2010年8月3日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World News

Mexico: 28,000 killed in drug violence since 2006 (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 04:43 PM PDT

Investigators work at a crime scene where Rosarito's State Police Commander Antonio Sanchez was shot outside his headquarters in Rosarito, Mexico, early Wednesday July 28, 2010. According to police at the scene, Sanchez was shot by unidentified gunmen late Tuesday and died later while receiving medical attention. Another agent was injured during the shooting. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)AP - President Felipe Calderon said he would consider a debate on legalizing drugs Tuesday as his government announced that more than 28,000 people have been killed in drug violence since he launched a crackdown against cartels in 2006.

Lebanon, Israel clash near border; at least 4 dead (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:09 PM PDT

Civil defense workers carry the body of journalist Assaf Abu Rahal after he was killed in the exchange of fire between Israeli and Lebanese troops in the southern border village of Adaisseh, Lebanon, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010. Lebanese and Israeli troops exchanged fire on the border Tuesday in the most serious clashes since a fierce war four years ago, and Lebanon said at least two of its soldiers and a journalist were killed in shelling. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)AP - Lebanese and Israeli troops exchanged fire Tuesday in a fierce border battle that killed a senior Israeli officer, two Lebanese soldiers and a journalist — underlining how easily tensions can re-ignite along the frontier where Israel and Hezbollah fought a war four years ago.

In pact, Ecuador vows no oil drilling in preserve (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 02:03 PM PDT

Ecuador's Vice President Lenin Moreno, right, is congratulated by members of the Shuaras indigenous group after signing the Yasuni-ITT Trusteeship in Quito, Ecuador, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010. Ecuador signed Tuesday an unprecedented document for environmental protection according to which the South American country hopes to get contributions from other countries worldwide up to 3.600 US million dollars, in exchange for not extracting oil from the Yusuní area in the Amazon. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)AP - Ecuador pledged in a pioneering agreement with the United Nations on Tuesday to refrain from oil drilling in a pristine Amazon preserve in return for some $3.6 billion in payments from rich nations.

Afghanistan's ranks of civil servants under siege (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 01:02 PM PDT

A Pakistani man reads code of conduct reportedly published and distributed by Taliban, in Chaman, a Pakistani border town situated along the Afghanistan border on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010. An updated Taliban code of conduct urges the insurgents' fighters to avoid killing civilians and seizing weapons and money from villagers in an attempt to win the hearts and minds of Afghans who are also being courted by international forces. The title of the booklet reads ' Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, code of conduct for Mujahideen.' (AP Photo/Shah Khalid)AP - The Taliban have issued a new code of conduct ordering fighters to protect civilians — as long as they don't side with the Afghan government or NATO coalition. If they do, the punishment is death.

Meat from cloned cow offspring in UK food chain (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 02:56 PM PDT

AP - Meat from the offspring of a cloned cow in the United States entered the British food chain without official authorization, the UK's Food Standards Agency said Tuesday.

Northwest Pakistanis Angered by Insufficient Flood Response (Time.com)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:45 PM PDT

Time.com - Already ravaged by the Taliban, the country's northwest is now pummeled by waters that are affecting as many people as the rebellion has

Cloned cow offspring meat in food chain: officials (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 04:08 PM PDT

Cows waiting to be milked with milking machines at a farm. Food safety officials said Tuesday that meat from the offspring of a cloned cow had entered the country's food chain last year.(AFP/File/Mychele Daniau)AFP - Food safety officials said Tuesday that meat from the offspring of a cloned cow had entered the country's food chain last year.

Iraq: Car bomb kills 15 south of Baghdad (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:04 PM PDT

An Iraqi police officer uses a bomb detector at a checkpoint in central Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Aug. 2, 2010. Two bombings and a drive-by shooting killed eight people Monday, a reminder of Iraq's ongoing instability on a day when President Barack Obama planned to outline progress toward the impending end of U.S. military operations in the country.(AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - A car bomb ripped through an outdoor market Tuesday in a mainly Shiite city southeast of Baghdad in the deadliest of a series of attacks that killed at least 23 people nationwide, officials said.

Castro book reveals little new about his youth (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 01:07 PM PDT

In this photo released by the state media Cubadebate web site, Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro gestures during the presentation of his book 'La Victoria Estratégica' or 'The Strategic Victory' in Havana, Cuba, Friday July 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Cubadebate, Roberto Chile)AP - Fidel Castro's new book spins tales of his childhood, university years and life through his 20s in his whimsical and long-winded style — but contains little information that hasn't appeared in other sources.

Obama "heartbroken" by Zimbabwe's decline (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:51 PM PDT

President Barack Obama hosts a town hall forum with young African leaders in the East Room of the White House in Washington, August 3, 2010. REUTERS/Larry DowningReuters - President Barack Obama criticized Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe on Tuesday and warned Africa not to repeat the mistakes that betrayed the hopes of an "independence generation," which included his own father.

China mines still deadly, as bosses ordered below (AP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 06:00 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 4, 2010 photo, rescue workers are on standby outside the shaft of the Wangjialing Coal Mine in Xiangning county, in north China's Shanxi province. A month ago, China's premier ordered mining officials to go down into the shafts with their workers, but the step meant to improve safety in the world's deadliest mines hasn't saved lives. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)AP - A month ago, China's premier ordered mining officials to go down into the shafts with their workers, but the step meant to improve safety in the world's deadliest mines hasn't saved lives.

Canadian government says no to census compromise (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 02:50 PM PDT

Reuters - The Canadian government has rejected a compromise over next year's census that would keep it compulsory to answer some detailed questions, but eliminate the threat of a prison sentence for refusing, Treasury Board President Stockwell Day said on Tuesday.

Australia PM Gillard takes election fight to economy (AFP)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 01:37 AM PDT

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard takes on the country's opposition leader Tony Abbott during a televised debate in Canberra on July 25, 2010. Gillard has said she is prepared to make herself available on any night, at any time, to debate Abbott on the economy, promising it would be a AFP - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard went on the offensive against her conservative rivals Tuesday, seizing on a pause in interest rate hikes to tout her economic credentials ahead of August 21 polls.

City building in China: From gangster haven to gateway (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 05:02 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - CHONGQING, China — Some 900 miles from Beijing, a mega-city is rising from the banks of the mud-brown Yangtze River. Long a grimy industrial center notorious for its criminal underworld, Chongqing is to become a glittering gateway to the country's interior.

BlackBerry ban: Is UAE trying to crack down on Dubai's wild ways? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 06:16 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - United Arab Emirates “crackberry” addicts bracing for inevitably long and hard pangs of withdrawal if the impending BlackBerry ban goes into effect may take solace knowing that the suspension is likely more posturing than an official policy. “The UAE is a pretty pragmatic country in a lot of ways.

Does the Middle East Face an Israel-Lebanon Regional War? (Time.com)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:45 PM PDT

Time.com - A new report warns that rising tensions could trigger hostilities on a number of connected fronts, and that outside powers are failing to address the need for mediation

Unsung Heroes of the BP Spill: Vietnamese American Youth (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 03 Aug 2010 03:51 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (New America Media) - High school senior Anna Nguyen already had her hands full applying to colleges. Then the BP spill occurred, and suddenly the Louisiana 17-year-old had another priority: helping her family to recover from her father’s sudden loss of income.

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