2010年10月4日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World News

US strike kills 5 German militants in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 04:10 PM PDT

A soldier patrols at Gare du Nord train station in Paris, Monday, Oct.4, 2010. Japan issued a travel alert for Europe on Monday, joining the United States and Britain in warning of a possible terrorist attack by al-Qaida or other groups, but tourists appeared to be taking the mounting warnings in stride. At right is a board signaling security measures. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)AP - An American missile strike killed five German militants Monday in the rugged Pakistan border area where a cell of Germans and Britons at the heart of the U.S. terror alert for Europe — a plot U.S. officials link to al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden — were believed in hiding.

Chile president sees miners rescued before Oct. 15 (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 04:09 PM PDT

A bulldozer works on an heliport for the rescue operations of trapped miners at the San Jose mine in Copiapo, Chile, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. Thirty-three miners have been trapped deep underground in the copper and gold mine since it collapsed on Aug. 5. (AP Photo/ Roberto Candia)AP - Chile's president said Monday that his government is "very close" to pulling 33 trapped miners to safety and he hopes to be there in person to see the rescue before leaving on a trip to Europe.

Nobel Prize given for test tube baby research (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 04:01 PM PDT

In this 2008 photo made available by the Bourn Hall Clinic, British physiologist Robert Edwards attends the 30th birthday party of the world's first 'test tube' fertilization baby Louise Joy Brown, at the Bourn Hall, in Bourn, England. A British scientist who developed test tube fertilization and gave thousands of infertile couples the chance to have children, has received the 2010 Nobel Prize in medicine, it was announced on Monday, Oct. 4, 2010. Starting in the 1950's, Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe developed the so-called IVF technology where egg cells are fertilized by sperm outside the body. Steptoe died in 1988. (AP Photo/Bourn Hall Clinic) ** ONE TIME USE ONLY, NO ARCHIVE, NO LIBRARY RETENTION**AP - The Nobel Prize in medicine went to a man whose work led to the first test tube baby, an achievement that helped bring 4 million infants into the world and raised challenging new questions about human reproduction.

US working to accept exiled Cuban prisoners (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 03:46 PM PDT

AP - Washington is working on a plan to bring the vast majority of exiled Cuban political prisoners from Spain to the United States and has already processed the first case, a senior State Department official told The Associated Press on Monday.

Chavez: State will lower prices of farm supplies (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 03:28 PM PDT

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez gestures during a news conference with foreign media at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday Sept. 27, 2010. Chavez lost the two-thirds majority in the National Assembly as his opponents made gains in congressional elections Sunday. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez promised on Monday to bring down prices of seeds and fertilizer as his government takes over a leading farm-supply business.

Is Bosnia One Step Closer to Unity -- Or Collapse? (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 04:15 PM PDT

Time.com - The results of Bosnia's elections on Sunday show voters moving tentatively away from ethnic tension and towards change. But can its leaders come together quickly enough to save the country from falling apart?

British comic actor Norman Wisdom dies aged 95 (AFP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 04:41 PM PDT

British comic actor Norman Wisdom, seen here in 2001 and who was famous for his slapstick film roles in his trademark cloth cap and ill-fitting jacket, died Monday at the age of 95, his family said.(AFP/File/Hugo Philpot)AFP - British comic actor Norman Wisdom, famous for his slapstick film roles in his trademark cloth cap and ill-fitting jacket, died Monday at the age of 95, his family said.

Arsonists torch mosque in West Bank village (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 03:16 PM PDT

Palestinians pray inside a partially burned mosque in the West Bank village of Beit Fajjar, near Bethlehem, Monday Oct. 4, 2010. Arsonists torched a mosque in a Palestinian village in the West Bank on Monday, scrawling 'revenge' on a wall in Hebrew and charring copies of the Muslim holy book in a blaze that threatened to stoke new tensions over deadlocked Mideast peacemaking. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)AP - Arsonists torched a mosque in a West Bank village Monday, scrawling "revenge" on a wall in Hebrew and charring copies of the Muslim holy book in an attack that threatened to stoke tensions over deadlocked Mideast peacemaking.

Video: Bolivian president knees soccer opponent (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 04:18 PM PDT

Bolivia's President Evo Morales, 10, argues after being injured by a player of a rival team during a friendly soccer match against in La Paz, Bolivia, Sunday, Oct, 3, 2010. A soccer match pitting a team led by the Bolivian president against political rivals turned ugly as Morales, apparently kicked hard in the leg, responded by kneeing the offending opponent in the groin.(AP Photo/Juan Karita)AP - President Evo Morales kneed an opposing player in the groin during a soccer match against a team of political rivals after an apparent hard foul by the opponent, images of the altercation broadcast Monday show.

Somali ambulance workers risk death in city of war (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 04:00 PM PDT

n this photo of Friday Sept. 24, 2010, An injured man lies in an ambulance as he is taken to a hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia. Driving an ambulance in Mogadishu is a risky business as drivers risk roadside bombs and sniper fire in an attempt to save people injured in this restive crumbling sea-side city.(AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)AP - A lull during fierce fighting gave Hassan Mohamud Mohamed time to hire a boy to wash the blood from his vehicle.

Japan PM and Chinese premier meet, to start talks (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 03:46 PM PDT

Reuters - Japanese and Chinese leaders held their first meeting on Monday since a collision at sea last month caused a diplomatic feud, and agreed to start high level talks to repair their ties, a Japanese official said.

EU delays green barrier to Canada oil sands: draft (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 06:26 AM PDT

Reuters - Europe has yielded to Canadian pressure by delaying possible green trade barriers to Canada's highly polluting oil sands, but only for one year, a leaked document shows.

Germany finishes paying WWI reparations, ending century of 'guilt' (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 10:57 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - To some historians, World War I ended Sunday.

In Brazil, No Victory Yet for Lula's Anointed Successor (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 04:15 PM PDT

Time.com - Will Dilma be able to sell her policies to win over the electorate in a run-off? Or will an influence peddling scandal hamstring her campaign?

How Colombia's President Santos aims to tackle decades of violent land disputes (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 10:53 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Colombia has tried this before.

Nepal Peace Process Delayed, Says UN (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 04 Oct 2010 12:44 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - KATHMANDU, Oct 4 (IRIN) - The peace process is incomplete in Nepal nearly four years after the Maoist rebels signed a peace agreement with the government, ending a decade-long armed insurgency, says the UN.

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