2009年8月28日星期五

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UAE reports ship seizure with NKorea arms for Iran (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 04:38 PM PDT

AP - The United Arab Emirates has seized a cargo ship earlier this month bound for Iran with a cache of banned arms from North Korea, the first such seizure since sanctions against North Korea were ramped up, diplomats and officials told The Associated Press Friday.

UN: Questions about military aspects on Iran nukes (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 12:39 PM PDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reacts as he listens to the Friday prayers sermons at the Tehran University campus in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Aug. 28, 2009. Iran's president Friday called for the prosecution of opposition leaders over the postelection turmoil, saying that senior activists currently on trial should not be the only ones punished. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)AP - Iran is stonewalling the U.N. nuclear watchdog on "possible military dimensions" to its suspect nuclear program, officials said Friday, urging the regime to clarify the mysterious role of a foreign explosives expert and shed light on other issues.


Cash: A softener in Afghan war zone (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 12:21 PM PDT

Mats and a suspended cradle where Abdul-Hamid's family had been sleeping are seen Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2009, after a company of U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers raided the family compound in Dahaneh, Afghanistan, looking for insurgents. Abdul-Hamid was released two days later, and then received US$2,500 in compensation from the U.S. military for the damage inflicted to his house, part of an American effort to win over the 'hearts and minds' of Afghan civilians as they battle the Taliban. (AP Photo/Alfred de Montesquiou)AP - The U.S. Marines came uninvited to Abdul-Hamid's home in this southern Afghan town and made their presence felt.


Opposition looks to reshape Japanese economy (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 09:07 AM PDT

The Aquos  liquid crystal display televisions of Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp., are displayed at a retail shop in Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 28, 2009. Japan's key consumer price index, which excludes volatile fresh food prices, tumbled a record 2.2 percent in July from a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. The figures come just two days before the country holds lower elections, widely seen as a referendum on the ruling party's handling of the economy. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - In one of the most heated political contests in recent memory, Japan's opposition party is courting voters with an enticing promise: monthly cash for kids.


Iranian president: Prosecute opposition leaders (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 01:30 PM PDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, delivers a speech before Friday prayers at the Tehran University campus in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Aug. 28, 2009. Iran's president Friday called for the prosecution of opposition leaders over the post election turmoil, saying that senior activists currently on trial should not be the only ones punished. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)AP - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for the prosecution of Iran's top opposition leaders Friday, backing hard-liners pushing for escalation of the postelection crackdown.


Pakistan: No Military Campaign Against the Taliban (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 03:15 PM PDT

Pakistani Taliban commander Hakimullah Mehsud addresses a group of media representatives in the Mamouzai area of Orakzai Agency in November 2008. Pakistan must exploit rifts among Taliban commanders jostling to inherit the brutal legacy of rebel chief Baitullah Mehsud, analysts say, or risk the power vacuum being filled by Al-Qaeda.(AFP/File/A Majeed)Time.com - After a U.S. drone takes out a major militant leader, the Pakistani military decides to go back to working peace deals with the insurgents


Noel Gallagher says quitting British rock group Oasis (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Noel (L) Gallagher and Liam Gallagher members of the British rock band AFP - Lead guitarist Noel Gallagher said Friday he was quitting British rock group Oasis because he can no longer work with his brother Liam.


Eulogies for Iraqi Shiite leader reflect worries (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 11:28 AM PDT

People carry the coffin of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, one of Iraq's most powerful Shi'ite leaders, during a funeral ceremony in Tehran August 27, 2009. REUTERS/Raheb HomavandiAP - Thousands of mourners marched through Baghdad behind the coffin of one of the country's most powerful Shiite leaders on Friday, and eulogies from rivals and allies reflected deep worry over the political void left by his death.


Gunmen kill 5 police in shootout in western Mexico (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 04:44 PM PDT

AP - A convoy of gunmen engaged state police in a running shootout Friday that killed five officers and possibly one of the attackers in the western Mexico state of Jalisco, authorities said.

NJ town invokes red tape to block Gaddafi visit (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 02:34 PM PDT

Reuters - A New Jersey town angry at the release of the Lockerbie bomber is trying to use red tape to block Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi from pitching his tent there when he attends the U.N. General Assembly next month.

August deadliest month for US in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 05:08 PM PDT

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai (right) looks on as US envoy Richard Holbrooke speaks during a meeting in Kabul in February 2009. A testy meeting between Karzai and Holbrooke over last week's election highlights the fractious ties between Kabul and Washington, analysts and diplomats say.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AP - An American service member died Friday when his vehicle struck a bomb in eastern Afghanistan, making August the deadliest month for U.S. forces in the nearly eight-year war.


Police seek break in "Highway of Tears" probe (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 02:00 PM PDT

Reuters - Police searched a property on Friday, reviving hopes of a break in the investigation of women who have disappeared or been killed on northern British Columbia's "Highway of Tears."

Australia debates whether Aboriginal policy racist (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 08:13 AM PDT

AP - A U.N. expert's harsh criticism of Australia's Aboriginal policy reopened a national debate Friday on a decades-old issue: how best to help the country's original settlers and most disadvantaged minority.

Taliban growth in northern Afghanistan threatens to expand war (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 11:26 AM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHLAN-I-JADID, Afghanistan — Taliban insurgents have taken over parts of two northern provinces from which they were driven in 2001, threatening to disrupt NATO's new supply route from Central Asia and expand a war that's largely been confined to Afghanistan's southern half, U.S. and Afghan officials said.

In Brazil's Wild West, police press politician with investigation (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The Amazon has always been Brazil's version of the Wild West. Here's one example why.

Is 13 Too Young to Sail Around the World Solo? (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 03:15 PM PDT

A Dutch court has ruled that 13-year-old Laura Dekker (pictured) cannot set sail on a solo round-the-world voyage next month and ordered her to be placed in the temporary care of social services.(AFP/ANP/File/Valerie Kuypers)Time.com - A Dutch court has placed a 13-year-old girl into temporary custody after her parents supported her attempt to sail around the world solo. But do courts have the right to decide when someone is too young to follow their dream?


Army Suspected in Colombia Massacre (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 28 Aug 2009 11:33 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (OneWorld.net) - A woman who accused the Colombian Army of executing her husband was killed in her home Wednesday along with 10 others, including four children and three teenagers, according to human rights monitors in the region.

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