2010年4月22日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World News

Explosions kill 1, wound dozens in Bangkok (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 02:41 PM PDT

An injured Thai woman is rushed to an ambulance after an explosion occurred near the site of where anti-government and pro-government protesters were facing off from one another across a street Thursday, April 22, 2010, in Bangkok, Thailand. The cause of the blasts on was not immediately known. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)AP - Soldiers and civilians hauled away bloodied victims after a series of grenade attacks Thursday in a new burst of violence in Thailand's chaotic capital — the scene of a tense, weekslong standoff between anti-government protesters and security forces.

Irish bishop resigns in Vatican move against abuse (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 01:50 PM PDT

This Jan. 22, 2010 photo shows Bishop James Moriarty of Kildare, Ireland. Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation Thursday, April 22, 2010 of Bishop Moriarty who admitted he didn't challenge the Dublin church's policy of covering up the sexual abuse of children by priests. (AP Photo/PA, Julien Behal) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - PHOTOGRAPH CAN NOT BE STORED OR USED FOR MORE THAN 14 DAYS AFTER THE DAY OF TRANSMISSIONAP - Heads are starting to roll in the Catholic Church's child abuse scandal.

Clegg shows he's no 1-hit wonder in Britain debate (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 03:34 PM PDT

Britain's Liberal Democrat Party leader Nick Clegg smiles during a visit to Warrington Wolves Rugby Club in Warrington, England : Friday April 16, 2010. Almost 10 million Britons watched the country's first televised election debate Thursday evening, which polls and pundits say was won by Nick Clegg the little-known leader of the third-placed Liberal Democrats. (AP Photo/ Chris Radburn/PA) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - Nick Clegg proved he wasn't a one-hit wonder in Britain's second election debate Thursday, holding his own against Labour's Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the Conservatives' David Cameron over thorny issues such as Afghanistan, the Catholic sex abuse scandal and the special relationship with the United States.

US Navy SEAL cleared in Iraq abuse case (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 02:00 PM PDT

AP - A U.S. Navy SEAL was cleared Thursday of charges he covered up the alleged beating of an Iraqi prisoner suspected of masterminding the grisly 2004 killings of four American security contractors.

Israel rejects US calls for east Jerusalem freeze (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 01:17 PM PDT

A cloud casts a shadow on the Jewish neighborhood of Har Homa in east Jerusalem, Thursday, April 22, 2010. Aides to Israel's prime minister said Thursday that he has officially rejected President Barack Obama's demand to suspend all construction in contested east Jerusalem, a move that threatens to entrench a year-old deadlock in Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)AP - Israel's prime minister on Thursday rejected U.S. calls to halt construction in disputed east Jerusalem, clouding a new peace mission by Washington's Mideast envoy.

As Russia Reclaims Its Sphere of Influence, the U.S. Doesn't Object (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 03:50 PM PDT

Time.com - The so-called "color revolutions" that tilted former Soviet Republics away from Moscow are fading -- and Russia is re-establishing itself in its old backyard

Brown accuses rivals of leaving country weak and isolated (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 04:33 PM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown participates in the second of three live televised debates, in Bristol. Brown accused his opponents of leaving the country poorly defended against nuclear attack and at risk of isolation in Europe, in the second TV pre-election debate on Thursday.(AFP/Pool/Stefan Rousseau)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown accused his opponents of leaving the country poorly defended against nuclear attack and at risk of isolation in Europe, in the second TV pre-election debate on Thursday.

Iraq investigating claims of Sunni abuse in prison (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 12:38 PM PDT

The corridor of an Iraqi-run prison is seen through bars in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, April 22, 2010. Iraqi officials say they are investigating claims that detainees, believed to be mostly Sunnis, were tortured at the prison in Baghdad.(AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - Iraqi officials are investigating claims that detainees, believed to be mostly Sunnis, were tortured at a makeshift prison in Baghdad, in a case that has outraged the country's Sunni minority, Iraqi officials said Thursday.

Ex-general: Cubans involved in Chavez's military (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 03:55 PM PDT

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, greets Cuba's President Raul Castro as they attend an event honoring Venezuela's independence hero Simon Bolivar during Venezuela's 200th independence anniversary celebrations in Caracas, Monday, April 19, 2010. In foreground, a security guard. (AP Photo/Leonardo Ramirez)AP - A former Venezuelan army general on Thursday denounced what he called the widespread involvement of Cuban troops in President Hugo Chavez's military.

Microsoft to invest in small black-owned firms in SAfrica (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 04:45 PM PDT

The Microsoft logo is displayed at the International Consumer Electronics Show in 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Microsoft is to invest half a billion rands in small black-owned software development firms in South Africa, the company said Friday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Microsoft is to invest half a billion rands in small black-owned software development firms in South Africa, the company said Friday.

Compromise proposes Japan slash Antarctic whaling (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 04:34 PM PDT

A coalition of groups demonstrate together to educate the public about the crisis currently facing whales and rally against renewed commercial whaling during an Earth Day event in Washington, DC. The International Whaling Commission on Thursday unveiled a compromise proposal to resolve longstanding rifts under which Japan would cut its annual Antarctic catch by three-quarters in five years.(AFP/Jim Watson)AFP - The International Whaling Commission on Thursday unveiled a compromise proposal aimed at resolving longstanding rifts under which Japan would eventually cut its Antarctic catch by three-quarters.

Conservatives extend lead in latest poll (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 12:06 PM PDT

Reuters - The Conservatives have not been hurt too badly by a political scandal and are now edging ahead of their main rivals, according to a poll released on Thursday.

Why East Timor Has Declared War on Ninjas (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 07:20 AM PDT

Time.com - For most, the presence of an outfit of ninjas conjures scenes of Japanese comic book assassins or, perhaps, of mutant turtles dwelling in a sewer. But in East Timor, ninjas have become a national security threat

Israel again rejects call to halt settlement construction (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 03:54 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - JERUSALEM — Israel Thursday rejected President Barack Obama's demand that it halt the construction of additional Jewish housing in East Jerusalem, hours before the White House sent U.S. Mideast envoy George Mitchell to revaluate his mission.

International adoption: What does Russia want for lifting US adoption ban? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 21 Apr 2010 11:54 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The suspension of adoptions to the US from Russia appears to have deepened into a freeze.

A Violent Sandinista Power Play in Nicaragua (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 03:50 PM PDT

Time.com - As Daniel Ortega maneuvers to extend his time in office, a hotel is attacked and the country's judiciary is stacked with his loyalists

New Software Could Outwit Tehran's Censors (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 22 Apr 2010 02:57 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 22 (IPS) - While the Iranian government has intensified its aggressive efforts to expand Internet filters, Austin Heap, a young programmer in the U.S., says he has developed software that would enable Iranians to evade their censors.

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