2009年7月11日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World News

In personal terms, Obama hails Africa's promise (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2009 05:02 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, right, first lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Malia and Sasha, second from right, on a tour of the Cape Coast Castle in Cape Coast, Ghana, Saturday, July 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP - America's president and Africa's son, Barack Obama dashed with pride onto the continent of his ancestors Saturday, challenging its people to shed corruption and conflict in favor of peace. Campaigning to all of Africa, he said "Yes you can."

Iraq bombings kill 8 in capital, northern village (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2009 05:05 PM PDT

Family members of eleven year old Mohammed Akeel, who was killed in a bombing the day before, grieve at his funeral in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - A car bomb exploded in an alley Saturday in a village in northern Iraq, killing at least four people, wounding others and destroying eight homes, police said. Another six people died in bombings in Baghdad.

Italian worker freed in Philippines after 6 months (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2009 05:46 PM PDT

Italian Red Cross worker Eugenio Vagni, left, listens from unidentified military officials in a military camp following his release from six months of captivity by al-Qaida-linked militants in the volatile island of Jolo in the southern Philippines early Sunday July 12, 2009. Eugenio Vagni, 63, appeared to be in good health but weak as Abu Sayyaf captors handed him over to a provincial vice governor in a jungle near Maimbung township on southern Jolo Island, officials said.(AP Photo/Nickee Butlangan)AP - Al-Qaida-linked militants freed an ailing Italian Red Cross worker Sunday from six months of jungle captivity in the southern Philippines, officials said.

British prime minister defends Afghan mission (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2009 02:34 PM PDT

Soldiers from The Princess of Wales's Regiment march through Worthing, England, to mark their return from Afghanistan and Iraq, Saturday July 11, 2009. Foreign Secretary David Miliband defended Britain's role in Afghanistan on Saturday after fighting claimed eight soldiers' lives in 24 hours. (AP Photo/Steve Parsons, PA)AP - The deaths of eight British soldiers in Afghanistan within 24 hours triggered a debate in Britain on Saturday that could undercut public support for the war just as the U.S. is ramping up its own participation in the conflict.

Hondurans fear prolonged negotiations (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2009 04:40 PM PDT

Soldiers and police officers stand guard during a demonstration of supporters of ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya honoring Isys Obed Murillo in Tegucigalpa, Saturday, July 11, 2009. Murillo, 19, was killed Sunday during clashes with police officers and soldiers in Tegucigalpa during a demonstration in support of Zelaya. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)AP - Supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya paid tribute Saturday to a teenager killed during protests and expressed fear the interim government will drag out negotiations to resolve the crisis so it can remain in power through November elections.

Obama in Ghana Preaches Unity and Action (Time.com)

Posted: 10 Jul 2009 10:40 PM PDT

Time.com - On his first trip to Africa as president, Obama invokes his personal history with the continent and tells its people: Yes you can

Freed Italian Red Cross worker speaks with family (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2009 05:32 PM PDT

Freed Italian hostage Eugenio Vagni talks over the phone at a hospital in Jolo early on July 12. He was in hospital for medical checks after nearly six months in captivity in the southern Philippines, according to the military.(AFP)AFP - Italian Red Cross worker Eugenio Vagni has been able to speak with his family after being released by Islamist militants who had held him captive for nearly six months in the southern Philippines.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,323 (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2009 05:30 PM PDT

AP - As of Saturday, July 11, 2009, at least 4,323 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Gunmen boldly attack federal forces in Mexico (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2009 05:20 PM PDT

Federal police officers stand guard after a shooting against alleged drug traffickers in Tijuana, Mexico, early Saturday, July 11, 2009. According to police, an alleged drug trafficker were killed, two injured and two federal police officers were reported injured during the operation that was part of a wave of violence that claimed the lives of at least 13 people across Mexico. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)AP - Gunmen boldly attacked federal forces across the western state of Michoacan on Saturday, killing five federal agents and two soldiers after the capture of a suspected drug cartel operative.

Obama: Africa aid must be matched by good governance (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2009 12:48 PM PDT

People shout slogans and wave flags as they wait for the arrival of U.S. President Barack Obama outside Kotoka International Airport in Ghana July 10, 2009. REUTERS/Luc Gnago (GHANA POLITICS)Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama told Africans on Saturday that Western aid must be matched by good governance and urged them to take greater responsibility for stamping out war, corruption and disease plaguing the continent.

Unpopular Japan PM's job on line in Tokyo vote (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2009 06:15 PM PDT

Reuters - Unpopular Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso's job will likely be on the line if, as many expect, his ruling party fares badly in a key local election on Sunday that is widely seen as a bellwether for a looming national poll.

Australia presses China on Rio Tinto arrest (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2009 02:24 AM PDT

Construction workers prepare steel at a building site in Shanghai. Australia has made high-level representations in China over the arrest of a top mining executive on bribery claims, as diplomatic tensions deepened between the key trading partners.(AFP/FIle/Mark Ralston)AFP - Australia on Saturday made high-level representations in China over the arrest of a top mining executive on bribery claims, as diplomatic tensions deepened between the key trading partners.

'Ghana adores you' read the billboards as Obama tours (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 11 Jul 2009 01:17 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - ACCRA, Ghana — From taxi drivers to politicians, Ghanaians reveled Saturday in the first visit of an African-American president to sub-Saharan Africa.

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