2008年11月22日星期六

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Carter, Annan, others refused entry to Zimbabwe (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2008 02:59 AM CST

Former US President Jimmy Carter, former UN head Kofi Annan, and Graca Machel, wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela, seen from left, during a news conference in Johannesburg, Staurday, Nov. 22, 2008. Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter says he and others have been refused entry to Zimbabwe for a humanitarian mission. Carter says he and other members of The Elders group were informed Friday night by former South African President Thabo Mbeki that efforts to secure travel visas had failed. The Elders group was formed by Nelson Mandela and includes former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Mandela's wife Graca Machel, an international advocate for women's and children's rights. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)AP - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said Saturday that he and others planning a humanitarian mission in Zimbabwe had been refused entry to the impoverished African country.

Suspected US missile strike kills 5 in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2008 01:17 AM CST

A Pakistani police officer stands guard as worshipers pray in a street in Lahore, Pakistan on Friday, Nov. 21, 2008. Police said a bomb killed eight mourners at the funeral of a Shiite cleric in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, stoking sectarian tension in a region already beset by militant violence. Nuclear-armed Pakistan is already undergoing a wave of Islamist violence that risks destabilizing the country as the West seeks its support in fighting al-Qaida and Taliban in neighboring Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)AP - A suspected U.S. missile strike at the home of a Taliban commander in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday killed at least five militants, officials said.

Tibetan official: 'Middle path' favored by exiles (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2008 02:03 AM CST

An exile Tibetan spins prayer wheels near the Tsangpa Monastery in Dharmsala, India, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008. Tibetan leaders from across the world are meeting in a summit called by the Dalai Lama, after he publicly expressed frustration over the failure of his approach to yield greater autonomy for the region. China has meanwhile launched a new verbal attack on the Dalai Lama's drive for Tibetan autonomy on Friday, vowing not to compromise with leaders of the Tibetan exile community meeting to debate the future of their movement. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)AP - Hundreds of Tibetan leaders debating how to advance their struggle for freedom Saturday will likely continue to support the Dalai Lama's path of compromise with China, the prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile said.

Rwanda protocol chief says she'll prove innocence (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2008 02:18 AM CST

AP - She knew she risked arrest, and yet she made the trip. Sure enough, police picked her up at the airport.

Lame-duck US, Israeli leaders to meet a final time (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2008 02:11 AM CST

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is seen during a special cabinet meeting to discuss a plan for an economic stimulus package, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer,Pool)AP - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert heads to Washington this week for his final meeting with President George W. Bush, two lame-duck leaders looking to leave a blueprint for fulfilling their ambitious — but unrealized — Mideast agendas.

Panda attacks Chinese man who wanted a cuddle (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Nov 2008 02:21 AM CST

Reuters - A panda at a zoo in southern China attacked a student who snuck into its pen hoping for a cuddle with the endangered bear, state media said on Saturday.

Iraq's prime minister, president in public quarrel (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2008 02:05 AM CST

AP - Iraq's presidential council has taken the unusual step of publicly criticizing the Shiite prime minister after he berated them for their opposition to councils of loyal tribesmen in several Iraqi provinces.

Mexican crash probe finds fault in pilot training (AP)

Posted: 21 Nov 2008 10:59 PM CST

Mexico's Communications and Transport Minister Luis Tellez (R) and Mexican aviation official Agustin Arellano attend a news conference in Mexico City November 21, 2008, to discuss the continuing investigation of a plane crash that killed Interior Minister Juan Camilo Mourino. Tellez said authorities were investigating apparent irregularities in the licenses of the plane's pilots. November 21, 2008. REUTERS/Henry Romero (MEXICO)AP - Investigators said Friday that they have found evidence of irregularities in the training records of at least one of the pilots handling a jet that crashed earlier this month, killing Mexico's interior secretary.

Albuquerque student helps bring books to Ethiopia (AP)

Posted: 22 Nov 2008 02:52 AM CST

Yohannes Gebregeorgis of Ethiopia, left, speaks to children during a gymnasium assembly, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008 at Georgia O'Keeffe Elementary School in Albuquerque, N.M. Gebregeorgis — selected as one of 10 finalists from about 10,000 nominations for a CNN special program on heroes airing on Thanksgiving — is touring America to thank those who have donated to his cause. He visited the Albuquerque school to thank third-grade student Tobyn Pulice, along with his classmates, whom raised $6,000 to build a library at Biruh Tesfa public school in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Gebregeorgis also plans to visit Los Angeles; Washington, D.C.; New York; and Minneapolis on his tour. (AP Photo/Heather Clark)AP - When Yohannes Gebregeorgis talks about books, it becomes clear that what he values is their power to convey new ideas to readers, who he hopes one day will bring about social change in his native country of Ethiopia.

U.S. strike in Pakistan kills British militant: TV (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Nov 2008 03:03 AM CST

Rashid Rauf (R), a Pakistani-British man suspected of involvement in an al Qaeda plot to blow up transatlantic airliners, enters the courtroom during his appearance in the civil court in Rawalpindi in this file photo from January 5, 2007. (Faisal Mahmood/Reuters)Reuters - Pakistani television channels reported that Rashid Rauf, a British Islamist militant with al Qaeda links, was killed along with an Egyptian militant by a U.S. missile strike in the North Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan Saturday.

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