2010年6月3日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World News


Turkish group behind flotilla is Gaza's new hero (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 02:36 PM PDT

A veiled Palestinian woman is seen near a Turkish flag during a protest against the Israeli naval commando raid on a flotilla attempting to break the blockade on Gaza, at the port in Gaza City, Wednesday, June 2, 2010. Palestinians declared a three day general strike following Israel's deadly naval raid on an aid flotilla bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip on Monday, May 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)AP - The Turkish group that bankrolled the aid flotilla raided by Israel has big plans for Gaza.


Head of large Congo human rights group found dead (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 03:58 PM PDT

AP - A leading Congolese human rights activist killed this week had suffered a pattern of intimidation because of his work, a senior U.N. official said Thursday, as a rights group questioned whether police were already staging a cover-up.

Scientists begin 520-day Mars mission simulation (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 03:47 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 14, 2009 file photo the team of researchers is greeted after ending a three-month simulation mission to Mars at a Moscow research facility, Russia. Another team of researchers will launch a longer, 520-day simulation of Mars mission at the same facility in Moscow on Thursday June 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, File)AP - An international team of researchers climbed into a set of windowless steel capsules Thursday to launch a 520-day simulation of a flight to Mars intended to help real space crews of the future cope with confinement, stress and fatigue of interplanetary travel.


From Aruba to Lima: The Case of Joran van der Sloot (Time.com)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 04:05 PM PDT

Time.com - Peruvian police believe a young Dutchman is implicated in a murder in Lima. He also happened to be the prime suspect in the unsolved disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba

United Airlines plans fuel-saving flight to Europe (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 04:56 PM PDT

AP - United Airlines says it will demonstrate new fuel-saving methods on two flights between Europe and the U.S. on Saturday.

Israel's use of 'captured' video draws criticism (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 04:02 PM PDT

This image made from video provided by the Israeli Defence Force on Monday, May 31, 2010 shows what the IDF says is a clash between commandos being dropped by helicopter and people aboard the Mavi Marmara ship in the Mediterranean Sea. Israeli commandos rappelled down to an aid flotilla sailing to thwart a Gaza blockade on Monday, clashing with pro-Palestinian activists on the lead ship in a raid that left at least nine passengers dead. (AP Photo/Israel Defence Force)  AP HAS NO WAY OF INDEPENDENTLY VERIFYING THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE VIDEO PROVIDED BY THE ISRAELI DEFENCE FORCEAP - Israel's military is using video confiscated from people on the Gaza-bound aid flotilla to justify opening fire during its deadly raid on the ships, drawing sharp criticism Thursday from foreign correspondents who say some of the footage was shot by journalists.


Former dictator, rebel forge alliance in Suriname (AP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 02:42 PM PDT

AP - Suriname's former dictator and the man who led a rebel army against his military regime agreed Thursday to form a coalition government, uniting two adversaries with little in common beyond matching drug-trafficking convictions in the Netherlands.

Kallis and Duminy lead Proteas to cleansweep of WIndies (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 03:22 PM PDT

South African batsman Jacques Kallis plays a shot during the fifth and final ODI between the West Indies and South Africa in Port of Spain, Trinidad. South Africa won by 1 wicket to whitewash the series 5-0.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)AFP - Half-centuries from Jacques Kallis and J.P. Duminy helped South Africa complete a clean sweep of their One-day International series with West Indies, when they won the fifth and final match by one wicket here on Thursday.


Japan Finance Minister Kan certain to be next PM: reports (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 04:27 PM PDT

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama enters a room to meet with reporters at his official residence in Tokyo Wednesday, June 2, 2010. Embattled Hatoyama resigned earlier in the day to improve his party's chances in an election next month, after his popularity plunged over his broken campaign promise to move a U.S. Marine base. (AP Photo/Yoshikazu Tsuno, Pool)Reuters - Finance Minister Naoto Kan, a fiscal conservative with an image as a challenger to the status quo, looked set to become Japan's next premier on Friday, media said, in a ruling party vote head of an election next month.


Canada unveils arsenal for anti-G20 protests (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 02:36 PM PDT

Reuters - Canada on Thursday unveiled the arsenal it will use against protesters who get out of hand at two global summits later this month, promising riot police armed with guns, shields, Tasers and super-high-volume loudspeakers.

Australian-Chinese man deported after Shanghai protest (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 09:53 AM PDT

Reuters - A Chinese-born Australian activist, who changed his name to get round a ban on his return to China, was deported to Sydney after making a one-man protest in Shanghai, a campaign organizer said on Thursday.

Muslim praise for Obama dries up a year after Cairo speech (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 04:42 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - CAIRO, Egypt_A year ago Friday, President Barack Obama stood in Cairo and vowed "a new beginning" in a speech about how he'd change U.S. relations with the Muslim world. Egyptian vendors sold T-shirts portraying Obama in King Tut regalia, and Muslims throughout the region thrilled at his middle name: Hussein.

Why a pay raise for workers signals key shift for China's economy (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 09:59 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - When two giant employers in southern China offered their workers big wage increases this week, their goal was to dampen labor unrest. But the hikes do more than soothe factory floor anger; they signal huge changes in the way “the workshop of the world” is feeding global consumers.

BP Among the Companies Vying for Iraq's Oil (Time.com)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 04:05 PM PDT

Time.com - The U.S. Embassy is showing off the potential for Iraq to overtake Saudi Arabia as the world's largest producer of petroleum

Europe's 'Green Week' a Greenwash? (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 03:35 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - BRUSSELS, Jun 3 (IPS) - Coca-Cola, recently indicted for causing serious damage to water and soil in India, might seem like an odd champion of environmental protection.

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