2009年9月22日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World News

Obama, China vow urgent action on climate change (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 04:39 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the Summit on Climate Change, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, as U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon listens at the United Nations. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao each vowed urgent action Tuesday to cool an overheating planet, even as prospects dimmed for a full treaty by the end of the year.

Analysis: Miles to go on long road to climate deal (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 04:10 PM PDT

President Barack Obama addresses the Summit on Climate Change at the United Nations Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Konishi Taro, Japan Pool)AP - It happened in Rio, in 1992: The world officially woke up to the fact it was getting warmer outside. Seventeen years later in New York, the U.N. gathered presidents and premiers to talk about serious steps to turn down the heat. But the political climate may still be too cool for conclusive action.

French police bulldoze immigrant camp near Calais (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 10:45 AM PDT

Bulldozers clear the makeshift camp known as the 'Jungle' after migrants were evacuated in Calais, northern France, Tuesday Sept. 22, 2009. French police on Tuesday cleared out a squalid, sprawling forest camp known as the 'jungle' harboring hundreds of illegal migrants dreaming of slipping across the English Channel into Britain. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)AP - French police razed a squalid camp used by illegal immigrants in scrubland near the English Channel port of Calais on Tuesday, using backhoes and buzz saws to clear away the precarious dwellings of a fragile population, mostly Afghan minors, who were led away stunned and sometimes sobbing.

Afghan officials live in fear of Taliban assassins (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 10:33 AM PDT

In this photo taken Sept. 11, 2009, Pashtun tribal elder Khaki Jan Zadran, 55, gestures during an interview with The Associated Press, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Zadran said that he hasn't been able to return to his village in Afghanistan's Paktia province after Taliban-allied gunmen threatened him for his work on the Provincial Council. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)AP - During his two years as a provincial governor in Afghanistan, Arsalah Jamal survived four suicide attacks.

Diana Affair Speculation Sets French Tabloids Ablaze (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 04:05 PM PDT

Time.com - Former President Valery Giscard-d'Estaing sparks a frenzy of speculation by penning a bodice-ripper about an affair between a French head of state and an unhappy British princess

Brown to offer to cut nuclear sub fleet: Downing Street (AFP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 04:54 PM PDT

A handout photo from the Ministry of Defence shows the HMS Vanguard. Prime Minister Gordon Brown will announce Britain is prepared to scale back its nuclear capability as part of global disarmament efforts, Downing Street confirmed Wednesday.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown will announce Britain is prepared to scale back its nuclear capability as part of global disarmament efforts, Downing Street confirmed Wednesday.

Shiite financier investments embarrasses Hezbollah (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 03:00 PM PDT

In this photo taken Friday Sept. 18, 2009, Lebanese Wajih Shour, 34, who invested his money with financier Salah Ezzedine, shows a reporter two checks worth hundreds of thousands of dollars that were paid by one of Ezzedine's company as a guarantee, but they were proven to be bad checks since there was no money in the accounts, during an interview with The Associated Press in the southern village of Toura, Lebanon. Ezzedine and his partner, Youssef Faour, have been in custody for more than a month for investing other people's money before declaring bankruptcy. On Sept. 12, a Lebanese prosecutor formally charged them with fraudulent embezzlement, a crime punishable by up to 15 years in prison. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)AP - A Mideast version of the Bernie Madoff scandal is threatening to tarnish Hezbollah's reputation in Lebanon for being incorruptible, and the powerful Shiite militant movement faces calls to bail out small investors to keep its position from being undercut.

Mexico: No compensation for wrongly jailed Indian (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 04:27 PM PDT

AP - Mexican authorities said Tuesday there would be no compensation for an Indian market vendor who was wrongfully convicted of kidnapping and spent three years in prison in a case that provoked an international protest.

Dilshan, Mendis sparkle as Sri Lanka triumph (AFP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 02:10 PM PDT

Sri Lanka batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan (L) celebrates after scoring a century during the first ICC Champions Trophy cricket match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at Supersport park in South Africa. Dilshan struck a century and Ajantha Mendis grabbed three key wickets as Sri Lanka cruised to a 55-run win over South Africa Tuesday in the opening Champions Trophy game.(AFP/Gianluigi Guercia)AFP - Tillakaratne Dilshan struck a century and Ajantha Mendis grabbed three key wickets as Sri Lanka cruised to a 55-run win over South Africa on Tuesday in the opening Champions Trophy game.

Obama presses China for help on Iran, NKorea (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 04:45 PM PDT

China's President Hu Jintao waits before President Barack Obama's address before the United Nations climate change summit, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, at the United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao offered each other diplomatic assurances Tuesday as the U.S. sought help from China in dealing with Iran and North Korea's nuclear programs at a testy time in ties between Washington and Beijing.

Harper: Growth cannot hinge solely on U.S. consumer (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 12:59 PM PDT

Reuters - Global growth can no longer hinge solely on the U.S. consumer and a global economic recovery remains fragile, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper told CNBC television on Tuesday.

Dust storm blankets Sydney, disrupts transport (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 03:36 PM PDT

A cyclist rides under the Sydney Harbour bridge as a dust storm blankets the city September 23, 2009. REUTERS/Tim WimborneReuters - An outback dust storm swept across eastern Australia and blanketed Sydney on Wednesday, disrupting transport and placing health authorities on alert for widespread respiratory illness.

Obama's Mideast talks fall short of expectations (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 03:48 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - NEW YORK — President Barack Obama, expressing impatience with stalled Middle East peace talks, told Israeli and Palestinian leaders Tuesday that "it is past time to talk about starting negotiations — it is time to move forward."

Funeral for Italian soldiers: turning point for troops in Afghanistan? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 21 Sep 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - As it holds state funerals for six soldiers killed in Kabul last Thursday, Italy joins other European nations whose public is growing hostile to participation in the war in Afghanistan. The timing couldn't be worse for the US, which is expected to soon ask its allies to send in more troops.

Deposed President Zelaya Back in Honduras: Turmoil Afoot? (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 04:05 PM PDT

Time.com - The return of the country's deposed President pits the military-backed regime against feisty neighbors and promises fresh bouts of violence

Honduran Women Under Siege After President's Return (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 22 Sep 2009 03:15 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Sep 22 (OneWorld.net) - Hours after Honduras' ousted president returned to the country and sought refuge in a foreign embassy, the military-backed regime launched a brutal attack against supporters of the former leader.

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