2008年9月24日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World News

Conservative Catholic elected Japan prime minister (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 03:40 AM CDT

Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party President Taro Aso speaks during a press conference at the party headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Sept. 22, 2008. Brash conservative Taro Aso easily won the presidency of Japan's struggling ruling party Monday, virtually ensuring his election as prime minister later this week amid political and economic turmoil. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - Outspoken conservative Taro Aso took power as Japan's prime minister on Wednesday after he overcame opposition forces in a split parliament, tasked with rejuvenating the ailing ruling party ahead of elections.

Pakistan finds suspected US spy drone wreckage (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 02:53 AM CDT

ADDS South Waziristan where U.S drone was reported shot down; Map locates areas in northwest Pakistan where security forces fought with insurgents; 1c x 2 7/8 inches; 46.5 mm x 73 mmAP - The Pakistani army said Wednesday it found the wreckage of a suspected U.S. spy plane near the Afghan border, but blamed a malfunction — not ground fire — for the crash.

China apologizes to Taiwan for milk scandal (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 03:43 AM CDT

A Chinese mother breastfeeds her baby at the Children's hospital in Beijing Monday, Sept. 22, 2008. As China's tainted milk scandal has grown in to the tens of thousands of victims, it has forced some Chinese women to reconsider breast milk. But breastfeeding in China has dropped in recent years, and even a similar scandal four years ago over phony baby formula that killed at least a dozen infants didn't stop the decline. The United Nations Development Program says exclusive breastfeeding rates in China at four months declined to 48 percent in urban areas and 60 percent in rural areas in 2004, the most recent year for which national statistics were available. (AP Photo/ Elizabeth Dalziel)AP - China on Wednesday pledged strong action in dealing with the widening scandal over tainted milk and issued an apology to consumers in Taiwan as an increasing number of countries boosted testing of Chinese food imports.

Attacks kill 5 police in Afghan capital Kabul (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 12:26 AM CDT

An Afghan films the damaged police post after an explosion in the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008. A bomb blast wounded Kabul's chief criminal investigator and killed two of his guards Wednesday, an official said.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)AP - A police official says a bomb blast in the capital has wounded Kabul's chief criminal investigator.

Afghan president to address UN General Assembly (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 02:37 AM CDT

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, left, meets Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008, in New York. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)AP - Afghanistan's president, who addresses the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, is urging the next American leader to send money, planes and equipment to strengthen the Afghan army.

IAEA: NKorea plans to activate Yongbyon reactor (AP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 04:08 AM CDT

AP - The U.N. nuclear agency says North Korea plans to reinsert nuclear material into its Yongbyon reactor.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,170 (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2008 09:12 PM CDT

A U.S. soldier gives chewing gum to children during a patrol in Baghdad September 23, 2008. Picture taken September 23, 2008. REUTERS/Omar Obeidi (IRAQ)AP - As of Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008, at least 4,170 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Mexico to step up vehicle searches at US border (AP)

Posted: 23 Sep 2008 11:30 PM CDT

AP - Mexico's government plans to search 10 percent of all vehicles entering the country from the United States in an effort to curb arms smuggling, the attorney general said Tuesday.

Emerging markets hit hard by Wall Street crisis (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 03:00 AM CDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Slower growth in Asia. Weaker currencies in Turkey and South Africa. Austerity in parts of Eastern Europe. Rising inflation in India. More defaults on loans by companies in Russia and Ukraine.

Aso takes charge of Japan (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 03:59 AM CDT

Profile of Japan's new premier Taro Aso, who has taken charge as Japan's new prime minister. Aso has lined up his cabinet with like-minded conservatives to help his mission to revive the economy and win upcoming elections.(AFP Graphic/null)AFP - Taro Aso took charge as Japan's new prime minister Wednesday, lining up his cabinet with like-minded conservatives to help his mission to revive the economy and win upcoming elections.

BHP Billiton chairman says Asian demand to continue (AFP)

Posted: 24 Sep 2008 02:18 AM CDT

BHP Billiton-owned copper mine AFP - Asian economic growth will slow at some point but demand for raw materials from countries such as China is expected to continue, the chairman of the world's largest mining company said Wednesday.

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