2009年5月25日星期一

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UN Security Council condemns NKorea nuke test (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 03:29 PM PDT

North Korea has carried out a controversial underground nuclear test on the same day it test-fired a missile, despite international pressure. Duration: 00:38(AFPTV)AP - The U.N. Security Council swiftly condemned North Korea's nuclear test on Monday as "a clear violation" of a 2006 resolution banning them and said it will start work immediately on a new one that could result in stronger measures against the reclusive nation.

EU, US: NKorean nuke test violates UN sanctions (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 09:47 AM PDT

South Korean protesters burn a mock North nuclear missile with photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during a rally against North Korea's nuclear test in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 25, 2009. North Korea defiantly declared Monday that it carried out a powerful underground nuclear test - a major provocation less than two months after launching a rocket widely believed to be a test of its long-range missile technology. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)AP - The U.S., the EU and Russia condemned North Korea's reported nuclear test Monday as a violation of U.N. resolutions and promised to take the isolated regime before the Security Council. Even China joined the chorus of disapproval, saying it "resolutely opposed" the test.

Speaker Pelosi in China, focuses on clean energy (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 04:45 PM PDT

Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, meets with Han Zheng, Shanghai's mayor, unseen, in Shanghai, China, on Monday, May 25, 2009. U.S. House Speaker Pelosi, long a fierce critic of Beijing, toured China's financial center of Shanghai on Monday on a visit meant to highlight common goals in promoting clean energy to fight climate change. (AP Photo/Qilai Shen, Pool)AP - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, long a fierce critic of Beijing, toured China's financial capital on Monday on a visit focused on environmental issues rather than human rights, though her presence emboldened protesters.

Troops in Iraq, Afghanistan honor their fallen (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 01:30 PM PDT

US soldiers pray, during a Memorial Day ceremony at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 25, 2009. Memorial Day commemorates US men and women who have died while in the military service. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)AP - American troops on Memorial Day honored their fallen on two battlefields, one war winding down and another ramping up. In Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. military remembered the toll so far on the troops — more than 4,900 dead — with the outcome still unclear.

Roadside bomb kills 4 civilians in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 09:30 AM PDT

A U.S. soldier holds the dog tag of 1st Lt. Roslyn Schulte, from Ladue, Mo., during a Memorial Day observance ceremony at Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, May 25, 2009. On Monday the U.S. forces based at Camp Eggers gathered wearing khaki, camouflage and blue blazers to salute their latest dead comrades, Schulte, or Roz, and Shawn Pine from San Antonio, Texas, a former Army ranger who was working as a contractor to train Afghan army soldiers. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)AP - A roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan killed four civilians while an operation by U.S.-led forces left three people dead and a woman and child wounded on Monday.

Red Bull's New Cola: A Kick from Cocaine? (Time.com)

Posted: 25 May 2009 03:10 AM PDT

Time.com - German authorities have flagged the level of the illegal cocaine alkaloid in the all natural drink. But does that mean it's dangerous? The Bolivians chuckle

Elliott stunner fires Burnley into Premier League (AFP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 06:29 PM PDT

Wade Elliot (centre) of Burnley is tackled by Stephen Quinn (left) and Nick Montgomery of Sheffield United during the Championship Play-Off Final between Burnley FC and Sheffield United FC at Wembley Stadium, north London. Burnley were promoted to the English Premier League on Monday as Wade Elliott's stunning strike earned them a 1-0 victory.(AFP/Geoff Caddick)AFP - Sheffield United manager Kevin Blackwell admits he could quit Bramall Lane to avoid suffering the consequences of his side's failure to win promotion to the Premier League.

Iraqi trade chief resigns amid corruption scandal (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 02:07 PM PDT

Sgt. Dwight Hicks, of Paterson, N.J., holds his nine-month old son, Dwight Hicks II, Monday, May 25, 2009, at the U.S. Army's Fort Dix in Wrightstown, N.J. Hicks is one of nearly 400 New Jersey Army National Guard soldiers of the 50th Infantry Brigade Combat Team returning on the Memorial Day holiday from duty in Iraq. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)AP - Iraq's prime minister has accepted the resignation of his trade minister, shortly before a move in parliament to oust him over alleged corruption in his department, the government said Monday.

CAW votes to accept cost-cutting deal with GM (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 05:34 PM PDT

AP - Canadian Auto Workers members voted 86 percent in favor of a cost-cutting deal with General Motors Canada as the automaker bids to qualify for more government loans and assure its future in Canada.

Confed Cup organisers pin hopes on marketing blitz (AFP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 05:34 PM PDT

FIFA bosses Jerome Valcke (left) and Danny Jordaan (centre) look on as overjoyed football fans show-off their tickets for a match of the Confederations Cup in Johannesburg, on April 29. With only three weeks until the kick-off of the FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa, organisers are stepping up a marketing blitz to popularise the event, which remains little known here.(AFP/File/Alexander Joe)AFP - With only three weeks until the kick-off of the FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa, organisers are stepping up a marketing blitz to popularise the event, which remains little known here.

UN Security Council condemns NKorea's nuclear test (AFP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 06:34 PM PDT

South Korean conservative protesters burn anti-North Korea placards with images of the North's leader Kim Jong-Il (L) during a protest in Seoul. The UN Security Council unanimously condemned North Korea for testing a nuclear bomb, with major powers vowing new punitive action against Pyongyang for violating the world body's resolutions.(AFP/Kim Jae-Hwan)AFP - The UN Security Council unanimously condemned North Korea for testing a nuclear bomb, with major powers vowing new punitive action against Pyongyang for violating the world body's resolutions.

CAW union ratifies GM concessions (Reuters)

Posted: 25 May 2009 05:07 PM PDT

Reuters - The Canadian Auto Workers union said on Monday that its members voted overwhelmingly in favor of a new contract with General Motors Corp that will put the company's labor costs on par with those at Toyota Canada's nonunionized plants.

North Korean nuclear blast tests Obama and diplomacy (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 25 May 2009 03:37 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — North Korea's new in-your-face test of a nuclear weapon poses a grave new challenge to President Barack Obama, one with no clear path to a solution.

Putin to the West: Hands Off Ukraine (Time.com)

Posted: 25 May 2009 03:10 AM PDT

Time.com - The Prime Minister makes it clear that Moscow's jealousy smolders on over Kiev's other liaisons

'It Wasn't Suicide' Korean Mourners Say (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 25 May 2009 10:14 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - SEOUL, May 24 (New America Media) - A line of mourners wound its way Sunday from Cheongye Stream in central Seoul to the entrance of Deoksu Palace and an altar commemorating former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, whose suicide a day earlier has stunned the nation.

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