2010年7月5日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World News

Vote shows Mexicans have little faith in any party (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2010 03:38 PM PDT

People count votes during local elections in Ciudad Victoria in Tamaulipas state, Mexico, Sunday July 4, 2010. A dozen Mexican states held elections Sunday after a campaign marred by assassinations and scandals that displayed drug cartels' power, including the killing of Rodolfo Torre, the PRI's candidate in Tamaulipas state whose brother ran in his place and won. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)AP - After a Super Sunday of elections across Mexico that was widely seen as a test for the 2012 presidential race and the nation's future, the winner turns out to be — well, not really anyone.

Clinton criticizes Russia for occupying Georgia (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2010 01:43 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks in the Armenian capital Yerevan, Sunday, July 4, 2010, during her brief visit to the ex-Soviet nation. Clinton on Sunday appealed to Armenia and Azerbaijan for a peaceful resolution of a long-running territorial dispute between the neighboring ex-Soviet states, but there were no outward signs of fresh diplomatic progress. (AP Photo/PanARMENIAN Photo)Hakobyan)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton rebuked Russia on Monday for failing to live up to the cease-fire agreement it signed nearly two years ago to end the fighting in this small former Soviet state.

Komorowski win strengthens Polish government (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2010 11:23 AM PDT

Poland's acting President Bronislaw Komorowski, speaker of the parliament and presidential candidate from Civic Platform Party (PO) waves to supporters at his election headquarters in Warsaw, July 4, 2010. Komorowski, candidate of Poland's ruling pro-business party, Civic Platform (PO), won Sunday's presidential election, exit polls showed. REUTERS/Kacper PempelAP - Poland chose a rival of the late president over his twin brother in a vote seen as a move away from three months of shock, grief and mourning that followed the death of Lech Kaczynski in a plane crash.

Israel eases Gaza closure, but restrictions remain (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2010 04:16 PM PDT

A Palestinian man shops at a store selling home appliances in a market in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip July 1, 2010. Israel is still deciding exactly what it will and will not allow into Gaza under a new approach towards the enclave, which it has blockaded for four years. As it changes the policy, some previously banned goods have started to flow across the border. As yet, there is no sign of the basic materials and machine parts which aid workers and businessmen say Gaza needs if the homeless are to be rehoused and the economy is to be revived to alleviate growing poverty attributed to the blockade. To match feature PALESTINIANS-ISRAEL/GAZA-BLOCKADE REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS SOCIETY)AP - Israel is easing its blockade of Hamas-ruled Gaza to allow in virtually all consumer goods, items from household cleaners to timber that had been barred from import for years.

Venezuela honors lover of its independence hero (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2010 02:45 PM PDT

Members of Venezuela's army escort a box containing earth taken from the mass grave where Manuela Saenz, lover of Venezuelan independence hero Simon Bolivar, was allegedly buried in 1856, in Caracas, Monday, July 5, 2010. Venezuela celebrated its independence day by commemorating the life of Saenz, who helped Bolivar free several South American nations from Spanish colonial rule, placing her remains alongside the tomb of her former lover inside the National Pantheon. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)AP - South America's 19th century independence hero Simon Bolivar was reunited Monday with his controversial and audacious lover at a graveside ceremony.

The Kandahar Bubble: Where Afghanistan Meets the Jersey Shore (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Jul 2010 10:40 AM PDT

Time.com - With an incredibly busy flight schedule and tens of thousands of residents, the NATO base is nothing like the country it's in. But what's that funny smell?

Paris couture blooms with colorful gowns from Dior (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2010 03:48 PM PDT

A model presents a creation by British fashion designer John Galliano, as part of the Christian Dior Fall-Winter 2010-2011 Haute Couture collection, in Paris, Monday July 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)AP - Paris was in full bloom on Monday, as Christian Dior designer John Galliano opened the city's fall-winter 2011 haute couture collections with a hothouse of petal-covered gowns and tulip shaped skirts in a riot of colors.

Biden, Iraqi president discuss how to end deadlock (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2010 12:54 PM PDT

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, meets with Iraqi President Jalal, Talabani, right, in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 5, 2010. Biden urged rival Iraqi politicians Sunday to end months of delays and select new leaders for their wobbly democracy, predicting a peaceful transition of power even as suicide bombers struck government centers in two major cities. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - Vice President Joe Biden on Monday made a final effort to push Iraqi leaders to bridge their differences, which have created a dangerous political vacuum as U.S. troops head home.

Church asks Chile pardons, including rights abuses (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2010 03:34 PM PDT

AP - The Roman Catholic Church is petitioning Chile's government for prisoner pardons that would include people responsible for crimes against humanity, angering rights activists and some conservatives.

Farmer killed in fresh attack on Nigerian Christian village (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2010 01:08 PM PDT

A man points to the remains of his house, destroyed during the January sectarian violence in Jos, in Plateau State in April 2010. A farmer was killed and two others are unaccounted for after around 200 people raided a Christian village near the central Nigerian city of Jos, burning and looting, the military said Monday.(AFP/File/Susan Njanji)AFP - A farmer was killed and two others are unaccounted for after around 200 people raided a Christian village near the central Nigerian city of Jos, burning and looting, the military said Monday.

Pakistan end their Australia losing streak (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2010 01:02 PM PDT

Pakistan's Umar Akmal bats during the first international 20/20 cricket match against Australia at Edgbaston, in Birmingham. Pakistan beat Australia for the first time in 13 matches across all formats as they won the first Twenty20 international by 23 runs at Edgbaston here on Monday.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Pakistan beat Australia for the first time in 13 matches across all formats as they won the first Twenty20 international by 23 runs at Edgbaston here on Monday.

Toronto hit by blackout after transformer fire (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2010 03:19 PM PDT

Reuters - A fire at a Toronto transformer station knocked out power to much of the city on Monday, snarling traffic in the midst of a blistering heatwave, but appearing to have little impact on financial markets.

Australian to be tried over 10 deaths in wildfire (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2010 12:55 AM PDT

AP - A man pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he deliberately started one of the deadly wildfires that swept through southern Australia last year.

With Obama meeting scheduled, Israel eases Gaza import limits (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 05 Jul 2010 12:56 PM PDT

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at parliament in Jerusalem June 21, 2010. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/FilesMcClatchy Newspapers - JERUSALEM — Israel on Monday announced a major change in the way it will manage the country's controversial blockade of the Gaza Strip, a move Israeli officials hope will ease tensions with the Obama administration on the eve of a visit to Washington by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Netherlands' World Cup team gets Dutch Treat from South Africa's Afrikaners (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 05 Jul 2010 12:44 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - There is an orange army in South Africa that watches every Netherlands World Cup game, that cheers every shot on goal, that boos every bad referee call, and that is convinced that Holland will win the 2010 FIFA World Cup after Tuesday's Netherlands vs. Uruguay semifinal.

Were Two French Ministers Forced to Quit To Save Another? (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Jul 2010 10:40 AM PDT

Time.com - The French government's growing expenses scandal has claimed its first victims, with two cabinet ministers stepping down on Sunday. But did President Nicolas Sarkozy force them to quit to divert attention away from another political controversy?

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