2008年11月17日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World News

Fighting in Congo despite rebel promises to UN (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 03:23 AM CST

UN special envoy, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, right and CNDP rebel leader Laurent Nkunda, centre, seen, in Jomba, east Congo, near the Uganda border, Sunday Nov. 16, 2008. The UN's special envoy on Congo met the Central African country's main rebel leader for the first time Sunday in a bid to end the crisis, as the UN reported more heavy fighting elsewhere in the east. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)AP - Congo's army clashed with rebels in some of the worst fighting in a week despite the rebel leader's promise to support a cease-fire, the United Nations said Monday.

Officials: Violence in Pakistan leaves 8 dead (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 03:03 AM CST

Pakistani oil tankers carrying supplies for U.S. and NATO forces, wait for security clearance to travel to Afghanistan at Pakistani border post in Chaman, Monday, Nov. 17, 2008. Security forces escorted container trucks and oil tankers through the Khyber Pass on Monday after Pakistan reopened the route, critical for transporting supplies to NATO and U.S. troops in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Shah Khalid)AP - A suicide car bomber attacked an army post in northwest Pakistan on Monday, killing at least three people, while violence elsewhere in the region left at least five suspected militants dead.

US supply trucks resume travel in Pakistan pass (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 02:21 AM CST

In this Nov 10, 2008 file photo, Pakistani tribal people stand near an armored car reportedly hijacked by militants in Khyber region of Landikotel, 34 miles (55 kilometers) northwest of Peshawar, Pakistan. An official said security forces are hunting militants who hijacked 13 trucks carrying military vehicles and other supplies for foreign troops in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/FILE)AP - Security forces escorted container trucks and oil tankers through the Khyber Pass on Monday after Pakistan reopened the route critical to transporting supplies to NATO and U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

Many concerns left unanswered after weekend summit (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 03:21 AM CST

AP - Analysts, investors and media around Asia expressed concern Monday that a weekend summit of world leaders aimed at tackling the global financial crisis — and preventing future debacles — was high on symbolism but low on action.

Asian markets mixed as Japan slips into recession (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 02:32 AM CST

Pedestrians are reflected on an electric market board in Tokyo, Monday, Nov. 17, 2008. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average fell in early trade. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)AP - Asian markets were mixed Monday as confirmation Japan has slipped into recession emphasized the gloomy outlook for the world economy.

London shares fall 0.32% as trading begins (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 03:28 AM CST

Share prices here fell by 0.32 percent on the FTSE 100 share index when trading began here on Monday in the first European deals after an economic crisis summit in Washington at the weekend.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Share prices here fell by 0.32 percent on the FTSE 100 share index when trading began here on Monday in the first European deals after an economic crisis summit in Washington at the weekend.

Analysis: Hamas, Israel trying to rewrite truce (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 02:04 AM CST

AP - A June truce between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers comes up for renewal next month and it looks like both sides are trying to dictate more favorable terms.

Election a test for Chavez family in home state (AP)

Posted: 16 Nov 2008 09:13 PM CST

In this April 7, 2006 file photo Adan Chavez, Venezuela's ambassador to Cuba and Hugo Chavez's older brother, smiles during an interview with the Associated Press at his home in Havana, Cuba. (AP Photo/ Javier Galeano, File)AP - Barinas state is Chavez country. President Hugo Chavez was born here, his father has governed it for 10 years, and now his brother is seeking the governor's job.

Arrest showed Europe's 'contempt' for Rwanda: Kagame (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 01:40 AM CST

Rwandan president Paul Kagame gestures at a press conference following a high-level meeting in Geneva. Kagame has said that Europe had shown AFP - Rwandan President Paul Kagame said Monday that Europe had shown "total contempt" for his country by arresting one of his key aides suspected of involvement in the death of a former ruler.

Tibetan exiles discussing new path to autonomy (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 03:25 AM CST

Samdhong Rinpoche, the prime minister of the self-proclaimed Tibetan government-in-exile leads a retinue carrying a portrait of the Dalai Lama with ceremonial horns played by monks in the Tibetan Children's Village School in Dharmsala, India, Monday, Nov. 17, 2008. Several hundred Tibetan exile leaders gathered Monday in northern India for a landmark meeting to discuss the direction of the movement that has struggled for decades to win autonomy from China. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)AP - Tibetan exile leaders opened weeklong discussions Monday over the direction of their movement to win autonomy from China, after the Dalai Lama, the region's exiled spiritual leader, expressed frustration over years of fruitless talks with Beijing.

Sex party set to heat up Australian politics (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2008 02:19 AM CST

File photo shows a meeting of the Australian Parliament in Canberra. Australia is about to get a new entry into national politics -- a party devoted to sex. The brains behind the Australian Sex Party, which will be launched in Melbourne on Thursday, believe that politics has become too stuffy and conservative Down Under.(AFP/File/Andrew Sheargold)AFP - Australia is about to get a new entry into national politics -- a party devoted to sex.

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