2009年11月10日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World News

United Airlines pilot charged with being over alcohol limit (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 05:14 PM PST

A commercial airliner prepares to land at London's Heathrow airport. Police arrested a United Airlines pilot on suspicion of being drunk as he was about to help fly a passenger plane from London's Heathrow Airport, an officer and the airline said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AP - A United Airlines pilot who was pulled from his trans-Atlantic flight to Chicago shortly before takeoff has been charged with having too much alcohol in his system, British police said Tuesday.

Analysis: France-Germany ties fade (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 04:51 PM PST

French President Nicolas Sarkozy shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a reception at the presidential Bellevue Palace in Berlin November 9, 2009, during celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Reuters/Thomas Peter (GERMANY)AP - Throughout the Cold War, Germany was the steadfast trans-Atlantic ally — and France the perpetual skeptic. Paris snubbed NATO, booted allied soldiers off its soil and sought a privileged relationship with Moscow.

US diplomat in Honduras trying to revive pact (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 05:14 PM PST

U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Craig Kelly, center, gestures during a meeting with Honduras' ousted President Manuel Zelaya, right, next to U.S Ambassador to Honduras Hugo Llorens at the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. Kelly flew in Tuesday to try to revive a U.S.-brokered pact between Zelaya and the coup-imposed government ahead of elections this month.(AP Photo/Esteban Felix)AP - A senior U.S. diplomat flew in Tuesday to try to revive a U.S.-brokered pact between Honduras' deposed president and the coup-imposed government ahead of elections this month.

Anger over Afghan war as 6 UK war dead mourned (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 03:40 PM PST

People wearing t-shirts bearing an image of Guardsman Jimmy Major react as the coffin of Major and five other British soldiers are driven through Wootton Bassett, England, after being repatriated at RAF Lyneham, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. Hundreds gathered in this small English market town Tuesday to pay tribute to six soldiers killed in Afghanistan, five of whom were shot to death by an Afghan police officer who turned against them. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - Grieving over the death of her son in Afghanistan, the woman tore into British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Brazil college backs down on mini-dress expulsion (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 03:05 PM PST

In this photo taken on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, student Geisy Arruda poses at her home in Sao Paulo wearing the same dress that she was expelled for wearing on campus at Bandeirante University in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. The Brazilian government sought an explanation Monday from the private university that expelled Arruda for wearing the dress to class. (AP Photo/Leticia Moreira/ Folha Imagem)AP - Brazil's case of the pink mini-dress that went viral on the Internet has left many scratching their heads: How could it be that an outfit, no matter how short, would cause such an uproar in a tropical nation where skimpy clothing and tiny bikinis barely raise an eyebrow?

Former Nazi Hitman Boere, 88, Finally Stands Trial (Time.com)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 01:15 PM PST

Time.com - After World War II, former SS commando Heinrich Boere confessed to killing three Dutch civilians, then spent decades on the run. He's now going on trial in what will likely be one of Germany's last Nazi prosecutions

Irishman wins euro46,000 after island home disappears (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 04:58 PM PST

This is the former Tory Island home of filmmaker Neville Presho pictured in 1976 before it was demolished. Presho has won euro46,000 ($69,000) in damages after his Irish island home was transformed into a parking lot while he was overseas. Presho successfully sued Patrick Doohan, owner of a Tory Island hotel off Ireland's northwest coast, after he returned from New Zealand to find no trace of his six-bedroom house. In its place stood a septic tank and parking lot for Doohan's newly built business. (AP Photo)AP - A Northern Ireland filmmaker has won euro46,000 ($69,000) in damages after a judge ruled that his Irish island home was transformed into a parking lot while he was overseas for six years.

US imam wanted in Yemen over al-Qaida suspicions (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 05:14 PM PST

This Oct. 2008 photo by Muhammad ud-Deen shows Imam Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen. The imam, who communicated with Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nidal Hasan and called him a hero, was once arrested in Yemen on suspicion of giving religious approval to militants to conduct kidnappings. (AP Photo/Muhammad ud-Deen) MANDATORY CREDIT NO SALESAP - A radical American imam who communicated with the Fort Hood shooting suspect and called him a hero was once arrested in Yemen on suspicion of giving religious approval to militants to conduct kidnappings. Yemeni authorities are now hunting for Anwar al-Awlaki to determine whether he has al-Qaida ties.

Brazil's 2 largest cities hit by blackouts (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 05:36 PM PST

AP - A massive power failure threw Brazil's two largest cities into darkness Tuesday night along with other parts of Latin America's largest nation, affecting millions of people.

NJ man sues FBI over his detention in Ethiopia (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 02:31 PM PST

AP - A New Jersey man detained for months in Ethiopia on allegations of supporting Islamic militants before being allowed to come home sued the FBI agents involved in his interrogations.

Philippines' Mayon volcano spews ash, could erupt (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 05:37 PM PST

AP - Scientists say the cone-shaped Mayon volcano in the central Philippines has shot an ash plume into the air and are advising nearby residents to be ready to move in case of eruption.

Liberals see tough road after vote setbacks (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 08:27 AM PST

Reuters - Humbled by a poor showing in special elections on Monday, Canada's opposition Liberal Party acknowledged on Tuesday it has a steep hill to climb to regain popular support.

Rio wants to work with spurned Chinalco: chief (AFP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 12:29 AM PST

A truck is loaded with iron ore at a Rio Tinto-owned mine in Western Australia's Pilbara region. The Anglo-Australian mining giant has said it is interested in collaborating with Chinalco, months after rejecting a massive cash injection from the state-owned Chinese firm.(AFP/HO/Rio Tinto/File/Christian Sprogoe)AFP - Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto said Tuesday it was interested in collaborating with Chinalco, months after rejecting a massive cash injection from the state-owned Chinese firm.

N.J. man alleges FBI torture threat in Kenyan jail (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 03:56 PM PST

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — An American Muslim who was captured while fleeing Somalia in 2007 accused two FBI agents and two other U.S. officials Tuesday of illegally interrogating him and threatening torture while he was allegedly held at U.S. behest in Kenyan and Ethiopian jails.

With attack on UN, Afghanistan aid presence shrinks further (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 01:00 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Mohammad Rafi Hamdard, a food importer in Kabul, puts the following prices on the United Nations decision to withdraw staff from Afghanistan: $15 more for a ton of flour, $5 more for 50 kilograms of sugar and $3 more for a carton of cooking oil.

Detained American's Employer Appeals to Iran (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 10 Nov 2009 10:48 AM PST

OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (OneWorld.net) - The director of the media organization Shane Bauer writes for has called on Iran to "show compassion and leniency," corroborating assertions that the U.S. journalist and his friends were simply enjoying a vacation in July when they apparently strayed onto Iranian soil and were detained.

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