2009年8月22日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World News

Britain rejects talk of deal in Lockerbie release (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 01:49 PM PDT

In this photo taken Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009, Libyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, center, is helped down the airplane steps on his arrival at an airport in Tripoli, Libya. Britain has condemned the 'upsetting' scenes of jubilation in Tripoli at the return of Abdel Baset al-Megrahi and considered canceling a royal visit to Libya as a sign of displeasure. (AP Photo)AP - Britain rejected Saturday any suggestion it had struck a deal with Libya to free the Lockerbie bomber — questions that arose when Moammar Gadhafi publicly thanked British officials as he embraced the man convicted of killing 270 people in the 1988 airline bombing.

Iraqis begin restoring concrete walls in Baghdad (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 02:14 PM PDT

Workers place concrete blast walls in front of the Iraqi foreign ministry in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009. Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Saturday that those who carried out bombings that targeted government buildings in the Iraqi capital received help to pull off the attacks, possibly from Iraqi security forces. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - Workers used giant cranes to raise concrete walls around the blast-scarred Foreign Ministry and other government buildings on Saturday, as Iraqi authorities sought to bolster security after suicide truck bombings that killed scores in Baghdad.

Wildfires approach Athens, hospitals evacuated (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 05:25 PM PDT

Firefighters tries to extinguish the blaze at a village near the town of Marathon, 40 kilometers (25 miles) northeast of Athens, on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009. Greek authorities declared a state of emergency Saturday as a major wildfire burned unchecked northeast of Athens, threatening homes and villages.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)AP - Dozens of wildfires broke out across Greece, torching olive groves, cutting off villages and sending residents fleeing Saturday as one of the largest blazes swept perilously close to the capital's northern suburbs.

Abdullah accuses Karzai of 'rigging' Afghan vote (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 05:24 PM PDT

Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah meets with the media in Kabul on Saturday Aug. 22, 2009. Both Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Abdullah claimed to be ahead in early vote counting after Afghans went to the polls on Aug. 20. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)AP - President Hamid Karzai's leading challenger accused him of using the Afghan state to "rig" this week's election and detailed allegations of cheating by government officials in an interview Saturday with The Associated Press.

SKorean leader to meet visitors from Pyongyang (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 10:25 AM PDT

South Korean Unification Minister Hyun In-taek, left, shakes hands with North Korean spy chief Kim Yang Gon, who also handles inter-Korean affairs, during their meeting at a hotel in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009. Top South and North Korean officials in charge of inter-Korean relations opened talks Saturday for the first time in nearly two years amid a series of conciliatory moves by North Korea after months of tensions in the divided peninsula. (AP Photo/Korea Pool)AP - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak agreed to meet a visiting high-level delegation from North Korea on Sunday in what is likely to be a test of his 18-month hard-line policy against the communist country.

Israel's New Visa Rule for Foreigners: If You Want To Visit Palestine, Stay There (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 12:20 AM PDT

Time.com - Vistors with Palestinian relations are suddenly finding themselves kept out of Israel

Fergie expects 100-goal Rooney to get even better (AFP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 05:39 PM PDT

Manchester United's English forward Wayne Rooney controls the ball during the English Premier League football match between Wigan Athletic and Manchester United at the DW Stadium in Wigan. Manchester won 5-0.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson believes Wayne Rooney will score "many more" for Manchester United after he joined a select band of players to net 100 goals for the club.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,334 (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 05:09 PM PDT

AP - As of Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009, at least 4,334 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Honduran top court: Ousted president to face trial (AP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 03:55 PM PDT

Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya march carrying mock coffins in Tegucigalpa. A delegation of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights confirmed that coup leaders in Honduras have committed violations of human rights(AFP/Orlando Sierra)AP - Honduras' Supreme Court says ousted President Manuel Zelaya would face trial if he returns to the Central American country.

Niger delta militants surrender weapons under amnesty (AFP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 12:31 PM PDT

Fighters with the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) are pictured in the Niger Delta in 2008. Niger Delta militants have surrendered a cache of arms, ammunition and two gunboats under a government amnesty programme, but the region's most active armed group on Saturday dismissed the display as a charade.(AFP/File/Pius Utomi Ekpei)AFP - Niger Delta militants have surrendered a cache of arms, ammunition and two gunboats under a government amnesty programme, but the region's most active armed group on Saturday dismissed the display as a charade.

NKorean envoys meet SKorean president: official (AFP)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 05:34 PM PDT

<p/>(AFP)AFP - Envoys sent to Seoul by North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il on Sunday met with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak, a presidential official said.

Australia, NZealand vow closer climate, military ties (AFP)

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 11:14 PM PDT

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd (left) greets New Zealand Prime Minister John Key upon his arrival at the Heritage Centre at Garden Island Naval Base in Sydney, on August 21. Key is in the middle of a six-day visit to Australia to focus on easing border restrictions and creating a single economic zone.(AFP/Pool/Jenny Evans)AFP - Australia and New Zealand vowed closer military ties and collaboration on climate change in an historic meeting of the two governments, their Prime Ministers said Saturday.

Observers cautious about declaring Afghan vote a success (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 02:14 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan's second-ever presidential election was marred by vote-rigging, voter intimidation and low turnout in many areas and should not be declared a success until the full extent of problems is known, election monitors and other experts said Saturday.

Steven Chu, A Political Scientist (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Aug 2009 12:20 AM PDT

Time.com - Steven Chu, the Nobel-winning Secretary of Energy, says people caused global warming. He also says people, with science's help, can solve it

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