2008年10月24日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World News

American, Russians return from space station (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 03:49 AM CDT

Russian Soyuz space capsule lands near Arkalyk, in north-central Kazakhstan Friday, Oct. 24, 2008. Space officials say a Soyuz capsule carrying an American and two Russians back to earth has touched down on target in Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Dmitry Kostyukov, POOL)AP - A Soyuz capsule carrying an American and two Russians touched down on target in Kazakhstan on Friday after a descent from the international space station, safely delivering the first two men to follow their fathers into space.

Ukraine in for tough times amid global crisis (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 02:05 AM CDT

In this Thursday, March 16, 2006 file photo, construction cranes dot the skyline over Kiev. Construction cranes have stopped swinging and thousands of steel workers face layoffs as Ukraine braces for a severe economic downturn. Lacking the large foreign currency reserves of China and Russia, Ukraine is being hit harder than other former Soviet states by the global financial crisis. (AP Photo/ Sergei Chuzavkov )AP - Construction cranes have stopped swinging and thousands of steel workers face layoffs as Ukraine braces for a severe economic downturn.

US taking step to get Albania, Croatia into NATO (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 03:38 AM CDT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, right, meets NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, inside 10 Downing Street, London Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008. (AP Photo/Daniel Deme, Pool)AP - The United States is taking another step toward getting Albania and Croatia — both isolated behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War — folded into the NATO alliance.

South Korea: There's no North Korea food crisis (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 12:31 AM CDT

North Korean farmers work the fields near Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008. The U.N. food agency has warned that millions of North Koreans could face starvation, but a South Korean official said Thursday that Seoul has not decided whether to respond to a request for food aid to the communist country.(AP Photo/Yonhap, Ahn Jung-won)AP - A South Korean official has disputed the U.N.'s assessment that millions of North Koreans are at risk of food shortages, saying Friday that the impoverished communist country does not appear to face a "serious" food emergency.

US says 3 insurgents killed in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 01:01 AM CDT

A U.S. solider patrols as Afghan men look on in the Chaparhar district of Nanganhar province, eastern Afghanistan, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)AP - The U.S.-led coalition says its troops have killed three insurgents and detained four others during a raid in eastern Afghanistan.

Economy shrinks in third quarter for first time in 16 years (AFP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 04:15 AM CDT

Tower cranes next to St Paul's Cathedral in central London, April 2008. The economy shrank by 0.5 percent in the three months to September, compared with the previous quarter, marking the first contraction since 1992.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The economy shrank by 0.5 percent in the three months to September, compared with the previous quarter, marking the first contraction since 1992, official data showed Friday.

Turkey: 25 Kurdish rebels killed in air strikes (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 03:42 AM CDT

AP - Turkey's military says 25 Kurdish rebels were killed in cross-border air strikes on rebel positions in northern Iraq last week.

US cuts off trade benefits to Bolivia over drugs (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 10:31 PM CDT

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gestures during a news conference in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008. Condoleezza Rice is on a two-day official visit to Mexico. (AP Photo/Miguel Tovar)AP - The U.S. is suspending a trade deal with Bolivia, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday. She called it unfortunate but necessary because Bolivian President Evo Morales has failed to improve anti-drug efforts.

Zimbabwe opposition leader to attend summit (AFP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 03:58 AM CDT

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (left) greets South Africa President Kgalema Motlanthe in the Swaziland capital of Mbabane. Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will attend a summit next week aimed at saving a troubled power-sharing accord, his party's spokesman has said.(AFP/File/Alexander Joe)AFP - Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai will attend a summit next week aimed at saving a troubled power-sharing accord, his party's spokesman said on Friday.

Samsung's profit falls on downturn, lower prices (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 04:08 AM CDT

A South Korean sales clerk waits for customers at an electronic shop in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 24, 2008. Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday that its third-quarter net profit fell sharply amid the global economic downturn and lower prices for its mainstay semiconductors and flat screens. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)AP - Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday that its third-quarter net profit fell sharply due to the global economic downturn and lower prices for its mainstay semiconductors and flat screens.

Australian food companies agree not to push junk on kids (AFP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 10:58 PM CDT

A child at a Sydney fast food outlet. Major Australian food and drink manufacturers Friday agreed not to advertise junk food during children's television programs, as they face growing public pressure about childhood obesity(AFP/Greg Wood)AFP - Major Australian food and drink manufacturers Friday agreed not to advertise junk food during children's television programs, as they face growing public pressure about childhood obesity.

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