2009年3月2日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World News

Raul Castro ousts top Cubans loyal to Fidel Castro (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 05:43 PM PST

This combo photo shows from left to right; Cuba's Economy Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez in this Oct. 6, 1997 file photo; Cuba's Vice President Carlos Lage Davila in this Sept. 1, 2005 file photo and Cuba's Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque in this Nov. 11, 2008 file photo. Cuba abruptly replaced some of its most powerful and visible officials on Monday, March 2, 2009, including Rodriguez, Lage and Perez Roque among others. The surprise shakeup, involving about 10 top officials, was announced at the end of the midday newscast by Cuba's supreme governing body, the Council of State. (AP Photo)AP - President Raul Castro abruptly ousted some of Cuba's most powerful officials Monday, remaking the government in the biggest shakeup since he took over from his ailing brother Fidel Castro a year ago. The changes replaced some key Fidel loyalists, including the longtime foreign minister, with men closer to Raul. They also reduced the enormous powers of a vice president credited with saving Cuba's economy after the fall of the Soviet Union.

Twin assassinations leave Guinea-Bissau in turmoil (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 02:19 PM PST

In this May 18, 2006 file photo, Guinea Bissau's President Joao Bernardo 'Nino' Vieira talks to the media during a press conference at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels. Gunfire was heard for several hours around Guinea-Bissau's presidential palace early Monday, March 2, 2009, hours after a bomb blast killed the fragile West African nation's armed forces chief. (AP Photo/Thierry Charlier, File)AP - The man who ruled this small African nation for nearly a quarter-century was assassinated Monday just hours after a bomb killed his longtime rival, the armed forces chief, leaving behind a precarious power vacuum as the country struggles to stem a booming cocaine trade.

Chinese man bids but won't pay for looted bronzes (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 11:22 AM PST

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Cai Mingchao, left, a collection advisor of National Treasures Fund who successfully bid for two looted bronze sculptures auctioned in Paris last week, attends a news conference in Beijing, Monday, March 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Luo Xiaoguang)AP - A Chinese art collector revealed himself Monday as the man behind the winning bids for two imperial bronzes auctioned at Christie's over Beijing's objections, then announced he had no intention of paying the $36 million.

Gazans want open borders, not handouts (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 11:18 AM PST

A Palestinian is seen inside a smuggling tunnel, that runs under the border between Egypt and Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, March 1, 2009. Even rugged tunnel smugglers who profit from Gaza's blockaded borders say they'd rather import legally through open crossings than risk Israeli bombing raids and shaft collapses. As the world's top diplomats gathered in neighboring Egypt on Monday to pledge billions for war-ravaged territory, ordinary Gazans, from the smugglers to housewives and car parts dealers, clamored for open borders, not handouts. (AP Photo/Eyad Baba)AP - As top diplomats pledged billions of dollars for war-ravaged Gaza on Monday, ordinary people here — from merchants to housewives — said they'd rather have open borders than handouts.

Bangladesh deploys army to catch mutineers (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 01:41 PM PST

An army officer, right, cries as he holds the coffin of his colleague on way to the funeral at Banani graveyard in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, March 2, 2009. Air force jets flew overhead in salute Monday as Bangladesh held a mass state funeral for 49 army officers and one family member slain in a two-day mutiny by border guards that left as many as 148 people dead or missing. (AP Photo/Pavel Rahman)AP - Bangladesh's government deployed soldiers nationwide Monday to hunt down over 1,000 border guards wielding stolen weapons who fled after a bloody mutiny left scores of army officers dead.

HSBC seeks 18 billion dollars after profits slump (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 04:46 PM PST

The UK headquarters of HSBC bank is pictured in the Canary Wharf district of London. Global banking titan HSBC revealed on Monday that it needs nearly 18 billion dollars of new capital to withstand the financial crisis and announced 6,100 US job cuts after a profit collapse.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - Global banking titan HSBC revealed on Monday that it needs nearly 18 billion dollars of new capital to withstand the financial crisis and announced 6,100 US job cuts after a profit collapse.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,254 (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 04:13 PM PST

A US soldier secures a street in Baghdad on March 01 2009. Barack Obama has already pledged to send 17,000 additional US troops to Afghanistan this year to join 38,000 already there. Britain has 8,500 soldiers in the violence-wracked south of the country.(AFP/File/Ahmad al-Rubaye)AP - As of Monday, March 2, 2009, at least 4,254 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Mexico increases airport security after robberies (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 04:20 PM PST

Members of a newly-assigned police force, aimed at providing more security to Mexico City's international airport, line up during a presentation ceremony in Mexico City, Monday, March 2, 2009. More than 800 federal and local police have been assigned to the capital's airport following a series of attacks on travelers who exchanged money, authorities announced Monday. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)AP - More than 800 federal and local police have been assigned to improve security in and around Mexico City's international airport after a series of armed robberies against travelers who exchanged money there, authorities announced Monday.

UN in Sudan ready for ruling on Sudan's leader (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 03:57 PM PST

AP - U.N. peacekeepers in Sudan are ready for any violence if an international war crimes court issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir over the Darfur conflict, the U.N. peacekeeping chief said Monday.

Micron seeks role in Taiwan DRAM chip restructuring (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 05:25 PM PST

Reuters - U.S. chip maker Micron Technology Inc is in discussions with the government of Taiwan about taking a role in restructuring the island's memory chip manufacturers, the company said on Monday.

Beached whales, dolphins rescued in Australia (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2009 04:53 PM PST

In this photo released by Naracoopa Holiday Cottages, nearly 200 whales and several dolphins are seen stranded on a beach on Tasmania's King Island, Monday, March 2, 2009. Rescuers are working to save dozens of whales and several dolphins stranded on the beach. (AP Photo/Naracoopa Holiday Cottages, John Nievaart)AP - Rough seas whipped by strong winds Tuesday prevented the rescue of the sole surviving pilot whale among dozens of whales and dolphins stranded on a beach in southern Australia, an official said.

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