2008年9月26日星期五

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Two terrorist suspects arrested on plane in Germany (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 04:30 AM CDT

Reuters - German police boarded a Dutch airliner at Cologne airport and arrested two men suspected of planning to take part in terrorist attacks, a spokesman said.

Swiss pilot reschedules channel-crossing event (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 04:22 AM CDT

Yves Rossy of Switzerland speaks at a press conference after his jet powered solo flight across the English Channel was postponed in Dover, England, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008. Adventurer Yves Rossy canceled plans Thursday to cross the English Channel strapped to a homemade jet-propelled wing after clouds rolled in over the cliffs of Dover and hampered visibility. Rossy said the flight would be rescheduled to Friday, when the weather is expected to improve. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy will try to cross the English Channel using his homemade jet-propelled wing Friday, a day after the thrill-seeking pilot canceled his attempt due to bad weather, organizers said.

China milk scandal hits Japan firm, Taiwan victims (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 04:19 AM CDT

A Chinese mother breast-feeds her baby at the Children's hospital in Beijing Monday, Sept. 22, 2008. The number of women breast-feeding in China and across Asia has dropped as working mothers have less time to nurse and fall prey to advertising about the benefits of infant formulas. Such economic pressures have taken the milk crisis to every corner of China. They also explain why a country disgusted by an even deadlier fake baby formula scandal four years ago has been so badly hit again. (AP Photo/ Elizabeth Dalziel)AP - China's tainted milk scandal continues to expand beyond its borders as three Taiwanese children and a mother are sick with kidney stones, a Japanese confectioner's cookies are found to be contaminated and the European Union joins other countries in banning imports of baby food containing Chinese milk.

2 terrorist suspects arrested on KLM flight (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 04:12 AM CDT

AP - German police commandos grabbed two terrorist suspects from an Amsterdam-bound flight early Friday before the plane took off from Cologne, police said.

London stocks fall as US bailout stalls (AFP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 04:12 AM CDT

A computerised display of the FTSE 100 index in London. Europe's leading stock markets sank in early trade, hit by growing doubts about the progress of a 700-billion-dollar bailout package for the US financial sector.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - London shares fell on Friday as political wrangling held up a 700-billion-dollar bailout package for the US financial system despite earlier hopes that a deal was near.

Somali pirates face preliminary charges in France (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 04:06 AM CDT

AP - French officials have filed preliminary charges against six suspected Somali pirates accused of taking two French citizens captive off the coast of East Africa this month, a judicial official said.

Tymoshenko warns of possible early vote in Ukraine (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 04:05 AM CDT

Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, right, is seen with her Polish counterpart Donald Tusk, left, during their meeting in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Konstantin Chernichkin, Pool)AP - Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is signaling the country's political crisis could lead to early presidential elections.

French economy shrinks in second quarter (AFP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 03:55 AM CDT

A supermarket in western France. The French economy shrunk by 0.3 percent in the second quarter of 2008, the government confirmed as it prepared to present an annual budget against a background of world financial turmoil.(AFP/File/Mychele Daniau)AFP - The French economy shrunk by 0.3 percent in the second quarter of 2008, the government confirmed Friday as it prepared to present an annual budget against a background of world financial turmoil.

HSBC to cut 1,100 jobs worldwide (AFP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 03:49 AM CDT

The HSBC headquarters in London. Banking giant HSBC is to cut 1,100 jobs worldwide because of the volatile global financial environment, a spokesman has said.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Banking giant HSBC is to cut 1,100 jobs worldwide because of the volatile global financial environment, a spokesman said Friday.

Chavez to observe Russian military exercise (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 03:49 AM CDT

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, are seen during their meeting in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008. Putin said at a meeting with the visiting Venezuelan President that Russia is willing to discuss further military contacts with Venezuela and also help its develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was expected to watch a major Russian military exercise Friday, a display of muscle and a signal of tightening cooperation between two countries seeking to decrease U.S. global clout.

US general says Afghan challenges unlike Iraq (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 07:41 PM CDT

Pakistani soldiers stand guard in Swat valley, in February. Pakistani troops have killed more than 1,000 Al-Qaeda and Taliban rebels, including five top commanders, in a month-long offensive near the Afghan border.(AFP/File/Farooq Naeem)AP - U.S. Gen. David Petraeus said Thursday that a comprehensive approach is needed to quell the war in Afghanistan, including reconciliation within the population and "absolute engagement" with neighboring Pakistan.

UK teachers' body loses data on 11,000 teachers (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 06:04 PM CDT

AP - A British teaching council says it has lost track of a computer disk containing the names and addresses of more than 11,000 teachers.

British premier, US president plan economic talks (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 04:54 PM CDT

US President George W. Bush (R) talks with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown prior to the working session of the G8 summit in the lakeside resort of Toyako on Hokkaido island in July 2008. US President George W. Bush will welcome British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Friday for talks on the economic crisis, Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan, the White House said Thursday.(AFP/POOL/File/Shizuo Kambayashi)AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown offered support for U.S. President George W. Bush's economic rescue package Thursday, a day before the two leaders plan to meet in Washington to discuss the global turmoil.

French leader says markets neared catastrophe (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 03:31 PM CDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy gestures as he delivers a speech during an address in Toulon, southern France, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008. French President Nicolas Sarkozy gave a widely awaited speech Thursday on the national economy and world financial crisis, amid looming questions about how he is to accomplish promised reforms while French growth is shrinking. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Thursday the world came within "a whisker of catastrophe" during the recent financial crisis and that those responsible for the crisis must be identified and held accountable.

Ukrainian ship seized by pirates off Somali coast (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 03:30 PM CDT

AP - The Foreign Ministry says pirates have seized a Ukrainian-operated ship off Somalia.

Vote at 16: Austria gets them while they're young (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 02:49 PM CDT

Member of the Austrian parliament of the of the Social Democrats, SPOE, Laura Rudas speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008, in Vienna. Up to 200,000 teenagers are summoned to the polls on upcoming Sunday under a new law that makes Austria the first country in the European Union to allow 16-year-olds to cast a ballot in nationwide polls. (AP Photo/Lilli Strauss)AP - Nina Stanke is too young to drive, but for her 16th birthday, she's getting the right to vote.

Computer fault causes flight cancellations in UK (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 01:12 PM CDT

Airplanes approcaching London Heathrow Airport for landing in 2003. Thousands of air passengers in Britain were faced travel chaos Thursday after a computer fault at the main air traffic control centre caused delays and cancellations.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AP - A computer glitch at Britain's air traffic control center on Thursday led to delays and cancellations across the country, airline and airport officials said.

Russia launches 3 navigation satellites (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 01:12 PM CDT

AP - Russia successfully launched three satellites Thursday to enhance its space navigation system, officials said.

Georgians question Saakashvili's reform pledge (AP)

Posted: 25 Sep 2008 12:32 PM CDT

AP - Georgians were critical Thursday of President Mikhail Saakashvili's plans for major political reforms as the country struggles to cope with the devastation caused by its war with Russia.

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