2009年7月28日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World News

Dozens missing after Haitian boat sinks; 15 dead (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 03:50 PM PDT

Map shows the Turks and Caicos Islands, near where a vessel carrying hundreds of Haitians capsized1c x 2 1/2 inches; 46.5 mm x 63 mm;AP - Rescuers searched by sea and air Tuesday for nearly 70 Haitians after an overloaded sailboat ran aground and capsized in reef-studded waters off the Turks and Caicos Islands, killing at least 15 migrants fleeing the poverty of their homeland.

US revokes visas of 4 Honduran officials (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 01:59 PM PDT

A supporter of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya rests at a shelter in Ocotal, Nicaragua's border with Honduras, Tuesday, July 28, 2009. Zelaya says he has settled in for the long haul at the impromptu headquarters of his government-in-exile in Ocotal. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)AP - The U.S. government said Tuesday it has revoked the diplomatic visas of four Honduran officials, stepping up pressure on coup-installed leaders who insist they can resist international demands to restore the ousted president.

Iran turns inward, silent on US outreach (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 01:19 PM PDT

FILE - This June 14, 2009 file photo shows supporters of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, reacting as he speaks at a rally in Vali Asr square in Tehran, Iran. The U.S. is hearing only silence from Iran on its offers of dialogue, despite setting a fall deadline for Tehran to accept. Iran's leaders, who previously seemed cautiously positive about talks, appear too overwhelmed with ensuring their hold on power in the postelection crisis. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)AP - The U.S. is hearing only silence from Iran on its offers of dialogue. Iran's leaders, who initially seemed to welcome engagement, are turning inward to deal with the post-election crisis.

Analysis: Israel-Palestinian calm could ease talks (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 12:56 PM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center left, gestures as he speaks to the media during his visit to the Allenby border terminal on the border between Jordan and the West Bank, near the West Bank city of Jericho, Tuesday, July 28, 2009. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Mideast peace envoy George Mitchell are trying to resolve a public dispute over Jewish settlements in the West Bank. (AP Photo/Jim Hollander, Pool)AP - In the four months since hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came to power, West Bank Palestinians have enjoyed an economic recovery and Israel has experienced a period of relative calm.

Analysis: Poverty, graft behind Nigeria violence (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 10:34 AM PDT

In this image taken on Monday, July 27, 2009 in Maiduguri, Nigeria, bodies lie in the street in front of police headquarters following clashes with police. Nigerian authorities imposed curfews and poured security forces onto the streets of several northern towns on Tuesday, July 28, 2009, after a two-day wave of Islamic militant attacks against police killed dozens of people. (AP Photo/Gbenga Akinbule)AP - Islamist militant attacks that killed scores in Nigeria this week appear to be abating, but Nigeria's woes show no sign of going away — and in fact are growing deeper.

Tearing Down Old Kashgar: A Blow to the Uighurs (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 11:00 AM PDT

Time.com - Beijing has begun to bulldoze the ancient center of the Silk Road city of Kashgar in a move that critics worry is aimed at further dismantling local Uighur heritage

Study: Tanning beds as deadly as arsenic (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 04:28 PM PDT

AP - International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and other sources of ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category, deeming them as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas.

Gunmen kill 8 in Baghdad bank robbery, police say (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 03:33 PM PDT

File photo shows Iraqi policemen standing guard at a checkpoint in central Baghdad. Eight police guards were killed in an overnight bank robbery in a central Baghdad shopping district, police said on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Ali al-Saadi)AP - Gunmen killed eight security guards and made off with nearly $7 million during a brazen bank robbery Tuesday in central Baghdad in the second such assault in a week. While overall violence is down in Iraq, ordinary crime has emerged as an increasing threat to the country's stability.

Chavez recalls Venezuela's envoy to Colombia (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 04:33 PM PDT

AP - President Hugo Chavez recalled Venezuela's ambassador to Colombia and froze all diplomatic relations with the neighboring country on Tuesday to protest Bogota's suggestions that weapons found in a rebel arms cache came from Venezuela.

Nigerian forces shell sect leader's home, mosque (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 03:05 PM PDT

Bodies of Islamic fundamentalists shot during crossfire with policemen lie outside the police headquarters in Maiduguri. Nigerian forces Tuesday shelled a mosque and the home of the leader of an Islamic fundamentalist sect on the third day of fierce clashes that have killed more than 250 people, witnesses said.(AFP/Pius Utomi Ekpei)AFP - Fresh fighting broke out here Tuesday after Nigerian forces shelled a mosque and the home of the leader of an Islamic fundamentalist sect on the third day of fierce clashes that have killed more than 250 people, witnesses said.

China welcomes 'moderate' US response to riots (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 04:40 PM PDT

AP - A Chinese diplomat voiced appreciation Tuesday for what he called the "moderate attitude" of the U.S. toward the ethnic clashes in China's oil-rich Xinjiang region that killed nearly 200 people.

Canada hog farmers selling barns as losses mount (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 10:53 AM PDT

Reuters - Canada's hog industry faces its biggest crisis in 60 years, forcing many farmers to cut their losses by selling their herds -- if they can sell them at all.

Australian woman trapped for a week beside toilet (AP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 03:24 AM PDT

AP - An Australian woman was rescued after spending a week wedged between her toilet and the bathroom door, an official said Tuesday.

Taliban trained teens as suicide bombers, Pakistan authorities say (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 03:34 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - MINGORA, Pakistan — As normalcy returns to Pakistan's scenic Swat valley after a major army operation to oust Taliban extremists, local parents are coming forward with a chilling revelation: The Pakistani Taliban abducted around 100 children to be trained as suicide bombers.

Pakistan says India's nuclear sub threatens regional peace (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Pakistani officials are saying that India's launch of a nuclear-powered submarine over the weekend threatens regional peace. Pakistan's complaint comes barely two weeks after it had agreed to resume peace talks with India.

A Sip Too Far: Italy Starts Cracking Down on Underage Drinking (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 11:00 AM PDT

Time.com - Italians have long prided themselves on their mature relationship with alcohol, which often starts with giving the kids a sip of wine at dinner. But with alcohol abuse high among youngsters, the city of Milan is putting a stop to the age-old tradition

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