2009年8月4日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World News

Clinton, 2 journalists depart NKorea for US (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 05:27 PM PDT

In this photo released by Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service in Tokyo, former U.S. President Bill Clinton, right, meets with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il, left, front, in Pyonggyang, North Korea,Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. At Clinton's right is former White House chief of staff John Podesta, others are unidentified. Former US resident Bill Clinton met Tuesday with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il on the first day of a surprise visit to Pyongyang, holding 'exhaustive' talks that covered a wide range of topics, state-run media said.(AP Photo/Korean Central News Agency via Korea News Service) JAPAN OUTAP - His mission accomplished, former President Bill Clinton left Pyongyang early Wednesday accompanied by American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling after North Korean leader Kim Jong Il pardoned the women from their 12-year prison sentences.

Iran: 3 Americans to be investigated for spying (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 04:10 PM PDT

The last Iraq border point is seen on the Iraq-Iran border where three American hikers are believed to have disappeared near Sulaimaniyah, 260 kilometers (160 miles) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. Despite a fledgling tourism boom, going off the beaten path in Kurdistan is a highly risky endeavor, as three Americans discovered after they apparently wandered down the wrong side of a mountain last week and were taken into custody by Iranian border guards. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - Iran has arrested three Americans for illegally entering the country from neighboring Iraq and a prominent Iranian lawmaker said Tuesday that authorities were investigating whether to charge them with spying.

Top US general in Iraq calls American role crucial (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 02:05 PM PDT

US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (L) walks to his plane with US commander in Iraq General Ray Odierno (R) as he prepares to depart Baghdad. Gates on Wednesday dangled the prospect of a faster withdrawal of US troops as he urged Iraq's Arab and Kurdish leaders to settle their feuds.(AFP/Pool/Jim Watson)AP - The top U.S. commander in Iraq said Tuesday an American role over the next 2 1/2 years is crucial to ensuring legitimate national elections and helping Iraq become a long-term U.S. partner in the Middle East.

Police beat women opposing Sudan dress code trial (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 03:11 PM PDT

Dozens of Sudanese women protest Tuesday Aug. 4, 2009 outside a Khartoum court where a female journalist is on trial for wearing trousers in public — a violation of the country's strict Islamic laws. Arabic slogan read as ' No for public order law'. Sudanese police fired tear gas and beat women protesting outside a Sudanese court Tuesday during the trial of a female journalist accused of violating the Islamic dress code by wearing trousers in public. (AP Photo/Abd Raouf)AP - Sudanese police fired tear gas and beat women protesting at the trial Tuesday of a female journalist who faces a flogging for wearing trousers in public.

Nigeria survivors describe night of terror by sect (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 02:18 PM PDT

Teacher and owner of the Goodness Mercy school Julliana Aunie, left, seen with her pupils sitting in front of their school, that was destroyed during a wave of violence, in Maiduguri, Nigeria, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009. Police in northern Nigeria are investigating how a homegrown Islamist sect managed to unleash a wave of violence that left more than 700 people dead last week, a police spokesman said Monday. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)AP - They came in the night, screaming as they attacked policemen and soldiers in a series of assaults that escalated into a bloodbath that left more than 700 people dead.

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Ends Ukraine Visit (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Time.com - On his first visit to Ukraine, Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, said he just wanted to promote spiritual unity. But critics say he's using the Church to help the Kremlin keep Ukraine close to Russia

Russian troops on high readiness in South Ossetia (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 05:07 PM PDT

AP - Russian troops in the breakaway province of South Ossetia have been put on increased combat readiness amid rising tensions on the de facto border with Georgia, according to officials.

US: Al-Qaida operatives arrested in north Iraq (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 02:50 PM PDT

AP - The deputy commander of a radical Sunni Islamic group linked to al-Qaida has been arrested in northern Iraq, the U.S. military said Tuesday.

Colombia's Uribe on trip to defend US bases pact (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 04:34 PM PDT

AP - President Alvaro Uribe headed off on a whirlwind South American tour Tuesday to defend his plans to expand the U.S. military's presence in Colombia, a prospect that worries even friendly nations in the region.

Nigeria's main militant group says its disarmament will be free (AFP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT

A fighter of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) holds his weapons at the militia's creek camp in the Niger Delta in 2008. Nigeria's main armed group in the Niger Delta said late Tuesday that its disarmament would not be in exchange for money as the opening of a government amnesty offer window was due in less than 48 hours.(AFP/File/Pius Utomi Ekpei)AFP - Nigeria's main armed group in the Niger Delta said late Tuesday that its disarmament would not be in exchange for money as the opening of a government amnesty offer window was due in less than 48 hours.

Indonesia's Mallarangeng brothers: a political force (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 05:13 PM PDT

Reuters - Three brothers who played a crucial role in the re-election of Indonesia's president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, are emerging as a formidable political force with considerable influence on Yudhoyono's party and policies.

Maple Leaf in precautionary recall of 9 products (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 12:20 AM PDT

Reuters - Maple Leaf Foods recalled nine wiener products produced under the Hygrade, Shopsy's and Maple Leaf brands at its plant in Hamilton, Ontario saying there was possibility that they may contain traces of listeria bacteria.

Three more charged over Australia terror plot: police (AFP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 04:25 PM PDT

Police patrol in Sydney in June 2009. Australian police on Wednesday charged three more men with plotting a Somali-linked suicide attack on a Sydney army base, taking the total to four.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - Australian police on Wednesday charged three more men with plotting a Somali-linked suicide attack on a Sydney army base, taking the total to four.

Ousted Honduran leader running out of options (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 04:21 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - OCOTAL, Nicaragua — Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya Tuesday launched a new international drive to revive his flagging bid to return to power, but Hondurans who'd massed here in support began heading home.

Opposition skips out on Ahmadinejad's swearing-in (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 03 Aug 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made a show of reconciliation at the new government's swearing-in ceremony Monday as leading reformist politicians stayed away, signaling their intent to continue protesting an election they allege was tainted by fraud.

Afghan Elections: The Man Who Would Beat Karzai (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Time.com - Doctor, warrior, Foreign Minister, Abdullah Abdullah believes he is within range of taking the presidency from Hamid Karzai on Aug. 20

OneWorld Partner Detained in Iran (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 04 Aug 2009 08:20 AM PDT

Pedestrians wait by the closed gates on the Iraqi side of the Iraq-Iran border crossing of Haj Omran in 2007. An Iranian security official has confirmed the arrest of three Americans for OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (OneWorld.net) - Freelance writer and photographer Shane Bauer was among three Americans detained by Iran over the weekend after the group appears to have accidentally crossed into the country from Iraq during a hiking trip.

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