2010年7月23日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World News


NKorea tensions spike at Asian security forum (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 05:03 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, signs the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation along with others  at the end of the 17th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), in Hanoi, Vietnam, Friday, July 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Hoang Dinh Nam, Pool)AP - North Korea inflamed tensions over the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship by threatening the United States and South Korea on Friday with a "physical response" if they carry out naval maneuvers this weekend. The U.S. refused to back down.


Earthquake shakes southern Philippines (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 05:12 PM PDT

AP - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 jarred the southern Philippines on Saturday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said. No damages or casualties were immediately reported.

Vast majority of EU banks pass "stress tests" (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 02:15 PM PDT

Specialists on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange watch a television screen as the results of the European banks 'stress tests' are announced, Friday, July 23, 2010. Seven of 91 European banks failed stress tests aimed at measuring their strength in case the continent's government debt crisis worsens sharply.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - The results are in: Only seven of 91 European banks flunked the "stress tests" aimed at clearing up market fears about the strength of the continent's banking system amid the debt crisis.


Number of political prisoners in Cuba still murky (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 01:44 PM PDT

In this July 17, 2010 photo, Elizardo Sanchez, head of the independent Cuban Commission on Human Rights and National Reconciliation, speaks in Havana, Cuba.  While the group is not recognized by the government, it is tolerated, giving Sanchez, a government opponent and former prisoner himself, a unique role in the debate on human rights on the island. Sanchez's commission counts 167 people jailed for political or sociopolitical reasons, including the 52 that the government has pledged to release. The map behind reads in Spanish 'Cuba: map of most of the prisons and internment camps existing in May 2004.' (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)AP - If Cuba releases 52 prisoners of conscience as promised, it will still hold more than 100 people listed as political prisoners by the island's leading human rights group. But a closer look will find bombers, hijackers and fallen intelligence agents mixed in with those jailed simply for insulting Fidel Castro.


Pakistan: A General Stays On, Solidifying Army Power (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 04:10 PM PDT

Time.com - The reappointment of General Ashfaq Kiyani is a reminder of the limits of government authority. But his importance to U.S. objectives in Afghanistan makes Washington unlikely to complain

Seven banks fail Europe stress test (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 04:11 PM PDT

Reuters - Just seven European banks failed a health check and were ordered to raise their capital by 3.5 billion euros ($4.5 billion), much less than expected, confirming fears the continent's long-awaited stress test was too soft.

Ahmadinejad says Russia part of anti-Iran campaign (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 01:18 PM PDT

AP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused Russia's president on Friday of turning against Tehran and joining the U.S. in spreading lies about its nuclear program, in the latest sign that Iran is drifting apart from a one-time key backer.

Honduras judge drops 2 charges against ex-leader (AP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 05:01 PM PDT

AP - A Honduran judge has dropped abuse of power charges against ousted President Manuel Zelaya. But the order doesn't affect other charges pending against the ex-leader.

South Africa: Post-World Cup Glow Survives a Scary Crime (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 04:10 PM PDT

Time.com - Despite a robbery attempt that threatened Mandela's grandchilden, the country is maintaining its positive mood and can-do spirit

Three major quakes rattle Philippines (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 05:00 PM PDT

A quake reading on a seismograph. A strong but deep 6.9-magnitude quake hit the southern Philippines early on Saturday, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)AFP - Three major quakes measuring between magnitude 7.3 and 7.4 hit the southern Philippines early Saturday, seismologists said, but there were no reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued.


Judge tells former media mogul Black to stay in U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 01:49 PM PDT

Reuters - A U.S. judge on Friday ordered former media tycoon Conrad Black to stay in the continental United States while he awaits an appeals court ruling on whether his 2007 fraud conviction should be thrown out.

U.S. won't move Marines from Japan by 2014: media (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 06:16 AM PDT

Reuters - Washington has given up on moving 8,000 U.S. Marines to the U.S. territory of Guam from Japan by 2014, media said on Friday, a potential blow to Prime Minister Naoto Kan who is already struggling over a U.S. base dispute.

New checkpoints are key to coming Afghan military operation (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 03:22 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — When the U.S. and Afghan militaries launch their long-awaited Kandahar operation as early as this weekend, the key to its success may lie in some obscure mountain roads that connect the dusty heartland of the Taliban insurgency with a fertile valley nearby.

Argentina prisoners escape past guard named Wilson (as in Cast Away) (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 09:56 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Tom Hanks might be pleased to know that “Wilson” â€" his volleyball companion in the film "Cast Away" â€" is still on the job.

Venezuela's Chavez Breaks Diplomatic Ties with Colombia's Uribe (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Jul 2010 01:35 PM PDT

Time.com - ChÁvez cut off diplomatic ties with Colombia, but the real ruckus is between that country's President and his soon-to-be-inaugurated successor

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