2009年7月17日星期五

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Suicide bombers kill 8 at Jakarta Marriott, Ritz (AP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 02:53 PM PDT

Police officers inspect the damage after an explosion went off at the Marriott hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, July 17, 2009. Bombs exploded at the Ritz-Carlton and Marriott hotels in the Indonesian capital on Friday, ripping the facade off the Ritz, police said. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)AP - Two days ago, they checked into room 1808 at the swank J.W. Marriott Hotel — smuggling explosives past metal detectors and security guards. Behind the closed door, investigators say the suicide attackers then assembled the bombs set off Friday at the Marriott and the Ritz-Carlton next door.

Powerful Iranian cleric says country in crisis (AP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 04:58 PM PDT

This photo, taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, shows an Iranian woman who is affected by tear gas, fired by the security forces, during an opposition gathering in Tehran, Iran, Friday, July 17, 2009. Tens of thousands of government opponents packed Iran's main Islamic prayer service Friday, chanting 'freedom, freedom' and other slogans as their top clerical backer Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani delivered a sermon bluntly criticizing the country's leadership over the crackdown on election protests. (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 - In a sign of endurance for Iran's protest movement, demonstrators clashed with police Friday as one of the nation's most powerful clerics challenged the supreme leader during Muslim prayers, saying country was in crisis in the wake of a disputed election.

Talks seen as last chance to end Honduras' crisis (AP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 03:52 PM PDT

A soldier stands as supporters of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya block a road in Tegucigalpa, Friday, July 17, 2009. Allies of Honduras' ousted President Zelaya say U.S.-backed talks in Costa Rica this weekend may be the last chance to avert a clash, perhaps even civil war. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)AP - Allies of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya say U.S.-backed talks in Costa Rica Saturday may be the last chance to avert a clash, perhaps even civil war.

AP Newsbreak: Rebel video hounds Ecuador's Correa (AP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 03:42 PM PDT

In this frame grab taken from an undated video found on a computer seized during the arrest of an alleged senior operative of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, in Bogota shows the rebel groups number two commander Jorge Briceno aka Mono Jojoy. The Associated Press has obtained the video that appears to dispel any doubts that Colombia's main rebel army gave money to the 2006 election campaign of President Rafael Correa of Ecuador.(AP Photo/APTN)AP - An hour-long video police found in a computer of an alleged rebel appears to confirm that Colombia's largest rebel army gave money to the 2006 election campaign of President Rafael Correa of Ecuador.

Pope breaks wrist, has surgery, leaves smiling (AP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 01:15 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI waves as he leaves the Regional Hospital in Aosta, Italy, Friday, July 17, 2009, after surgery on his right wrist. The pope broke his right wrist during a late-night fall in his Alpine vacation chalet and will have to have his arm in a cast for a month while recovering from surgery, doctors said Friday. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)AP - Pope Benedict XVI waved reassuringly to well-wishers outside a hospital Friday where he underwent surgery to set a fractured right wrist suffered when he fell in his Alpine vacation chalet.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Patching Relations with India, an Ignored Ally (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 02:35 PM PDT

Time.com - New Delhi is worried that the Obama Administration will be less friendly than the Bush White House. Hillary Clinton's aim is to convince them otherwise

Diplomats: Iran has means to test bomb in 6 months (AP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 02:35 PM PDT

Iranian influential cleric and former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani delivers his sermon during Friday prayers at Tehran University in the Iranian capital. The United States on Friday welcomed a call from the Rafsanjani for the lifting of media restrictions imposed in the wake of opposition demonstrations in Iran.(AFP/Ali Rafiei)AP - Iran is blocking U.N. nuclear agency attempts to upgrade monitoring of its atomic program while advancing those activities to the stage that the country would have the means to test a weapon within six months, diplomats told The Associated Press Friday.

Iraq government faces claims of prisoner abuse (AP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 04:58 PM PDT

In this Aug. 11, 2007 file photo, blindfolded prisoners are taken for questioning at the Iraqi National Police Detention Center in the Kazimiyah neighborhood of North Baghdad, Iraq. Iraqi officials outraged by the abuse of prisoners at the U.S.-run Abu Ghraib prison are dealing with a prison scandal of their own as allegations continue to surface about years of torture and mistreatment inside Iraq's own lockups. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)AP - Iraqi officials outraged by the abuse of prisoners at the U.S.-run Abu Ghraib prison are trying to contain a scandal of their own as allegations continue to surface of mistreatment inside Iraqi jails.

Prosecutors charge head of anti-Chavez TV channel (AP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 03:55 PM PDT

Guillermo Zuloaga, front, president and owner of the TV channel Globovision, leaves the Justice Palace in Caracas, Friday, July 17, 2009. Prosecutors in Venezuela have brought charges against Zuloaga on accusations of usury and committing a crime in concert with others after authorities seized 24 new vehicles that were being stored on his property.(AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)AP - Prosecutors filed new charges against the head of an opposition-aligned TV news channel Friday, accusing him of usury and conspiracy to commit a crime tied to the seizure of 24 new vehicles on his property.

UN urges respect of ruling on Sudan oil district (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 04:48 PM PDT

Sudanese children visit a new market in Abyei, a contested oil-rich region on the border between North and South Sudan, on July 7, 2009. The UN Security Council on Friday called on parties to the dispute over Abyei to abide by a ruling to be rendered next week by an arbitration court.(AFP/File/Guillaume Lavalee)AFP - The UN Security Council on Friday called on parties to the dispute over the oil-rich Sudanese town of Abyei to abide by a ruling to be rendered next week by an arbitration court.

Cricket: Spinners hand Bangladesh the advantage over Windies (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 03:27 PM PDT

Bangladesh bowler Mahmudullah(3rdL) celebrates with teammates after dismissing West Indies opening batsman Dale Richards for 69 runs on the 1st day of their second test match at Grenada National Stadium, Grenada. West Indies was 107 for 3 at iunch.(AFP/Randy Brooks)AFP - Bangladesh's spinners gave them control of the second and final Test against West Indies on Friday, despite a resilient 95 from Travis Dowlin before the home team were dismissed for 237 in their first innings.

Canada inflation negative, first time since 1994 (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 04:16 AM PDT

Reuters - Canada's annual inflation rate turned negative in June for the first time since November 1994 and fell to the lowest level in more than half a century on a slide in energy prices, Statistics Canada said on Friday.

Australian report predicted violence in Indonesia (AP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 02:12 AM PDT

AP - An Australian think tank predicted that Southeast Asian terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah might launch new attacks just a day before Friday's deadly hotel bombings in Indonesia.

U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan tests McChrystal's new order (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 02:49 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — An airstrike that Afghan officials allege killed at least four civilians Wednesday is the first test of a new U.S. directive that American troops let Taliban fighters flee if civilian lives are at risk.

UN worker's killing underscores Pakistani refugees' dilemma (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 16 Jul 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - For the millions of displaced Pakistanis trying to gauge whether to head home, the messages Thursday were deeply mixed.

Lights Out: Turkey is Next to Ban Smoking (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 01:35 PM PDT

Time.com - Tobacco-loving Turkey is the latest country to ban smoking, in a move that reflects the Islamic-rooted government's anti-tobacco, anti-alcohol stance and brings the nation one step closer to qualifying for E.U. membership

Defector Gives Rare Glimpse into North Korea (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 12:23 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Jul 17 (OneWorld.net) - In this interview, Kim Young Seong, a North Korean defector, discusses his time doing forced labor in a mine, the 1990s famine, the military's ubiquitous presence, and people's growing desire for change.

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