2008年11月6日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World News

Blasts in Baghdad kill 4, wound more than 20 (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 03:55 AM CST

An Iraqi River Patrol Diving trainee emerges from the water during a diving training course in the fortified Green zone in Baghdad November 6, 2008. Students are scheduled to complete their training that concentrates on search and rescue and recovery water operations within approximately two weeks. REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen(IRAQ)AP - A series of bomb blasts across Baghdad killed four people and injured more than 20 others Thursday, police said, in the fourth consecutive day of heightened violence in the Iraqi capital.

Pakistan says 15 militants killed in airstrike (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 03:00 AM CST

Local residents gather around a damaged portion of a bridge wrecked by militants with explosive early Wednesday morning, Nov. 5, 2008, on the outskirts of Mangora, the main town of Pakistan's Swat Valley. Pakistani security forces have been fighting militants in country's various parts of the border region since August. (AP Photo/Sherin Zada)AP - An airstrike killed 15 militants in northwestern Pakistan, while two rockets landed near the region's main airport, officials said Thursday.

Taiwan's leader, Chinese envoy meet amid protests (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 03:03 AM CST

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou, right, shakes hands with top Chinese envoy Chen Yunlin at the Taipei guesthouse, Thursday, Nov. 6, in Taipei, Taiwan. Chen is the highest-level Chinese official to visit Taiwan in nearly 60 years since the two sides split amid civil war. Hundreds of supporters of Taiwan's pro-independence opposition staged a demonstration outside the venue, saying they fear the island's sovereignty may be compromised. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)AP - Taiwan's president and the most senior Communist Chinese official to ever visit the island held a brief but historic meeting Thursday, capping what the Taiwanese leader described as a successful trip even as anti-China protesters battled police outside.

Russia to deploy short-range missiles near Poland (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 12:13 AM CST

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during his annual state of the nation speech in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev assailed the United States on Wednesday in his first state of the nation address, vowing to deploy missiles near Poland in response to U.S. plans for a European shield. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)AP - Russia will deploy short-range missiles near Poland to counter U.S. military plans in Eastern Europe, President Dmitry Medvedev warned Wednesday, setting a combative tone that clashed with global goodwill over Barack Obama's election.

Son of Osama bin Laden loses asylum bid in Spain (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 02:13 PM CST

In this file photo dated Jan. 11, 2008, Omar Osama bin Laden is seen during an interview with the Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt. Omar Osama bin Laden, 27, asked for asylum upon arriving Monday at Madrid's airport on a flight stopping over from Cairo, Egypt, en route to Casablanca, Morocco, an Interior Ministry official said on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. Omar, one of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden's 19 children, is a metals trader who lives in Cairo with his British-born wife. He has not renounced his father, but has said he wants to be an 'ambassador for peace' between Muslims and the West. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)AP - Spain rejected an asylum request from a son of Osama bin Laden on Wednesday after deciding he had not met the conditions necessary for him to remain.

Insurer Aegon reports 329 million loss in Q3 (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 04:04 AM CST

AP - Insurer Aegon NV on Thursday said it swung to a net loss of 329 million euros ($425 million) in the third quarter, blaming write-offs and losses on investments resulting from the global financial crisis.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,191 (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 07:23 PM CST

An Iraqi River Patrol Diving trainee emerges from the water during a diving training course in the fortified Green zone in Baghdad November 6, 2008. Students are scheduled to complete their training that concentrates on search and rescue and recovery water operations within approximately two weeks. REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen(IRAQ)AP - As of Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008, at least 4,191 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Mexico: crash of government jet likely accident (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 12:02 AM CST

Forensics workers survey the scene of a plane crash in Mexico City, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008. Interior Secretary Juan Camilo Mourino, one of Mexico's top pointmen in the war against drug trafficking, died when a government jet crashed Tuesday night into a Mexico City street, setting fire to dozens of vehicles and dealing crusading President Felipe Calderon a serious blow.(AP Photo/Gregory Bull)AP - A conversation between pilots and the control tower gave no hint that anything was wrong moments before a plane carrying Mexico's second-most-powerful official suddenly dived into rush-hour traffic.

Thousands flee Congo fighting; Journalist seized (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 11:10 PM CST

Children wait for their turn to receive high energy biscuits at a displaced people's camp, in Kibati, north of Goma, eastern Congo, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)AP - Sporadic gunfire and explosions echoed Wednesday around this town in eastern Congo, as rebels fought pro-government militiamen for a second day, forcing thousands of people to flee.

Peeks at ailing Kim reveal black hole on North Korea (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 03:58 AM CST

Supreme Commander of North Korean People's Army (front) waves as he visits the 2200 military unit to see military training at an undisclosed place in North Korea, in this undated picture released by KCNA November 5, 2008. (KCNA/Reuters)Reuters - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's apparently serious illness has breathed new life into long-dormant plans from regional powers to prepare for when he loses his iron grip on power in the communist state.

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