2009年3月29日星期日

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Madonna, in Malawi, refuses to talk about adoption (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2009 11:38 AM PDT

U.S. pop star Madonna and her daughter Lourdes shake hands with residents in the village of Magwelo on the outskirts of Lilongwe, Malawi, Sunday March 29, 2009. Madonna toured an impoverished village and discussed plans Sunday for building a new school in Malawi, the central African nation where officials said she would begin proceedings this week to adopt a young girl. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)AP - Madonna dashed from the airport to an impoverished Malawi village to discuss a school she is planning to build, saying nothing to the hordes of reporters on her trail Sunday about whether she is planning to start the process of adopting a second Malawian child.

22 killed at stampede at match in Ivory Coast (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2009 05:12 PM PDT

Men carry an injured spectator following a stadium stampede ahead of a World Cup qualifying match between Ivory Coast and Malawi, in Abijdjan, Ivory Coast Sunday, March 29, 2009. Ivory Coast's Minister of the Interior announced on state TV that at least 22 people were killed and 132 were wounded on Sunday at a stampede ahead of a World Cup qualifying match in the capital's main stadium. Ivory Coast defeated Malawi 5-0. (AP Photo)AP - A stampede at a World Cup qualifying soccer match in the Ivory Coast killed at least 22 people and wounded 132 Sunday, authorities said.

Strauss helps England win damp squib fourth ODI (AFP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2009 04:00 PM PDT

West Indies' Dwayne Bravo, pictured in 2008. Andrew Strauss gathered 79 from 61 balls to lead England to a nine-wicket victory under the Duckworth-Lewis Method over West Indies in the rain-affected fourth One-day International at Kensington Oval on Sunday.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - Andrew Strauss gathered 79 from 61 balls to lead England to a nine-wicket victory under the Duckworth-Lewis Method over West Indies in the rain-affected fourth One-day International at Kensington Oval on Sunday.

AP Exclusive: UN suggests power-sharing for Kirkuk (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2009 05:10 PM PDT

Patrons sit a a cafe in central Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Seeking to head off a wave of ethnic violence, the United Nations will call for a new and risky power-sharing system of government in the northern region Kirkuk, according to officials in one of Iraq's most deeply divided provinces. (AP Photo/Yahya Ahmed)AP - Seeking to head off an explosion of ethnic violence, the United Nations will call for a power-sharing system of government for Iraq's deeply divided region of Kirkuk in the oil-rich north.

Mexico's death cult protests shrine destruction (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2009 04:36 PM PDT

AP - Death may not be proud, but her followers sure are angry.

Stadium crush in Abidjan leaves at least 19 dead (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Mar 2009 02:16 PM PDT

Reuters - At least 19 people were killed in a stadium crush during a World Cup qualifier between Ivory Coast and Malawi in Abidjan on Sunday.

SKorea's Feb current account surplus at $3.68 bln (AFP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2009 04:50 PM PDT

Currency traders monitor exchange rates on computer screens at the Korean Exchange Bank in Seoul on March 3, 2009. South Korea in February recorded its biggest current account surplus for four months due to a sharp fall in imports, the central bank said Monday.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)AFP - South Korea in February recorded its biggest current account surplus for four months due to a sharp fall in imports, the central bank said Monday.

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Obama envoy: Time to act on climate change (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2009 10:25 AM PDT

Demonstrators hold flags and placards as they march for jobs, justice, peace and the climate in central London, Saturday March 28, 2009. Thousands of people joined the march through the streets of the British capital to call on the G20 leaders, who are scheduled to meet in London April 2 for talks on the global economic crisis to 'put people first' and to listen to their concerns.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Once booed at international climate talks, the United States won sustained applause Sunday when President Barack Obama's envoy pledged to "make up for lost time" in reaching a global agreement on climate change.

Iraqi troops round up Sunni fighters in Baghdad (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2009 07:52 AM PDT

U.S. troops take position on a major street after a gunfight sparked Saturday at the dominantly Sunni neighborhood of Fadhil in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 29, 2009. U.S. and Iraqi troops exchanged gunfire Sunday with Sunni militants in central Baghdad in a second day of clashes following the arrest of a local leader of Sunni security volunteers who had broken with al-Qaida. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - U.S.-backed Iraqi forces swept through a central Baghdad slum Sunday, disarming government-allied Sunni fighters who launched a two-day uprising to protest the arrest of their leader.

Report: North Korea preparing for another missile test (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2009 07:16 AM PDT

This black and white satellite image provided Sunday March 29, 2009, by DigitalGlobe, and thought to show the missile launch pad at Musudan-ni, northeast coastal region of North Korea taken Friday March 27, 2009. U.S. officials said last week that North Korea has mounted a rocket onto its Musudan-ni launch pad, centre, putting the country well on track for a launch, but regional powers warned that they suspect the North is using the launch scheduled for early April, to test long-range missile technology which is prohibited by the U.N. Security Council.(AP Photo/DigitalGlobe) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - North Korea is preparing to launch a short- or medium-range missile, possibly right after it carries out its plan to fire a long-range rocket in early April, a Japanese newspaper reported Sunday.

Holocaust concert draws anger in Palestinian camp (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2009 06:15 AM PDT

In this March 25, 2009 file photo, Palestinian children from the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank pose for a photo after playing for Holocaust survivors at a center in Holon near Tel Aviv, Wednesday, March 25, 2009. Palestinian officials in a West Bank refugee camp say Sunday, March 29, 2009, they have disbanded a youth orchestra after it played for Holocaust survivors in Israel. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill, file)AP - Palestinian authorities have disbanded a youth orchestra from a West Bank refugee camp and barred the conductor from her studio after she directed a concert for a group of Holocaust survivors in Israel, a local official said on Sunday.

Sudan's wanted president welcomed at Arab summit (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2009 09:54 AM PDT

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, foreground, is accompanied by Qatari Emir Sheik Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, background, upon his arrival at Doha airport, Qatar, Sunday, March 29, 2009 for a summit meeting. The main topics to be addressed at the summit include ongoing Palestinian feuding and crafting an Arab response to the Hague-based International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for crimes against humanity in the suppression of a rebellion in the Darfur region. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammarl)AP - Qatar's leader embraced Sudan's president in a red-carpet welcome Sunday as he arrived to attend an Arab Summit in his most brazen act of defiance against an international arrest warrant on charges of war crimes in Darfur.

Environmentalists hail Earth Hour as a big success (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2009 10:36 AM PDT

People wave their glow sticks after the switching off of lights as part of the worldwide movement dubbed as Earth Hour Saturday, March 28, 2009 in Manila, Philippines. The switching off of lights is a worldwide effort of people around the globe to take the seriousness of global warming. (AP Photo/Pat Roque)AP - For environmental activists, the message was clear: Earth Hour was a huge success.

Israel: Militants smuggled tons of weapons to Gaza (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2009 09:08 AM PDT

A Palestinian girl, holds balloons as she walks next to a painted wall in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, March 29, 2009. An Israeli official close to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says a prisoner swap deal with Hamas is all but impossible before Olmert leaves office. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)AP - Palestinian militants have smuggled nearly 70 tons of explosives and bomb-making materials and other weapons into Gaza since Israel ended an offensive meant to choke off the arms flow, a senior Israeli defense official said Sunday.

AP IMPACT: With Mexico's army in the war on drugs (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2009 10:36 AM PDT

Soldiers patrol the streets of Reynosa, on Mexico's northeastern border with the U.S., Tuesday, March 17, 2009. Mexico has deployed thousands of soldiers and federal agents to drug strongholds as part of a nationwide crackdown on drug cartels since President Felipe Calderon took office in 2006. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)AP - Acting on a tip, 30 masked soldiers in combat gear bust down the door of a boarded-up house to find 55 terrified migrants, hostages of the Gulf drug cartel.

Unlucky Mozambique fail to break down Nigeria (AFP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2009 10:18 AM PDT

Chelsea's Nigerian mdfielder John Obi Mikel, pictured in 2008. Mozambique had two goals disallowed when held 0-0 by Nigeria on Sunday in a 2010 World Cup-African Nations Cup qualifier.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Mozambique had two goals disallowed when held 0-0 by Nigeria on Sunday in a 2010 World Cup-African Nations Cup qualifier.

Court rules Afghan leader must stay on until vote (AFP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2009 10:33 AM PDT

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai addresses a press conference at The Presidential Palace in Kabul on March 28, 2009. Afghanistan's Supreme Court has ruled that Karzai should stay in power beyond the constitutional end of his term in May and until the next election, state television said late Sunday.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai will abide by a Supreme Court ruling Sunday that he stay in power beyond the constitutional end of his term in May and until the next election, the president's office said.

Thousands of toxic toads killed in Australian fest (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2009 08:38 AM PDT

Amelia Elgar weighs a cane toad at a collection point in Cairns , Australia, Sunday, March 29, 2009. Thousands of poisonous cane toads met a poetic fate on Sunday, as gleeful Australians gathered for a celebratory mass killing of the hated amphibians, with many of the creatures' corpses being turned into fertilizer for the very farmers they've plagued for years. (AP Photo/Brian Cassey)AP - Thousands of poisonous cane toads met their fate Sunday as gleeful Australians gathered for a celebratory mass killing of the hated amphibians, with many of the creatures' corpses being turned into fertilizer for the very farmers they've plagued for years.

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