2008年11月15日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World News

US: 10 militants killed in eastern Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2008 03:03 AM CST

Shamsia, 17, victim of an acid attack by the Taliban, lies on a bed at a hospital in Kabul November 15, 2008. The Taliban, which does not permit women to attend school, attacked Shamsia two days ago as she was on her way to class, according to police. (Omar Sobhani/Reuters)AP - A strike by coalition troops against a bomb-making cell in eastern Afghanistan killed 10 militants, the U.S. military said Saturday.

South Korean opposition delegation visits north (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2008 02:58 AM CST

Gates of South and North Korea Transit are closed near the demilitarized zone in Goseong, east of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008. North Korea ratcheted up its threats to sever ties with South Korea, vowing Wednesday to ban crossings at their shared border starting next month over what it calls Seoul's confrontational stance. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - An opposition party delegation was taking a message from the South Korean government to the North on Saturday to try to improve relations that soured after Pyongyang threatened to halt border crossings.

Militants kill Pakistani soldier near Peshawar (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2008 02:48 AM CST

Iranian Ayoub Houd (L) listens to a verdict from behind bars at a state security court in Sanaa November 15, 2008. A Yemeni court on Saturday sentenced to death the head of a group of Iranian sailors held with a cargo of about 1.5 tonnes of hashish. The court also issued jail sentences of 25 years each against 11 other Iranians and a crew member believed to be Pakistani, whose vessel had been seized by U.S.-led naval forces and handed over to Yemeni authorities. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN)AP - Militants fired a mortar shell into a village near the troubled Pakistani city of Peshawar on Saturday, killing one soldier and wounding another, an official said.

Thais stage elaborate funeral for king's sister (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 10:43 PM CST

In this photo released by Bureau of the Royal Household, King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand lights the candles as he attends the religious rites for his elder sister, late Princess Galyani Vadhana, portrait at left, at the Dusit Throne Hall inside the Grand Palace Friday, Nov. 14, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. A grand cremation ceremony for the princess will be held on Saturday, Nov. 15 at the royal ground in the capital. The ceremony, attended by more than 100 Buddhist monks, is also promising a temporary halt to the country's long-running divisive political conflict. (AP Photo/Bureau of the Royal Household, HO)AP - To the wail of conch shells and the thunder of cannon fire, crimson-clad soldiers pulled a gilded chariot containing the body of the revered Thai king's sister to a seven-story pyre where she will be cremated Saturday.

China says door open to talks with Dalai Lama (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 06:46 PM CST

In this March 29, 2008 file photo, Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama addresses a press conference where he said Chinese government policy of 'demographic aggression' is threatening Tibetan culture, in New Delhi, India. Starting Monday, Nov. 17, exiled Tibetans from around the world will gather in Dharmsala, called together by the Dalai Lama for a six-day meeting that could end years of carefully moderated policies toward Beijing. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)AP - A senior Chinese official said in comments broadcast Friday that Beijing is open to further discussions with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama following talks earlier this month.

Plagued by fungus? Bacteria? Try copper socks (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Nov 2008 02:01 AM CST

Reuters - Copper socks? Copper towels? How about copper subway poles? These are only a few of the ways Chile, the world's biggest copper producer, is utilizing the red metal which is more commonly found in the construction and auto sectors.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,197 (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 07:40 PM CST

Burnt vehicles are seen after a bomb attack in northern Baghdad's Shaab district November 13, 2008. (Ceerwan Aziz/Reuters)AP - As of Friday, Nov. 14, 2008, at least 4,197 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Air turbulence likely caused Mexican jet crash (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 10:48 PM CST

Mexico's Transportation and Communications Secretary Luis Tellez speaks in front of an image from a surveillance camera during a news conference about the Nov. 4 plane crash in Mexico City, Friday, Nov. 14, 2008. The turbulent wake of a large passenger plane likely caused the fatal crash of a government jet carrying Mexico's Interior Secretary Juan Camilo Mourino, Tellez said Friday. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)AP - The turbulent wake of a larger plane likely caused the crash of a government jet that killed Mexico's second-most powerful official, investigators said Friday, as they released a recording transcript showing the frantic pilots struggling to regain control of the plane.

U.N. envoy meets Kabila on Congo crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Nov 2008 02:48 AM CST

People gather to receive food aid in Rutshuru, 70 km (50 miles) north of Goma in eastern Congo, November 14, 2008. Aid workers began feeding tens of thousands of civilians in rebel-held areas of eastern Congo on Friday for the first time in weeks after a U.N. food convoy crossed the front lines. Fighting between the army and Tutsi rebels led by General Laurent Nkunda has forced some 250,000 people from their homes in Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province since late August, resulting in what the U.N. has called a humanitarian catastrophe and fears of a broader war. (Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)Reuters - Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, the United Nations special envoy for eastern Congo, met Congolese President Joseph Kabila late on Friday and will fly east for talks with rebel leader Laurent Nkunda.

Pakistan eyes clean sweep over West Indies (AFP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2008 02:57 AM CST

Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik Saturday said his team will try its level best to complete a 3-0 one-day series win over the West Indies and jump to fourth position in world rankings.(AFP/File/Arif Ali)AFP - Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik Saturday said his team will try its level best to complete a 3-0 one-day series win over the West Indies and jump to fourth position in world rankings.

Australian PM gets cool reception from Bush after leak: report (AFP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 08:30 PM CST

US President George W. Bush welcomes Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to the White House. Bush gave Rudd a less than warm welcome at a White House dinner amidst controversy over a leaked conversation between them, a report said(AFP/Jim Watson)AFP - US President George W. Bush gave Australia's prime minister a less than warm welcome at a White House dinner amidst controversy over a leaked conversation between them, a report said Saturday.

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