2008年12月6日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World News

Indian police arrest 2 men in Mumbai investigation (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 03:23 AM CST

People participate in a candle light vigil to pay tribute to those killed in recent terror attacks in Mumbai, in Allahabad, India, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)AP - Police arrested two Indian men accused of illegally buying mobile phone cards used by the gunmen in the Mumbai attacks, police said Saturday — the first known arrests since the bloody siege ended.


NKorea vows to exclude Japan from nuclear talks (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 01:13 AM CST

AP - North Korea will reject Japan's continued participation in the six-party disarmament talks aimed at ending Pyongyang's nuclear programs, an official warned Saturday ahead of the latest round of negotiations in Beijing.

Gunmen in drag get millions in Paris diamond heist (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 05:33 PM CST

View of the entrance of the Harry Winston jewelry store near the Champs-Elysees  in Paris, Friday Dec. 5, 2008. Armed robbers, some dressed in drag, made off Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008 with euro80 million (USD100 million) in loot from a lightning-fast jewelry store theft in central Paris, in what police Friday called one of France's costliest jewel heists.  (AP Photo/Francois Mori)AP - Armed robbers wearing women's wigs and clothing made off with diamond rings, gem-studded bracelets and other jewelry worth $108 million from a Harry Winston boutique in Paris, in one of the world's largest jewel heists.


Travelers leave behind a Thailand still in crisis (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 02:36 AM CST

A Thai celebrates revered Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's birthday outside the Royal Palace in Bangkok, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. Thailand's ailing king, a pillar of stability during his six decades on the throne, failed to attend celebrations marking his 81st birthday Friday as many Thais feared his fading from the scene could deepen the turmoil that has plagued the country for three years (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)AP - Thailand's main international airport may take more than a month to resume full operations, an official said Saturday, while the abrupt return of exiled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's powerful ex-wife threatened to deepen the country's political crisis.


Death toll from Pakistan car bombing rises to 29 (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 10:49 PM CST

Pakistani people are seen next to a building on fire at the site of an explosion in Peshawar, Pakistan, Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. A car bomb devastated a busy street in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Friday, killing at least 18 people and injuring dozens more. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)AP - The death toll from an overnight car bombing rose to 29 in northwest Pakistan, unnerving a region already dangerously on edge following the attacks on India's commercial capital, police and doctors said Saturday.


Amsterdam to close many brothels, marijuana cafes (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 03:15 AM CST

AP - Amsterdam has unveiled plans for a major cleanup of its ancient city center, including shuttering up to half of its famed brothels and marijuana cafes.

Suicide attack targets Iraqi police recruits (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 01:45 AM CST

Residents stand near the bodies of their relatives, neighbourhood patrol members killed by gunmen, outside a hospital morgue in Baquba, 65 km (40 miles) northeast of Baghdad December 6, 2008. Armed men attacked an Awakening Council headquarters east of Baquba before dawn on Saturday, killing three people and wounding four Awakening guards.  REUTERS/ Helmiy al-Azawi  (IRAQ)AP - A suicide bomber targeted police recruits Saturday near a checkpoint in northern Iraq, killing at least one and wounding 14, an Iraqi police official said.


Officials: 8 Colombian police die in attack (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 09:51 PM CST

AP - Suspected leftist rebels attacked a small police convoy in Colombia's turbulent northeast on Friday with explosives and automatic weapons, killing eight police officers and wounding one.

Brown tells Mugabe: "Enough is enough" (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 03:15 AM CST

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown pauses during a speech at a 'listening session' with members of the local community in Leeds, northern England November 28, 2008. (Nigel Roddis/Reuters)Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called on the international community on Saturday to tell Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe "enough is enough."


Maradona arrives for first ever visit to India (AFP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2008 03:22 AM CST

Soccer superstar Diego Maradona shakes hands with an Indian fan during the laying of the foundation stone for the Indian Football School at Maheshtala, on the outskirts of Kolkata on December 6. Maradona arrived here Saturday to a frenzied welcome by fans who defied tight security to catch a glimpse of the Argentine legend.(AFP/Deshakalyan Chowdhury)AFP - Soccer superstar Diego Maradona arrived here Saturday to a frenzied welcome by fans who defied tight security to catch a glimpse of the Argentine legend.


Australia's ANZ bank to cut 800 jobs before Christmas: reports (AFP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2008 11:31 PM CST

ANZ bank chief executive Mike Smith. Australia's fourth biggest bank will cut a total of 800 jobs before Christmas because of the global financial crisis, reports said(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - Australia's fourth biggest bank, ANZ, will cut a total of 800 jobs before Christmas because of the global financial crisis, reports said Saturday.


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