2010年8月25日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World News

Drug cartel suspected in massacre of 72 migrants (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 04:37 PM PDT

Ecuadorean citizen Luis Fredy Lala Pomavilla,rests at a hospital in Matamoros, eastern Mexico, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. A Mexican drug cartel massacred 72 Central and South American migrants within 100 miles of the U.S. border that they were trying to reach, according to Lala Pomavilla who said to be a survivor who escaped and stumbled wounded to a highway checkpoint where he alerted marines. Lala Pomavilla told investigators that his captors identified themselves as members of the Zetas drug gang, said Vice Adm. Jose Luis Vergara, a spokesman for the Mexican Navy.(AP Photo/El Bravo de Matamoros)AP - A wounded migrant stumbled into a military checkpoint and led marines to a gruesome scene, what may be the biggest massacre so far in Mexico's bloody drug war: a room strewn with the bodies of 72 fellow travelers, some piled on top of each other, just 100 miles from their goal, the U.S. border.

UN says Congo rapes not mentioned to patrols (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 04:34 PM PDT

AP - The top U.N. envoy in Congo said Wednesday that two peacekeeping patrols were not informed by villagers that mass rapes were taking place and the United Nations is now working to improve communications and prevent any recurrence.

Attacks in Iraq kill 56, raise fears of insurgents (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 01:50 PM PDT

An Iraqi girl wears bandages after being injured in a bombing in Karbala, 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. A string of attacks targeting Iraqi security forces on Wednesday left several people dead and scores wounded, police and hospital officials said the day after the number of American soldiers in the country fell bellow 50,000.(AP Photo/Ahmed al-Husseini)AP - Bombers and gunmen killed at least 56 Iraqis in more than two dozen attacks across the country Wednesday, mostly targeting security forces and rekindling memories of the days when insurgents ruled the streets.

Miners' deep motivation: Stay slim or stay in mine (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 03:53 PM PDT

Helen Avalos, wife of trapped miner Jimmy Sanchez holds their two-month-old baby outside the collapsed mine San Jose were 33 miners are trapped in Copiapo, Chile, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. The miners, who have been trapped since the shaft they were working in collapsed on Aug. 5, were confirmed to be alive Sunday when they were reached by rescue teams via a small hole through which they could pass messages and see the miners with a camera. (AP Photo/ Roberto Candia)AP - Put on a show. Play cards. Sing. Get exercise. And whatever you do, don't get too fat to squeeze through the escape tunnel.

Chavez's popularity down in Venezuela, polls finds (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 02:20 PM PDT

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez speaks with members of the media after a meeting with Colombia's Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)AP - President Hugo Chavez's allies launched their campaigns Wednesday for crucial congressional elections that come just as recession, crime and inflation have pushed the socialist leader's popularity to a seven-year low.

Could Al-Shabab Attacks Bring Down Somalia's Government? (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 03:50 PM PDT

Time.com - In a new series of bold, bloody attacks, Islamic insurgent group al-Shabab is proving too powerful for Somalia's government -- and Somali authorities say that, without outside help, the state is soon headed for collapse

UK woman says sorry for dumping cat in trash (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:29 PM PDT

AP - A British woman who outraged pet lovers around the world after she was caught on surveillance camera dumping a cat in a garbage bin apologized on Wednesday for what she called misjudgment and said the situation has gotten "out of control."

Iran says it's ready to sell arms to Lebanon (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 02:14 PM PDT

AP - Iran is prepared to sell weapons to Lebanon if Beirut asks for help in equipping its military, Iran's defense minister said Wednesday.

Venezuela prez spends 5 hours with Fidel Castro (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:50 PM PDT

AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez met for five hours with Fidel Castro behind closed doors Wednesday, and state television said they discussed the former Cuban leader's warnings about impending nuclear war.

Former U.S. diplomat tackles Sudan north-south issues (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 02:15 PM PDT

Reuters - A retired U.S. ambassador has gone to Sudan to try to help settle north-south disputes on sharing wealth and power ahead of a referendum on independence for the south, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.

Safety concerns raised about China crash runway (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 06:08 PM PDT

Chinese paramilitary policemen stand guard near the Henan Airlines plane crashed on landing in Yichun in northeast China's Heilongjiang province Wednesday Aug. 25, 2010. A Chinese passenger jet crashed while trying to land on a fog-shrouded runway in the country's northeast and burst into flames late, killing 42 people and injuring 54 others, state media said Wednesday. (AP Photo) CHINA OUTAP - YICHUN, China — A nighttime flight into a remote Chinese city ended with a violent, shaking descent and then a crash near an airport that one major Chinese airline had previously judged unsafe for night landings. More than half the 96 people onboard survived, clambering over luggage as smoke filled the broken fuselage.

RCMP says makes "terrorism"-related arrests (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 12:27 PM PDT

Reuters - Canadian police arrested two people on Wednesday in relation to what they called "terrorist offenses" and said they expect to make further arrests.

Australian PM contender frustrates key legislators (AP)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 04:54 PM PDT

Prime Minister Julia Gillard addresses the media on the grounds of parliament in Canberra, Australia, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. Three independent lawmakers who will likely decide which party governs Australia said Wednesday they plan to demand details of how much competing election promises would cost the nation over the next three years. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)AP - A conservative political leader has rejected key demands from three independent lawmakers who are likely to decide which party forms Australia's next government after indecisive elections.

From one Afghan setback, U.S. strategy finds success (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 12:54 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - ARGHANDAB, Afghanistan — Chris Harich was catching up on e-mails at his cramped southern Afghanistan office in mid-June when a colleague popped his head in to deliver the news: The Arghandab district governor, America's main political point man in the volatile valley, had just been assassinated.

Wyclef Jean's disqualification signals Haiti diaspora not welcome in politics (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 01:39 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The disqualification of Wyclef Jean and all the other candidates from the Haitian diaspora who sought to run in the country's presidential election has led to allegations that the domestic political elite is manipulating the country's election commission to freeze out strong challengers.

The Aftermath of Manila's Botched Hostage Crisis (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 03:50 PM PDT

Time.com - Facing outrage from Hong Kong and China, Filipinos do not spare their new President as they embark on a blame game for the fatally botched rescue

Corpses Litter Streets amid Mogadishu Fighting (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:31 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - NAIROBI, Aug 24 (IRIN) - Deadly clashes between Islamist insurgents and African Union-backed government forces cut off many parts of Mogadishu on 24 August, when dozens of people, including several MPs, were killed during an attack on a downtown hotel.

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