2009年12月7日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World News

Historic climate debate opens, with boost from US (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 04:17 PM PST

A delegate from Brazil reacts during the opening ceremony of the Climate Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. The largest and most important U.N. climate change conference in history opened Monday, with organizers warning diplomats from 192 nations that this could be the best, last chance for a deal to protect the world from calamitous global warming. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - Delegates to a pivotal climate conference welcomed an Obama administration move Monday to regulate greenhouse gases under existing clean air law, but said they still expect more.

Obama sending envoy to North Korea (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 05:06 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama's special envoy for North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, center, is escorted by chief U.S. nuclear negotiator Sung Kim, right, to meet with South Korean nuclear envoy Wi Sung-lac at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. Bosworth arrived in South Korea on Sunday en route to North Korea for a rare meeting aimed at bringing the communist country back to international nuclear disarmament talks.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - After a year of tensions, President Barack Obama is sending a veteran diplomat to North Korea on Tuesday for the highest-profile talks between Pyongyang and Washington since he took office pledging to reach out to America's adversaries.

Iran student protests bring out tens of thousands (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 05:13 PM PST

Iranian protesters holds picture of Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a rally Monday, Dec. 7, 2009 in Islamabad, Pakistan. Protesters condemned the crackdown in Tehran University by the government. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)AP - Tens of thousands of students, many shouting "Death to the Dictator!" and burning pictures of Iran's supreme leader, took to the streets on more than a dozen campuses Monday in the biggest anti-government protests in months.

Dan Brown eyes La Scala balconies for inspiration (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 04:11 PM PST

AP - He's already done the Vatican. So don't be surprised if Milan's famed La Scala opera house doesn't turn up in Dan Brown's next thriller.

UN chief asks al-Bashir's help to free hostages (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 03:31 PM PST

AP - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called Sudan's president to seek help in freeing two members of the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur who have been held hostage for more than 100 days, the U.N. said Monday.

Turkish P.M. in Washington As Turkey Looks East (Time.com)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 01:50 AM PST

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the lawmakers of his Islamic-rooted party at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday. Dec. 1, 2009. Turkey said late Wednesday that Turkish soldiers in Afghanistan will not be part of any combat operation. Turkey says it is reviewing whether to increase its commitment to NATO's mission in Afghanistan. Erdogan will travel to Washington for a Monday meeting with President Barack Obama, who is seeking additional troops from NATO allies in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)Time.com - Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in Washington to discuss Iran's nuclear program, the war in Afghanistan and other issues. But the President also needs to convince him that Turkey must stay close to the U.S. and Europe even as it looks east

U.S. to follow appeal in Knox murder case: Clinton (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 06:11 PM PST

American university student Amanda Knox looks to one of her lawyers during her murder trial in Perugia December 4, 2009. Defendants Knox and Raffaele Sollecito are on trial for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in November 2007. REUTERS/Alessandro BianchiReuters - The United States will provide consular support for U.S. exchange student Amanda Knox as she appeals her conviction in Italy in a high profile murder case, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday.

Officials recommend postponing Iraqi elections (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 11:10 AM PST

Unidentified Iraqi wounded students lay in hospital beds after a bomb exploded outside a Baghdad elementary school in the Shiite enclave of Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Iraq's electoral commission on Monday recommended a 45-day delay in parliamentary elections until Feb. 27, raising concerns that the postponed balloting could complicate the planned withdrawal of U.S. combat troops and bring a possible surge of violence.

Chavez: Venezuela acquires thousands of missiles (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 05:13 PM PST

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez salutes upon his arrival to the launching ceremony of the new Bolivarian National Police force in Caracas, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. AP Photo/Fernando Llano)AP - President Hugo Chavez said Monday that Venezuela has received thousands of Russian-made missiles and rocket launchers as part of his government's military preparations for a possible armed conflict with neighboring Colombia.

Commando units arrest civilians in Guinea (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 03:13 PM PST

Guinean soldiers loyal to the ruling military junta stand outside an entrance to the main army base in Conakry, Guinea Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. Guinea's military strongman, hospitalized in Morocco with a gunshot wound, is conscious and speaking, the nation's foreign minister said Monday as he tried to tamp down speculation that Capt. Moussa Camara is badly hurt. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)AP - Commando units loyal to the wounded leader of Guinea's military junta swept through neighborhoods near the capital on Monday, arresting civilians believed to have ties with the renegade soldier that tried to assassinate their leader.

US shouldn't 'lose' Sri Lanka: Senate (AFP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 06:09 PM PST

A Sri Lankan soldier stands guard at a state-run internment camp in Vavuniya in late November. A US Senate report has urged more engagement with the island state as it recovers from war, warning that Washington risks AFP - A US Senate report has urged more engagement with Sri Lanka as it recovers from war, warning that Washington risks "losing" the island to China and Western adversaries.

Canada building permits surge 18 percent in October (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 12:25 PM PST

Reuters - Canadian building intentions soared past expectations in October, with the value of building permits rising 18 percent from September due largely to strength in nonresidential projects, Statistics Canada said on Monday.

ITV apologises over rat eating row (AFP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 07:15 AM PST

Gino D'Acampo, an Italian TV chef and this year's winner of British televison show AFP - ITV, the TV channel behind hit show "I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!", apologised Monday for the death of a rat during filming in Australia, as the stars who killed it faced police charges.

Obama, Biden phoned Kurds to press Iraq election deal (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 02:47 PM PST

McClatchy Newspapers - BAGHDAD — President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden intervened personally to save an agreement allowing Iraq's elections to proceed, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Monday, highlighting the stakes in the deal for an eventual American troop withdrawal.

Climate change talks: What to look for at Copenhagen (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 01:00 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Delegates left the Bali climate change talks in December 2007 with high hopes that a grand bargain on reducing greenhouse gas emissions would be secured by now.

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