2009年1月28日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World News

Israeli warplanes hit smuggling tunnels in Gaza (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 01:38 AM CST

Israeli soldiers are seen in a staging area near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009. Palestinian militants detonated a bomb next to an Israeli army patrol along the border with Gaza Tuesday, killing one soldier and wounding three others in the first serious clash since a cease-fire went into effect more than a week ago. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)AP - Israeli warplanes pounded smuggling tunnels under the Gaza-Egypt border early Wednesday, a day after a Palestinian bomb killed an Israeli soldier and the Israeli military vowed to respond harshly to any further attacks.

After offensive, posters of dead sell well in Gaza (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 03:20 PM CST

A Palestinian man enters the Nibras Print Shop beside a poster showing Hamas militants that were killed in Israel's recent Gaza military offensive in Gaza City, Monday, Jan. 26, 2009. The shop prints customized, full-color posters and banners commemorating the dead — a Palestinian tradition for people killed by Israel. In the wake of Israel's 22-day Gaza offensive, which killed nearly 1,300 Palestinians, the shop is one of Gaza's few businesses experiencing a postwar boom. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)AP - Some were killed when tank shells hit their homes. Others died when bombs erased their offices. Still others met their end battling Israeli troops.

Baghdad seeks `normal' footing on unsteady legs (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 01:38 PM CST

Iraqi children shop for toys at Zawraa park, Baghdad's largest and most popular, in central Baghdad, Iraq on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009. As the sixth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion nears, there are ample signs that Baghdad is settling back into some regular rhythms, but it's still far from a comfortable trust that the war and its violent offshoots can be declared over.(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - Iraqi pop music poured from loudspeakers in Baghdad's popular Zawraa Park as families enjoyed picnics and children squealed on the "Space Gun," a thrill ride that looped them around in a full circle.

Rebels lose last key town to Sri Lankan troops (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 07:43 PM CST

Sri Lankan soldiers of Sinha regiment are seen with their regimental flag in the newly recaptured town of Mullaittivu, about 230 kilometers (143 miles) northeast of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009.At least 300 civilians were wounded and scores feared killed by Sri Lankan army artillery shells fired into a designated 'safe zone' for ethnic Tamils trapped by fighting between the military and Tamil rebels, a health official alleged Tuesday. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)AP - The streets of Mullaittivu — patrolled by rebels just last week — were empty Tuesday except for stray dogs, abandoned cows and a few government soldiers.

Yearly Mexican remittances drop for 1st time (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 02:59 PM CST

Guillermo Ortiz, president of the Bank of Mexico, speaks during a news conference in Mexico City, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009. Behind, a graphic shows the decline in the Mexican gross domestic product from 2005 through expectations for 2009. The money sent home by Mexican migrants fell in 2008 for the first time on record, Mexico's central bank said Tuesday - part of a global trend that could worsen as emigrants from developing countries lose jobs in the global financial crisis. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)AP - The money sent home by Mexican migrants fell in 2008 for the first time on record, Mexico's central bank said Tuesday — part of a global trend that could worsen as emigrants from developing countries lose jobs in the global financial crisis.

Sebastian Barry wins Costa book award (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 02:25 AM CST

Author Sebastian Barry poses with his award after wining the Costa book award with his book The Secret Scripture, in London.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - Irish author and playwright Sebastian Barry won the 25,000-pound Costa Book of the Year award for his novel "The Secret Scripture", the judges said -- even though they disliked the ending.

Early voting begins in Iraq provincial elections (AP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 12:48 AM CST

A prisoner dips his finger in election ink as he votes in Basra, 420 km (260 miles) southeast of Baghdad January 28, 2009. Soldiers, police, prisoners and displaced people began early voting on Wednesday ahead of Saturday's provincial election in Iraq, which will determine the political landscape across the country as U.S. forces withdraw. REUTERS/Atef Hassan (IRAQ)AP - Voting stations are open across Iraq in places such as military camps and government offices for the first ballots of this week's provincial elections.

Thieves target Mexico airport, shoot Frenchman (AP)

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 08:59 PM CST

AP - Thieves apparently targeting people who exchange money at Mexico City's international airport shot a French citizen in the head on Tuesday, and authorities warned that gangs have put lookouts at exchange windows in the terminal.

Tsvangirai says he agreed to join government (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 01:34 AM CST

Morgan Tsvangirai (L) , head of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) arrives for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit at the presidential guest house in Pretoria, January 26, 2009. Regional leaders will push Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and the opposition at a summit on Monday to implement a power-sharing deal and save the country from economic collapse. (Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters)Reuters - Zimbabwean MDC opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has said he agreed to form a unity government, after his party rejected a deal reached at a regional summit, a South African newspaper reported Wednesday.

China casts late Tibetan monk as ally against unrest (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 02:14 AM CST

Reuters - China is marking 20 years since the death of the second-most senior figure in Tibetan Buddhism by lauding him as an enemy of separatism in the restive region as it enters a year laden with tense anniversaries.

Queen escaped Australian train assassination plot (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jan 2009 02:14 AM CST

Queen Elizabeth II, seen here in 2008, escaped possible assassination in Australia nearly 40 years ago when plotters tried to derail her train in mountains near Sydney, a retired detective has claimed.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Queen Elizabeth II escaped possible assassination in Australia nearly 40 years ago when plotters tried to derail her train in mountains near Sydney, a retired detective has claimed.

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