2010年9月28日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World News

Iceland ex-PM faces possible charges in meltdown (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 03:35 PM PDT

File - Iceland's then Prime Minister Geir Haarde addresses journalists at the parliament in Reykjavik, Iceland, in this Monday, Jan. 26, 2009 file photo . Iceland's former Prime Minister Geir Haarde has been referred to a special court in a move that could make him the first world leader to be charged in connection with the global financial crisis. After a heated debate Tuesday Sept. 28 2010, lawmakers voted 33-30 to refer charges to the court against Haarde for allegedly failing to prevent Iceland's 2008 financial crash — a crisis that sparked protests, toppled the government and brought the economy to a standstill by collapsing its currency. (AP Photo / Brynjar Gauti, file)AP - Iceland's former Prime Minister Geir Haarde has been referred to a special court in a move that could make him the first world leader to be charged in connection with the global financial crisis.

US soldier held in slayings of 2 GIs in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 03:22 PM PDT

U.S. soldiers prepare to go on patrol in Mosul, 390 km (240 miles) north of Baghdad, September 5, 2010. Since U.S. President Barack Obama declared an end to combat operations in Iraq, U.S. troops have waged a gun battle with a suicide squad in Baghdad, dropped bombs on armed militants in Baquba and assisted Iraqi soldiers in a raid in Falluja. Obama's announcement on August 31 has not meant the end of fighting for some of the 50,000 U.S. military personnel remaining in Iraq 7-1/2 years after the invasion that removed Saddam Hussein. Picture taken September 5, 2010. To match feature IRAQ-VIOLENCE/USA REUTERS/Saad Shalash (IRAQ - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS)AP - An American serviceman is being held in Iraq in connection with the fatal shootings of two soldiers and the wounding of another following an apparent argument, the U.S. military said Tuesday.

Colombian officials put mudslide death toll at 30 (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 01:35 PM PDT

Rescue workers dig for survivors at the scene of a mudslide in Giraldo, in Colombia's northwestern Antioquia state, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. Rescue officials said it will take at least a week to unearth about 30 people who were buried by a landslide as they changed from one bus to another because a mountain road was blocked. Heavy rains in recent weeks across Colombia have triggered flooding that has claimed at least 74 lives. (AP Photo/Luis Benavides)AP - Colombian rescue officials said Tuesday it will take at least a week to unearth about 30 people who were buried by a landslide as many changed from one bus to another on a mountain road blocked by a previous slide.

Eiffel Tower reopens after telephoned bomb threat (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 01:07 PM PDT

Police evacuated tourists from the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Tuesday after the second bomb alert this month at one of the world's most visited sites. The latest alert came amid official warnings that France faces a serious threat of imminent terrorist attack and just a day after a major Paris train station was evacuated after a bomb alert that proved to be a false alarm.(AFP/File/Martin Bureau)AP - The Eiffel Tower was briefly evacuated Tuesday evening after officials received a bomb threat called in from a telephone booth, in the second such alert at the monument in two weeks.

Ed Miliband Tops Brother David to Lead British Labour Party (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 04:00 PM PDT

Time.com - Ed Miliband has beaten his sibling David to become leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party. While the younger brother turns to bringing the party back from defeat, the question is whether the older brother will join him or walk away

Terror plot uncovered in Europe (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 05:35 PM PDT

AP - Intelligence officials have intercepted a credible terror plot against Britain and France, raising security fears at the Eiffel Tower on Tuesday, but failing to raise the overall threat level in either country.

US in last-ditch attempt to save Mideast talks (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:37 PM PDT

Palestinian relatives mourn over the body of Palestinian militant, Awni Abd Al Hadi, in the family house during his funeral in Al Bureij refugee Camp, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. Awni Abd Al Hadi and two other Palestinian militants were killed late Monday in a clash with Israeli soldiers. The Israelis said their forces fired at militants near the border of central Gaza as they were about to launch rockets at Israel. A small, al-Qaida-inspired group claimed responsibility on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)AP - Frustrated by a new impasse, the White House sent its Mideast envoy to the region Tuesday in a last-ditch attempt to prevent the collapse of peace talks over Israel's decision to allow new construction in West Bank settlements.

Chile rescue speeds up, cheering miner families (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 05:09 PM PDT

Relatives of trapped miners celebrate after being informed that one of the drills working on the rescue operations reached the 300 meters level in San Jose mine, Copiapo, Chile, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. Thirty-three miners have been trapped deep underground in the copper and gold mine since it collapsed on Aug. 5. (AP Photo/Aliosha Marquez)AP - Rapid progress Tuesday in the drilling of escape tunnels for 33 trapped miners brought smiles, hugs and cheers of "Viva Chile!" from family members and government officials, as hopes rose the men might be rescued sooner than planned.

Guinea massacre victims' families unable to gather (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 05:15 PM PDT

Muslim men pray for the more than 150 people killed one year earlier when presidential security forces opened fire on protestors at a pro-democracy rally, at the Grand Mosque in Conakry, Guinea Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. Human Rights Watch said Monday that not a single person has been brought to trial for killing opposition protesters or raping women at the Sept. 28, 2009 rally, when thousands gathered at Conakry's main stadium to protest military ruler Capt. Moussa 'Dadis' Camara.(AP Photo/Idrissa Soumare)AP - The families of the 157 people killed in a massacre in Guinea last September were barred Tuesday from entering or approaching the soccer stadium where the killings occurred on the one-year anniversary of the slaughter.

US seeks to ease Chinese fears (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 05:36 PM PDT

AP - The United States sought Tuesday to ease China's worries over a strong U.S. presence in the South China Sea, where Beijing and its neighbors are bickering over territorial claims.

Canada freezes big anti-tobacco push, critics fume (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 01:21 PM PDT

Reuters - Canada has frozen long-held plans to slap graphic new warning labels on packs of cigarettes, prompting critics to attack what they see as the tobacco industry's excessive influence on the minority Conservative government.

Australia's new parliament is sworn in (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 03:47 AM PDT

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's tiny majority has been slashed to the bare minimum during a rocky start to the new-look parliament led by the first minority government since World War II.(AFP/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's tiny majority was slashed to the bare minimum on Tuesday during a rocky start to the new-look parliament led by the first minority government since World War II.

Why many environmentalists will fight Germany's green energy plan (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 02:55 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Angela Merkel’s German cabinet Tuesday ratified an ambitious blueprint for moving the country toward a low-emission energy future that calls for ending centuries of reliance on fossil fuels.

Terrorism Alert Raised in France; Sarkozy Enemies Suspicious (Time.com)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 04:00 PM PDT

Time.com - While many of President Sarkozy's enemies smell a rat in the beleagueredgovernment's sudden raising of the terrorism alert, security officials nonetheless believe there is an elevated threat level

Afghanistan's President Karzai names Taliban outreach group (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:37 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Amid record levels of violence in Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai announced the team of people he believes are key to bringing the Taliban to the table.

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