2008年10月17日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World News

Thai premier says he won't resign (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 04:33 AM CDT

Anti-government protesters step on a poster of Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Oct. 17, 2008. Thousands of anti-government protesters were marching through the streets of Thailand's capital, calling for the resignation of Somchai. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)AP - Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat says he will stay in power.

Afghans probing civilian deaths (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 04:19 AM CDT

Map locates Bermel district in Paktika, Afghanistan; 1c x 1 5/8 inches; 46.5 mm x 41.3 mmAP - Afghan authorities are investigating the deaths of at least 17 civilians during a clash between NATO forces and militants in southern Afghanistan, an official said Friday.

UN chief calls for improved security in Lebanon (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2008 09:00 PM CDT

Under a picture of Syrian President Bashar Assad, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, right, kisses his Lebanese counterpart Fawzi Salloukh, left, after they signed a joint document announcing the start of diplomatic relations between Syria and Lebanon, in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008. The two countries have not had formal diplomatic relations since both gained independence from France in the 1940s in what many Lebanese saw as Syrian refusal to recognize Lebanese sovereignty. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)AP - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Thursday praised improving ties between Lebanon and Syria, but called on the two countries to take further steps to bolster security along their border.

Pakistani judge extends detention of US national (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 03:21 AM CDT

AP - A Pakistani judge Friday extended the detention of an American who police say was caught trying to sneak into a militant-infested region near the Afghan border.

Turkish military: 35 rebels killed in clashes (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 04:25 AM CDT

AP - Turkey's military says 35 Kurdish rebels have been killed in recent clashes according to intercepted radio communication between Kurdish guerrillas.

Stopping games when anthem booed "absurd" says Platini (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 04:36 AM CDT

Reuters - Stopping soccer international matches because a national anthem is booed would be absurd, UEFA president Michel Platini was quoted as saying on Friday.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,185 (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2008 07:55 PM CDT

A U.S. soldier patrols Baquba, in Diyala province some 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad October 16, 2008. (Goran Tomasevic/Reuters)AP - As of Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008, at least 4,185 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Weakening Omar moves out into Atlantic (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 04:08 AM CDT

The sun rises over a beach, with the outer bands of the Hurricane Omar storm system visible in the background, in Humacao, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008. Puerto Rico was spared the effects of Hurricane Omar, which veered east of the U.S. Territory, and was quickly moving away from the northern Leeward Islands early Thursday, after crossing over them as a major Category 3 storm. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)AP - A weakening Tropical Storm Omar roared out into the Atlantic Ocean on Friday after delivering a glancing blow to the U.S. Virgin Islands and pounding the most-populated island of St. Croix.

Zimbabwe rivals to resume talks to break deadlock (AFP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 03:45 AM CDT

President Robert Mugabe (C) leaves the Rainbow Towers Hotel in Harare, October 16, 2008. Mugabe and rival Morgan Tsvangirai are set to resume power-sharing talks for a fourth day to end a spat on key cabinet posts holding up a new unity government.(AFP/File/Desmond Kwande)AFP - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe and rival Morgan Tsvangirai were set Friday to resume power-sharing talks for a fourth day to end a spat on key cabinet posts holding up a new unity government.

Cambodia seeks more talks with Thais after clash (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 04:36 AM CDT

Cambodian soldiers stand guard at the famed Preah Vihear temple in the Preah Vihear province, near the Cambodia-Thailand border, Friday, Oct. 17, 2008. Malaysia is considering a mediation role in the border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia that has killed two soldiers and led to fears of outright war. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)AP - Cambodia's prime minister called Friday for more talks with Thailand after a deadly armed clash raised fears the two neighbors were headed for a full-scale war over a patch of disputed land along their border.

Australia charges Indonesians for people smuggling (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 01:14 AM CDT

Reuters - Two Indonesian fishing crew picked up in Australian territorial waters with 14 refugees on their boat were charged Friday with people smuggling, Australian police said.

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