2009年3月31日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World News

Israel's Netanyahu vows to seek peace with Arabs (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 05:06 PM PDT

In this photo released by the Israeli Government Press Office, Benjamin Netanyahu makes his first speech as Israel's new Prime Minister in the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, March 31, 2009. Netanyahu struck a conciliatory tone as he took office Tuesday, promising to seek a 'permanent arrangement' with the Palestinians and 'full peace' with the entire Arab and Muslim world. (AP Photo/ GPO, Amos Ben Gershom, HO)AP - Benjamin Netanyahu, taking office as Israel's new leader Tuesday, promised to seek "full peace" with the Arab and Muslim world, but refused to utter the words the world was waiting to hear: "Palestinian state." The well-spoken, U.S.-educated hawk took pains to portray himself as a pragmatist, telling a packed parliament that Israel does not want to rule the Palestinians.

Hundreds of migrants feared drowned off Libya (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 02:43 PM PDT

In this photo taken Sunday March 29, 2009 and made available Tussday March 31, 2009 , retrieved bodies of drowned migrants are seen on board a vessel that took part in the rescue operation, after arriving at the port of Tripoli, Libya. Vessels carrying hundreds of migrants capsized off the coast of Libya in separate incidents over the last two days and more than 300 people were believed to have drowned, an international migration group said Tuesday. (AP Photo)AP - Hundreds were feared dead Tuesday in the chilly waters of the Mediterranean Sea, days after an overcrowded wooden fishing boat packed with migrants seeking a better life in Europe capsized in stormy waters off the coast of Libya.

Dutch hostage in Yemen reports good treatment (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 02:11 PM PDT

AP - A Dutch couple taken hostage Tuesday by armed tribesmen in Yemen said their kidnappers were treating them well, including offering them lunch and tea, after brazenly hijacking their car in the capital.

US, Iranian diplomats break the ice at conference (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 02:55 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gestures during a press conference at the Afghanistan Conference in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday March 31, 2009. A 72-nation conference on Afghanistan will launch a broader international commitment to the security of the region, including neighboring Pakistan, special U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke said Monday. The hastily convened conference brings together all the countries bordering Afghanistan, including Iran, and all nations contributing troops to the NATO-led international force fighting Taliban insurgents.(AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski)AP - In a cautious first step toward unlocking 30 years of tense relations, senior U.S. diplomat Richard Holbrooke had a brief but cordial meeting with Iran's deputy foreign minister Tuesday at an international conference on Afghanistan.

Pakistani Taliban threatens attack on White House (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 05:06 PM PDT

Pakistani police officer stand guard during the funeral of the polices killed in Monday's attack in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, March 31, 2009. The commander of the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility Tuesday for a deadly assault on a Pakistani police academy and said the group was planning a terrorist attack on the U.S. capital. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)AP - Pakistan's Taliban chief claimed responsibility Tuesday for a deadly assault on a police academy, saying he wanted to retaliate for U.S. missile attacks on the militant bases on the border with Afghanistan. Baitullah Mehsud, who has a $5 million bounty on his head from the United States, also vowed to "amaze everyone in the world" with an attack on Washington or even the White House.

Rooney can be England's answer to Raul (AFP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 04:58 PM PDT

England striker Wayne Rooney poses with the FA.com player of the year award before a training session for the forthcoming World Cup Qualifying match against Ukraine, London Colney. Fabio Capello believes Rooney can emulate Real Madrid icon Raul by becoming England's figurehead for the next decade.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Fabio Capello believes Wayne Rooney can emulate Real Madrid icon Raul by becoming England's figurehead for the next decade.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,263 (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 04:50 PM PDT

Iraqi troops patrol Baghdad's al-Fadel district. The global economic crisis and recent drop in oil prices could hamper Baghdad's efforts to better equip its security forces, the Pentagon said in a report released Tuesday.(AFP/Ali al-Saadi)AP - As of Tuesday, March 31, 2009, at least 4,263 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Rio gov't building walls around slums (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 04:37 PM PDT

A worker builds a wall at the Dona Marta slum in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, March 31,2009. Rio de Janeiro's state government will build seven miles (11 kms) of concrete walls around some of the biggest slums in an effort to halt deforestation of the jungle surrounding the metropolis, officials said Tuesday.(AP Photo/Eduardo Naddar)AP - Rio's state government will build seven miles (11 kilometers) of concrete walls around some of the biggest slums in an effort to halt deforestation of the jungle surrounding the metropolis, officials said Tuesday.

Henson's Lions rugby hopes take a mauling (AFP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 02:55 PM PDT

Wales' Gavin Henson, pictured in 2006. Henson's hopes of being selected for the British and Irish Lions' tour of South Africa may have come to an end after he was ruled out for up to six weeks with an ankle injury.(AFP/File/Damien Meyer)AFP - Gavin Henson's hopes of being selected for the British and Irish Lions' tour of South Africa may have come to an end after he was ruled out for up to six weeks with an ankle injury.

US issues bulletin on threat from Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 05:12 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reacts during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, unseen, at the Afghanistan Conference in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday March 31, 2009. A 72-nation conference on Afghanistan will launch a broader international commitment to the security of the region, including neighboring Pakistan, special U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke said Monday. The hastily convened conference brings together all the countries bordering Afghanistan, including Iran, and all nations contributing troops to the NATO-led international force fighting Taliban insurgents. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)AP - Counterterrorism officials are warning police of a threat made by Pakistan's Taliban chief to attack the U.S.

Sydney blackout exposes anti-terror network flaw (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2009 06:38 AM PDT

AP - A major blackout that wreaked havoc during rush hour in Australia's largest city has exposed a flaw in the city's terrorism warning system, the government acknowledged Tuesday.

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