2009年9月14日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World News


Iran to meet world powers, 1st talks in a year (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 02:06 PM PDT

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohamed El-Baradei, background right, delivers a speech at the beginning of a general conference of the IAEA, at Vienna's International Center, in Vienna, Austria, Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. El-Baradei called Monday for talks between Iran and the U.S. and cautioning against the use of force to resolve international disagreements. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)AP - Iran warned the U.S. and Israel on Monday it will repel any attack — while also tamping down tensions by agreeing to meet with Washington and other world powers more than a year after talks broke down over Tehran's refusal to curb its nuclear activities.


Bin Laden prods US to end 'hopeless' Afghan war (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 04:05 PM PDT

Undated photo of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden warned President Barack Obama that he is AP - Osama bin Laden said in a new audiotape that President Barack Obama's strategy in Afghanistan is "hopeless" and called on Americans to resolve the conflict with al-Qaida by ending the war there and breaking the U.S. alliance with Israel.


4 UK Muslims get hefty sentences for airline plot (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 04:05 PM PDT

An undated handout image from Metropolitan Police shows Abdulla Ahmed Ali who was sentenced to a minimum of 40 years in jail by a judge for plotting to blow up transatlantic airliners with liquid bombs.(AFP/HO/File/Metropolitan Police)AP - In a case that altered airport security worldwide, three British Muslims were imprisoned Monday for at least 30 years each for a plot to kill thousands by blowing up trans-Atlantic airliners with liquid explosives hidden in soda bottles.


AP IMPACT: Illiteracy undermines Afghan army (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 11:51 AM PDT

In this photo taken Monday, July 20, 2009, Afghan National Army recruits receive their first instructions and advices from an officer training as they arrive at the Kabul Military Training Center in Kabul, Afghanistan. A massive effort is underway to train thousands of new troops to join the fight against the vicious Taliban-led insurgency. But the task is hobbled by the lack of mentors and high levels of illiteracy among the recruits. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)AP - Afghan army recruit Shahidullah Ahmadi can't read — and neither can nine out of 10 soldiers in the Afghan National Army.


China files WTO complaint on US tire tariffs (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 10:52 AM PDT

A worker plays with a screw nut next to a tire store in Beijing, China, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009. President Barack Obama's decision to impose trade penalties on Chinese tires has infuriated Beijing at a time when the United States badly needs Chinese help on climate change, nuclear standoffs with Iran and North Korea and the global economy. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - As Beijing launched a case Monday against new U.S. tariffs on Chinese tires, President Barack Obama defended the duties, saying trading agreements must be enforced in order for trading systems to work.


Somalia: Another U.S. Strike on Al-Qaeda in a Terror Breeding Ground (Time.com)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 04:20 PM PDT

Time.com - While a U.S. Special Forces strike appears to have hit its target, the reasons for the raid remain entrenched in Somalia -- and are likely to be troubling

Norway's leftist gov't poised to stay in power (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 04:35 PM PDT

Norway's Prime Minister and Labor Party leader Jens Stoltenberg, gestures, in downtown Oslo, during the Norwegian general elections, Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. An exit poll by national broadcaster NRK shows Norway's left-leaning government winning the re-election. (AP Photo/Heiko Junge, Scanpix Norway) NORWAY OUTAP - Norway's left-leaning government appeared to have narrowly won re-election Monday after using oil money to shield the Nordic welfare state from the global recession, near-complete results showed.


Iranian conservative harshly criticises regime (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 01:04 PM PDT

A general view of a courtroom shows suspected opposition supporters (in grey) attending the latest session in their trial at the revolutionary court in Tehran on August 25. A student leader and five other protesters who opposed the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad are in the dock as Iran resumed the mass trial of anti-vote demonstrators.(AFP/FARS/File/Hassan Ghaedi)AP - A prominent Iranian conservative respected by supporters of the country's Islamic regime issued a blistering condemnation of the ruling establishment and its supreme leader on Monday, adding an unexpected voice to a growing chorus of criticism over the bloody aftermath of Iran's disputed election.


PR education chief defends banning of 5 books (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 04:50 PM PDT

AP - Puerto Rico's top education official on Monday defended his decision to ban five books from the curriculum at public high schools across the U.S. territory because of "coarse" language.

US troops raid Somali town controlled by fighters (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 02:23 PM PDT

Somalia government soldiers inspect their ammunition before a street patrol in Mogadishu September 14, 2009. Foreign troops believed to be French commandos in helicopters killed at least two people in an attack on a car in southern Somalia on Monday, witnesses said. Western security agencies say the lawless Horn of Africa nation has become a safe haven for militants including foreign jihadists who use it to plot attacks in the region and beyond. REUTERS/Omar Faruk (SOMALIA CONFLICT POLITICS MILITARY IMAGES OF THE DAY)AP - Foreign troops in helicopters strafed a car Monday in a Somali town controlled by Islamist insurgents, killing two men and capturing two others who were wounded, witnesses said. U.S. military officials said American forces were involved in the raid.


Meltdown 101: China-US trade spat and tire prices (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 03:41 PM PDT

AP - China and the U.S. are bickering over tariffs on tires and exports of chicken.

Harper, Obama seen pushing for continued stimulus (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 02:41 PM PDT

Reuters - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama will likely stress the need to keep economic stimulus funds flowing worldwide when they meet at the White House on Wednesday, a Canadian spokesman said.

Energy giants sign off on Australian LNG project (AFP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 03:21 AM PDT

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (L) and Chevron Managing Director Roy Krzywosinski as they inspect the site of the Gorgan gas project at Town Point on Barrow Island off the West Australian coast. Energy giants Chevron, Shell and ExxonMobil on Monday agreed to develop Australia's massive Gorgon gas field, giving the final go-ahead to a project worth hundreds of billions of dollars.(AFP/West Australian/File/Mogens Johansen)AFP - Energy giants Chevron, Shell and ExxonMobil on Monday agreed to develop Australia's massive Gorgon field, giving the final go-ahead to a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project worth hundreds of billions of dollars.


Karzai rival warns: Vote fraud would doom U.S. involvement (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 02:03 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan — The leading challenger in Afghanistan's national elections warned Monday that if President Hamid Karzai wins another term based on a fraudulent vote, the U.S.-led war against al Qaida and the Taliban in Afghanistan will fail.

What trade war? China plays nice in tire and chicken dispute. (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Beijing has reacted sharply to President Obama's decision Friday to slap stiff import tariffs on cheap Chinese tires. Chinese officials have cried foul, railed against Washington's protectionism, and announced they will investigate allegations of US dumping in China at below-market prices.

Berlusconi Sex Scandal: How Did He Survive It? (Time.com)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 04:20 PM PDT

Time.com - Despite the best efforts of his political foes -- and his own mouth -- the Italian Prime Minister continues to ride out the stream of salacious revelations

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