2009年5月17日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World News

Bloody urban battles could lie ahead in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 17 May 2009 04:47 PM PDT

A boy stands at the entrance to a tent at a refugee camp in Sangjani, outside Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, May 17, 2009. About 300 refugees from the northwest battle zone, who had been housed in a camp in Islamabad, were moved to a new camp 20 kilometers outside the capital Friday due to security concerns. Hundreds of thousands have fled fighting between the army and Taliban militants in the Swat Valley, in Pakistan's northwest. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)AP - Pakistani security forces fought Taliban militants on the outskirts of the main city in the northwest's Swat Valley and entered two other Taliban-held towns there, the army said Sunday, foreshadowing what could become bloody urban battles.

Sri Lanka rebels concede defeat in civil war (AP)

Posted: 17 May 2009 10:07 AM PDT

In this Thursday, May 14, 2009 handout photo released by Sri Lanka's Defense Ministry, internally displaced ethnic Tamil civilians cross a lagoon to reach government controlled areas in Vellamullivaikal, Sri Lanka. (AP Photo/Defense Ministry, HO)AP - The Tamil Tigers admitted defeat Sunday in their fierce quarter-century war for a separate homeland as government forces raced to clear the last pockets of rebel resistance from the war zone in the north.

WHO eyes swine flu transmission rates, new vaccine (AP)

Posted: 17 May 2009 12:43 PM PDT

Local supporters wear masks as precaution against swine flu while watching Japan league soccer match between Albirex Niigata and Vissel Kobe in Niigata, northwestern Japan, Sunday, May 17, 2009. The news of the rapid spread of the virus at schools came a day after Japan confirmed its first domestic case of swine flu in another student in the western port city of Kobe, about 270 miles (430 kilometers) west of Tokyo. Japan's first cases were believed to have contracted outside the country. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)AP - Health experts are looking very closely at the spread of swine flu among people in Spain, Britain and Japan, a WHO official said Sunday as Japan reported a one-day explosion of over 70 new cases, mostly among teenagers.

India election paves way for economic reform (AP)

Posted: 17 May 2009 07:56 AM PDT

India's ruling Congress-led alliance surges to a commanding election victory, crushing its Hindu nationalist rivals and setting up a second term for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. With results still coming in from the Election Commission, the Congress grouping was on track to win as many as 260 seats against 160 for the main opposition bloc headed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).(AFPTV)AP - India Inc. breathed a huge sigh of relief Sunday, a day after the ruling Congress Party won one of the most definitive electoral victories in nearly two decades of fractious coalition politics.

Residents: Islamic insurgents seize Somalia town (AP)

Posted: 17 May 2009 09:53 AM PDT

An unidentified internally displaced Somali woman sits with her children outside her makeshift house after they fled from the week long fighting in Mogadishu, Saturday, May, 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor)AP - Islamic insurgents captured a key southern town on Sunday, witnesses said, but the country's fragile government claimed the defection of a key militia leader as a major victory.

Ready for a Fight: Russia's New Security Policy (Time.com)

Posted: 17 May 2009 07:05 AM PDT

Time.com - In a new national security strategy paper, the Kremlin says dwindling resources will push countries into violent competition -- and that Russia is willing to fight for its share

Lithuania set for first female president (AFP)

Posted: 17 May 2009 04:04 PM PDT

Lithuania's presidential candidate Dalia Grybauskaite casts her vote during the first round of the presidential election in Vilnius. Grybauskaite claimed a landslide victory in Lithuania's presidential election on Sunday that would make her the Baltic nation's first woman leader.(AFP/Petras Malukas)AFP - Dalia Grybauskaite claimed a landslide victory in Lithuania's presidential election on Sunday that would make her the Baltic nation's first woman leader.

Gaza child dies, unable to reach Israeli hospital (AP)

Posted: 17 May 2009 12:06 PM PDT

AP - A sick child in the Gaza Strip died on Sunday after Palestinian infighting and a blockade on the territory prevented his parents from seeking medical treatment abroad for their 10-year-old cancer-stricken son.

Famed Uruguayan writer Benedetti dies at 88 (AP)

Posted: 17 May 2009 04:34 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 1, 2005 file photo, Uruguayan novelist Mario Benedetti gestures during an interview in Montevideo. Benedetti died on Sunday, May 17, 2009 at age 88, according to his personal secretary Ariel Silva. (AP Photo/Marcelo Casacuberta)AP - Mario Benedetti, a prolific writer whose novels and poems reflected the idiosyncrasies of Uruguay's middle class and a social commitment forged by years in exile from the country's military dictatorship, died Sunday, his secretary said. He was 88.

Blast hits Egypt military depot, casualties unclear (Reuters)

Posted: 17 May 2009 03:29 PM PDT

Reuters - A large blast struck a military camp and arms depot near the city of Ismailia east of the Egyptian capital on Sunday, witnesses and an Arabic TV channel reported, but the extent of any casualties was not clear.

India's Congress cements power (Reuters)

Posted: 17 May 2009 04:55 PM PDT

Reuters - India's Congress-led coalition is eyeing possible new allies after its general election victory, with the Indian stock market expected to surge on Monday on hopes of a strong and stable government.

Australian PM defends ministers' travel bill (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2009 11:05 PM PDT

File photo of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who has defended a million dollar-plus bill for international travel that his ministers racked up during a parliamentary break.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has defended a million dollar-plus bill for international travel that his ministers racked up during a parliamentary break.

Iraq's once-envied health care system lost to war, corruption (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 17 May 2009 03:00 AM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — Dr. Zinah Jawad leans over her patient and peers into his glazed eyes. It doesn't look good, she said, shaking her head.

Eurovision diplomacy: Israeli Arab-Jew duo hope to show that peace is possible – at least on a stage (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 15 May 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - With alto voices blending in rich harmony, Achinoam Nini and Mira Awad trade verses in Hebrew and Arabic and then end in the refrain, "There must be another way."

Five Challenges Facing India's Election Victors (Time.com)

Posted: 16 May 2009 10:45 PM PDT

Time.com - Having won a resounding mandate, Congress Party prime minister Manmohan Singh is well positioned to tackle knotty problems at home and abroad

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