2010年3月11日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World News

Strong quakes torment Chile as president sworn in (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 05:32 PM PST

Chile's newly inaugurated President Sebastian Pinera, waves the the crowds after his swearing-in ceremony in Valparaiso, Chile, Thursday, March 11, 2010.(AP Photo/Aliosha Marquez)AP - The earth shook and shook Thursday as dignitaries walked in for the swearing-in of Sebastian Pinera as Chile's president. It shook some more as they waited for him.

Haiti: Kidnappers release 2 European aid workers (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 04:36 PM PST

AP - Kidnappers have freed two Swiss women snatched off the streets of Haiti's capital and held for five days, officials said Thursday.

Early Iraq results: PM battling secular challenger (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 02:56 PM PST

Iraqi journalists and representatives of Iraqi political blocs and entities look at a screens showing the partial preliminary results from four of 18 provinces in Iraq in Baghdad, Thursday March 11, 2010, which showed the secular coalition led by former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi has the lead in the former insurgent strongholds of Diyala and Salahuddin, north of Baghdad, and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was ahead in two mainly Shiite provinces in southern Iraq.(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - First results from Iraq's parliamentary election showed the prime minister and his secular rival locked in an extremely tight contest Thursday amid fraud allegations by rival parties and a chaotic, unpredictable vote count.

In Mexico, gay couples celebrate historic weddings (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 04:42 PM PST

Gay couples kiss after getting married at City Hall in Mexico City, Thursday, March 11, 2010. The couples wed under Latin America's first law that explicitly approves gay marriage. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)AP - Two glowing brides in matching white gowns and four other same-sex couples made history in Mexico City on Thursday as they wed under Latin America's first law that explicitly approves gay marriage.

Greece hit by strikes, clashes over austerity plan (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 01:47 PM PST

A riot police officer tries try to avoid a petrol bomb, during clashes in central Athens, Thursday, March 11, 2010. Savage street clashes erupted between rioting youths and police in central Athens as more than 30,000 people demonstrated during a nationwide strike against the cash-strapped government's austerity measures. Hundreds of masked and hooded youths punched and kicked motorcycle police, knocking several off their bikes, as riot police fired volleys of tear has and stun grenades to disperse the rioters. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)AP - Clashes between riot police and rock-throwing, masked youths broke out during a demonstration Thursday in central Athens by tens of thousands of striking workers protesting austerity measures that the Greek government has said it has no choice but to implement.

Greece: New Strike Over Austerity Plans Sparks Violence (Time.com)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 03:15 PM PST

Time.com - Anger is rising in Greece a week after leaders announced a new austerity package to rein in the deficit, with protesters taking to the streets and workers walking off the job

Give players input into captaincy - Murray (AFP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 04:51 PM PST

If Britain's embarrassing Davis Cup loss to Lithuania ends up costing John Lloyd the captaincy, Andy Murray, pictured in February 2010, thinks players should have a say in his replacement.(AFP/File/Marwan Naamani)AFP - If Britain's embarrassing Davis Cup loss to Lithuania ends up costing John Lloyd the captaincy, Andy Murray thinks players should have a say in his replacement.

Mummy of Egypt's monotheist pharaoh to return home (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 04:09 PM PST

A stela at the Egyptian museum in Cairo is seen Thursday, March 11, 2010 , Egypt, showing Pharaoh Akhenaten, his Queen Nefertiti and their children worshipping the sun in the more natural artistic style of the time. The identification of Akhenaten's mummy through DNA tests could be a step toward filling out the picture of a time 3,300 years ago when Akhenaten embarked on history's first experiment with monotheism. (AP Photo/Paul Schemm)AP - The DNA tests that revealed how the famed boy-king Tutankhamun most likely died solved another of ancient Egypt's enduring mysteries — the fate of controversial Pharaoh Akhenaten's mummy. The discovery could help fill out the picture of a fascinating era more than 3,300 years ago when Akhenaten embarked on history's first attempt at monotheism.

Press group: 8 reporters kidnapped in Mexican city (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 04:28 PM PST

AP - Eight journalists were kidnapped in a northern Mexican border city over a period of two weeks in a wave of abductions unprecedented in the Western Hemisphere, the Inter-American Press Association reported.

Women in black protest in violence-hit Nigeria state (AFP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 03:42 PM PST

Dressed in black, thousands of women marched in a Nigerian city to express grief at a new bout of sectarian carnage and anger at the failure to stop it.(AFP/Pius Utomi Ekpei)AFP - Dressed in black and carrying wooden crosses, thousands of women marched Thursday in Nigerian city of Jos to express grief at a new bout of sectarian carnage and anger at the failure to stop it.

Taiwan's justice minister resigns over 'no execution' vow (AFP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 06:15 PM PST

Wang Ching-feng (right), Taiwan's Justice Minister, is pictured with then prosecutor general Chen Tsung-ming, in Taipei, in 2009. Wang resigned late on Thursday after attracting a storm of criticism over a vow not to order any executions during her term, according to an official.(AFP/File/Patrick Lin)AFP - Taiwan's justice minister has resigned after she attracted a storm of criticism over a vow not to order any executions during her term, an official said Friday.

Budget fails to boost Conservatives (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 07:23 AM PST

Reuters - A federal budget last week did little to boost the fortunes the Conservatives, who still only have a slight lead in public support, according to a poll released on Thursday.

Aussie 'miracle' elephant baby gaining strength (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 05:26 AM PST

In this photo released by Taronga Zoo, a young male Asian elephant calf born at 3:27 a.m. on Wednesday, March 10, 2010, is treated by zoo vets as his mother Porntip looks on at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia. The calf, after being thought to be dead in the womb, was showing some early encouraging signs including attempting to suckle from its mother. (AP Photo/Taronga Zoo, Ben Gibson)AP - An elephant calf that was believed to have died during a nine-day labor is feeding itself and has earned the nickname "Mr. Shuffles" since learning to stand, Taronga Zoo officials said Thursday.

U.S. criticizes Afghanistan's 'poor' human rights record (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 03:56 PM PST

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The U.S.-backed government of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has a "poor" human rights record, tarnished by widespread impunity for security forces who commit abuses; violence against women; torture and extra-judicial killings, the State Department said in an annual report released Thursday.

Why Rush Limbaugh would go to Costa Rica if Obama's healthcare plan passes (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 03:31 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh said this week he’d go to Costa Rica for medical treatment if Congress passes proposed reforms to the US healthcare system.

Pope's Brother in German Catholic Church Abuse Scandal (Time.com)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 03:15 PM PST

Time.com - The Vatican faces a growing scandal as allegations have emerged that priestssexually and physically abused students in a choir run by the Pope's brother, Georg Ratzinger

Arab Americans Organize to Get Counted in Census (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 05:11 PM PST

OneWorld.net - SAN FRANCISCO, Mar 11 (New America Media) - A coalition of Arab-American cultural organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area have launched a grassroots organizing campaign designed to send a clear message to Washington: that they, along with every other Arab in America, are in fact Arab, and not white.

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