2009年7月20日星期一

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Afghan blast kills 4 GIs in deadliest month for US (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2009 04:15 PM PDT

File photo shows two US soldiers stopping a truck near the heavily fortified prison at the main American military base in Bagram, Afghanistan. A US military review has called for overhauling the troubled US-run Bagram prison in Afghanistan because US officials are concerned that abuses and militant recruiting within local prisons are helping strengthen the Taliban, The New York Times reported.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AP - A roadside bomb killed four American troops in eastern Afghanistan on Monday, driving the July death toll for U.S. forces to the highest monthly level of the war.

Iran election dispute escalates to new phase (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2009 02:31 PM PDT

Former president Mohammad Khatami arrives to vote during the Iranian presidential election in northern Tehran June 12, 2009, file photo. REUTERS/Chavosh Homavandi/jamejamonlineAP - Iran's election dispute has moved beyond the drama of mass street protests to a new phase: a fight for power within the ruling religious establishment itself.

South Africa begins AIDS vaccine trial, cuts funds (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2009 02:26 PM PDT

Dr Danielle Crida, left, demonstrates how a new Aids vaccine is administrated on a trail subject, Wanda Mbele, right, at the Emavundleni Centre situated in the Crossroads township on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa, Monday, July 20, 2009.The leading scientist of the first AIDS vaccine created in a developing country says South Africa's government has stopped funding even as the country launches clinical trials. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)AP - South Africa launched a high-profile trial of an AIDS vaccine created by its own researchers Monday, a proud moment in a nation where government denial, neglect and unscientific responses have helped fuel the world's worst AIDS crisis.

Top UN climate expert faults G-8 goal without deed (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2009 04:00 PM PDT

School children join Greenpeace activists as they display photographs and messages of victims of recent Cyclone Aila near the India Gate monument, background, to urge visiting U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and U.S. President Barack Obama to take bold steps to stop global warming, in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2009. On Sunday, India stood firm against Western demands that it accept binding limits on carbon emissions even as Clinton expressed optimism about an eventual climate change deal to India's benefit. (AP Photo/Saurabh Das)AP - The chairman of the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said Monday that the Group of Eight nations had "clearly ignored" taking any concrete action to accomplish its new goal of limiting climate change.

Surprise confession by surviving Mumbai gunman (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2009 12:29 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 26, 2008 file photo, a gunman identified by police as Ajmal Kasab walks through the Chatrapathi Sivaji Terminal railway station in Mumbai, India. Kasab, the lone surviving gunman in the November Mumbai attacks, admitted his role in the shooting Monday, July 20, 2009, in a dramatic confession in an Indian court, reversing months of denials. (AP Photo/Mumbai Mirror, Sebastian D'souza, File) INDIA OUT. MANDATORY CREDITAP - The lone surviving gunman in the Mumbai attacks made a surprise confession at his trial Monday, saying he was recruited by a militant group inside Pakistan after he left a low-paying job and went looking for training to become a professional robber.

How Homophobia Fuels Africa's AIDS Crisis (Time.com)

Posted: 20 Jul 2009 04:05 PM PDT

Time.com - Social and even legal suppression of gay sex forces it underground, increasing the HIV risk to those who engage in it -- and to their heterosexual partners

Three fishermen die off Scotland after boat capsizes: officials (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2009 04:23 PM PDT

A fishermen unloads scallop shells from his boat. Three fishermen died after their boat capsized Monday in high seas off Scotland, coastguard and police said. One fisherman was rescued after the coastguard launched a search operation when the scallop boat overturned off Britain's Atlantic west coast, the coastguard said.(AFP/File/Mychele Daniau)AFP - Three fishermen died after their boat capsized Monday in high seas off Scotland, coastguard and police said.

Iraqis restrict US operations in Baghdad (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2009 01:06 PM PDT

Iraqi policemen stand guard at a checkpoint in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 20, 2009. The Iraqi military has turned down several requests from American forces to move unescorted through Baghdad and conduct a raid since the transition of responsibility for urban security at the end of last month, an Iraqi military commander said Monday. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - The Iraqi military has turned down requests from American forces to move unescorted through Baghdad and conduct a raid since the transition of responsibility for urban security at the end of last month, an Iraqi military commander said Monday.

Fujimori sentenced to 7 1/2 years for embezzlement (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2009 04:10 PM PDT

Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori looks on during a hearing at a courtroom in Lima, Monday, July 20, 2009. A Peruvian court has convicted and sentenced Fujimori to seven years, six months in prison for embezzlement after the former Peruvian president admitted to illegally paying his spy chief $15 million in state funds. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro)AP - Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison Monday after he admitted illegally paying his spy chief $15 million in government funds.

Sudan refers Chad to U.N. over air raid accusation (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2009 03:58 PM PDT

Reuters - Sudan said on Monday it had lodged a complaint about Chad with the U.N. Security Council, accusing its neighbor of launching an air raid inside Sudanese territory.

Australian FM hopes to discuss Australian's arrest (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2009 04:56 PM PDT

AP - Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said Tuesday that he hoped to discuss with his Chinese counterpart this week the arrest of an Australian mining executive accused by China of stealing state secrets.

Canadian wildfires bode ill if summer stays dry (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2009 02:29 PM PDT

Reuters - Calm overnight winds aided Canadian firefighters on Monday as they struggled to control forest fires that have displaced thousands in a wine-producing and resort region of central British Columbia.

Aussie gang matriarch charged with notorious murder (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2009 06:41 AM PDT

Judy Moran, matriarch of Melbourne's most notorious gangster family, seen here at the funeral of her ex-husband in 2004, has been charged with murder over a daylight hit on her brother-in-law last month, police have said.(AFP/File/PAUL CROCK)AFP - The matriarch of Melbourne's most notorious gangster family has been charged with murder over a daylight hit on her brother-in-law last month, police said Monday.

Companies donate equipment to Iraq's baseball team (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 20 Jul 2009 04:39 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Iraq's national baseball team, which has one five-year-old bat, nine second-hand gloves and no uniforms, is about to gear up.

Netanyahu draws red line on settlement freeze (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 20 Jul 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Tensions between the United States and Israel over settlement expansion in the West Bank escalated this weekend over a tinderbox issue: Israeli building in East Jerusalem, a predominantly Arab area that Israel claims as part of its "undivided and eternal capital."

Spain to Discuss Gibraltar Sovereignty with Britain (Time.com)

Posted: 20 Jul 2009 04:05 PM PDT

Time.com - For the first time in 300 years, a Spanish minister will visit Gibraltar for talks that could help ease centuries of tension between Britain and Spain over who owns the Rock

Support Swells for Journalist Detained in Iran (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 20 Jul 2009 10:30 AM PDT

Journalist Maziar Bahari is shown in this undated photo. Bahari, a Canadian citizen, had been detained without charge according to Newsweek. Iranian authorities have clamped down on journalists and have tightened their squeeze on the Web, blocking Web sites such Facebook, Twitter and many sites linked to opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi or his backers. Text messaging has been blacked out since last week, and cell phone service in Tehran is frequently down. (AP Photo/Newsweek) .OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Jul 20 (OneWorld.net) - Over 100 journalists from around the world called on Iran's government last week to release journalist Maziar Bahari, who has been held without charge for almost a month after being detained amid post-election demonstrations.

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