2009年1月2日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World News

Israeli airstrike kills a top Hamas leader (AP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2009 02:54 AM CST

Palestinians and firefighters work at the scene of an Israeli air strike on the home of senior Hamas leader Nizar Rayan in the Jebaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009. Israel assassinated the Hamas strongman on Thursday in its first assault on the top leadership of the territory's ruling group, escalating a crushing aerial offensive even as it declared itself ready to launch a ground invasion. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)AP - An Israeli warplane dropped a 2,000-pound bomb on the home of one of Hamas' top five decision-makers Thursday, instantly killing him and 18 others, while the Israeli army said troops massed on the Gaza border were ready for any order to invade.

US readying south Afghan surge against Taliban (AP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2009 02:56 AM CST

U.S. soldiers wait for a flight at the airfield in Kandahar province south of Kabul, Afghanistan Monday, Dec. 29, 2008. In what amounts to an Afghan version of the surge in Iraq, the U.S. is preparing to pour at least 20,000 extra troops into the south, augmenting 12,500 NATO soldiers who have proved too few to cope with a Taliban insurgency that is fiercer than NATO leaders expected. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)AP - The U.S. is preparing to pour at least 20,000 extra troops into southern Afghanistan to cope with a Taliban insurgency that is fiercer than NATO leaders expected.

Sri Lanka: Troops enter rebels' de facto capital (AP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2009 02:43 AM CST

Soldiers cross a flooded road in Poonaryn, northern Sri Lanka, an area the military recaptured during their military offensive against the Tamil Tiger rebels, November 28, 2008. (Stringer/Reuters)AP - Sri Lankan soldiers fought their way into the Tamil Tiger rebel capital Friday for the first time in a decade and top officials said the town was likely to fall within hours.

3 militants killed in US strike in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2009 01:51 AM CST

Pakistani rangers stand near the Indian (R) and Pakistani national flags during an annual fair near Pakistan border in Chamliyal, 45 km (28 miles) west of Jammu in this June 26, 2008 file photo. (Amit Gupta/Reuters)AP - A suspected U.S. missile strike killed three Pakistan militants close to the Afghan border Friday, officials and witnesses said, the latest in a barrage of such attacks in the al-Qaida and Taliban stronghold.

Australia unlikely to accept Guantanamo detainees (AP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2009 03:05 AM CST

AP - Australia will likely reject a U.S. request to accept detainees freed from the Guantanamo Bay military prison, the acting prime minister said Friday.

Russia continues to withhold gas to Ukraine (AP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2009 03:14 AM CST

AP - Russian media report that Moscow has withheld natural gas supplies to Ukraine for a second day as talks remain suspended.

Israel allows Palestinians to flee Gaza fighting (AP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2009 01:57 AM CST

AP - Israeli officials say they are allowing dozens of Palestinian holders of foreign passports to flee the fighting in the Gaza Strip.

Cuba celebrates revolution's 50th anniversary (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2009 09:23 PM CST

People listen to a speech during the 50th Anniversary celebration of the Cuban Revolution at the main plaza in Santiago, Cuba, Thursday Jan. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)AP - Fifty years after triumphant armed rebels descended from the mountains, communist Cuba celebrated the revolution's anniversary Thursday with toned-down festivities following a trio of devastating hurricanes and under the enduring public absence of Fidel Castro.

Ghana presidential revote due in sole district (AP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2009 02:50 AM CST

National Democratic congress supporters gather outside the electoral commission building to wait for election results to be announced in Accra, Ghana on Tuesday Dec. 30, 2008. Thousands of supporters gathered after local media announced the victory of NDC candidate John Atta Mills. Final results were expected Tuesday, but officials announced that a revote to be carried on Jan 2 was needed in one of 230 constituencies following irregularities. Partial results from 229 constituencies show opposition leader John Atta Mills leading by less than 0.15 percent. (AP Photo/Olivier Asselin)AP - Residents of a single district that could decide the outcome of Ghana's presidential election cast their ballots on Friday, despite attempts by the ruling party to stop the vote.

Timeline of the violence in Sri Lanka (AP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2009 03:15 AM CST

AP - Major developments in Sri Lanka's conflict:

Australia unlikely to take Guantanamo prisoners (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jan 2009 01:02 AM CST

Razorwire-topped fences are seen at the 'Camp Six' detention facility at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay December 10, 2008, in this file image reviewed by the U.S. military. (Mandel Ngan/Pool/Reuters)Reuters - Australia is considering a U.S. request to re-settle inmates from the Guantanamo Bay military prison camp, but is unlikely to take any detainees, Acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard said on Friday.

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