2008年10月6日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World News

Medicine award kicks off Nobel Prize announcements (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 02:22 AM CDT

AP - Two scientists who have won acclaim for research into the growth of cancer cells could be candidates for the Nobel Prize in medicine when the 2008 winners are presented on Monday, kicking off six days of Nobel announcements.

Pakistan insists no deal made with US on strikes (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 04:04 AM CDT

Iranian defendants look out from behind bars at a state security court in Sanaa October 5, 2008. Eleven Iranian men and a Pakistani were brought before the court accused of smuggling 3.5 tons of drugs into Yemen. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN)AP - Pakistan insisted Monday it had no deal allowing the U.S. to fire missiles at militant hideouts after an American newspaper quoted the new president as suggesting otherwise.

US woman loses appeal in 'milkshake murder' trial (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 02:11 AM CDT

In this Aug. 2, 2005 file photo, American Nancy Ann Kissel walks out of Hong Kong's High Court in Hong Kong. Kissel lost an appeal Monday, Oct. 6, 2008 of her conviction in a Hong Kong court for the beating death of her husband in a sensational case widely known as the 'milkshake murder' trial. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)AP - An American woman lost an appeal Monday of her conviction in a Hong Kong court for the beating death of her husband in a sensational case widely known as the "milkshake murder" trial.

China detains 6 more people in milk scandal (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2008 10:23 PM CDT

A woman with her baby looks at powdered milk products with notice boards of 'no melamine' displayed inside a supermarket in Chengdu of Sichuan province in China, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008. China's quality watchdog has said no traces of the industrial chemical melamine were found in new tests of liquid milk sold domestically, amid official efforts to restore public trust in milk supplies. (AP Photo/Color China Photo)AP - Authorities have detained six more people in China's contaminated milk scandal, officials said Monday, as the government continued its efforts to restore public trust in Chinese-made food products.

Military: Suicide bomber kills 27 in Sri Lanka (AP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 02:38 AM CDT

A policeman frisks an ethnic Tamil man for explosives and weapons, outside a census center in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008. Government forces neared the Tamil Tiger rebels' main town in new fighting that left 29 guerrillas and five soldiers dead, the military said Sunday. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)AP - A suspected rebel suicide bomber blew himself up Monday inside a crowded opposition party office in northern Sri Lanka, killing a former army general and 26 others.

London shares plunge in early trade (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 04:07 AM CDT

London shares plummeted by a massive 5 percent in early trading amid increased fears about the global financial crisis.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - London shares plummeted by a massive five percent in early trading on Monday amid increased fears about the global financial crisis.

Astronaut's diary goes on display in Jerusalem (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2008 07:26 PM CDT

Yigal Zalmona, a curator at the Israel Museum, displays pages from the diary of Ilan Ramon, an Israeli astronaut who died in the fatal mission of space shuttle Columbia, in Jerusalem, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008. Pages from the Israeli astronaut's diary that survived the explosion of the space shuttle Columbia and a 37-mile fall to earth are going on display starting Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008 in Jerusalem. The diary belonged to Ramon, Israel's first astronaut and one of seven crew members killed when Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry into the atmosphere on Feb. 1, 2003. (AP Photo/Rachael Strecher)AP - Pages from an Israeli astronaut's diary that survived the explosion of the space shuttle Columbia and a 37-mile fall to earth are going on display this weekend for the first time in Jerusalem.

5 police held in deadly clash at Mexican ruins (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2008 11:15 PM CDT

Villagers sit in a police truck prior to being released in Chiapas, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 5. 2008. Five state police officers were arrested in connection with the deaths of four villagers during a raid on protesters who had seized the entrance of a Mayan archaeological site. The villagers, most of them from the Mayan Tzeltal and Tzotzil cultures, who were demanding a role in the administration of the ruins, had been protesting excessive entrance fees and the failure to reinvest those fees into the area's infrastructure and environment. (AP Photo/Moyses Zuniga Santiago)AP - Five state police officers were arrested in southern Mexico on Sunday in connection with a deadly raid to dislodge protesters from a Mayan archaeological site.

Fiery Archbishop Desmond Tutu still fighting for peace at 77 (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2008 09:27 PM CDT

More than a decade after Desmond Tutu, seen here, helped end apartheid, he shows no signs of slowing down as he turns 77 Tuesday, and is still an outspoken advocate for justice in South Africa and around the globe(AFP/Rodger Bosch)AFP - More than a decade after Desmond Tutu helped end apartheid, he shows no signs of slowing down as he turns 77 on Tuesday, and is still an outspoken advocate for justice in South Africa and around the globe.

Fisichella denies Force India going backwards (AFP)

Posted: 06 Oct 2008 04:09 AM CDT

Experienced Italian Giancarlo Fisichella has denied rookie outfit Force India is going backwards, insisting their improvements have been overshadowed by other teams also getting better.(AFP/File/Indranil Mukherjee)AFP - Experienced Italian Giancarlo Fisichella has denied rookie outfit Force India is going backwards, insisting their improvements have been overshadowed by other teams also getting better.

Australians bid farewell to 'g'day mate': report (AFP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2008 10:14 AM CDT

Australians who sound like crocodile hunter Steve Irwin or Crocodile Dundee actor Paul Hogan could soon be a relic of the past, a report has found.(AFP/File/Yoshikatsu Tsuno)AFP - Australians who sound like crocodile hunter Steve Irwin or Crocodile Dundee actor Paul Hogan could soon be a relic of the past, a report said on Sunday.

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