2009年5月19日星期二

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Sri Lankan president declares victory over rebels (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2009 03:11 PM PDT

Sri Lankans celebrate the victory of military over the Tamil Tiger rebels, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, May 19, 2009. Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared his country 'liberated from separatist terror' Tuesday as the military said it recovered the body of Tamil Tiger rebel leader from the battlefield on which he was slain. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)AP - Sri Lanka's president declared his country "liberated from separatist terror" Tuesday as state television broadcast images of the Tamil Tiger rebel leader's body after it was recovered from the battlefield.

Pakistan refugees blocked from homes by fighting (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2009 12:45 PM PDT

Refugees from fighting in Buner, a district seized by Taliban fighters last month, crowd on top of trucks and buses as they wait at Bela Pass on the edge of Ambela, one of the first villages inside Buner district, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 19, 2009. The army assault on stubborn Taliban positions in Buner shattered the hope of nearly 500 refugees baking for hours in scorching temperatures to return to their homes after the government and army said the area had been cleared of militants. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)AP - Waiting at a checkpoint Tuesday under the searing sun, Amina rocked her baby, wrapped in a heavy black burqa. "You'll be home soon," she whispered. But the thud of exploding shells deadened her hopes — and raised questions about military claims the area was clear of Taliban militants.

British expense scandal ousts lower house speaker (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2009 01:31 PM PDT

Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin is seen here in 2008, will reportedly quit in the first such resignation for over 300 years as MPs reel from an expenses scandal behind their worst political crisis for decades.(AFP/File/Matt Dunham)AP - For the first time in three centuries, the speaker of the House of Commons has resigned — the biggest casualty in a widening scandal in which lawmakers expensed such things as installing a chandelier or cleaning a moat at a country home.

WHO seeks swine flu vaccine help for poor nations (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2009 01:03 PM PDT

Japanese junior high school students wear masks as precaution against swine flu during a school tour at the upper house of the Parliament in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, May 19, 2009. Japan confirmed dozens more swine flu cases overnight bringing its tally to 176, health officials said Tuesday, as the government considered scaling down quarantine checks at airports while focusing on its domestic outbreak. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)AP - The World Health Organization urged drugmakers to reserve some of their pandemic swine flu vaccine for poor countries, but received few concrete offers Tuesday as experts disclosed that an effective flu shot is still months away.

In Somalia, Another Government Teetering? (Time.com)

Posted: 19 May 2009 10:55 AM PDT

Time.com - Hopes ebb that President Sharif's Islamist credentials could help him restore stability to a country whose anarchy has spilled onto the high seas, as hard-line jihadists pummel his forces

Britain's Parliament speaker quits over expenses (AFP)

Posted: 19 May 2009 05:41 PM PDT

Media gather outside Parliament following the resignation of the speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin, in London. The Speaker resigned over an MPs' expenses scandal which has plunged Britain into its worst political crisis for years and outraged voters.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - The speaker of the House of Commons resigned over an MPs' expenses scandal which has plunged Britain into its worst political crisis for years and outraged voters.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,297 (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2009 05:17 PM PDT

AP - As of Tuesday, May 19, 2009, at least 4,297 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Colombian Senate OKs referendum on re-election (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2009 05:28 PM PDT

Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe delivers a speech during a ceremony to ratify a free trade agreement between Chile and Colombia at the Congress in Bogota, Monday, May 18, 2009. The agreement seeks to improve the commercial possibilities of both countries giving incentive to the development in areas such as information technologies and services, construction and ecotourism.(AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)AP - Colombian lawmakers on Tuesday approved a proposal for voters to decide in a referendum whether to change the constitution and let President Alvaro Uribe seek a third term.

A Tentative Step Toward Justice in Darfur (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 19 May 2009 02:33 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, May 19 (OneWorld.net) - Sudanese rebel leader Bahar Idriss Abu Garda's voluntary appearance before the International Criminal Court Monday to face charges of war crimes perpetrated in Darfur may contribute to justice in the war-torn region, say international human rights advocates.

Clinton details humanitarian aid to Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2009 05:36 PM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announces humanitarian aid to Pakistan during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room in the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday the United States was sending $110 million in emergency humanitarian aid to Pakistan, part of the administration's new strategy for countering the appeal of Taliban militants in the nuclear-armed American ally.

Ottawa says GM-CAW deal must be in place by May 31 (Reuters)

Posted: 19 May 2009 12:01 PM PDT

Reuters - General Motors Corp and the Canadian Auto Workers must have a cost-savings deal in place by May 31 to qualify for a government rescue package, the industry minister said on Tuesday, days after the two sides failed to meet an earlier target date.

Australian high-roller sues casino (AFP)

Posted: 19 May 2009 12:58 AM PDT

A compulsive Australian gambler is suing Melbourne city's Crown Casino in the Supreme Court of Victoria for facilitating his pathological betting, despite knowing he had a problem.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - A compulsive Australian gambler banned from Sydney's casino blew more than two million dollars (1.5 million US) on the card tables in a neighbouring state in just 43 minutes, a court heard.

Pakistani clerics back government offensive, denounce Taliban tactics (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 19 May 2009 04:12 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani religious leaders and scholars Tuesday issued a strong denunciation of the tactics of Taliban militants, providing what could be major boost to the country's U.S.-backed battle against Islamic extremism.

Britain's Expense Scandal Claims Its First Big Victim (Time.com)

Posted: 19 May 2009 10:55 AM PDT

Time.com - The Speaker of Parliament steps down amid an ongoing scandal over MPs' expense claims

As Sri Lanka Conflict Ends, Crisis Escalates (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 19 May 2009 03:07 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, May 19 (OneWorld.net) - Tramautized children, half-starved families, and injured civilians are now escaping Sri Lanka's former conflict zone by the tens of thousands, seeking the relative security of newly assembled refugee camps. Several aid groups are working to avert a humanitarian crisis.

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