2009年3月18日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World News

Incest father pleads guilty to charges, faces life (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Defendant Josef Fritzl, center, is escorted to a break during the second day of his trial at the provincial courthouse in St. Poelten, Austria, on Tuesday March 17, 2009. The 73-year-old who fathered seven children with a daughter he held captive in a squalid cellar for 24 years refused to even speak to her for years, coming only to rape her, often in front of the youngsters, a prosecutor said. (AP Photo/Helmut Fohringer, Pool)AP - Josef Fritzl abruptly pleaded guilty to all of the charges against him Wednesday — a surprising twist amid disclosures that the daughter he imprisoned for 24 years in a dungeon where she bore him seven children secretly sat in on the trial.

Madagascar has history of political unrest (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 11:51 AM PDT

Supporters of Andry Rajoelina, react, as they display a banner with his photo, at a rally in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Madagascar's highest court on Wednesday said the army's move to replace the toppled president with his rival was legal, but the African Union was considering whether it constituted a coup. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)AP - If outsiders think of Madagascar at all, it's for the island's unique plants and animals, or two DreamWorks cartoons recently made about them.

Your $32 million takes a village in England (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 11:54 AM PDT

The village cemetery is seen in the grounds of St. Peter's Church, which dates to the 12th century, at the village of Linkenholt in southern England, Tuesday March 17, 2009. The whole estate is up for sale — as a whole — with the only part of Linkenholt not on the block is the local church. All the village's 21 cottages, grand manor house, lush green cricket pitch and accompanying pavilion, are part of an estate that also encompasses 1,500 acres of farmland and another 425 of woods. The 40 or so residents, many of whom have lived here all their lives, hope any new owner who will have to pay at least 23 million british pounds (some 32 million US dollars), will keep the estate together and resist the urge to parcel off the land located just 75 miles (120 kilometers) southwest of London. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Sheep dot green hills. Pheasants hop across country lanes. Quaint cottages sit next to a tiny stone church. Neighbors who've known each other since birth greet strangers warmly. And for about $32 million, this leafy, nostalgic slice of England could be yours.

Filipino who accused Marine of rape changes story (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 11:39 AM PDT

US Marine Corporal Daniel Smith (L) in handcuffs, is escorted December 2006 after being found guilty of rape at a court in Manila. The woman who had Smith sentenced to 40 years in prison for rape has gone back on her testimony and flown to the United States to live with her new American boyfriend, her mother said Wednesday.(AFP/File)AP - A Filipino woman whose accusations of rape led to the high-profile conviction of a U.S. Marine has altered her testimony, saying in an affidavit that she may have led him to believe she wanted sex.

Report: German school shooter called killing fun (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 11:55 AM PDT

Flowers and candles are seen in Winnenden, southern Germany, Sunday, March 15, 2009. A 17-year old gunman and former pupil of the Albertville high school killed 15 people before he turned the gun on himself Wednesday. (AP Photo/Winfried Rothermel)AP - A man held hostage by a teenager on a shooting spree said in an interview published Wednesday that the boy described killing 12 people at his former high school as "fun" and wanted to attack a second school.

Actress Natasha Richardson dies after ski accident (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 05:05 PM PDT

Actress Natasha Richardson, pictured in 2008, has died following a ski accident, a spokesman for her actor husband Liam Neeson said in a statement on Wednesday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Scott Wintrow)AFP - Actress Natasha Richardson has died following a ski accident, a spokesman for her actor husband Liam Neeson said in a statement on Wednesday.

Iraq better but future shaky (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 03:03 PM PDT

AP - Six years after the U.S. invaded Iraq, the end of America's costly mission is in sight, but the future of this tortured country is much less clear. With violence down sharply, most Iraqis feel more secure than at nearly any time since the war began March 20, 2003 — March 19 in the United States.

Main US products subject to Mexican tariffs (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 04:42 PM PDT

AP - A list of some of the U.S. products subject to retaliatory tariffs as a result of the cross-border trucking dispute (the tariffs cover only specific types of some products):

Officials recommend civilian boost in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 05:00 PM PDT

An Afghan security officer stands guard as flames rise during a drug burning event on the outskirts of the city in Herat province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Over 2,000 kilograms of narcotics, composed of heroin, opium and hashish, were burnt along with some bottles of alcoholic drinks. Afghanistan is part of the countries, which provide the large numbers of the drug in the world. (AP Photo/Fraidoon Pooyaa)AP - Top aides to President Barack Obama are recommending that the United States combine a boost in military deployments with a steep increase in civilian experts to combat a growing insurgency in Afghanistan, senior U.S. officials said Wednesday.

Police: Mom gave birth, maybe left child on plane (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 04:15 PM PDT

AP - New Zealand police are investigating whether a woman gave birth on a flight from Samoa to New Zealand then left the baby behind on the plane, an official said Thursday.

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