2009年11月15日星期日

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Apology for kids shipped from Britain to colonies (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 05:09 PM PST

FILE -  Oct. 6 1950 b/w file photo of 10 year old twins Brian Thomas Sullivan (left) and Kevin James Sullivan from Islington, London, who carry their luggage to the boat train 'Rangitoto' as they leave Liverpool Street station in London bound for Auckland, New Zealand.  Britain and Australia are saying sorry to thousands of British children who were promised a better life overseas, only to suffer abuse and neglect thousands of miles from home. The British government said Sunday that Prime Minister Gordon Brown will apologize for 20th-century child migrant programs that saw thousands of poor British children sent to Australia, Canada and other former colonies until the 1960s. Many ended up in institutions or were sent to work as farm laborers. (AP Photo / pa File) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVEAP - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologized Monday to thousands of impoverished British children shipped to Australia in past centuries with the promise of a better life, only to suffer abuse and neglect thousands of miles from home.


In first visit to China, Obama walks a tightrope (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 04:47 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama arrives at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - President Barack Obama is walking a tightrope on his first trip to China, seeking to enlist help in tackling urgent global problems while weighing when and how — or if — he should raise traditional human rights concerns.


French, Afghan troops push into hostile valley (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 03:55 PM PST

A NATO French Foreign Legion soldier identifies the target during a rocket propelled grenade attack fired by insurgents during operation Avallon in the Tagab Valley, some 50 kilometers east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday Nov. 15, 2009. Hundreds of French and Afghan troops pushed into the volatile valley in an attempt to gain control of an area that has long been a haven for militants who launch quick attacks then fade back into hillside villages. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)AP - Hundreds of French and Afghan troops on Sunday pushed into a hostile valley in eastern Afghanistan where militants launch quick attacks, then disappear into hillside villages. The mission: secure the area for a planned bypass road around the Afghan capital to move supplies from neighboring Pakistan.


US, Russia say sanctions a possibility for Iran (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 09:58 AM PST

AP - President Barack Obama said Sunday that "time is running out" for Iran to sign on to a deal to ship its enriched uranium out of the country for further processing, and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said he still hopes to persuade Iran to send its enriched uranium to his country.

Kosovo holds peaceful 1st vote since independence (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 12:38 PM PST

Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci casts his vote at a polling station in capital Pristina, Kosovo, on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. Kosovo votes Sunday in the first election organized by local authorities since the declaration of independence from Serbia. The poll takes place amid renewed tensions between rival ethnic Albanian parties, fears of fraud and a likely boycott from the Serb minority.  (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)AP - Kosovo's first elections since independence from Serbia ended peacefully Sunday, with some minority Serbs ignoring a call to boycott and casting ballots alongside ethnic Albanians.


Can Obama Get Around China's 'Great Firewall'? (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 10:50 AM PST

Time.com - There is a long history of Chinese officials censoring the comments of U.S. presidents, but the Obama Administration is trying to find cracks in the "Great Firewall."

Brown says Britain must play key role in Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 04:12 PM PST

British soldiers conduct a patrol outside Kandahar Air Field. Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday Britain must play a comprehensive role in AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday Britain must play a comprehensive role in "changing the world" as he defended the country's military mission in Afghanistan.


Frustrated Palestinians to appeal to UN for state (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 11:52 AM PST

A Palestinian boy is seen next to posters with portraits of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a rally, marking the 21st anniversary of the  Palestinian Independence Day in the Village of Beit Furik near the West Bank city of Nablus, Sunday Nov 15, 2009. Palestinians have marked Nov. 15 as their Independence Day since 1988 when the Palestine National Council unilaterally declared statehood in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. (AP Photo / Majdi Mohammed)AP - A Palestinian drive to ask the U.N. Security Council to endorse a state unilaterally, put forward by a top negotiator Sunday, appeared more an expression of frustration with U.S. and Israeli policies and stalled peace talks than a real effort to go it alone.


1,200 people escape supermarket fire that kills 2 (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 04:02 PM PST

AP - Paraguayan authorities say 1,200 people have escaped a fire that destroyed a supermarket on the outskirts of the capital, killing two people.

Mozambique: Watchdog decries killings by police (AP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 04:01 PM PST

AP - The dancer called police to his home because he feared he was being robbed, only to end up being killed by the officers from whom he had sought help, Amnesty International said, offering one example of deadly police violence in Mozambique.

Obama arrives in China for maiden visit (AFP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 04:55 PM PST

US President Barack Obama steps off Air Force One upon arrival at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai. Obama arrived in China late Sunday for his first visit to the Asian giant -- a three-day mission aimed at convincing Beijing that Washington is its partner, not its rival.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)AFP - US President Barack Obama arrived in China late Sunday for his first visit to the Asian giant -- a three-day mission aimed at convincing Beijing that Washington is its partner, not its rival.


PM Rudd in emotional apology to 'Forgotten Australians' (AFP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 04:50 PM PST

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, pictured on November 14, made an emotional apology on Monday to half-a-million AFP - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made an emotional apology on Monday to half-a-million "Forgotten Australians", including British child migrants, who faced abuse and neglect in care homes over decades.


Obama begins China visit with full agenda (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 10:07 AM PST

US President Barack Obama steps off Air Force One upon arrival at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai. Obama arrived in China late Sunday for his first visit to the Asian giant -- a three-day mission aimed at convincing Beijing that Washington is its partner, not its rival.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)McClatchy Newspapers - SHANGHAI — President Barack Obama kicks off his visit to China with a town-hall meeting Monday in Shanghai, a rare chance for the Chinese people — university students in the audience and people of all ages who sent questions via the Internet — to communicate directly with a Western leader.


Israel rejects Palestinian statehood bid via the UN (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 01:00 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Palestinian Authority leaders say that they are launching a new diplomatic campaign to gain international backing for a Palestinian state, after which they will unilaterally declare statehood in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem – without waiting for a peace treaty with Israel.

Manny Pacquiao Beats Miguel Angel Cotto (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Nov 2009 10:50 AM PST

Time.com - The Filipino boxer wins by TKO in an electrifying match with Miguel Angel Cotto. But is it enough to save boxing?

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