2009年9月17日星期四

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AP NewsBreak: Nuke agency says Iran can make bomb (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 05:20 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 15, 2008 file photo, The Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamad El Baradei arrives for talks with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)AP - Iran experts at the U.N nuclear monitoring agency believe Tehran has the ability to make a nuclear bomb and worked on developing a missile system that can carry an atomic warhead, according to a confidential report seen by The Associated Press.


AU base in Somalia hit by deadly suicide attack (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 01:04 PM PDT

People help to move a man killed during clashes between African peacekeepers backing Somali government forces and Islamist insurgents in Mogadishu, Thursday, Sept, 17, 2009. Islamist suicide bombers in explosives-laden cars with U.N. logos drove onto the main base of African Union peacekeepers Thursday and triggered two massive blasts that a witness reported killed at least 11 people, blew out windows and shrouded the sky in black smoke. (AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor)AP - Islamic insurgents posing as U.N. personnel detonated suicide car bombs in an African Union peacekeeping base Thursday to avenge a U.S. commando raid that killed an al-Qaida operative.


Eastern Europe grumbles about downgrade in US ties (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 02:06 PM PDT

Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer gestures during the press conference in Prague on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. Fischer announced  that the United States withdrew from the plans to build missile defence bases in the Czech Republic and Poland about which U.S. President Barack Obama informed him by phone.  (AP Photo,CTK/Michal Kamaryt)AP - Scuttling a missile defense shield in the Czech Republic and Poland helps smooth relations between the U.S. and Russia. But at what price?


Car bomb in Kabul kills 6 Italians, 10 Afghans (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 02:22 PM PDT

Damaged Italian military vehicles are seen at the site of a suicide car bomb attack targeting an Italian military convoy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - A suicide car bomber killed six Italian soldiers and 10 Afghan civilians Thursday in the heavily guarded capital of Kabul — a grim reminder of the Taliban's reach amid political uncertainty in Afghanistan.


Mixed Reactions in Europe to the U.S. Missile Defense U-Turn (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 02:05 PM PDT

Time.com - With the announcement that the U.S. is scrapping its plans to place a missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic, some in Europe are relieved, while others feel betrayed

Italy's migrant crackdown sparks political tensions (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 05:11 PM PDT

Would-be immigrants sit on the deck of a rescue vessel of the Italian Guardia di Finanza (Financial Guard) as they arrive in the Sicilian harbour of Porto Empedocle in this April 20, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello/FilesReuters - The deaths of 73 African migrants who drifted for three weeks in the Mediterranean without rescue have heightened concern about Italy's crackdown on immigration, opening cracks in its ruling coalition and a rift with Brussels.


UAE is oil-rich, but struggles to get power to all (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 03:46 PM PDT

AP - In dusty and sweltering Industrial Area 13, just beyond the glow of Dubai's illuminated skyscrapers, Abdullah Kuttakunnil serves patrons of Kannur Restaurant by candlelight.

Venezuela opposition activist seeks asylum in Peru (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 05:14 PM PDT

AP - A Venezuelan opposition figure sought political asylum in Peru on Thursday to evade charges that he incited violence in an August protest against a controversial education law, his lawyer said.

South Africa lodges complaint over Semenya's case with UN (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT

South African 18 year-old 800m women's World Champion Caster Semenya seen here in August 2009 after South African president Jacob Zuma (unseen) congratulated all of the South African athletics medalists at the presidential guest house in Pretoria. The South African government has lodged a complaint with the United Nations on behalf of world champion runner Caster Semenya.(AFP/File/Paballo Thekiso)AFP - The South African government has lodged a complaint with the United Nations on behalf of world champion runner Caster Semenya.


Karzai says vote was fair, Italian troops hit (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 04:11 PM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai listens during a news conference on election day in Kabul August 20, 2009. REUTERS/Ahmad MasoodReuters - President Hamid Karzai defended Afghanistan's disputed presidential election on Thursday after preliminary results showed he won, and a suicide bomb attack on Italian troops tested the resolve of a major NATO ally.


Conservatives well ahead: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 07:26 AM PDT

Reuters - Canada's ruling Conservatives are well ahead of their closest rivals and almost have enough support to gain a majority government if an election were held now, according to a poll published on Tuesday.

Prison guards demand right to complain online (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 05:20 AM PDT

AP - A group of prison guards dubbed the Facebook Five has gone to an Australian court to fight for the right to complain about their boss on the Internet.

Karzai says he'll accept outcome of election fraud probes (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 03:06 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan — After winning 54.6 percent of the vote in the initial tally of a fraud-tainted election, President Hamid Karzai, said Thursday that he hoped to serve another five years but would accept the results of investigations that could force him into a runoff.

Police assault sends China's famed artist-turned-dissident to hospital (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - One of China's best-known dissidents is recovering from brain surgery in Germany after having been assaulted by a Chinese policeman.

As Students Return, Iran's Regime Braces for More Protests (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 02:05 PM PDT

Time.com - College students are flooding back into the capital, and authorities in Tehran prepare for a potentially disruptive school year

Obama Puts Nuclear Abolition Back on Agenda (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 03:26 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Sep 17 (OneWorld.net) - Barack Obama will become the first U.S. president ever to take the gavel at the United Nations Security Council next week, but those lobbying to eliminate the world's nuclear-weapon stockpiles are hoping the session will be historic for its circumstance, not just its pomp.

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