2010年4月13日星期二

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Israel tells its citizens to get out of Sinai now (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 04:37 PM PDT

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in his office in Jerusalem March 21, 2010. REUTERS/Uriel Sinai/PoolAP - Israel issued an "urgent" warning Tuesday to its citizens to leave Egypt's Sinai Peninsula immediately citing "concrete evidence of an expected terrorist attempt to kidnap Israelis in Sinai."

Kyrgyz interim leader tells AP US base will stay (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 01:15 PM PDT

Kyrgyz men stand under a poster with the images of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his Kyrgyz counterpart Kumanbek Bakiyev, in the central square of the town of Jalal-Abad in southern Kyrgyzstan, Tuesday, April 13, 2010. A leader of the self-declared interim government that has claimed power in Kyrgyzstan said Tuesday the deposed President must return to the capital or face arrest by special forces. But ousted president Kurmanbek Bakiyev was defiant, rallying some 5,000 supporters in his power base and refusing to give in to demands that he step down. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)AP - Kyrgyzstan's interim leader told The Associated Press in an exclusive interview Tuesday that her government will extend for a year the lease of a U.S. air base key to the war in Afghanistan, and guarantee the deposed president's safety if he steps down and leaves the country.

Poland mourns as president and wife lie in state (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:05 PM PDT

People mourn as the as the coffin of Maria Kaczynska, wife of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, arrives at the Presidential palace in Warsaw, Tuesday, April 13, 2010. Kaczynski, his wife and some of the country's highest military and civilian leaders died on Saturday, when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog in western Russia. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)AP - Thousands of grieving mourners tossed flowers on a slow-moving hearse and joined an enormous viewing line at the Presidential Palace to pay their respects Tuesday to Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife as their bodies lay in state.

Michelle Obama visits earthquake-ravaged Haiti (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:07 PM PDT

First lady Michelle Obama, left, and Haiti's first lady Elisabeth Debrosse greet children at a center for displaced children in Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, April 13, 2010. Michelle Obama made a surprise visit to the devastated Haitian capital, joining a long list of political figures and celebrities who have toured the country and affirmed international support for reconstruction. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)AP - First lady Michelle Obama made a surprise visit Tuesday to the ruins of the Haitian capital, a high-profile reminder that hundreds of thousands remain in desperate straits three months after the earthquake.

US Catholic church moving faster on abuse cases (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 04:25 PM PDT

FILE - In this January 5, 2007 file photo, Archbishop Charles Chaput is speaks during an interview at the church's headquarters in Denver. Chaput acted swiftly suspending Rev. Melvin Thompson from Saint Thomas More Parish after decades-old child sex abuse allegations were presented against the priest. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, FILE)AP - The action against the priest was swift and public.

Chinese Web Users Ascend Great Firewall for Uncensored Info (Time.com)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:40 PM PDT

This file photo shows customers playing online games at an internet cafe in Beijing. Chinese Internet portal Tencent Holdings said it will acquire a 10.26 percent stake in Digital Sky Technologies Ltd (DST), a Russian Internet investment firm and Facebook shareholder.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)Time.com - China's Web-censorship regime may be formidable, but ordinary Chinese are learning to scale it a little at a time. Can the authorities hold them back?

Ireland's top Catholic cleric hospitalised: church (AFP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 03:56 PM PDT

Ireland's top Catholic cleric Cardinal Sean Brady, pictured in March 2010, was admitted to hospital Tuesday after falling ill at a church service but he is in a AFP - Ireland's top Catholic cleric Cardinal Sean Brady was admitted to hospital Tuesday after falling ill at a church service but he is in a "comfortable condition," said the Catholic Church.

Israelis claim $20 million lottery 4 months late (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 03:44 PM PDT

An Israeli couple, wearing masks over their faces to conceal their identity, hold a check for 74 million NIS (US$20 million) at the Israeli lottery office in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, April 13, 2010. The winners of Israel's biggest-ever lottery prize came forward Tuesday to claim their US$20 million payout, saying they had no idea they had been holding the lucky ticket for four months. Hebrew writing on masks reads 'Lotto', and on check 'The new millionaire. Seventy four million NIS'. (AP Photos/Dan Balilty)AP - A couple who won Israel's biggest lottery prize came forward Tuesday wearing masks to hide their identities and claimed the $20 million payout, saying they had no idea they had been holding the lucky ticket for nearly four months.

Mexico: drug violence has killed 22,700 since 2006 (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:39 PM PDT

** EDS NOTE GRAPHIC CONTENT ** Police forensic experts load into trucks the bodies of at least six men that were found dead in the city of Cuernavaca, Mexico, Tuesday April 13, 2010. The city of Cuernavaca has become a battle ground for control of the Beltran Levya drug cartel, whose leader was killed in a battle with marines in that city in last December. (AP Photo/Antonio Sierra)AP - More than 22,700 people have been killed in Mexico's drug war since a U.S.-backed military crackdown on cartels began more than three years ago, according to a government report.

Nigeria mulls policy to give women key positions: minister (AFP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 04:57 PM PDT

Nigerian acting President Goodluck Jonathan, pictured on April 12. The Nigerian government aims to ensure women get 30 percent of key political positions of responsibility, up from current eight percent, Women's Affairs Minister Josephine Anenih said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm)AFP - The Nigerian government aims to ensure women get 30 percent of key political positions of responsibility, up from current eight percent, Women's Affairs Minister Josephine Anenih said Tuesday.

Western Chinese province struck by 6.9 earthquake (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 06:01 PM PDT

AP - A series of strong earthquakes struck China's western Qinghai province Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

Oil from Barrier Reef crash washes up on sanctuary (AP)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:49 PM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, April 5, 2010 file photo, a ribbon of oil snakes away on the surface from the Chinese-registered bulk coal carrier Shen Neng 1, off the coast of Rockhampton, Australia. The coal carrier that ran aground and leaked about 3 tons of oil on the Great Barrier Reef was refloated Monday, April 12, 2010 after being stuck for more than a week. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, file)AP - Globules of oil believed to be from a Chinese ship that slammed into Australia's Great Barrier Reef are washing up on a nearby wildlife sanctuary, officials said Wednesday in the latest environmental fallout from the crash.

Bosnian ex-official could face Serbian trial in 1992 killings (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:22 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Despite an explicit warning by a British investigator that Serbia's charges against a former high Bosnian official were based on "misinterpretation and prejudice," Britain Tuesday formally opened extradition proceedings against MIT-educated Ejup Ganic, a move that could lead to his deportation to a war crimes trial in Serbia.

Why Michelle Obama is on a surprise visit to Haiti (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 10:26 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - First lady Michelle Obama is making a surprise visit to Haiti Tuesday, on her first solo international trip that includes a previously announced three-day visit to Mexico.

Facebook in Germany: Minister slams site over privacy (Time.com)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 05:40 PM PDT

Facebook rolled out a redesign on Tuesday of a Time.com - German Consumer Protection Minister Ilse Aigner may be an avowed Facebook addict, but she is livid with the social-networking site over its decision to relax its privacy regulations

From Discord to Climate Can-Do? (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 13 Apr 2010 02:52 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - LONDON, Apr 13 (OneClimate.net) - One of the few moments to catch the imagination during last December's COP15 climate conference in Copenhagen was Tiny Tuvalu, standing up to make a desperate plea for its continuing existence. The outcome of the conference though, was a document driven through by powerful nations: many of the most vulnerable countries refused to associate themselves with the so-called 'Copenhagen Accord'.

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