2009年10月22日星期四

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Taliban dig in as Pakistani army slowly advances (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 05:06 PM PDT

Pakistani police officers beat an internal displaced person who fled Pakistani tribal area of Waziristan due to fierce fight between security forces and militants, as they wait for food relief in Paharpur near Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. Pakistani troops and the Taliban fought fierce battles in Waziristan, a militant sanctuary near the Afghan border in an operation that started on Saturday, with both sides claiming early victories in an army campaign that could shape the future of the country's battle against extremism. (AP Photo/B.K.Bangash)AP - Residents fleeing a 6-day-old Pakistani army offensive in a Taliban stronghold along the Afghan border reported Thursday that the insurgents are digging in for a fight and travel the roads freely.

UK far-right leader in controversial TV appearance (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 04:07 PM PDT

Anti-fascist demonstrators clash with British police officers outside the offices of the BBC in west London, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the BBC Television Center in an increasingly rowdy rally against British National Party chief Nick Griffin, who is due to appear on the broadcaster's 'Question Time' program. At one point about 25 people breached a police cordon and ran into the center's lobby. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - The leader of Britain's far-right party outlined his vision in a controversial television debut that critics fear could help his whites-only party ease into the political mainstream.

Uruguay: Ex-guerrilla is presidential front-runner (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 03:46 PM PDT

Jose Mujica, Uruguay's presidential candidate of the ruling party Frente Amplio, gestures to supporters during his closing campaign act in Montevideo, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009. Uruguay's general elections will be held Oct. 25. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)AP - Jose "Pepe" Mujica, Uruguay's most popular politician going into Sunday's presidential election, is no ordinary front-runner.

Strong earthquake strikes Afghanistan and Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 02:00 PM PDT

Pakistani residents stand outside a building in Islamabad following a strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake. A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the border area between northeast Afghanistan and Pakistan on Friday, shaking buildings in both countries, officials said.(AFP/Farooq Naeem)AP - A strong earthquake centered in the towering Hindu Kush mountains shook a wide area of eastern Afghanistan and Pakistan early Friday, swaying buildings in the Afghan and Pakistani capitals.

Shelling in Somali capital kills 24, wounds 60 (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 12:50 PM PDT

A Somali man rests on his leg prosthesis as he waits for medical help after he was wounded during shelling between the Islamic insurgents and Somalia government soldiers backed by the AU forces, in the south of Mogadishu, Somalia, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. Mortars slammed into Somalia's capital killing at least 16 people and wounding more than 25, Mogadishu's ambulance service said. Somalia's capital sees near-daily bloodshed as insurgents try to overthrow the government and push out African Union peacekeepers. (AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor)AP - Mortars fired by Islamic militants slammed into Somalia's airport as the president was boarding a plane Thursday, sparking battles that killed at least 24 people when return fire hit residential areas and a market, officials said.

Can the World Agree on a Stimulus Exit Plan? (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 07:45 AM PDT

Time.com - Asia is rapidly regaining growth momentum, while economies in the west are still struggling. Will this mean the end of global economic policy coordination?

Far-right leader appears on BBC show amid protests (AFP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 04:13 PM PDT

A viewer watches a broadcast of British National Party leader Nick Griffin's appearance on the BBC's flagship political programme AFP - The BBC controversially gave a far-right party leader a first appearance Thursday on its flagship political panel show as angry protesters besieged its headquarters.

Iran, Israel eyeball at Mideast nuke conference (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 12:48 PM PDT

AP - Israel and Iran took part in an international conference on nuclear disarmament last month in Egypt — a gathering that is now prompting media reports the two foes held direct discussions that included an awkward exchange on whether the Jewish state has atomic weapons.

Last Uruguayan dictator sentenced to 25 years (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 03:52 PM PDT

AP - Uruguay's last dictator, Gregorio Alvarez, was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday for 37 homicides, including forced disappearances in "Operation Condor" when South America's military regimes cooperated to crush leftist dissent in the late 1970s.

More than 4,500 flee rebels in Central African Republic: Red Cross (AFP/File)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 01:31 PM PDT

AFP/File - More than 4,500 people have fled attacks by the Ugandan rebel group Lord's Resistance Army in the Central African Republic, the Red Cross said in a statement received by AFP Thursday.

White House rejects Cheney's Afghanistan criticism (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 05:06 PM PDT

In this photo taken Monday, Oct. 12, 2009, U.S. Marines stand nearby as two Sea Stallion helicopters depart Garmsir District, Combat Outpost Koshtay, in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)AP - The White House on Thursday forcefully rejected criticism from former Vice President Dick Cheney and other Republicans that President Barack Obama's Afghanistan decision is taking too long.

Messier, Bronfman told to stand trial in Vivendi case (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 02:30 PM PDT

Reuters - Former Vivendi boss Jean-Marie Messier and the head of Warner Music Group Edgar Bronfman Jr have been told to stand trial on various charges of financial wrong doing, according to a court document obtained by Reuters.

Alleged Nazi criminal in Australian police custody (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 04:24 AM PDT

AP - An 88-year-old man accused by Hungary of Nazi war crimes during World War II surrendered to Australian police Thursday after exhausting his appeals against extradition.

Refugees don't think Pakistan's anti-Taliban efforts are serious (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 03:16 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan -- The Pakistani army's latest offensive against the Taliban in South Waziristan, probably the country's most significant anti-terror operation since 2001, so far has failed to convince residents of the frontier area that the state is finally determined to wipe out the Islamic extremists.

India and China agree to united front on climate change (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - China's new climate change deal with India, signed Wednesday in New Delhi, serves two purposes, experts say.

Iran Keeps Obama Waiting on Nuclear Deal (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Oct 2009 06:45 AM PDT

President of the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi delivers a speech at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in September 2009 in Vienna. Iran has said it will not renounce its right to enrich uranium to more than five percent purity even if it strikes a deal for a third party to do it, as Israel expressed scepticism over its true intentions.(AFP/File/Samuel Kubani)Time.com - Talks in Vienna have broken up and Tehran has been given until Friday to agree a reactor fuel deal. But even a 'yes' won't bring an end to Iran's uranium enrichment

Stop Texting, to Save Lives (in Africa) (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 21 Oct 2009 06:42 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (OneWorld.net) - Activists asked cell phone users to stop texting for one hour today -- not to save energy or focus on the road, but to call attention to one of the deadliest and most underreported conflicts in the world.

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