2010年2月25日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World News


Afghan government installed in Taliban stronghold (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:18 PM PST

Afghan residents of Marjah sit at the foot of the national flag after an official flag raising ceremony. The Afghan flag was raised over a town at the centre of a US-led offensive to capture a key Taliban stronghold on Thursday with the US Marines commander declaring it a AP - Afghan officials raised the national flag over Marjah on Thursday, asserting government control even as Marines searched for militant holdouts. Kabul also confirmed the arrest of another top Taliban leader — part of a roundup that could further strain the insurgent movement.


Heavy rain his Haiti's quake-ravaged capital (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 05:07 PM PST

A child walks in a puddle of water at a makeshift camp for homeless earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince, Thursday Feb. 25, 2010. Relief officials are scrambling to move more than 1.2 million quake victims out of overcrowded makeshift camps before the start of the rainy season. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - The first heavy rain since the earthquake doused Haiti's capital Thursday night, soaking hundreds of thousands of homeless in a city where barren hillsides and weakened buildings are threatening to give way.


South Africa reports NKorea sanctions violation (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 04:01 PM PST

AP - South Africa sent a report to the United Nations saying it confiscated a shipment of North Korean tank parts hidden among sacks of rice which were headed for the Republic of Congo in violation of U.N. sanctions.

Chavez hopes to ease tensions with Colombia (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 04:32 PM PST

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez speaks during a press conference at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.  (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Thursday that he is willing to hold talks with his Colombian counterpart, Alvaro Uribe, on easing tensions between the South American neighbors.


Israeli PM tries to ease 'heritage site' tensions (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 04:56 PM PST

Palestinian youths burn tires during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Hebron, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.  Palestinians in Hebron continued to protest Thursday over the Israeli decision to recognize a disputed West Bank shrine as one of its national heritage sites. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned earlier this week that the region could plunge into a 'religious war' over the decision. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)AP - Israel's prime minister tried Thursday to calm tensions over the addition of two West Bank shrines to a list of national heritage sites, a decision that has sparked clashes with the Palestinians and drawn widespread international criticism.


Renewal in the West Bank: A Little Noticed Mideast Success (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 04:40 AM PST

Time.com - The Palestinians have made real progress toward stability. Israel should reward them for it

Google warned by EU over Street View map photos (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 05:54 PM PST

File - In an Oct. 14, 2009 file photo a sign designates the  Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Three Google executives were convicted of privacy violations Wednesday Feb. 24, 2010 in Italy because juveniles posted a video online of an autistic boy being abused.  (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma/file)AP - European Union data privacy regulators are telling Google Inc. to warn people before it sends cameras out into cities to take pictures for its Street View maps, adding to the company's legal worries in Europe.


Syria, Iran affirm ties despite US calls (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 03:09 PM PST

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, and Syrian President Bashar Assad review the honor guard at al-Shaab presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria, on Thursday Feb. 25, 2010. Syria's state-run news agency says Iran's president has arrived in Damascus for talks amid rising tensions between Israel and its Arab neighbors and U.S. efforts to break up Syria's alliance with Tehran. (AP Photo/Bassem/Tellawi|)AP - Syrian President Bashar Assad defied U.S. calls to loosen ties with Iran on Thursday, saying his long-standing alliance with Tehran remains strong despite overtures from Washington intended to shift his loyalties.


Chavez rejects report citing rights violations (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 05:55 PM PST

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez speaks during a press conference at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.  (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)AP - President Hugo Chavez said Thursday that Venezuela should boycott the Organization of American States' human rights body, saying the panel wrongly accused his government of political repression.


Nigeria: First lady has growing role in power play (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 03:19 PM PST

FILE - In this Wednesday July 29, 2009 file photo, Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua attends an agreement signing ceremony at the Itamaraty palace in Brasilia, Brazil. Nigeria's ill President Umaru Yar'Adua returned home Wednesday Feb. 24, 2010 to his West African nation after three months abroad receiving treatment for a heart condition at a Saudi Arabian hospital, an ambassador said.   (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, file)AP - While Nigeria's ailing president remains unseen after being brought back into the country under the cover of darkness, his assertive wife Turai Yar'Adua has stepped into the spotlight in the oil-rich nation.


Record low Mekong River poses threat to millions (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 06:11 PM PST

Passengers are transported between two banks of a Mekong River tributary in Vietnam. Water levels in the northern part of the giant waterway are at record-low levels, posing a threat to water supply, navigation and irrigation along a stretch of water that is home to millions, a regional official said.(AFP/File/Hoang Dinh Nam)AFP - Water levels in the northern Mekong River are at record-low levels, posing a threat to water supply, navigation and irrigation along a stretch of water that is home to millions, a regional official said.


Conservatives rebuild small lead in poll (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 07:38 AM PST

Reuters - The Conservatives have rebuilt a small lead in popular support, a poll showed on Thursday, making it more likely that the government will survive confidence votes in Parliament next month.

Australia calls for an end to scientific whaling (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 08:14 AM PST

A Greenpeace image from 2006 shows Japanese whaling ship the Yushin Maru harpooning a whale before finally killing the mammal in the Southern Ocean off Antarctica. Australia called Thursday for an end to so-called AFP - Australia called Thursday for an end to so-called "scientific whaling" and the phaseout over five years of harpooning in the Southern Ocean, in a move apparently aimed squarely at Japan.


A year after Israeli assault, uneasy peace settles over Gaza (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 01:47 PM PST

McClatchy Newspapers - GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The road to Gaza at last is paved now.

Sarkozy admits France made 'serious errors' over Rwanda genocide (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 02:01 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - After almost 16 years of bitter recriminations over France’s role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Nicolas Sarkozy became the first French leader since the killings to visit the tiny Central African country.

Drug Traffickers Rearm for War in Medellin, Colombia (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 04:40 AM PST

Time.com - After a few years respite, the drug wars are reigniting the hills around the city, raising fears of a return to the very, very bad old days

Death Penalty Phasing Out Worldwide (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 03:37 PM PST

OneWorld.net - GENEVA, Feb 25 (IPS) - More than 1,000 activists and experts attending this week's Fourth World Congress Against the Death Penalty in this Swiss city are building a network of cooperation to support local organisations campaigning for human rights in countries that retain capital punishment.

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