2010年10月21日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World News

At least 54 dead from disease outbreak in Haiti (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 03:53 PM PDT

An agonizing man, who died shortly after allegedly suffering of diarrhea, is carried into the St. Nicholas hospital in Saint Marc, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010. Health officials say the outbreak of severe diarrhea has killed at least 54 people and sickened hundreds more while patients have been lying on blankets outside the crowded hospital and doctors are testing for cholera, typhoid and other illnesses that could have caused the outbreak.(AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)AP - An outbreak of severe diarrhea in rural central Haiti has killed at least 54 people and sickened hundreds more who overwhelmed a crowded hospital Thursday seeking treatment.

Clashes, protests in French tensions over pensions (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 04:05 PM PDT

A woman argues with police forces in Lyon, central France, Thursday Oct. 21, 2010. Youths overturned a car and hurled bottles at police in the French city of Lyon amid nationwide tensions over raising the retirement age. Police are chasing the protesters and trying to subdue the violence with tear gas. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)AP - Police used tear gas and water cannon against rampaging youth in Lyon on Thursday while the French government showed its muscle in parliament, short-circuiting tense Senate debate on a bill raising the retirement age to 62.

Economists: Britain's austerity plan to hit poor (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 01:21 PM PDT

In this screen grab from the House of Commons, British Chancellor George Osborne, centre, delivers the Comprehensive Spending Review, in London. Wednesday Oct. 20, 2010. Britain's Treasury chief George Osborne says the country's government will make the largest cuts to public spending since World War II, slashing benefits and public sector jobs in a five-year austerity plan. Osborne said Wednesday he had ordered 83 billion pounds ($130 billion) in spending cuts through 2015, which he claims are necessary alongside tax increases to wipe out a spending deficit which reached 156 billion pounds last year. At left is Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, and at right, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. (AP Photo/PA) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - Britain's poor and powerful clashed Thursday over who will lose out most under austerity measures that will slash benefits, jobs and government services to reduce the country's crippling debts.

UN envoy: AP findings on settlements 'alarming' (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 02:17 PM PDT

The east Jerusalem neighborhood of Pisgat Zeev is seen behind a section of Israel's separation barrier, Friday, Oct. 15, 2010. Israel's government says it has approved the construction of 238 homes in Jewish neighborhoods in east Jerusalem, ending an unofficial freeze on new building there for nearly a year. An Israeli settlement slowdown imposed last November in the West Bank did not officially include east Jerusalem, which Israel considers part of its capital. The issue of Israeli settlement building is threatening to derail recently renewed Mideast peace talks. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AP - The U.N.'s Mideast envoy on Thursday criticized Israel's renewed building in West Bank settlements in response to an Associated Press investigation.

Iraqi leaders not following US advice on gov't (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 05:02 PM PDT

** FOR AMS STORY BY LARA JAKES ** FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 file photo released by the Iraq Prime Minister's office, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, meets with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in Baghdad, Iraq.(AP Photo/Iraq Prime Minister's Office, HO, File)AP - American influence has so dwindled in Iraq over the last several months that Iraqi lawmakers and political leaders say they no longer follow Washington's advice for forming a government.

Chute To Kill: Jealous Belgian Skydiver Goes Away for Murder (Time.com)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 01:40 PM PDT

Time.com - In a real-life murder mystery that's been gripping Belgium, a jealous skydiving teacher is sentenced to 30 years for killing her love rival by cutting her parachute straps

Police disperse 'angry fans' at Rooney's house (AFP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 04:57 PM PDT

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney participates in a team training session at the club's Carrington training complex, in Manchester on October 19. Police have dispersed angry Manchester United fans who were reportedly besieging the house of club superstar Rooney in protest at his decision to quit.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Police have dispersed angry Manchester United fans who were reportedly besieging the house of club superstar Wayne Rooney in protest at his decision to quit.

Mideast sides mulling alternatives to peace talks (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 01:32 PM PDT

FILE - In this file photo taken Thursday, Nov. 22, 2007, a Palestinian walks along a section of Israel's separation barrier between the Shuafat refugee camp and the Jewish neighborhood of Pisgat Ze'ev in Jerusalem. With just-restarted peace talks already stalled over renewed Jewish settlement construction, it is increasingly difficult to find Israelis or Palestinians who believe their leaders can achieve the stated goal of a comprehensive agreement within a year - and people on both sides are quietly mulling alternatives. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)AP - With peace talks stalled, Israelis and Palestinians are quietly — and separately — looking for alternatives.

126 DomRep students fall ill after free meals (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 04:45 PM PDT

AP - Officials say 126 students were sickened Thursday after eating free school breakfasts despite the Dominican government's efforts to resolve past problems with tainted school food.

U.S. eases Sudan embargo, sparing farming equipment (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 11:45 AM PDT

Reuters - The United States has relaxed sanctions on Sudan to exempt farm equipment, a move seen as part of a wider scheme of carrots and sticks before a sensitive referendum that could split Africa's largest country.

Afghan aid projects at risk over security ban (AP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 04:25 PM PDT

AP - U.S. diplomats are scrambling to avert a crisis over a ban on private security companies in Afghanistan that could force cancellation or delay of billions of dollars in reconstruction projects considered vital to counterterrorism efforts.

Canadian air force colonel jailed for sex murders (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 12:02 PM PDT

Reuters - A top Canadian military commander whose obsession with stealing women's underwear escalated into two horrific sex murders was jailed for life on Thursday without possibility of parole for 25 years.

BHP chief says Potash deal must benefit shareholders (AFP)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 11:57 AM PDT

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall on Thursday recommended that Ottawa reject BHP Billiton proposed takeover of Potash Corp, saying it does not provide a AFP - BHP Billiton chairman Jac Nasser told shareholders Thursday that the mining giant would pull out of a hostile 40-billion-dollar bid for Canada's Potash Corp if it proves too expensive.

Can young mom Marisol Valles Garcia clean up a dangerous Mexican town? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 02:45 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Some may call her foolhardy. But 20-year-old Marisol Valles Garcia, the young college student who has just accepted a job as police chief in a troubled border town in Mexico, has garnered praise around the globe for being fearless.

Chechen Terrorists, Despite a Schism, Come Back Ferociously (Time.com)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 01:40 PM PDT

Time.com - The attack on the parliament on Chechnya is growing evidence that the old breed of terror has once again dominant in the rebel underground

Eye on public support, striking French unions question just how long to protest (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 01:30 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - French protesters today continued cat-and-mouse tactics to block fuel shipments from oil depots, as President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed to punish street violence and France waits to see if momentum against pension reform will survive upcoming holidays and a Senate vote.

Q&A: What the U.S. Undid for Women in Iraq (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 21 Oct 2010 04:24 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - LONDON, Oct 20 (IPS) - The U.S.-led invasion and then occupation of Iraq brought a sharp setback to the rights of women in that country, UNFPA head Thoraya Obaid tells IPS in an interview.

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