2010年7月14日星期三

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Iranian nuclear scientist says he was kidnapped (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 05:54 PM PDT

In this image taken from TV purports to show Iranian scientist Shahram Amiri speaking during an interview   in the Iranian interests section of the Pakistan embassy in Washington D.C.  Amiri  who disappeared a year ago was on his way home to Tehran on Wednesday July 14, 2010, from the United States, ending a bizarre intelligence drama that could snarl U.S. efforts to gather information on Iran's nuclear program.(AP Photo/ ATN1 DK via APTN)  ** MANDATORY  CREDIT ATN1 DK TV OUT  **AP - An Iranian nuclear scientist who disappeared a year ago headed back to Tehran on Wednesday, telling Iranian state media that he was abducted by CIA agents who tried to bribe him into speaking out against his homeland. The U.S. says he was a willing defector who changed his mind.


Beijing starts gating, locking migrant villages (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 05:54 PM PDT

In this July 8, 2010, photo residents cycle past on the outside of a locked exit to a gated village on the outskirts of Beijing. The government calls it 'sealed management.' China's capital has started gating and locking some of its lower-income neighborhoods, with police checking the papers of who comes in and out, in a throwback to an older style of control. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - The government calls it "sealed management." China's capital has started gating and locking some of its lower-income neighborhoods overnight, with police or security checking identification papers around the clock, in a throwback to an older style of control.


Protesters, police face off on streets of Kashmir (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 05:36 PM PDT

Kashmiri Muslims shout pro freedom slogans during a protest in Srinagar, India, Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Most shops, schools and government offices remained closed as protests continued in the Indian portion of Kashmir Wednesday in response to a strike called by separatist groups against the recent killings of youths during anti Indian protests. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)AP - The capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir is seething with rage.


As hostage, officer saw Colombia rebels decline (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 02:22 PM PDT

Former rebel hostage, Police Gen. Luis Mendieta, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in his home in Bogota, Tuesday July 13, 2010.  Mendieta was captured in 1998 by the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and rescued during an army operation in June 2010 after being held hostage for 12 years. (AP Photo/William Fernando Martinez)AP - After he was captured by leftist rebels, Luis Mendieta's status in Colombia's police force suddenly became his curse. The rebels' military chief told the lieutenant colonel — his highest-ranking hostage — that he would be the last captive freed.


Court rules torture lawsuits against UK continue (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 02:49 PM PDT

AP - Former Guantanamo detainees can proceed with lawsuits accusing Britain of complicity in torture overseas, a High Court judge ruled Wednesday, rejecting a government request to suspend the action.

Somalia's al-Shabab Wants to Join Terror's Big League (Time.com)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 10:55 AM PDT

Time.com - A U.N. report warned four years ago that the group blamed for Sunday'sterror attack in Uganda had linked up with Hizballah. And the group wants tobe attacked by the U.S. to elevate its status

Afghan renegade hit killed British major: ministry (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 05:29 PM PDT

A soldier from a Gurkha regiment takes aim during a clash with insurgents in Helmand province. A British major, Joshua Bowman, was killed while asleep at a base in Afghanistan, the most senior member of British forces to die in Afghanistan since July last year, when Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe was killed by a roadside bomb.(AFP/File/Bay Ismoyo)AFP - A British major commanding a company of Gurkha soldiers was among three servicemen killed on their base in southern Afghanistan by a renegade Afghan soldier, officials in London said.


Libyan ship with aid for Gaza reaches Egypt port (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 03:05 PM PDT

Palestinians hold a poster of the Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi during a rally to support a Libyan ship making its way towards Gaza in the latest attempt to thwart an Israeli naval blockade, in Gaza City, Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Flanked by Israeli missile boats, a Libyan charity's aid ship was sailing in the direction of an Egyptian port on Wednesday after the mission's organizers apparently decided not to defy Israel's naval blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and defused a potential confrontation at sea. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)AP - A Libyan aid ship blocked by Israeli missile ships from steaming to Gaza reached an Egyptian port Wednesday, bringing an end to the latest challenge to Israel's naval embargo of the Palestinian territory.


Mexican president replaces top security official (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 05:50 PM PDT

AP - Mexico's president accepted the resignation Wednesday of his top domestic security official, Interior Secretary Fernando Gomez Mont, and named a former congressman with experience in fighting drug cartels to replace him.

African troops parade in Paris amid rainstorm, rights row (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 03:36 PM PDT

Chadian soldiers take part in the annual Bastille Day military parade in Paris. Troops from 13 African nations marched in Paris Wednesday, marking half a century of independence from France as part of a rain-soaked Bastille Day parade heavily criticised by human rights groups.(AFP/Bertrand Langlois)AFP - Troops from 13 African nations marched in Paris Wednesday, marking half a century of independence from France as part of a rain-soaked Bastille Day parade heavily criticised by human rights groups.


US seeks homes tied to Taiwan ex-president's family (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 06:16 PM PDT

Reuters - U.S. authorities filed to recover property in New York and Virginia tied to portions of illegal bribes paid to the former president of Taiwan and his wife, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday.

Earl Jones victims can sue Royal Bank of Canada (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 02:22 PM PDT

Reuters - Royal Bank of Canada is facing a C$40 million ($39 million) lawsuit after a Quebec judge ruled on Wednesday that victims of frauds carried out by Montreal financial adviser Earl Jones can proceed with a class action suit.

Australia slashes growth forecast (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 01:22 AM PDT

The skyline of Sydney, the most populous city in Australia and also the largest financial centre. The country has slashed its annual growth forecast to 3 percent due to global economic volatility, but said the economy was well placed to ride out further shocks.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - Australia Wednesday slashed its annual growth forecast to 3.0 percent due to global economic volatility, but said the economy was well placed to ride out further shocks.


Democrats, Republicans showing rising frustration with Afghan war (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 04:47 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 18, 2010 file photo, U.S. soldiers load dead bodies on a vehicle after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. A Taliban suicide car bomber struck a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital Tuesday, killing six troops - five Americans and one Canadian, officials said. Twelve Afghan civilians also died, many of them on a public bus in rush-hour traffic. Escalating violence in Afghanistan is now the worst since the early months of the nearly 9-year-old war, killing 1,074 civilians so far this year as international forces struggle to establish security, an Afghan rights group said Monday, July 12, 2010. (AP Photo, File)McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Democratic and Republican senators voiced deep concern Wednesday over the direction of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, questioning whether the Obama administration can begin withdrawing U.S. troops next summer and worrying that it lacks a plan for forging a political settlement.


Obama's Backseat to Mideast Peace Talks Before Elections (Time.com)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 10:55 AM PDT

Time.com - The Israeli-Palestinian tussle over proposed direct peace talks may be more about gaming the deadlock than settling the conflict. But don't expect the U.S. to force the issue in an election season

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