2009年10月17日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World News

Hurricane Rick builds to Category 5 off Mexico (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 04:25 PM PDT

Map tracks Hurricane Rick in the Pacific Ocean as of 11 a.m. EDT SaturdayAP - Hurricane Rick strengthened into an "extremely dangerous" Category 5 storm off Mexico's Pacific coast Saturday and forecasters said it could strike the Baja California Peninsula next week.

Afghan president under pressure over fraud rulings (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 12:49 PM PDT

Former US ambassador to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, speaks to reporters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. Khalilzad said he has been meeting with both President Hamid Karzai and his chief rival Abdullah Abdullah to urge them to consider the fate of the country as they try to resolve the political crisis triggered by the fraud-marred presidential election last August. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)AP - Afghanistan's election crisis deepened Saturday as President Hamid Karzai resisted international pressure to accept fraud rulings that could force him into a runoff with his main challenger.

Truck bomb destroys key bridge in western Iraq (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 02:53 PM PDT

Iraqi Army soldiers inspect a bridge destroyed in a truck bomb attack in Ramadi, 115 kilometers (70 miles) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. A suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden truck destroyed a key bridge Saturday on a highway used by the departing U.S. military. (AP Photo)AP - A suicide bomber driving a dynamite-laden truck destroyed a key bridge Saturday on a highway used by the departing U.S. military, while separate attacks killed nine Iraqis, most of them security force members, police said.

Rio gangs shoot down police chopper, 2 cops dead (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 04:55 PM PDT

A police officer runs next to a bus in flames after it was attacked by alleged gang members at Jacarezinho slum, in Rio de Janeiro, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. Gun battles raged in the northern Rio slum after midnight in clashes between rival gangs, and a police helicopter was forced to land in a soccer field after the pilot was shot in the leg. The pilot and three other police officers who were in the helicopter escaped the area after landing. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP - Drug traffickers shot down a police helicopter during a gunbattle between rival gangs Saturday, killing two officers and injuring four in a burst of violence just two weeks after the city was chosen to host the 2016 Olympic Games.

Moscow Mayor Promises a Winter Without Snow (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 06:15 AM PDT

The Kremlin and a Soviet-era building pictured in the snow. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has pledged the state's role in the economy would decrease in the coming years, as he touted the post-crisis Russia to investors.(AFP/File/Denis Sinyakov)Time.com - This winter, Moscow's mayor Yury Luzhkov plans to spray the clouds before they reach the city to stop the snow from falling. A hair-brained scheme? Or a brilliantidea to keep the capital from being snowed under?

Policemen hurt in green protest at power station (AFP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 04:58 PM PDT

A police officer lies injured after clashes with protesters during a demonstration at the German energy giant E.ON 's Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station, near Nottingham. Three police officers were taken to hospital Saturday during a protest by environmental campaigners at one of Britain's biggest coal-fired power stations, police said.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - Three police officers were taken to hospital Saturday during a protest by environmental campaigners at one of Britain's biggest coal-fired power stations, police said.

Iran releases foreign Newsweek reporter on bail (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 05:11 PM PDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gestures to the media as he arrives to welcome Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade, unseen, at the presidency office in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)AP - Iran released a foreign Newsweek reporter on bail Saturday almost four months after he was arrested following the country's disputed presidential election, as embattled opposition leaders promised to press on with their campaign against the country's rulers.

Tijuana police find 2nd body hanging from bridge (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 04:19 PM PDT

A member of the Mexican Navy stands guard as 823,925 Kgs of seized cocaine are prepared to be incinerated in June 2009, at the naval base in Yucalpeten, Yucatan, Mexico. Cocaine use doubled in Mexico in the six years to 2008, the health minister said Friday, arguing that tougher border controls on smuggling has pushed more of the drug into the domestic market.(AFP/File/Ronaldo Schemidt)AP - Police in this northern Mexican border city found a man's nude, mutilated body hung by the neck from an expressway overpass Saturday, the second such grisly discovery in nine days.

Contested Sudan census not basis for referendum: VP (AFP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 12:55 PM PDT

The list of voters in a referendum on south Sudan's independence will not be drawn from the contested results of the last census, Vice President Ali Osman Taha, pictured in March 2009, said on Saturday.(AFP/File/Ashraf Shazly)AFP - The list of voters in a referendum on south Sudan's independence will not be drawn from the contested results of the last census, Vice President Ali Osman Taha said on Saturday.

Kerry: too soon to send more troops to Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 05:03 PM PDT

AP - With Afghanistan's election crisis deepening, Sen. John Kerry says it would be irresponsible for the U.S. to consider sending additional troops to the region at this time.

Aussie girl, 16, sets off on round-world sail (AFP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 04:46 PM PDT

Sixteen-year-old Australian sailor Jessica Watson (below-L) sails her bright pink 10.23-metre (33.56-foot) yacht on Sydney Harbour with the Harbour Bridge behind on October 7, 2009. Watson is bidding to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world began her journey Sunday, despite urgings from officials to abandon the perilous endurance test.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - An Australian schoolgirl bidding to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world began her journey Sunday, despite urgings from officials to abandon the perilous endurance test.

Karzai balking at proposed deal to end Afghan election dispute (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 02:46 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan — The United States and other powers struggled Saturday to persuade Afghan Pres. Hamid Karzai to accept a deal to resolve the dispute over the country's tainted presidential election and avert a political crisis that could spark civil unrest and jeopardize the U.S.-led fight against the Taliban-led insurgency.

Is the U.S. Softening Its Opposition to the Honduran Coup? (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Oct 2009 06:15 AM PDT

Time.com - Regional diplomats say the U.S. may be backing away from its insistence on restoring Honduran President Zelaya to office before next month's election

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