2010年9月3日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World News

Mobs attack home of Iranian opposition leader (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:43 PM PDT

** CORRECTS DATE OF ATTACK ** FILE - In this June 9, 2009 file photo, Iranian opposition leader Mahdi Karroubi attends a press conference in Tehran, Iran. Pro-government militiamen attacked the home of Iranian opposition leader Mahdi Karroubi with homemade bombs and beat one of his bodyguards unconscious Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, an opposition website reported, in an apparent attempt to keep him from attending the annual state-sponsored rally known as Quds Day, or Jerusalem Day. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)AP - Pro-government crowds swarmed outside the battered home of a key Iranian opposition leader Friday after militiamen attacked with firebombs and beat a bodyguard unconscious in a brazen message of intimidation and pinpoint pressure on dissent.

Powerful 7.1 quake hits New Zealand's South Island (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 04:52 PM PDT

A police officer is seen on a street blocked by rubble from a damaged building following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in central Christchurch, New Zealand, early Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010. A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early Saturday. No tsunami alert was issued and there were no reports of injuries, but looters broke into some damaged shops in Christchurch, police said. (AP Photo/NZPA, David Alexander) ** NEW ZEALAND OUT **AP - A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand's South Island early Saturday and caused widespread damage, but there were just two reports of serious injuries. Looters broke into some damaged shops in Christchurch, police said.

UPS cargo plane crashes near Dubai airport (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 02:08 PM PDT

Smoke rises from the site of a cargo plane crash in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday Sept. 3, 2010. Officials say a UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board has crashed shortly after takeoff outside Dubai. There was no immediate word on casualties. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)AP - A UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board crashed shortly after takeoff Friday outside Dubai, officials said.

Will heir be unveiled at North Korean convention? (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:58 AM PDT

A visitor points with am umbrella at a poster of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, painted by North Korean defector Sun Moo, at the Korea War Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010. The Obama administration expanded sanctions against North Korea on Monday by freezing assets of individuals, companies and organizations allegedly linked to support for Pyongyang's nuclear program.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - North Korea is preparing its largest political meeting in 30 years, and leader Kim Jong Il is expected to appoint a son to a key Workers Party position in what would be the strongest sign yet of a succession movement in the secretive communist country.

Government: Mozambique lost $3M because of riots (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:23 PM PDT

A woman passes nearby burning tyres in a street in Maputo, Thursday Sept. 2, 2010 a day after police opened fire on stone-throwing crowds who were protesting rising prices in this impoverished country. (AP Photo/Nastasya Tay)AP - Mozambique's economy has lost more than $3 million because of deadly riots over the rising prices of food and other goods, the government said Friday, as state media reported new protests in two other towns.

Hillary Clinton's Role in Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks (Time.com)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Time.com - After a notable absence, the Secretary of State has been a very visible presence at the current negotiations. Will it pay off?

Fresh probe urged into phone-hacking row (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 04:43 PM PDT

For Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, seen here in 2003, said he would seek a judicial review if Scotland Yard did not reveal whether he was one of those targeted by News of the World tabloid.(AFP/Geoff Caddick)AFP - Former ministers called Friday for new inquiries into phone-hacking by a Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper amid fresh criticism of the tabloid's ex-editor, who is now a top government advisor.

Posters for Egypt's spy chief as president removed (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 01:44 PM PDT

An Egyptian girl walks past posters showing and supporting Egypt's intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, in the Giza area of Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. A group of activists have hung up posters around Egypt's capital supporting the country's intelligence chief as a possible candidate in next year's presidential elections. Writing in Arabic on posters showing Omar Suleiman reads 'The real alternative: Omar Suleiman, President for the Republic', . (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)AP - Posters supporting Egypt's intelligence chief as a candidate in next year's presidential election were removed from Cairo's streets hours after they appeared, while an independent newspaper was ordered to pull reports of the campaign from its pages, officials said Friday.

Official: Honduran helped massacre survivor flee (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 03:08 PM PDT

Unidentified people sit next to the coffin containing the body of Miguel Angel Carcamo during his funeral at his home in the town of El Guante Cedros, Honduras, Thursday Sept. 2, 2010. Carcamo was one of the 72 migrants who were killed, allegedly by the Zetas drug gang, in August in northern Mexico while trying to reach the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Fernando Antonio)AP - A Honduran who survived the massacre of 72 migrants in Mexico helped untie the only other survivor — a wounded Ecuadorean — and the two fled together, an official said Friday.

China register field hockey win, Argentina rout Spain (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:35 PM PDT

China's Gao Lihua (L) battles for the ball with South Africa's Lisa-Marie Deetlefs during their field hockey Group B match at the Women's World Cup 2010 in Rosario, Argentina. China beat South Africa 4-1.(AFP/Daniel Garcia)AFP - China beat South Africa 4-1 to get off the mark at the third attempt, England drew with South Korea, and Argentina dished out a 4-0 rout to Spain at the women's field hockey World Cup on Friday.

State of emergency follows 7.0 quake in New Zealand (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 03:39 PM PDT

The location of a strong earthquake which hit New Zealand. A powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked New Zealand's second largest city Christchurch just before dawn Saturday, causing widespread damage and panic among residents, but no serious injuries.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - A state of emergency was declared in New Zealand's second largest city Christchurch after a powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck before dawn on Saturday, causing widespread damage.

China tells state firms to explore Potash bid: source (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:13 AM PDT

Reuters - Chinese officials have ordered state companies to meet investment bankers to explore ways to block BHP Billiton's $39 billion bid for Potash Corp, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.

1st Australian female PM leads party to low point (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:18 AM PDT

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announces the support of Tasmanian Independent lawmaker Andrew Wilkie in her bid to form a minority government, in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. Gillard edged closer to retaining power in Australia on Thursday when Wilkie said he would support her center-left Labor Party to form Australia's first minority government in almost seven decades. (AP Photo/Mark Graham)AP - Whether or not she emerges as winner following recent elections, Australia's first woman prime minister will have led the nation's oldest political party to one of the lowest points in its 119-year history.

Settlers defy Netanyahu with vow to begin construction (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 01:59 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - JERUSALEM — Jewish settlers across the West Bank have vowed to begin construction in more than 60 locations, posing a direct challenge to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he returned home from Thursday's first round of direct peace talks in Washington.

Abbas agrees to fresh Israeli-Palestinian talks in Egypt, but has little support at home (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 02 Sep 2010 01:35 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - When Israeli-Palestinian peace talks move beyond today's summit in Washington, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas will face a tough balancing act as even his allies at home push back against US and Israeli pressures.

Thailand's Opposition Red Shirts Balk at New Army Chief (Time.com)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Time.com - Thailand's opposition movement expressed fears Friday over the appointment of General Prayuth Chan-ocha as the new commander of the Royal Thai Army

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