2009年8月11日星期二

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi convicted, returned to isolation (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 05:25 PM PDT

Protestors wave flags during a demonstration outside the Myanmar Embassy in London, Tuesday Aug. 11, 2009, to protest against the 18-month house arrest verdict against Aung San Suu Kyi, head of Myanmar's National League for Democracy. Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's 64-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate has already been in detention for 14 of the last 20 years. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Myanmar's generals have again succeeded in isolating democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, but her fleeting emergence during a grueling trial showed that her steely resolve and charisma remain intact.

Iran's opposition verifies 69 deaths in unrest (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 10:10 AM PDT

In this photo released by the Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA), local staff member of the French Embassy in Tehran, Nazak Afshar, weeps, at the court room in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009. Dozens of opposition activists and protesters stood trial in Tehran Saturday on charges of rioting and plotting to topple the ruling Islamic system following the disputed presidential election, Iran's state media reported. (AP Photo/ILNA, Hanif Shoaee) 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 - Iran's opposition said Tuesday it had verified the deaths of 69 people in the two months of unrest since the disputed presidential election, confirming suspicions that the death toll was at least more than double the official figure.

Murder for ratings? Brazil cops suspect TV host (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 04:36 PM PDT

Amazonas State legislator and television show host Wallace Souza, center, speaks during a news conference in Manaus, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009. Brazilian police are investigating Souza on suspicion of commissioning at least five of the murders depicted in his shows to boost his ratings and prove his claim that Brazil's Amazon region is awash in violent crime. (AP Photo/A Critica, Antonio Menezes)AP - In one murder after another, the "Canal Livre" crime TV show had an uncanny knack for being first on the scene, gathering graphic footage of the victim.

Ex-Nazi officer guilty in WWII massacre in Italy (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 01:15 PM PDT

Defendant Josef Scheungraber waves to a spectator prior to the last day of his trial in a room of the court in Munich, southern Germany, on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009. The 90-year-old former German army officer has been convicted of murder in the killings of Italian civilians during World War II. The Munich state court on Tuesday sentenced Josef Scheungraber to life in prison. Presiding Judge Manfred Goetzl announced his conviction on 10 counts of murder and further charges of attempted murder. (AP Photo/Christof Stache)AP - Gino Massetti was only 15 when Nazi troops rounded him up with 10 other Italian civilians and forced them into a barn in Tuscany before blowing it up — a massacre carried out in revenge after partisans killed two soldiers.

Thais reject US request to extradite arms dealer (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 01:07 PM PDT

Alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout gestures while exiting a criminal court room in Bangkok, Thailand Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009. A Thai court has rejected a U.S. request to extradite Bout dubbed the 'Merchant of Death' to face terrorism charges. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)AP - A Thai court on Tuesday rejected a U.S. request to extradite a Russian arms dealer who allegedly sold weapons to dictators and warlords around the world, raising the prospect that he could be freed by the weekend.

Iraq's Bombs of August: A Return to the Bad Old Days? (Time.com)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 01:00 PM PDT

People inspect a damaged bus after a car bomb explosion in the neighborhood of Shaab in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug 11, 2009. A double truck bombing Monday in Mosul and blasts in Baghdad brought the Iraqi death toll to more than 100 in four days, the worst spasm of violence the country has suffered since U.S. forces left the cities. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)Time.com - Even as the northern city of Mosul struggles with al-Qaeda, Baghdad is buffeted by violence and fears that politics is taking over where religion left off

Russia revives gold mining in the Gulags (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 05:17 PM PDT

Reuters - Every winter, an ice road is laid across 400 km (250 miles) of tundra to carry supplies to one of the world's most isolated gold mines.

Iraqi police say bomb blasts kill 8 and wound 22 (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 12:49 PM PDT

People inspect a damaged bus after a car bomb explosion in the neighborhood of Shaab in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Aug 11, 2009. A double truck bombing Monday in Mosul and blasts in Baghdad brought the Iraqi death toll to more than 100 in four days, the worst spasm of violence the country has suffered since U.S. forces left the cities. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - Several bombs exploded nearly simultaneously Tuesday in a mainly Shiite area in Baghdad, killing at least eight people and raising fears of a sustained insurgent campaign aimed at provoking new sectarian tensions. The five-day death toll rose to 123 in the worst spasm of bombings the country has suffered since U.S. forces left the cities at the end of June, turning over urban security to Iraqi troops.

Ousted leader's backers arrive in Honduran capital (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 04:50 PM PDT

Supporters of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya march to San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009. Zelaya supporters marched from different regions to San Pedro Sula to protest the military coup that removed Zelaya from power on June 28. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)AP - Thousands opposing the coup-installed government marched into the capital Tuesday after staging weeklong walks across Honduras, producing one of the largest demonstrations in support of President Manuel Zelaya since he was ousted.

Wreckage of plane found in Papua New Guinea (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 04:46 PM PDT

AP - The wreckage of a chartered plane that crashed while carrying 13 people to a tourist region of Papua New Guinea was sighted Wednesday by a rescue helicopter, an official said.

China formally arrests Rio Tinto employees (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 05:21 PM PDT

Employees are seen at Rio Tinto Limited Shanghai Representative Office in Shanghai July 8, 2009. REUTERS/Aly SongReuters - Chinese prosecutors have formally arrested four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto on suspicion of violating commercial secrets and bribery, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.

Tories in a dead heat with Liberals: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 06:17 AM PDT

Reuters - Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservatives remain locked in a statistical tie with the Liberals for support across the country, said the Globe and Mail on Tuesday, citing a new poll.

Australia, China at odds over Uighur activist (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 05:29 AM PDT

Rebiya Kadeer, president of the World Uyghur Congress, speaks at the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009. Chinese diplomats are entitled to object to Kadeer's public appearances in Australia, but must do so politely, Australia's government said Tuesday. (AP Photo/ Mark Graham)AP - An exiled Uighur activist accused China on Tuesday of trying to use its economic clout to dampen criticism of its human rights record, while Australia's foreign minister said Chinese diplomats who opposed her trip should mind their manners.

Afghan woman defies threats, discrimination to run for re-election (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 11:03 AM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - SHEIKHABAD, Afghanistan — The threats come at least once a week in the dark of night, Zaiba Habib Durrani said. The caller vows to kill her or disfigure her face with acid.

Despite bombings, Iraq confident it can maintain security (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 10 Aug 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - A series of bombings in Baghdad and Mosul on Monday killed at least 49 people and wounded more than 230 in the latest attack since the June 30 pullout of US combat troops from Iraqi cities.

Burma Court Finds Aung San Suu Kyi Guilty (Time.com)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 01:00 PM PDT

Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi was Tuesday ordered to stay under house arrest for 18 months after a prison court convicted the Nobel laureate at the end of her internationally condemned trial. Duration: 02:07.(AFPTV)Time.com - Nobel laureate and democracy figurehead must serve another 18 months as a prisoner of the military junta

New Hope for Nuclear Disarmament (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 11 Aug 2009 02:08 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (OneWorld.net) - Marking the 64th anniversary of the U.S. nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki that killed over 100,000 civilians, a disarmament group celebrated a day of peace last week. The annual Sadako Peace Day ceremony was inspired by a young girl who died from leukemia as a result of the atomic bomb that hit Hiroshima in 1945.

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