2009年6月21日星期日

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Struggle among Iran's clerics bursts into the open (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 05:49 PM PDT

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. Iranian security personnel form up on a street in Tehran in this undated photo uploaded onto Twitter June 21, 2009. Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi urged his supporters on Sunday to continue their protests over a disputed presidential election, in a direct challenge to the leadership of the Islamic Republic. REUTERS/Twitter (IRAN POLITICS ELECTIONS CONFLICT IMAGES OF THE DAY)AP - A backstage struggle among Iran's ruling clerics burst into the open Sunday when the government said it had arrested the daughter and other relatives of an ayatollah who is one of the country's most powerful men.

World's media seeks ways around Iran clampdown (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 03:32 PM PDT

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to report, film or take pictures in Tehran. People assist an injured man in Tehran in this photograph made available June 21, 2009. Pro-reform clerics in Iran stepped up criticism of the authorities on Sunday after more than a week of unprecedented popular defiance against the leadership of the Islamic Republic. REUTERS via Your View (IRAN POLITICS ELECTIONS IMAGES OF THE DAY CONFLICT)AP - Protesters and security forces gather. They collide in a cloud of tear gas and a shower of rocks and bottles.

Rockets hit US base in Afghanistan, 2 troops dead (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 02:44 PM PDT

US soldiers on patrol outside Bagram airbase near Kabul. Two soldiers from the coalition force have been killed and six others wounded in an attack on the main military base for US-led forces in Afghanistan.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AP - A rare rocket attack on the main U.S. base in Afghanistan early Sunday killed two U.S. troops and wounded six other Americans, including two civilians, officials said.

Afghan firefight shows challenge for US troops (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 02:40 PM PDT

U.S Marines from the 2nd MEB enter a hole in the wall of a mud compound that they detonated to enter and search for Taliban fighters near Now Zad in Afghanistan's Helmand province Saturday June 20, 2009. On the left is CW02 John Daly of Collingdale, Pa. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)AP - Missiles, machine guns and strafing runs from fighter jets destroyed much of a Taliban compound, but the insurgents had a final surprise for a pair of U.S. Marines who pushed into the smoldering building just before nightfall.

Report: NKorea ship suspected of carrying missiles (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 10:30 AM PDT

A South Korean student walks next to diagrams of North Korean missiles system on display at a South Korean observation post in Paju near the border village of the Panmunjom, South Korea, Friday, June 19, 2009. The United States has deployed anti-missile defenses around Hawaii amid reports that North Korea may fire its most advanced ballistic missile toward the U.S. islands early next month, adding to already high tensions in the region. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - A U.S. Navy destroyer is tailing a North Korean ship suspected of carrying illicit weapons toward Myanmar in what could be the first test of new U.N. sanctions against the North over its recent nuclear test, a leading TV network said Sunday.

In Iran, One Woman's Death May Have Many Consequences (Time.com)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 04:50 AM PDT

Time.com - In Iran, One Woman's Death May Have Many Consequences

'Advantage Federer' as Wimbledon history beckons (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 05:21 PM PDT

Roger Federer begins his campaign for a sixth Wimbledon title, and a record 15th major, rejuvenated by finally lifting his French Open jinx and seeing injured rival Rafael Nadal limp out of contention.(AFP/File/Lionel Bonaventure)AFP - Roger Federer begins his campaign for a sixth Wimbledon title, and a record 15th major, rejuvenated by finally lifting his French Open jinx and seeing injured rival Rafael Nadal limp out of contention.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,316 (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 05:01 PM PDT

AP - As of Sunday, June 21, 2009, at least 4,316 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Brazil identifies 11 bodies from Air France jet (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 04:19 PM PDT

Crew members of a Brazilian Air Force Super Puma helicopter unload corpses of Air France airflight 447 passengers upon arrival at the Fernando de Noronha airport on June 11, 2009. Eleven of the 50 bodies recovered from an Air France jet that plunged into the Atlantic three weeks ago have been identified by fingerprints and dental records, Brazilian officials said Sunday.(AFP/File/Evaristo Sa)AP - Medical examiners have identified the first 11 of 50 bodies recovered from the Air France flight that plunged into the Atlantic three weeks ago, officials said Sunday.

Nigeria open to foreign takeovers of banks: FT (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 05:44 PM PDT

File photo shows traders and commuters struggling for space at a market in Lagos, Nigeria. The head of Nigeria's central bank, Lamido Sanusi, said he was prepared to break with a decades-old ban on foreign takeovers of its banks, in an interview with the Financial Times.(AFP/File/Pius Utomi Ekpei)AFP - The head of Nigeria's central bank, Lamido Sanusi, said he was prepared to break with a decades-old ban on foreign takeovers of its banks, in an interview with the Financial Times.

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 634 (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 05:03 PM PDT

AP - As of Sunday, June 21, 2009, at least 634 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EDT.

Australian treasurer rejects 'absurd' resignation call (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 10:18 AM PDT

Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan, seen here in 2008, dismissed calls for his resignation over allegations he abused his power, as Prime Minister Kevin Rudd demanded the opposition produce proof to back its claims.(AFP/File/Antonio Scorza)AFP - Australia's Treasurer Wayne Swan dismissed calls for his resignation over allegations he abused his power Sunday, as Prime Minister Kevin Rudd demanded the opposition produce proof to back its claims.

Iran's Khamenei throws down hard line with protesters (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 19 Jun 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Iran's supreme religious leader threw his weight behind the disputed landslide victory of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday, calling the vote "God's blessing," ruling out any fraud, and ordering an end to massive street protests.

What the World Didn't See in Tehran (Time.com)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 04:50 AM PDT

Time.com - What the World Didn't See in Tehran

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