2010年6月24日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World News


US ambassador to Afghanistan: Time to move on (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 11:25 AM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron,  left, is greeted by Canadian officials as he arrives in Toronto, Canada, Thursday June 24, 2010 to attend the G8 and the G20 meetings. Cameron steps into a potential hornets' nest of trans-Atlantic conflict when he makes his global debut this week at the G-20 summit in Canada, with tensions over Afghanistan, Europe's debt crisis and the BP oil spill gaining in intensity. (AP Photo/Facundo Arrizabalaga, pool)AP - The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan on Thursday acknowledged having "vigorous debates" behind closed doors with Gen. Stanley McChrystal, but said he and the ousted NATO commander acted in synch to implement war strategy.


Jamaican gang leader arrives to face NY charges (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 06:20 PM PDT

In this photo obtained by the Associated Press on June 23, 2010,  Jamaican alleged drug gang leader Christopher 'Dudus' Coke is fitted with a helmet and a bullet-proof vest moments after his arrest at an undisclosed location. Coke, who eluded a bloody police offensive in his slum stronghold last month, was arrested Tuesday June 22, 2010 by authorities outside Jamaica's capital, according to high ranking police officials.(AP Photo)AP - Following bloodshed over his capture, Jamaican gang leader Christopher "Dudus" Coke arrived in New York under tight security on Thursday to face charges he flooded the East Coast with shipments of cocaine and marijuana, authorities said.


Arrest near G-20 summit site (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 05:53 PM PDT

Police examine a car belonging to a man arrested near the future G-20 summit site in Toronto, Canada on Thursday June 24, 2010. Police spokeswoman Nathalie Deschenes said Thursday there was an array of unspecified weapons in the car. A police hazardous unit is going through the car. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)AP - Police on heightened alert before a summit of world leaders stopped a car with a large container strapped to its roof and arrested the driver after finding gasoline canisters, a chainsaw, a cross bow, arrows and sledge hammers inside.


North Korea threatens more punishment for American (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 05:51 PM PDT

File - In this Jan. 12, 2010 file photo, American Aijalon Mahli Gomes participates in a rally denouncing North Korean's human rights conditions at the Imjingak Pavilion, near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) of Panmunjom that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, South Korea. North Korea has threatened to increase punishment for the American who was sentenced to hard labor for illegally entering the country. The North's official Korean Central News Agency reported Thursday, June 24, 2010, that North Korea is examining what harsher measures it would take against Gomes in line with a wartime law. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)AP - North Korea threatened to increase punishment for an American sentenced to hard labor for illegally entering the country, linking his case to U.S. criticism of Pyongyang over the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship.


Queen makes first visit to Wimbledon in 33 years (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 02:52 PM PDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II shakes hands with defending champion  Serena williams, as she attends the All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon, for the first time in 33 years, Thursday June 24, 2010.(AP Photo/Oli Scarff, pool)AP - Queen Elizabeth II made her first appearance at Wimbledon in 33 years Thursday — applauding Briton Andy Murray as he won his second match and shaking hands with a giddy Serena Williams, who showed off her curtsy.


A Millennium Success: The World Is Getting Healthier, Richer (Time.com)

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 03:35 PM PDT

Time.com - Say this for the U.N.: when they get something right they really get it right. And, as two reports issued this week indicate, one of the things they may have gotten very right is progress toward what are known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDG).

Arrest in N.Ireland over 'Basque separatist probe' (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 06:20 PM PDT

A Northern Irish policeman stands guard in Craigavon. Police in the territory have said they have arrested a man under terrorism legislation in a joint operation with Spanish police, in what is understood to be an investigation into Basque separatist activities.(AFP/File/Peter Muhly)AFP - Police in Northern Ireland said they arrested a man under terrorism legislation in a joint operation with Spanish police, in what is understood to be an investigation into Basque separatist activities.


Attacks targeting Iraqi forces kill at least 10 (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 01:38 PM PDT

Army Sgt. Ted Wade, who was hit by an explosive in Iraq that caused him traumatic brain injury and severed his right arm, gives his wife Sarah Wade a kiss, after she spoke at the dedication ceremony of the National Intrepid Center of Excellence at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Thursday, June 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - A spate of attacks targeting Iraqi security forces and their allies killed at least 10 people on Thursday, half in suicide bombings in the northern city of Mosul, officials said.


Venezuela captures drug suspect wanted by US (AP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 03:28 PM PDT

AP - Venezuela has captured a suspected Colombian drug smuggler who is wanted on cocaine charges in the United States and who has allegedly collaborated with Mexico's Zetas drug gang, the justice minister said Thursday.

Gadhafi, Zapatero 'in talks' on next EU-Africa summit (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 06:22 PM PDT

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi (pictured in 2009) and Spanish PM Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero met on Thursday to ready an EU-Africa summit scheduled for later this year, according to Jana news agency. Tripoli did not give details about Zapatero's programme during his snap visit which comes a week before the end of Spain's six-month EU presidency.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jeff Zelevansky)AFP - Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero met to ready an EU-Africa summit scheduled for later this year, Jana news agency said.


N.Korea declares 'no sail' zone off west coast (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 06:25 PM PDT

A South Korean navy salvage unit is seen in operation near the Yellow Sea border with North Korea. The hardline Stalinist state has announced a nine-day ban on shipping off part of its west coast and South Korea is watching for any signs of short-range missile tests, media reports said Friday.(AFP/Pool/File)AFP - North Korea has announced a nine-day ban on shipping off part of its west coast and South Korea is watching for any signs of short-range missile tests, media reports said Friday.


Canada police halt suspicious car near G20 summit site (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 11:22 AM PDT

Reuters - Canadian police said on Thursday they had pulled over a car containing "dangerous materials" near the site where an international summit will be held in Toronto this weekend.

5 Americans convicted of terror charges in Pakistan (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 02:15 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan — A Pakistani court convicted five young American Muslim men of terrorism charges Thursday and sentenced each to 10 years in jail, but the defendants said they'd been tortured and framed by local police.

Russia considers stronger powers for KGB's successor (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 12:10 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - A pair of draft laws making their way through Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, may soon greatly expand the powers and prerogatives of Russia's FSB security service, the former KGB.

Post-McChrystal Afghanistan War: Karzai Loses Key Ally (Time.com)

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 03:35 PM PDT

Time.com - Afghans now face a change in U.S. military leadership in the war -- with McChrystal out and Petraeus in -- but perhaps no one is more affected than President Hamid Karzai

Changing Demographics Strain Refugee Services (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 02:43 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - CHICAGO, Jun 24 (New America Media) - When Serestine Cizanye arrived in Chicago from Tanzania it was winter and she spent every day in her room.

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