2010年12月2日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World News


Ivory Coast poll winner named, army seals borders (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 03:08 PM PST

An Ivorian soldier (C) passes members of the U.N. security force who were deployed around the election commission's office in Abidjan December 1, 2010. REUTERS/Thierry GouegnonReuters - The head of Ivory Coast's election commission on Thursday declared challenger Alassane Ouattara provisional winner of a presidential run-off, but the top legal body rejected it and the army sealed all borders.


Lawyer for WikiLeaks' Assange denies warrant valid (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 12:32 PM PST

File photo of Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, holding a news conference at the Geneva Press Club in Geneva, November 4, 2010. REUTERS/Valentin FlauraudReuters - The lawyer acting for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange denied on Thursday that Sweden had issued a valid European arrest warrant for alleged sex crimes, despite Stockholm's insistence that legal difficulties with the warrant were resolved.


India expects to break logjam in climate talks (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 05:05 PM PST

A man walks past posters reading Reuters - An Indian proposal could break a deadlock between rich and poor countries over how to share the burdens of tackling global warming, India's environment minister said on Thursday before heading to U.N. climate talks in Mexico.


Wildfire engulfs hills above Haifa, killing 42 (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 03:29 PM PST

A man stands beside his car as he looks at the forest fire in the Kibbutz of Beit Oren, northern Israel, December 2, 2010. REUTERS/Nir EliasReuters - A major forest fire killed at least 40 people in northern Israel on Thursday, including prison guard cadets trapped in a bus while heading to evacuate inmates, officials said.


China's U.N. influence rising, West should be careful: institute (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 03:50 PM PST

Reuters - China's engagement with the United Nations is on the rise as its economic power grows, but the West should be cautious with calls for it to act as a responsible world leader, as Beijing's goals may not be the same as the West's, said a new report on Friday.

WikiLeaks' Russian Cables: Bad for Reset, Good for Putin? (Time.com)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 03:50 PM PST

Time.com - When WikiLeaks revealed what U.S. diplomats really think of Russia's leaders, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin went on the defensive. Could tension with the U.S. help win him more support at home?

UK forces in Helmand 'made mess of things': WikiLeaks (AFP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 05:30 PM PST

File photo shows a British soldier walking near the Pimon military camp in Nad-e Ali district of Helmand province. US and Afghan officials slammed British troops over their efforts in the restive Helmand province of Afghanistan, accusing them of making AFP - US and Afghan officials slammed British troops over their efforts in the restive Helmand province of Afghanistan, accusing them of making "a mess of things," in cables revealed by WikiLeaks.


Biggest-ever Israeli forest fire kills dozens (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 04:35 PM PST

A burnt-out bus is seen near kibbutz Beit Oren, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. The bus burst into flames as it raced to an Israeli prison during a massive forest fire Thursday, killing dozens of prison guards participating in the rescue mission, officials said, in one of the deadliest accidents in the nation's history. (AP Photo/Yaron Kaminsky)   ISRAEL OUTAP - Dozens of Israeli guards trying to rescue prisoners threatened by the worst forest fire in the country's history died Thursday when their bus became trapped in the same inferno.


US Cable: Mexico feared losing control to narcos (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 05:35 PM PST

AP - A top Mexican official said late last year that he had a "real concern" Mexico would lose control of parts of the country to drug traffickers, and the military proposed declaring states of emergency in some cities, according to U.S. State Department cables leaked to WikiLeaks and posted online Thursday.

Cheney to be charged in Nigeria corruption case (AFP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 03:29 PM PST

Nigerian authorities plan to charge ex-US vice president Dick Cheney, seen here in November 2010, in connection with a bribery scandal allegedly involving energy firm Halliburton, a spokesman for the anti-graft agency said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Tom Pennington)AFP - Nigerian officials said Thursday they will charge former US vice president Dick Cheney over a massive bribery scandal related to his time at the helm of oil services giant Halliburton.


Samsung promotes chairman's son to president (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 05:27 PM PST

AP - The son of Samsung Electronics Co. Chairman Lee Kun-hee has been promoted to president in a reorganization of top management posts at the huge conglomerate the giant company anchors.

Thomsons again top richest Canadians list (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 03:06 PM PST

Reuters - The Thomson family kept a strong grip on their status as the wealthiest Canadians, seeing their net worth increase by 6.2 percent in 2010 to more than C$23 billion ($23 billion), according to a new survey.

Oil pipe may have caused A380 engine failure: watchdog (AFP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 05:08 PM PST

The troubled Qantas Airbus A380 plane after an emergency landing at Changi International airport in Singapore, November 4 2010. An oil pipe problem was the possible cause of an engine blast on the Qantas Airbus that sprayed metal into the aircraft, forcing an emergency landing, according to Australia's air safety bureau.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)AFP - An oil pipe problem was the possible cause of an engine blast on a Qantas Airbus A380 that sprayed metal into the aircraft, forcing an emergency landing, Australia's air safety bureau said Friday.


In Tokyo, building tiny (and living well) (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 12:16 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The Japanese are fond of miniaturizing things. They did it to trees to create bonsai. They did it to electronics to usher in a new age of technology. Now they are doing it to homes.

Yemen: Can Soccer Solve a Separatist Problem? (Time.com)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 03:50 PM PST

Time.com - Hosting the Gulf Cup of Nations has offered a means of reintegrating a restive region, which will allow a focus on al-Qaeda and other security challenges

China's promise lures grads home (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 02 Dec 2010 11:50 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Dressed in a demure lace-frilled blouse and a sensible midcalf skirt, sipping a cup of Starbucks tea, Guo Yixin could be an ambitious young executive almost anywhere.

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