2009年5月16日星期六

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India's ruling party wins resounding victory (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2009 03:52 PM PDT

Congress party supporters dance in celebration in the backdrop of posters of party leader Rahul Gandhi, left, and party President Sonia Gandhi, right, outside Sonia's residence in New Delhi, India, Saturday, May 16, 2009. The Congress party headed to a resounding victory Saturday in India's month long national elections, defying expectations of a poor showing to secure a second term in power as the country battles an economic downturn. (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)AP - The ruling Congress party swept to a resounding victory Saturday in India's mammoth national elections, defying expectations as it brushed aside the Hindu nationalist opposition and a legion of ambitious smaller parties.


Sri Lanka president declares victory in civil war (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2009 11:40 AM PDT

In this handout photo provided by the Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lankan army soldiers receive internally displaced ethnic Tamil civilians in Kariyalamullivaikal, Sri Lanka, Saturday, May 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Sri Lanka Army, HO)AP - Sri Lanka's president declared victory Saturday in his nation's quarter century civil war with the Tamil Tigers rebels. But the group's top leaders remained at large as troops and the cornered insurgents fought fierce battles across the war zone.


Netanyahu may endorse Palestinian state on US trip (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2009 01:36 PM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seen here on May 11, 2009, will refuse on his trip to Washington to back the formation of a Palestinian state, an MP close to the premier said on Saturday, according to public radio.(AFP/File/Cris Bouroncle)AP - On the eve of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's crucial visit to Washington, his defense minister suggested Saturday the Israeli leader might endorse a Palestinian state when he meets with President Barack Obama.


Bombing, US strike kill dozens in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2009 12:48 PM PDT

Pakistani firefighters try to put off fire after a bomb blast in Peshawar, Pakistan, Saturday, May 16, 2009. A car bomb destroyed an Internet cafe and tore through a bus carrying handicapped children in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 11 people and wounding many more, police said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Iqbal)AP - Bombs destroyed an Internet cafe, wrecked a bus carrying handicapped children and spread panic through Pakistan's main northwestern city on Saturday, killing at least 11 people in a day of carnage across the militancy-plagued region.


Ambush at Afghan school in 'Valley of Death' (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2009 04:35 PM PDT

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and U.S. Marine trainer Cpl. M.A. Manning run through a cloud of red from a smoke grenade they dropped to obscure their retreat as Taliban fighters opened fire on them in the village of Aliabad in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province after distributing U.S. donated school supplies to a village primary school Saturday, May 16, 2009. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)AP - The bearded Afghan army officer dropped off bundles of pens and notebooks at the school and asked one boy which he preferred: The Americans or the Taliban?


Spectre of Mass Suicide as Tamil Tigers Face Final Battle (Time.com)

Posted: 16 May 2009 05:25 AM PDT

Time.com - One of the world's longest running insurgencies may be facing its final hours as Sri Lankan troops move in for the kill

Oxford University elects first female poetry professor (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2009 03:06 PM PDT

Ruth Padel became the first ever woman Professor of Poetry at Oxford University after beating an Indian poet in an election Saturday which ended an often bitter contest.(Oxford University)AFP - Ruth Padel became the first ever woman Professor of Poetry at Oxford University after beating an Indian poet in an election Saturday which ended an often bitter contest.


Egypt: American couples on trial for adoption (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2009 12:20 PM PDT

AP - An American woman who is being tried with her husband on charges of forgery and child trafficking after they adopted twin orphans said Saturday the trial was part of Egypt's "persecution" against Christians.

Mexico's swine flu death toll rises to 68 (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2009 12:13 PM PDT

A parent and child undergo a check-up at a tent for fever outpatients in front of a hospital where high school students infected with new H1N1 influenza are hospitalized, in Kobe, western Japan, May 16, 2009. The World Health Organisation is closely monitoring the situation in Japan after three students from the same high school who had not travelled abroad came down with the new H1N1 flu, a senior WHO official said on Saturday.   REUTERS/Kyodo (JAPAN ENVIRONMENT HEALTH) JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. YESAP - Mexico says tests have confirmed two more deaths from swine flu, bringing the nation's toll to 68.


SAfrican game auction shrugs off the recession (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2009 01:59 PM PDT

An hippopotamus. An auction of more than 1,600 animals fetched 13 million rand (1.1 million euros, 1.4 million dollars) in South Africa Saturday, exceeding the hopes of organisers.(AFP/File/Jeff Pachoud)AFP - An auction of more than 1,600 animals fetched 13 million rand (1.1 million euros, 1.4 million dollars) in South Africa Saturday, exceeding the hopes of organisers.


Korean tale of 'Mother' triumphs at Cannes (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2009 03:40 PM PDT

South-Korean director Bong Joon-Ho poses during the photocall of his movie AFP - Emotional Korean tale "Mother" of a woman's relentless fight to save her backwards boy won a standing ovation for cult "The Host" director Bong Joon-ho at the Cannes festival Saturday.


GM, Canadian union still in concession talks (Reuters)

Posted: 16 May 2009 05:41 PM PDT

Reuters - The Canadian Autoworkers union is still in talks with embattled General Motors Corp on a deal that will cut the automaker's costs, but a number of key issues remain unresolved, the union said on Saturday.

Obama, Israel, could be headed for clash over settlements (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 16 May 2009 05:03 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to ask Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to freeze Jewish settlements in the disputed West Bank during their first White House meeting Monday, U.S. officials said, potentially setting up a confrontation between the American president and a close U.S. ally.

Ready for a Fight: Russia's New Security Policy (Time.com)

Posted: 16 May 2009 05:25 AM PDT

Time.com - In a new national security strategy paper, the Kremlin says dwindling resources will push countries into violent competition -- and that Russia is willing to fight for its share

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