2009年1月10日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World News

Israeli forces pound targets, draw near Gaza City (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2009 03:20 AM CST

A mobile artillery piece fires towards targets in the southern Gaza Strip, on the Israel side of the border with Gaza. Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009 (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)AP - Israeli forces pounded dozens of targets and edged closer to Gaza City on Saturday while southern Israel was largely spared militant rocket fire in one of its quietest nights in the two-week offensive against Hamas.

Palestinian factions in Cairo for talks on Gaza (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2009 03:01 AM CST

Protesters including Egyptian doctors, one holding a doll representing a wounded or killed Palestinian child, protest outside the Doctors' Syndicate building, calling on the Egyptian Government to open the Rafah border-crossing with Gaza so they can go to provide medical aid there, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 9, 2009. Israel's offensive in Gaza has sparked widespread anger across the Middle East, and Egypt, which shares a border with Gaza, has come under criticism for only allowing limited openings of its border - a move seen by many as abetting Israel's siege of Gaza's 1.4 million residents. (AP Photo/Mohammed Ahmed)AP - Diplomatic efforts to end the fighting in the Gaza Strip are under way in Cairo.

Palestinian minister warns of 'disrespect' in Gaza (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2009 01:14 AM CST

Riad Malki, left, Palestinian Authority foreign affairs minister, joined by Riyad Mansour, right,The Palestinian Authority's permanent observer to the United Nations, holds a press briefing at the United Nations, New York, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. (AP Photos/Bebeto Matthews)AP - The Palestinian foreign minister says Israel and Hamas responded to the Security Council's call for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza with "total disrespect" and he urged the U.N.'s most powerful body to enforce its demand.

VP-elect Biden in Afghanistan for talks (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2009 02:00 AM CST

An Afghan Army soldier carries a grenade launcher on a patrol from Combat Outpost Lowell in eastern Afghanistan January 7, 2009. (Bob Strong/Reuters)AP - U.S. Vice President-elect Joe Biden arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday for talks with the country's leaders, as surging Taliban violence claimed the lives of more American troops.

Protests or not, Japan keeps eating whale (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2009 01:58 AM CST

Japanese businessmen enjoy their whale meat lunches at a whale meat eatery in Tokyo in this photo taken on May 5, 2007. As diners sit down to their whale meat lunches in Tokyo and elsewhere across the nation, its whaling fleet is now on its annual hunt in the Antarctic keeping specialty restaurants alive but drawing blunt public criticism from neighboring governments, protests from environmental groups and the ire of whale-lovers worldwide. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)AP - As diners sit down to lunches of whale meat in Tokyo and elsewhere across the nation, Japan's whaling fleet is on its annual hunt in the Antarctic, drawing protests from environmental groups, international governments and whale-lovers worldwide. So why does Tokyo persist?

No complacency as Hodgson celebrates first year at Fulham (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2009 03:21 AM CST

Roy Hodgson, seen here, celebrates a remarkable first full year in charge of Fulham when his side meet Blackburn on Saturday but knows there will be little time to bask in his achievements(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Roy Hodgson celebrates a remarkable first full year in charge of Fulham when his side meet Blackburn on Saturday but knows there will be little time to bask in his achievements.

Iraq insists reporters agree to code of conduct (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2009 01:13 AM CST

AP - Iraqi authorities want to require foreign and Iraqi journalists to sign a code of conduct in exchange for permission to attend this month's provincial elections, raising concerns among media analysts that independent coverage could be undermined.

Honduran guard fires gun at US drug aid ceremony (AP)

Posted: 09 Jan 2009 05:11 PM CST

AP - A new U.S. drug aid package has been received with a bang in Honduras.

Ships held by Somali pirates (AP)

Posted: 09 Jan 2009 04:22 PM CST

AP - More than a dozen vessels and about 300 crew members are in pirate hands, according to the International Maritime Bureau's piracy reporting center. The ships include:

Sri Lanka army ready for 'decisive blow' on Tigers after capturing pass (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2009 03:08 AM CST

This handout picture released on January 10, is said to show a Sri Lankan soldier at the entrance to the Jaffna Peninsula after the capture of Elephant Pass. Sri Lankan security forces were ready to deal a AFP - Sri Lankan security forces were ready to deal a "decisive blow" to the remaining Tamil Tiger rebels following the capture of the highly strategic Elephant Pass, the defence ministry said on Saturday.

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