2010年6月28日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World News

Analysis: Petraeus faces daunting challenges (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 11:53 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 11, 2010 file photo, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, talks alongside then-U.S. Central Command chief General David Petraeus at Kabul International Airport. Petraeus faces daunting challenges when he assumes command in Afghanistan following what by all accounts will be quick approval by the Senate. (AP Photo/Shah Marai, Pool, file)AP - A weak and troublesome Afghan partner. A war strategy increasingly questioned. Sniping between military and civilian officials. Military deaths at record levels. A deadline to begin withdrawing troops that may come too soon.

Rival Hamas, UN summer camps compete over children (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 10:06 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Monday June 14, 2010, Palestinian boys enjoy a summer camp run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, (UNRWA), on the beach in Gaza City. Masked men trashed a U.N. summer camp Monday, June 28, 2010, tying up guards and slashing tents and an inflatable pool in the second such attack blamed on suspected extremists in just over a month — a sign of how, in Gaza, youth camp is not just about crafts and volleyball. Rival day camps by the United Nations and Gaza's Islamic militant Hamas rulers compete for the hearts of the next generation, the roughly 700,000 children under 15 who make up nearly half of the Gaza Strip's population. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Masked men trashed a U.N. summer camp Monday, tying up guards and slashing tents and an inflatable pool in the second such attack blamed on suspected extremists in just over a month — a sign of how, in Gaza, youth camp is not just about crafts and volleyball.

Mexican governor candidate killed, cartels blamed (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 03:29 PM PDT

Mexico's President Felipe Calderon, center, reacts as his security cabinet stands around him while giving a statement to the media at the Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City, Monday, June 28, 2010. President Calderon is blaming drug cartels for the assassination of front-running gubernatorial candidate for the state of Tamaulipas, Rodolfo Torre, (AP Photo/Miguel Tovar)AP - Gunmen assassinated the front-running candidate for governor of a Mexican border state Monday in what President Felipe Calderon called an attempt by drug gangs to sway local and state elections this weekend.

Bad-call blues: FIFA urged to allow video replay (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 01:44 PM PDT

FILE - This Sunday, June 27, 2010 file combination of six photos shows Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer looking at the ball that hit the bar, bounce over the line during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Germany and England at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa. The goal was disallowed by the game's referee. After blown calls at vital moments of vital games, before a worldwide audience at the World Cup, the guardians of international soccer are being pressed harder than ever to explain resistance to video replay and their embrace of human error. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)AP - Tennis does it. Baseball does it. Even American football and hockey do it. So why not soccer, too?

Vatican admonishes Austrian cardinal for comments (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 01:12 PM PDT

Thousands of priests attend a mass marking the end of the Year for Priests, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican June 11, 2010. REUTERS/Tony Gentile/FilesAP - The Vatican on Monday issued an unprecedented rebuke of a top cardinal who had accused the retired Vatican No. 2 of blocking clerical sex abuse investigations, publicly dressing down a man who had been praised for his criticism of church abuse cover-ups.

Outsourcing in Afghanistan: Who's Protecting Our Supply Lines? (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 04:40 PM PDT

Time.com - The main supply lines for U.S. operations into Afghanistan are dependent on warlords of dubious allegiance and a Central Asian nation on the verge of disintegration

Under pressure, UK promises torture guidelines (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 04:54 PM PDT

AP - The British government promised Monday to quickly issue its spies a fresh set of guidelines on how to avoid being complicit in torture.

Israeli flotilla inquiry to question premier (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 09:18 AM PDT

From left to right: Brig. Gen. Ken Watkin, Canada's former chief military prosecutor, David Trimble, Nobel peace laureate from Northern Ireland and a member of the British House of Lords, and Shabtai Rosen, 93-year-old international jurist, arrive for the opening session of the Israeli commission of inquiry into last month's deadly naval raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla, in Jerusalem, Monday, June 28, 2010. The Israeli commission of inquiry into last month's deadly naval raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla will summon Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to testify, the chief investigator announced as the five-member panel began work Monday. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)AP - The Israeli commission of inquiry into last month's deadly naval raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla will summon the country's prime minister to testify, the chief investigator announced Monday as the five-member panel officially began work.

US issues Haiti travel alert after Americans slain (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 04:33 PM PDT

AP - The U.S. Embassy is advising travelers to exercise caution in Haiti after four U.S. citizens were killed in separate robberies near Port-au-Prince's airport.

Steyn, Botha put Proteas in sight of victory (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 02:58 PM PDT

South African bowler Dale Steyn looks up after being bowled by West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach during day three of the third test at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. Steyn and Johan Botha bowled South Africa to the verge of victory in the third and final Test against West Indies on Monday.(AFP/Mark Ralston)AFP - Dale Steyn and Johan Botha bowled South Africa to the verge of victory in the third and final Test against West Indies on Monday.

Japan jobless rate rises, household spending falls (AP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 04:46 PM PDT

AP - Japan says the country's unemployment rate climbed to 5.2 percent in May, rising for the third straight month.

Toronto faces hard post-G20 security questions (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 04:59 PM PDT

Reuters - After a rare weekend of violence in a city that likes to trumpet its civility, Toronto licked its wounds on Monday as rights groups questioned police tactics in securing the G20 summit and the mayor blasted the decision to hold the world leaders event in the city's core.

Australian pair escape charges over Aborigine death (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 02:24 AM PDT

AFP - Australian Aborigines have expressed anger after two security guards escaped charges over an elder who "cooked" to death in the back of a prison van.

Does world agreement to halve deficits fix things or worsen them? (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 03:37 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - TORONTO — World leaders headed home Monday from a weekend summit with a huge question mark hanging over their work: Will their pledge to curb deficit spending help or hurt the global economy?

Le Monde rejects Sarkozy intervention in media sale (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 01:12 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Le Monde â€" a newspaper so established in France it is sometimes called "the record” â€" was approved for sale today, ending a drama over two symbolic bid-groups, the loser of which was personally backed by President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Vatican Critical After Police Raid Belgian Church Meeting (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 04:40 PM PDT

Time.com - A police raid of a church meeting prompts criticism from the Vatican. Butwill taking on the police further alienate Catholic Belgians?

Water Trickles Back into Village, Thanks to Solar Desalination (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 28 Jun 2010 04:07 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - KARACHI, Jun 28 (IPS) - Ismail Achar never thought a day would come when his island village would be reduced to a barren tract of land with hardly a drop of water to drink.

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