2010年6月30日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World News

Hurricane Alex threatens Mexico, Texas coasts (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 04:20 PM PDT

Sand blows across a tiger dam on a beach as the outer edges of Tropical Storm Alex approach the Louisiana coast in Grand Isle, La., Tuesday, June 29, 2010. The dam is expected to protect the island's beaches from oil that washes ashore from April's Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)AP - The first Atlantic hurricane of the year has strengthened to a Category 2 storm with sustained winds of near 100 mph (155 kph) as it plows ahead toward a collision with the Mexican Gulf coast and south Texas.

Merkel's candidate elected German president (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 01:36 PM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and Christian Wulff, German presidential candidate of the ruling coalition arrives react at the announcing of the results of the election during the Federal Assembly in the Berlin at the Reichstag building, Wednesday, June 30, 2010. In the first round, Christian Wulff candidate of the ruling coalition failed to secure his majority. The Federal Assembly has to elect a new president after President Horst Koehler's resignation on May 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)AP - Chancellor Angela Merkel's candidate was elected German president Wednesday in a lackluster victory that took an embarrassing three rounds of voting and dashed hopes of a strong show of support from her governing coalition.

NKorea wants both Koreas to probe ship sinking (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 04:27 PM PDT

AP - North Korea, which has vehemently denied accusations that it sank a South Korean warship, is calling for a new joint investigation by both Koreas "to verify objectively the truth of the incident."

Cypriot police say Russian spying suspect vanished (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 04:20 PM PDT

A cameraman films the door of the hotel room believed used by Christopher Robert Metsos, the 11th suspect in an alleged Russian spy ring assigned to infiltrate American society, in the southern coastal town of Larnaca, Cyprus, Wednesday, June 30, 2010. Metsos, a Canadian citizen, was arrested at Larnaca airport on June 29 while trying to fly to Budapest, Hungary, Cyprus police said. He was later released on bail. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)AP - Cypriot police began searching late Wednesday for an alleged Russian spy wanted in the United States who vanished after being released on bail a day earlier in the Mediterranean island nation.

Pope shuffles Vatican bureaucracy before vacation (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 02:04 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI is helped by Monsignor Georg Gaenswein to wear the Saturn as he arrives in St. Peter's square at the Vatican for his weekly general audience, Wednesday, June 30, 2010. The Vatican announced on Wednesday that Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet was named chief to its powerful Congregations for Bishops, which vets bishop appointments around the world, and that Italian Monsignor Rino Fisichella has been tapped to head a new Vatican office to fight secularization and re-evangelize the West. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Preoccupied for months by the clerical sex abuse scandal, the pope on Wednesday shuffled the Vatican bureaucracy before heading off on vacation. His most significant appointment: the head of a new office designed to fight secularism in the West.

China's Popular TV Dating Shows: For Love or Money? (Time.com)

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 03:50 PM PDT

Time.com - China was slow to pick up on the reality-TV trend, but its new crop of dating shows and American Idol copycats are angering critics who say the programs promote non-traditional values among urban Chinese youth

Tony Blair named winner of US Liberty Medal for peace work (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 04:31 PM PDT

Former prime minister Tony Blair, pictured in May 2010, has been named as the 2010 winner of US award the Liberty Medal for his AFP - Former prime minister Tony Blair has been named as the 2010 winner of US award the Liberty Medal for his "commitment to conflict resolution", his office said Thursday.

Israeli, Turk hold secret meeting to mend ties (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 12:45 PM PDT

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, left, talks as his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov looks on at a press conference following their meeting in Jerusalem, Tuesday, June 29, 2010. Lavrov is on an official visit to the region. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AP - An Israeli Cabinet minister met secretly in Europe with Turkey's foreign minister on Wednesday in an attempt to improve relations rapidly deteriorating over the recent bloodshed on a Gaza-bound flotilla, Israeli government officials said.

Preval rejects US advice on presidential election (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 03:04 PM PDT

Haiti's President Rene Preval speaks during a press conference at the National Palace in Port-au-Prince, Wednesday, June 30, 2010. Preval set Nov. 28 as the date voters will choose his successor as leader of the earthquake-shattered Caribbean nation. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)AP - Haiti's president on Wednesday rejected U.S. Senate recommendations on holding an election for his successor, brushing off criticism that the current process will leave the shattered country without a credible leader.

U.N. court jails Rwandan for 25 years for genocide (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 03:21 PM PDT

Reuters - An international court trying suspects of Rwanda's 1994 genocide has sentenced a 75-year-old militia leader to 25 years for his involvement in the killing of up to 5,000 Tutsis, the court said on Wednesday.

Gen. Petraeus confirmed as new U.S. Afghan commander (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 04:48 PM PDT

FILE- In this undated file photo provided by the Bergdahl family and released by the Idaho National Guard shows Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl, 23, of Ketchum, Idaho. In a solemn procession, dozens of people on Wednesday replaced the now-tattered yellow ribbons that have flanked an Idaho town's streets since a local soldier went missing in Afghanistan. The effort commemorated the one year mark since Spc. Bowe Bergdahl, of Hailey, walked off his base and was captured by the Taliban. (AP Photo/The Bergdahl Family, file) NO SALESReuters - The U.S. Senate unanimously voted on Wednesday to confirm David Petraeus as commander of the troubled Afghan war, pinning U.S. hopes on the four-star general who helped turn around the conflict in Iraq.

Canada's economic recovery stalls in April (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 07:18 AM PDT

Reuters - Canada's economy stalled unexpectedly in April on a slide in retail sales, suggesting the pace of growth is slowing and that the central bank may think twice about raising interest rates again this month.

Former Aussie PM in dark over cricket post snub (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 05:28 AM PDT

Former Australian prime minister John Howard, pictured here in 2009. Howard said Wednesday he had not been told why his bid to lead world cricket had been thrown out, saying his rejection set a AFP - Former Australian prime minister John Howard said Wednesday he had not been told why his bid to lead world cricket had been thrown out, saying his rejection set a "bad precedent" if it was because of his politics.

Britain warns against 'premature' Afghanistan withdrawal (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 03:59 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Britain warned Wednesday against a "premature" withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops from Afghanistan as the U.S.-led international force suffered its highest monthly death toll of the nearly nine-year-old war.

Why is an Israeli judge Elena Kagan's 'judicial hero'? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 01:39 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Not much is known about Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan's views, so her praise four years ago for Israel's Supreme Court Chief Justice Aharon Barak has taken on unusual significance in the high-stakes nomination process.

Belgium: Is a Flanders-Wallonia Split Inevitable? (Time.com)

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 03:50 PM PDT

Time.com - Its French- and Dutch-speaking divisions have created an extended period of political uncertainty. Will the country, as many have long predicted, finally dissolve?

Thousands of Gazans Trek to Cairo for Medical Treatment (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 03:49 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - CAIRO, Jun 29 (IRIN) - Thousands of Gazans are taking advantage of an open border crossing with Egypt since 1 June to seek treatment for a range of illnesses in Cairo hospitals.

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