2009年11月1日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World News

Afghan's Karzai effectively handed 2nd term (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 06:27 PM PST

Afghanistan's presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah gestures after announcing his decision not to participate in Afghanistan's run-off election during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. Abdullah announced Sunday he would not participate in next weekend's runoff election because his demands for new measures prevent fraud were rejected. He stopped short of calling on his supporters to boycott the balloting. (AP Photo/ Gemunu Amarasinghe)AP - President Hamid Karzai effectively secured a second term Sunday when his only challenger dropped out of the race, and the Obama administration said it was prepared to work with the man it has previously criticized to combat corruption and confront the Taliban insurgency.

Pakistan security forces kill at least 7 militants (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 10:57 AM PST

A Pakistani tribal family, who fled from South Waziristan due to military offensive, goes by the main bazaar of Mir Ali, a town of Pakistan's North Waziristan region, Pakistan on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. The government launched the offensive in the South Waziristan tribal region two weeks ago, viewed as the main stronghold in the country of both the Taliban and al-Qaida. The offensive has drawn retaliatory attacks by militants across Pakistan. (AP Photo/Rasool Dawar)AP - Security forces fighting their way through a mountainous Taliban stronghold killed at least seven militants Sunday and injured several more, officials said, while Pakistan's foreign minister said the offensive in tribal South Waziristan should finish sooner than originally expected.

Kirkuk at the heart of Iraq election law deadlock (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 12:03 PM PST

In this file photo taken on Wednesday, March 25, 2009, patrons sit at a cafe in central Kirkuk, 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of Iraq's capital Baghdad. Iraqi politicians are debating with new hostility over control of Kirkuk, a shabby northern city set near rich oil fields that both the self-ruling Kurds and the central government want. The deadlock threatens to delay Iraq's nationwide elections set for mid-January, and in turn could possibly disrupt American plans to withdraw troops shortly after. (AP Photo/Yahya Ahmed, file)AP - Iraqi politicians have been turning up their rhetoric over Kirkuk, the oil-rich city that both Kurds in the north and Arabs in the south want to control.

Former President Clinton unveils statue in Kosovo (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 08:46 AM PST

Former U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks in front of his statue in the capital Pristina, November 1, 2009. Clinton is in Kosovo where he unveiled the statue on Clinton's Boulevard. REUTERS/Hazir Reka (KOSOVO POLITICS)AP - Thousands of ethnic Albanians braved low temperatures and a cold wind in Kosovo's capital Pristina to welcome former President Bill Clinton on Sunday as he attended the unveiling of an 11-foot (3.5-meter) statue of himself on a key boulevard that also bears his name.

Analysis: With few options, US accepts Karzai (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 11:04 AM PST

An Afghan security man stands, near an election poster of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, is seen on the background during a rally in Herat, Afghanistan on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. Afghan election officials said Thursday that there will be more voting centers for next week's presidential runoff than in the fraud-tainted first-round vote in August, rejecting U.N. recommendations to eliminate sites to prevent cheating. (AP Photo/Fraidoon Pooyaa)AP - President Hamid Karzai's leadership is weak, his government corrupt and nearly a third of the votes he won in the August election were thrown out as fakes.

Poulter off to Shanghai after EPGA Singapore win (AFP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 06:08 PM PST

Ian Poulter of England is pictured with the winner's trophy after victory in the Barclays Singapore Open at the Sentosa Golf Club, on November 1. Poulter won his first European Tour event in three years when he rode his luck to clinch the event by a shot from China's Liang Wenchong.(AFP/HO/Paul Lakatos)AFP - Ian Poulter heads to Shanghai this week for the WGC-HSBC Champions and warned his weekend victory in Singapore was just the start.

Israel nabs serial attacker of Arabs, leftist Jews (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 10:20 AM PST

AP - Israeli authorities have arrested a Jewish-American extremist suspected of carrying out a series of high-profile hate crimes, security officials said Sunday.

Mexico reaches record of 100 extraditions to US (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 04:20 PM PST

AP - Mexico set a new high in extraditing criminal suspects to the U.S. on Sunday, reaching a total of 100 so far this year in what the U.S. Embassy called a "record for bilateral cooperation between the two countries."

China's Africa goals more than just natural resources (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 05:26 PM PST

Reuters - Barely a month goes by without some new energy or mineral deal being struck between China and an African nation. These deals have transfixed the West, but China gets far more from the relationship than raw resources.

Two charged over Thai King health rumours: police (AFP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 06:51 PM PST

Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej at a hospital in Bangkok. Two people have been charged in the country with spreading false information about the health of the head of state, after rumours last month sent the stock market plunging, police said Monday.(AFP/Str)AFP - Two people have been charged in Thailand with spreading false information about the health of the king, after rumours last month sent the stock market plunging, police said Monday.

Rescue under way after boat sinks off Australia (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 06:33 PM PST

AP - An urgent search and rescue mission was under way Monday for about two dozen people missing after their boat sank in open seas far off Australia.

Challenger's pullout leaves Afghan government of dubious legitimacy (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 02:35 PM PST

Afghanistan's presidential challenger Abdullah Abdullah is seen after announcing his decision not to participate in Afghanistan's run-off election during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009. President Hamid Karzai's challenger withdrew Sunday from next weekend's runoff election, effectively handing the incumbent a victory but raising doubts about the government's credibility at a time when the U.S. is seeking an effective partner in the war against the Taliban. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan -- As he announced his withdrawal from the presidential runoff Sunday, Abdullah Abdullah refused to concede that his rival, President Hamid Karzai, could be the legitimate winner of Afghanistan's marathon election.

Is hydrogen the future? This car goes 0 to 60 in 12 seconds. (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 30 Oct 2009 02:00 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - When the US government cut funding for hydrogen-fueled cars last May, Energy Secretary Steven Chu said such vehicles will not be practical for another decade or two.

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