2011年9月15日星期四

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Pakistan says U.S. warning on militants hurts ties (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:43 PM PDT

Toes of a Lower Dir suicide bombing victim are tied up after his death at a local hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, Sept 15, 2011. A suicide bomber attacked the funeral service Thursday of a Pakistani tribesman opposed to the Taliban, killing 25 people, police said, two days after Taliban gunmen killed four children from another district in conflict with the militant network. (AP Photo/Mohammad Zubair)Reuters - The U.S. warning on militants based in Pakistan, blamed by Washington for this week's attack on the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, works against counter-terrorism cooperation between the two allies, the Pakistani Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

Sarkozy, Cameron hailed in Libya as forces enter Sirte (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 03:53 PM PDT

An anti-Gaddafi fighter stands during a sandstorm as he mans a checkpoint north of the besieged city of Bani Walid September 14, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra BensemraReuters - The leaders of France and Britain were feted in Libya for their support of the uprising which overthrew Muammar Gaddafi while forces of the new government closed in on his hometown Sirte in an effort to complete their victory.

U.S. men in Iran to be freed soon with Talabani help: envoy (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 02:55 PM PDT

American hikers Shane Bauer (L) and Josh Fattal attend the first session of their trial at the revolutionary court in Tehran in this February 6, 2011 file photo. REUTERS/PRESS TV/FilesReuters - Two U.S. citizens convicted of spying in Iran will be freed soon after Iraqi President Jalal Talabani negotiated their release with Iranian officials, an Iranian daily quoted an Iraqi envoy to Tehran as saying.

Rescue under way to free four trapped in Welsh mine (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 11:19 AM PDT

Emergency services are carrying out a major rescue operation after four miners became trapped following a flash flood in a coal mine in south Wales. REUTERS/GraphicReuters - Emergency services were carrying out a major rescue operation on Thursday after four miners became trapped following a flash flood in a coal mine in south Wales.

In would-be Palestinian state, a dose of reality (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 02:06 AM PDT

A Palestinian from the herding community of Al Hadidya in the Jordan valley herds livestock near the Jewish settlement of Roi September 12, 2011. REUTERS/Darren WhitesideReuters - In another world, the tented village at al Hadidiya might mark the farthest reaches of a future Palestine. Instead, the herding community living here talk about the limits of that dream.

In India, an 11-Year Hunger Strike Virtually Ignored (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 03:45 PM PDT

Time.com - Indians were captivated by anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare's recent 12-day hunger strike, but another fast has lasted far longer, completely unnoticed

Rogue trader suspected in $2 billion loss at UBS (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 04:07 PM PDT

FILE - The Oct. 7, 2010 file photo shows workers repairing a lamp at the UBS bank in Zurich, Switzerland. Swiss bank UBS AG said Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011 it has discovered that unauthorized trading by one of its staff has caused an estimated loss of US$2 billion (1,453 billion euro) and warned it could result in a loss for the entire third quarter. (AP Photo/Keystone, Alessandro Della Bella) GERMANY OUT AUSTRIA OUTAP - One man armed with only a computer terminal humbled a venerable banking institution yet again. This time it was Swiss powerhouse UBS, which said Thursday that it had lost roughly $2 billion because of a renegade trader.

Defying US, Palestinians press forward with UN bid (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 04:45 PM PDT

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad al-Maliki speaks during a press conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011. The Palestinians will ask the Security Council next week to accept them as a full member of the United Nations, Malki said Thursday, a move that comes in defiance of Washington's threat to veto the statehood bid. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)AP - In a direct challenge to the United States, the Palestinians said Thursday they will ask the Security Council next week to accept them as a full member of the United Nations, even though Washington has promised to veto the measure.

Richardson aide says Cuba backtracked on American (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 01:51 PM PDT

Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, right, sits in the National hotel after a press conference in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday Sept. 13, 2011. Richardson said he will leave Cuba on Wednesday after exhausting all possible avenues to try to win the release of a U.S. government subcontractor sentenced to 15 years in prison for crimes against the state. Richardson, who previously vowed to remain on the island until he at least got to see jailed Maryland native Alan Gross, said he changed his mind after meetings with the Cuban government and other influential groups failed to yield any results. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)AP - A top aide to Bill Richardson said Thursday the former New Mexico governor held a series of meetings with Cuban officials over more than a year about the fate of a jailed U.S. subcontractor, and was left with no doubt the Cubans were ready to discuss releasing him.

Niger attacks al-Qaida-linked cell, killing 3 (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:22 PM PDT

AP - An army patrol in Niger attacked a four-car convoy Thursday carrying suspected al-Qaida-linked militants, killing three of them and leading to the liberation of more than four dozen youths that had been forcibly recruited by the extremist group, the defense minister said.

Magnitude-7.2 quake shakes Fiji (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 01:05 PM PDT

AP - A magnitude-7.2 earthquake rattled Fiji in the Pacific Ocean on Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. No tsunami warning was issued, and no damage or casualties were immediately reported.

Analysis: Clock ticking for Canada's natural gas champion (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:41 PM PDT

Reuters - Encana Corp Chief Executive Randy Eresman did exactly what investors wanted when he created the quintessential pure play in North American natural gas. That's now his biggest problem.

'X' now a gender option in Australian passports (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2011 11:54 PM PDT

AP - Australian passports will now have three gender options — male, female and indeterminate — under new guidelines to remove discrimination against transgender and intersex people, the government said Thursday.

New US ambassador says Egypt's democratic process is 'on track' (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 12:52 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The new American ambassador made her first major public appearance today, saying that Egypt is on the road to democracy despite the recent expansion of the emergency law, which severely curtails civil rights.

Fallen Rebel: The Capture of a Dissident Syrian Army Officer Is a Blow to the Opposition (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 03:45 PM PDT

Time.com - In his only face-to-face interview with the media, Col. Hussein Harmoush told TIME this past June that he quit the army, among other reasons, after receiving orders to shoot on protesting civilians

What's behind Russian tycoon Prokhorov's abrupt political exit? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 15 Sep 2011 09:58 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Russia's third-richest man, industrialist Mikhail Prokhorov, threw a wrench into the country's finely tuned system of "managed democracy" Thursday by abruptly abandoning the political party that he took over just three months ago.

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