2009年10月19日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World News

UN-backed panel confirms massive Afghan fraud (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 04:40 PM PDT

A defaced and torn election poster of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who's also a presidential candidate in last August's vote, is seen in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. The Afghan electoral crisis intensified Monday as officials responsible for declaring final results from the August presidential ballot refused to accept findings of a U.N.-backed investigative panel that would force a runoff, those involved in the process said. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - U.N.-backed fraud investigators on Monday threw out nearly a third of President Hamid Karzai's votes from the August election, undercutting his claim of victory and stepping up the pressure for him to accept a runoff.

Iran vows reprisals after bombing kills dozens (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 04:40 PM PDT

People mourn over the the coffin of Rajab Ali Mohammadzadeh, chief provincial Revolutionary Guard commander, a victim of Sunday's suicide bombing, during a funeral ceremony at the city of Zahedan, 960 miles (1600 kilometers) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. The chief of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard accused the United States, Britain and Pakistan on Monday of having links with Sunni militants responsible for a suicide bombing that killed five senior Guard commanders and 37 others. A suicide bomber targeted a group of elite Revolutionary Guard commanders, killing 42 and injured dozens more in Pishin district in the southeastern province of Zahedan. (AP Photo/IRNA,Hossein Ali Rashki)AP - Iran vowed retaliation Monday after accusing Pakistan, the U.S. and Britain of aiding Sunni militants who stunned the Islamic regime with a suicide bombing that killed top Revolutionary Guard commanders and dozens of others.

Pakistan cuts deal with anti-American militants (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 04:40 PM PDT

A police officer stands guard at a checkpoint in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Pakistan is pressing ahead with an assault on the lawless and semiautonomous region of South Waziristan, focusing on eliminating Pakistani Taliban militants linked to the Mehsud tribe, who are blamed for 80 percent of the suicide attacks that have battered Pakistan over the last three years. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)AP - Pakistan's army, in the midst of a major new offensive against Taliban militants, has struck deals to keep two powerful, anti-U.S. tribal chiefs from joining the battle against the government, officials said Monday.

Diplomats: 1st day of Iran nuke talks inconclusive (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 01:52 PM PDT

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei, front, arrives for a meeting of delegates from Iran, the U.S. Russia and France, on Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, at Vienna's International Center. The talks between the nations focus on a technical issue with huge strategic ramifications, whether Iran is ready to farm out some of its uranium enrichment program to a foreign country. Others are not identified. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)AP - A first day of talks to get Iran to send most of its enriched uranium abroad — and thus delay its potential to make a nuclear weapon — ended inconclusively Monday, with Tehran remaining uncommitted, diplomats told The Associated Press.

Former nurse's aide in U.S. becomes Ugandan king (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 12:44 PM PDT

Charles Wesley Mumbere during an interview at his house in Kasese, Sunday, Oct 18, 2009 hours before he was crowned king of the ethnic group the Bakonjo people in the Rwenzururu district of western Uganda. An African man who worked for years as a nurse's aide in the United States, caring for the elderly and sick, is back in his homeland after he was crowned king of his people in the mountains of western Uganda. (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo)AP - For years, Charles Wesley Mumbere worked as a nurse's aide in Maryland and Pennsylvania, caring for the elderly and sick. No one there suspected that he had inherited a royal title in his African homeland when he was just 13.

Secret talks progress on illegal Iranian nuclear plant (Time.com)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 12:00 PM PDT

A handout picture released through the website of Iran's presidential office shows Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visiting the Natanz uranium enrichment facilities in 2008. Iran has sat down in Vienna to new talks with world powers on its nuclear programme on a deal to secure much-needed nuclear fuel for a research reactor.(AFP/HO/File/Ho)Time.com - The Geneva announcement that Iran would ship much of its uranium stockpile abroad followed months of discreet negotiations. But the proof of the deal will be in the details of its implementation

Fulham enjoy birthday celebration at Hull's expense (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 02:45 PM PDT

Fulham's Bobby Zamora celebrates scoring his goal against Hull City during a Premier League football match at Craven Cottage in London. Fulham won 2-0.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - Fulham celebrated the club's 130th anniversary by pulling clear of the Premier League's relegation zone with a 2-0 win over fellow strugglers Hull at Craven Cottage on Monday.

West Bank separation barrier draws protests (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:58 AM PDT

In this photo taken Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, Palestinian women walk by a section of Israel's separation barrier on their way to cross the Kalandia checkpoint to pray at the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem to attend the fourth and last Friday prayers of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)AP - The separation barrier Israel started building in the West Bank seven years ago amid a deadly wave of suicide bombings has been a lightning rod of controversy from day one.

Uruguay Supreme Court rules out dirty war amnesty (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 04:38 PM PDT

A man rides his motorcycle next to a graffiti supporting Jose 'Pepe' Mujica, presidential candidate for Uruguay's ruling party Frente Amplio in Montevideo, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. Uruguay's general elections will be held Oct. 25. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)AP - Uruguay's Supreme Court on Monday declared unconstitutional a law that has provided amnesty to military officials accused of murders, disappearances and other human rights violations during the country's dictatorship.

U.S. keeps Sudan sanctions but offers dialogue (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 03:53 PM PDT

Reuters - The Obama administration on Monday said it would renew economic sanctions on Sudan, but also offered Khartoum new incentives to end violence in Darfur and the semi-autonomous south ahead of crucial polls next year.

Karzai open to Afghan run-off: sources (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 04:50 PM PDT

This May 2009 photo provided by the Mace family was taken by Army Spec. Stephan Mace at Combat Outpost Keating in Afghanistan. The photo shows the base on low ground, surrounded by craggy outcroppings, that make the location difficult to defend. Mace and seven other soldiers were killed Oct. 3, 2009, when Keating was attacked by several hundred militant fighters. Mace's funeral took place Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, at Arlington National Cemetery. U.S. forces have since been withdrawn from the base. (AP Photo/Stephen Mace)Reuters - A U.N.-backed watchdog invalidated thousands of votes for President Hamid Karzai in Afghanistan's August election and Western sources said Karzai was expected on Tuesday to announce his willingness to accept a run-off.

Canadian provinces get 2 million H1N1 vaccines (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:18 AM PDT

Reuters - GlaxoSmithKline Plc has shipped two million doses of H1N1 vaccines to Canada's provinces and more will be sent this week, Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq said on Monday.

Cow derails popular train in Australian Outback (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2009 10:40 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2004 file photo residents of Two Wells, Australia, welcome The Ghan, the first passenger train to travel from Adelaide to Darwin. One of Australia's most popular tourist trains, The Ghan, ran off the tracks after hitting a cow in the remote Outback Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/David Mariuz, File)AP - One of Australia's most popular tourist trains, The Ghan, derailed after hitting a cow in the Outback, train company officials said Monday.

Pakistan presses offensive, but not against Afghan Taliban (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 01:28 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan — Thousands of civilians fleeing a military offensive in Pakistan's rugged South Waziristan are reporting heavy aerial bombardments as the Pakistani army closes in on Pakistani Taliban strongholds.

In Afghanistan, Army cook transforms rations into a mean burrito (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The anticipation is palpable on Mexican night at this tiny US base in the mountains of Paktika Province in eastern Afghanistan. Every Thursday, soldiers start lining up an hour early as Spc. Jose Flores hand-rolls more than 200 made-to-order burritos for the base. The creative cook has earned something of a cult following in his unit for his ability to transform military rations into tasty meals.

The Final Ole: A Spanish Region Moves to Ban Bullfighting (Time.com)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 11:55 AM PDT

Time.com - Catalan lawmakers vote this month on an initiative to ban a centuries-oldtradition in Spain: the bloody -- and to some, exhilarating -- sport ofbullfighting. For many Catalans, it's time to put the spectacle to rest

In Defense of England's Coal Protesters (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 01:20 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - LONDON, Oct 19 (OneClimate.net) - Over 50 demonstrators were arrested in the English county of Nottinghamshire over the weekend as they attempted to shut down the Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal-fired power plant. OneClimate.net's Adam Groves says the protest, which was the latest in a growing civil disobedience campaign demanding faster and stronger measures to combat climate change, is both justified and noble.  

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