2009年3月1日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World News

Falling oil prices stymie Iraq's security spending (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2009 12:29 PM PST

In this Feb. 16, 2007 file photo, an Iraqi army soldier mans a machinegun atop an armored vehicle at a checkpoint in central Baghdad. Falling oil prices will force Iraq to cut back on military spending, leaving questions about whether it can fully handle tasks such as protecting oil platforms in the Gulf once the American pullout is complete, said a top U.S. commander in Iraq, on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009. Iraq's leaders now have to decide where the cuts will be deepest: arms, patrol boats or air power — all of which the country needs to create a fully functioning security force. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)AP - Falling oil prices will force Iraq to cut back on military spending, leaving questions about whether it can handle tasks such as protecting oil platforms in the Gulf once the American pullout is complete, a top U.S. commander said.

Israel's attorney general says he'll indict Olmert (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2009 02:51 PM PST

Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (C) arrives to the weekly government meeting in Jerusalem. Israeli Attorney General Menachem Mazuz notified Ehud Olmert on Sunday of his intention to press charges over a second corruption scandal hanging over the outgoing premier, judicial sources said.(AFP/Yoav Lemmer)AP - Israel's attorney general notified Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday that he plans to indict him on suspicion of illicitly taking cash-stuffed envelopes from a Jewish-American businessman — a sensational case that turned public opinion so sharply against the Israeli leader that he was forced to resign.

New deadline for US hostage in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2009 04:22 PM PST

A police officer inspects the site where an American UNHCR official was kidnapped in Quetta on February 2. The mother of the UN official has urged the public to help secure his release, in an audiotaped message released by the UN.(AFP/File/Banaras Khan)AP - A suspected separatist group that has been holding an American U.N. worker in Pakistan for a month said Sunday it would kill him in four days if the government does not release more than 1,000 prisoners.

Merkel, EU reject bailout for eastern Europe (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2009 01:56 PM PST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with the media as she arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, Sunday March 1, 2009. With their economies tanking and finances fraying, EU leaders meet Sunday keen to show that they will stick together and work on ideas of how to put the recession behind them. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)AP - German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other EU leaders flatly rejected a new multibillion euro (dollar) bailout for eastern Europe on Sunday, suggesting that additional aid be given to struggling nations only on a case-by-case basis.

Israel threatens painful response to Gaza rockets (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2009 10:56 AM PST

Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, second from right, arrives at the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, March 1, 2009. Olmert threatened 'uncompromising' retaliation against Gaza militants Sunday as the country's leadership met, six weeks after halting a military offensive meant to end Palestinian rocket fire, to decide how to respond now that it appears clear that goal was not achieved. (AP Photo/Yoav Lemmer, Pool)AP - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert threatened a painful response to Palestinian rocket fire menacing southern Israel, suggesting Sunday that the blistering offensive against Gaza Strip militants fell short of its goals.

EU rejects eastern Europe bailout, protectionism (AFP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2009 04:48 PM PST

Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek holds a press conference at the end of an economic summit of European leaders at the EU Council headquarters in Brussels. EU leaders ruled out on Sunday a regional bailout plan for eastern Europe despite a Hungarian warning of a AFP - EU leaders ruled out on Sunday a regional bailout plan for eastern Europe despite a Hungarian warning of a "new iron curtain" while rejecting protectionism as a response to the economic crisis.

Iraqi Shiites protest local vote in tense province (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2009 03:27 PM PST

Iraqi police officers sit on a police truck during a patrol in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - About 2,000 Shiites staged their first significant street protests against provincial election results Sunday, marching in tense Diyala province.

Mexican police attacked by suspected cartel hitmen (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2009 03:59 PM PST

A plainclothes policeman guards the scene after unknown gunmen opened fire on a police vehicle in the violence plagued border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009. Two police officers were shot dead, according to local reporters. (AP Photo)AP - Federal police made two arrests and confiscated weapons and marijuana Sunday in Tijuana, across the U.S. border from San Diego, after coming under attack by men linked to a drug cartel.

Guinea-Bissau: explosion at army headquarters (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2009 03:35 PM PST

AP - An explosion rocked the headquarters of Guinea-Bissau's armed forces late Sunday, wounding at least three soldiers, witnesses said.

Ogilvy dominates Casey for second WGC Match Play triumph (AFP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2009 04:29 PM PST

Geoff Ogilvy of Australia holds the trophy after winning his match against Paul Casey of England on the 16th hole during the final round of Accenture Match Play Championships at Ritz - Carlton Golf Club at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona.(AFP/Getty Images/Stuart Franklin)AFP - Australian Geoff Ogilvy won his second WGC Accenture Match Play title in four years here Sunday with a commanding 4 and 3 victory over England's Paul Casey.

Nearly 200 whales beached in Australia (AFP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2009 04:25 PM PST

This handout picture taken on November 23 and provided by the Tasmania Department of Primary Industries and Water shows Tasmanian wildlife officers and volunteers attempting to refloat a pilot whale after a mass beaching. Nearly 200 whales and several dolphins have beached themselves on an island off southern Australia and a race is on to save the dozens of survivors, officials said Monday.(AFP/DPIW/File)AFP - Nearly 200 whales and several dolphins have beached themselves on an island off southern Australia and a race is on to save the dozens of survivors, officials said Monday.

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