2010年6月6日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World News


Afghan interior, intel chiefs replaced over attack (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2010 04:12 PM PDT

National Directorate of Security chief Amrullah Saleh speaks to the media after submitting his resignation in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, June 6, 2010. The Afghan president's office says Hamid Karzai has accepted the resignations of his interior minister and intelligence chief over a militant attack on last week's national peace conference. (AP Photo/Ahmad Massoud)AP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday removed two of the country's top security officials — each with longtime ties to American forces — over last week's attack on a national conference to explore peace with the Taliban.


Millions of gays demand rights during Brazil march (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2010 03:40 PM PDT

A reveller poses for a photo during the annual Gay Pride Parade at the Paulista Avenue in Sao Paulo, Sunday, June 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)AP - Millions of gays and lesbians have jammed several of Sao Paulo's main avenues for the 14th annual gay pride parade in South America's largest city.


Van der Sloot seeks own lawyer in Peru murder case (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2010 02:55 PM PDT

This image from security footage provided by the Lima police alledgedly shows Joran van der Sloot, left, and Stephany Flores as they enter his hotel room May 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Lima Police Handout)AP - Joran van der Sloot will spend all week at criminal police headquarters being questioned in the death of a 21-year-old Lima woman and has asked to be able to hire his own lawyer, authorities said Sunday.


Vatican says world ignores Christians in Mideast (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2010 11:03 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI, walks in the U.N controlled area dividing the island's capital prior to a mass at  the Church of the Holy Cross in Nicosia, Cyprus, Saturday, June 5, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI appealed Saturday for support for embattled Christian communities in the Middle East, calling them a vital force for peace in the region. (AP Photo/Osservatorio Romano, HO) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY **AP - The Vatican said Sunday that the international community is ignoring the plight of Christians in the Middle East, and that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the war in Iraq and political instability in Lebanon have forced thousands to flee the region.


BP chief won't quit over Gulf of Mexico spill (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2010 07:19 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 30, 2010 file photo, BP PLC CEO Tony Hayward talks to Jose Rivera, of Honduras, in a mess hall for cleanup workers, as he visits a Coast Guard command center in Venice, La. BP's inability to contain the worst oil spill in U.S. history has focused attention on CEO Tony Hayward's words and deeds over the past six weeks — and the scrutiny has not yielded a flattering image. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)AP - BP PLC chief executive Tony Hayward said Sunday he won't step down over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and predicted his company will recover from the disaster.


Haiti's Latest Problem: Clearing Away the Rubble (Time.com)

Posted: 06 Jun 2010 02:30 PM PDT

Time.com - There is enough debris in Port-au-Prince to fill five Louisiana Superdomes. But there is only one approved place to dump it.

Golfer Rose rallies to seize first US win at Memorial (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2010 05:03 PM PDT

Justin Rose of England celebrates after finishing the 18th hole during the final round of The Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan Stanley at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. Rose won the Memorial on Sunday, rallying from four shots adrift to capture his first US PGA Tour victory.(AFP/Getty Images/Andy Lyons)AFP - England's Justin Rose won the Memorial on Sunday, rallying from four shots adrift with a sparkling 66 to capture his first US PGA Tour victory.


Gazan names baby Erdogan, after Turkish PM (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2010 02:04 PM PDT

Palestinian newborn Rajab Erdogan is held by his father in front of a Turkish flag for members of the media, at their home in the southern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Khan Younis , Sunday, June 6, 2010. The baby was born on Saturday and was named by his father in honor of Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The push for an international inquiry puts Israel under further pressure to explain how its attempt to stop the aid ship flotilla from breaching a tight blockade of Hamas-ruled Gaza turned deadly, with 9 activists killed, including 8 Turks and a U.S. citizen of Turkish origin. (AP Photo/Eyad Baba)AP - A Gaza man swept up in the pro-Turkey sentiments washing over the seaside strip has named his son after the Turkish prime minister.


Chavez urges probe of critical website over column (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2010 03:31 PM PDT

AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called on authorities Sunday to investigate an article on a critical website that he said appears aimed at inciting a coup.

Africa's first high-speed train opens for World Cup visitors (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2010 04:44 PM PDT

Tthe Gautrain, South Africa's first high-speed train, in Johannesburg. South Africa will open the continent's first high-speed rail link on Tuesday, just in time to whisk a mass influx of World Cup fans Cup from the country's main airport into uptown Johannesburg.(AFP/File/Alexander Joe)AFP - South Africa will open the continent's first high-speed rail link on Tuesday, just in time to whisk a mass influx of World Cup fans Cup from the country's main airport into uptown Johannesburg.


Abhisit insists country stable, but emergency decree remains (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2010 04:47 PM PDT

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva arrives to attend the World Economic Forum on East Asia being held in Ho Chi Minh City. Abhisit said on Sunday a state of emergency would remain in force although his country had stabilised since a bloody end to weeks of anti-government protests.(AFP)AFP - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Sunday a state of emergency would remain in force although his country had stabilised since a bloody end to weeks of anti-government protests.


Surfer survives shark attack off west Australia (AP)

Posted: 06 Jun 2010 04:33 PM PDT

AP - A surfer was in a stable condition Monday after he was attacked by a shark off the Australian west coast, an official said.

Afghan president Karzai ousts 2 top pro-Western ministers (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 06 Jun 2010 01:21 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan's top intelligence chief and interior minister abruptly resigned on Sunday after President Hamid Karzai criticized the pair for failing to stop last week's attack on a nationwide peace conference as the president was addressing the gathering.

Israel's Netanyahu balks at UN investigation of Gaza flotilla raid (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 06 Jun 2010 12:21 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu balked Sunday at a proposal by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to set up a panel to investigate Israel's deadly Gaza flotilla raid last week, potentially prolonging a rift between the Jewish state and the international community.

Expo Fever Mixed with Disillusion in Shanghai (Time.com)

Posted: 06 Jun 2010 02:30 PM PDT

Time.com - The rest of the world is gearing up for a certain heavily anticipated sporting event, but Shanghai could care less: Five weeks after the World Expo opened, the city is still in the midst of full-blown world expo fever

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