2009年1月16日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World News

Israeli envoys sent to US, Egypt for truce talks (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 04:10 AM CST

A Palestinian firefighter talks on a radio as they try to put out a fire at the United Nations headquarters after it was hit in Israeli bombardment in Gaza City, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. Israeli forces shelled the United Nations headquarters in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, setting the compound on fire as U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon was in the area on a mission to end Israel's devastating offensive against the territory's Hamas rulers. Ban expressed 'outrage' over the incident. (AP Photo/Ashraf Amra)AP - Top Israeli diplomats traveled Friday to Egypt and the United States in what appeared to be a final push toward a cease-fire to end Israel's punishing Gaza offensive against Hamas militants.

Trial opens for US suspect in Italy slaying (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 03:45 AM CST

This combination of three file photos shows: from left, of Italian student Raffaele Sollecito, slain British woman Meredith Kercher and her American roommate Amanda Knox. More than a year after Kercher's death, Knox and Sollecito go on trial Friday Jan. 16, 2009 on charges of murder and sexual violence. (AP Photos)AP - An American college student and her Italian former boyfriend went on trial Friday accused of sexually assaulting and murdering her roommate in a slaying that shocked Italy.

Owner: Pirates free Danish ship held for 2 months (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 03:21 AM CST

A handout photograph from the Indian Navy, shows Indian Marines on a suspected pirate ship in the Gulf of Aden. Pirates have released a Danish cargo ship and its 13 crew members held off the Somali coast since early November after a ransom was paid, the operator of the ship said on Friday(AFP/HO/File/Ho)AP - A Danish shipping company says a cargo ship with a Russian crew held for more than two months by Somali pirates has been released after a ransom payment.

UN to Obama: Don't change Afghan strategy (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 03:27 AM CST

Afghan boys look at the wreckage of a U.S. Black Hawk helicopter after it crashed in the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. The U.S. military says one of its Black Hawk helicopters has gone down near Afghanistan's capital. No deaths were reported. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)AP - The top U.N. official in Afghanistan said U.S. President-elect Barack Obama should resist calls to change strategy in Afghanistan, urging him instead to focus on implementing the one already being pursued.

Pakistan extends crackdown on Mumbai suspects (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 01:21 AM CST

Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik addresses a news conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. Pakistan has arrested more than 100 people in a crackdown on groups allegedly linked to the Mumbai attacks, adding that information India has handed over still needs work before it can be used as evidence in court, Malik said Thursday.AP - Pakistan insisted it would help India to bring those behind the Mumbai terrorist attacks to justice, saying Thursday it had shut down extremist Web sites and suspected militant training camps, and detained 71 people in a deepening probe.

Ukraine and EU leaders seek to end gas cutoff (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 04:05 AM CST

A pressure gauge points to zero at a gas compressor station near the border between Ukraine and Poland in the settlement of Drozdovychi, 120 km west of Lviv, January 15, 2009. REUTERS/Vitaliy HrabarAP - Ukraine's President will meet with top officials from gas-starved European nations to try to end a politically charged gas row with Russia.

Iran president: 'Not feasible' for Israel to live (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2009 10:23 PM CST

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves to the media at the conclusion of his press conference in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. Iran's hardline president says the fighting in Gaza between Hamas and Israel has shown that it is 'not feasible' for what he calls Israel's 'Zionist regime' to continue to live in the region. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the fighting in Gaza has been 'a great lesson for all,' saying it shows 'the absolute defeat and desperation of this (Israeli) regime.' (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)AP - A top Israeli envoy delivered his country's stance on a cease-fire agreement in Gaza to Egyptian mediators trying to seal a truce on Thursday. The Iranian president said the fighting showed Israel's continued existence in the region is "not feasible."

Mexico police accused of spray-painting teens (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2009 09:11 PM CST

AP - Four teenagers say police in a northern Mexican town spray-painted their hair, shoes and buttocks to teach them not to paint graffiti on public property.

Zimbabwe unveils 100 trillion dollar note (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 12:41 AM CST

A shopper purchases tomatoes in Harare. Zimbabwe will introduce a 100 trillion dollar note, in its latest attempt to keep pace with hyperinflation that has left the once-vibrant economy in tatters(AFP/File/Desmond Kwande)AFP - Zimbabwe will introduce a 100 trillion dollar note, in its latest attempt to keep pace with hyperinflation that has left its once-vibrant economy in tatters, state media said Friday.

China to celebrate day Tibet feudal rule ended (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 04:09 AM CST

AP - Chinese-backed Tibetan lawmakers proposed on Friday the creation of a holiday to mark the quelling of a pro-independence uprising in the remote Himalayan region 50 years ago.

Australian vet of Afghan war wins top valor medal (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 02:31 AM CST

In this photo released by Australian Department of Defence, Trooper Mark Donaldson, gets a kiss from his wife Emma as their daughter Kaylee looks on during a ceremony at Government House in Canberra, Australia, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. Donaldson was awarded the top military honor in the British Commonwealth on Friday for risking his life to save a wounded interpreter and injured soldiers during an ambush in Afghanistan. Trooper Donaldson became the first Australian in 40 years to be awarded the coveted Victoria Cross. (AP Photo/Australian Department of Defence, HO)AP - Pinned down by a maelstrom of machine-gun bullets and rocket-propelled grenades in a Taliban ambush, Trooper Mark Donaldson made a move that defied logic.

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