2009年9月9日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World News

Photos released of terrorist mastermind at Gitmo (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 05:43 PM PDT

This photo downloaded from the Arabic language Internet site www.muslm.net and purporting to show a man identified by the Internet site as Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the Sep. 11 attacks, is seen in detention at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The picture was allegedly taken in July 2009 by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and released only to the detainee's family under a new policy allowing the ICRC to photograph Guantanamo inmates, ICRC spokesman Bernard Barrett said Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. (AP Photo/www.muslm.net)AP - The first photographs of the self-proclaimed 9/11 mastermind at Guantanamo Bay have cropped up on the Internet, and experts say the images of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed are being used by terrorist groups to inspire attacks against the United States.

Fanatic hijacked Mexican plane after 'revelation' (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 05:31 PM PDT

Jose Flores, 44, of Bolivia is shown to the press after his arrest at the police hanger in Mexico City's airport Wednesday Sept. 9, 2009. Flores admitted he briefly hijacked a jetliner from the beach resort of Cancun as it landed in Mexico City. All passengers and the crew were released unharmed. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)AP - A Bolivian religious fanatic briefly hijacked a jetliner from the beach resort of Cancun as it landed in Mexico City on Wednesday, police said. All passengers and the crew were released unharmed.

Beatlemania returns with rollout of CD, video game (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 02:31 PM PDT

Alan Harrington, who queued from 3 am to be the first customer, reacts at a HMV store in London, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, where The Beatles remastered albums and the game 'The Beatles: Rock Band' was launched. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)AP - Beatlemania is back with the rollout Wednesday of the Fab Four's remastered CDs and first-ever video game, reaching out to a whole new generation decades after their parents — and even grandparents — first succumbed.

Commandos rescue Times reporter in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 02:30 PM PDT

Stephen Farrell, a reporter for The New York Times.is shown in Iraq on July 16, 2007. Commandos freed the New York Times reporter Wednesday Sept. 9, 2009, after he was kidnapped by militants in northern Afghanistan last week, the paper said. (AP Photo/Markko Geogiev for the New York Times) MANDATORY CREDIT: Marko Georgiev for The New York Times -- NO SALES; NO MAGS: --AP - During the first two days of captivity, The New York Times reporter and his Afghan translator were optimistic about being released. Then more Taliban came to the hide-out and taunted the captives about an Italian journalist who was freed while his Afghan interpreter was beheaded.

US signing anti-piracy agreement at UN for Somalia (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 04:04 PM PDT

Somali new navy forces drill on the seas during operation related how to deal with the pirates Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, Pirate-plagued Somalia has finished training 500 recruits to form the backbone of its first naval force for nearly two decades. The country currently relies on international warships to police its lawless shores under a U.N. mandate. But they have not managed to prevent Somali pirates from attacking scores of ships this year so far. Last year pirates captured over 100 ships. (AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor)AP - The United States and four other nations signed onto an international plan to fight piracy off the coast of Somalia, committing Wednesday to playing a leadership role in protecting one of the world's busiest shipping routes.

Reporter rescue in Afghanistan raises questions about raid (Time.com)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 03:20 PM PDT

A New York Times photo shows reporter Stephen Farrell in Iraq in 2007. NATO commandos have rescued a New York Times reporter held by the Taliban in Afghanistan in an airborne raid that left his Afghan colleague, two civilians and a British soldier dead, officials said.(AFP/HO/File/Marko Georgiev)Time.com - New York Times reporter Stephen Farrell was rescued from Taliban capture. But his Afghan translator, Sultan Munadi, was killed. Did the British military jump the gun?

Europe Moves Closer to Banning Bluefin-Tuna Trade (Time.com)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 03:20 PM PDT

Time.com - With bluefin-tuna stocks plummeting, the European Commission has agreed to a move that will probably list the fish as endangered. Environmentalists are applauding, but fishermen are unhappy

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,343 (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 05:40 PM PDT

AP - As of Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, at least 4,343 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Salvadoran police arrest 5 in slaying of Frenchman (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 05:06 PM PDT

In this April 24, 2008 photo, French-Spanish photojournalist Christian Poveda is seen in El Salvador. Poveda was killed Wednesday, Sept. 2 , 2009 in San Salvador, according to El Salvador's Public Security Minister Manuel Melgar. Poveda, 52, arrived in El Salvador in the 1980s and covered the country's civil war. Recently Poveda finished a documentary film on gang life in El Salvador called 'La Vida Loca.' (AP Photo/La Prensa Grafica)AP - Four alleged gang members and a police officer have been arrested in the slaying of French documentary filmmaker Christian Poveda, Salvadoran authorities said Wednesday.

Lockerbie bomber weak, pale in public appearance (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 05:05 PM PDT

Libyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing but recently released from his Scottish prison on compassionate grounds, is seen below a portrait of Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi, as he is visited by a group of African parliamentarians, not pictured, at Tripoli Medical Center in Tripoli, Libya Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. The ailing Lockerbie bomber looked weak and pale, sat in a wheelchair, and did not speak as he was visited by a group of African parliamentarians Wednesday in a rare appearance at the hospital where he is being treated for prostate cancer. (AP Photo/Abdel Magid Al Fergany)AP - The ailing Lockerbie bomber looked weak and pale, sitting in a wheelchair, as he was visited by a group of African parliamentarians Wednesday in a rare appearance in the hospital where he is being treated for prostate cancer.

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 745 (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 05:41 PM PDT

AP - As of Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009, at least 745 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Wednesday at 10 a.m. EDT.

Third poll shows Conservatives in lead (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 02:20 PM PDT

Reuters - The third straight opinion poll to be released this week shows Canada's ruling Conservatives maintaining a slim lead over the main opposition Liberals as the chances of an early election appear increasingly likely.

Australia probes journalist killings in East Timor (AP)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 04:08 PM PDT

AP - Australia has launched a war crimes investigation into the 1975 killing of five Australian-based journalists during an attack by Indonesian forces in East Timor.

U.S. says Iran nearing nuclear 'breakout' capacity (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 04:48 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program is nearing a "dangerous and destabilizing possible breakout capacity," and the country may have enough low-enriched uranium that, if it's enriched further, could produce one nuclear weapon, a top U.S. diplomat said Wednesday.

Zardari's popularity sags - will it undermine Pakistan's fight with Taliban? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Recent battlefield successes in Pakistan have done little to bolster the flagging popularity of President Asif Ali Zardari, who, one year into office, faces a trust deficit that may compromise his ability to lead the country's war on militancy.

Tehran Targets Opposition in Raids and Strategic Arrests (Time.com)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 10:30 AM PDT

Time.com - For weeks, hard-line elements in Iran's government have been calling for the arrest of the country's opposition leaders. After a series of raids and arrests of top opposition aides this week, Tehran has raised the ante

Students to Obama: We Need More Than Words (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 09 Sep 2009 01:47 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - SAN JOSE, Sep 9 (New America Media) - When Pres. Barack Obama addressed the nation's school children yesterday on the importance of education, students at several San Jose public schools were listening. Silicon Valley De-Bug, Generation Engaged and Unity Care facilitated workshops at Andrew Hill High School and Fischer Middle School right after the speech, and the majority of those who responded were skeptical of Obama's message. What follows are some of the students' views.

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