2009年10月5日星期一

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North Korea considers return to nuclear talks (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 04:10 PM PDT

This photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 4 shows Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao (C) and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il (R) at Pyongyang airport. North Korea is willing to return to six-party nuclear disarmament talks if separate talks planned with the United States make progress, the communist state's official media said.(AFP/KCNA/KNS/File)AP - North Korean leader Kim Jong Il told China's premier on Monday that the North was prepared to return to multination disarmament talks depending on progress in its two-way negotiations with the U.S.

Bathroom break a ploy for Pakistan suicide attack (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 01:58 PM PDT

Police and security forces survey U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) offices in Islamabad after a suicide bomb attack October 5, 2009. A suicide bomber dressed as a paramilitary soldier attacked an office of the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) in the Pakistani capital on Monday, killing five staff members, government and U.N. officials said. REUTERS/Stringer (PAKISTAN POLITICS CONFLICT CRIME LAW IMAGES OF THE DAY)AP - A suicide bomber who killed five staffers at the U.N. food agency's headquarters in Pakistan on Monday was dressed as a security officer and allowed to enter the heavily guarded building after he asked to use the bathroom.

Pakistan Taliban head cracks jokes, vows vengeance (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:51 PM PDT

In this photo taken Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, new Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud, left, is seen with his comrade Waliur Rehman, front center, during his meeting with media in Sararogha of Pakistani tribal area of South Waziristan along the Afghanistan border. Mehsud vowed to strike back at Pakistan and the U.S. for the increasing number of drone attacks in the tribal areas along the border with Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Ishtiaq Mehsud)AP - Flanked by heavily armed fighters, the new leader of the Pakistani Taliban sat on a blue blanket, amiable and relaxed as he cracked jokes and mixed in threats of vengeance for deadly U.S. airstrikes.

Greece's Socialists to form new government (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 12:19 PM PDT

Greek Socialist leader George Papandreou, winner of the country's general election, leaves the Zappion hall on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009 in Athens. Greek voters angered by repeated scandals and a faltering economy ousted Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis in an early election Sunday, returning the Socialists to power after five years of conservative governance, initial results indicated. (AP Photo/ Angelos Tzortzinis)AP - Greece's Socialist prime minister-elect made final decisions Monday on his new Cabinet, whose main challenges will be to revive the faltering economy and improve environmental protection.

Western Intel Lacks Info on Iran's Nuclear Program (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 03:45 PM PDT

Time.com - The reason Western intelligence agencies have such different assessments of what Iran is up to is quite simple: Nobody knows

Italian group claims to debunk Shroud of Turin (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:24 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2000 file photo, The Holy Shroud, a 14 foot-long linen revered by some as the burial cloth of Jesus, is shown at the Cathedral of Turin, Italy. A group of Italian debunkers is claiming it has proved that the Shroud of Turin - revered as the cloth that covered Jesus in the tomb - was man-made. The shroud bears the image of a crucified man. Believers say Christ's image was recorded on the fibers at the time of his resurrection. The Italian Committee for Checking Claims on the Paranormal said Monday Oct 5, 2009 that scientists have reproduced the shroud using materials and methods that were available in the 14th century. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, file)AP - Scientists have reproduced the Shroud of Turin — revered as the cloth that covered Jesus in the tomb — and say the experiment proves the relic was man-made, a group of Italian debunkers claimed Monday.

US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,348 (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:50 PM PDT

AP - As of Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, at least 4,348 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Costa Rican court: Ex-president embezzled funds (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:07 PM PDT

Former Costa Rica's President Rafael Angel Calderon, center, who was president from 1990 to 1994, speaks to reporters at the end of his trial in San Jose, Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. A Costa Rican court found Calderon guilty of embezzlement and sentenced him to five years in prison. (AP Photo/Kent Gilbert)AP - A former Costa Rican president was convicted and sentenced to five years in prison Monday for embezzling funds from a Finnish loan intended for medical equipment for public hospitals.

Gaddafi says to deliver "secret" speech on Tuesday (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 03:47 PM PDT

Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi adjusts his glasses during the plenary session at the Africa-South America Summit on Margarita Island September 27, 2009. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia RawlinsReuters - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi will discuss domestic policy on Tuesday in what he termed a "secret" speech to high-ranking supporters that will not be broadcast.

US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 779 (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 05:56 PM PDT

AP - As of Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, at least 779 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 Monday at 10 a.m. EDT.

Canada's ruling Conservatives take big poll lead (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 03:06 PM PDT

Reuters - Canada's ruling Conservatives have opened up a big lead over their closest rivals and would most likely win a majority government if an election were held now, according to a poll released on Monday.

American Samoa coastal park, artifacts damaged (AP)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 06:00 PM PDT

A US Navy Black Hawk helicopter surveys the ruins of Leone village on the tsunami devastated coastline of American Samoa on October 3, 2009. Despite improved education programs about the dangers of giant waves since the catastrophic Asian tsunami of 2004, experts said many people still failed to heed the lessons of the Indian Ocean disaster.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)AP - The tsunami that rushed ashore last week at the National Park of American Samoa damaged the visitors center, washed away some artifacts inside and forced workers to relocate to a two-bedroom apartment, authorities said Monday.

Military to respect Obama's plans for Afghanistan, Gates says (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 03:43 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Amid tension between the military and President Barack Obama over military action in Afghanistan, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told a gathering of Army officers Monday that the Pentagon would follow any strategy that Obama orders.

For Indonesia earthquake relief, true test comes in remote areas (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - On the Indonesian island of Sumatra, schools and marketplaces in the ravaged capital of Padang have begun reopening following last Wednesday's earthquake, suggesting that the city is returning to a semblance of normal life.

Suicide Attack on U.N. Office in Pakistan Kills Five (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 03:45 PM PDT

Time.com - In the latest attack on foreign aid workers in Pakistan, a suicide bomberdetonated an explosive in the heavily guarded offices of the U.N. World FoodProgram in the capital. The government says more attacks could be on the way

Island Nations Frustrated at Climate Talks (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 05 Oct 2009 04:38 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - BANGKOK, Oct 5 (IRIN) - Up to half a million people in the Pacific will lose their homes and their countries to rising sea levels because small island nations cannot persuade the rest of the world to reduce greenhouse gas emissions sufficiently, campaigners say.

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