2008年12月22日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World News

Official: US-Afghan operation kills 20 insurgents (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 02:25 AM CST

US soldiers in Afghanistan in November. Twin suspected US missile strikes on a tribal area in northwest Pakistan known as a hub of Taliban and Al-Qaeda activity killed at least eight militants, officials have said.(AFP/File/David Furst)AP - A joint U.S.-Afghan operation along the border with Pakistan has killed about 20 insurgent fighters over the last month, an Afghan governor said Monday.

Suspected US Missile strike in Pakistan kills 8 (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 02:56 AM CST

US Air Force file photo of an unmanned predator aerial vehicle with a hellfire missile attached. Twin suspected US missile strikes Monday on a tribal area in northwest Pakistan known as a hub of Taliban and Al-Qaeda activity killed at least eight militants, officials said.(AFP/File/US Air Force)AP - Suspected U.S. missile strikes killed at least eight people Monday in volatile northwest Pakistan, officials and witnesses said.

Palestinians unhappy with Abbas' frequent absences (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 02:31 AM CST

Chechnya's leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, left, introduces visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, 2nd from left, to local top officials during their meeting in Kadyrov's home village, Tsentoroi, in eastern Chechnya, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008. Kadyrov is a Kremlin-backed strongman and during his rule, large-scale violence has declined and some stability has returned. Abbas is set later to travel to Moscow for expected visits with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. (AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev)AP - In four years as Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas has traveled to the far corners of the earth, but never set foot in the West Bank's largest city, Hebron.

Targeted Mumbai hotels open with tighter security (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 07:18 PM CST

A policeman stands outside the Taj Mahal and Towers Hotel at the hotel's re-opening in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008. The main areas of the Oberoi and Taj hotels, which were severely damaged are expected to remain closed for months but the hotels opened sections to guests, assuring them that security has been upgraded. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)AP - The blood has been mopped up, the grenade-scarred marble replaced, the bullet holes covered over.

Top US general in Iraq prepares for troop decision (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 03:31 PM CST

In this Sep. 16, 2008 file photo, Gen. Ray Odierno listens to a question during a press briefing at camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq. American troops will move into southern Iraq early next year to replace departing British forces, Odierno, the top U.S. general in Iraq said. The news came as Iraq's parliament rejected a draft law requiring all foreign troops other than Americans to depart before the end of July 2009. Britain says its 4,000 troops will withdraw from the southern port city of Basra by the end of May.(AP Photo/Dusan Vranic, Pool)AP - The top U.S. general in Iraq said he will make a decision about the future role of American troops in early spring, to allow enough time to address any violence that may arise from January's provincial elections.

Ireland unveils euro5.5 billion bank bailout (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 03:02 AM CST

AP - Three of Ireland's major banks on Monday welcomed a euro5.5 billion ($7.7 billion) government bailout designed to boost their cash reserves and lending power in the face of deepening recession.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,211 (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 06:04 PM CST

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki gestures as he speaks during a meeting with Iraqi journalists in Baghdad December 21, 2008. (Iraqi government/Handout/Reuters)AP - As of Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008, at least 4,211 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Report: Colombian rebels to free 6 hostages (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2008 07:06 PM CST

AP - Colombia's FARC guerrillas are offering to free an ex-governor, a former lawmaker and four other hostages to help jump-start talks on a prisoner swap, a left-wing news agency reported Sunday.

Power-sharing 'impossible' with Mugabe in place: Britain (AFP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 02:37 AM CST

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is pictured addressing delegates in Bindura on December 20. Zimbabwe's power-sharing deal between Mugabe and the opposition has been made AFP - Zimbabwe's power-sharing deal between President Robert Mugabe and the opposition has been made "impossible" by Mugabe, who must now step down, Britain's Africa minister said Monday.

Brother of SKorean ex-president indicted (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 03:02 AM CST

AP - The brother of a former South Korean president was indicted for bribery Monday for allegedly accepting millions of dollars to help a securities firm sell assets to a state-supervised bank, prosecutors said.

Indian doctor hopes Australian terror probe will vindicate him (AFP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 01:48 AM CST

Indian-born doctor Mohamed Haneef, arrested in Australia over failed bomb attacks in Britain last year, hopes an inquiry will prove there was never any basis to charge him, his lawyers said Monday.(AFP/File/Dibyangshu Sarkar)AFP - An Indian-born doctor arrested in Australia over failed bomb attacks in Britain last year hopes an inquiry will prove there was never any basis to charge him, his lawyers said Monday.

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