2008年11月26日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World News

Thousands stranded in Thailand by protests (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 03:07 AM CST

Stranded western tourists use baggage holders to relax on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008, at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands of tourists were stranded Tuesday night when members of the People Alliance for Democracy swarmed the airport causing it to shutdown. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)AP - Thousands of frustrated travelers were stranded in Thailand on Wednesday after protesters shut down the main airport in a major escalation of their four-month campaign to oust the prime minister.

Official says sunken 'pirate' ship was Thai boat (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 02:48 AM CST

In this Nov. 11, 2008 file photo made available by Indian Navy, Indian warship INS Tabar, right, escorts the MV Jag Arnav ship to safety after rescuing it from a hijack attempt by Somali pirates. The pirate 'mother ship' sunk last week by the Indian navy's INS Tabar was actually a Thai fishing trawler seized hours earlier by pirates, a maritime agency says, but the Indian navy defends its actions, saying it fired in self-defense. (AP Photo/Indian Navy, HO, File)AP - A pirate "mother ship" sunk last week by the Indian navy was actually a Thai fishing trawler seized hours earlier by pirates, a maritime agency said Wednesday, but the Indian navy defended its actions, saying it fired in self-defense.

Karzai says US, NATO created 'parallel' government (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 03:16 AM CST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, talks with U.N. Security Council ambassadors and envoys during a meeting at the Presidential palace in Kabul Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008. A delegation from the United Nation's Security Council will push for regional cooperation as it takes stock of the situation in Afghanistan, the U.N. said in a statement Monday. (AP Photo/Shah Marai, Pool)AP - President Hamid Karzai criticized the U.S. and other foreign countries for creating a "parallel government" in Afghanistan's countryside during a blunt overview of the country's problems before a U.N. Security Council delegation.

Iraqi officials: Roadside bomb kills 2 in Baghdad (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 03:05 AM CST

A US soldier jokes with a young Iraqi boy during a joint security operation. Iraqi MPs are expected Wednesday to endorse a wide-ranging accord that will allow US troops to remain another three years, despite reservations by Sunnis and fierce opposition by Shiite hardliners.(AFP/File/Mujahed Mohammed)AP - Iraqi officials say at least two civilians have been killed and four others wounded in a roadside bombing in central Baghdad.

Bin Laden's ex-driver to finish sentence in Yemen (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 11:02 PM CST

Salim Hamdan, who has spent nearly four years at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is seen in this file photograph taken in Yemen in 2000. (Neal Katyal/Handout/Reuters)AP - A former driver for Osama bin Laden was transferred from Guantanamo Bay to his homeland of Yemen to serve out the remaining 32 days of his sentence, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

Rio Tinto 'moving on' after BHP pulls takeover bid (AFP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 03:18 AM CST

BHP Billiton-owned copper mine, AFP - Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Wednesday said it would "close a chapter" and move on after the world's biggest miner BHP Billiton dropped its 70 billion dollar (45 billion pound) hostile takeover bid for the group.

Bin Laden's former driver transferred to Yemen (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 02:10 AM CST

AP - A Yemeni security official says the former driver for Osama bin Laden is expected to land in the capital of Yemen after a U.S. decision to transfer him to his home country to serve the remainder of his sentence.

Venezuela's Chavez welcomes Russian warships (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 08:11 PM CST

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez gestures during a news conference with foreign media members at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Monday, Nov. 24, 2008. Chavez's allies won a majority in Venezuela's Sunday local elections, but the opposition made important gains, capturing the Caracas mayor's office and two of the most populous states. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)AP - Russian warships sailed into port in Venezuela on Tuesday in a show of strength as Moscow seeks to counter U.S. influence in Latin America. Russia's first such deployment in the Caribbean since the Cold War is timed to coincide with President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Venezuela, the first ever by a Russian president.

Thousands seek aid in rebel-held Congo (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 02:55 AM CST

United Nations peacekeepers from India man a position outside the United Mission for the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) in Goma on November 21, 2008. The Congolese government has written to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon asking him not to send any more Indian troops to reinforce its peacekeeping mission, according to a letter read to AFP Tuesday.(AFP/File/Tony Karumba)AP - Nearly 100,000 people have gathered in a rebel-held town in eastern Congo for the largest distribution of U.N. aid since fighting started there last month.

China cuts bank reserve, raising amount for loans (AP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 03:19 AM CST

AP - China has cut the amount of money the country's banks must hold in reserve, increasing the amount they can lend amid efforts to boost economic growth.

Australia allows German doctor with Down's Syndrome son to stay (AFP)

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 12:14 AM CST

File photo of the city of Melbourne in Australia's Victoria state. Australia Wednesday granted a German doctor and his family permanent residency, overturning a ruling rejecting the application because his son has Down's Syndrome.(AFP/File/Ryan Pierse)AFP - Australia Wednesday granted a German doctor and his family permanent residency, overturning a ruling rejecting the application because his son has Down's Syndrome.

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