2008年12月5日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World News

Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Alexy II dies (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 04:08 AM CST

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II conducts Easter service at Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, in this Sunday, April 11, 2004 file photo. The Russian Orthodox Patriarch who presided over a vast post-Soviet revival of faith but was accused of making the church a force for nationalism, died Friday Dec. 5, 2008 at age 79, the church headquarters said. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze, FILE)AP - The Russian Orthodox Church says its Patriarch Alexy II has died.

Top Indian official admits 'lapses' in attacks (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 03:10 AM CST

Indian paramilitary soldiers patrol at Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi, India, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. A police official says security forces have swarmed through New Delhi's international airport after the sound of gunfire rang out, but no one was injured. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)AP - India's top law enforcement official admitted Friday there were government "lapses" in last week's terror attack on Mumbai, amid a public uproar over security and intelligence failures in the deadly siege.

Rice: 'Well past time' for Mugabe to leave (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 04:08 AM CST

U.S. ambassador to Denmark, James P. Cain, second left, listens as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice talks during a meeting with Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen, unseen, Friday Dec. 5, 2008 in Copenhagen, Denmark. (AP Photo/Jens Dige, POLFOTO)AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Friday that it is "well past time" for Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe to leave office.

Opposition vows to topple Canadian leader Harper (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 02:55 AM CST

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announces, during a snowstorm, that Governor General Michaelle Jean approved his recommendation to suspend Parliament, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec 4 , 2008. (AP Photo/Tom Hanson, The Canadian Press)AP - Canada's opposition parties vowed to oust Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government next month after Harper shut down Parliament to avoid almost certain defeat in a confidence vote, but infighting among one of the parties is casting doubt on whether the coalition will hold.

Pakistani group under fire after India attacks (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 02:41 AM CST

Pakistani, right in black uniform, and Indian border guards shake hands during the 'Beating the Retreat' ceremony at the India and Pakistan joint border check post of Wagah near Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday, Dec 3, 2008. U. S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said that Pakistan has a 'special responsibility' to cooperate with the investigation into the deadly Mumbai attacks. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)AP - Pakistan's vow to crack down on militants behind the Mumbai attacks may meet an early test with the Islamist charity accused by the U.S. of being the front group for the prime suspects.

Sweden announces $1B economic stimulus package (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 04:05 AM CST

AP - The Swedish government announced Friday an 8.3 billion kronor ($1.01 billion) economic package to stimulate employment and infrastructure development amid the global financial crisis.

US cmdr spells out Iraq mission under new pact (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 03:14 AM CST

Halliburton's building in Houston. A civilian employee of US oil services giant Halliburton and government contractor KBR has charged in a lawsuit the companies exposed thousands of workers to unhealthy, contaminated conditions at an Iraqi military base(AFP/Getty Images/File/James Nielsen)AP - A top U.S. military commander says the new security pact that sets a timetable for American troops to leave Iraq will require a shift in how the U.S. carries out combat missions in the country.

Traditionally pro-Chavez slum turns to opposition (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 02:05 AM CST

A view of Petare shantytown, one of the biggest slums in Latin America, with nearly 2 million people, is seen in Caracas, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. Petare has traditionally been a stronghold for Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez but Carlos Ocariz, an opponent of Chavez, won here in the Nov. 23 local elections. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)AP - The barrio of Petare, one of the biggest slums in Latin America, has traditionally been a stronghold for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

Rice says well past time for Mugabe to go (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 03:56 AM CST

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks during a news conference in Islamabad before leaving Pakistan December 4, 2008. (Mian Khursheed/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Friday said it was well past time for Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to leave and nations in the region must take the lead on pressuring him to quit.

Japan opens nationality to kids born out of wedlock (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 04:07 AM CST

Reuters - Japan on Friday passed a bill to grant citizenship to more children born out of wedlock to foreign women and Japanese men, in a change that has sparked calls from lawmakers for DNA testing to prevent fraud.

Drought forces Australian state to purchase water (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2008 10:45 PM CST

AP - Australia's driest state has been forced to purchase water for the first time to ensure adequate supplies in the midst of a drought, a government official said Friday.

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