2009年10月23日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World News

Rio battles entrenched crime prior to Olympics (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 03:00 PM PDT

People react near a cart where the bodies of two dead people lie in the Fumace slum in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Authorities blame drug dealers for more than 30 slayings in Rio just this week as officials aim to rid the city of crime before the 2016 Olympic Games. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)AP - They go by names like "Scooby" and "Big Baby" but carry the best weapons money can buy, are accused of torturing cops and even managed to shoot down a police helicopter.

US drones protecting ships from Somali pirates (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 02:25 PM PDT

In this March 13, 2007 file photo released by the Department of Defense, An MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle from the 42nd Attack Squadron taxis into Creech Air Force Base, Nev.. U.S. military surveillance drones based in the Seychelles islands are patrolling off Somalia's coast in hopes of stemming a rising piracy trade. U.S. military officials say unmanned drones called Reapers are patrolling the Indian Ocean. Small drones were previously launched from American warships off Somalia but the larger and more advanced Reapers are the first drones to be operated in the area by the U.S. military's Africa Command. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force, Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr., File)AP - For the first time, sophisticated U.S. military surveillance drones capable of carrying missiles have begun patrolling waters off Somalia in hopes of stemming rising piracy.

Iran to respond to UN nuclear proposal next week (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 02:18 PM PDT

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei arrives for talks between Iran and the United States, Russia and France over Iran's nuclear program, on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009, at Vienna's International Center. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)AP - Iran put off until next week a formal response to a U.N.-backed plan to ship much of its uranium to Russia for enrichment, the country's nuclear envoy said Friday. The West sees the proposal as a way to curb Tehran's alleged efforts to make nuclear weapons.

Biden reassures Central European fears with trip (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 02:39 PM PDT

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, is welcomed by the Czech Republic's Prime Minister Jan Fischer, right, at the Governments headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Biden arrived in the Czech Republic after visiting Poland and Romania. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)AP - Vice President Joe Biden made significant strides during a trip to Central Europe this week in relieving anxieties the Obama administration stirred up last month when it scrapped a Bush-era plan for missile defense.

NATO considers beefing up Afghan war support (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 11:52 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary for Defense Robert Gates, second left, shares a word with U.S. Military commander in Afghanistan General Stanley McChrystal, right, during a round table meeting of NATO defense ministers in Bratislava, Friday Oct. 23, 2009. General Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan, planned an unexpected appearance Friday at a meeting of NATO defense ministers focused on making Afghan security forces responsible for fighting the war there. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)AP - Top NATO and United Nations officials signaled Friday they may request more international troops to join American forces in Afghanistan as the top U.S. defense official said President Barack Obama is still weeks away from deciding on a shift in war strategy.

Merkel seals coalition deal, eyes tax relief (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 05:22 PM PDT

Reuters - German Chancellor Angela Merkel sealed a coalition deal with the Free Democrats (FDP) early on Saturday after marathon talks, a leader in her conservative bloc told journalists.

Palestinian president sets date for elections (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 01:26 PM PDT

AP - The Palestinian president signed a decree on Friday calling for presidential and parliamentary elections on Jan. 24, a move likely to deepen the rift with the rival militant Hamas movement that rules the Gaza Strip.

Rights groups turn down offer to visit Guantanamo (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 05:16 PM PDT

AP - Three human rights groups said Friday they will spurn an invitation to tour the Guantanamo Bay prison next month because it doesn't include an opportunity to speak with prisoners.

Mugabe calls split in coalition a 'non-event' (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 01:34 PM PDT

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, center, reads a brochure on natural disasters, wars and plagues while visiting an exhibition at the Africa Unions special summit of refugees, returnees and internally displaced persons in Africa at the Speke Resort Muyonyo in Kampala, Uganda Thursday Oct. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Stephen Wandera)AP - President Robert Mugabe is describing the split in Zimbabwe's governing coalition as a "non-event," and says his party will not bow to pressure.

Karzai wants "better" Afghan vote, vows "inclusivity" (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 04:20 PM PDT

Afghanistan's presidential election candidate Abdullah Abdullah (2R) addresses a press conference at his residence in Kabul on October 21. Afghan presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah ruled out Friday joining Hamid Karzai's government should the incumbent beat him in the November 7 run-off election.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)Reuters - Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai said he wanted a better and cleaner presidential election run-off in November to bring stability at a time when Taliban violence is at its worst in eight years of war.

Man who led Vancouver's Games bid dies (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 09:35 AM PDT

Reuters - The man who headed the campaign to bring the 2010 Winter Olympics to Vancouver died on Friday, hours after learning that the Olympic flame he dreamed of bringing to Canada had begun its journey.

Australia approves biggest ever Chinese takeover (AFP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 12:23 AM PDT

Handout photo shows an earth-mover at a mine in New South Wales. Australia has approved coal-miner Yanzhou's takeover of Felix in a deal worth 3.5 billion dollars ($3.2 billion), the country's biggest by a Chinese company and ending months of wrangling.(AFP/HO/BHP Billiton/File)AFP - Australia Friday approved Yanzhou Coal's 3.2 billion US dollar takeover of miner Felix Resources, its biggest by a Chinese firm, in a breakthrough for the Asian giant's scramble for commodities.

Iran waffles on accepting international nuclear agreement (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 03:54 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON -- Iran hedged Friday on accepting a deal that would transfer most of its low-enriched uranium out of the country to be converted for peaceful uses, saying it wants more time to study the deal and suggesting that it prefers a different approach.

Israel Supreme Court: Open 'apartheid' road to Palestinians (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Inthe first ruling of its kind, Israel's Supreme Court ordered the Israeli army on Thursday to allow Palestinians to travel on a West Bank road they had been banned from using.

Oxfam Calls for New Approach to Hunger (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 23 Oct 2009 01:07 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - NAIROBI, Oct 22 (IRIN) - With droughts becoming more common, donors and the Ethiopian government must look beyond the traditional "band aid" responses to disasters by using approaches that are more cost-effective, sustainable and better suited to the population, international aid agency Oxfam says in a new report.

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