2010年7月15日星期四

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Goldman to pay $550M to settle civil fraud charges (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 05:12 PM PDT

Securities and Exchange Commission Enforcement Director Robert Khuzami listens to a question after announcing that Goldman Sachs & Co. has agreed to pay $550 million to settle civil fraud charges that accused the Wall Street giant of misleading buyers of mortgage-related investments in Washington, on Thursday, July 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - Goldman Sachs & Co. has agreed to pay $550 million to settle civil fraud charges that the Wall Street giant misled buyers of mortgage-related investments.

At least 20 killed in bombings in southeast Iran (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 02:02 PM PDT

AP - Twin bombings killed at least 20 people outside a mosque in southeastern Iran on Thursday — including members of the powerful Revolutionary Guard — in attacks that came less than a month after Iran hanged the leader of a militant insurgent group in the region.

Chavez: Owners of opposition TV must face justice (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 04:56 PM PDT

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, left, looks on during a ceremony with athletes who will compete in the upcoming Caribbean and Central American Games, at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Wednesday, July 14, 2010. The games will be held in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico July 16-Aug. 1. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)AP - President Hugo Chavez said Venezuela must pursue the extradition from the United States of fugitive owners of a television channel strongly critical of his government so that they are forced to face criminal charges at home.

Argentina legalizes gay marriage in historic vote (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 02:27 PM PDT

A gay couple kisses outside Argentina's congress during a rally to support a proposal to legalize same-sex marriage in Buenos Aires, Wednesday, July 14, 2010. On Wednesday, senators are expected to vote over the bill which would make Argentina become the first Latin American country to legalize same sex marriage.(AP Photo/ Natacha Pisarenko)AP - Argentina became the first Latin American nation to legalize gay marriage Thursday, granting same-sex couples all the legal rights, responsibilities and protections that marriage brings to heterosexuals.

Vatican revises its rules on clerical sex abuse (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 01:22 PM PDT

Monsignor Charles Scicluna, the Vatican's sex crimes prosecutor, left, and Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi talk to the media during a briefing to present a new set of norms The Vatican issued to respond to the worldwide clerical abuse scandal, cracking down on priests who rape and molest minors and the mentally disabled, at the Vatican, Thursday, July 15, 2010. The norms extend from 10 to 20 years the statute of limitations on priestly abuse and also codify for the first time that possessing or distributing child pornography is a canonical crime. But the document made no mention of the need for bishops to report abuse to police and doesn't include any 'one-strike and you're out' policy as demanded by some victims' groups. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - The Vatican revised its in-house rules to deal with clerical sex abuse cases Thursday, targeting priests who molest the mentally disabled as well as children and doubling the statute of limitations for such crimes.

Is Russia's Backing of Iran Sanctions Starting to Fray? (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 02:25 PM PDT

Time.com - After first saying it supported sanctions, Russia has announced that it could go ahead with deals to sell fuel and weapons to Iran. For Moscow, much depends on keeping the Islamic Republic sweet -- even if it means losing the U.S. as a friend

Londonderry named first British city of culture (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 04:54 PM PDT

Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness arrives in Downing Street, in central London, in 2009. A Northern Irish city which endured years of unrest during the province's troubled past was Thursday selected to be Britain's first city of culture.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - A Northern Irish city which endured years of unrest during the province's troubled past was Thursday selected to be Britain's first city of culture.

Holocaust survivor's dance sparks controversy (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 01:43 PM PDT

Holocaust survivor Adolek Kohn flashes the 'V' for victory sign as he stands in front of one of the ovens at the Auschwitz death camp in Poland in this undated image taken from video. He's a Holocaust survivor dancing with his family on what easily could have been his own grave. The 4 1/2-minute clip of Adolek Kohn and his loved ones stiffly shuffling and shimmying to the disco hit, 'I Will Survive,' at Auschwitz and other places where millions died during the Holocaust has become a surprise hit on YouTube, sparking a fierce debate over whether it disrespects those who perished or is an exuberant celebration of life.(AP Photo/Jane Korman via APTN) ** TV OUT **AP - He's a Holocaust survivor dancing with his family on what easily could have been his own grave.

Gunmen kill nephew of Mexican governor-elect (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 04:25 PM PDT

New Interior Minister Francisco Blake shakes hands with President Felipe Calderon during his swearing-in ceremony in Mexico City July 14. 2010. Mexican President Felipe Calderon replaced his unpopular interior minister on Wednesday and enlisted an ally to win support for economic reforms and reduce civilian deaths in a gruesome drug war. REUTERS/Alfredo Guerrero/Mexico Presidency/Handout (MEXICO - Tags: POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNSAP - Gunmen shot and killed the nephew of the governor-elect during a botched kidnapping in the drug-plagued northern state of Chihuahua, authorities said Thursday.

Va. man stuck in Egypt on no-fly list coming to US (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 04:03 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 16, 2010 file photo, Yahya Wehelie, from Burke, Va., displays his US passport, in Cairo, Egypt. Wehelie, whose travels to Yemen landed him on the U.S. no-fly list and left him stuck in the Middle East for months will be allowed to return to the U.S. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)AP - A Virginia man whose travels to Yemen caught the attention of the FBI and landed him on the U.S. no-fly list, leaving him stuck in the Middle East for months, will be allowed to return to the U.S.

N.Korea demands to see evidence on ship sinking (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 02:03 PM PDT

The North Korean flag flies over its embassy in Beijing. orth Korea demanded to inspect evidence implicating it in the sinking of a South Korean warship when it held talks Thursday with the US-led UN Command on the issue, Pyongyang's media said.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - North Korea demanded to inspect evidence implicating it in the sinking of a South Korean warship when it held talks Thursday with the US-led UN Command on the issue, Pyongyang's media said.

Canada-U.S. Seaway section may reopen Thursday (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jul 2010 01:24 PM PDT

Reuters - A section of the important St. Lawrence Seaway shipping route will remain closed until at least Thursday morning as crews clean up spilled fuel oil after a cargo vessel ran aground on Monday.

Indonesia lukewarm on Australia asylum centre plan (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 09:01 AM PDT

Australia Foreign Minister Stephen Smith (L) shakes hand with to his Indonesian counterpart Marty Natalegawa (R) during a bilateral meeting in Jakarta. Indonesia gave a lukewarm response Thursday to Australia's plans for a processing centre for asylum-seekers in East Timor, saying it was only a part of a regional solution to people-smuggling.(AFP/Adek Berry)AFP - Indonesia gave a lukewarm response Thursday to Australia's plans for a processing centre for asylum-seekers in East Timor, saying it was only a part of a regional solution to people-smuggling.

Taliban attacks in Afghanistan show growing sophistication (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 02:06 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The attack this week on a major Afghan police base in Kandahar that killed nine — including three American soldiers — was the best planned and most advanced that U.S. soldiers who fought it off have seen in the past year, U.S. military officials said Thursday.

Mexico City promises free honeymoon to Argentina's first gay married couple (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 02:15 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Mexico City has promised a free honeymoon in this megapolis for the first same-sex couple that marries in Argentina.

Despite Church Opposition, Argentina Legalizes Gay Marriage (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 02:25 PM PDT

Time.com - After a bitter debate with the Roman Catholic church, Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez muscles a gay marriage law through the legislature

Youth Leading HIV 'Prevention Revolution' (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 07:45 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - JOHANNESBURG, Jul 14 (IRIN/PlusNews) - Across the world, but especially in parts of sub-Saharan Africa, young people are taking action to protect themselves from HIV, says a new study by UNAIDS. 

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