2009年6月22日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World News

Amateur video turns woman into icon of Iran unrest (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 04:35 PM PDT

A screen grab taken from a video posted on YouTube, allegedly shows Iranian men trying to help a wounded woman named AP - She lies in the Tehran street with her headscarf half-off, blood pooling around her jeans and white sneakers.

Sarkozy says burqas are 'not welcome' in France (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 02:32 PM PDT

Two women, one wearing the niqab, a veil worn by the most conservative Muslims that exposes only a woman's eyes, right, walk side by side, in the Belsunce district of downtown Marseille, central France, Friday June 19, 2009. The French government's spokesman says he favors the creation of a parliamentary commission to study the small but growing trend of burqa wear in France. Luc Chatel says the commission could possibly propose legislation aimed at banning the burqa and other fully covering garments worn by some Muslim women. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)AP - President Nicolas Sarkozy declared Monday that the Islamic burqa is not welcome in France, branding the face-covering, body-length gown as a symbol of subservience that suppresses women's identities and turns them into "prisoners behind a screen."

Militant camp may hold clues to Taliban operations (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 12:58 PM PDT

A Pakistani army officer is seen inside a tunnel used by militants in Ghar-I-Hira camp, in the upper Swat Valley, Pakistan, Saturday, June 20, 2009. Militants have had years to become entrenched in the tribal areas, an arid landscape that is said to now be riddled with militant bolt-holes including tunnels and concrete bunkers where arms, ammunition and other supplies are stored. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)AP - Deep in the tunnel, a small wooden cabinet is the only piece of furniture, a syringe still in its plastic wrapper and a disposable razor scattered on the shelves. A pair of sky-blue pants lies on the rocky ground by the remnants of a threadbare sleeping mat.

Bombings and shootings kill more than 30 in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 12:49 PM PDT

Bystanders are seen through the broken windshield of a minibus damaged in a bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, June 22, 2009. The blast hit the bus, carrying Iraqi high school students on their way to their final exams on Monday, police said, the deadliest in a series of blasts that killed several people in Baghdad. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - Bombings and shootings killed more than 30 people across Iraq on Monday, including high school students on their way to final exams, part of a new round of violence ahead of next week's deadline for U.S. troops to withdraw from urban areas.

Why Europe Is Talking Tougher than Obama on Iran (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 04:55 PM PDT

Time.com - The leaders of France, Germany and Britain have all spoke out more strongly against Tehran than President Obama has. There's a good reason for that

Italy: Strong aftershock hits quake zone (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 03:51 PM PDT

Protestors from the earthquake-hit area around L'Aquila attend a demonstration in front of Italy's parliament to complain of the slow pace of reconstruction, in Rome June 16, 2009. REUTERS/Tony GentileAP - A powerful aftershock hit the quake-struck areas of central Italy on Monday, rattling buildings as far away as Rome. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

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

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 05:12 PM PDT

AP - As of Monday, June 22, 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.

Mexico arrests 7 in day care fire that killed 47 (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 03:15 PM PDT

Relatives of victims of the June 5 fire at a day-care centre wear angel wings during a protest against federal and local authorities in Hermosillo, in the Mexican state of Sonora June 13, 2009. Thousands of residents marched on Saturday to demand justice for the victims of the fire that have killed 46 children and 20 more still fighting for their lives at hospitals, according to local media. REUTERS/Alonso Castillo (MEXICO DISASTER CONFLICT IMAGES OF THE DAY)AP - Seven state officials were arrested Monday and six others were being sought on negligent homicide charges in a day care fire that killed 47 children in Mexico. But none were involved in the day care center itself.

Former Rwandan official gets 30 years over genocide (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 01:03 PM PDT

Callixte Kalimanzira, a former Rwandan senior government official, makes his initial appearance today at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Arusha, Tanzania, in 2005. Kalimanzira was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) over his involvement in the 1994 genocide.(AFP/HIRONDELLE/File/Kennedy Ndahiro)AFP - A former senior Rwandan government official was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) over his involvement in the 1994 genocide.

Official: N. Korean ship carries weapons to Myanmar (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 05:21 PM PDT

South Korean tourists look at a North Korean village, Kaepoong, through telescopes at an observation post in Ganghwa, located inside of the civilian passage restriction line that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, South Korea, Sunday, June 21, 2009. North Korea has criticized the U.S. for reaffirming its nuclear protection of South Korea in their recent summit, saying it exposed a U.S. plot to launch atomic war.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - A North Korean-flagged ship under close watch in Asian waters is believed to be heading toward Myanmar carrying small arms cargo banned under a new U.N. resolution, a South Korean intelligence official said Monday.

Toronto garbage collectors, other workers on strike (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 07:19 AM PDT

Reuters - Toronto garbage collectors, daycare workers and other municipal employees went on strike just after midnight on Monday in a contract dispute that could lead to a prolonged shutdown of important services in Canada's largest city.

7 slightly injured as Qantas plane hits turbulence (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 05:41 AM PDT

AP - A Qantas plane hit turbulence and suddenly lost altitude over Malaysia, throwing terrified passengers around the cabin and leaving seven people injured, the airline said Monday.

Ex-shah's son urges louder protest of Iran rights abuses (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 03:05 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The former crown prince of Iran on Monday urged foreign leaders to condemn more forcefully the Iranian regime's crackdown on more than a week of mass protests in his homeland over the alleged rigging of the June 12 presidential election.

Ethiopian troops return to Somalia (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - With or without an international mandate, Ethiopian forces have entered Somali territory to back up a fast-failing Somali government.

North Korea Tries to Ramp Up Its Lagging Tech Infrastructure (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 04:55 PM PDT

Time.com - The Hermit Kingdom is still hopelessly backward when it comes to the computer age, but Kim Jong Il is trying to change that

One Sixth of Humanity Is Hungry - UN (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 11:39 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Jun 22 (OneWorld.net) - World hunger is estimated to reach historic highs in 2009 with more than 1 million people going hungry every day -- but there are solutions, reports the UN food agency.

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