaida in connection with the deadly attack on the U.S. Embassy in the Yemeni capital, a senior security official said Thursday.

US: 7 soldiers die in helicopter crash in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 05:12 AM CDT

This image provided by Boeing Aircraft shows a CH-47 Chinook helicopter taken Oct. 26, 2006. Seven American soldiers were killed in southern Iraq early Thursday Sept. 18, 2008 when their CH-47 helicopter, similar to the one shown, crashed as it was flying into Iraq from Kuwait, the U.S. military said. The military said the CH-47 Chinook helicopter did not come under attack, and that the crash was an accident. (AP Photo/Boeing)AP - Seven American soldiers were killed in southern Iraq early Thursday when their helicopter crashed as it was flying into the country from Kuwait, the U.S. military said.

Pakistan: US did not warn of missile strike (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 04:35 AM CDT

In this picture released by the Press Information Department, Pakistan's Prime Minister Youaf Raza Gilani, center, meets visiting U. S. Adm. Mike Mullen, sixth from left, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, Sept 17, 2008. The U.S. military chief vowed Wednesday to respect Pakistan's sovereignty, the American Embassy said a commitment apparently aimed at easing controversy over a rash of U.S. attacks on militant havens near the border with Afghanistan. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, arrived in Pakistan late Tuesday to discuss a range of issues, including ways to improve coordination and cooperation, in the wake of Pakistani anger over a Sept. 3 ground attack by U.S. commandos in a border area. (AP Photo/Press Information Department, HO)AP - Pakistan said Thursday it was not warned about a suspected U.S. missile strike in its northwest that came the same day a top American official assured Pakistani leaders of U.S. respect for the Muslim nation's sovereignty.

Anwar demands special Malaysia Parliament session (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 02:20 AM CDT

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim talks to media during a press conference at his party headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008. Anwar says he has a firm commitment from more lawmakers than required to bring down the government. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)AP - Malaysia's opposition leader demanded Thursday an emergency Parliament session for a no confidence vote in the government, insisting he has secured enough defections from the ruling coalition to topple it.

Texting while driving 'more dangerous than drugs or alcohol' (AFP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 05:09 AM CDT

A woman sends a text message. Texting behind the wheel is more dangerous than driving while under the influence of alcohol or cannabis, researchers have said.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP - Texting behind the wheel is more dangerous than driving while under the influence of alcohol or cannabis, researchers said Thursday.

5 US soldiers die in helicopter landing in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2008 08:29 PM CDT

AP - The U.S. military says five American soldiers have been killed when a helicopter went down in southern Iraq.

Paraguay seeks to renegotiate Brazil energy treaty (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2008 08:23 PM CDT

Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo smiles after a meeting with businessmen at Sao Paulo's Industries Federation, in Sao Paulo, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008. Lugo is on a one-day official visit to Brazil.(AP Photo/Andre Penner)AP - Paraguay's new President Fernando Lugo visited Brazil Wednesday with one goal: launching talks to earn his poor country more money from a dam on the nations' shared border, the largest hydroelectric project in the world.

Malaria kills a million as Africa bears the brunt: WHO (AFP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 04:11 AM CDT

A mosquito is bloated with blood as it inserts its stinger into human flesh. The World Health Organisation says malaria kills nearly one million people every year, with children under five and African countries bearing the brunt of the preventable and curable disease.(AFP/USDA/File/Ho)AFP - Malaria killed nearly one million people worldwide according to most recent figures, with children under five and African countries bearing the brunt, the World Health Organisation said Thursday.

HK recalls dairy's products in China milk scandal (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 04:53 AM CDT

AP - Hong Kong is recalling a Chinese dairy's products after tests found a chemical linked to tainted milk powder that has killed and sickened babies on the mainland.

West's relations with Russia at turning point: Australian PM (AFP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2008 02:02 AM CDT

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in Sydney in late August. The west's relations with Russia are at a turning point after its intervention in Georgia and a pact to sell Australian uranium to Moscow is in the balance,the Australian leader has said.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - The west's relations with Russia are at a turning point after its intervention in Georgia and a pact to sell Australian uranium to Moscow is in the balance, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Thursday.

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