2010年7月12日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World News


Fidel Castro suddenly back in view on Cuban TV (AP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 04:58 PM PDT

This television image provided by Cubavision shows Cuba's former president Fidel Castro speaking during an interview in Havana, Monday, July 12, 2010 on the 'Mesa Redonda' or 'Round Table' a daily Cuban talk show on current events. It was a rare appearance for Castro, who has stayed largely out of the public eye since a serious illness four years ago forced him from power. (AP Photo/APTN via Cubavision)AP - A relaxed and lucid Fidel Castro returned to the limelight Monday after years spent largely out of public view, discussing world events in a raspy voice in his most prominent television interview since falling seriously ill four years ago.


Polanski free, Swiss reject US extradition request (AP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 04:22 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 24, 2010 file photo film director Roman Polanski walks on the balcony of his chalet named 'Milky Way', where he has been under house arrest, in Gstaad, Switzerland. The Swiss government declared renowned film director Roman Polanski a free man on Monday July 12, 2010 after rejecting a U.S. request to extradite him on a charge of having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl. The Swiss mostly blamed U.S. authorities for failing to provide confidential testimony about Polanski's sentencing procedure in 1977-1978.  (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani, File)AP - In a stunning ruling, Roman Polanski was declared a free man on Monday — no longer confined to house arrest in his Alpine villa after Swiss authorities rejected a U.S. request for his extradition because of a 32-year-old sex conviction.


New al-Qaida threat: Somali group claims blasts (AP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Damaged chairs and tables amongst the debris strewn outside the restaurant 'Ethiopian village' in Kampala, Uganda, Monday, July 12, 2010 after an explosion at the restaurant late Sunday. Simultaneous explosions tore through crowds watching the World Cup final at a rugby club and an Ethiopian restaurant, killing at least 64 people including one American, officials said. Police feared an al-Qaida-linked Somali militant group was behind the attacks.  (AP Photo/Marc Hofer)AP - East Africa saw the emergence of a new international terrorist group, as Somalia's most dangerous al-Qaida-linked militia claimed responsibility for the twin bombings in Uganda that killed 74 people during the World Cup.


Church of England paves the way for women bishops (AP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 03:25 PM PDT

AP - The Church of England national assembly decided Monday that women should be allowed to become bishops, making only minor concessions to theological conservatives who have threatened to break away over the issue.

Alleged 'Barefoot Bandit' to face Bahamas judge (AP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 02:41 PM PDT

Colton Harris-Moore arrives barefoot, handcuffed and shackled as he is escorted by police to Nassau, Bahamas, Sunday July 11, 2010.  Harris-Moore was arrested before dawn in northern Eleuthera island, according to police. Island police had been searching for the fugitive since he allegedly crash-landed a stolen plane a week ago on nearby Great Abaco Island, where he was blamed for a string of at least seven break-ins and has been running from U.S. law enforcement since escaping from a Washington state halfway house in 2008.  (AP Photo/Felipe Major)AP - A resourceful teenage fugitive who police have called the "Barefoot Bandit" was being questioned inside a Bahamian jail Monday as he spent his first full day behind bars after an audacious two-year run that gave him near folk hero status.


Swiss, Citing Request Flaw, Won't Send Roman Polanski to U.S. (Time.com)

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 04:55 PM PDT

Time.com - U.S. refusal to hand over a prosecutor's testimony raises Swiss suspicion that it might vindicate the fugitive director's claim that California reneged on a plea agreement

BP places new cap over leaking oil well (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 04:53 PM PDT

This still image from a live BP video feed shows robots installing the sealing cap over a gushing well in the Gulf of Mexico. BP successfully placed a new cap over the Gulf of Mexico oil leak, hoping the giant valve will seal the well or contain all the gushing crude, underwater video footage showed.(AFP/BP)AFP - BP successfully placed a new cap over the Gulf of Mexico oil leak on Monday, hoping the giant valve will seal the well or contain all the gushing crude, underwater video footage showed.


Iran reaches tax compromise with angry traders (AP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 12:02 PM PDT

AP - Iran says it has reached a final agreement with merchants on raising taxes following protests that flared in Tehran's main bazaar earlier this week.

(AP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 03:35 PM PDT

AP - Fidel Castro speaks slowly but looks relaxed in most prominent TV interview in years.

Togo man gets 24 years in NJ forced-labor case (AP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 05:10 PM PDT

AP - A man from the impoverished West African nation Togo has been sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for his role in the smuggling of girls and women who were forced to work at New Jersey hair braiding salons.

Afghans want foreign aid spent on their priorities (AP)

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 05:14 PM PDT

A soldier places seized weapons and ammunition recovered during military operations in Sadda along the Afghanistan border on July 6, 2010. REUTERS/Mian KhursheedAP - The Afghan government wants foreign donors to focus 80 percent of the billions of dollars flowing into the country on priority projects it believes are key to pulling the country out of poverty and turmoil, Afghan officials said.


Canada dismisses Haiti aid critics, says much done (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 11:12 AM PDT

Reuters - Canada dismissed criticism of the international reconstruction effort in Haiti on Monday, saying much is being done to help the impoverished country recover from the huge earthquake that hit it on January 12.

Australian PM may call election within days: media (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2010 11:57 PM PDT

Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard makes an address during a news conference to announce the government's proposed minerals and resources tax at Parliament House in Canberra July 2, 2010. REUTERS/Tim WimborneReuters - Australia's ruling Labor party is set for a narrow victory in upcoming elections, two new opinion polls showed on Monday, as speculation grew that Prime Minister Julia Gillard could call an election as soon as this week.


Israeli military: 'Mistakes were made' in deadly flotilla raid (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 02:04 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - TEL AVIV, Israel — An Israeli military investigation into Israel's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla concluded Monday that there were "no failures, but mistakes were made."

Libya's path from desert to modern country – complete with ice rink (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 02:30 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Libya is on the rise.

Aid Groups Bringing Drinkable Water to Haiti's Needy (Time.com)

Posted: 12 Jul 2010 04:55 PM PDT

Time.com - Despite a slow recovery effort, many poorer Haitians now have better access to drinking water than they did before the quake. But sustainability poses a challenge

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