2010年6月25日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World News

Guinea's first free election held after Army rule (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 04:10 PM PDT

Riot police stand guard as supporters of presidential candidate and former prime minister Cellou Dalein Diallo parade past the 8 November bridge at the entrance to central Conakry, Guinea Thursday, June 24, 2010. Just half a year ago, Guinea was Africa's latest banana republic, a decrepit nation devoid of hope ruled by an out of control army captain. Today, Guinea is a bastion of liberty on the verge of holding historic elections Sunday that could mark the first free vote this West African nation has ever seen.(AP Photo)AP - Just a few months ago, Guinea was a battered nation devoid of hope, ruled by an out-of-control army captain whose troops massacred pro-democracy demonstrators and raped women.

Petraeus to face soldier complaints over war rules (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 12:44 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, followed by Gen. David Petraeus, arrives in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 23, 2010, to announce that Petraeus would replace Gen. Stanley McChrystal. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - Crouched in a field of opium poppies, a young Marine lieutenant pleaded over the radio for an airstrike on a compound where he believed a sniper was firing at his troops. Request denied. Civilians might be inside and the Marines couldn't see a muzzle flash to be absolutely sure the gunman was there.

China takes hands-off approach to labor strikes (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 02:29 PM PDT

FILE - In this file photo taken Monday June 7, 2010, workers at Foshan Fengfu Autoparts Co. a supply factory to Honda Motor's joint-ventures in China, raise their hands as they strike to demand for higher wages in Foshan in south China's Guangdong province. When workers at a Honda transmission plant in China decided to go on strike for higher wages in mid-May, they succeeded in touching off a domino effect of high-profile labor disputes. (AP Photo, file) ** CHINA OUT **AP - When workers at a Honda transmission plant in China went on strike for higher wages last month, they touched off a domino effect of high-profile labor disputes.

Romanian court: Some budget cuts unconstitutional (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 04:23 PM PDT

Protesters scuffle with riot police trying to break through a fence during a protest against the government's plan to cut pensions by 15 percent and public sector salaries by 25 percent in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, June 25, 2010. Romania's Constitutional Court ruled against some of the sweeping austerity measures planned by the government, a move that may delay the approval of a crucial IMF (International Monetary Fund) loan. (AP Photo)AP - A top Romanian court ruled Friday that some of the austerity measures proposed by the government were unconstitutional — a move that will likely delay a crucial multibillion loan from the International Monetary Fund.

Porn sites closer to .xxx Web address (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 02:27 PM PDT

A man surfs an internet sex site in Brussels, Friday, June 25, 2010. On Friday, June 25, 2010, porn sites stepped closer to a new '.xxx' Internet address after the global Internet oversight agency said it made mistakes in rejecting it three years ago. The board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, says it will now start the process of registering '.xxx' by making checks on ICM Registry LLC, the company that wants to run it. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)AP - It may soon be easier to block Internet porn: The agency that controls domain names said Friday it will consider adding .xxx to the list of suffixes people and companies can pick when establishing their identities online.

Russia Relations Reset: France, U.S. Court Moscow (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 04:40 PM PDT

Time.com - Are the overtures from Paris and Washington to Moscow the beginning of a new thaw between Russia and the West?

Rose shines with 62 for PGA Travelers lead (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 05:29 PM PDT

Justin Rose of England celebrates a birdie on the second green during the second round of the Travelers Championship held at TPC River Highlands, on June 25, in Cromwell, Connecticut. Rose fired a sparkling eight-under par 62 to seize a four-shot lead over Kevin Sutherland in the event.(AFP/Getty Images/Michael Cohen)AFP - England's Justin Rose fired a sparkling eight-under par 62 to seize a four-shot lead over Kevin Sutherland in the US PGA Tour's Travelers Championship.

Several thousand Egyptians protest police abuse (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 10:53 AM PDT

Former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mohammed ElBaradei , center, is surrounded by demonstrators during a protest at the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, Egypt, Friday, June 25, 2010 in support to the killed 28-year-old Khaled Said, after the police allegedly beat him to death on an Alexandria street after he posted a video on the Internet of officers sharing the spoils from a drug bust among themselves, his family said. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)AP - Several thousand Egyptians, joined by top opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei, protested on Friday what they call authorities' systematic use of torture in the largest demonstration yet sparked by the alleged beating death of a young man by police this month.

Fisherman decry oil slick fouling Venezuela lake (AP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 04:52 PM PDT

AP - Fish and birds covered with tar-like oil are washing up on the eastern shores of Venezuela's largest body of water, angering fishermen who fear their livelihood is at stake because of the country's state-run oil company.

Obama to host Africa independence celebration (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 05:22 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama, whose father was Kenyan, will host a 50th anniversary celebration of 18 African nations' independence in Washington this summer, senior U.S. officials said on Friday.

N.Korean ruling party to choose new leaders: media (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 05:40 PM PDT

A portrait of the former leader Kim Il-Sung is seen at the Kim Il-Sung square in the the North Korea capital, Pyongyang. North Korea's ruling communist party said Saturday it would convene a meeting of party representatives in September to elect new leaders, Pyongyang's official media reported.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)AFP - North Korea's ruling communist party said Saturday it would convene a meeting of party representatives in September to elect new leaders, Pyongyang's official media reported.

U.S. pushes regulation at G20 as others focus on debt (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 03:09 PM PDT

Reuters - President Barack Obama urged world leaders to follow his success on regulatory reform on Friday while other countries touted their swifter progress in tackling debt mountains that threaten the global recovery.

New Australian PM pledges to end mine tax row (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 01:11 AM PDT

Reuters - New Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard pledged to end a mining tax row as soon as possible after spending her first day in power speaking to world leaders and assuring Washington of Canberra's commitment to Afghanistan.

Beating death in Egypt ignites protests over police brutality (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 02:34 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - CAIRO — Thousands of Egyptians chanting "Down with Hosni Mubarak" demonstrated against their country's president Friday in Alexandria, demanding an investigation into the fatal beating of a young Egyptian businessman, allegedly at the hands of plainclothes police.

What to Do about the Asylum Problem (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 04:40 PM PDT

Time.com - What to Do about the Asylum Problem

Somaliland Poll Fuels Recognition Hopes (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 09:00 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - HARGEISA, Jun 25 (IRIN) - As voters in Somaliland prepared to finally cast their ballots in a tight, oft-delayed presidential election on 26 June, there was one outcome for which almost everybody in the territory, regardless of political or clan affiliation, was rooting.

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