2010年10月23日星期六

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Gunmen kill 13 in massacre at a party in Mexico (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 05:18 PM PDT

Mexican federal police officers stand outside a home after the exterior gate was covered with a plastic tarp in the northern city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, late Friday Oct. 22, 2010. At least 13 young people were shot dead and 15 wounded in an attack on this house during a party in Ciudad Juarez, the second such massacre in less than a week in the violent border city. (AP Photo/Raymundo Ruiz)AP - Gunmen stormed two neighboring homes and massacred 13 young people at a birthday party in the latest large-scale attack in this violent border city, even as a new government strategy seeks to restore order with social programs and massive police deployments.

Cholera outbreak creeps closer to Haiti's capital (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 05:18 PM PDT

Children suffering cholera symptoms receive serum at a hospital in Marchand Dessalines, Haiti, Friday Oct. 22, 2010. An outbreak of cholera in rural central Haiti has killed at least 142 people and sickened hundreds more. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - A spreading cholera outbreak in rural Haiti threatened to outpace aid groups as they stepped up efforts Saturday hoping to keep the disease from reaching the squalid camps of earthquake survivors in Port-au-Prince.

Tropical Storm Richard brushes Honduran coast (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 05:27 PM PDT

This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 1:45 PM EDT shows clouds in the western Caribbean Sea associated with Tropical Storm Richard as it moves westward along the coast of Honduras. The storm is expected to strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall in Belize. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)AP - Tropical Storm Richard gained strength Saturday, lashing the Caribbean coast of Honduras with strong winds and heavy rain that threatened potentially deadly flash floods and landslides.

Iraq WikiLeaks release offers new casualty details (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 02:46 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 17, 2006 file photo, three brothers of a man shot dead by a gunman in the Dora neighborhood of Baghdad sit next to his coffin as it is carried on top of a vehicle en-route to the funeral in Najaf, Iraq. Writing on coffin in Arabic reads 'Belonging to Al-Arqam Mosque'. Military documents laid bare in the biggest leak of secret information in U.S. history suggest that far more Iraqis died than previously acknowledged during the years of sectarian bloodletting and criminal violence unleashed by the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. (AP Photo/Alaa Al-Marjani, File)AP - An Iraqi family gunned down after approaching a U.S. patrol too fast. Dozens of men shot execution-style by sectarian death squads.

Brand, Perry wed at tiger reserve in India (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 02:22 PM PDT

British actor-comedian Russell Brand smiles at a group of tourists passing by at the Ranthambore National Park in Ranthambore, India, Friday, Oct. 22, 2010. Russell Brand's friend and a bodyguard assaulted four news photographers, including one from The Associated Press, when they were taking pictures of the British comedian Friday in an Indian tiger reserve before his wedding to Katy Perry, the photographers said. The photographers had been following about 330 feet (100 meters) behind two jeeps, one carrying Brand, a woman who was not Perry, a man and two children, and the second carrying the bodyguard and another man later described by police as Brand's friend and wedding guest. (AP Photo)AP - Comedian Russell Brand and pop star Katy Perry were married Saturday in northwestern India, the couple confirmed in a statement.

Burmese Exiles Find Refuge in Thailand -- But for How Long? (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 08:10 AM PDT

Time.com - The border town of Mae Sot, Thailand, has absorbed a colorful mosaic of migrants and anti-government exiles of various stripes from its military-ruled neighbor to the west. Can this safe haven last?

Ex-Pompey owner says will secure club's future (AFP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 03:45 PM PDT

Portsmouth fans wave flags during a match in 2008. Former Portsmouth owner Sacha Gaydamak indicated on Saturday he was willing to sign a new agreement with the club to secure its financial future a day after the second tier outfit said they could go out of existence.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Ex Portsmouth owner Sacha Gaydamak said Saturday he would sign a new deal with the club to secure its financial future a day after the English second tier outfit said they could go out of existence.

American al-Qaida spokesman urges attacks in US (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 03:03 PM PDT

This image from video provided by the SITE Intelligence Group shows Adam Gadahn as he appeared on a video released on militant websites on Oct. 23, 2010. The U.S.-born spokesman for al-Qaida on Saturday urged Muslims living in the United States and Europe to carry out attacks there, calling it a duty and an obligation. (AP Photo/SITE Intelligence Group) MANDATORY CREDIT: SITE INTELLIGENCE GROUP; ON-SCREEN LOGO MUST NOT BE OBSCURED; NO SALESAP - A U.S.-born spokesman for al-Qaida on Saturday urged Muslims living in the United States and Europe to carry out attacks there, calling it a duty and an obligation. In a 48-minute video posted on militant websites, Adam Gadahn directed his appeal to Muslim immigrants in what he called the "miserable suburbs" of Paris, London and Detroit, as well as those traveling to the West to study or work.

Leftist Indian leader killed in southern Mexico (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 03:57 PM PDT

AP - The leader of a leftist Indian group left disabled by a previous assassination attempt was shot to death Saturday by gunmen riding on a motorcycle in the southern Mexico state of Oaxaca.

Suspected Islamists kill local chief in northern Nigeria (AFP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 03:02 PM PDT

Street vendors display produce on the side of a street in Bauchi, Nigeria in September 2010. Gunmen suspected of being members of Boko Haram Islamist sect believed to be behind a series of killings in recent months have shot dead a local chief in northern Nigeria, a legislator said Saturday.(AFP/File/Aminu Abubakar)AFP - Gunmen suspected of being members of Boko Haram Islamist sect believed to be behind a series of killings in recent months have shot dead a local chief in northern Nigeria, a legislator said Saturday.

Suicide attackers assault UN office in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 02:10 PM PDT

Afghan policemen take positions after gunmen stormed a UN compound in Herat, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010. A suicide car bomber and three armed militants wearing explosives vests and burqas attacked a United Nations compound Saturday in western Afghanistan, but Afghan security forces killed the attackers and no U.N. employees were harmed, officials said. (AP Photo/Reza Shirmohammadi)AP - A suicide car bomber and three armed militants wearing explosives vests and dressed as women attacked a United Nations compound Saturday in western Afghanistan, but Afghan security forces killed the attackers and no U.N. employees were harmed, officials said.

E.Timor leader defends pardon for rebels after UN criticism (AFP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 11:43 AM PDT

East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta, pictured in September 2010, on Saturday defended his decision to pardon rebels in the tiny nation following criticism by a UN envoy.(AFP/File/Don Emmert)AFP - East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta on Saturday defended his decision to pardon rebels in the tiny nation following criticism by a UN envoy.

Jon Stewart's 'Rally to Restore Sanity' goes global, sparking events all the way to Mt. Everest (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 22 Oct 2010 02:01 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Jon Stewart's "Rally to Restore Sanity" has gone global, sparking sister rallies from Tel Aviv to Mt. Everest Base Camp on Oct. 30, the same day that Mr. Stewart will convene a gathering of like-minded cohorts on the Washington Mall.

Amid China's Economic Boom, Philanthropy Still Lags (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 08:10 AM PDT

Time.com - Though China's number of billionaires is second only to the U.S., for most Chinese people, the idea of charity seems detached from their daily lives

African Govts Urged to Invest in Social Protection (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 23 Oct 2010 03:20 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - WINDHOEK, Oct 23 (IPS) - Allocating just one percent of GDP to social protection could make a massive difference to the lives of the continent’s poorest children.

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