2008年10月23日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World News

Iraqi officials: Bomb kills 13 people in Baghdad (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 04:02 AM CDT

An Iraqi man reacts as he carries the coffin of a relative, in a mosque, in Karbala, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq,on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008.Iraqi officials Wednesday reported finding mass graves with remains of 34 people, most believed to have been Iraqi army recruits waylaid three years ago by al-Qaida gunmen as they traveled to a training base near the Syrian border. (AP Photo/ Ahmed Alhussainey)AP - A suicide car bomber targeted an Iraqi minister during rush hour Thursday morning in Baghdad, killing at least 13 people and wounding more than 20, officials said.

5 dead in suspected US missile strike in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 03:02 AM CDT

Pakistani tribesmen gather over the destroyed residence of suspected Taliban militant Omar Daraz following a US missile strike in Miranshah, on October 12. Suspected US spy drones fired missiles early Thursday into a Pakistani tribal area seen as a safe haven for Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants, killing six people, security officials said.(AFP/File/Thir Khan)AP - Suspected U.S. missiles struck a Taliban-linked school in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing nine people in an apparent sign of U.S. frustration with the country's anti-terror efforts, intelligence officials said.

3 US coalition troops killed in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 03:59 AM CDT

Map locates Khost, Afghanistan, where a U.S.-led coalition airstrike killed Afghan soldiers; 1c x 1 5/8 inches; 46.5 mm x 41.3 mmAP - A roadside bomb killed three U.S. coalition members in western Afghanistan, while 18 Taliban fighters died in clashes elsewhere in the country, officials said Thursday.

EU says new measures needed for financial meltdown (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 04:15 AM CDT

A Chinese paramilitary police on duty stands near a giant sign for the 7th ASEM summit on Tiananmen square near the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008. A stream of state leaders from Asian countries and European nations that are part of the Asia Europe Meeting group are expected in the Chinese capital to attend the 7th ASEM summit. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - The president of the European Union Commission called Thursday for unprecedented levels of global coordination to deal with the financial meltdown, saying the current oversight model needs to be revamped at the international level.

Rice: US, Mexico to discuss drugs, world issues (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 12:02 AM CDT

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice waves as she arrives in Puerto Vallarta in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008. Condoleezza Rice is on a two-day visit to Mexico. (AP Photo/Miguel Tovar)AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she hopes to discuss not just drug trafficking, but a host of world issues with Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Patricia Espinosa in meetings at this Pacific coast resort.

Leukaemia drug can halt, reverse MS (AFP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 04:26 AM CDT

Researchers at the University of Cambridge said they have found that alemtuzumab, a drug originally developed to treat leukaemia, can halt and even reverse the debilitating effects of multiple sclerosis (MS).(AFP/DDP/File/Jens Schlueter)AFP - Researchers at the University of Cambridge said Thursday they have found that a drug originally developed to treat leukaemia can halt and even reverse the debilitating effects of multiple sclerosis (MS).

Court rules on frozen Iran opposition group funds (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 03:47 AM CDT

AP - A European Union court has ruled that EU governments should no longer freeze the funds of an Iranian opposition group on the bloc's terror blacklist.

Guatemala City man killed by arrow to heart (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 10:44 PM CDT

AP - Police say a Guatemala City man died after being struck in the heart with an arrow fired by assailants waiting for him outside his home.

Indicted over Darfur, Sudan's President Feints and Punches Back (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 02:30 AM CDT

Ali Kushayb in an undated photo. Sudanese prosecutors have completed an investigation into a militia leader accused of war crimes in Darfur and two other men, the country's justice undersecretary said on Tuesday. (Interpol/Handout/Reuters)Time.com - Three months after the International Courts of Justice charged him with genocide, Bashir goes on the offensive. But is he fighting scared?

Japan's September trade surplus plunges 94 percent (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 04:18 AM CDT

A businessman walks past a stock indicator in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average pared earlier losses to sink 478.95 points, or 5.5 percent, to 8,195.74 at the close of morning trading. At one point, it was down 7.6 percent. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - Japan's trade surplus shrank sharply in September, as the rising cost of importing energy and raw materials exacerbated the impact of limp overseas demand, the government said Thursday.

Australian innocent of getting al-Qaida money (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 03:45 AM CDT

AP - An Australian man who spent time at an al-Qaida training camp in Afghanistan and who met Osama bin Laden was found innocent Thursday of receiving funds from the terrorist group.

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