2010年7月20日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World News

Ex-MI5 spy chief: No link between Iraq and 9/11 (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 11:21 AM PDT

FILE - This is a Nov. 8, 2004 file photo of former head of Britain's domestic spy agency MI5 Eliza Manningham-Buller. Manningham-Buller was testifying Tuesday July 20, 2010 before Britain's inquiry into the conflict as documents were released that showed MI5 believed Saddam Hussein had a limited ability to mount terrorist attacks in Britain before the 2003 invasion of Iraq. (AP Photo/David Jones/PA, File) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - The war in Iraq led to a loss of focus on the threat from al-Qaida, emboldened the group's leader Osama bin Laden, and helped to breed a generation of homegrown terrorists, Britain's former domestic spy chief told an inquiry Tuesday.

Karzai reaffirms 2014 goal for Afghan-led security (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 01:31 PM PDT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, pictured, sought to convince an international conference in Kabul on Tuesday that his government could assume full leadership by 2014 and demanded greater control of aid money.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)AP - The U.S. and its international partners agreed Tuesday on a roadmap for Afghan forces to take the lead in securing the nation by 2014 amid doubts that that they would meet the first goal — for the Afghans to assume control in certain areas by the end of the year.

Cuba dissidents told Spain exile muddles US asylum (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 02:40 PM PDT

Cuban dissident Ricardo Gonzalez, centre speaks alongside Julio Cesar Galvez, left and Jose Luis Garcia who were released from jail in Cuba, at the news conference in Madrid Thursday July 14, 2010. Nine Cuban dissidents who flew into Spain face an uncertain future in a nation mired in Europe's debt crisis. (AP Photo/Paul White)AP - The United States appears to have modified a pledge to take in freed Cuban political prisoners, telling their relatives that it will be more difficult for them to apply for asylum if they first accept a Church-brokered deal to trade jail for exile in Spain.

Hundreds of dead penguins dot Brazil's beaches (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 12:33 PM PDT

Magellanic penguins swim off the coast of Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Hundreds of dead penguins and other sea animals have washed up on Sao Paulo state's shores and scientists are investigating the causes, according to environment officials.(AFP/File/Mauricio Lima)AP - Hundreds of penguins that apparently starved to death are washing up on the beaches of Brazil, worrying scientists who are still investigating what's causing them to die.

China surpasses US as world's top energy consumer (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 02:56 PM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2009 file photo, workers load coal into a truck outside a coal mine in Dadong, Shanxi province, China. China has overtaken the United States as the world's largest energy consumer, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday, July 20, 2010. China immediately questioned the calculation. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)AP - China is now king of the world in energy consumption, surpassing the U.S. years ahead of forecasts in a milestone that left the Asian giant immediately rejecting its new crown.

BP and the Lockerbie Bomber: Despite Denials, Signs of a Link? (Time.com)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 04:15 PM PDT

Time.com - A high-level Libyan official says there was no deal for Megrahi's release but clues abound to the contrary, including intriguing statements by Gaddafi's son

EU appeals against WTO ruling on Airbus subsidies (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 03:15 PM PDT

The European Union said it would file an appeal on Wednesday against the World Trade Organisation's ruling on a US complaint that some state support for aerospace giant Airbus are illegal.(AFP/File/Eric Cabanis)AFP - The European Union said it would file an appeal on Wednesday against the World Trade Organisation's ruling on a US complaint that some state support for aerospace giant Airbus are illegal.

Israel lifts warning over travel to Turkey (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 09:53 AM PDT

AP - Israel has canceled a warning to its people to avoid traveling to Turkey, citing an end to stormy protests over Israel's deadly raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla.

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Posted: 20 Jul 2010 01:32 PM PDT

AP - Hugo Chavez says Venezuelan government will obtain minority stake in opposition TV channel.

Gates and Clinton to visit DMZ amid North Korea ire on drills (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 04:43 PM PDT

Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates take their tough talk on North Korea to the demilitarized zone dividing the peninsula on Wednesday amid fears of new attacks by Pyongyang.

Bank of Canada raises rates, sees recovery slowing (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 10:33 AM PDT

Reuters - The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate on Tuesday, as expected, but warned the domestic and global recovery will be slower than it had previously forecast, suggesting any further hikes may be gradual.

Sex Party promises 'real action' for Australians (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 02:25 AM PDT

Sex Party leader Fiona Patten (left) speaks to Zahra Stardust -- a candidate in the 2009 federal elections -- as they attend a sexuality lifestyle expo in Sydney. The Australian Sex Party has promised to spice up campaigning for next month's elections with a manifesto AFP - The Australian Sex Party on Tuesday promised to spice up campaigning for next month's elections with a manifesto "unlike Australia had ever seen before".

Haiti, Still Affected by Quake, Preps for Hurrican Season (Time.com)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 04:15 PM PDT

In this photo taken May 31, 2010, people sit in the Corail-Cesselesse camp for earthquake displaced people on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Makeshift slums have sprung up next to this camp, located between the barren mountains and sea north of Port-au-Prince, by people seeking refuge from overflowing camps in the city but they have walked into a fight over undeveloped land where urban planners envision the 'new Haiti,' showing why recovery is at a standstill six months after a 7-magnitude earthquake leveled much of the capital and killed thousands. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)Time.com - The quake-devastated nation is bracing for the coming storms, looking fearfully up at deforested hills. But some plans are in place to mitigate suffering

HIV: Finally, Positive Results from a Microbicide Trial (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 04:54 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - VIENNA, Jul 20 (IRIN/PlusNews) - The HIV prevention world is abuzz with excitement following news of the first clinical evidence that a vaginal gel - known as a microbicide - can help to prevent sexual transmission of HIV infection.

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