2010年8月8日星期日

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Victims of Afghan massacre gave years of service (AP)

Posted: 08 Aug 2010 02:58 PM PDT

In this undated photo released by Kay Shaw of Global Dental Relief, a Denver-based group that sends teams of dentists around the globe, Dr. Thomas Grams, 51, formerly of Durango, Colo. is shown. Grams was killed in Afghanistan on Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010 along with five other Americans, two Afghans, one German and a Briton, Shaw said. (AP Photo/Global Dental Relief) NO SALESAP - One gave up a lucrative practice to give free dental care to children who had never seen a toothbrush. Others had devoted whole decades of their lives to helping the Afghan people through war and deprivation.

Afghan commission: Civilian deaths up in 2010 (AP)

Posted: 08 Aug 2010 12:57 PM PDT

In this undated photo released by David L. Evans, two Land Rovers with International Assistance Mission personnel aboard, navigate down a road in an unnamed region of Afghanistan. Members of a medical team were shot and killed by militants as they were returning from providing eye treatment and other health care in remote villages in northern Afghanistan, a spokesman for the team said Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010. Dirk Frans, director of the International Assistance Mission, said six Americans, one German, one Briton and two Afghans also were part of the medical team that made the three-week trip to Nuristan province. They drove to the province, left their vehicles and hiked for hours with pack horses over mountainous terrain to reach the Parun valley in the province's northwest. (AP Photo/Provided by David L. Evans) NO SALESAP - Civilian war deaths in the first seven months of 2010 rose by 6 percent over the same period last year, Afghanistan's human rights commission said Sunday. The modest increase suggested that U.S. and NATO efforts to hold down civilian casualties were having some success.

Death toll rises to 11 in flooding in Europe (AP)

Posted: 08 Aug 2010 02:00 PM PDT

Residents walk past destroyed road after a flash floods hit the town of Bogatynia, Poland, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010. The flooding has struck an area near the borders of Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic.(AP Photo/Petr David Josek)AP - The death toll in flooding in central Europe rose to 11 as Poland's interior minister said Sunday that two more people had died in the southwestern region of the country.

Asia flooding plunges millions into misery (AP)

Posted: 08 Aug 2010 08:00 AM PDT

In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, buildings, vehicles and roads are hit by mudslides in Zhouqu county, in northwest China's Gansu Province on Sunday Aug. 8, 2010. Rubble-strewn floodwaters tore through a remote corner of northwestern China on Sunday, smashing buildings, overturning cars and killing at least 127 people. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Gong Zhiyong) ** NO SALES **AP - Floods and landslides across Asia plunged millions into misery Sunday as rubble-strewn waters killed at least 127 in northwestern China and 4 million Pakistanis faced food shortages amid their country's worst-ever flooding.

Who is the New Guerilla Group Threatening Chaos in Greece? (Time.com)

Posted: 08 Aug 2010 12:20 AM PDT

Time.com - Since it emerged early last year, the deadly Greek terrorist group Sect of Revolutionaries has been targeting journalists and police. Now it says it will turn the country into a "war zone" to scare away tourists and keep the country's economy hurting

Brown, Robinson hand Capello double quit snub (AFP)

Posted: 08 Aug 2010 02:25 PM PDT

Manchester United defender Wes Brown, pictured in 2009, became the second England player on Sunday to retire from international football, dealing another worrying snub to coach Fabio Capello.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - Manchester United defender Wes Brown became the second England player on Sunday to retire from international football, dealing another worrying snub to coach Fabio Capello.

Israeli nuclear whistleblower out of prison again (AP)

Posted: 08 Aug 2010 11:27 AM PDT

In this June 23, 2005 file photo, Israeli nuclear whistle blower Mordechai Vanunu waits in the courtroom of Israel's Supreme Court, before a hearing in Jerusalem. Vanunu, who spent 18 years behind bars, was released from jail Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010 after serving an additional three months for violating his release terms. Mordechai Vanunu was a technician at Israel's top-secret nuclear reactor next to the desert town of Dimona. In 1986 he carried out of the country hundreds of pictures he took of the interior of the reactor and gave them to the London Sunday Times. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)AP - An Israeli nuclear whistleblower who spent 18 years behind bars was released from jail Sunday after serving an additional three months for violating his release terms.

Guantanamo gears up for 1st trial under Obama (AP)

Posted: 08 Aug 2010 04:38 PM PDT

In this photo of a sketch by courtroom artist Janet Hamlin, Canadian defendant Omar Khadr attends a hearing at the Camp Justice compound on Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base in Cuba, in April 2010. Khadr, a Canadian captured at age 15 by US troops in Afghanistan, goes on trial Tuesday at the US naval base in Guantanamo in the first test for President Barack Obama's military commissions.(AFP/Pool/File/Janet Hamlin)AP - U.S. military officers were flying in Sunday to serve as jurors in war-crimes proceedings as the Guantanamo tribunal system geared up for one of its busiest weeks under President Barack Obama.

Sudan suspends BBC broadcasts on FM (AFP)

Posted: 08 Aug 2010 02:58 PM PDT

Sudan halted Monday BBC broadcasts in Arabic on FM radio frequencies after suspending its agreement with the British public broadcaster for reasons it said had nothing to do with its newscasts.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)AFP - Sudan halted Monday BBC broadcasts in Arabic on FM radio frequencies after suspending its agreement with the British public broadcaster for reasons it said had nothing to do with its newscasts.

China to grow 10-11 percent this year: economist (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Aug 2010 04:49 PM PDT

Reuters - China's economy will enjoy a strong, stable second half, putting it on course for full-year growth of about 10-11 percent, a leading government economist said in comments published on Monday.

Australia opposition launches poll bid as PM founders (AFP)

Posted: 08 Aug 2010 01:48 AM PDT

Australian opposition leader Tony Abbott launches his coalition campaign in Brisbane. Abbott promised AFP - Australia's opposition leader Tony Abbott on Sunday promised "real action" instead of "gutless spin" if voters topple embattled Prime Minister Julia Gillard in this month's election.

In flood-ravaged Pakistan, army gains stature over government (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 08 Aug 2010 12:18 PM PDT

People flee their flooded villages in Rajanpur in Pakistan on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010. Pakistan will need billions of dollars to recover from its worst floods in history, further straining a country already dependent on foreign aid to prop up its economy and back its war against Islamist militants, the U.N. said. (AP Photo/Shiekh Saleem Raza)McClatchy Newspapers - KARACHI, Pakistan — The Pakistan government's poor response to the worst floods in the country's history has damaged its fragile democracy, while the powerful military establishment has gained stature with its emergency relief work, analysts said.

Russia wildfires: Thick, toxic smog chokes Moscow residents (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 08 Aug 2010 10:33 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Mila Kharitonova says she feels as though she were trapped in a burning building, amid unbearable heat and smoke, and finds herself constantly struggling to suppress the urge to grab her children and flee.

Fidel in Fatigues: Castro Returns to the Podium (Time.com)

Posted: 08 Aug 2010 12:20 AM PDT

Time.com - Cuba's former leader addressed its National Assembly in a rare public appearance that analysts say is a bid to bolster the Communist party faithful amid challenging times

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