2009年11月30日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World News


2 Guantanamo detainees arrive in Italy (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 03:51 PM PST

AP - Two Tunisians who had been detained at Guantanamo arrived in Italy late Monday and will be tried on international terrorism charges for having allegedly recruited fighters for Afghanistan, officials said.

Iran enrichment plans largely bluster, experts say (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 05:01 PM PST

Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani speaks with media, during his press conference in the parliament, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. Iran approved plans Sunday to build 10 industrial scale uranium enrichment facilities, a dramatic expansion of the program in defiance of U.N. demands it halt enrichment and a move that is likely to significantly heighten tensions with the West. On Friday, the U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency issued a strong rebuke of Iran over enrichment, infuriating Tehran. Parliament speaker Ali Larijani threatened on Sunday to reduce cooperation with the IAEA.   (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)AP - Iran's announcement of plans to build 10 more uranium enrichment facilities is largely bluster after a strong rebuke from the U.N.'s nuclear agency, analysts said Monday. Nonetheless, the defiance is fueling calls among Western allies for new punitive sanctions to freeze Iran's nuclear program.


Iran holds 5 UK nationals after yacht intercepted (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 03:16 PM PST

September 2008 photo released by Team Pindar of the race yacht Kingdom of Bahrain sailing at an unknown location. Britain's Foreign Office says that  the yacht, owned by Sail Bahrain and  carrying five U.K. nationals has been stopped by Iranian naval vessels, and they are now in Iran.  Government officials said Monday November 30 2009 that the yacht may have strayed inadvertently into Iranian waters when it was stopped last Wednesday en route from Bahrain to Dubai to take part in a race. (AP Photo/ Lloyd Images, HO)AP - Iran is holding five British sailors after stopping their racing yacht in the Persian Gulf, the British government said Monday. The move could heighten tensions between Iran and major world powers, including Britain, that are demanding a halt to its nuclear program.


Worries that Dubai washing its hands of debt woes (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 03:01 PM PST

The Burj Dubai, the worlds tallest building under construction, is seen in the background as construction workers are seen at a site at the Business Bay district in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. On the first day of trading since news of Dubai World's debt crunch became public, Dubai's main stock exchange dropped more than 7 percent while the Abu Dhabi exchange fell more than 8 percent, the steepest fall in at least a year, according to brokers. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)AP - If global investors were looking for reassurances from Dubai that it would stand behind its massive, debt-swamped investment conglomerate, they got none Monday. Instead, the Gulf city-state seemed to wash its hands of the financial woes that have rattled world markets.


Somali pirates hijack $20M of oil going to US (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 02:13 PM PST

In this image made available by NATO in London, Monday Nov. 30, 2009, Portuguese Naval Marines from the frigate 'Alvares Cabral', guard a group of Somali pirates, during a joint operation with Seychelles and EU forces in the Somali Basin, off the Seychelles, Sunday Nov. 29, 2009, against a pirate group that had attacked the-Spanish flagged fishing vessel 'Ortube Berria'. Involved on the operation, besides the NATO flagship, were the Seychelles Patrol Boat 'Andromache' and two Maritime Patrol Aircraft's from the EU Task-Force also operating in the area on counter-piracy mission. The aircrafts detected and tracked the pirate attacking group composed by a mother-ship and two smaller attack skiffs.(AP Photo/Carlos Dias, NATO, ho)AP - NAIROBI, Kenya — Crews on oil tankers aren't allowed to smoke above deck, much less carry guns, for fear of igniting the ship's payload. That's one of the main reasons Somali pirates met little resistance when they hijacked a U.S.-bound supertanker carrying $20 million in crude.


Obama Tries to Increase Pressure for Iran Sanctions (Time.com)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 07:30 AM PST

Time.com - Hoping to punish Tehran for its nuclear defiance, Washington is pushing sanctions on several fronts. Iran is betting it can ride out the storm

Blair adviser: US did not expect to stabilize Iraq (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 05:18 PM PST

A mask of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is burnt by a demonstrator outside the Iraq Inquiry in London, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, where David Manning, a key adviser to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair  was testifying about decisions made before the Iraq war. The inquiry is the most exhaustive study yet on the war, and is seeking evidence from politicians, military officials and spy agency chiefs. It won't assign blame or establish criminal or civil liability, but will offer recommendations on preventing mistakes in the future.  (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - American troops did not expect to play a role in stabilizing Iraq after overthrowing Saddam Hussein, a key adviser to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Monday.


Muslim women search for a space at hajj (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 02:06 PM PST

AP - One of the main rites at Islam's annual hajj centers on the bravery and determination of a woman.

Ex-Miss Argentina dies after cosmetic surgery (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 05:11 PM PST

AP - A 38-year-old former Miss Argentina has died from complications after undergoing cosmetic surgery on her buttocks.

UNAIDS chief in South Africa for AIDS Day (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 01:54 PM PST

UNAIDS executive director Michel Sidibe talks with the Associated Press in Johannesburg Monday Nov. 30, 2009. Sidibe said that South Africa has more people infected with the AIDS virus than any other country, but it also has a new government determined to end the crisis. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)AP - South Africa has more people infected with the AIDS virus than any other country, but it also has a new government determined to end the crisis, the head of the U.N. AIDS program said Monday.


Obama to detail big troop increase in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 05:01 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington October 7, 2009. Obama faces pressure from fellow Democrats, opposition Republicans and the international community even before he announces long-awaited plans on Tuesday for a big U.S. troop increase in Afghanistan. REUTERS/Jim Young/FilesAP - After months of debate, President Barack Obama will spell out a costly Afghanistan war expansion to a skeptical public Tuesday night, coupling an infusion of as many as 35,000 more troops with a vow that there will be no endless U.S. commitment. His first orders have already been made: at least one group of Marines who will be in place by Christmas.


Canadian economy edges out of recession (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 12:56 PM PST

Reuters - The Canadian economy crawled out of recession in the third quarter after three quarters of contraction, but growth was subpar as industrial production continued to decline, particularly in the energy sector.

Obama faces steep challenges in new Afghan policy (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 04:00 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama takes a question at the Fiscal Responsibility Summit at the White House in Washington in this February 23, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/FilesMcClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — With eight years of blood and treasure already spent and perhaps his presidency hanging in the balance, President Barack Obama will tell the world Tuesday how he'll escalate the war in Afghanistan — and how he hopes his risky decision will lead finally to a path home for U.S. forces.


Honduras election: conservative close to victory. Is Zelaya crisis past? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 01:00 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - If ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya ever feared irrelevance, he has probably never felt it as acutely as now.

Dubai Debt: Global Economic Recovery Still in Danger (Time.com)

Posted: 30 Nov 2009 07:30 AM PST

The Burj Dubai, the worlds tallest building under construction, is seen in the background as construction workers are seen at a site at the Business Bay district in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Nov. 30, 2009. On the first day of trading since news of Dubai World's debt crunch became public, Dubai's main stock exchange dropped more than 7 percent while the Abu Dhabi exchange fell more than 8 percent, the steepest fall in at least a year, according to brokers. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)Time.com - The global economy is looking better than it did a year ago. But there are still plenty of problems to resolve and surprises ahead. Expect more Dubais in the coming months


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