2009年7月15日星期三

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Washington, Colombia near deal on base access (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 04:58 PM PDT

Map locates Colombian military bases that may soon share space with U.S. military forcesAP - The United States and Colombia are nearing agreement on expanding the U.S. military's presence in this conflict-torn nation, likely basing several hundred Americans in a central valley in support of Air Force drug interdiction missions.

Mexican cartel seeks revenge, escalates drug war (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 03:19 PM PDT

FILE - This Saturday, July 11, 2009,file photo shows police escorting Arnoldo Rueda, an alleged coordinator for the Mexican drug cartel known as, 'La Familia,' during a presentation in Mexico City. After Rueda was detained in Morelia, Mexico, early Saturday, gunmen carried out attacks against federal forces. The bodies of 12 federal agents, investigating organized crime, that had been tortured and killed in the drug cartel-plagued Mexican state of Michoacan were were found piled up along a mountain highway late Monday near the town of La Huacana. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)AP - It was the boldest, most widespread coordinated offensive ever mounted by drug traffickers against the Mexican government.

July is deadliest for US-led forces in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 02:29 PM PDT

An U.S. Chinook helicopter overflies Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday, July 15, 2009. About 4,000 U.S. Marines began operations in Helmand, Afghanistan, this month, seeking to prevent the Taliban from disrupting the country's Aug. 20 presidential ballot. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)AP - July is shaping up as the deadliest month of the Afghan war for U.S.-led international forces, with the number killed already matching the highest full-month toll of the nearly eight-year conflict, according to figures compiled by The Associated Press.

Iranian plane crashes into field, killing all 168 (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 03:02 PM PDT

In this photo released by the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), a rescue worker attends to the scene of a plane crash near the village of Jannatabad, outside the city of Qazvin, around 75 miles northwest of Tehran in Iran, Wednesday, July 15, 2009. An Iranian passenger plane carrying 168 people crashed a quarter-hour after takeoff Wednesday, smashing into a field northwest of the capital and shattering to pieces, with State television saying all on board were killed. (AP Photo/ISNA, Sina Shiri)AP - A Russian-made jetliner carrying 168 people nose-dived into a field after taking off from the Iranian capital on Wednesday in a fiery crash that shredded the aircraft and killed everyone aboard — Iran's worst air disaster in six years. Witnesses say the plane's tail was on fire before it went down.

Oldest woman to give birth dies, leaving twins (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 04:49 PM PDT

The Sant Pau Hospital in Barcelona where Carmen Bousada, 67, gave birth to twins in December 2006, becoming the world's oldest mother. Bousada has died from cancer, media reports say.(AFP/File/Cesar Rangel)AP - She devoted years to caring for her mother, who died at age 101. Then Maria del Carmen Bousada embarked on a quest to become a mom herself. She lied to a California fertility clinic to skirt its age limit, and later pointed to her mother's longevity as a reason to expect she'd be around to care for her kids.

How Iran Might Beat Future Sanctions: The China Card (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 04:10 PM PDT

Time.com - Even as Western governments weigh sanctions, Tehran has been signing multibillion-dollar contracts with Beijing to keep Iran's economy running

Car explodes in front of Albanian parliament (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 02:56 PM PDT

AP - Police say a car parked in front of Albania's Parliament has exploded, but there were no injuries.

Israel anti-missile system passes live fire test (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 12:48 PM PDT

AP - A homegrown Israeli missile defense system performed well in its first live trial, bringing down a short-range rocket similar to those used by Palestinian and Lebanese militants, an Israeli Defense Minister official said Wednesday.

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Posted: 15 Jul 2009 04:54 PM PDT

AP - Interim Honduran leader: I'm willing to step down as long as ousted president doesn't return.

Nigerian rebels declare 'oil war' truce (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 02:03 PM PDT

An armed fighter from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, in the troubled Nigerian region. Nigeria's main militant group on Wednesday declared a 60-day truce in its AFP - Nigeria's main militant group on Wednesday declared a 60-day truce in its "oil war" with the government after the release of its leader Henry Okah under an amnesty deal.

U.N., U.S. move to increase pressure on North Korea (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 04:47 PM PDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (R, seated) visits the newly built Taedonggang Tile Factory in Pyongyang in this picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA late July 14, 2009. KCNA did not state expressly the date when the picture was taken. Picture released July 14, 2009. REUTERS/KCNAReuters - The U.N. Security Council neared agreement on Wednesday on North Korean firms and individuals to be added to a blacklist for involvement in Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs, diplomats said.

Canada neglected Guantanamo detainee's age: panel (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 08:21 AM PDT

Reuters - Canada's spy agency failed to a pay enough attention to the age of a young Canadian terrorism suspect when it interviewed him at Guantanamo Bay, an oversight committee found on Wednesday.

Tsunami warnings canceled after 7.8 quake off NZ (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 03:46 PM PDT

Map locates epicenter of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake which hit off west coast of New Zealand's south island1c x 2 inches; 46.5 mm x 50 mm;AP - Water pipes were broken and fallen power lines lay on the ground Thursday in Invercargill, the southern New Zealand city closest to an earthquake that struck off the coast the night before.

India, Pakistan attempt to revive dialogue ahead of Clinton visit (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 02:36 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Leaders of India and Pakistan meet Thursday in a major effort to thaw relations between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. If an accord can be reached, it would allow Pakistan to focus on the Islamist extremists on its western border who're a global terrorist menace and a threat to U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan.

Why some Israeli soldiers are disillusioned by Gaza tactics (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Israeli combatants in the Gaza war against Hamas were told by commanders to minimize their own casualties even if it meant risking the lives of Palestinian civilians, a group of Israeli soldiers have alleged.

Honduran Crisis: Making Allies of U.S. and Venezuela? (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 04:10 PM PDT

Time.com - The coup in Honduras has provided the U.S. and Venezuela with common ground. Can a new relationship be built on it?

Women Feed the World: Diary from Burkina Faso (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 15 Jul 2009 11:56 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Jul 15 (OneWorld.net) - Most women in Burkina Faso spend their days growing food for their families, but they cannot own the land they cultivate. In this diary from the field, the president of an international development organization explores the lives of women farmers in the impoverished West African nation.

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