2008年11月25日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World News

Pakistan gets $7.6 billion loan package from IMF (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 04:30 AM CST

Pakistan army soldiers show ammunition and gadgets, they claimed they confiscated from militants, to the media in Ishra Banda in Pakistan's tribal area of Mohmand, Monday, Nov. 24, 2008. Pakistani forces have killed 25 suspected militants in a two-week operation to secure the frontier city of Peshawar, which sits on a key supply route for U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, an official said Monday (AP Photo/Mohammad Iqbal)AP - Pakistan, the front-line state in the battle against Islamist terrorism, has won final approval for a $7.6 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund to help stave off a possible economic meltdown.

10 Taliban arrested in school girl acid attack (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 04:27 AM CST

Afghan policemen inspect the site of an explosion on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Nov. 24, 2008. Police said an improvised explosive device went off a few minutes after a member of Parliament's car went past the road, wounding one boy.(AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)AP - Afghan police have arrested 10 Taliban militants involved in an acid attack this month against 15 girls and teachers walking to school in southern Afghanistan, a provincial governor said Tuesday.

Thai government meets in secret amid protests (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 04:26 AM CST

Anti-government demonstrators march to Thailand's Parliament Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, in Bangkok. The group, which calls itself the People's Alliance for Democracy, is calling on the end of the current government which they claim is a puppet administration of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)AP - The Thai government insisted Tuesday it was "fully functional" but refused to disclose where officials were working to avoid attracting more protests by anti-government activists who have vowed to bring the administration to a standstill.

China maintains hold on Tibet and tests Dalai Lama (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 05:29 PM CST

China has accused the Dalai Lama, seen here on November 20, of covertly campaigning for Tibetan independence, maintaining its hardline opposition to his approach as Tibetan exiles met in India.(AFP/File/Strdel)AP - Chinese paramilitary police with riot shields and batons abruptly took up posts Monday on the main street of this Tibetan town, disrupting the bustle of Buddhist pilgrims in a reminder of China's determined control of the region.

US-backed Iraqi troops arrest Shiite militant (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 03:33 AM CST

A U.S. soldier greets students during the opening of Nahrawan primary school in western Baghdad's Ghazaliya district November 25, 2008. REUTERS/Bassim Shati (IRAQ)AP - The U.S. military says U.S.-backed Iraqi forces have arrested a suspected Shiite militia leader who has been linked to Iran.

Clampdown on forced marriages, with eye on Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 04:39 AM CST

A government campaign poster against the issue of 'forced marriage. The government introduced a new law bolstering rules against forced marriages, after Foreign Secretary David Miliband highlighted a case in Pakistan ahead of a visit there.(AFP/FCO-HO/File)AFP - The government introduced a new law Tuesday bolstering rules against forced marriages, after Foreign Secretary David Miliband highlighted a case in Pakistan ahead of a visit there.

Iran: Hardliners urge Iraq to reject security pact (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 04:37 AM CST

AP - Iran's hardline newspapers are urging the Iraqi parliament to reject a security pact with the United States that would keep American troops in Iraq for three more years.

Poor oversight means many Haiti schools are unsafe (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 02:06 AM CST

AP - The rumor shot like electricity through the Haitian capital: Another school was falling. Desperate parents and would-be rescuers ran through alleys, leaped over walls and wrestled with police to reach the scene.

Coptic pope bars prayers in Cairo hall after clashes (AFP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 04:52 AM CST

Pope Shenuda III, Head of the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church, seen here in January 2008. Shenuda III has banned Egyptian Christians from praying in a church-owned building in Cairo after sectarian clashes there with Muslims.(AFP/File/Khaled Desouki)AFP - Coptic Pope Shenuda III has banned Egyptian Christians from praying in a church-owned building in Cairo after sectarian clashes there with Muslims, state news agency MENA reported on Tuesday.

Six Taliban militants killed in tribal Pakistan: official (AFP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 04:34 AM CST

Pakistani Army soldiers patrol on their tanks during a military operation against Islamic militants near the restive Afghan-Pakistan border in September 2008. At least six Taliban militants were killed overnight as the Pakistani army moved close to rebel hideouts in a restive tribal region bordering Afghanistan, an official said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Tariq Mahmood)AFP - At least six Taliban militants were killed overnight as the Pakistani army moved close to rebel hideouts in a restive tribal region bordering Afghanistan, an official said Tuesday.

BHP Billiton drops Rio Tinto takeover bid (AFP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 03:33 AM CST

A BHP Billiton handout photo shows the company's OlympicDam copper and uranium operation at Roxby Downs in South Australia. The world's biggest miner BHP Billiton announced it was dropping its controversial hostile takeover bid for rival Rio Tinto due to the state of the global economy.(AFP/Ho)AFP - The world's biggest miner BHP Billiton announced Tuesday it was dropping its controversial hostile takeover bid for rival Rio Tinto due to the state of the global economy.

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