2009年6月24日星期三

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Iran police use tear gas, clubs to crush protest (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 04:13 PM PDT

Iranian security forces are seen sitting near the parliament building Wednesday, June 24, 2009 in Tehran, Iran. Riot police in Iran's capital fired tear gas and bullets in the air Wednesday in clashes with protesters who converged on a square near the parliament building in defiance of government orders to halt demonstrations demanding a new presidential election, witnesses said. (AP Photo/Demotix Images, Hamed)AP - EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.

Bomb strikes Shiite market in Baghdad, killing 69 (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 02:03 PM PDT

A U.S. Army soldiers from the 37th Engineer Company is seen at the Crossed Swords monument in the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, June 24, 2009. The Iraqi government on Tuesday declared a public holiday to mark next week's withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Baghdad and other cities. American forces already have begun pulling back from outposts inside the cities ahead of a June 30 deadline, the first phase of a full withdrawal by the end of 2011.(AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - A bomb ripped through a crowded market in Baghdad's main Shiite district on Wednesday, killing at least 69 people and wounding more than 100 less than a week before a deadline for U.S. combat troops to leave Iraq's urban areas.

US drone attack claims 80 lives in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 02:02 PM PDT

Pakistani police officers escort detained aides of Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, center faces covered, as they leave after a court appearance in Karachi, Pakistan on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. The suspects were arrested Tuesday after an encounter with police. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)AP - What appeared to be the deadliest U.S. missile attack ever on Pakistani soil brought an unusual reaction Wednesday in a country that has previously denounced such strikes as an affront to its sovereignty — silence.

Women in Iran's protests: head scarves and rocks (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 01:05 PM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, June 9, 2009 file photo, a supporter of main challenger and reformist candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi shouts from the crowd amidst a festive atmosphere at an election rally at the Heidarnia stadium in Tehran, Iran. In a part of the Muslim world where women are often perceived of as the repressed gender, images of Iranian women during and after the recent elections have catapulted Iran's female demonstrators into the forefront of the country's opposition movement. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)AP - EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media.

Can Italian premier survive latest scandal? (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 04:02 PM PDT

FILE -- In this May 9, 2009 file photo Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi reacts during a news conference at Rome's Chigi Palace premier's office. A high-end prostitute says she has proof she spent the night at Silvio Berlusconi's Rome residence - after a party that allegedly featured the premier's wisecracks, his cabaret crooning, and a bevy of sexy women. As Berlusconi is forced into a denial, there are signs of trouble ahead for the once teflon premier: prosecutors are examining images Patrizia D'Addario allegedly took of his bedroom and telephone recordings of him allegedly sweet-talking her - and the Roman Catholic Church is warning the 'limits of decency' have been breached. A defiant Berlusconi says he has nothing to be sorry about. The Italian Premier launched a new tourism campaign for Italy Wednesday June 24, 2009 that he says will rehabilitate the country's image which he says has suffered from recent personal scandals. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca,file)AP - Silvio Berlusconi has survived corruption allegations, a playboy reputation and his wife's wrath to become Italy's longest-serving prime minister. Now come allegations from a high-end prostitute that she spent the night at his residence and can prove it.

Iranian Politics: Watching 'The Lord of the Rings' in Tehran (Time.com)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 03:20 PM PDT

Time.com - Amid the crackdown on the supporters of opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Iranian TV airs blockbuster film after blockbuster film. Who knew J.R.R. Tolkien was an expert on Iranian politics?

Netanyahu meeting called off with US Mideast envoy (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 05:46 PM PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, Wednesday June 24, 2009, at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Paris Wednesday for talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, as differences with the United States over settlements emerged as a key issue.(AP Photo/Gerard Cerles, Pool)AP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting in Paris with the top U.S. Mideast envoy has been called off in an apparent sign of growing friction over President Barack Obama's call for a halt to construction in Jewish settlements.

Major bombings in Iraq since Jan. 1 (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 01:39 PM PDT

AP - Deadliest bombings in Iraq since Jan. 1, when a new U.S.-Iraqi security pact took effect:

Mexico president says future of democracy at stake (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 04:54 PM PDT

Mexican soldiers patrol a street in the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco June 10, 2009. Eighteen people were killed in a shootout between drug gangs and soldiers on June 7 and the gun battle was a further blow to Mexico's tourism industry, already reeling from cancellations by foreigners scared away by the swine flu epidemic. REUTERS/Jesus Trigo (MEXICO CRIME LAW MILITARY)AP - President Felipe Calderon said Wednesday the future of Mexican democracy is at stake in the government's fight against official corruption and organized crime, and he criticized politicians who he said want to return to the era when gangs were tolerated.

Sudan leaders pledge to avoid return to north-south war (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 04:56 PM PDT

Children play in a Nuer cattle camp outside the southern Sudanese town of Nassir in Upper Nile state on June 21, 2009. Sudanese rivals from the north and south of the country pledged here Wednesday to implement a fragile 2005 peace deal and avoid reigniting Africa's longest civil war.(AFP/File/Peter Martell)AFP - Sudanese rivals from the north and south of the country pledged here Wednesday to implement a fragile 2005 peace deal and avoid reigniting Africa's longest civil war.

Third of open ocean sharks face extinction: study (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 05:37 PM PDT

A third of the world's open water sharks -- including the great white and hammerhead (seen here being photoghaphed by a diver) -- face extinction, according to a major conservation survey. Species hunted on the high seas are particularly at risk, with more than half in danger of dying out, reported the Shark Specialist Group at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).(AFP/AFP)AFP - A third of the world's open water sharks -- including the great white and hammerhead -- face extinction, according to a major conservation survey.

Canada resale home prices fall in April: survey (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 10:03 AM PDT

Reuters - Repeat sale prices for Canadian homes fell for a fifth straight month in April, dropping 6.7 percent from the same month a year earlier, a report on Wednesday showed.

Australian woman says beaten in Kuwait jail (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 12:59 AM PDT

File photo shows people queuing at ticket counters at Kuwait International Airport. An Australian woman who spent six months in a Kuwaiti jail for insulting the emir during an argument with airport officials, said she was beaten and kept in a small cell for days without food, according to a television report.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)AFP - An Australian woman who spent six months in a Kuwaiti jail for insulting the emir said she was beaten and kept in a small cell for days without food, according to a television report.

New clashes erupt in Tehran as police disperse protesters (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 05:25 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - TEHRAN, Iran — Security forces swinging batons and firing tear gas clashed Wednesday with demonstrators who ignored a new demand by Iran's supreme leader to end nearly two weeks of protests and accept the disputed results of the country's June 12 presidential election.

View from Europe: Obama tough enough on Iran (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 23 Jun 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Republican critics are calling it "timidity." But the Obama administration's policy of "prudence" toward Iran's postelection protests gets high marks from Iranian specialists in Europe.

Indonesia Election: In Presidential Vote, Change Not on Ticket (Time.com)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 03:20 PM PDT

Time.com - As the presidential election draws near, the candidates' vague agendas and uninspired performances are leaving more than 100 million Indonesian voters with little choice but the status quo

A Hate Crime Occurs Every Hour in U.S. – Report (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 24 Jun 2009 02:00 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Jun 24 (OneWorld.net) - The prevalence of hate crimes in the United States remains high, with attacks on Hispanics and those perceived to be immigrants rising sharply in recent years, says a civil rights organization in a new report that highlights key recommendations for combating hate violence.

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