2009年6月29日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World News

Fireworks over Baghdad as Iraqis take over cities (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 04:38 PM PDT

Fireworks light up the night sky above Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, June 29, 2009. U.S. troops will be out of Iraqi cities by tomorrow Tuesday June 30 in the first step toward winding down the American war effort by the end of 2011. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)AP - Iraqi forces assumed formal control of Baghdad and other cities Tuesday after American troops handed over security in urban areas in a defining step toward ending the U.S. combat role in the country. A countdown clock broadcast on Iraqi TV ticked to zero as the midnight deadline passed for U.S. combat troops to finish their pullback to bases outside cities.

Leaders from Obama to Chavez blast Honduras coup (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 04:10 PM PDT

A demonstrator, with a Honduran flag on his shoulders, stands next to a bonfire near to the presidential house in Tegucigalpa, Monday, June 29, 2009. Honduras' new leaders defied growing global pressure on Monday to reverse a military coup, arguing that they had followed their constitution in removing President Manuel Zelaya. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio)AP - Police and soldiers clashed with thousands of protesters outside Honduras' national palace Monday, leaving at least 15 people injured, as world leaders from Barack Obama to Hugo Chavez demanded the return of a president ousted in a military coup.

Iran says partial recount shows election valid (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 02:38 PM PDT

In this citizen photograph taken Sunday, June 28, 2009, supporters of pro-reform leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, flash victory signs during a gathering near Ghoba Mosque in Tehran, Iran. Several thousand protesters who had gathered near north Tehran's Ghoba Mosque clashed with riot police in Tehran on Sunday in the country's first major post-election unrest in four days. (AP photo) EDITORS NOTE AS A RESULT OF AN OFFICIAL IRANIAN GOVERNMENT BAN ON FOREIGN MEDIA COVERING SOME EVENTS IN IRAN, THE AP WAS PREVENTED FROM INDEPENDENT ACCESS TO THIS EVENTAP - 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.

Karzai: Afghan guards employed by US killed police (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 11:38 AM PDT

Map locates Kandahar, Afghanistan, where 10 officers were killed in a gunbattle1c x 2 inches; 46.5 mm x 50 mm;AP - President Hamid Karzai accused Afghan guards working for U.S. coalition forces of killing a provincial police chief and at least four other security officers during a gunbattle outside a government office Monday.

June photo of NKorea's Kim may be recycled: report (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 05:23 AM PDT

Mock models of a North Korean Scud-B missile, center, South Korea's Hawk surface-to-air missiles are on display at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, June 29, 2009. North Korea criticized the U.S. on Monday for positioning missile defense systems around Hawaii, calling the deployment part of a plot to attack the regime and saying it would bolster its nuclear arsenal in retaliation. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)AP - A photo of the North Korean leader recently shown on Pyongyang's state TV appears to be a doctored version of one published in April by the country's official news agency — a possible sign his health is worsening — South Korean media reported Monday.

Israeli Prisons: Are Palestinian Children Abused? (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 01:50 PM PDT

Time.com - A report castigates Israeli authorities for the treatment of young boys taken into custody for throwing rocks at soldiers -- and a wall

Train derails, explodes in Italy (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 04:58 PM PDT

AP - A freight train has derailed just outside a station in an Italian town and two cars filled with gas have exploded, killing at least one person and injuring dozens.

Envoy: US has no plans for Iraq talks with Iran (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 03:43 PM PDT

U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill answers a question during an interview with The Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, June 29, 2009. Hill says the United States has no imminent plans to resume talks with Iran about Iraq. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - The United States has no imminent plans to resume talks with Iran about Iraq, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq said Monday, taking a hard line against Tehran amid tension over its postelection turmoil.

Argentine president defiant after mid-term losses (AP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 04:47 PM PDT

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez gestures during a press conference at the government house in Buenos Aires, Monday, June 29, 2009. Fernandez and her predecessor and husband Nestor Kirchner suffered a stunning setback in Sunday congressional elections, seen as a referendum on their political dynasty, losing control of both houses of Congress. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)AP - Argentina's president expressed defiance Monday after voters took away the ruling party's edge in Congress.

The nightmare of Nigeria's oil-rich Delta (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 02:13 PM PDT

A fighter of The Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) is seen in the Niger Delta. Immensely rich in oil and gas, the Niger Delta is the cornerstone of Nigeria's economy, but the southern region is a nightmare for both the authorities and its poor residents.(AFP/File/Pius Utomi Ekpei)AFP - Immensely rich in oil and gas, the Niger Delta is the cornerstone of Nigeria's economy, but the southern region is a nightmare for both the authorities and its poor residents.

Broken foot could end Yao's career: report (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 04:58 PM PDT

Yao Ming poses for a portrait in February 2009. Chinese superstar center Yao Ming's broken left foot could be a AFP - Chinese superstar center Yao Ming's broken left foot could be a "career-threatening" injury, the team doctor for the NBA's Houston Rockets told the Houston Chronicle on Monday.

Canada aims to give H1N1 flu vaccines in October (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 02:41 PM PDT

Reuters - Canada aims to start immunizing its population against the new H1N1 flu virus in October but has not yet decided who should be a priority for getting the shot, the country's top public health official said on Monday.

Scientists kill cancer cells with "trojan horse" (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 02:57 AM PDT

Reuters - Australian scientists have developed a "trojan horse" therapy to combat cancer, using a bacterially-derived nano cell to penetrate and disarm the cancer cell before a second nano cell kills it with chemotherapy drugs.

How hard will Obama press Israel on settlements? (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 03:54 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - JERUSALEM — The unresolved dispute between the United States and Israel over Israel's refusal to halt building Jewish homes in the predominantly Palestinian West Bank has created a pivotal dilemma for President Barack Obama: How hard should he push one of America's most important allies in the Middle East?

Leftist leaders hold emergency meeting over Honduras coup (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Facing what is perhaps the greatest challenge to regional stability since the end of the Central American wars more than a decade ago, the presidents of this tiny yet tumultuous isthmus are scheduled to meet in Managua Monday afternoon to round the wagons in defense of Honduras's recently ousted and beleaguered President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya.

Honduras Coup: How Should President Obama Respond? (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 01:50 PM PDT

Honduras interim leader Roberto Micheletti imposed a nationwide 48-hour curfew after the army ousted elected President Manuel Zelaya and sent him into exile. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez denounced the Time.com - The military coup in Honduras is not just a local matter; the ouster of President Manuel Zelaya is the first test of the fledgling friendship between the U.S. and Latin America

Obama to Approve Indefinite Detentions (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 29 Jun 2009 01:58 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - NEW YORK, Jun 29 (IPS) - As President Barack Obama struggles with the political backlash from a Congress determined to keep Guantanamo terrorism suspects out of the U.S., his administration is reportedly preparing an executive order that would give him authority to hold prisoners indefinitely without trial, according to weekend media reports.

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