2009年5月22日星期五

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AP Interview: Insurgents crossing into Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2009 12:22 PM PDT

Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Schloesser speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the U.S. base in Bagram, north of Kabul, Afghanistan on Friday, May 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Fisnik Abrashi)AP - The top U.S. general in eastern Afghanistan said Friday he is seeing "some very interesting movement" of insurgents across the border into Pakistan this spring, possibly to join Taliban militants battling government troops. Fighters from both nations have long moved back and forth across the porous frontier, a mountainous region that has been a sanctuary for both al-Qaida and the Taliban.

Strong quake shakes tall buildings in Mexico City (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2009 04:46 PM PDT

Residents react after an earthquake in Mexico City, Friday, May 22, 2009. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 5.7 and was centered 90 miles , 140 kilometers, southeast of the capital. (AP Photo/ Claudio Cruz)AP - A strong earthquake swayed skyscrapers in Mexico City and rattled colonial buildings in neighboring Puebla state Friday, sending frightened people into the streets. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

UN chief presses for Sri Lanka reconciliation (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2009 05:03 PM PDT

United Nations Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon walks on a red carpet past a military greeting as he arrives at Colombo airport in Sri Lanka, Saturday, May 23, 2009. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has traveled to Sri Lanka to discuss the conditions of nearly 300,000 ethnic Tamil civilians displaced by the war and to urge the government to work to heal the nation's ethnic divisions in the wake of the conflict, said his chief of staff, Vijay Nambiar. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed Saturday to a triumphant Sri Lankan government to "heal the wounds" from three decades of civil war with Tamil minority rebels and urged greater access to camps for the more than 300,000 people driven from their homes.

Lawyer: Myanmar court accepts case against Suu Kyi (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2009 11:41 AM PDT

Myanmar Buddhist nuns pause near the head office of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy in Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, May 21, 2009. Myanmar's military junta closed the trial of Suu Kyi to reporters and diplomats again Thursday, sparking complaints that the regime was trying to hide the widely criticized proceedings from the world. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)AP - Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi entered a not guilty plea Friday to charges that she violated the terms of her house arrest, as indications mounted that she will be convicted and imprisoned for sheltering an uninvited American visitor.

Tajikistan's President: No Photos, Please (Time.com)

Posted: 22 May 2009 05:40 PM PDT

Time.com - Tajikistan's President Emomali Rakhmon has decreed that all portraits of him with local officials are to be taken down -- is this a surprising show of modesty or the ultimate act of vanity?

UK Expense scandal whistleblower defends actions (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2009 02:55 PM PDT

AP - A former SAS officer said Friday he acted as a middleman to help leak details of British lawmakers' expenses bills to a newspaper, sparking a scandal that has ousted the speaker of the House of Commons speaker and ruined the reputations of scores of legislators.

Iran reformists hope for high election turnout (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2009 12:49 PM PDT

Female supporters of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, sit under his poster during a gathering in his electoral campaign for the June 12 presidential elections, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, May 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)AP - Iran's reformists are hoping a high turnout in the upcoming presidential election would help them oust hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who they say pushed the country deeper into international isolation and economic trouble.

Barbados names gov't offices for US attorney gen (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2009 05:45 PM PDT

AP - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's visit to Barbados is only for three days, but his name will remain even after he leaves.

African Union calls on UN to impose sanctions on Eritrea (AFP)

Posted: 22 May 2009 03:07 PM PDT

Islamist fighters hold their position at a street blockade in Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 16, 2009. The African Union on Friday called on the UN Security Council to take AFP - The African Union on Friday called on the UN Security Council to take "immediate measures" to impose sanctions on Eritrea over its support for Islamist insurgents in Somalia.

Report: Ex-SKorean president dies after fall (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2009 06:06 PM PDT

AP - A South Korean news report says that former President Roh Moo-hyun has died after a fall while mountain climbing.

Canadian sentenced in bomb plot case: reports (Reuters)

Posted: 22 May 2009 11:21 AM PDT

Reuters - A Toronto-area man convicted of belonging to a group plotting al Qaeda-inspired attacks on Canadian landmarks has been sentenced to 2-1/2 years in jail, the first sentence handed out in the so-called "Toronto 18" case, Canadian media reported on Friday.

Hunt for New Zealand pair may lead to Hong Kong (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2009 12:27 PM PDT

A car passes a BP gas station all locked up and fenced off on Old Taupo Road in Rotorua, New Zealand, Thursday, May 21, 2009. A New Zealander couple, the operator of the gas station, whose bank mistakenly deposited 10 million New Zealand dollars (US$6.1 million) into their account took some of the money and ran, police said. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Alan Gibson)AP - From running a gas station to just plain running: A New Zealand couple who dropped out of sight after a bank error gave them a multimillion-dollar line of credit was being sought in Hong Kong, police said Friday.

On war zone tour, Pakistani army says 'collateral damage' minimal (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 22 May 2009 03:22 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - KHWAZAKHELA, Pakistan — From the window of a Pakistani army helicopter, the Swat valley looked serene and inviting, not at all like a battlefield in the country's self-described fight for survival against Taliban extremists.

Obama demands that Israel stop settlements. How feasible is that? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 21 May 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - This week, US President Barack Obama conveyed a clear message to his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu: the expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank must stop.

Iran's Missile Test: A Message to Obama and Netanyahu (Time.com)

Posted: 22 May 2009 05:40 PM PDT

Time.com - Iran's latest missile test was an exclamation point in U.S.-Israel discussion on Tehran's nuclear program. Can the three sides find compromise?

A Somali Refugee Family's Quest for Healing (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 22 May 2009 12:57 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, May 21 (OneWorld.net) - Large numbers of Somali refugees like Yahya Iman have resettled in the United States, but freedom from war and persecution are not always without a price. Iman's mentally ill sister was put under the care of Minnesota social services, and the family is finding their culture at odds with the state's efforts to meet her needs.

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