2009年1月27日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World News

Israeli forces, militants clash despite cease-fire (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 02:07 AM CST

Palestinian houses that were destroyed in the recent Israeli military offensive are seen in the devastated area of east Jebaliya, Monday, Jan. 26, 2009. The latest Israeli incursion into Gaza was aimed at the territory's Hamas rulers, and ended Jan. 17 with nearly 1,300 Palestinians dead.(AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)AP - Palestinian militants detonated a bomb targeting an Israeli army patrol along the Gaza border, the Israeli military said, in the first violence since a cease-fire went into effect more than a week ago.

Senior Iraqi official escapes roadside bomb attack (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 01:50 AM CST

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki waves to supporters during an election campaign rally in Hilla, 100 km (62 miles) south of Baghdad January 26, 2009. U.S. President Barack Obama will withdraw forces from Iraq sooner than the three-year deadline agreed by ex-president George W. Bush, al-Maliki said on Monday. REUTERS/Iraqi Government/Handout (IRAQ). FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.AP - Police and hospital officials say a senior Iraqi official has escaped a roadside bomb attack but three of his guards were wounded.

UN's role in Gaza rises among the rubble (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 11:28 PM CST

A Palestinian man pours fuel at his stand in Gaza City, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009. International aid organizations and the United Nations say truce talks' priority must be to ensure the reopening of Gaza to provide relief and reconstruction help for its 1.4 million people. (AP Photo / Kevin Frayer)AP - Crouching against piled mattresses in a room crammed with refugees, Bissan Abu al-Eish focused on her homework, blocking out the relentless shrieks of dozens of toddlers and the stench of overflowing latrines.

African leaders, Zimbabwe opposition end talks (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 11:11 PM CST

Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai leaves the Rainbow Towers hotel in Harare after talks with President Robert Mugabe and regional leaders January 20, 2009. (Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters)AP - Southern African leaders ended an all night summit on forming a unity government in Zimbabwe but the regional leaders and representatives of Zimbabwe's opposition disagreed on the results.

Pentagon: Gitmo prisoner releases not fail safe (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 06:06 PM CST

In this photo reviewed by the U.S. Military, a guard leans on a fencepost as a Guantanamo detainee (L) jogs inside the exercise yard at Camp 5 detention center, at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, January 21, 2009. (Brennan Linsley/Pool/Reuters)AP - The re-emergence of two former Guantanamo Bay prisoners as al-Qaida terrorists in the past week won't likely change U.S. policy on transfers to Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said Monday.

Japan group launches "toilet poems" to save paper (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 02:00 AM CST

Reuters - Poetry in the loo can cut down on paper use too, says a Japanese group campaigning to save toilet paper as part of the country's battle against global warming.

Among Egyptians, mixed feelings over Gaza (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 02:09 AM CST

In this Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008 file photo, two days before the start of the Israeli offensive in Gaza, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right, greets Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni during a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Cairo, Egypt. In Egypt there is anger over Israel's Gaza offensive and the images of slain children and destruction they've watched on TV, but also a sense of frustration with the Palestinians, and sentiment that Arabs must become more realistic in dealing with Israel. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)AP - At a smoky cafe in Cairo, a group of bank employees sharing a lunch of beans, falafel and pickles discussed their anger over Israel's Gaza offensive and the images of slain children and destruction they've watched on TV.

Argentine president declares farm emergency (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 07:09 PM CST

AP - Argentina's president declared an agricultural emergency Monday in the nation's breadbasket provinces, responding to a key demand by powerful farm organizations amid the worst drought in decades.

Insurgents seize city housing Somalia's parliament (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 01:44 AM CST

AP - Witnesses say Islamic insurgents have taken over the city that houses Somalia's parliament.

India central bank keeps interest rates steady (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 02:00 AM CST

An Indian policeman stands guard at the entrance to The Reserve Bank of India in Mumbai, 2008. India's central bank announced Tuesday it was keeping interest rates on hold but that it stood poised to act AFP - India's central bank announced Tuesday it was keeping interest rates on hold but that it stood poised to act "swiftly and decisively" to minimise the impact of the global financial crisis.

Australian policeman rapped over drunk dancing video (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 01:31 AM CST

A man carries the flag of the Aboriginal people at a rally in Canberra. An Australian police officer seen ordering a drunken Aboriginal man to sing and dance in a video posted on the Internet has been disciplined, officials have said.(AFP/File/Anoek de Groot)AFP - An Australian police officer seen ordering a drunken Aboriginal man to sing and dance in a video posted on the Internet has been disciplined, officials said Tuesday.

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