Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1274 politics Politics - World en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:31:27 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1274 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_us/us_uss_new_york ap/20091107/us_uss_new_york AP us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:31:27 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_us/us_uss_new_york"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.a68bb9ed7dbe4c3cadb379a700bdf1f5.aptopix_uss_new_york_nydg101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=2w.hwI0kknDNCEgjxEnRCw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Port Authority Sgt. Christopher Bergman, center, a 9/11 first responder who lost friends in the attack, looks on as the USS New York, a Navy amphibious assault ship containing 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center, gets formally commissioned in New York Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. The $1 billion warship was built near New Orleans by workers who survived Hurricane Katrina. (AP Photo/David Goldman)" border="0" /></a>AP - The USS New York, built with steel from the rubble of the World Trade Center, was put into Navy service Saturday both as a symbol of healing and strength.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_us/us_uss_new_york"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.a68bb9ed7dbe4c3cadb379a700bdf1f5.aptopix_uss_new_york_nydg101.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=2w.hwI0kknDNCEgjxEnRCw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Port Authority Sgt. Christopher Bergman, center, a 9/11 first responder who lost friends in the attack, looks on as the USS New York, a Navy amphibious assault ship containing 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center, gets formally commissioned in New York Saturday Nov. 7, 2009. The $1 billion warship was built near New Orleans by workers who survived Hurricane Katrina. (AP Photo/David Goldman)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_us ap/20091107/eu_russia_us AP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:13:09 GMT AP - Russia and the United States have a good chance of reaching a new nuclear arms reduction deal before year's end, but other nuclear powers must join disarmament efforts, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in remarks released Saturday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_wall_anniversary ap/20091107/eu_germany_wall_anniversary AP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:45:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_wall_anniversary"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.de98f499c5cd405e87d5cd7cd20ae262.germany_wall_anniversary_dominoes_kno105.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=wmZ23VNac5H.5z9VRxNBdA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Dominoes stand in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Around 1,000 dominoes were placed on the former border near the Brandenburg Gate for the Festival of Freedom on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9, 2009 and will collapse during the commemoration event. (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski)" border="0" /></a>AP - Massive colorful dominoes painted by German students were placed Saturday along the former path of the Berlin Wall to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the barrier that divided the city for nearly three decades.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_wall_anniversary"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.de98f499c5cd405e87d5cd7cd20ae262.germany_wall_anniversary_dominoes_kno105.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=wmZ23VNac5H.5z9VRxNBdA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="Dominoes stand in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Around 1,000 dominoes were placed on the former border near the Brandenburg Gate for the Festival of Freedom on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9, 2009 and will collapse during the commemoration event. (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_france_bruni_sarkozy_s_psychoanalysis ap/20091107/eu_france_bruni_sarkozy_s_psychoanalysis AP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:33:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_france_bruni_sarkozy_s_psychoanalysis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091102/capt.ca27a200b86c44a2a507580b6f2dd8fa.aptopix_france_sarkozy_par103.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=5NLbm9aPk4OXn6iSJr57rw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, right, listen to hospital staff as they visit the Paoli-Calmettes Institute in Marseille, southern France, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Sarkozy on Monday unveiled France's second national plan against cancer. (AP Photo/Jean Paul Pelissier, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - During her years as a top model, French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy gave psychoanalysis nary a thought.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_france_bruni_sarkozy_s_psychoanalysis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091102/capt.ca27a200b86c44a2a507580b6f2dd8fa.aptopix_france_sarkozy_par103.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=5NLbm9aPk4OXn6iSJr57rw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, right, listen to hospital staff as they visit the Paoli-Calmettes Institute in Marseille, southern France, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Sarkozy on Monday unveiled France's second national plan against cancer. (AP Photo/Jean Paul Pelissier, Pool)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_asia_afp/srilankafrancediplomacyunrestrights afp/20091107/srilankafrancediplomacyunrestrights AFP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:02:40 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_asia_afp/srilankafrancediplomacyunrestrights"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257607958093-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=YEjQZubKlu7muVdCBau0PA--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="Sri Lankan refugees displaced during the final stages of the fighting, prepare to climb aboard state-buses, which will take them to their native homes in the island's northern district of Mannar in October 2009. A top French envoy has asked Sri Lanka to end its state of emergency and probe war crimes ahead of a key European Union ruling on trade concessions to the troubled island.(AFP/File/Ishara S.Kodikara)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A top French envoy on Saturday asked Sri Lanka to end its state of emergency and probe war crimes ahead of a key European Union ruling on trade concessions to the troubled island.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_asia_afp/srilankafrancediplomacyunrestrights"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257607958093-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=YEjQZubKlu7muVdCBau0PA--" align="left" height="101" width="130" alt="photo" title="Sri Lankan refugees displaced during the final stages of the fighting, prepare to climb aboard state-buses, which will take them to their native homes in the island's northern district of Mannar in October 2009. A top French envoy has asked Sri Lanka to end its state of emergency and probe war crimes ahead of a key European Union ruling on trade concessions to the troubled island.(AFP/File/Ishara S.Kodikara)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091107/wl_nm/us_madagascar_crisis nm/20091107/us_madagascar_crisis Reuters world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:45:07 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091107/wl_nm/us_madagascar_crisis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091107/i/r2071749314.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=1EYXhApnTUqqVw2g8cpyiA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina attends a meeting with ousted president Marc Ravalomanana (not in the picture) in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Irada Humbatova" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The African Union (AU) said on Saturday it would not re-admit Madagascar until a newly agreed power-sharing government was in place and fresh elections in the pipeline.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091107/wl_nm/us_madagascar_crisis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091107/i/r2071749314.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=1EYXhApnTUqqVw2g8cpyiA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina attends a meeting with ousted president Marc Ravalomanana (not in the picture) in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Irada Humbatova" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_af/af_madagascar ap/20091107/af_madagascar AP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:08:54 GMT AP - Madagascar's political rivals have agreed on posts within a transitional government that will hold power until next year's elections following a power struggle that brought months of volatility to the country, an African Union statement said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_defending_obama ap/20091107/eu_britain_defending_obama AP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:41:32 GMT AP - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Saturday accused critics of U.S. President Barack Obama of foolishly expecting him to fix the world's woes single-handedly. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_elvis_hair ap/20091107/eu_britain_elvis_hair AP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:25:26 GMT AP - A British auction house says it's selling a strand of Elvis Presley's hair preserved for decades by a fan. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_nato_troop_increase ap/20091107/eu_nato_troop_increase AP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:45:33 GMT AP - A top Pentagon official says President Barack Obama's new strategy for Afghanistan will be certain to include reinforcements of foreign troops from both the United States and allied nations. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_as/as_afghanistan_un ap/20091107/as_afghanistan_un AP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:13:51 GMT AP - The U.N. says hundreds of its staffers will be temporarily pulled out of Afghanistan in the wake of an Oct. 28 attack that killed five of its workers, but it's still determining exactly how many. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_iran ap/20091107/eu_russia_iran AP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:46:04 GMT AP - Russia could back sanctions against Iran if it fails to take a constructive stance in international talks over its nuclear program, President Dmitry Medvedev said in remarks released Saturday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091107/wl_nm/us_afghanistan_karzai nm/20091107/us_afghanistan_karzai Reuters world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:42:45 GMT Reuters - Afghanistan accused the United Nations on Saturday of intervening in the formation of President Hamid Karzai's next cabinet, less than a week into his new term. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_lottery_winners ap/20091107/eu_britain_lottery_winners AP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:23:37 GMT AP - European lottery officials say two British ticketholders have shared a jackpot of 90 million pounds ($150 million) &mdash; the largest lottery prizes ever paid out in the United Kingdom. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_afp/africanunionguineamilitaryunrestsanctions afp/20091107/africanunionguineamilitaryunrestsanctions AFP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:28:54 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_afp/africanunionguineamilitaryunrestsanctions"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257575565890-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=rIHB3vKczIdy2hygNbHZbQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Guinean military ruler Captain Moussa Dadis Camara (R) arrives at a ceremony in Conakry in October, flanked by General Sekouba Konate, minister in charge of national defence. The African Union has implemented sanctions on Guinea's military rulers, AU Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra said Saturday(AFP/File/Seyllou)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The African Union has implemented sanctions on Guinea's military rulers, AU Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra said Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_afp/africanunionguineamilitaryunrestsanctions"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257575565890-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=rIHB3vKczIdy2hygNbHZbQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="Guinean military ruler Captain Moussa Dadis Camara (R) arrives at a ceremony in Conakry in October, flanked by General Sekouba Konate, minister in charge of national defence. The African Union has implemented sanctions on Guinea's military rulers, AU Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra said Saturday(AFP/File/Seyllou)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_us/un_un_afghanistan ap/20091107/un_un_afghanistan AP us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:30:04 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_us/un_un_afghanistan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091104/capt.99b553b97ad14ea7910ebd742ecbbd76.afghanistan_election_kab105.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=1TQ.TEeQ0E1QWJm3UAzIxw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A torn and defaced election poster of Afghan President Hamid Karzai is seen as Afghans carry a plastic tent to sell in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, Karzai's challenger in the recent presidential election said Wednesday that the current government cannot bring legitimacy to the troubled nation and will not be able to rein in corruption. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)" border="0" /></a>AP - The U.N. Security Council joined calls Friday on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to fight corruption, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling the country's political situation "delicate" following deeply flawed elections.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_us/un_un_afghanistan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091104/capt.99b553b97ad14ea7910ebd742ecbbd76.afghanistan_election_kab105.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=1TQ.TEeQ0E1QWJm3UAzIxw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A torn and defaced election poster of Afghan President Hamid Karzai is seen as Afghans carry a plastic tent to sell in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, Karzai's challenger in the recent presidential election said Wednesday that the current government cannot bring legitimacy to the troubled nation and will not be able to rein in corruption. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_austria_wiesenthal_institute ap/20091107/eu_austria_wiesenthal_institute AP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:35:10 GMT AP - Key members of an Austrian Holocaust research center have quit in a dispute with the city's Jewish community. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_re_us/un_un_iraq ap/20091106/un_un_iraq AP us Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:34:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_re_us/un_un_iraq"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257522233508-7-0.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=Mv35CU8McgwmLExbBUpagQ--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Interactive graphic on US military base Fort Hood, Texas, where an army psychiatrist about to be sent to Iraq went on the rampage, gunning down 13 people and wounding 30.(AFP iactiv)" border="0" /></a>AP - Iraq's foreign minister has reiterated his country's request for a high-level international envoy to investigate the extent of foreign involvement in recent bombings of government institutions.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_re_us/un_un_iraq"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257522233508-7-0.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=Mv35CU8McgwmLExbBUpagQ--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="photo" title="Interactive graphic on US military base Fort Hood, Texas, where an army psychiatrist about to be sent to Iraq went on the rampage, gunning down 13 people and wounding 30.(AFP iactiv)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_re_eu/eu_france_bank_heist ap/20091106/eu_france_bank_heist AP world Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:59:07 GMT AP - French police conducted a nationwide search Friday for a security driver who vanished with euro11 million ($7.4 million) in cash from a bank in the central city of Lyon, authorities said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/wl_nm/us_sudan_darfur_un nm/20091106/us_sudan_darfur_un Reuters world Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:20:44 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/wl_nm/us_sudan_darfur_un"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.ad394de2aa84406db7d87240061cfbb4.switzerland_human_rights_award_be108.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=oo9Q8xDivpzd3SnIqKeQCA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Laureate Safaa Elagib Adam, one of the founding members for the Community Development Association (CDA), a Sudanese non-governmental organization working on sustainable development and peace with special focus on Darfur, speaks after having been awarded the prize for freedom and human rights in Bern, Switzerland, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Keystone, Peter Klaunzer)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Two Iranian businessmen working at a Dubai-based firm were linked to video surveillance devices sold to Sudan and used in unmanned drones in Darfur in violation of a U.N. arms embargo, a U.N. report said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/worldpolitics/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/wl_nm/us_sudan_darfur_un"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.ad394de2aa84406db7d87240061cfbb4.switzerland_human_rights_award_be108.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=oo9Q8xDivpzd3SnIqKeQCA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="Laureate Safaa Elagib Adam, one of the founding members for the Community Development Association (CDA), a Sudanese non-governmental organization working on sustainable development and peace with special focus on Darfur, speaks after having been awarded the prize for freedom and human rights in Bern, Switzerland, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Keystone, Peter Klaunzer)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters)