2009年3月4日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World News

Wanted for war crimes in Darfur: Sudan's president (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 02:02 PM PST

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir attends a graduation ceremony at an air force academy near Khartoum, Sudan, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Sudan denounced an international tribunal that issued an arrest warrant against its president Wednesday on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, calling it a 'white man's court' that aims to destabilize the country. (AP Photo/Abd Raouf)AP - The president of Sudan became a wanted man Wednesday when the International Criminal Court charged him with war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur — its first action against a sitting head of state and one that could set the stage for more world leaders to be indicted.

Cricket ref: Pakistan police fled during ambush (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 04:26 PM PST

People are seen through a bullet hole as they visit the spot of Tuesday's attack in Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Security is beefed up after Tuesday's attack on Sri Lankan cricket players which killed seven people and injured six members of Sri Lankan team. (AP Photo/K.M.Chaudary)AP - A British referee accused police Wednesday of abandoning him and other match officials in the deadly ambush of the Sri Lankan cricket team, as officers said their manhunt for the attackers was making little headway.

Thriller king Forsyth stumbles into Africa mayhem (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 10:33 AM PST

British author Frederick Forsyth, 70, speaks to journalists in a hotel bar, in central Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Forsyth flew into coup-prone Guinea Bissau Monday to research his latest novel. It didn't take long for real life to trump fiction, as President Joao Bernardo 'Nino' Vieira was assassinated within hours of his arrival. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)AP - It could have been a scene right out of one of his own thrillers. And when his next novel is published, it may very well be.

Clinton accuses Iran of seeking to intimidate (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 03:19 PM PST

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, smiles with Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband at the start of a NATO and EU dinner at Egmont Palace in Brussels, Wednesday March 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton swiped hard at Iran on Wednesday, accusing its hardline leaders of fomenting divisions in the Arab world, promoting terrorism, posing threats to Israel and Europe, and seeking to "intimidate as far as they think their voice can reach."

Japan PM's reading blunders spark study spree (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 02:06 PM PST

Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso checks after writing calligraphy reading 'Reassurance and Energy' at the start of the New Year's press conference at his official residence in Tokyo on Jan. 4, 2009. Reading Japanese isn't easy, even for the Japanese. Take Aso, for example. The beleaguered leader has made so many reading blunders over the past few months that one angry opposition lawmaker tried to give him a reading test in a televised session of parliament. But while the media and Aso's political rivals have been quick to heap ridicule on him, many Japanese have seen a little more of themselves in Aso's weakness with words than they would like to admit, and books designed to improve reading ability are now all the rage. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - Reading Japanese isn't easy — even for the Japanese.

Big French press find brand power helps online (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 04:12 PM PST

Reuters - In a grimy part of eastern Paris a morning editorial conference is underway, similar to the planning meetings that go on in newsrooms everywhere, except this one is being blogged live and readers can join in.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,255 (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 04:08 PM PST

US soldiers race out of a Stryker fighting vehicle during a patrol in the restive Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, in 2008. A series of attacks on Iraqi police, soldiers and a pro-US militia leader on Wednesday left at least 11 people dead and 33 wounded, police said.(AFP/File/David Furst)AP - As of Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at least 4,255 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

World crisis hits Nicaragua mental health hospital (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 03:13 PM PST

A patient lies in bed at a pavilion for males in the Psychiatric Hospital in Managua, Oct. 15, 2008. The World Health Organization warned that the financial global crisis will probably worsen the situation of mental health care in poor countries, as the majority of people who suffer from a mental disorder in developing countries do not receive treatment and many are stigmatized and are subject to rejection and abuse. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)AP - Nicaragua's National Psychiatric Hospital houses about 140 patients. But with little financial help from the government, it lacks the resources to help them.

UN chief urges Sudan to keep NGOs, protect civilians (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 03:56 PM PST

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon waves after arriving at Heal Africa Hospital on February 28, 2009 in Goma. Ban on Wednesday urged Sudan not to expel foreign aid agencies and to guarantee the safety of civilians after an arrest warrant was issued for President Omar al-Beshir, a UN spokeswoman said.(AFP/Lionel Healing)AFP - UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged Sudan not to expel foreign aid agencies and to guarantee the safety of civilians after an arrest warrant was issued for President Omar al-Beshir, a UN spokeswoman said.

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 588 (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 04:11 PM PST

ADVANCE FOR MARCH 8-9; map locates Khost Province, Afghanistan;AP - As of Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at least 588 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Wednesday at 10 a.m. EST.

Australia woes stoke global recession fears (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 12:42 AM PST

Beijing university graduates struggle to find work in a country feeling the pressure of the global economic downturn. Duration: 01:47(AFPTV)AFP - The first contraction in Australia's economy for eight years sent shockwaves through markets Wednesday, after the US unveiled a credit drive to stem a crisis that shows no sign of relenting.

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