2008年10月19日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World News

Pakistan officials: Air strikes kill 30 militants (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 02:58 AM CDT

Coffins on sale are seen next to a road in the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)AP - Pakistan killed 30 militants close to the Afghan border Sunday as America's top diplomat in the region visited for talks with government leaders, officials said.

Pakistan says monetary fund help a possibility (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 03:04 AM CDT

Pakistani women rally against inflation in Lahore, Pakistan on Friday, Oct 17, 2008. Pakistan's new leaders are scrambling for foreign cash to ward off a possible economic meltdown just as they try to contain soaring Islamist violence. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)AP - Pakistan may have to accept politically unpopular International Monetary Fund assistance to ward off a possible economic meltdown if wealthy nations turn it down, the finance minister says.

Iraqi police: roadside bomb kills 2 in Baghdad (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 03:07 AM CDT

One of the entrance signs to Fort Carson is seen in the Feb. 2007 photo. Fort Carson soldiers returning from deployment in Iraq are suspects in at least five slayings, and officials want to know why. Commander Maj. Gen. Mark Graham announced Friday Oct. 17, 2008 a task force will examine any commonalities in the five killings, all committed in Colorado, allegedly by soldiers from the post's 4th Brigade Combat Team in the past 14 months. A sixth BCT soldier faces an attempted murder charge. (AP Photo)AP - A roadside bomb targeting an Iraqi police patrol killed two people and wounded 10 Sunday in southeastern Baghdad, authorities said.

Powerful magnitude 7.1 quake rocks Tongan capital (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 03:13 AM CDT

AP - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 has rocked southern Tonga but there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

Hamas grip on Gaza hardens: peace outlook bleak (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 12:08 AM CDT

A Palestinian security man loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas from the Fatah Movement displays ammunition and materials to make explosives allegedly seized a few days ago during a raid on two warehouses, belonging to the Islamic group Hamas, in the West Bank city of Hebron, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008. Hebron is the West Bank's largest city and considered a Hamas stronghold. Security forces loyal to moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas have been cracking down on the Islamic militants in the past year. Hamas seized Gaza by force in June 2007, and Abbas is trying to prevent a repeat in the West Bank. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)AP - Hamas' control of the Gaza Strip is now virtually complete.

Palin drops in on "Saturday Night Live" (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 03:05 AM CDT

Reuters - Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin put in a widely anticipated appearance on "Saturday Night Live," sharing the stage with a host of top stars including Mark Wahlberg, Alec Baldwin and of course Tina Fey, the former SNL star whose impression of Palin has garnered almost as much attention as the Alaska governor herself.

Jewish settlers attack Palestinians during harvest (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 03:04 AM CDT

Palestinian photographer Abed Al HAfiz Haslamoun from the European Pressphoto Agency sits on the ground after being attacked by a Jewish settler while covering the olive harvest in the West Bank town of Hebron, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008. The photographer was lightly injured when he was assaulted by the settlers while covering a protest by left-wing Israeli activists who were helping Palestinian farmers pick olives near the Jewish settlement of Tel Rumeida, Palestinian sources said. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)AP - Jewish settlers attacked a Palestinian photographer who was taking pictures of Palestinian farmers picking olives in the West Bank on Saturday.

Mexican border city desperate to recruit police (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2008 02:22 PM CDT

Map locates Ciudad Juarez, Mexico;AP - The border city of Ciudad Juarez is sending police recruiters across the country and will keep 175 officers who have used drugs in the past as it tries to replace nearly half a police force gutted by firings and retirements.

Zimbabwe parties far from implementing deal: MDC (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 02:12 AM CDT

Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai arrives for talks at the Rainbow Towers hotel in Harare October 17, 2008. (Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters)Reuters - Zimbabwe's rival parties are still far away from implementing a power-sharing deal, the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said on Sunday.

Bangladesh garment sector suffering, targets Japan market (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 02:46 AM CDT

A Bangladeshi garment store. Bangladesh garment manufacturers said Sunday they have targetted Japan as their next big market to offset a drop in orders from the United States and Europe caused by the global financial crisis.(AFP/File/Farjana K. Godhuly)AFP - Bangladesh garment manufacturers said Sunday they have targetted Japan as their next big market to offset a drop in orders from the United States and Europe caused by the global financial crisis.

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