2009年10月12日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World News

Pakistan says 41 killed in market bombing (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 02:10 PM PDT

Pakistani paramedics treat victims injured in a suicide bomb blast at a hospital in Peshawar following their arrival from Shangla district. A devastating suicide bomb hit northwest Pakistan killing 41 people, as the military geared up for an assault on Taliban rebels blamed for increasingly bloody and brazen attacks.(AFP/A Majeed)AP - A suicide car bombing targeting Pakistani troops killed 41 people Monday, the fourth grisly militant attack in just over a week, as the Taliban pledged to mobilize fighters across the country for more strikes.

Rev. Moon turning over Unification Church to sons (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 02:30 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 1992 file photo, Unification Church founder Rev. Sun Myung Moon and his wife wave their hands to some 40,000 believers and supporters during a wedding ceremony at Seoul's Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea. The aging Rev. Sun Myung Moon, one of the world's most controversial Christian figures, is moving to turn over control of his Unification Church to three Harvard-educated sons. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-Joon, file)AP - The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, now approaching 90 and still one of the world's most controversial religious figures, is handing over day-to-day control of his Unification Church to three U.S.-educated sons.

Sarkozy's son, 23, ignites uproar over job bid (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 11:43 AM PDT

FILE - This June 18, 2009 file photo shows French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, shaking hands with his son Jean Sarkozy during a commemorative ceremony at the Mont Valerien memorial in Suresnes, west of Paris. Critics are questioning a bid by President Nicolas Sarkozy's 23-year-old son for a job overseeing France's premier business district. Jean Sarkozy, a municipal official, is the key candidate to become chairman of EPAD, the agency that oversees billions of euros in contracts and business at La Defense on the western outskirts of Paris. (AP Photo/Chales Platiau, pool, File)AP - He's 23 and has no college degree, and he's angling for a plum job overseeing France's premier business district. Jean Sarkozy, whose papa is the nation's president, is likely to get what he wants.

Netanyahu: No war crimes trials for Israelis (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 04:57 PM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks, during the opening of the winter session at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, in Jerusalem, Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. Netanyahu on Monday vowed never to allow Israeli leaders or soldiers to stand trial for war crimes over their actions during last winter's military offensive in the Gaza Strip, furiously denouncing a recent U.N. report in a keynote address to parliament. (AP Photo/Gali Tibbon, Pool)AP - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed never to allow Israeli leaders or soldiers to stand trial on war crimes charges over their actions during last winter's military offensive in the Gaza Strip, furiously denouncing a U.N. report in a keynote address to parliament.

No buts! Syrian president bans smoking in public (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 01:17 PM PDT

Syrians smoke water pipes at a cafe in downtown Damascus, Syria on Monday, October 12, 2009. Syrian President Bashar Assad issued late Sunday a decree banning smoking and selling and providing tobacco products at certain public utilities. The decree also prevents smoking during meetings, conferences, lectures, training activities and official symposiums. The decree also prevents the promotion and advertising of tobacco products and smoking and imposes fines for violating the decree, which will be officially applied after six months. (AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)AP - Syria's president on Monday issued a decree banning smoking in public places, joining an anti-smoking trend already under way in other Arab countries.

South African Police Chief Faces Corruption Trial (Time.com)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 04:50 PM PDT

Time.com - South Africa's first black police chief has gone on trial in Johannesburgfor accepting bribes -- a case seen as a possible significant step forward forthe country in its battle against corruption

Probe launched after demo on parliament roof (AFP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 04:45 PM PDT

Greenpeace demonstrators sit on the roof of the Houses of Parliament to protest against perceived government inaction on climate change, on October 11. Climate change protesters ended a 24-hour rooftop protest at the Houses of Parliament late Monday, as authorities launched an AFP - Climate change protesters ended a 24-hour rooftop protest at the Houses of Parliament late Monday, as authorities launched an "urgent" investigation into how they scaled the landmark.

Explosion rips through Hezbollah member's home (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 02:25 PM PDT

An Italian U.N peacekeeping vehicle approaches Lebanese army soldiers, left, as they guard the garage of a house belonging to a Hezbollah member following an explosion, in Tayr Filsay, Lebanon, near the port city of Tyre, about six miles (10 kilometers) from the border with Israel, late Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. An explosion ripped through the garage of the Hezbollah member's home in southern Lebanon on Monday, and security officials said the building might have been used to store weapons. One senior security official said the blast killed one person, but the other officials could not confirm that. The Hezbollah militant group that holds sway in the south said no one was killed but one person was wounded. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)AP - An explosion ripped through the garage of a Hezbollah member's home in southern Lebanon on Monday, and security officials said the building might have been used to store weapons.

Tropical storm in Pacific strengthens off Mexico (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 05:05 PM PDT

A tourist takes a dip into the sea in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico, as a hurricane approaches in 2006. Tropical Storm Patricia formed in the Pacific and was churning toward Mexico's Baja Peninsula, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Monday.(AFP/File/Luis Acosta)AP - Tropical Storm Patricia strengthened Monday as it inched closer to the tip of Baja California, prompting Mexico's government to issue a tropical storm watch for the resort-dotted southern part of the peninsula.

Ethiopian rocker swaps prison cell for spotlight (AFP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 03:06 PM PDT

Popular Ethiopian pop singer Teddy Afro performs during a concert in Addis Ababa on October 11. When Teddy Afro leaps onto the stage the crowd goes wild, clapping in the air and singing along with the man seen by many as the voice of Ethiopia's conscience.(AFP/File/Peter Delarue)AFP - When Teddy Afro leaps onto the stage the crowd goes wild, clapping in the air and singing along with the man seen by many as the voice of Ethiopia's conscience.

Report: North Korea fires 5 short-range missiles (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 04:57 PM PDT

South Koreans watch TV reporting North Korea's missile test at a Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. North Korea fired five short-range missiles off its east coast on Monday, a news report said, even as South Korea proposed working-level talks with its communist neighbor. The Korean read 'North Korea fired five missiles to east coast.' (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)AP - North Korea fired five short-range missiles off its east coast on Monday, news reports said, even as South Korea proposed working-level talks with its communist neighbor.

Australian PM calls Indonesian leader on refugees (AP)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 04:08 PM PDT

AP - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd confirmed on Tuesday that he telephoned Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono about Australia's influx of asylum seekers before the Indonesian navy reportedly intercepted a boat load of 260 Sri Lankans bound for Australia at the weekend.

Evidence of fraud could force Afghan runoff vote (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 03:36 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Afghan government's appointee resigned Monday from the commission that's investigating allegations of fraud in the country's scandal-plagued Aug. 20 presidential election as the Obama administration struggles to craft a strategy to curb the Taliban-led insurgency.

Students in France paid to go to class and get good grades (Time.com)

Posted: 12 Oct 2009 04:50 PM PDT

A class of French junior high school students follow a geography lesson taught with a digital touch blackboard as part of the experimental 'Digital School Book' programme at the Rene Cassin school in Tourrettes Levens, near Nice, September 18, 2009. The school participates in the experimental operation which uses digital technology which permits students to leave their books at home where they can connect online to revise their studies without carrying them to and from the school. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (FRANCE EDUCATION SCI TECH)Time.com - France is launching a controversial pilot program: students at severalschools in Paris's disadvantaged suburbs will be paid -- handsomely -- forattending class and getting good grades. Opponents say there are better waysto motivate kids

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