2010年5月19日星期三

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Mothers of 3 detained Americans arrive in Iran (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 04:11 PM PDT

Wearing Islamic veils, Nora Shourd, right, mother of Sarah Shourd, Laura Fattal, center, mother of Josh Fattal, and Cindy Hickey, left, mother of Shane Bauer, leave the Imam Khomeini airport outside Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 19, 2010. The mothers of three jailed Americans brought appeals for their freedom to Iran Wednesday on a mission that could be complicated by diplomatic showdowns over Iran's nuclear program. The three women are scheduled to visit their children who have been held since July when they were arrested along the Iraqi border and seek meetings with top Iranian officials. Iran's state-run Press TV said the weeklong visas had been granted on an 'Islamic humanitarian basis.' (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)AP - The mothers of three jailed Americans brought appeals for their freedom to Iran Wednesday on a mission that could be complicated by diplomatic showdowns over Iran's nuclear program.


Iran rejects UN sanctions resolution draft (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 03:12 PM PDT

L-R: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan after the Islamic republic inked a nuclear fuel swap deal in Tehran, on May 17. President Barack Obama told Erdogan Wednesday he would continue to press for UN sanctions against Iran, citing AP - Iran on Wednesday dismissed as "illegitimate" a draft U.N. Security Council resolution seeking to impose harsher sanctions against Tehran for its refusal to halt uranium enrichment.


Chavez: Dissident party has joined opposition (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 03:08 PM PDT

AP - President Hugo Chavez lashed out Wednesday at former political allies who have distanced themselves from him, accusing them of joining Venezuela's opposition ahead of September congressional elections.

Man caught at Puerto Rico airport with weapons (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 03:55 PM PDT

AP - A man was arrested this week trying to board a flight out of Puerto Rico while carrying weapons that included a stun gun, a switchblade knife and four box cutters, U.S. authorities said Wednesday.

France's Pompidou-Metz Art Museum Aims to Revive a Town (Time.com)

Posted: 19 May 2010 04:15 PM PDT

Time.com - Paris' prestigious museum, the Pompidou Center, is opening an offshoot in Metz, on the German border. But is art enough to revive the struggling industrial town?

2 passengers in cockpit before Kaczynski crash (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 04:36 PM PDT

Flight recorders of the Tu-154 that crashed on April 10 killing Poland's president and 95 others are on display at Russian Interstate Aviation Committee in Moscow Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Officials investigating the plane crash say the crew did not have regular training and that passengers were in the cockpit before the crash. (AP Photo)AP - At least two passengers visited the cockpit of Polish President Lech Kaczynski's plane before it crashed last month, and others may have chatted on cell phones, possibly affecting navigation as the crew battled heavy fog over challenging terrain.


6 killed by car bomb south of Baghdad (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 12:34 PM PDT

An Iraqi policeman stands guard as mourners carry the coffin of Ammar Kabi, who was killed Tuesday in a bombing, in southeastern Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, May 19, 2010. The father of five was killed after two roadside bombs targeting a police patrol detonated Tuesday night, police said. One other bystander was killed in the attack. (AP Photo/ Loay Hameed)AP - A car bomb exploded in front of a restaurant killing six people south of Baghdad on Wednesday, Iraqi officials said, highlighting the fragile nature of Iraq's security.


Land activist killed by gunmen in Colombia (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 03:23 PM PDT

AP - A leader of families displaced by Colombia's violence was shot dead in what human rights groups said Wednesday is the latest attack on activists seeking the return of land allegedly stolen by rightist paramilitary groups.

McLaren's five star performance downs West Indies (AFP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 04:54 PM PDT

West Indies cricketer Kieron Pollard is clean bowled off South African bowler Ryan McLaren (L) during the first T20 match between West Indies and South Africa at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in St John's. A career-best spell from McLaren bowled South Africa to a 13-run victory in the first of two Twenty20 Internationals against West Indies on Wednesday.(AFP/Jewel Samad)AFP - A career-best spell from Ryan McLaren bowled South Africa to a 13-run victory in the first of two Twenty20 Internationals against West Indies on Wednesday.


US weighs response to SKorean ship sinking (AP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 04:59 PM PDT

AP - Deciding how to respond to North Korea's apparent sinking of a South Korean warship will be tricky for U.S. officials.

Conservatives maintain slight lead: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 18 May 2010 10:26 AM PDT

Reuters - The Conservatives are still slightly ahead of the opposition Liberal Party, but do not have enough support to win an election now, according to a poll released on Tuesday.

Australia 'economically stupid' on Aborigines: Geldof (AFP)

Posted: 19 May 2010 01:37 AM PDT

Anti-poverty campaigner Bob Geldof, seen here in May 2010, said Australia was AFP - Australia was "economically stupid" for leaving thousands of Aboriginal people outside the workforce, anti-poverty campaigner Bob Geldof said Wednesday.


Sean Penn tells Congress: Haiti needs urgent aid (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 19 May 2010 03:35 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Aid experts — and actor/activist Sean Penn, who's run a homeless encampment in Haiti for months — urged Congress on Wednesday to speed up efforts to get aid to the quake-ravaged country.

Iraq election recount battle over, now comes the hard part (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 19 May 2010 01:01 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The tense challenges to Iraq’s May 6 election results appear over â€" breaking one political log jam. But the impasse over who will be the prime minister, president, and participate in the ruling government coalition will likely continue for months.

Global Travel Industry Woos Young, Rich Indian Travelers (Time.com)

Posted: 19 May 2010 04:15 PM PDT

Time.com - A growing segment of Indian travelers -- mostly young, rich and hailing from larger cities -- are more adventure-seeking. The global travel industry is taking notice

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