2010年7月10日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World News

Surge of attacks kills 6 US troops, 12 Afghans (AP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 04:46 PM PDT

Afghan police officers and local men stand near the damaged vehicles at the scene of an explosion in Kandahar south of Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, July 10, 2010. One bystander was killed when the bomb, concealed in a parked motorcycle, exploded in the middle of the afternoon, said the city's security chief. (AP Photo/Allauddin Khan)AP - A wave of attacks killed six U.S. troops and at least a dozen civilians Saturday in Afghanistan's volatile south and east, as American reinforcements moving into Taliban-dominated areas face up to the fierce resistance they expected.

Haiti hospital woes show challenges of recovery (AP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 04:45 PM PDT

A patient stands as he adjusts his intravenous line at the State University of Haiti Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Friday, July 9, 2010. Haiti's most important general care facility, the State University of Haiti Hospital is struggling to care for patients six months after the earthquake. The American Red Cross has pledged to help pay salaries of long-underpaid doctors.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - It was a simple problem with a novel solution.

European Space Agency looking closely at asteroid (AP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 03:06 PM PDT

Spacecraft Operations Manager Andrea Accomazzo controls the Rosetta asteroid mission at the Space Operations Centre of ESA (European Space Agency) in Darmstadt, Germany, on Saturday, July 10, 2010. ESA's Rosetta comet-chaser is on the way to its main target, the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, arriving in 2014. On this Saturday it will fly past the asteroid Lutetia, observing and sending data and pictures. (AP Photo/dapd/Mario Vedder)AP - The European Space Agency has taken the closest look yet at asteroid Lutetia in an extraordinary quest some 280 million miles in outer space between Mars and Jupiter.

Cuba Church announces release of 12 more prisoners (AP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 01:55 PM PDT

Mireya Penton, mother of Cuban political prisoner Lester Gonzalez, walks accompanied by her granddaughter Claudia Gonzalez after talking with The Associated Press about her son's possible liberation in Santa Clara, Cuba, Thursday, July 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)AP - Cuban church officials on Saturday released the names of 12 more political prisoners who will be freed and sent into exile in the coming days under a landmark agreement with President Raul Castro's government, bringing to 17 the total number of jailed dissidents who have accepted asylum in Spain.

Pakistan bomb death toll hits 102, worst this year (AP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 09:44 AM PDT

A Pakistani hospital guard carries an injured child to a local hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan on Friday, July 9, 2010. A suicide bomber on a motorcycle struck outside a government office Friday in a tribal region where Pakistan's army has fought the Taliban, killing scores of people and left many injured, officials said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Iqbal)AP - As Adnan Khan sifted through the rubble in this northwest Pakistani village Saturday, his grief mingled with a sense of disbelief. Of the 102 people killed by a pair of suicide bombers here the day before, 10 were his relatives. Aunts, uncles, cousins — all perished in the deadliest attack in Pakistan this year.

The Making of a Taliban Commander (Time.com)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 06:35 AM PDT

Time.com - Talking to TIME, a 35-year old Afghan man explains how and why he joined the Taliban -- and why there are many more like him out there

European probe Rosetta successfully flies by asteroid: ESA (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 04:39 PM PDT

This handout picture from the European Space Agency (ESA) shows an artist's rendition of ESA's probe Rosetta's closest approach to Earth during its second swing-by of our planet in 2007. The European spacecraft Rosetta performed a fly-by of a massive asteroid on Saturday, the European Space Agency said, taking images that could one day help Earth defend itself from destruction.(AFP/ESA)AFP - The European spacecraft Rosetta performed a fly-by of a massive asteroid on Saturday, the European Space Agency said, taking images that could one day help Earth defend itself from destruction.

Baghdad kills 58,000 stray dogs in 3-month span (AP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 04:46 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2008 file photo, Iraqi police officer Qassim Ahmed takes aim before shooting a stray dog in the Mansour neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. Baghdad officials say 58,000 stray dogs have been killed in and around the Iraqi capital over the past three months as part of a campaign to combat dog attacks. (AP Photo/Asaad Mouhsin, File)AP - Teams of veterinarians and police shooters have killed some 58,000 stray dogs in and around the Iraqi capital over the past three months as part of a campaign to curb an increasing number of strays blamed for attacks on residents.

Clinton anxious, but hopeful over Haiti recovery (AP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 04:03 PM PDT

President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton talk at a memorial service for Sen. Robert Byrd, Friday, July 2, 2010, at the Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton expressed frustration Saturday over the slow pace of Haiti's earthquake recovery, but said the country will escape its difficulties if it can become self-sufficient.

South Africa shines in run-up to World Cup finale (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 12:25 PM PDT

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma (L) and German President Christian Wulff attend the 2010 World Cup third place football match at Nelson Mandela Bay stadium in Port Elizabeth. Zuma has repeatedly highlighted the social gains brought by the World Cup, with fans of all races gathering in stadiums, 16 years after the first all-race elections.(AFP/John Macdougall)AFP - South Africa basked Saturday in the success of its trouble-free World Cup, as finishing touches were put to the closing ceremony with superstar Shakira and a herd of giant elephant puppets.

Polls open in Japan upper house election (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 03:45 PM PDT

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan waves to well-wishers during a final campaign tour for the upcoming upper house elections. Polls opened on Sunday for Japan's upper house election, a crucial test for new Prime Minister Naoto Kan and the 10-month-old centre-left coalition government.(AFP/Toru Yamanaka)AFP - Polls opened on Sunday for Japan's upper house election, a crucial test for new Prime Minister Naoto Kan and the 10-month-old centre-left coalition government.

Quebec premier to stay in office (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 06:18 AM PDT

Reuters - The premier of Quebec said he planned to stay in office and battle separatists who want independence for the province, adding that he would not try to become prime minister of Canada.

Pakistan on brink of Davis Cup tie (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 09:23 AM PDT

Pakistan led New Zealand 2-1 in their Asia/Oceania Group II Davis Cup semi-final Saturday after Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, pictured in 2008, backed up from a marathon singles win to partner Aqeel Khan to doubles success.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Matthew Stockman)AFP - Pakistan led New Zealand 2-1 in their Asia/Oceania Group II Davis Cup semi-final Saturday after Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi backed up from a marathon singles win to partner Aqeel Khan to doubles success.

Why Is a Celebrity Ex-Hostage Suing Her Rescuer? (Time.com)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 06:35 AM PDT

Time.com - Ingrid Betancourt has scandalized Colombia by claiming the government did not do enough to protect her from kidnappers back in 2002.

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