2009年2月11日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World News

Police detain 2 about wildfires (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2009 09:59 PM CST

A firefighter stands by to man the pump on his truck at a fire at Chum Creek, near Healseville, north east of Melbourne, Australia Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. Officials believe arson may be behind at least some of the more than 400 fires that tore a destructive path across a vast swath of southern Victoria state over the weekend.(AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)AP - The federal government said Thursday it will clear away hurdles that have stalled a nationwide fire alert telephone system, after thousands of people were caught off-guard by the deadliest wildfires in Australia's history.

Koala saved from Australia's wildfires doing well (AP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2009 12:43 AM CST

Cheyenne Tree treats a Koala nicknamed Sam, saved from the bushfires in Gippsland, at the Mountain Ash Wildlife Center in Rawson, 100 miles (170 kilometers) east of Melbourne, Australia, where workers were scrambling to salve the wounds of possums, kangaroos and lizards Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009. More than 180 people were killed in the weekend's fires, and on Wednesday, the scope of the devastation to Australia's wildlife began to emerge, with officials estimating that millions of animals also perished in the inferno. (AP Photo)AP - "Sam" the koala, the most famous furry survivor of Australia's worst-ever wildfires, is healing well thanks to the efforts of caretakers at a rescue shelter — and she even has a new boyfriend, "Bob."

Mugabe rival takes oath as Zimbabwe prime minister (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2009 02:45 PM CST

Morgan Tsvangirai, left, leader of the main opposition party in Zimbabwe, left, shakes hands with President Robert Mugabe, right, after taking the oath of Prime Minster, at the State House in Harare, Zimbabwe, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe swore in his longtime rival Morgan Tsvangirai as prime minister Wednesday, ushering in a unity government in an extraordinary concession after nearly three decades of virtually unchallenged rule. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)AP - President Robert Mugabe swore in his longtime rival as prime minister Wednesday, cracking his nearly three-decade stranglehold on power and conceding they must work together to rescue Zimbabwe from economic and humanitarian disaster.

Cheers! Yeast gene map could mean better beer (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Feb 2009 12:41 AM CST

Reuters - Researchers have mapped the DNA of dozens of strains of yeast used for brewing, baking and biofuels, something they said Wednesday will help map the human genome and could lead to better-tasting beer and wine.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,243 (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2009 07:06 PM CST

U.S. soldiers secure the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad February 11, 2009. (Bassim Shati/Reuters)AP - As of Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009, at least 4,243 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Interrogator: Gitmo detainee was cooperative (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2009 09:38 PM CST

AP - A veteran military interrogator insisted he never witnessed a British resident now held at Guantanamo being abused and said the suspect cooperated in a terror probe after he was captured, according to an affidavit released Wednesday.

ICC approves arrest warrant for Sudan's Beshir: NY Times (AFP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2009 11:59 PM CST

International Criminal Court (ICC) judges have decided to issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir, seen here in 2008, over alleged genocide in Darfur, The New York Times reported.(AFP/File/Ashraf Shazly)AFP - International Criminal Court (ICC) judges have decided to issue an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir over alleged genocide in Darfur, The New York Times reported Wednesday.

Australia blames arsonists for deadly wildfires (AFP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2009 01:07 AM CST

Members of a Disaster Victim Identification Team walk past a body bag as they work on the remains of a burnt-out house on the top of a hill at Steels Creek. Arsonists lit a wildfire which killed 21 people and are suspected of starting another that razed a whole town and may have left up to 100 dead, Australian police said Thursday.(AFP/Pool/Craig Borrow)AFP - Arsonists lit a wildfire which killed 21 people in Australia and are suspected of starting another that razed a whole town and may have left up to 100 dead, police said Thursday.

Shark attack diver in Australia loses hand (AFP)

Posted: 12 Feb 2009 12:04 AM CST

The Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House dominate Sydney's skyline. An Australian navy diver who fought off a shark in a rare attack in Sydney Harbour was in high spirits despite losing a hand and facing the prospect of losing a leg, his family said Thursday.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - An Australian navy diver who fought off a shark in a rare attack in Sydney Harbour was in high spirits despite losing a hand and facing the prospect of losing a leg, his family said Thursday.

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