2011年9月22日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World News


Palestinian crisis looms over U.N. meeting (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 03:31 PM PDT

Israeli soldiers detain a Palestinian youth during clashes that erupted between the soldiers and Palestinian stone-throwers at Qalandiya checkpoint September 21, 2011. The clashes erupted after a rally in the nearby West Bank city of Ramallah in support of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' bid for statehood recognition in the United Nations. REUTERS/Darren WhitesideReuters - Diplomats scrambled on Thursday to head off a clash over Palestinian plans to seek full U.N. recognition with little visible sign of progress and a deadline less than 24 hours away.


Iran's Ahmadinejad attacks West, prompts walk-out (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 03:10 PM PDT

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the United Nations General Assembly as reflections in the glass of a viewing booth show many empty chairs in the chamber after delegates walked out on Ahmadinejad's speech at the U.N. Headquarters in New York, September 22, 2011. REUTERS/Eric ThayerReuters - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flayed the West on Thursday for a catalog of misdeeds, but his address to the United Nations passed over Tehran's nuclear program and the Palestinian statehood issue.


Sparks fly as U.S., Pakistan spar over Afghan bloodshed (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 04:50 PM PDT

U.S. Army soldiers from Alpha Company 2nd battalion 27th infantry (the Wolfhounds), Task Force No Fear climb upon arrival to Observation Post Mace from FOB Bostick in eastern Afghanistan Naray district, Kunar province near border of Pakistan August 26, 2011. REUTERS/Nikola SolicReuters - The top U.S. military officer accused Pakistani intelligence on Thursday of backing violence against U.S. targets including the American Embassy in Afghanistan, a stunning remark that fueled a war of words and seemed certain to deepen tensions in South Asia.


Libya NTC faces credibility test at Gaddafi strongholds (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 04:29 PM PDT

Anti-Gaddafi fighters patrol in the town of Herawa, about 50 km (31 miles) east of Sirte, September 21, 2011. REUTERS/Asmaa WaguihReuters - Libya's new government said it had tightened its grip on oasis towns which sided with Muammar Gaddafi, but faced a tough fight to take two remaining strongholds loyal to the ousted leader and bolster its credibility.


U.S. special forces chiefs seek balanced Afghan drawdown (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 04:33 PM PDT

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John Allen (R) waits to testify, as he sits next to Navy Vice Admiral William McRaven (C) and Army General James Thurman (L), before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination to serve as the next commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, on Capitol Hill in Washington June 28, 2011. REUTERS/Yuri GripasReuters - Military chiefs planning the U.S. troop drawdown in Afghanistan must be careful not to undercut special operations forces by removing too many of the regular units that support them, leaders of the elite service said on Thursday.


Greece Debt Crisis: Have the Cuts Gone Too Deep? (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 03:40 PM PDT

Time.com - The announcement that Greece has agreed to even harsher austerity measures to keep getting bailout loans has angered Greeks -- and has some wondering whether default might be the better option

"What would you name a new worm?" asks museum (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 04:29 PM PDT

Reuters - What name would you give to a species of Antarctic, sea-dwelling worm that spends its time 2,000 metres below the water's surface, wriggling in the rotting carcasses of whales?

US Embassy reopens in Libya; Gadhafi ex-PM caught (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 02:49 PM PDT

A woman suspected of being a Gadhafi loyalist is seen behind bars inside a detention facility in Misrata, Libya, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011. Moammar Gadhafi's former prime minister has been arrested in Tunisia, officials said, as Libya's new rulers and NATO warned the fugitive leader and his loyalists that they are running out of places to hide. (AP Photo/ Manu Brabo)AP - The U.S. ambassador to Libya expressed confidence in the country's new rulers Thursday as the American Embassy reopened in the capital months after it closed down during the fighting to oust Moammar Gadhafi.


Chile students resume protests pushing reforms (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 05:39 PM PDT

Thousands of students gather to demand fundamental changes in education policies in Santiago, Chile, Thursday Sept. 22, 2011. Chile's student movement is marching again after talks with the government to resolve the country's education crisis broke down. Students list of demands include more state funding to better teacher training, and a guarantee of free quality education to all Chileans. (AP Photo/Roberto Candia)AP - Tens of thousands of demonstrators have marched in Chile's capital, resuming street protests to demand that the government increase spending on public education and improve its quality.


Challenger Michael Sata wins Zambia elections (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 04:11 PM PDT

AP - The chairwoman of the Electoral Commission of Zambia says challenger Michael Sata has defeated the incumbent in presidential elections.

Thousands riot in south China over land grab: report (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 05:33 PM PDT

Reuters - Thousands of people have attacked government buildings in southern China in protest at land sales, a newspaper reported on Friday, the latest outbreak of trouble in the economic powerhouse of Guangdong.

Koalas need tunnels, speed limits say Australian politicians (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 01:20 AM PDT

A Koala named 'Elle' sits in her enclosure at Wildlife World in Sydney June 28, 2011. REUTERS/Tim WimborneReuters - Special koala tunnels and tougher road speed limits would help avoid one of the leading causes of death of Australia's iconic marsupial, lawmakers said on Thursday.


Pope arrives in Berlin to a dissonant welcome (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 09:18 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Pope Benedict XVI has arrived for a four-day tour in Germany, the third time the pontiff has returned to his home country, and the first time he has made an official visit to the capital.

Sleeping With the Enemy: British Woman's Web-Stalker Was Scarily Close to Home (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 03:40 PM PDT

Time.com - A British woman was hounded for three years by a creepy online predator who turned out to be her own boyfriend; now she wants her tormentor jailed

Is Nigeria's Boko Haram group really tied to Al Qaeda? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 22 Sep 2011 08:56 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Earlier this week, lawmakers, aides, and journalists in Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja rushed into the streets after word spread that a bomb was planted in the National Assembly. Frantic calls to loved ones with reassurances of safety could be heard while police scrambled to find the explosive.

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