2009年11月18日星期三

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US ship repels pirates with guns and sound blasts (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 02:41 PM PST

FILE - The U.S.-flagged cargo ship, the Maersk Alabama arrives in Mombasa, Kenya, in this Saturday April 11 2009, file photo, after the ship was attacked by Somali pirates firing automatic weapons Wednesday but its unarmed crew locked themselves in a secure room.  Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama ship for the second time in seven months on Wednesday Nov, 18, 2009, but guards aboard the cargo ship returned fire and repelled the takeover attempt, the EU's naval force said. (AP Photo / Sayyid Azim, FILE)AP - Guards aboard the Maersk Alabama used guns and a sound blaster Wednesday to repel the second pirate attack in seven months on the U.S. vessel at a time when ships are increasingly hiring armed security teams to thwart hijackings.


Troubled Afghan president readies inaugural speech (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 02:39 PM PST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, front left, walks with Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, front right, at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Zardari arrived in Afghanistan to attend Thursday's inauguration of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq, Pool)AP - Under intense pressure to fix his corrupt government, Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought to strike a balance in his second inaugural speech Thursday: answer international demands for reform while appeasing his political allies who returned him to power.


Iraq vote faces likely delay (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 11:39 AM PST

Iraq's Sunni Arab vice president Tariq al-Hashemi speaks during a Press conference about the upcoming elections in Baghdad, Iraq, on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. al-Hashemi vetoed part of a key election law, throwing national polls slated for January and a planned U.S. troop draw-down into question. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Iraq's path toward political stability after years of war threatened to veer off course Wednesday when a vice president vetoed part of a key election law, a move likely to delay a national vote slated for January.


Iran rejects deal on sending uranium abroad (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 02:27 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2009 file photo, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki addresses the media in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)AP - Iran will not ship its low-enriched uranium out of the country for processing, its foreign minister said Wednesday, once again rejecting a U.N. plan aimed at thwarting any attempt by Tehran to make nuclear weapons.


Antiracists and far-right youths battle in Moscow (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 12:33 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2007 file photo, activists of the pro-Kremlin group 'Young Russia' express their disapproval for the planned construction of a U.S. missile defense system in the Czech Republic as they hold a banner reading, 'We will not permit a new arms race!', in front of the Czech Embassy in Moscow, Russia. The leader of a pro-Kremlin youth group said Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 that dozens of anti-racist activists have vandalized its office in Moscow. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze, File)AP - A simmering confrontation between far-right youths and ant-racist activists has erupted into Moscow's streets after the fatal shooting of an anti-racist activist known as the Bonebreaker.


Why China Won't Get Tough on Iran or North Korea (Time.com)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 07:40 AM PST

Time.com - President Obama wants China's backing for harsh sanctions if Tehran remains defiant, but Chinese interests militate against escalating the standoff

Prosecutors to rule on lawmakers' expenses: report (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 04:22 PM PST

The sun sets on the Houses of Parliament in London. Six politicians could face fraud charges in coming months over a long-running expenses scandal that has rocked the country's parliament, according to a newspaper late Wednesday.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)AFP - Six politicians could face fraud charges in coming months over a long-running expenses scandal that has rocked the country's parliament, according to a newspaper late Wednesday.


Tiny survivor doesn't remember Mumbai attack (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 02:56 PM PST

Moshe Holtzberg, center, an Israeli child whose parents were killed at the Mumbai attack a year ago, receives a gift for his third birthday in Kfar Chabad, Israel, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)AP - Moshe Holtzberg celebrated his third birthday on Wednesday the way many Jewish children do — he got his first haircut. He appeared not to recall the tragic events of a year ago, when his parents were killed in a terror attack in Mumbai, India.


Murder charge filed in Puerto Rico teen slaying (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 04:40 PM PST

AP - Murder charges were filed Wednesday in the slaying of a gay teenager whose decapitated, partially burned body was found last week, while U.S. authorities said they were still considering whether to make it a hate crime case.

Rwandan Hutu rebel leaders held in German jail: official (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 01:53 PM PST

Rwandan Hutu rebel Ignace Murwanashyaka, current leader of the Democratic Liberation Forces of Rwanda (FDLR), pictured during a news conference in Rome in 2005. Murwanashyaka is one of the two leading Rwandan Hutu rebels ordered by German judge to be held in jail after they were arrested on suspicion of war crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a prosecutor said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Andreas Solaro)AFP - A German judge ordered two Rwanda Hutu rebel leaders to be held in jail after they were arrested on suspicion of war crimes alleged to have occurred in the DR Congo, a prosecutor said Wednesday.


Karzai to be sworn in as US presses for reform (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 04:37 PM PST

Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta (R) shakes hands with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a meeting at the Presidential palace in Kabul. The United States ramped up pressure on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to start delivering on the eve of his inauguration Thursday for another five years in power with Kabul under security lockdown.(AFP/Pool/Musadeq Sadeq)AFP - Hamid Karzai will be in sworn in as Afghan president for a second term on Thursday, after the United States ramped up pressure on him to rid the war-torn country of its endemic corruption.


Canada turned blind eye to Afghan abuses: diplomat (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 04:34 PM PST

Reuters - Senior Canadian military and government officials ignored evidence that Afghan authorities were torturing detainees handed over by Canada's troops and then tried to silence those who raised the alarm, a senior diplomat said on Wednesday.

Australian PM voices 'concerns' over Scientology (AFP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 11:43 PM PST

Signage at a Church of Scientology building in the Sydney suburb of Surry Hills is shown on November 18. Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd voiced AFP - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd voiced "concerns" about the Church of Scientology Wednesday after a senator detailed explosive allegations including torture, imprisonment and coerced abortions.


Afghanistan's election turmoil continues in provincial races (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 02:00 PM PST

McClatchy Newspapers - MAHMUD-I-RAQI, Afghanistan — Hamid Karzai may be Afghanistan's next president — the result of ballot rigging and his opponent's withdrawal from a runoff — but Afghanistan's elections are far from over.

Copenhagen climate change talks stall as CO2 emissions rise (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 01:00 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Even as the Copenhagen climate change negotiations have moved into the slow lane, greenhouse gas emissions are accelerating, according to new evidence released today.

Egypt-Algeria Soccer Game: Sudan Braces for Violence (Time.com)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 02:20 AM PST

Time.com - The manic celebrations that rocked Egypt's capital on Nov. 14 could turn dark on Wednesday if the national team loses a crucial World Cup qualifier


Activists to Peg Climate Actions to Science (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 10:28 AM PST

OneWorld.net - LONDON, Nov 18 (OneClimate.net) - In a week when world leaders concluded that it would be "unrealistic" to aim for a legally binding agreement at the upcoming UN Climate Conference, there are signs that activist groups are working to create their own systematic plans for reducing global emissions.

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