2009年7月26日星期日

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Revolutionary Guard tightens hold in Iran crisis (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2009 11:58 AM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 26, 2007 file photo, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, bottom center, reviews troops at a gathering of Basij militia forces, in Tehran, Iran, as Revolutionary Guards commander Mohammad Ali Jafari salutes, at right, and army commander Ataollah Salehi salutes, at left. Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard, aided by an affiliated volunteer militia, the Basij, is using the post-election turmoil to tighten its already powerful hold over the country, raising alarm among some Iranians that it is transforming the Islamic Republic into a military state. (AP Photo, File)AP - The Revolutionary Guard tightened its already powerful hold over Iran during the post-election turmoil, raising alarm among some Iranians that it is transforming the Islamic Republic into a military state.

Sarkozy hospitalized after collapsing during jog (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2009 02:39 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, May 17, 207 file photo, French President Nicolas Sarkozy steps into the Elysee Palace as he comes back from jogging in Paris. French President Nicolas Sarkozy felt unwell while exercising Sunday, July 26, 2009 and was undergoing medical tests, the Elysee Palace announced. Sarkozy 'felt faint' Sunday while doing sports and his personal doctor immediately took charge of him, the two-sentence statement said. No other details were available. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy collapsed while jogging Sunday on the lush grounds of the Chateau of Versailles and will stay at a hospital overnight even though tests so far have found nothing wrong, his office said.

Envoy: US favors overall Mideast peace accord (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2009 03:34 PM PDT

U.S. Mideast envoy George Mitchell, left, shakes hands with Syrian President Bashar Assad upon his arrival at the Syrian presidential palace in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday, July 26, 2009, to discuss the developments in the region and the peace process between Syria and Israel. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)AP - President Barack Obama's Mideast envoy called on the Arab world to take steps toward normalizing relations with Israel, and Israel's prime minister said he hoped his country's disputes with the U.S. over West Bank settlement construction would soon be resolved.

Exiled Honduran leader establishes border camp (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2009 04:16 PM PDT

Villagers try to pass through a military road blockade in Jacagalpa, Honduras, Sunday, July 26, 2009. Exiled Honduran President Manuel Zelaya sought to increase pressure on his country's interim government, promising to camp out across the border in Nicaragua with his supporters and urging Washington to slap tough sanctions on coup leaders. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)AP - Ousted President Manuel Zelaya encamped his roving government in exile in this sleepy mountain town near the Honduran border Sunday, leaving some locals star-struck and others leery.

Myanmar may get more money in fight against AIDS (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2009 10:46 AM PDT

AP - Shrunken to 30 pounds of skin and bones, Ma Moe could barely walk when she arrived on the doorstep of the clinic nearly two years ago. AIDS had killed her husband three years earlier, and it was slowly killing her.

'No Saint'? Berlusconi's New Ploy to Win Over Italy's Catholics, and the Vatican (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Jul 2009 10:35 PM PDT

Time.com - Italy's beleaguered Prime Minister knows he needs to keep Catholic officials and voters on his side. By admitting he's just a man, he may just do that

Redknapp keen to tie up Crouch, Vieira deals (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2009 03:44 PM PDT

Harry Redknapp believes Peter Crouch, pictured in April 2009, and Patrick Vieira are essential signings if Tottenham are to mount a serious challenge for a top four finish in the Premier League.(AFP/File/Ian Kington)AFP - Harry Redknapp believes Peter Crouch and Patrick Vieira are essential signings if Tottenham are to mount a serious challenge for a top four finish in the Premier League.

Opposition in Iraqi Kurd elections claims gains (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2009 04:12 PM PDT

Election workers check the seals on ballot boxes the morning after voting in the Kurdish regional elections in Sulaimaniyah, 260 kilometers (160 miles) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, July 26, 2009. Iraqis voting in Saturday's election in the self-ruled Kurdish north expressed hope it would shake up the entrenched regional government and help reduce long-standing tension with Baghdad over oil and land disputes that threaten Iraq's stability. (AP Photo/Yahya Ahmed)AP - An opposition party on Sunday claimed there had been violations in the presidential and parliamenary elections in Iraq's self-ruled Kurdish region but said it still expected a strong showing.

Raul Castro says Cuba must put land to better use (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2009 08:12 AM PDT

Cuba's President Raul Castro adjusts his glasses as he attends a rally marking the Cuba's Day of National Rebellion in Holguin, northeast of Cuba, Sunday, July 26, 2009. July 26, Cuba's Day of National Rebellion, marks a new anniversary of the attack against Moncada military complex, where a band of rebels, led by Fidel and Raul Castro, launched the attack 56 years ago, planting the seeds for the 1959 Cuban revolution. Holguin was selected to host the main July 26, 2009, celebration. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)AP - Raul Castro said Sunday that the global economic crisis means tougher times ahead for Cuba, but the country has no one to blame but itself for poor farm production that leads to frequent shortages of fruits, vegetables and other basics.

US wants greater military cooperation with Libya: Feltman (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2009 01:45 PM PDT

Jeffrey Feltman, acting US secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs, speaks during a press conference in Tripoli. The United States would like greater military cooperation with Libya especially in the fight against terrorism, Feltman said on Sunday.(AFP/Mahmud Turkia)AFP - The United States would like greater military cooperation with Libya especially in the fight against terrorism, a senior American official said on Sunday.

US, China set for top-level 'dialogue' (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2009 05:34 PM PDT

Chinese currency, the Yuan, or renminbi. The United States and China will hold their first top-level AFP - The United States and China will hold their first top-level "dialogue" on a broad range of issues in Washington this week that could set the agenda for the two megapowers for years to come.

Ericsson takes Nortel wireless assets for $1.13 billion (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2009 09:05 AM PDT

Reuters - Sweden's Ericsson has won an auction for the wireless assets of bankrupt Nortel Networks Corp, paying $1.13 billion for the crown jewels of the one-time Canadian telecom star.

Hackers put China flag on Australian film Web site (AP)

Posted: 26 Jul 2009 04:33 AM PDT

AP - Hackers posted a Chinese flag on the Web site of an Australian film festival in an escalation of protests against the planned appearance by an exiled Uighur activist whom Beijing blames for deadly ethnic riots in China's west, an official said Sunday.

The return of Honduras's deposed president sputters (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 26 Jul 2009 01:48 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - OCOTAL, Nicaragua — Admitting that his plans to march across Honduras' southern border and recapture the presidency have been frustrated, ousted leader Manuel Zelaya said Sunday he would continue to drum up international support and pressed the United States to take a stronger stand in the month-long political crisis.

Target Musharraf: Are Pakistan's Activist Judges Helping or Hurting Democracy? (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Jul 2009 10:35 PM PDT

Time.com - The former strongman is now in the crosshairs of the judiciary he tried to silence. Could the next target be the current President, Asif Ali Zardari?

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