2009年3月26日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World News

Interviews support Israeli army misconduct in Gaza (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2009 02:23 PM PDT

Two Palestinian women inspect piles of trash left behind by Israeli soldiers in a home commandeered by Israeli soldiers during the recent Gaza offensive, in Gaza City, Monday, March 23, 2009. Soldiers also broke furniture and overturned a closet in the home. In recent testimony, several Israeli soldiers confirmed they were engaged in unnecessary destruction. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)AP - When Israeli soldiers expelled Abir Hijeh, her five children and their neighbors from homes in a Gaza war zone, she said they warned her in broken Arabic: Go south or you might get shot.

Afghan intel chief: Pakistan spies support Taliban (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2009 01:13 PM PDT

The body of a suspected Taliban militant lies lifeless on the back of a police vehicle with his heavy machine gun after he was killed in a battle with the Afghan forces on the outskirts of Ghazni province west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 26, 2009. Taliban militants attacked a police convoy in central Ghazni province Thursday, wounding six policemen, said regional police spokesman Iqbal Gul Sapan. Four militants were also killed in the clash in Nani village near the provincial capital, he said.(AP Photo/Rahmat Naikzad)AP - Afghanistan's intelligence chief accused Pakistan's spy agency of helping Taliban militants carry out attacks in his country, highlighting one of the biggest challenges facing the Obama administration as it prepared Thursday to launch a new strategy for the Afghan conflict.

Somali pirates hijack 2 tankers in 24 hours (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2009 01:20 PM PDT

Chart shows number of pirate attacks near Somalia sinceAP - Pirates armed with machine guns hijacked a Norwegian chemical tanker Thursday off the coast of Somalia, the ship's owner said, an attack that came less than 24 hours after a smaller Greek-owned vessel was seized in the same area.

Not worth a spit? Dubai targets popular Asian chew (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2009 12:28 PM PDT

People pass by a Dubai Municipality trash bin which has a streak of red-tinted spit, the residue from chewing the Asian leaf of the betel plant, iin Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 25, 2009. The director general of the Dubai municipality, Hussain Nasser Lootah, announced Monday a clean streets campaign that specifically targeted the use and sale of betel -- a fast-growing vine whose leaves are widely chewed with tobacco, cloves or with the hard areca nut. The popular mixture is known as paan and promotes a reddish saliva. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)AP - Be warned: Spitting here could get you deported.

Israel challenges Palestinian claim on Gaza dead (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2009 03:02 PM PDT

A Palestinian youth plays the violin as he performs for patients at al-Quds hospital in Gaza March 26, 2009. The hospital was damaged during Israel's 22-day offensive in Gaza Strip last January. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA POLITICS SOCIETY HEALTH CONFLICT IMAGE OF THE DAY TOP PICTURE)AP - The Israeli military on Thursday disputed Palestinian claims that most of the people killed in the recent Gaza Strip war were civilians, claiming the "vast majority" of the dead were Hamas militants.

Man charged over murder of soldiers in N. Ireland (AFP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2009 04:33 PM PDT

The coffin (R) and pictures of British soldier Sapper Mark Quinsey are pictured at the Immanuel Church, Birmingham, on March 18, 2009. A 41-year-old man has been charged with the murders of two British soldiers outside their barracks in Northern Ireland, police in Belfast said Thursday.(AFP/Pool/File/Rui Vieira)AFP - A 41-year-old man has been charged with the murders of two British soldiers outside their barracks in Northern Ireland, police in Belfast said Thursday.

30 years on, Egyptians at odds over Israel peace (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2009 01:28 PM PDT

AP - Thirty years after Egypt signed a historic peace treaty with Israel — the first Arab country to do so — many here still question whether the 1979 deal with the Jewish state delivered the benefits Egyptians believed it was supposed to.

11 accused in ransacking of Venezuela synagogue (AP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2009 02:41 PM PDT

AP - Venezuelan prosecutors have filed charges against eight police officers and three other people, accusing them of involvement in a January attack on Caracas' largest synagogue, prosecutors said Thursday.

Khartoum again urged to rescind NGO expulsions (AFP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2009 04:30 PM PDT

Internally displaced Sudanese people walk past a Medecins Sans Frontieres centre near Nyala in southern Darfur, 2004. The Security Council on Thursday again pressed Sudan to reverse its decision to expel 13 key international aid groups from Darfur and to cooperate with UN and humanitarian agencies.(AFP/File/Jose Cendon)AFP - The Security Council on Thursday again pressed Sudan to reverse its decision to expel 13 key international aid groups from Darfur and to cooperate with UN and humanitarian agencies.

Obama to unveil Afghan strategy Friday (AFP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2009 04:26 PM PDT

US Army soliders from 1-506 Infantry Division set out on a patrol in 2008 in Paktika province, situated along the Afghan-Pakistan border. President Barack Obama is planning to send an additional 4,000 US troops to Afghanistan to help train security forces there, US officials said on Thursday.(AFP/File/David Furst)AFP - President Barack Obama on Friday plans to unveil a new US strategy for the war in Afghanistan designed to turn the tide against an emboldened insurgency, the White House said.

Australia probes report military spied on minister (AFP)

Posted: 26 Mar 2009 09:06 AM PDT

Australian Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon is pictured in 2008. Australia's military launched an investigation Thursday into allegations that officers spied on the defence minister and leaked details of his ties to a China-born businesswoman.(AFP/File/Bay Ismoyo)AFP - Australia's military launched an investigation Thursday into allegations that officers spied on the defence minister and leaked details of his ties to a China-born businesswoman.

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