2010年1月4日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World News


US takes risk on Yemen president to fight al-Qaida (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:14 PM PST

Security measures are seen outside the entrance to the British embassy in San'a, Yemen, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. Security forces killed two suspected al-Qaida militants in clashes outside the Yemeni capital on Monday, officials said, as the U.S. and British embassies extended their closure for a second day because of threats of attack by the terror group's offshoot here. (AP Photo)AP - Yemeni security forces clashed with al-Qaida fighters Monday, killing two, the latest sign the embattled, longtime president is making good on vows that his country will cooperate with the United States in fighting the terror network.


Spotty enforcement for new US air screening rules (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:10 PM PST

TSA officer Robert Howard signals an airline passenger forward at a security check-point at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010, in SeaTac, Wash. The names of dozens more people have been added to the government's terrorist watch list and no-fly list after a failed terrorist attack on Christmas prompted U.S. officials to closely scrutinize a large database of suspected terrorists, an intelligence officials said. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)AP - On the first day of what was supposed to be tighter screening ordered by the U.S. for airline passengers from certain countries, some airports around the world conceded Monday they had not cracked down.


Britain says it passed airliner suspect data to US (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 02:50 PM PST

Undated photo of Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. Washington is enforcing tough new security on passenger jets as the US and British embassies in Yemen remain closed because of fears of an Al-Qaeda attack.(AFP/File/Mike Rimmer)AP - British intelligence passed on to U.S. authorities information about a Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner but he was not singled out as a particular risk, Prime Minister Gordon Brown's office said Monday.


Dubai opens half-mile-high tower, world's tallest (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 02:09 PM PST

The  Burj Khalifa , the world's 828 meter tallest building is illuminated  during the official opening ceremony in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)AP - Dubai opened the world's tallest skyscraper Monday in a blaze of fireworks, then added a final flourish: It renamed the half-mile-high tower for the head of neighboring Abu Dhabi, whose billions bailed out Dubai amid last year's financial crisis.


5 US suspects in Pakistan defend 'jihad' plans (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 01:34 PM PST

Detained American Muslims, center, talk to police officer Pakistani police officers as they leave after appear in an anti terrorist court in Sargodha, Pakistan, Monday, Jan. 4, 2010. The defense lawyer for five Americans detained in Pakistan has denied that his clients planned to carry out terrorist attacks inside or outside the country. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)AP - Five Americans detained in Pakistan told a court Monday they intended to cross the border into Afghanistan to wage jihad against Western forces but denied any links to al-Qaida or plans to carry out terrorist attacks in Pakistan.


Iran's Opposition Braces for Next Round After Protests (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 03:25 AM PST

Time.com - Seven months on, Tehran has failed to suppress the protest movement against Ahmadinejad's re-election. Now, both sides are preparing for a new test of strength

Third uninvited guest attended White House dinner (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:19 PM PST

Reuters - A third uninvited guest made it into a White House state dinner in honour of the Indian prime minister, but there is no evidence the person had contact with the president or first lady, the Secret Service said on Monday.

Iraq: Key figures since the war began (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 11:11 AM PST

AP - October 2007: 170,000 at peak of troop buildup.

Jamaica will monitor extremist Muslim cleric (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 03:40 PM PST

AP - A Jamaican-born Muslim cleric once jailed in Britain for urging the killing of Americans, Hindus and Jews will be a security concern for his Caribbean homeland when he is deported from Kenya, an official said Monday.

Zuma formally weds 3rd wife in Zulu ceremony (AP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 09:00 AM PST

South African President Jacob Zuma, left, dances with his newly wedded wife, Thobeka Madiba, right, during a traditional Zulu wedding ceremony in Nkandla, South Africa Monday Jan 4, 2010. Zuma married his fifth wife outside his homestead in a colourful ceremony which attracted scores of guests. ( AP Photo/Tebogo-The Times)AP - South Africa's president formalized his marriage to his third wife during a traditional ceremony Monday amid media reports he plans to take a fourth bride later this year.


Aftershocks rattle Solomons after quake and tsunami (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:54 PM PST

File photo shows a series of islands in the remote Western Province of the Solomon Islands. Aftershocks continued to shake the Solomon Islands Tuesday as officials visited isolated villages a day after a powerful 7.2 magnitude quake and tsunami damaged at least 500 homes.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - Aftershocks continued to shake the Solomon Islands Tuesday as officials visited isolated villages a day after a powerful 7.2 magnitude quake and tsunami damaged at least 500 homes.


Australia condemns Indian's murder (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 04:21 AM PST

People take part in a candle light vigil in the western suburbs of Melbourne where Indian student Nitin Garg was fatally stabbed. Australia on Monday AFP - Australia on Monday "unreservedly" condemned the murder of an Indian national as New Delhi angrily slammed the attack and warned it could hurt bilateral ties.


Turmoil in Iran could make nuclear sanctions more effective (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 11:53 AM PST

A handout picture released by the official website of Iran's presidency office shows Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a visit to Natanz uranium enrichment facilities in 2008. A White House spokesman said Monday that McClatchy Newspapers - ISTANBUL, Turkey — As the Obama administration considers new measures to curb Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program, the Islamic Republic's internal unrest and the growing influence of its Revolutionary Guard Corps may make it more vulnerable to new sanctions.


Iran uses Internet as tool against protesters (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 01:58 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Iran is deepening its fight against the opposition Green Movement by publishing photographs of protesters in the hopes that informants will step forward and identify them to authorities

Yellow River Oil Spill a Reminder of Chinese Pollution (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 03:25 AM PST

Time.com - A pipeline accident just before New Year's Eve that dumped a massiveamount of diesel fuel into two tributaries of China's Yellow River has exposed howfar the country has to go before it can ensure the health of itsimperiled waterways

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