2009年9月15日星期二

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U.S. special forces targeted al-Qaida in Somalia (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 02:38 PM PDT

In this undated image released by Kenya's police force Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, one of Africa's most wanted al-Qaida suspects, is seen. Citing intelligence reports, the deputy mayor for security affairs in Somalia's capital Abdi Fitah Shawey confirmed Tuesday that Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan was killed in an attack Monday in an insurgent-held town near Barawe, Somalia. U.S. military officials say American forces were involved in the raid. (AP Photo/Kenyan Police, HO)AP - The U.S. helicopters, guns blazing, swooped over a convoy carrying a top al-Qaida fugitive in rural southern Somalia. Elite commandos rappelled to the ground, collected two bodies, and took off on a cloud of red dust.

Israelis, Palestinians present peace blueprint (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 02:22 PM PDT

FILE - In this Friday Aug. 28, 2009 file photo, a Palestinian woman walks past an Israeli soldier as she passes security checks at the Kalandia checkpoint outside the West Bank city of Ramallah on her way to attend the first Friday prayers of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Israeli and Palestinian activists on Tuesday Sept. 15, 2009 presented the most detailed vision yet of what a peace deal between the two sides would look like, more than 400 pages crammed with maps, timetables for Israeli troop withdrawals and even a list of weapons a non-militarized Palestine would not be permitted to have. (AP Photo/Nasser Ishtayeh, File)AP - Jerusalem divided by a series of fences, trenches and walls. The West Bank and Gaza linked by a sunken highway. Palestinians and Israelis trading land that would require 100,000 Jewish settlers to move.

UN probe: evidence of war crimes in Gaza conflict (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 02:21 PM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009 file photo, smoke rises following explosions caused by Israeli military operations in Gaza City. Well over half of nearly 1,400 Palestinians killed in Israel's Gaza war were civilians, including 252 children younger than 16, a leading Israeli human rights groups said Wednesday, challenging Israel's claim that most of the dead were militants. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa, File)AP - A U.N. investigation concluded Tuesday that both sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza committed war crimes and possible crimes against humanity, raising the prospect that officials may seek prosecution in the International Criminal Court.

Iraqi shoe thrower released; says he was tortured (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 12:52 PM PDT

Muntadhar al-Zeidi, center, an Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush, is seen on his release from a Baghdad prison Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was deeply embarrassed by his act of protest. Al-Maliki was standing beside Bush at a Dec. 14 news conference when the reporter suddenly shot up from his chair had hurled his shoes toward the podium. Bush was unhurt but had to duck twice to avoid being hit. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - The Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush in protest was freed from prison on Tuesday and, unrepentant, he harshly condemned the U.S. presence in his country and accused authorities of torturing him.

Eligible and wealthy Prince Harry turns 25 (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 11:29 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 2, 2009 file photo, Britain's Prince Harry laughs as he attends a charity reception in central London. Prince Harry turned 25, Tuesday Sept. 15, 2009, becoming an even more eligible bachelor as he became entitled to part of his inheritance from his mother, Princess Diana. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, pool)AP - Prince Harry turned 25 on Tuesday, becoming an even more eligible bachelor as he gained access to part of his inheritance from his mother, Princess Diana.

Blacks in Mexico Seek Government Recognition (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 04:25 PM PDT

Time.com - Ignored by the census and by history, descendants of African slaves are lobbying for recognition and assistance from the government

Brown confident of agreement at G20 summit (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 04:13 PM PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) and Britain's Prime minister Gordon Brown give a speech after a dinner at the Elysee palace in Paris. Brown expressed confidence Tuesday an agreement would be reached at next week's G20 summit after talks with Sarkozy, who wants to curb bankers' bonuses.(AFP/Eric Feferberg)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown expressed confidence Tuesday an agreement would be reached at next week's G20 summit after talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who wants to curb bankers' bonuses.

Baghdad Green Zone attacked during Biden visit (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 04:11 PM PDT

The US Vice President Joe Biden briefs media in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. Four mortar shells landed in the Green Zone as Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq Tuesday on a previously unannounced mission to help the country resolve its differences ahead of America's military withdrawal.(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - Insurgents fired four mortar shells at Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Tuesday, killing two civilians, on the same day Vice President Joe Biden arrived in the Iraqi capital on an unannounced visit to help resolve political differences among Iraqis.

Cuba OKs organized religious services in prisons (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 03:44 PM PDT

AP - Cuba will allow inmates to attend Roman Catholic Mass and Protestant services inside prisons, a top religious leader said Tuesday, in a significant easing of the communist government's policy toward organized religion.

Key events in recent history of Somalia (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 02:33 PM PDT

AP - Key events in recent Somali history:

US military chief wants more troops for Afghan war (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 04:10 PM PDT

Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his reappointment. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - President Barack Obama's top military adviser endorsed an increase in U.S. forces for the worsening war in Afghanistan on Tuesday, setting up a split with leading Democrats in Congress and complicating an already-tough decision for the president himself.

Government to survive budget vote on Friday (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 01:22 PM PDT

Reuters - Canada's minority Conservative government will, as expected, survive a budget vote in Parliament this week after it received the backing of an opposition party on Tuesday.

UN criticises ETimor over militia leader's release (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 12:12 AM PDT

Pro-Indonesian militiamen carry wooden sticks during a parade in the East Timorese capital of Dili in 1999. The United Nations' human rights representative in the island state criticised Tuesday government AFP - The United Nations' human rights representative in East Timor criticised Tuesday government "interference" in the release of an Indonesian militia leader accused of crimes against humanity.

U.N. commission accuses Israel, Hamas of Gaza war crimes (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 04:03 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - JERUSALEM — After a six-month investigation, the U.N.'s Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict has concluded there's evidence that Israeli forces and Palestinian militants committed war crimes during Israel's recent military operations in Gaza.

Europe's $57 billion plan to put windmills in the ocean (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 14 Sep 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Wind is the fastest growing renewable energy in Europe – making up a third of new energy here, with 20 turbines added every working day in 2008, according to EU statistics.

Somalia: U.S. Kills al-Qaeda's Nabhan in Terrorism Raid (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 04:25 PM PDT

Picture released by the Kenyan police in 2002 shows Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan. Somalia's hardline Shebab Islamist group on Tuesday vowed to avenge the killing of Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, a top regional Al Qaeda leader,during a lightning US military operation on Somali territory.(AFP/HO/File)Time.com - While a U.S. special forces strike appears to have hit its target, the reasons for the raid remain entrenched in Somalia -- and they will probably be troubling

'10,000 Fewer Children Dying Every Day' (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 15 Sep 2009 01:19 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Sep 15 (OneWorld.net) - About 24,000 children under the age of five died every single day last year, but that's a big improvement.

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