2010年8月6日星期五

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Haiti faces a question: Who is Wyclef Jean? (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 04:07 PM PDT

Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean, center, greets supporters from the top of a vehicle after submitting the paperwork to run for president of Haiti in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - Street star. Scandal-plagued aid director. Ex-Fugees hip hop frontman. The moment he filed his candidacy, Wyclef Jean became the most famous — and thus potentially most powerful — candidate in Haiti's critical post-earthquake presidential election.

1997 South Africa dinner raises diamond questions (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 03:32 PM PDT

In this image made from television Naomi Campbell is seen at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, Netherlands, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010. Naomi Campbell appeared at a Dutch courthouse to give evidence at the war crimes trial of former Liberian ruler Charles Taylor after the supermodel lost her battle to avoid testifying. Campbell will be questioned about claims made by actress Mia Farrow that Taylor gave the British model an uncut diamond after a dinner party hosted by Nelson Mandela in South Africa in 1997. Prosecutors say if that's true, it's evidence that he received diamonds from Sierra Leone rebels in exchange for weapons during that country's 1992-2002 civil war. (AP Photo/Special Court for Sierra Leone, via APTN) ** TV OUT **AP - The party to raise money for Nelson Mandela's children's charity started with an odd guest list: Dining among the celebrities was Liberian warlord Charles Taylor, also known as the "Butcher of Monrovia."

Crises test leadership of US-allied Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 01:21 PM PDT

People affected by flooding jostle for relief supplies in Nowshera, northwest Pakistan, Friday, Aug. 6, 2010. Stormy weather grounded helicopters carrying emergency supplies to Pakistan's flood-ravaged northwest Friday as the worst monsoon rains in decades brought more destruction to a nation already reeling from Islamist violence.(AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)AP - Not for the first time, Pakistan appears to be teetering on the edge with a government unable to cope.

Fires lay ghostly shroud of smoke on Moscow (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 12:11 PM PDT

Tourists wear protective face masks as they walk along the Red square in thick smog, with Saint Basil's Cathedral partially visible in the back, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Aug. 6, 2010. The city of Moscow was shrouded Friday by a dense smog that grounded flights at international airports and seeped into homes and offices, as wildfires that have killed 50 people nationwide continued to burn. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)AP - A miasma of smoke from wildfires cloaked the sweltering Russian capital on Friday, turning the city's spires into ominous blurs and grounding flights while glum pedestrians trudged the streets with faces hidden by surgical masks and water-soaked bandanas.

American mom charged with murdering 3 children (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 02:47 PM PDT

This undated image made available by Grampian Police in Aberdeen, Scotland, shows Gianluca Riggi, 8, Cecilia Riggi, 5 and Augustino Riggi, 8. Pasquale Riggi, 46, an oil executive from Colorado, described his grief Friday Aug. 6, 2010, after police launched an inquiry into the mystery death of his three children at a town house in Edinburgh. The children were discovered following a gas explosion, but are not thought to have died as a result of the blast. Their mother is in a serious but stable condition in hospital after apparently falling from an upper story of the Edinburgh house. Police said they are investigating the circumstances of the deaths and have interviewed the children's father, but confirmed he is not a suspect in the case. (AP Photo/Grampian Police) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALESAP - Scottish police on Friday charged the American mother of three children who were found dead in an Edinburgh town house with their murder.

Rockets Fired from Sinai to Israel, Jordan: By Hamas or Bedouin? (Time.com)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 04:35 PM PDT

Time.com - After cities in Israel and Jordan suffered attacks, suspicion fell on Egypt's Sinai as a launchpad. But who launched the rockets?

France names envoy to relaunch Syria-Israel talks (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 05:14 PM PDT

Reuters - President Nicolas Sarkozy has named a former French ambassador to the Middle East as a mediator between Israel and Syria in an effort to kick-start stalled peace talks, the French foreign ministry said on Friday.

Sudan denies aid agencies access to Darfur camp (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 02:44 PM PDT

Members of Darfur's tribes perform a traditional dance during a rally to support the Darfur peace talk, in Khartoum August 6, 2010. REUTERS/Mohamed Nurdldin Abdallah (SUDAN - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)AP - Sudanese authorities have denied the U.N.'s humanitarian arm access to a Darfur refugee camp after an outbreak of violence, a U.N. spokesman said Friday.

Fidel Castro to attend session of Cuba parliament (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 05:20 PM PDT

An undated picture shows Fidel Castro (C), his brother Raul (L) and Rene Ramos Latour in Sierra Maestra, Cuba. Four years after stepping down as president to undergo a delicate gastrointestinal operation and passing the helm to his younger brother Raul, 79, Castro has recovered enough to appear in public and writes regularly and extensively in official newspapers and websites.(AFP/Cubadebate/Ho)AP - Cuban state television is reporting that Fidel Castro will attend a special session of parliament, his first appearance in front of lawmakers in four years.

Sudan denies aid to camp devastated by fighting: U.N. (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 12:15 PM PDT

Reuters - Sudan has denied aid agencies access to Darfur's Kalma camp after five people were killed there and thousands fled when divisions over peace talks turned violent, humanitarian officials said on Friday.

Kazakh bribe case fizzles; man pleads to tax count (AP)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 05:21 PM PDT

AP - A businessman once accused of paying tens of millions of dollars in bribes to officials in Kazakhstan pleaded guilty Friday to a misdemeanor tax count.

Canada economy sees first jobs loss of 2010 (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 04:11 AM PDT

Reuters - Canada's economy unexpectedly shed 9,300 jobs in July, the first month it failed to create any this year, suggesting the country's recovery from the recession is starting to cool.

Poll shows Australian government heading for poll defeat (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 04:16 PM PDT

Reuters - A leading opinion poll shows Australia's Labor government heading for an election defeat in two weeks time, according to results published on Saturday.

Hiroshima memorial visit: unspoken apology or commitment to disarmament? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 01:07 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - For the first time since the A-bomb was dropped on Japan, ending World War II and killing more than 100,000 people, the United States sent a representative to the annual memorial at Hiroshima.

Afghanistan War: Petraeus Tightens Rules of Engagement (Time.com)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 04:35 PM PDT

General David Petraeus, pictured in July 2010, has issued new rules to troops in Afghanistan, telling them to Time.com - The rank and file grumbled at McChrystal's directives to avoid civilian casualties. Now his successor has decided to tighten them even further

In Colombia, A Cemetery Full of Questions (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 06 Aug 2010 07:12 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - LA MACARENA, Aug 6 (IPS) - The most determined attempt by the far-right paramilitaries to establish a presence in this town in central Colombia ended in failure.

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