2010年10月19日星期二

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UK ex-prime minister Thatcher admitted to hospital (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 03:21 PM PDT

AP - Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has been admitted to the hospital following a recent bout of flu, officials said Tuesday.

UK's Cameron announces military austerity plan (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 03:28 PM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron addresses military staff at The Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood near London, Tuesday Oct. 19, 2010. Britain will lose thousands of troops, slash weapons programs and likely delay a major project to upgrade its nuclear-armed submarine fleet following a once-in-a-decade defence review being published Tuesday, leaving allies worried the cuts could damage the country's status as a global power. Cameron is scheduled to address the House of Commons with details of defense cuts that could total as much as 3 billion pounds ($4.8 billion) to the defence ministry's annual budget of about 37 billion pounds ($59 billion).(AP Photo/ Toby Melville, pool)AP - Britain will lose thousands of troops, reduce its ability to fight complex missions like the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and delay a program to upgrade its nuclear defenses, Prime Minister David Cameron announced Tuesday.

French retirement protests take violent turn (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 02:11 PM PDT

Youth jumps over a burning garbage bin during clashes in Lyon, central France, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010. Some airliners steered clear of France and police clashed with stone-throwing youths Tuesday as a new round of nationwide strikes and protests over a bill raising the retirement age to 62 kicked off. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)AP - Masked youths clad in black torched cars, smashed storefronts and threw up roadblocks Tuesday, clashing with riot police across France as protests over raising the retirement age to 62 took a radical turn.

Google to bring Dead Sea Scrolls online (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 02:38 PM PDT

A worker of the IAA, Israel Antiquities Authority, points at a fragment of the Dead Sea Scrolls in a laboratory in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010. Israel's Antiquities Authority and Google announced Tuesday they are joining forces to bring the Dead Sea Scrolls online, allowing both scholars and the general public widespread access to the ancient manuscripts for the first time. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)AP - The Dead Sea Scrolls, among the world's most important, mysterious and tightly restricted archaeological treasures, are about to get Googled.

Islamic militants raid Chechen parliament, 6 dead (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 11:10 AM PDT

Special Force (OMON) officers are seen in front of Chechen parliament complex after a bomb blast in Grozny, Chechnya, southern Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010. Insurgents stormed the parliament complex in Russia's volatile Chechnya region on Tuesday, killing at least 2 police officers and one parliamentary official, authorities said. At least three insurgents were also killed, ending the attack, they said. One insurgent set off a bomb at the gates of the parliament complex in the provincial capital, killing himself and wounding others, Chechen police spokesman Ramzam Bekkhoyev told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev)AP - Islamic insurgents attacked Chechnya's parliament Tuesday in a brazen suicide raid that left six people dead and 17 wounded, defying Kremlin claims of stability in the volatile southern region.

France: New Wave of Strikes as Sarkozy Remains Defiant (Time.com)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 04:30 PM PDT

Time.com - As France's controversial pension reform nears legislative approval, demonstrators unleash a sixth wave of protests

Thatcher in hospital after flu: govt (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 04:53 PM PDT

Former Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher was in hospital Wednesday undergoing precautionary tests as she struggles to recover from a bout of flu, her son and the government said.(AFP/POOL/File/Suzanne Plunkett)AFP - Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher was in hospital Wednesday undergoing precautionary tests as she struggles to recover from a bout of flu, her son and the government said.

Sculpture of comatose leader stirs Israeli emotion (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 03:27 PM PDT

A life sized replica of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in hospital bed, an installation by Israeli artist Noam Braslavsky, is exhibited at the Kishon gallery in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010. The exhibition presenting Braslavky's artwork is due to open Thursday. Over four years after a devastating stroke, Ariel Sharon remains in a coma. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)AP - A lifelike sculpture of former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is stirring high emotions among Israelis.

Jamaica PM names atty to lead probe into Coke case (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 04:32 PM PDT

AP - A prominent lawyer has been picked in Jamaica to head an inquiry commission that will look into the government's handling of a U.S. extradition request for alleged drug baron Christopher "Dudus" Coke.

China tries to dodge Darfur bullets report: envoys (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 04:14 PM PDT

REFILE - CORRECTING IDP CAMP A woman walks with a donkey in the New IDP Camp Shangle Tubaya village in North Darfur October 17, 2010. Almost 45,000 people from different tribes stay in the camp, where the lack of food and water is a pressing concern. Picture taken October 17, 2010. REUTERS/UNAMID/Albert Gonzalez Farran/Handout (SUDAN - Tags: SOCIETY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSReuters - China has tried to suppress a U.N. report that says Chinese bullets were used in attacks on peacekeepers in Sudan's conflict-torn Darfur region, diplomats said on Tuesday.

US spies failed to vet informer who bombed Afghan base:CIA (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 04:11 PM PDT

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) logo is displayed in the lobby of CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. The CIA on Tuesday said its officers failed to fully vet an informer who attacked the spy service's base in Afghanistan last year, killing seven Americans.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - The CIA on Tuesday said its officers failed to fully vet an informer who attacked the spy service's base in Afghanistan last year, killing seven Americans.

Conservatives' support slips a bit (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 11:20 AM PDT

Reuters - Public support for the federal Conservatives has slipped slightly and the party is almost tied with its main rival, ensuring that an election held now would result in deadlock, according to a poll released on Tuesday.

UN raises worries over Timor police (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 11:37 AM PDT

Members of East Timor's national police force undergo training in Dili in February 2010. UN Security Council members and a special envoy on Tuesday expressed concern over policing in East Timor and some decisions by President Jose Ramos-Horta.(AFP/File/Mario Jonny Dos Santos)AFP - UN Security Council members and a special envoy on Tuesday expressed concern over policing in East Timor and some decisions by President Jose Ramos-Horta.

Britain says it's still US 'wingman' despite defense budget cuts (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 10:10 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Bringing the ax down Tuesday on large swaths of its defense budget, Britain moved to reassure the US that it will retain its capability to act as Washington’s most trusted "wingman" on future military operations.

British Forces: Still Punching Above Their Weight? (Time.com)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 04:30 PM PDT

Time.com - Britain's Conservative government has unveiled the first review of defense and security in 12 years, sparking a debate on how to balance strategy with a reduced budget

Chechen parliament attack a threat to Kremlin strongman (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 09:40 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - A violent daylight assault on Chechnya's parliament has not only left at least seven people dead. It has shattered the Kremlin narrative that peace and order are being restored to the tiny war-torn republic under the efficient leadership of pro-Moscow strongman Ramzan Kadyrov.

Bhutan: Slowly, Internet and Communication Let the World In (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 04:16 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - THIMPU, Oct 19 (IPS) - An introduction in Bhutan these days is usually accompanied by "I'm on Facebook!" Anjali Bista, 11, is no exception.

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