2010年9月22日星期三

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3 French employees kidnapped from ship off Nigeria (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 03:56 PM PDT

AP - Pirates armed with Kalashnikov rifles clashed with Nigerian navy forces in a failed bid to take over an offshore oil platform, then kidnapped three French employees of a marine services company while retreating, a Nigerian official said Wednesday.

UN experts: Israel flotilla raid broke int'l law (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 02:14 PM PDT

AP - A report by three U.N.-appointed human rights experts Wednesday said that Israeli forces violated international law when they raided a Gaza-bound aid flotilla killing nine activists earlier this year.

Violence in east Jerusalem clouds peace efforts (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 04:12 PM PDT

A masked Palestinian youth uses a slingshot to hurl stones at Israeli police officers during clashes at the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010. Violence erupted after a 32-year-old Palestinian laborer was killed by a private security guard watching over Jewish families in the Silwan neighborhood in east Jerusalem. During the man's funeral, a mob of protesters set tires on fire, smashed the windows of several buses and called for revenge. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)AP - Crowds of Palestinian youths violently rampaged in east Jerusalem Wednesday following the shooting death of a local man, clouding fragile peace efforts even as the Palestinian president signaled he may back away from threats to quit negotiations if Israel resumes West Bank settlement construction.

2 teams delay leaving for troubled games in India (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 02:56 PM PDT

Indian laborers work outside Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, the main venue for the Commonwealth Games,in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010. The Commonwealth Games chief rushed to New Delhi seeking emergency talks with the prime minister over India's chaotic preparations, as two world champion competitors withdrew and England warned that problems with the athletes' village have left the sporting event on a 'knife-edge.'( (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)AP - The idea sounded good: Put international sports festivals like the Commonwealth Games in countries such as India to broaden the stage for international competitions and encourage economic development.

Spaniards who banned bullfights OK flaming horns (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 03:33 PM PDT

AP - Run with the bulls, let them tumble into the sea during the chase, even stick fireworks or flaming wax to their horns — but don't kill them. That's the line legislators in northeastern Spain drew Wednesday between protecting animals and upholding cherished national traditions.

An Election Dilemma for Egypt's Opposition: To Boycott or Not? (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 03:45 PM PDT

Time.com - President Mubarak's elections are hardly democratic, but his opponents differ on whether staying away from the polls is an effective response

Nigerian rebels claim to locate kidnapped French workers (AFP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 04:46 PM PDT

Nigerian separatist militants wheel round their war boat on the Escravos River in southern Nigeria in 2006. Nigeria's main rebel group MEND on Wednesday claimed to have located three French nationals and another sailor kidnapped earlier by pirates.(AFP/File/Dave Clark)AFP - Nigeria's main rebel group MEND claimed to have located three Frenchmen and another seaman kidnapped Wednesday in the oil-rich Niger Delta and said they were trying to get the captives in their custody.

Besieged al-Qaida militants battling Yemeni troops (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 01:05 PM PDT

Yemeni policemen guard the state security court in the capital San'a, Yemen Monday, Sept. 20, 2010, as the trial of four al-Qaida suspects takes place. The four, including a Yemeni-German teenager, have been brought to trial in Yemen to face accusations they plotted attacks on tourists, international institutions and security forces. (AP Photo)AP - Al-Qaida militants holed up in a village in south Yemen on Wednesday fought off repeated attempts by government troops backed by tanks and heavy artillery to retake the besieged town, officials said.

T&C party abandons reform talks with Britian (AP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 04:38 PM PDT

AP - A political boss in the Turks and Caicos Islands said Wednesday that his party is abandoning reform talks with British officials until a guaranteed date is set for an election restoring self rule.

Kiir pledges safety for Sudan northerners in south (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 03:44 PM PDT

Reuters - The leader of south Sudan pledged on Wednesday that northerners would be welcome if his region gains independence in an upcoming vote, brushing aside a warning minorities could face expulsion and abuse.

North Korea's top nuclear diplomat promoted to vice premier (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 04:26 PM PDT

North Korean defectors wearing military uniforms salute to respect their family members still in North Korea as they celebrate the Chusok, the Korean version of Thanksgiving Day, at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, near the demilitarized zone, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010. The yearly exodus of South Koreans began Tuesday with many traveling to their hometowns around the country for the Sept. 21-23 Chusok holiday.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)Reuters - The architect of North Korea's nuclear arms program has been promoted to vice premier, the country's state media said on Thursday, as it gears up for a rare ruling party meeting to pick a new leadership.

Canadian government loses bid to ease gun laws (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 03:48 PM PDT

Reuters - Canada's minority Conservative government narrowly lost its bid on Wednesday to relax the country's gun-control laws, an issue that is likely to feature heavily in an election campaign expected within the next year.

Nine Chinese launch new Sydney immigration protest (AFP)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 02:54 AM PDT

Detainees, reported by activists to be mainly Chinese nationals, sit on the roof of the Villawood detention centre during an immigration protest near Sydney on September 22, 2010. A fresh rooftop protest broke out at the Australian immigration detention centre, officials said, just hours after the end of another tense standoff that followed the suicide of an inmate. AFP PHOTO / Greg WOOD(AFP/Greg Wood)AFP - Nine Chinese nationals protested from the roof of an Australian immigration centre on Wednesday, following a tense stand-off with a group of Tamils a day earlier and the suicidal plunge of another inmate.

An Al Qaeda affiliate getting rich in Niger (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 03:29 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The Saharan chapter of Al Qaeda claimed responsibility Tuesday for the abduction of five Frenchmen and two of their African colleagues working at a Uranium mine in remote Niger.

After a Resignation, Can Somalia's Government Survive? (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 03:45 PM PDT

Time.com - The resignation of Somalia's prime minister is, experts worry, just more proof that the already weak government is falling apart -- and some say it's only a matter of months

Yemen goes on offensive against Al Qaeda (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 12:32 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The Yemeni government’s fight against Al Qaeda reached a new high this week after government forces launched a major military offensive against a city in southern Yemen known as a base for Al Qaeda-affiliated operatives. Fighting between government forces and militants started on Tuesday in Hawta, a city in the highly volatile Shabwa Province, and has continued for the past three days.

'Compassion Is Contagious' (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 22 Sep 2010 11:48 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - SAN FRANCISCO, Sep 22 (New America Media) - Radio Saigon Houston co-founder and journalist Thuy Vu recently returned from a five-day humanitarian mission to Haiti, where residents are still recovering from the earthquake eight months ago that has left the country’s capital Port au Prince in ruins and crippled the rest of the island-nation.

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