2009年1月12日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World News

Israel pounds new Hamas targets, enlists reserves (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2009 03:36 AM CST

An explosion is seen during an Israeli army operation in Gaza City, Sunday, Jan.11, 2009. Israeli troops battled Palestinian gunmen in a suburb of Gaza City Sunday in one of the fiercest ground battles so far as Israel's military inched toward Gaza's population centers and residents braced for an expansion of the offensive. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)AP - Israeli warplanes pound the homes of Hamas leaders and ground troops edge closer to the Gaza Strip's densely-populated urban center, as Israel steps up the pressure ahead of deciding whether to escalate its devastating two-week offensive.

Gazprom: Ukraine signs gas monitoring deal (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2009 03:31 AM CST

Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom's headquarters is seen in Moscow, January 3, 2009. Russia sent a delegation to Brussels on Monday for new talks on saving a deal to restore Russian gas supplies to Europe via Ukraine, and its gas export monopoly said Ukraine had signed a new copy of the deal. REUTERS/Sergei KarpukhinAP - Ukraine signed a deal Monday to allow independent monitors to track natural gas supplies from Russia to Europe, with no conditions, Russia's gas giant Gazprom said.

Storm sinks Indonesian ferry, 250 feared dead (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2009 02:18 AM CST

Relatives of victims of the 700-ton Teratai Prima, a ferry which sunk in heavy weather, wait to hear news of their relatives who were on the ferry Monday, Jan. 12, 2009 in Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, where the ferry was due to arrive. Huge waves and driving rain hindered rescuers Monday as they searched for about 250 people missing and feared dead after the ferry packed with passengers and cargo capsized in a cyclone off Indonesia's Sulawesi island. (AP Photo)AP - Huge waves and driving rain hindered rescuers Monday as they searched for about 250 people missing and feared dead after a ferry packed with passengers and cargo capsized in a cyclone off Indonesia's Sulawesi island.

Analysis: Abbas weakened by Israel's Gaza war (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2009 02:20 AM CST

In this photo released by the Jordan Royal Palace, King Abdullah II of Jordan, right, receives Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Jordan Royal Palace, Yousef Allan)AP - Mahmoud Abbas hasn't been in this much trouble with his people in four years as Palestinian president. Never very popular, he is widely dismissed here as ineffective and now he seems to have misread popular sentiment regarding Israel's war on his Hamas rivals in Gaza.

Bombs aimed at security forces kill 9 in Baghdad (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2009 02:28 AM CST

An Iraqi police officer looks at a colleague lying on the ground after he was wounded during a bomb attack in central Baghdad January 12, 2009. (Atef Hassan/Reuters)AP - A series of bombs targeting Iraqi security forces ripped through busy areas in Baghdad on Monday, killing at least nine people, police said.

European stocks drop at start of trading (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2009 03:35 AM CST

French traders monitor shares prices in Paris, 2008. Europe's leading stock markets weakened at the start of trade, with London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares down 0.13 percent at 4,442.89 points.(AFP/File/Mehdi Fedouach)AFP - Europe's leading stock markets weakened at the start of trade on Monday, with London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares down 0.13 percent at 4,442.89 points.

Gaza protests target US consulate in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2009 10:51 PM CST

Thousands of supporters of a Pakistani Shiite Muslims group 'Imamia Students Organization' participate in a rally to condemn Israeli military attacks on Gaza, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009 in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)AP - Security forces used tear gas and batons to repel anti-Israel protesters who tried to attack a U.S. consulate in Pakistan Sunday, as tens of thousands in Europe, the Middle East and Asia demonstrated against Israel's offensive in Gaza.

Chavez: Castro unlikely to appear in public again (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2009 07:19 PM CST

AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Sunday it is unlikely that ailing former Cuban leader Fidel Castro will ever appear in public again.

SAfrican court ruling goes against ANC leader (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2009 03:18 AM CST

AP - A South African court has cleared the way for new corruption charges against African National Congress leader and presidential hopeful Jacob Zuma.

Sri Lanka keeps up air attacks on retreating Tigers: military (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2009 03:29 AM CST

A Sri Lankan Air Force aircraft flies over a helicopter preparing for lift-off at an airbase on the outskirts of Colombo. Helicopter gunships and war planes attacked suspected Tamil Tiger strong points in northern Sri Lanka on Monday while at least 19 rebels were killed in ground battles, the defence ministry said.(AFP/File/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)AFP - Helicopter gunships and war planes attacked suspected Tamil Tiger strong points in northern Sri Lanka on Monday while at least 19 rebels were killed in ground battles, the defence ministry said.

Shark attacks send shivers through Aussie holidaymakers (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2009 01:12 AM CST

A shark awareness sign on a beach in Sydney. A swimmer was rushed to hospital Monday after being bitten in what is believed to be the third shark attack off Australian beaches in just two days(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - A spate of savage shark attacks in Australia has sent a shiver through summer holidaymakers bombarded with graphic details and claims that the razor-toothed predators are increasingly targeting humans.

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