2008年12月4日星期四

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Zardari vows 'strong action' vs. Mumbai culprits (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 03:34 AM CST

This television frame grab shows Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in Islamabad, teleconferencing to an audience in New Delhi on November 22. Zardari said he was in favour of a no-first-use policy on nuclear weapons, a stance already announced by neighbouring India.(AFP/HO)AP - Pakistan's president says he will take "strong action" against elements in his country that were involved in the terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

Russian president optimistic about ties with US (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 03:32 AM CST

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev,left, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen at their meeting in the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)AP - President Dmitry Medvedev said he hopes Russia's relations with the United States improve after President-elect Barack Obama takes office, according to an interview released Thursday.

Thailand limps toward normalcy as airports reopen (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 03:06 AM CST

The first commercial airliner in a week of Thai Airways lands at Suvarnabhumi international airport in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008 after . Victorious anti-government protesters lifted their siege of Bangkok's two airports Wednesday while leaders of the ousted government named a caretaker prime minister to lead the politically chaotic kingdom. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)AP - Thailand's main airport checked security and computer systems as it prepared to restore normal operations after a weeklong closure forced by anti-government protesters, as millions of Thais awaited a speech Thursday by their beloved monarch for guidance on ending the country's political paralysis.

Mumbai Jews on edge after attacks in India (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 02:07 AM CST

In this Sept. 13, 2007 file photo, Indian Jews touch the 'Mezuzah,' right, a piece of parchment inscribed with specified Hebrew verses from the Torah, after a prayer ceremony for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, at the Magen Hassidin Synagogue in Mumbai, India. Mumbai's tiny Jewish community feels itself under threat for the first time in hundreds of years in the wake of the deadly attacks by suspected Muslim militants that included a bloody two-day siege at an ultra-Orthodox Jewish center. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh, FILE)AP - Mumbai's tiny Jewish community feels itself under threat for the first time in hundreds of years in the wake of the deadly attacks by suspected Muslim militants that included a bloody two-day siege at an ultra-Orthodox Jewish center.

Rice satisfied with Pakistan's anti-terror stance (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 03:36 AM CST

Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, right, shakes hands with U. S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. Rice said the Pakistani government must mount a 'robust response' to the terror shooting in India, which blames the carnage on terrorists operating from neighboring Pakistan. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday she is satisfied with Pakistan's commitment to fight terrorism and its readiness to pursue any lead in the attacks in India.

Swedish Riksbank cuts interest rate by 1.75 points (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 03:32 AM CST

AP - Sweden's central bank on Thursday cut its key interest rate by a record 1.75 percent to 2 percent to soften the fall in the economy triggered by the global financial crisis.

Iraq: Obama calls Iraqi PM to discuss cooperation (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 03:23 AM CST

In this Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008 file image released by the Iraqi government, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki makes a televised statement from his office in Baghdad, Iraq. Parliament's approval of a security pact with the U.S. has propelled al-Maliki into a position of strength unequaled in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein. (AP Photo/Iraqi Government, File)AP - The Iraqi government says President-elect Barack Obama has called Iraq's prime minister and stressed his commitment to a responsible withdrawal of American forces from Iraq.

Prosecutor slain in violent Mexico border city (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 11:15 PM CST

State police officers stand next to the bullet-riddled vehicle where an assistant federal prosecutor was killed along with his secretary in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Wednesday Dec. 3, 2008. Jesus Martin Huerta, who worked for Mexico's Attorney Generals Office as an assistant federal prosecutor and his secretary were ambushed and killed while driving in this violence plagued border city by unknown gunmen. (AP Photo)AP - The No. 2 federal prosecutor in a violent Mexican border city near Texas has been shot dead.

Zimbabwe declares national emergency over cholera (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 03:10 AM CST

A cholera patient drinks water inside the male ward of Budiriro Polyclinic in Harare December 1, 2008. (Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters)Reuters - Zimbabwe has declared a cholera outbreak that has killed more than 560 people a national emergency and appealed for help from donors to deal with the crisis, state media said on Thursday.

Sri Lankan troops take key Tiger sea base (AFP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 03:26 AM CST

Sri Lankan soldiers stand guard in Colombo in October 2008. Sri Lankan troops on Thursday captured a key Tamil Tiger naval base as part of an offensive to dismantle the rebels' northern fiefdom.(AFP/File/Ishara S. Kodikara)AFP - Sri Lankan troops on Thursday captured a key Tamil Tiger naval base as part of an offensive to dismantle the rebels' northern fiefdom, the defence ministry said.

Australia seeks closer security ties with Asia: PM (AFP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 12:49 AM CST

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in Lima, Peru for the APEC summit. Australia is seeking stronger ties with regional states to counter security concerns raised by the dawn of the Asia-Pacific century, Rudd told parliament.(AFP/File/Alexander Memenov)AFP - Australia is seeking stronger ties with regional states to counter security concerns raised by the dawn of the Asia-Pacific century, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd told parliament Thursday.

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