2009年10月20日星期二

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Afghans race to organize Karzai-Abdullah runoff (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:13 PM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai is seen during a news conference, in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. Afghanistan's election commission Tuesday ordered a Nov. 7 runoff in the disputed presidential poll after a fraud investigation dropped incumbent Hamid Karzai's votes below 50 percent of the total. Karzai accepted the finding and agreed to a second round vote. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - Facing Taliban threats and approaching winter snows, Afghan election officials must now scramble to organize a runoff presidential election on Nov. 7 after a grim President Hamid Karzai bowed to intense U.S. pressure and acknowledged Tuesday that he fell short of a majority.

Vatican seeks to lure disaffected Anglicans (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:44 PM PDT

Cardinal William Levada, right, the Vatican's chief doctrinal official, flanked by Archbishop Joseph Augustine Di Noia, Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, speaks at a news conference at the Vatican, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. The Vatican has made it easier for Anglicans to join the Catholic Church, responding to the disillusionment of some Anglicans over the election of openly gay bishops and the blessing of same-sex unions. Pope Benedict XVI approved a new church provision that will allow Anglicans to convert while maintaining many of their distinctive spiritual and liturgical traditions, Cardinal William Levada, the Vatican's chief doctrinal official, told a news conference Tuesday. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)AP - The Vatican announced Tuesday it was making it easier for Anglicans to convert to Roman Catholicism — a surprise move designed to entice traditionalists opposed to women priests, openly gay clergy and the blessing of same-sex unions.

Iranian-American academic gets 12 years in unrest (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:44 PM PDT

A picture obtained from the Fars News Agency shows US-Iranian scholar Kian Tajbakhsh speaking during a press conference after a hearing in Tehran in August 2009. The United States on Tuesday urged Iran to free Tajbakhsh, who was jailed by Tehran for his alleged role in unrest after the disputed June presidential election.(AFP/Fars News/File)AP - Iran ignored appeals by Hillary Rodham Clinton and even rock star Sting and sentenced an Iranian-American academic to 12 years in prison Tuesday for his alleged role in anti-government protests after the country's disputed presidential election.

Swiss court keeps Polanski in jail, rejects bail (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 11:01 AM PDT

FILE -- This is a Jan. 15, 2009 file photo, of film director Roman Polanski. Roman Polanski suffered another setback in his fight against extradition to the United States on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, when a Swiss court ordered the 76-year-old director kept in jail because he poses a high flight risk. The Federal Criminal Court rejected offers by Polanski's legal team of bail, house arrest and other measures to ensure that he stays in Switzerland. The acclaimed filmmaker is considered a convicted felon and a fugitive by authorities in Los Angeles, and the United States is seeking his extradition for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)AP - Roman Polanski's three decades as a fugitive are coming back to haunt him.

US report details lapses in deadly Iraq shooting (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 02:37 PM PDT

FILE - This undated U.S. Army photo made available Tuesday, May 12, 2009 by the Russell family shows U.S. Army Sgt. John M. Russell. Russell, accused of killing five fellow troops at a counseling center in Iraq, had been unraveling for nearly two weeks but the U.S. military lacked clear procedures to monitor him or deal with the deadly shooting spree once it began to unfold, according to a military report released Friday, Oct. 16, 2009 and obtained by The Associated Press Tuesday, Oct. 20. (AP Photo/Russell family) NO SALESAP - The soldier at the center of the military's worst soldier-on-soldier violence in six years had gone to four counseling sessions. His rifle had been disabled out of fear for his safety. He'd even asked military police to take him into custody, saying "I'm done."

Britain set for surge in finance bonuses: study (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 05:23 PM PDT

London's financial district is seen in this file photo. Finance sector is set to pay out six billion pounds in bonuses this year as banks return to profit less than a year after the near collapse of the financial system, according to researchers.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Finance sector is set to pay out six billion pounds in bonuses this year as banks return to profit less than a year after the near collapse of the financial system, according to researchers.

Palestinian president to set Jan. election date (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 02:20 PM PDT

Palestinian authority President Mahmoud Abbas looks on during a press conference following his talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, not pictured, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. A deal to end the bitter rivalry between Hamas and the Palestinian president's Fatah movement had to be delayed because of discord between the two sides over a U.N. war crimes report. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)AP - The Palestinian president said Tuesday he will set Jan. 24 as the date for presidential and legislative elections, despite objections from his rivals in the Hamas militant group.

Decree limiting broadcasting lifted in Honduras (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:25 PM PDT

An image of Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya is seen on the liberal political party's flag during a protest demanding Zelaya's return to power in Tegucigalpa, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009. Opposition radio and television stations have returned to the air in Honduras after the government lifted a three-week broadcast ban. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)AP - Opposition radio and television stations in Honduras were back on the air Tuesday after the government lifted a three-week broadcast ban.

Clashes over slums break out in Algiers (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 01:50 PM PDT

Algerian riot poilcemen take cover as protesters throw stones during clashes at Diar Eshams suburb. Youths from a slum in Algeria's capital clashed Tuesday with police in a protest against their housing conditions, leaving at least 11 policemen injured.(AFP/Fayez Nureldine)AFP - Youths from a slum in Algeria's capital clashed Tuesday with police in a protest against their housing conditions, leaving at least 11 policemen injured.

Afghanistan's Karzai agrees to election run-off (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:56 PM PDT

REFILE - QUALITY REPEAT Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a news conference in Kabul October 20, 2009. Karzai must face an election run-off against his main rival on November 7, officials said on Tuesday, to resolve a disputed first round that plunged the country into months of political uncertainty. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (AFGHANISTAN ELECTIONS POLITICS HEADSHOT)Reuters - President Hamid Karzai agreed to face a second round of voting in Afghanistan's disputed election on Tuesday after a U.N.-led fraud inquiry tossed out enough of his votes to trigger a run-off.

H1N1 flu strain found in Canadian turkey flock (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 12:36 PM PDT

Reuters - Turkeys in the Canadian province of Ontario have become infected with the H1N1 flu virus, but no birds or eggs from the farm entered the food supply, provincial government officials said on Tuesday.

Australia seeks early Afghan pull-out: defence minister (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 04:17 PM PDT

Australian soldiers of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) patrol in Tirin Kot, the capital of Uruzgan province, in 2007. Australia's defence minister Wednesday said he was hoping to wrap up military operations in Afghanistan as soon as possible, despite US and NATO moves for more troops to shore up the campaign.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - Australia's defence minister Wednesday said he was hoping to wrap up military operations in Afghanistan as soon as possible, despite US and NATO moves for more troops to shore up the campaign.

Senators: Review military's personality-disorder discharges (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 02:22 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON -- In the Senate, Barack Obama fought for better mental-health care for troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Ambani brothers' feud over gas prices hits energy-starved India (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 20 Oct 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Two of India's wealthiest men appeared in India's Supreme Court Tuesday to hammer out a family spat that could have repercussions for the entire country.

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