2009年1月21日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World News

Obama administration moves to suspend Gitmo trials (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 02:59 AM CST

In this Dec. 4, 2006 file photo, reviewed by the U.S. Military, a detainee peers out from his cell, inside Camp Delta detention facility, at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. Late on Jan. 20, 2009, the Department of Defense issued an order requesting a 120-day halt to Guantanamo Bay trials pending review. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)AP - Military judges on Wednesday will consider motions by the Obama administration to suspend the Guantanamo war crimes trials for 120 days during a review of the system for prosecuting suspected terrorists.

Israeli military says Gaza pullout complete (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 02:56 AM CST

Israeli soldiers maintain their equipment at a staging area near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009. U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon is calling on Israel and Hamas to show restraint and honor their recent cease-fire. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)AP - Israel withdrew the last of its troops from the Gaza Strip before dawn Wednesday, the military said, and pursued diplomatic efforts to stanch the flow of arms into the Hamas-ruled territory.

Iraq willing to see US troops leave early (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 03:05 AM CST

A policeman stands guard near residents looking at a burnt vehicle at the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad January 19, 2009. The roadside bomb killed an off-duty police officer and wounded seven people in Zaafaraniya district of southeast of Baghdad on Monday, police said. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani (IRAQ)AP - Iraq is willing to have the U.S. withdraw its troops and assume security for the country before the end of 2011, the departure date agreed to by former President George W. Bush, the Iraqi prime minister's spokesman said.

Chinese translation cuts out parts of Obama speech (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 02:35 AM CST

U.S. President Barack Obama waves after delivering his speech during the inauguration ceremony in Washington, January 20, 2009. Obama became the first African-American president in U.S. history. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES)AP - The official Chinese translation of President Barack Obama's inauguration speech was missing his references to communism and dissent, while a live broadcast on state television Wednesday quickly cut away to the anchor when the topic was mentioned.

Israelis, Palestinians hand Obama first challenge (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 03:17 AM CST

Palestinian Hamas members hold Islamic flags and a banner, featuring pictures of Israeli leaders, from left to right, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, march during a protest in the Gaza Strip town of Deir-Al-Balah, Tuesday Jan. 20 , 2009. Israel and Hamas both ceased fire on Sunday, after an offensive that claimed the lives of some 1,300 Palestinians, according to Gaza health officials, and 13 Israelis. The last of Israel's ground troops were expected to pull out of Gaza on Tuesday if the quiet holds, defense officials said. Banner reads in Hebrew and Arabic: 'The killers of the children'. (AP Photo/Abdullah Asfa)AP - Israelis and Palestinians have already handed President Barack Obama his first international challenge.

Societe Generale expects euro2B profit for 2008 (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 03:15 AM CST

AP - French bank Societe Generale said Wednesday it expects to report euro2 billion ($2.59 billion) in net profit for 2008 and to break even for the fourth quarter despite an exceptionally rocky year.

Threat temporarily closes US consulate in Dubai (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 02:52 AM CST

AP - The U.S. consulate in Dubai was closed Wednesday to public business after an alert from local authorities making a rare acknowledgment of possible security risks in the Gulf's commercial hub.

3 heads found in ice box in northern Mexico (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2009 10:43 PM CST

AP - Prosecutors say three heads were found in an ice box south of Ciudad Juarez, which lies across from El Paso, Texas.

Gunmen attack ship in Nigeria, kidnap worker (AP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 02:44 AM CST

An oil and gas production platform off the coast of Nigeria. Oil prices slid close to a four-year low under 33 dollars per barrel in a market plagued by weak global demand.(AFP/File/Pius Utomi Ekpei)AP - A private security official says gunmen have kidnapped a foreign worker during an attack on a tanker carrying petroleum products through the waters of restive southern Nigeria.

India's Wipro third-quarter profits up 17.5 percent (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 03:07 AM CST

Wipro chairman Azim Premji. Wipro, India's third-largest software maker, met expectations with quarterly net profits Wednesday but forecast lower revenue for the next three months due to the global slowdown.(AFP/File/Dibyangshu Sarkar)AFP - Wipro, India's third-largest software maker, met expectations with quarterly net profits Wednesday but forecast lower revenue for the next three months due to the global slowdown.

Men say bird vomit saved their lives in 25 days lost at sea: report (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jan 2009 01:41 AM CST

Two men from Myanmar are seen January 17, floating in a large icebox at sea off the northern coast of Australia after their fishing boat sank. The two men, aged in their twenties, were spotted in the icebox by a routine aerial border patrol off Cape York, Australia's northernmost tip, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) reported.(AFP/Australian Customs/Ho)AFP - Two men who spent 25 days lost at sea in a giant icebox survived their extraordinary ordeal thanks to rainwater from tropical storms and fish spat out by passing birds, a report said Wednesday.

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