2009年12月20日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World News


Polish police retrieve damaged Auschwitz gate sign (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 05:34 PM PST

This two photo combination shows above: a Polish Police handout showing the entrance to the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz Birkenau, without the Nazi infamous iron sign inscription declaring 'Arbeit Macht Frei',  German translated to  'Work Sets You Free', which was stolen from the entrance of the former Auschwitz death camp, Polish police said, in Oswiecim, southern Poland, Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. The photo below shows an exact replica of the sign, produced when the original received restoration work years ago, which was quickly hung in its place, Friday Dec. 18, 2009. (AP Photo)AP - Polish police found the infamous "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign that was stolen from the gate of the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz after an intensive three-day hunt and arrested five suspects, police said early Monday. The sign was found cut into three pieces.


AP Interview: US dad would let relatives visit son (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 04:12 PM PST

David Goldman speaks to the Associated Press in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009. The US man fighting to regain custody of his 9-year-old son Sean in Brazil told the AP he will accept no other outcome other than being fully reunited.  Sean was taken to Brazil in 2004 by his then-wife Bruna Bianchi, who divorced Goldman and remarried before dying while giving birth to a daughter in 2008. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)AP - A New Jersey man who has fought for five years to regain custody of his young son in Brazil would allow the boy's Brazilian family visitation if he wins his case, he told The Associated Press on Sunday.


Mullen worries about Iran running out clock on US (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 05:06 PM PST

U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen speaks to the news media in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009. America's top military officer says there's no evidence that the takeover of an oil well in southern Iraq by Iranian forces is an attempt to influence Iraq's upcoming elections. (AP Photo/ Karim Kadim)AP - The top U.S. military officer said Sunday he does not assume Iran's brief seizure of an Iraqi oil well is part of an orchestrated plan in Tehran to threaten its neighbors.


Astronauts blast off for Christmas space mission (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 05:09 PM PST

U.S. astronaut Timothy J. Creame, one of three crew members of the mission to the International Space Station (ISS), gestures prior the launch of the Soyuz-FG  rocket at the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)AP - A Russian rocket blasted off from a cosmodrome in Kazakhstan lighting up the frigid Central Asian steppe Monday, shuttling an American, a Russian and a Japanese to the International Space Station.


Reports: Dutch teen sailor found in Caribbean (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 03:38 PM PST

FILE - This Aug. 24, 2009 file photo shows, from left, Dick Dekker, his daughter Laura Dekker and her lawyer Peter de Lange during a news conference in the courtroom in Utrecht, Netherlands. Dutch police on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009 said teenage sailor Laura Dekker, who made headlines when she went to court to fight for the right to sail solo around the world, has been missing since Friday. (AP Photo/ Bart Muhl, File) NETHERLANDS OUTAP - Police tracked down 14-year-old Dutch sailor Laura Dekker in the Caribbean territory of St. Maarten, days after she ran away from home leaving her boat behind, Dutch media reported late Sunday.


Macau at 10: Can Asia's Gambling Mecca Industry Stay on Its Hot Streak? (Time.com)

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 09:50 AM PST

Time.com - When Fernando Chui officially takes over Macau on the 10th anniversary of Portugal's handover of its tiny holding to China, he will be the new leader of the world's most lucrative gambling hub. But can the region's winning streak continue?

Polish police recover Auschwitz sign (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 05:05 PM PST

Tourists walk underneath the replacement of the sign Reuters - Polish police have recovered the metal sign that hung over the entrance to the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz and detained five suspects over the theft that sparked worldwide condemnation, state television said on Monday.


Israel harvested organs in '90s without permission (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 02:32 PM PST

AP - Israel has admitted that in the 1990s, its forensic pathologists harvested organs from dead bodies, including Palestinians, without permission of their families.

Chavez: US spy plane violated Venezuela's airspace (AP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 05:10 PM PST

In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, gestures during his weekly radio and television show 'Hello President' in Caracas, Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009. Chavez claims an unmanned U.S. spy plane recently violated the Venezuelan airspace and he's ordered his military to shoot down such aircraft if it happens to fly again over his country's territory. (AP Photo/Miraflores Press Office)AP - President Hugo Chavez on Sunday accused the U.S. of violating Venezuela's airspace with an unmanned spy plane, and ordered his military to be on alert and shoot down any such aircraft in the future.


Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood faces election rift (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 02:39 PM PST

Reuters - Egypt's main opposition Muslim Brotherhood has begun voting for a new leader despite disputes over the process, senior members said.

Astronauts blast off on Christmas space voyage (AFP)

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 05:01 PM PST

Top-bottom: Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi, US astronaut Timothy J. Creamer and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov wave before boarding the Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft at Baikonur cosmodrome. The three astronauts blasted off Monday for a Christmas voyage to the International Space Station.(AFP/Dmitry Kostyukov)AFP - Three astronauts from Japan, Russia and the United States blasted off early Monday morning amid harsh weather conditions for a Christmas voyage to the International Space Station.


Shark bites diver in Australia (AFP)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 10:49 PM PST

Lifesavers and an emergency reponse team member seen on a beach near Sydney. An Australian man was in hospital Sunday after surviving a shark attack while diving off the country's northeast coast, officials said.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - An Australian man was in hospital Sunday after surviving a shark attack while diving off the country's northeast coast, officials said.


Copenhagen accord: 'essential beginning' to some, shaky foundation to others (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 07:15 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Ministers from more than 190 countries approved a new climate agreement today that lays out emissions-control objectives for the US and a range of developing countries, sets a target of less than 2 degrees for global warming, and pledges $30 billion in aid for adaptation and other climate-related needs for developing countries.

Agent Orange: U.S., Vietnam Struggle Over Dioxin Legacy (Time.com)

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 09:50 AM PST

Time.com - After years of meetings, signings and photo ops, the U.S. held another ceremony in Vietnam on Wednesday to sign yet another memorandum of understanding as part of the continuing effort to manage Agent Orange's dark legacy

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