2008年9月30日星期二

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Somali pirates on arms ship celebrate Muslim feast (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 04:31 AM CDT

Pirates holding Ukrainian-operated ship Faina off the coast of Somalia, receive supplies while under observation by the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (not shown) on Monday, Sept. 29. 2008. U.S. warships and helicopters on Monday surrounded the hijacked cargo ship which is loaded with Sudan-bound tanks and other arms, to keep the weapons from falling 'into the wrong hands,' an American Navy spokesman said. The pirates who seized the ship Thursday are demanding a $20 million ransom.(AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason Zalasky)AP - Pirates holding an arms shipment off Somalia's treacherous coast for $20 million ransom said Tuesday they were celebrating the Muslim feast of Eid al-Fitr, despite being surrounded by American warships and helicopters.

125 killed in stampede at Hindu temple in India (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 03:44 AM CDT

Volunteers carry a stampede victim in Jodhpur, India, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008. At least 80 people were killed and more than 150 injured when thousands of pilgrims stampeded Tuesday at a Hindu temple in the historic town of Jodhpur in western India, police said.(AP Photo)AP - At least 125 people were killed and 50 injured when thousands of pilgrims stampeded Tuesday at a Hindu temple in the historic town of Jodhpur in western India, officials said.

Pakistan's main intel agency names new chief (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 04:30 AM CDT

AP - The new chief of Pakistan's main intelligence service will surely be scrutinized by American officials who have questioned the powerful spy agency's loyalties in the war on terror.

Karzai seeks Saudi help in Taliban peace talks (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 02:48 AM CDT

Map locates Paktia province, Afghanistan, where an Afghan policeman opened fire on U.S. troops, killing an American soldier; 1c x 1 5/8 inches; 46.5 mm x 41.3 mmAP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Tuesday he has asked the king of Saudi Arabia to help facilitate peace talks with the Taliban in order to bring an end to the Afghan conflict.

US nuclear envoy due in Seoul en route to NKorea (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 02:12 AM CDT

Two North Korean soldiers observe the south side using binoculars at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) border between the two Koreas since the Korean War, north of Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008. U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill embarked on a mission to rescue an unraveling disarmament deal with North Korea, traveling to the region Tuesday ahead of a rare trip to the communist nation. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)AP - U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill embarked on a mission to rescue an unraveling disarmament deal with North Korea, traveling to the region Tuesday as part of a rare trip to the communist nation.

EU force cannot enter Georgia buffer zone: Russia (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 04:52 AM CDT

Reuters - European Union ceasefire monitors will for now not operate inside a security zone south of Georgia's breakaway South Ossetia region but talks on access are continuing, Russia's military said Tuesday.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,175 (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 07:42 PM CDT

People visit a cemetery during the first day of Muslim holiday Eid, in Fallujah, Iraq, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008. Eid marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. A former soccer pitch was turned into cemetery in 2004 during intense fighting between the U.S. military and insurgents. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - As of Monday, Sept. 29, 2008, at least 4,175 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Mexican police find 12 bodies next to school (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 01:37 AM CDT

Mexican forensic investigators work near the bodies of 12 people at a crime scene, in Tijuana, Mexico, Monday, Sept. 29, 2008. The bodies of 11 men and one woman were found dumped in an empty lot next to a Tijuana elementary school Monday morning, an hour before children were scheduled to arrive. (AP Photo)AP - The bodies of 11 men and one woman, some with their tongues cut out, were found dumped in an empty lot next to a Tijuana elementary school Monday morning, an hour before children were scheduled to arrive.

Algeria to mark Eid al-Fitr on Wednesday (AFP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 03:57 AM CDT

Algerian President Abdelazziz Bouteflika (2nd right) prays in the Great Mosque in Algiers on September 26. Algeria will celebrate the the Eid al-Fitr festivities marking the end of Ramadan.(AFP/File/Fayez Nureldine)AFP - Algeria will celebrate the the Eid al-Fitr festivities marking the end of Ramadan on Wednesday, a committee at the religious affairs ministry announced.

Asia urges action on US bailout as shares plunge (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 05:12 AM CDT

A trader contemplates as the electronic board shows figures in color red during trading at the Philippine Stock Exchange Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008 in Manila's financial district of Makati. The composite index fell 37.93 points to 2,569.65 after plunging 6.0 percent in early trade with shares closing 1.4 percent lower following the the collapse of the Wall Street bailout package. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)AP - Asia was shaken Tuesday by the collapse of the U.S. financial bailout effort, with the region's political leaders expressing hopes for a quick solution and Japan's central bank injecting more cash into money markets to promote liquidity and lending.

7.3 quake strikes outer New Zealand islands (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 01:43 PM CDT

AP - A 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck near New Zealand's remote and largely uninhabited Kermadec Islands early Tuesday, New Zealand's GNS Science geological agency said.

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