2009年3月6日星期五

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Zimbabwe Prime Minister Tsvangirai hurt in crash (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 04:30 PM PST

FILE  ** In this Monday, Feb. 3, 2003, file photo Morgan Tsvangirai, right, arrives at the Harare High Court, accompanied by his wife Susan, left.  Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was injured in a car crash on the outskirts of the capital Friday, March 6, 2009 and his wife was killed, officials said. Tsvangirai had been traveling to a weekend rally in the prime minister's home region, south of Harare, when their car sideswiped a truck, his spokesman James Maridadi said. No other details on the crash were immediately available.  (AP Photo/file)AP - Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's wife was killed and he suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash near the capital Friday, officials said. President Robert Mugabe paid a condolence visit to the hospital, but a long rivalry with his new premier fed suspicions about the circumstances.


Taliban cement rule, hard-line law after truce (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 02:11 PM PST

A truck full of soldiers and local residents, who fled their villages during a fierce fight between Islamic militants and security forces, return to their homes in Mingora, capital of the troubled Swat Valley, in Pakistan on Feb. 27, 2009. Taliban militants in Pakistan's Swat Valley have extended a cease-fire, strengthening a peace process that Western governments say risks granting a safe haven to extremists close to the Afghan border. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)AP - Zeb Gul used to sell music CDs in this mountain town but was driven out of business by Taliban militants who struck a deal with Pakistani leaders desperate to halt their march across the nation.


Iran, militant groups support Sudanese president (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 01:54 PM PST

Sudanese men hold a picture of President Omar al-Bashir with Arabic writing 'No one can get you, you are the symbol of a free Islamic nation' and chant slogans supporting their president during a demonstration after Friday prayers in Khartoum, Sudan Friday, March 6, 2009. Iran and the Palestinian militant group Hamas showed their support for Sudan's president Friday, sending top officials to the Sudanese capital and denouncing the international warrant for his arrest on charges of war crimes in Darfur. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)AP - Senior leaders of Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah offered international support Friday to Sudan's president after he was charged with war crimes in Darfur, a sign that the bid to prosecute him could sharply radicalize his regime.


Kenyan death squads blamed for activists' deaths (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 01:30 PM PST

A Kenyan student stands near the site of a student allegedly killed during clashes with police, Friday, March 6, 2009 after former student Paul Oulu and lawyer Oscar Kingara were gunned down as they were stuck in traffic outside the University of Nairobi on Thursday evening. (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)AP - Activists Oscar Kamau Kingara and John Paul Oulu spent years demanding justice for thousands who they said disappeared at the hands of shadowy government death squads.


Doucoure hurdles to second European title (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 05:15 PM PST

France's Ladji Doucoure runs to victory in the final of the Men's 60M Hurdles during the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Turin.(AFP/Filippo Monteforte)AFP - France's Ladji Doucoure has added the 2009 European Indoor Championship title to his 2005 gold medal with victory in the 60m hurdles.


US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,255 (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 05:10 PM PST

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R), seen here addressing the press with EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana, vowed Friday to AP - As of Friday, March 6, 2009, at least 4,255 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.


Mexican border city braces for troop patrols (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 02:51 PM PST

Federal police officers stand guard near a U.S.-Mexico border crossing during an operation in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Thursday, March 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Miguel Tovar)AP - The mayor of the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez told residents Friday to prepare for a monthslong presence of army troops, but said the arrival of thousands of soldiers had already reduced killings by almost 90 percent.


Morocco cuts ties with Iran over Bahrain (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 02:35 PM PST

Reuters - Morocco has cut diplomatic links with Iran, the Moroccan Foreign Ministry said Friday, after an outcry in the Sunni Muslim world over a statement by an Iranian official questioning Sunni-ruled Bahrain's sovereignty.

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 589 (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 05:14 PM PST

The casket of Cpl. Dany Fortin of 3 Wing Bagotville is carried to a waiting hearse for the journey to the coroner's office in Toronto during a repatriation ceremony at CFB Trenton on Friday, March 6, 2009. The bodies of three Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan this week arrived at CFB Trenton in eastern Ontario on Friday as a crowd of hundreds gathered outside the military base to pay their respects. Warrant Officer Dennis Brown, Cpl. Dany Fortin and Cpl. Kenneth O'Quinn died Tuesday when an improvised explosive device went off near their armoured vehicle while they were on patrol in the Arghandab district, northwest of Kandahar City. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Peter Redman)AP - As of Friday, March 6, 2009, at least 589 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EST.


Taiwan ties with India in Davis Cup event (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2009 07:40 AM PST

Taiwan's Lu Yen-hsun hits a return against Rohan Bopanna of India during the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Group One second round match in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan. Lu stormed past Bopanna Friday, allowing the island to tie 1-1 with India in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania group one second-round clash.(AFP/Sam Yeh)AFP - Taiwanese tennis ace Lu Yen-hsun stormed past Rohan Bopanna Friday, allowing the island to tie 1-1 with India in the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania group one second-round clash.


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