2010年4月11日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World News


Hungary's ruling Socialists suffer stinging defeat (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 04:35 PM PDT

Member of the controversial Hungarian Guard, wearing paramilitary-style uniform, waits or the election results in the election center of Jobbik, Hungary's far-right wing party, in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, April 11, 2010. The latest polls expect the extremist Jobbik winning more than 10 percent of the vote in Sunday's parliamentary elections. (AP Photo/Timea Fauszt)AP - Hungary's center-right party reclaimed the right to govern on Sunday, winning over 50 percent of the vote and handing the ruling Socialists a humiliating defeat. Extreme rightists backed by black clad paramilitary troops took more than 15 percent to come in third.


Police bar Cuba's 'Ladies in White' from marching (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 05:01 PM PDT

AP - Police broke up a weekly march by wives and mothers of imprisoned Cuban opposition leaders Sunday, forcing them onto a bus and driving them home as a pro-government crowd screamed insults.

Poles grieve over president killed in plane crash (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 04:34 PM PDT

Volunteers carry candles in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, April 11, 2010, after Polish President Lech Kaczynski died in a plane crash. Kaczynski, his wife and some of the country's highest military and civilian leaders died on Saturday April, 10, 2010, when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog in western Russia, killing 96. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)AP - Poland's government moved swiftly Sunday to show that it was staying on course after the deaths of its president and dozens of political, military and religious leaders, even as tens of thousands of Poles expressed their grief over the plane crash in Russia that shocked the country.


Shakira visits Haitians living in tent camps (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 03:33 PM PDT

Colombian singer Shakira laughs while embracing a child at the Petionville Golf Club makeshift camp in Port-au-Prince, Sunday, April 11, 2010. Shakira's 'Pies Descalzos' foundation will finance the construction of a new school in Port-au-Prince. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - Hip-shaking Colombian pop star Shakira is meeting with Haitian earthquake survivors living in makeshift camps and she says she is searching for suitable land to build a school for needy children.


Skirmishes renewed at UN climate conference (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 03:23 PM PDT

In this undated photo released by the Office of the New York City Mayor, Rohit Aggarwala, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg's chief adviser on environmental policy, speaks from the podium in New York as Mayor Michael Bloomberg, right, listens. Aggarwala, who created the environmental agenda that shaped Bloomberg's reputation as an international climate change leader, will leave the administration for a job in the private sector. (AP Photo/NYC Mayor's Office)AP - Climate talks nearly ground to a halt before they began in earnest Sunday, with delegates squabbling over how to conduct negotiations for the rest of the year on a new agreement to control global warming.


The Maruti 800 and the Bajaj Chetak: The End of the Road for Two Indian Classics (Time.com)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 04:00 PM PDT

Time.com - The Maruti 800 and the Bajaj scooter captured the imagination of the Indian middle class in the 70s and 80s, but both companies have announced that they will be phasing out these beloved classics

Car bomb near secret services HQ in N.Ireland (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 06:27 PM PDT

A security guard is seen near an army base in County Antrim, near Belfast. A car bomb has exploded near the headquarters of Britain's MI5 domestic security services in Northern Ireland, police said, adding that there were no reported injuries.(AFP/File/Peter Muhly)AFP - A car bomb exploded Monday near the headquarters of Britain's MI5 domestic security services in Northern Ireland, police said, adding that there were no reported injuries.


Rights groups slam new West Bank deportation rules (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 03:20 PM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the opening ceremony of the Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Day at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Sunday, April 11, 2010. The specter of Iran hovered over the start of Israel's annual memorial day for the 6 million Jews killed by Nazis in the Holocaust of World War II, as Israeli leaders warned of an Iranian nuclear program they believe is aimed at weapons production. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)AP - Israel's military has issued new orders that human rights groups warned Sunday could lead to the expulsion of tens of thousands of Palestinians from the West Bank.


Police: 31 Haitian migrants rescued off Jamaica (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 02:29 PM PDT

AP - Fishermen rescued 31 Haitian migrants off the eastern coast of Jamaica and towed their overloaded boat ashore in the second-such save in less than a month.

Set aside cultural differences for air security: US (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 05:01 PM PDT

US Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano attends a press conference on April 9. Cultural, political and legal differences must be set aside to heighten global aviation security, Napolitano urged African ministers ahead of a regional air security conference opening Monday.(AFP/File/Dominique Faget)AFP - Cultural, political and legal differences must be set aside to heighten global aviation security, a senior US official urged African ministers ahead of a regional air security conference opening Monday.


Obama tells PM he's 'very fond of Pakistan' (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 06:16 PM PDT

President Barack Obama has said he is AFP - President Barack Obama has said he is "very fond of Pakistan" and pledged a long-term commitment to the frontline US partner as he met with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.


Conservatives lead in new opinion poll (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 06:29 PM PDT

Reuters - A new opinion poll puts Canada's ruling Conservatives 10 percentage points ahead of their nearest rivals, but they still don't have enough support to win a majority government.

Australian officials seek to protect reef (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 05:59 AM PDT

In this handout photo provided by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, the Chinese carrier Shen Neng 1 is hard aground on the Great Barrier Reef near Great Keppel Island tourist resort, Australia, Tuesday, April 6, 2010, as a tethered tugboat tries to stabilize it. The 755 foot (230 meter) bulk carrier was carrying about 72,000 U.S. tons (65,000 metric tons) of coal to China when it ran aground Saturday. The white-green streak behind the ship is sand and coral debris disturbed by the ship. (AP Photo/Australian Maritime Safety Authority, HO) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY **AP - Cargo ships that enter restricted waters of the Great Barrier Reef will face the full force of Australian law, the prime minister said Sunday, after a vessel ran aground near the natural wonder and leaked fuel oil.


Evidence against five Americans on trial in Pakistan questioned (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 12:59 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - SARGODHA, Pakistan — The five Americans from the Washington, D.C., suburbs, who are on trial in Pakistan on terror charges, are the victims of evidence fabricated by the police, their defense lawyers will argue in detail in court this week.

Sudan election: Voters savor a tiny taste of democracy (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 01:25 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Given the 24-year lag since Sudan’s last multiparty election, voting in today's Sudan election proceeded rather smoothly.

A Massacre Prompts New Debate Over India's War With Maoist Rebels (Time.com)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 03:00 PM PDT

Time.com - A horrific massacre of paramilitary forces by Maoist guerrillas is part of a conflict that is increasingly about prosperous India versus poor India
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