2009年7月7日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World News

Obama: U.S. wants a 'strong' Russia (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 12:52 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, left, shakes hands with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a meeting at Novo Ogaryovo, Tuesday, July 7, 2009, in Moscow. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - Working to turn Russia from antagonist to ally, President Barack Obama asked the Russian people Tuesday to "forge a lasting partnership" with the U.S., but he acknowledged after talks with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that on divisive issues there won't be "a meeting of the minds anytime soon."

Iran president declares new era for country (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 02:51 PM PDT

Iranian presidential election runner up Mir Hossein Mousavi has renewed a demand for a complete re-run of the vote and pledged to help set up a new group to defend citizen's rights.(AFP/Behrouz Mehri)AP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday sought to put the turmoil over the disputed presidential elections behind him and declared on national television that the contests were clean, fair and marked the start of a new era.

Mobs spread ethnic strife in western China (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 02:25 PM PDT

An Uighur woman protests before a group of paramilitary police in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Tuesday, July 7 , 2009. Ethnic Uighurs scuffled with armed police Tuesday in a fresh protest in the western region of Xinjiang, where at least 156 people have been killed and more than 1,400 people arrested in western China's worst ethnic violence in decades. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - Sobbing Muslim women scuffled with riot police, and Chinese men wielding steel pipes, meat cleavers and sticks rampaged through the streets Tuesday as ethnic tensions worsened in China's oil-rich Xinjiang territory, forcing officials to declare a curfew.

Pope proposes new financial order guided by ethics (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 01:38 PM PDT

In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano Pope Benedict XVI signs his third encyclical of his pontificate, as his Archbishop James Harvey, Prefect of the Papale Household, looks on, at the Vatican, Monday, July 6, 2009. Benedict XVI called Tuesday, July 7, 2009, for a new world financial order guided by ethics, dignity and the search for the common good in the third encyclical of his pontificate. In 'Charity in Truth,'' Benedict denounced the profit-at-all-cost mentality of the globalized economy and lamented that greed has brought about the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)AP - Pope Benedict XVI called Tuesday for a new world financial order guided by ethics and the search for the common good, denouncing the profit-at-all-cost mentality blamed for bringing about the global financial meltdown.

Zelaya hometown provides look at divided Honduras (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 02:38 PM PDT

Ousted Honduran president Manuel Zelaya arrives at the U.S. State Department for a meeting with Sec. of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in Washington Tuesday, July 7, 2009.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Luis Perez voted for Honduran President Manuel Zelaya in 2005. Now, he wishes he hadn't.

A Uighur Leader Blames China for Xinjiang Violence (Time.com)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 03:45 PM PDT

Time.com - Rebiya Kadeer is blamed by Beijing for fomenting conflict in Xinjiang, but she says the Chinese authorities have brought the tumult upon themselves

Analysis: Obama appeals to skeptical Russians (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 04:21 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama, center right, and first lady Michelle Obama, center left, greet graduates and audience members after giving a speech at the National Economic School graduation in Moscow, Tuesday, July 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - After reaching out to the Islamic world in speeches in Turkey and Egypt, President Barack Obama sought once more to speak directly to the hearts and minds of another audience that has been hostile to the United States: the Russian public.

Egypt president hopes Schalit issue resolved soon (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 09:09 AM PDT

Israeli President Shimon Peres is seen during a press conference with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, not seen, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, July 7, 2009. An Israeli soldier being held in Gaza by Hamas militants is in good condition, said Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who said he hopes the issue of the soldier's release will be resolved soon. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)AP - An Israeli soldier being held in Gaza by Hamas militants is alive and in good condition, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Tuesday, adding that he hopes the soldier will be released soon.

Mennonite anti-crime activist killed in Mexico (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 04:28 PM PDT

AP - An anti-kidnapping activist and a neighbor, both members of the pacifist Mennonite community in northern Mexico, were killed Tuesday by gunmen believed linked to a drug cartel, a local legislator said.

G8 plus G5 agree to conclude Doha in 2010 - draft (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 02:33 PM PDT

A military staff member walks past the G8 logo at the summit media center near L'Aquila July 7, 2009. REUTERS/Mal LangsdonReuters - G8 leaders plus Brazil, India, China, Mexico and South Africa will agree at a summit on Thursday to conclude the Doha round of world trade talks successfully in 2010, according to a draft communique seen by Reuters.

Indonesia's presidential election begins in Papua (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 04:45 PM PDT

Election officers transport ballot boxes by a wooden boat to be distributed to Barombong village in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province July 6, 2009. REUTERS/Yusuf AhmadReuters - Polling stations opened in Papua, the easternmost part of Indonesia, on Wednesday, the start of voting in a presidential election that will determine the pace of reform over the next five years.

Conservatives reclaim lead in new poll (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 07:09 AM PDT

Reuters - Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative Party has regained a slight lead in popular support over the opposition Liberals and appears set to gain momentum over the summer, a poll released on Tuesday showed.

700-year-old skull washes up on Aussie beach (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 12:18 AM PDT

A police handout photo shows a 700-year-old child's skull which was found washed up on a Sydney beach. Baffled Australian police have launched an appeal for information on the skull.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Baffled Australian police have launched an appeal for information after a 700-year-old skull washed up on a beach.

Clear winner in Honduran crisis: Venezuela's Hugo Chavez (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 03:43 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been the clear winner so far in Honduras' political crisis, leading the hemispheric condemnation of the military ouster June 28 of President Manuel Zelaya while orchestrating Zelaya's most audacious attempt to regain power, analysts said.

US, Israel looking for a way to resolve settlements dispute (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 06 Jul 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - A new round of Israel-US talks in London failed to defuse the standoff over Jewish settlement expansion in the West Bank, though analysts and aides say the two sides are looking for a face-saving compromise for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to yield on continued growth.

The Pope on Capitalism: Encyclical 'Charity in Truth' (Time.com)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 02:45 PM PDT

Time.com - Benedict issues a long-awaited encyclical on the economy, in which hedeclares capitalism passÉ and instead insists that ethics should defineglobal economic activity

North Korea Food Aid Slashed (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 07 Jul 2009 09:47 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Jul 7 (OneWorld.net) - Due to a lack of funds, the United Nations is cutting back an emergency food aid program in North Korea, where an estimated 9 million people may go hungry due to cereal shortages this year.

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