2009年9月27日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World News


Pakistan, India at impasse in top diplomats' talks (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2009 04:32 PM PDT

Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, speaks to reporters after his meeting with his Indian counterpart during his visit in New York where he attends the United Nations' 64th General Assembly debate, Sunday, Sept.  27,  2009.  (AP Photo/David Karp)AP - Pakistan and India hit a stalemate in their efforts to rejuvenate a stalled peace process after their top diplomats met for nearly two hours Sunday at a New York hotel on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.


Socialists retain power in Portugal elections (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2009 03:22 PM PDT

Portuguese Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Jose Socrates shakes hands with electoral officials during Portugal's parliamentary elections in Lisbon, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)AP - The center-left Socialist Party retained power in Portuguese elections Sunday, despite the country's highest jobless rate in 20 years.


Conservative Merkel captures 2nd term in Germany (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2009 02:28 PM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Party, CDU, reacts after the German general elections in Berlin, Sunday,  Sept. 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)AP - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday won the center-right majority that eluded her four years ago — nudging Europe's biggest economic power to the right as it claws its way out of a deep recession.


Polanski's arrest could be his path to freedom (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2009 04:33 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 19, 2007 file photo, French director Roman Polanski arrives for the screening of the film 'No Country For Old Men,' at the 60th International film festival in Cannes, southern France. Polanski was taken into custody, Swiss police confirmed Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009 on a 1978 U.S. arrest warrant for having sex with a 13-year-old girl. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)AP - A surprise arrest at the Zurich airport, detention at the hands of Swiss authorities, and a high-profile extradition process that could take weeks or months. The irony is that for Roman Polanski, the acclaimed director accused of child rape three decades ago, this latest ordeal could lead to the one thing he's lacked since: his freedom.


Under pressure for nukes, Iran test fires missiles (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2009 03:07 PM PDT

In this photo released by the Iranian semi-official Mehr News Agency, Revolutionary Guard's Zelzal missile is launched in a drill, Sunday Sept. 27, 2009, near the city of Qom, 80 miles (130 kilometers) south of Tehran, Iran.  Iran said it successfully test-fired short-range missiles during military drills Sunday by the elite Revolutionary Guard, a show of force days after the U.S. warned Tehran over a newly revealed underground nuclear facility it was secretly constructing. (AP Photo/Mehr News Agency, Raouf Mohseni)AP - Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard said it successfully test-fired short-range missiles Sunday in drills meant to show Tehran is prepared to crush any military threat from another country.


Can Former Iraqi Baathists in Syria Ever Go Home? (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Sep 2009 07:20 AM PDT

Time.com - Former Iraqi Baathists who fled to Syria after the war broke out say theyare ready to make amends with the Iraqi government and return home. There'sjust one problem: Iraq doesn't seem to want them

Portuguese PM wins despite chafing reforms (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2009 03:04 PM PDT

Portuguese Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Jose Socrates adjusts his tie before voting during Portugal's parliamentary elections in Lisbon, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)AP - Socialist leader Jose Socrates, set for another four years as Portugal's prime minister after elections Sunday, has antagonized many — even inside his own party — with his determination to reform and modernize Portugal.


Suspect arrested in Iraqi taekwondo team murders (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2009 11:42 AM PDT

FILE-- in this May 19, 2006 file photograph, Maha Sa'ayd holds photos of her father Sa'ayd Al-Sayidi, who was a member of the team of 15 Iraqi taekwondo athletes who were kidnapped in western Iraq while driving to a training camp in Jordan , as she attends a meeting for families of those kidnapped in Baghdad, Iraq.  The U.S. military said Sunday Sept. 27, 2009 that a suspect has been arrested for the 2006 kidnapping and murder of the Iraq National Taekwondo team in western Iraq.(AP Photo/Karim Kadim, File)AP - Iraqi commandos and U.S. forces have arrested a suspect in the 2006 kidnapping and murder of an Iraqi taekwondo team whose highway ambush became one of the symbols of Iraq's lawlessness during its worse years of sectarian violence.


Honduras expels OAS workers, ultimatum for Brazil (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2009 04:02 PM PDT

Supporters of ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya protest against the country's interim government in front of the U.S. embassy in Tegucigalpa, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. Honduras' interim leader Roberto Micheletti said Zelaya might be allowed to leave Brazil's embassy where he has taken refuge without being arrested if he is granted political asylum outside the country. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)AP - Honduras' interim government on Sunday expelled personnel from the Organization of American States looking to set up a mediation effort and gave Brazil a 10-day ultimatum to decide what to do with ousted President Manuel Zelaya, who is holed up in the Brazilian Embassy.


Cricket: England in semi-finals, South Africa crash out (AFP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2009 02:54 PM PDT

England cricketer Ravi Bopara celebrates during The ICC Champions Trophy match between England and South Africa at SuperSport Park in Centurion. England walked away with a 22-run victory over South Africa(AFP/Alexander Joe)AFP - England stormed into the Champions Trophy semi-finals with a 22-run victory over South Africa who crashed out of the tournament despite captain Graeme Smith's brave century here on Sunday.


Death toll from Philippine storm rises to 86: govt (AFP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Filipino pedestrians cling to a rope as they brave floodwater brought by Tropical Storm Ketsana in Quezon City on September 26. At least 86 people are confirmed dead and 32 remain missing two days after massive flooding in the Philippines, Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said Monday.(AFP/File/Jay Directo)AFP - Massive flooding in the Philippine capital and surrounding areas killed at least 86 people and left 32 others missing, the government said Monday, but the actual death toll is likely to be far higher.


Canadian ruling party set for showdown on Thursday (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Sep 2009 09:04 AM PDT

Reuters - Canada's minority Conservative government is set for a showdown with the opposition Liberal Party on Thursday that could send the country back to the polls for the fourth time in just over five years.

Honduras' de facto government turns away diplomats (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 27 Sep 2009 04:24 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The government of de facto President Roberto Micheletti Sunday refused to allow four diplomats from the Washington-based Organization of American States to enter Honduras — including one from the U.S. — because of these countries' recent diplomatic moves against the small Central American nation.

Water on the Moon Buoys India's Space Program (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Sep 2009 07:20 AM PDT

Time.com - The scientific breakthrough boosts India's ambitious plans for future space missions and will help the country compete in the commercial satellite launching business

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