2009年12月14日星期一

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Tense atmosphere clouds climate talks (AP)

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 03:10 PM PST

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore gestures as he joins cabinet ministers from Nordic countries for discussion on Greenland's ice sheet at the UN Climate summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. With a week for the climate summit to end, the split between the developing and developed world became sharper as ministers of the world's nations started to arrive for a crucial second week of climate talks. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - The atmosphere at the U.N. climate conference grew more tense and divisive after talks were suspended for most of Monday's session — a sign of the developing nations' deep distrust of the promises by industrial countries to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Gore: Polar ice may vanish in 5-7 years (AP)

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 04:44 PM PST

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore gestures as he joins cabinet ministers from Nordic countries for discussion on Greenland's ice sheet at the UN Climate summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. With a week for the climate summit to end, the split between the developing and developed world became sharper as ministers of the world's nations started to arrive for a crucial second week of climate talks. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - New computer modeling suggests the Arctic Ocean may be nearly ice-free in the summertime as early as 2014, Al Gore said Monday at the U.N. climate conference. This new projection, following several years of dramatic retreat by polar sea ice, suggests that the ice cap may nearly vanish in the summer much sooner than the year 2030, as was forecast by a U.S. government agency eight months ago.

Iran to try 3 Americans who crossed Iraqi border (AP)

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 12:54 PM PST

FILE - This undated file photo released by freethehikers.org, shows Americans Shane Bauer, left, and Sarah Shourd. Iran said Monday, Dec. 14, 2009, it would try Americans Shane Bauer, 27, Sarah Shourd, 31, and Josh Fattal, 27 who were detained by Iranian authorities after crossing an unmarked border from northern Iraq in July. (AP Photo/freethehikers.org, File) NO SALESAP - Iran said Monday a court will try three Americans who wandered across the border from Iraq last July and became ensnared in an increasingly bitter standoff with the West over Tehran's nuclear program.

Pakistan police probe Americans in terror case (AP)

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 01:33 PM PST

A Pakistani police officer shows a copy of magazine allegedly found in a luggage of arrested American Muslims in Karachi, Pakistan on Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. Pakistani police Monday seized luggage and a cell phone from a hotel where three of five Americans arrested on suspicion of militant links stayed, while a court ordered the men could not be deported until judges review the case. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)AP - Pakistani police Monday seized luggage and a cell phone from a hotel where three of five Americans arrested on suspicion of militant links stayed, while a court ruled the men cannot be deported until judges review the case.

Attack on Italian PM reveals nation's divisions (AP)

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 03:39 PM PST

This video image made available by RAI TG3 shows Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi sitting in his vehicle after an attacker hurled a statuette striking the leader in the face at the end of a rally in Milan, Italy on Sunday Dec. 13, 2009. (AP Photo/RAI TG3 via APTN)AP - Even hospitalized and in pain, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi can polarize Italians.

Obama's Afghanistan Surge: A Long War With an Uncertain Outcome (Time.com)

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 01:20 AM PST

Time.com - While the President's West Point speech posited an accelerated troop buildup followed by an expedited withdrawal, his military commanders acknowledge a messier reality

Officials: World power meeting on Iran canceled (AP)

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 02:48 PM PST

This satellite image released by Digitalglobe in September 2009 shows Iranian suspected facility in Qom, Iran. The administration of President Barack Obama pushed Monday for tougher sanctions on Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions after driving home the point that its near year-long diplomatic engagement with Tehran had yielded little.(AFP/DigitalGlobe/File)AP - An upcoming meeting by five world powers on trying to curb Iran's nuclear program has been canceled at China's request, senior officials from three of the countries involved said Monday.

Hamas mobilizes mass rally in show of strength (AP)

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 10:09 AM PST

Palestinian Hamas supporters attend a rally to mark the 22nd anniversary of the group's founding in Gaza City, Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. Tens of thousands of Hamas supporters thronged downtown Gaza City Monday to mark the 22nd anniversary of the group's founding, in a massive display that showed the Islamic militants still enjoy broad support despite years of rule that have led to war, poverty and isolation. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)AP - Hamas mobilized tens of thousands of supporters on Monday for an anniversary rally meant to show the Islamic militant group has not lost support despite Israel's devastating military assault on Gaza a year ago.

Honduran president-elect willing to meet Zelaya (AP)

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 02:04 PM PST

Honduras' President-elect Porfirio Lobo gestures as he leads a national dialogue forum in Tegucigalpa, Monday, Dec. 14, 2009. Lobo says he is willing to meet with ousted President Manuel Zelaya 'anywhere' to help end the country's political crisis. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)AP - Honduras' president-elect said Monday he is willing to meet with ousted leader Manuel Zelaya anywhere to help end the political impasse over last June's coup.

African protest hits U.N. climate talks in final week (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 01:36 PM PST

Oxfam activists dressed as polar bears dance at the entrance to the main hall at the UN Climate Change Conference 2009 in Copenhagen December 14, 2009. REUTERS/Bob StrongReuters - A protest by African nations accusing rich countries of doing too little to cut greenhouse gas emissions slowed U.N. climate talks on Monday just four days before world leaders are due to forge a deal in Copenhagen.

General says Afghan troop surge will take longer (AP)

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 04:44 PM PST

Joint Chiefs of staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen applauds on the field during formation before the Army versus Navy football game in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 12, 2009. REUTERS/Tim Shaffer (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL)AP - The military may not finish its surge of 30,000 American troops to Afghanistan until nearly a year from now, a senior U.S. commander said Monday — a slower pace than President Barack Obama has described. The White House insisted it was sticking with a goal of completing the buildup by late summer.

Canada angered by elaborate emission cuts hoax (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 08:09 AM PST

Reuters - Canada condemned on Monday a series of elaborate hoax emails and a fake website story that claimed the country would cut emissions of greenhouse gases by a much greater amount than previously announced.

'Monster' iceberg shedding hundreds of offshoots (AFP)

Posted: 14 Dec 2009 01:29 AM PST

A NASA satellite image of iceberg B17B (C), floating southwest off the West Australian coast. An island-sized iceberg is breaking up as it drifts closer to Australia, producing hundreds of smaller slabs spread over a massive area of ocean, experts have said.(AFP/Australian Antarctic Division/Ho)AFP - An island-sized iceberg is breaking up as it drifts closer to Australia, producing hundreds of smaller slabs spread over a massive area of ocean, experts said Monday.

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