2008年10月2日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World News

UN raises Pakistan security level after hotel bomb (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 03:57 AM CDT

A Pakistani police officer holds his weapon as worshipers pray at the site of a massive blast at Marriott hotel during a memorial ceremony in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. Pakistan is still reeling from a massive weekend blast at the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad that killed at least 53 people and wounded some 270. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)AP - United Nations officials say the world body has raised its security level for the Pakistani capital after the truck bombing of Islamabad's Marriott Hotel.

Iraqi police: Bombs kill 16 near Shiite mosques (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 03:19 AM CDT

The bullet-proof vest of an Iraqi soldier who died in a bomb attack near a mosque lies on a cart at the site of the attack in Baghdad's Zafaraniya district October 2, 2008. (Atef Hassan/Reuters)AP - Bombs targeted Shiite worshippers as they left morning prayers Thursday at two Baghdad mosques, killing 16 people and injuring more than 30 others, police said.

US envoy extends Korean stay for nuclear talks (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 03:27 AM CDT

U.S. nuclear envoy Christopher Hill, right, and South Korean counterpart Kim Sook are surrounded by reporters after their meeting in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008. Hill embarked on a mission Tuesday to rescue an unraveling disarmament deal with North Korea as he arrived in Seoul in preparation for a rare trip to the communist nation. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)AP - Washington's top nuclear envoy extended his stay in North Korea and held more talks Thursday in a bid to break an impasse over the communist country's nuclear program, officials said.

Taiwan says melamine found in Nestle milk powders (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 04:06 AM CDT

Chinese food safety personnel check on the fresh milk at a milk collection station in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008. China's government named 15 more Chinese dairy companies for producing products contaminated with melamine after a new series of tests. The contaminated samples were mostly milk powder products for adults. (AP Photo/Color China Photo)AP - Tests in Taiwan have found minor doses of the industrial chemical melamine in milk powders produced in China by the European food giant Nestle, and those products are being withdrawn, Taiwan's health minister said Thursday.

Bangkok's former sex tycoon wants to be mayor (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 03:57 AM CDT

AP - The one-time sex tycoon who would be mayor wants to clean up this sprawling, gritty city where he grew rich overseeing an empire of flesh. But weeks of shaking hands and giving speeches have left him longing for the days of massage girls and hot tubs.

Cameron impresses but Brown not finished yet (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 04:03 AM CDT

David Cameron, seen here addressing delegates at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham. Britain's opposition Conservatives started their party conference believing they were odds-on to form the next government but ended it with their lead in the polls shrinking.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - The Conservatives started their party conference believing they were odds-on to form the next government but ended it with their lead in the polls shrinking.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,176 (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 07:47 PM CDT

The bullet-proof vest of an Iraqi soldier who died in a bomb attack near a mosque lies on a cart at the site of the attack in Baghdad's Zafaraniya district October 2, 2008. (Atef Hassan/Reuters)AP - As of Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008, at least 4,176 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Diplomat says US has no plans to revive Cold War (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 07:34 PM CDT

AP - The top U.S. diplomat for Latin America says Washington has "no intention" of reviving Cold War rhetoric despite Russia's deepening relations with Venezuela and Bolivia.

South Africa backs Mbeki as Zimbabwe mediator (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 03:45 AM CDT

South Africa's new leader Kgalema Motlanthe has backed former president Thabo Mbeki (seen here last month) as the mediator in Zimbabwe, saying he would revive a stalled key power-sharing deal he brokered last month.(AFP/File/Alexander Joe)AFP - South Africa's new leader Thursday backed former president Thabo Mbeki as the mediator in Zimbabwe, saying he would revive a stalled key power-sharing deal he brokered last month.

U.S., South Korea try to cool tensions with North (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 04:11 AM CDT

South Korea's top military delegate Lee Sang-cheol (R) shakes hands with his North Korean counterpart Park Lim-soo during the working-level military talks at the south side of the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, about 55km (31 miles) north of Seoul, October 2, 2008. (Jin Sung-chul/Yonhap/Reuters)Reuters - A senior U.S. envoy extended talks in North Korea on Thursday in a bid to save a troubled disarmament pact and convince secretive Pyongyang not to restart its nuclear plant.

Market turmoil won't change Rio's objection to takeover: CEO (AFP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2008 03:48 AM CDT

Rio Tinto's plant at Kwinana in Perth. Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto said the turmoil in the global financial markets would not alter its rejection of a hostile takeover bid by rival BHP Billiton.(AFP/File/Tony Ashby)AFP - Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto said Thursday the turmoil in the global financial markets would not alter its rejection of a hostile takeover bid by rival BHP Billiton.

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