2010年4月20日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World News

Argentina's last dictator gets 25 years in prison (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 03:15 PM PDT

Argentina's last dictator, former Gen. Reinaldo Benito Bignone, arrives to a courthouse for the verdict in his trial, along with five former generals and two others, who are accused of kidnappings and murders in one of the nation's largest torture centers, the Campo de Mayo military base, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Tuesday, April 20, 2010. Bignone is accused of holding ultimate responsibility for cases of torture, illegal break-ins and deprivations of freedoms from 1976 to 1978, before he was appointed president by the military junta in the waning years of the dictatorship (1982-1983). (AP Photo/Rolando Andrade Stracuzzi)AP - Argentina's last dictator was convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison Tuesday for torture and illegal detentions committed during the nation's 1976-1983 military regime.

American Idol winner sparks smoking debate (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 03:58 PM PDT

In this photo taken on Sunday, April 17, 2010, a food vendor walks past a banner promoting a Kelly Clarkson concert sponsored by a cigarette brand L.A. Lights, in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. The world's fourth most populous nation allows tobacco companies virtual free rein to peddle their products, from movies to sports sponsorships and television shows. It also remains one of the last holdouts that has not signed the World Health Organization's tobacco treaty. (AP Photo/Margie Mason)AP - Just a few miles after passing a towering Marlboro Man ad, a second billboard off the highway promotes cigarettes with a new American face: Kelly Clarkson.

A glance at flight disruptions due to volcanic ash (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 02:36 PM PDT

Lighting seen amid the lava and ash erupting from the vent of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in central Iceland early morning Sunday April 18 2010 as it continues to vent into the skies over Europe. Low-energy lightning is sometimes active during eruptions, arcing between particles as they exit the volcanic vent at around 100 metres per second. The dramatic volcanic eruption which has closed Europe's airspace for days has entered a new phase - producing less smoke but bubbling with lava and throwing up chunks of molten rock. (AP Photo/ Jon Pall Vilhelmsson)AP - Airspace throughout northern and central Europe was gradually reopening Tuesday, with about half of all regular flights operating according to the Eurocontrol air traffic agency.

Volcano Fallout: Where's the Tuna and Pineapples? (Time.com)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 03:35 PM PDT

Time.com - Want sushi in London? Or a pineapple out of season? Forget it. Nothing perishable -- and non-local -- is making it into Britain quickly

Europe allows some flights but ash prompts new delays (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 04:32 PM PDT

A technician examines an airplane just landed at the airport in Frankfurt/M., western Germany. Europe eased its aerial lockdown Tuesday with almost half of its scheduled flights taking to the skies and London Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport, finally reopening for business.(AFP/DDP/Martin Oeser)AFP - Europe eased its aerial lockdown Tuesday with almost half of its scheduled flights taking to the skies and London Heathrow, Europe's busiest airport, finally reopening for business.

Saudi cleric fired for advocating mixing of sexes (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 01:52 PM PDT

AP - The head of Saudi Arabia's powerful religious police has fired the chief of the Mecca branch for advocating the mixing of the sexes, an official from the force said Tuesday.

Helicopters collide at Colombia base, killing 6 (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 04:34 PM PDT

AP - A Colombian general and five other members of its military have died in a helicopter collision at a base in the nation's southwest.

Nigerian leader urges swift passage of anti-money laundering law (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 03:59 PM PDT

Nigerian Acting President Goodluck Jonathan, pictured in February 2010, has urged lawmakers to swiftly pass anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing laws to stop the country from being blacklisted globally.(AFP/File/Pius Utomi Ekpei)AFP - Nigeria's acting president has urged lawmakers to swiftly pass anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing laws to stop the country from being blacklisted globally.

China starts day of mourning for quake dead (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 04:21 PM PDT

Tibetan monks gather outside their destroyed monastery in Jiegu, Yushu county, in China's northwestern province of Qinghai.(AFP)AFP - China Wednesday started a day of mourning for the victims of last week's earthquake, with flags to be flown at half-mast across the country and public entertainment suspended.

Bank of Canada sets stage for rate hike, a G7 first (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 11:30 AM PDT

Reuters - The Bank of Canada signaled on Tuesday it may raise interest rates as soon as June, making it the first G7 central bank willing to end emergency-level lending rates introduced during the crisis as the economy roars back after the recession.

Australian PM wins health deal aimed at re-election (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 05:06 AM PDT

Reuters - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Tuesday he had reached agreement with all but one of Australia's states on major health reforms which he hopes will spearhead his 2010 re-election campaign.

A government bailout for airlines after Iceland volcano? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 10:57 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - For six days, Lisa and John Hogan, and their one-year old son, Simon, have been stuck in London â€" waiting to board a flight home to Australia.

E.U. Response to Air Travel Volcano Chaos Under Scrutiny (Time.com)

Posted: 20 Apr 2010 03:35 PM PDT

Time.com - With air-travel restrictions in Europe easing, people affected by the chaos are looking to place blame. Many are upset at E.U. officials, who shut down Europe's airspace for five days because of the cloud of volcanic ash

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