2009年5月9日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World News

US report blames Taliban for civilian deaths (AP)

Posted: 09 May 2009 05:21 PM PDT

Haji Barkat Ullah speaks with his daughter Frishta, 7, who was wounded in coalition air strike on Monday night in Bala Baluk district of Farah province recovers in a hospital in Herat, Afghanistan, Saturday, May 9, 2009. A joint U.S.-Afghan investigation has found that civilians were killed during a battle in southern Afghanistan, but officials have not been able to determine how many. (AP Photo/Fraidoon Pooyaa)AP - The U.S. coalition blamed Taliban militants Saturday for causing what Afghan officials say are dozens of civilian deaths during a prolonged battle that included American airstrikes. The U.S. said an unspecified number of civilians died but did not take responsibility for any deaths.

Iraqi leader calls for anti-corruption campaign (AP)

Posted: 09 May 2009 12:51 PM PDT

A girl observes a U.S. army soldier from the 82nd Airborne Brigade as his unit secures a street in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, May 9, 2009. The U.S.-Iraq security agreement that took effect this year calls for American combat troops to leave urban areas by the end of June, with all U.S. forces out of the country by the end of 2011. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Iraq should launch an anti-corruption campaign that would match the fight it has waged against insurgents and militias, the country's prime minister said Saturday amid increasing complaints over criminality in the government.

Pope in Israel seeks closer Jewish-Catholic bond (AP)

Posted: 09 May 2009 12:52 PM PDT

FILE- In this Sunday, April 19, 2009 file photo, Israelis visit the Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem. Pope Benedict XVI is about to visit Israel and plans to stop at Judaism's holiest place, the Western Wall, and pay his respects at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)AP - In a wall of the tiny museum at Rome's majestic central synagogue hangs a copy of the 1555 edict of Pope Paul IV that confined the Jews to the ghetto, branding them as killers of Christ.

Muslim Brotherhood: Obama's Egypt trip 'useless' (AP)

Posted: 09 May 2009 01:20 PM PDT

AP - Egypt's most powerful opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, on Saturday called President Barack Obama's upcoming trip to Egypt "useless" unless the U.S. shows dramatic change in its policies toward Arab and Islamic countries.

Injured soldier finishes London Marathon two weeks after starting (AFP)

Posted: 09 May 2009 04:38 PM PDT

Major Phil Packer reaches the halfway point of the London Marathon on May 2, 2009. Packer, finished the London Marathon on Saturday, two weeks after the race began.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - A soldier who was injured by a rocket attack in Iraq finished the London Marathon on Saturday, two weeks after the race began.

Venezuela says 4 suspected terrorists detained (AP)

Posted: 09 May 2009 05:13 PM PDT

AP - Venezuelan police uncovered a cache of weapons and explosives at a Caracas apartment and later detained four foreigners on suspicion of planning terrorist acts, authorities said Saturday.

Chad president lacks confidence in AU (AP)

Posted: 09 May 2009 05:12 PM PDT

AP - President Idriss Deby said on Saturday Chad lacks confidence in the African Union's ability to resolve the crisis with Sudan, the first time an African leader is questioning the body's authority in its six-year history.

Japan confirms fourth case of swine flu (AFP)

Posted: 09 May 2009 04:09 PM PDT

Japanese quarantine officials inspect a plane that arrived from Chicago at Narita airport in Tokyo. A student who recently returned from North America has tested positive for swine flu in Japan's fourth confirmed case of the virus, a government official said Sunday.(AFP/Toshifumi Kitamura)AFP - A student who recently returned from North America has tested positive for swine flu in Japan's fourth confirmed case of the virus, a government official said Sunday.

NZ police say standoff ends, gunman found dead (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 11:22 PM PDT

Armed policemen are fitted with bullet proof vests at the scene in Napier New Zealand, on Friday May 8, 2009 after a deadly shooting that left at least one dead and three wounded. The shooting spree that killed one and wounded three more began after three unarmed officers arrived at the property with a warrant to search for cannabis. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Alan Gibson)AP - A standoff between a well-armed military reservist and dozens of police that shut down part of a New Zealand city for nearly three days ended Saturday when the gunman was found dead in his house.

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