2009年8月17日星期一

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U.S. commander in Iraq wants troops in disputed land (AP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2009 01:41 PM PDT

Firemen put out a fire in a burning vehicle after a bomb attack in Karrada District, central Baghdad August 16, 2009. A string of bombings is stirring growing unease among Iraqis as the government, confident it can secure the country against violence while U.S. troops pull back, insists on removing rows of blast walls from Baghdad's streets. REUTERS/Mohammed AmeenAP - America's top commander in Iraq said Monday he wants to deploy U.S. soldiers alongside Iraqi and Kurdish troops in a disputed swath of northern territory following a series of horrific bombings by insurgents hoping to stoke an Arab-Kurdish conflict.

Threat of violence looms over Afghan vote (AP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2009 04:23 PM PDT

Supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah gather to hear him deliver a campaign speech at a stadium in Kabul, Afghanistan Monday, Aug. 17, 2009. Afghans will head to the polls on Aug. 20 to elect a new president for the second time in the country's history. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)AP - The threat of violence looms over Afghan presidential election Thursday. And not just from Taliban militants.

Women activists condemn Afghan marriage law (AP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2009 01:16 PM PDT

Sakina, 13, writes in a literacy class at the Family Guidance Center women's shelter in Kabul, August 9, 2009. Sakina was forced into marriage when she was nine years old. According to a 2006 report by the UK-based NGO 'Womankind,' anywhere between sixty and eighty percent of marriages in Afghanistan are forced, 57 percent of brides are under the age of 16, and 87 percent complain of domestic violence. Afghan women suffer from the lowest literacy rate in the world, at 13 percent. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (AFGHANISTAN SOCIETY EDUCATION)AP - Women's rights activists alleged Monday that Afghan President Hamid Karzai has used a constitutional loophole to enact a law that allows minority Shiite Muslim husbands to refuse food and money to their wives if they deny them sex.

Haiti barely hangs on as season's 1st storm looms (AP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2009 12:01 PM PDT

This July 10, 2009 photo shows Venecia Louis, center, at her home in the village of Mabriyole. Louis nearly starved to death last year after four tropical storms pummeled Haiti. Now the 4-year-old's cheeks are pudgier, but her hair is thin and her stomach is swollen, both telltale signs of malnutrition. At least 26 children died of malnutrition-related causes in this remote mountain region last year after hurricanes wiped out roads and crops. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - Venecia Louis nearly starved last year after four tropical storms pummeled Haiti. Now the 4-year-old's cheeks are pudgier, but her hair is thin and her stomach is swollen — both telltale signs of malnutrition.

Russia: Missing ship found off Cape Verde, crew OK (AP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2009 02:40 PM PDT

FILE- In this Dec. 29, 2008 file photo the cargo ship the Arctic Sea is seen in Kotka, Finland. The Russian-manned cargo ship that vanished last month in the Atlantic was found Friday, Aug. 14, 2009, near Cape Verde off the coast of West Africa, according to French and Russian officials. There was no immediate information about the condition of the crew or whether there was anyone else on board. (AP Photo/Pekka Laakso, Lehitukuva, File)AP - The high seas mystery over the freighter Arctic Sea was far from solved Monday after the Russian navy found the ship off West Africa, far from the Algerian port where it was supposed to dock two weeks ago.

As Egypt's Mubarak Comes to Washington, Labor Unrest Surges at Home (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Aug 2009 03:10 PM PDT

Time.com - As Hosni Mubarak enters the twilight years of his strongman presidency, opposition to his regime is mounting - in the factories of the Nile Delta

Richards gets three-year coaching ban in 'bloodgate' row (AFP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2009 04:59 PM PDT

A rugby player catches the ball during a training session. Former Harlequins director of rugby Dean Richards was banned from all coaching for three years by an independent European Rugby Cup disciplinary committee in Glasgow on Monday.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Former Harlequins rugby director Dean Richards was banned from coaching for three years by an independent European Rugby Cup (ERC) disciplinary committee in Glasgow on Monday.

Iran chief judge hints at trials for prison abuse (AP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2009 10:41 AM PDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, greets former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, left, during an inauguration ceremony of new judiciary chief Sadeq Larijani, center, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 17, 2009. Iran's state television says the country's new judiciary chief has promised to bring to trial violators of the people's rights to account, suggesting he would prosecute security agents accused of torture in the post election crackdown. (AP Photo/Yalda Moayyeri)AP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has nominated hard-line loyalists to his Cabinet as he seeks to tighten his grip on power in the face of unrelenting opposition over his disputed re-election. But at the same time, rivals within his conservative base are gaining strength.

Hurricane Bill gathers strength out in Atlantic (AP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2009 05:08 PM PDT

Erosion from the high tides of Tropical Storm Claudette is shown along the beaches of Destin, Fla. on Monday Aug. 17, 2009 as members of the Destin Fire Beach Safety Patrol do a training run and swim in the chopped up surf. (AP Photo/Mari Darr-Welch)AP - The first hurricane of this year's Atlantic season gathered force far out to sea Monday, while two weaker storm systems drenched the northeastern Caribbean and the Florida Panhandle with rain.

Peace first, normal ties with Israel second: Mubarak (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Aug 2009 03:56 PM PDT

Reuters - Arab states would recognize Israel and normalize ties with the Jewish state after a just and comprehensive Middle East peace is achieved, but not before, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said.

Japan opposition ahead in polls as campaign starts (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Aug 2009 05:27 PM PDT

Reuters - Japan's main opposition party holds a wide lead over Prime Minister Taro Aso's long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in voter polls as official campaigning kicks off for an August 30 election, newspaper reports showed on Tuesday.

Vancouver C$2 billion transit line opens early (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Aug 2009 09:40 AM PDT

Reuters - A new C$2 billion ($1.8 billion) rapid transit line that is expected to carry thousands of tourists during the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver will start operations Monday three months ahead of schedule.

Australian inquiry slams wildfire failures (AFP)

Posted: 17 Aug 2009 03:12 AM PDT

Forensic experts examine the remains of a burnt-out house on the outskirts of Melbourne in February 2009. An inquiry into Australia's worst wildfires has said that the disaster that claimed 173 lives in February showed residents should be encouraged to flee their homes as early as possible.(AFP/Pool/File/Craig Borrow)AFP - An inquiry into Australia's worst wildfires said Monday that the disaster that claimed 173 lives in February showed residents should be encouraged to flee their homes as early as possible.

Zelaya can't return to office, Honduras leader says (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 17 Aug 2009 04:03 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Honduras' interim president told McClatchy on Monday that he won't agree to any proposal to resolve his country's political crisis that would allow ousted President Manuel Zelaya to return to power.

Growing threat to Hamas: Gazans who think it has sold out (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 17 Aug 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Two years after its takeover of the Gaza strip, Hamas has faced down its greatest challenger: A militant, Al Qaeda-inspired organization that says Hamas is not Islamic enough.

Will Iran's Larijani Brothers Challenge Ahmadinejad? (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Aug 2009 02:10 PM PDT

Iranian new judiciary chief Sadeq Larijani sits during his inauguration ceremony, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 17, 2009. The new head of Iran's judiciary suggested on Monday that he would prosecute security agents accused of torture in the postelection crackdown, a nod from the country's conservative leadership to widespread anger to reports that jailed protesters were abused. The opposition and some clerics have demanded an investigation of allegations of abuse and torture against protesters detained in the fierce crackdown by security forces after the disputed June 12 presidential election. (AP Photo/Yalda Moayyeri)Time.com - The Larijani brothers occupy key positions in Tehran, and their relations with the President have been strained. But their attitude to his government will be based on the calculations of power

'Water for All' Concerns Raised (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 17 Aug 2009 04:24 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (OneWorld.net) - World leaders meeting this week are being urged to ensure that the rich/poor and urban/rural divides don't determine who has access to clean water as climate and population pressures drive the number of those living without beyond 1 billion.

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