2009年11月7日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World News

Ida hurricane watch for Mexico's Caribbean coast (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 06:11 PM PST

Fishermen haul in their boat in the fishing village of Puerto Juarez, Mexico, on the outskirts of Cancun, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Officials readied storm shelters along Mexico's Caribbean coast Saturday and told fishermen and tour operators to pull in their boats amid warnings that Tropical Storm Ida could become a hurricane as it neared the resort city of Cancun. (AP Photo/Israel Leal)AP - Officials readied storm shelters along Mexico's Caribbean coast Saturday and told fishermen and tour operators to pull in their boats amid warnings that Tropical Storm Ida could become a hurricane as it neared the resort city of Cancun.

Giant dominoes form tribute to Berlin Wall's fall (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 11:45 AM PST

Dominoes stand in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Around 1,000 dominoes were placed on the former border near the Brandenburg Gate for the Festival of Freedom on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9, 2009 and will collapse during the commemoration event. (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski)AP - Massive colorful dominoes painted by German students were placed Saturday along the former path of the Berlin Wall to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the barrier that divided the city for nearly three decades.

G-20 finance officials: Too early to end stimulus (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 05:13 PM PST

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, left, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, center, and British Treasury chief Alistair Darling, right, are seen during a group photo session at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in St. Andrews, Scotland, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Clark)AP - Finance officials from rich and developing countries have pledged to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change.

Afghan ministry: NATO strike kills Afghan forces (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 11:27 AM PST

Afghan children run as a NATO helicopter takes off with a container in the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. More than 25 ISAF and Afghan National Security Force personnel were killed or wounded during a joint operation that involved multiple engagements over several hours Nov. 6, 2009 in Western Afghanistan, a NATO spokesman said. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - U.S. and Afghan authorities investigated Saturday whether a botched NATO airstrike was to blame for the death of Afghan soldiers and police during a search for two American paratroopers missing in a Taliban-infested area of the country's west.

Medvedev: Arms control deal with US can be reached (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 12:13 PM PST

AP - Russia and the United States have a good chance of reaching a new nuclear arms reduction deal before year's end, but other nuclear powers must join disarmament efforts, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in remarks released Saturday.

Support for Afghan war fading: poll (AFP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 04:24 PM PST

Protestors attend a demonstration held by the Stop the War coallition calling for troops to leave Afghanistan in London in October 2009. Public support for the war in Afghanistan is falling, while more than 40 percent do not understand why British troops are fighting there, a poll released on Remembrance Sunday showed.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Public support for the war in Afghanistan is falling, while more than 40 percent do not understand why British troops are fighting there, a poll released on Remembrance Sunday showed.

Peres calls on Palestinian leader not to quit (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 01:03 PM PST

Israeli President Shimon Peres addresses a mass rally marking the 14th anniversary of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in Tel Aviv on Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. Peres used his speech honouring Rabin to urge Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas to stay in power despite frustrations over the peace process. About 20,000 people massed in Rabin Square where the late prime minister was killed by a Jewish extremist on November 4, 1995, after attending a peace rally. (AP Photo/ Jonathan Nackstrand, pool)AP - Israel's president on Saturday called on Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to rescind his decision to stand down, invoking the memory of Yitzhak Rabin at a public commemoration for the assassinated Israeli premier.

TAM: Jet forced to return to JFK (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 12:33 PM PST

AP - TAM Airlines says one of its jets took off from New York's JFK airport but was forced to return 20 minutes into the flight because of a mechanical problem.

China's Wen seeks to boost blossoming Africa ties (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 03:56 PM PST

Reuters - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao meets African leaders on Sunday, aiming to boost a relationship which politically goes back decades and is now economically booming -- to the discomfort of some in the West.

Obama arrival in Tokyo delayed by a day (AP)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 03:56 PM PST

President Barack Obama walks back to the Oval Office as he speaks about health care reform in the Rose Garden of the White House on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - President Barack Obama is attending a memorial service at Fort Hood on Tuesday and now won't get to his planned first stop in Asia next week until one day later than expected.

Flaherty says transaction tax unattractive (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 09:30 AM PST

Reuters - Proposals for a tax on financial transactions to fund the cost of future bank bailouts are unattractive, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Saturday.

Disaster declared in flood-hit Australia (AFP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2009 09:04 PM PST

A woman with a child in a pusher is seen struggling in rain and wind as she walks through Sydney centre, a few days ago. Australian authorities have declared a natural disaster along parts of the country's east coast as heavy floods cut the main road linking major cities, stranding thousands of people.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - Australian authorities declared a natural disaster along parts of the country's east coast as heavy floods cut the main road linking major cities, stranding thousands of people.

Obama nearing decision to send more troops to Afghanistan (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 07 Nov 2009 11:22 AM PST

SSG John Wade, a U.S. soldier from Bakersfield, Calif. and the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division takes an overwatch position on a mountain top in the Pech Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan next year, but he may not announce it until after he consults with key allies and completes a trip to Asia later this month, administration and military officials have told McClatchy.

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