2010年4月7日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World News

Uprising in Kyrgyzstan leaves dozens killed (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 02:56 PM PDT

Kyrgyz protesters waving the national flag, ride on a truck in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Wednesday, April 7, 2010. Police in Kyrgyzstan opened fire on thousands of angry protesters who tried to seize the main government building amid rioting in the capital as protests spread across the Central Asian nation. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)AP - Opposition leaders declared they had seized power in Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday, taking control of security headquarters, a state TV channel and other government buildings after clashes between police and protesters left dozens dead in this Central Asian nation that houses a key U.S. air base.

Solar-powered plane makes successful maiden flight (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 12:54 PM PDT

The solar powered aircraft 'Solar Impulse' (HB-SIA prototype) steered by test pilot Markus Scherdel is airborne during its maiden flight at the military airport in Payerne, Switzerland, Wednesday, April 7, 2010. The prototype with the wingspan of a Boeing 747 and the weight of a small car started to a two-hour test flight to examine if the plane can keep a straight trajectory. The Solar Impulse project aims to circumnavigate the world with an aircraft powered only by solar energy. (AP Photo/Christian Hartmann, pool)AP - At the pace of a fast bicycle, a solar-powered plane took to the skies for its maiden flight Wednesday, passing an important test on the way to a historic voyage around the world â€" a journey that would not use a drop of fuel.

Abuse scandal means tough checks for future pope (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 01:23 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI flanked by personal secretary Georg Gaenswein delivers his blessing during the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - The sex abuse crisis engulfing the Catholic Church will mean more vigorous background checks when it comes to appointing cardinals, and future popes. Among the requirements: no taint of scandal and the ability to speak comfortably to the world and the media.

Pain from torrent in Rio falls heavily on slums (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 04:40 PM PDT

A man mourns for victim who died in a landslide in the Morro dos Prazeres area of the Santa Teresa neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, April 7, 2010. The heaviest rains in Rio de Janeiro's history triggered landslides Tuesday that killed at least 95 people as rising water turned roads into rivers and paralyzed Brazil's second-largest city. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)AP - Rodrigo de Almeira had dug for 15 hours through mud and debris, and he looked like it. Auburn mud covered his head, his ripped shirt, his torn jeans and his rubber sandals.

Crusading Chinese lawyer gives up activism (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 09:11 AM PDT

Gao Zhisheng, a human rights lawyer, ponders during his first meeting with the media since he resurfaced two weeks ago, at a tea house in Beijing, China, Wednesday, April 7, 2010. Gao, whose disappearance more than a year ago caused an international outcry, said Wednesday that he is abandoning his once prominent role as a government critic in hopes of reuniting with his family. In the meeting, Gao said he did not want to discuss his disappearance. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)AP - A crusading Chinese rights lawyer whose disappearance more than a year ago caused an international outcry said Wednesday that he is abandoning his once prominent role as a government critic in hopes he'll be allowed to reunite with his family.

Kyrgyzstan Uprising: Did Moscow Subvert a U.S. Ally? (Time.com)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 04:15 PM PDT

Time.com - Kyrgyzstan is important to Washington for its supply line to the U.S.'s Afghanistan war operations. Moscow has tried to disrupt the U.S.-Kyrgyzstan relationship before. Has it tried again?

French gorilla may have fathered child before death in Britain (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 04:55 PM PDT

Yeboah, a 12-year-old male gorilla is pictured at the London Zoo, in London, in March 2010. A French gorilla who died in Britain after being sent across the Channel to woo London Zoo's female apes may have fathered a child before passing away, the zoo said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - A French gorilla who died in Britain after being sent across the Channel to woo London Zoo's female apes may have fathered a child before passing away, the zoo said Wednesday.

Egyptian prosecutor releases detained protesters (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 12:20 PM PDT

Egyptian plainclothes policemen hold back a protester as dozens of protesters chant 'freedom' and call for amending the constitution to allow fairer presidential elections, in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, April 6, 2010. Egyptian police violently dispersed the demonstration, dragging protesters and throwing them into waiting police trucks, and confiscated the cameras of photographers and television crews. (AP Photo)AP - Egypt's prosecutor general on Wednesday ordered the release of all the protesters arrested during a demonstration calling for reform a day earlier.

Costa Rica president: End priests' celibacy vows (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:17 PM PDT

AP - Costa Rica's president says it's time for the Roman Catholic Church to stop demanding celibacy from its priests.

Sudan vote credibility marred by opposition, EU pullout (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 02:10 PM PDT

Sudanese men read newspapers outside a shop in Khartoum on April 2. The credibility of Sudan's first multi-party election in two decades has been thrown further into doubt after a main opposition party widened its boycott of the vote and jittery EU monitors pulled out of war-torn Darfur.(AFP/File/Ashraf Shazly)AFP - The credibility of Sudan's first multi-party election in two decades has been thrown further into doubt after a main opposition party widened its boycott of the vote and jittery EU monitors pulled out of war-torn Darfur.

Death toll in China mine rises to 12 (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:46 PM PDT

Mine workers and police are seen gathering at the entrance to the Wangjialing coal mine. Problems have been mounting for rescuers searching for survivors in the flooded Chinese mine, with officials warning of a toxic gas build-up as the death toll rose 12.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - The death toll from a flooding in a Chinese coal mine rose to 12 on Thursday, officials announced, as difficult conditions continued to hamper rescue efforts.

Canadian data shows economic recovery taking hold (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 08:40 AM PDT

Reuters - The Canadian economic recovery remains on track as purchasing activity jumped more than expected in March and building intentions were near a 2007 peak despite cooling slightly in February, according to reports on Wednesday.

Guantanamo judge says detainee's trial won't begin for a year (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 05:24 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — A Navy judge said Wednesday that it will take her nearly a year to sift through classified evidence before she can begin the military trial of a Sudanese man who's been held at the U.S. prison camp for terrorist suspects since 2002.

Move over American Idol: Hissa Hilal in finals of Arab reality TV poetry contest (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 11:16 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - When Hissa Hilal takes the stage Wednesday night in the final episode of Million’s Poet, a hit reality TV poetry contest, she won’t just be competing for the $1.3 million grand prize. She’s also marking the culmination of an extraordinary journey to use her poetry to combat the extremism that she says is suffocating the Arab world.

In Spain, a Crusading Judge Faces a Trial of His Own (Time.com)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 04:15 PM PDT

Time.com - Spanish Judge Baltasar GarzÓn became famous when he ordered the arrest ofChilean dictator Augusto Pinochet for crimes against humanity. Now themagistrate finds himself on the other side of the bench

Haiti's Rebuilding Waits on Promised Aid (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 07 Apr 2010 02:53 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - UNITED NATIONS, Apr 7 (IPS) - A week ago, 59 U.N. member states, international institutions and NGO coalitions pledged nearly 10 billion dollars towards rebuilding Haiti over the next decade.

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