2010年5月30日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World News


Tropical storm kills 83 in Central America (AP)

Posted: 30 May 2010 06:03 PM PDT

A man tries to use a public phone in Palin, south of Guatemala CIty after an avalanche triggered by tropical storm Agatha hit the village on Sunday, May 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)AP - The death toll in Central America from landslides and flooding triggered by the year's first tropical storm surged to 83 on Sunday, as authorities struggled to clear roads of debris and reach cut-off communities.


Uribe torchbearer dominates Colombia vote (AP)

Posted: 30 May 2010 06:07 PM PDT

Social National Unity Party presidential candidate Juan Manuel Santos casts his ballot during  presidential elections in Bogota, May 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)AP - A conservative former defense minister who promises to build on Alvaro Uribe's security gains easily defeated a maverick outsider in Colombia's presidential election Sunday but fell short of the votes needed to avoid a runoff.


Israeli ships stalk pro-Palestinian aid flotilla (AP)

Posted: 30 May 2010 05:35 PM PDT

Palestinian flags wave in Gaza port, foreground, and Palestinians ride a boat in Gaza waters, a day before a flotilla of aid ships is expected to try and sail into the blockaded territory, in Gaza city, Sunday, May 30, 2010. Hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists on seven ships prepared to set sail for the Gaza Strip on Sunday from international waters close to Cyprus, edging closer to an expected naval showdown as Israeli officials warned they would halt the flotilla from reaching the blockaded territory. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)AP - Israeli warships stalked a flotilla carrying hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists, including a Nobel laureate and a Holocaust survivor heading for the Gaza Strip on Monday, edging closer to a naval showdown on the high seas.


Up to 25 bodies found in Mexican silver mine (AP)

Posted: 30 May 2010 03:08 PM PDT

Policemen stand guard outside the police headquarters of the municipality of Escobedo, neighbouring Monterrey May 28, 2010. Drug hitmen tried to kill retired army general and secretary of public security of Escobedo Hermelindo Lara outside the police headquarters, according to local media. The confrontation left two men wounded, one of them a soldier, broken windows and several vehicles damaged by bullets. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo (MEXICO - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW POLITICS SOCIETY)AP - Between 20 and 25 bodies were recovered from an abandoned silver mine in southern Mexico, apparently victims of drug gang violence, federal police commissioner Facundo Rosas said Sunday.


NATO general in Afghanistan: Taliban train in Iran (AP)

Posted: 30 May 2010 11:15 AM PDT

A Canadian soldier with the 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment, rushes as he leave to rescue injured comrades who where involved in an IED attack in the Panjwayi district, south-west of Kandahar, Afghanistan, Sunday, May 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - The commander of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan said Sunday there is "clear evidence" that some Taliban fighters have trained in Iran.


Is Sochi Safe Enough for the Olympics? (Time.com)

Posted: 30 May 2010 04:15 PM PDT

Time.com - A nearby terrorist bombing with a host of probable suspects raises security concerns in Russia's 2014 Winter Olympics host city

Study finds iPads cost most in Europe and UK, cheapest in U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 30 May 2010 05:51 PM PDT

A customer hold the new iPad tablet computer at its UK launch at an Apple store in central London May 28, 2010. REUTERS/Luke MacGregorReuters - Britain and Europe are the world's costliest places to buy Apple Inc's new iPad computer, with prices around a quarter higher than in the United States, a new study has found.


Israeli radio plays 1962 interview with famous spy (AP)

Posted: 30 May 2010 10:33 AM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 13. 1999 file photo, Nadia Cohen remembers her husband Eli Cohen during an interview in Jerusalem. Israel's Army Radio played on Sunday, May 30, 2010, parts of an interview given by Eli Cohen, Israel's most famous spy, marking 45 years since his capture and execution by Syria. In the 1962 interview on Damascus Radio, Eli Cohen is in character as businessman Kamal Amin Taabet. The broadcast came as tensions between Israel and Syria have been increasing, as each side charges that the other is preparing for war. (AP Photo/Ruth Fremson, File)AP - Israel's Army Radio on Sunday played parts of an interview given by Israel's most famous spy, marking 45 years since his capture and execution.


(AP)

Posted: 30 May 2010 04:42 PM PDT

AP - Central American officials: At least 83 people killed in flooding, landslides caused by storm.

Amla's 129 propels Proteas to fourth victory over Windies (AFP)

Posted: 30 May 2010 03:43 PM PDT

South African batsman Hashim Amla plays a shot during the fourth ODI between the West Indies and South Africa at Windsor Park in Roseau, Dominica. Amla continued in his rich vein of form, and struck his third One-day International hundred to help South Africa shake off 'dead-rubber syndrome', and win the fourth ODI against West Indies by seven wickets on Sunday.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)AFP - Hashim Amla continued in his rich vein of form, and struck his third One-day International hundred to help South Africa shake off 'dead-rubber syndrome', and win the fourth ODI against West Indies by seven wickets on Sunday.


Japan PM at risk as government ratings drop before vote (Reuters)

Posted: 30 May 2010 05:43 PM PDT

Reuters - Support for Japan's government fell further ahead of a looming election, polls showed on Monday, as calls emerge within his party for struggling Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama to quit over broken campaign promises.

Britain's New Coalition Faces Its First Scandal (Time.com)

Posted: 30 May 2010 04:15 PM PDT

Time.com - Britain's new government is hit by an old scandal, forcing the Treasury Secretary to resign. Can Prime Minister David Cameron stop the latest twist from shaking the public's faith in the coalition?
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