2010年10月27日星期三

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Indonesia's twin disasters kill more than 300 (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 07:35 AM PDT

A woman covers her baby as she runs from ash falling from an erupting volcano at Kaliurang village in Sleman, near Indonesia's ancient city of Yogyakarta, October 26, 2010. Mount Merapi erupted on Tuesday, prompting terrified villagers to flee and join the thousands already evacuated from its slopes, witnesses said. REUTERS/BeawihartaReuters - A tsunami and a volcanic eruption in Indonesia have killed more than 300 people with over 400 missing and tens of thousands displaced, authorities said on Wednesday.

Guantanamo convict's victim recalled as a hero (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 05:11 PM PDT

Reuters - Six days before a young Canadian lobbed a fatal grenade at a U.S. soldier, that soldier had run into a minefield and rescued two injured Afghan children, the U.S. war crimes tribunal at the Guantanamo Bay naval base learned on Wednesday.

Argentina's powerful ex-president Kirchner dies (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 03:44 PM PDT

UNASUR secretary general and former Argentina's President Nestor Kirchner arrives at Miraflores Palace in Caracas August 5, 2010, for a meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. REUTERS/Jorge SilvaReuters - Argentina's Nestor Kirchner, the president's powerful husband and a top contender to succeed her next year, died on Wednesday, lifting stock and bond prices but stoking uncertainty ahead of the election.

Mexican hitmen kill 15 in latest massacre (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 02:48 PM PDT

Members of forensic personnel work in a car wash where gunmen shot 15 people dead in Tepic, Nayarit. A gruesome drug war opposing dueling cartels is taking record numbers of victims in Mexico, where a third massacre in less than a week killed 15 recovering addicts working at a car wash Wednesday.(AFP)Reuters - Suspected drug hitmen shot dead 15 people at a car wash in western Mexico on Wednesday, the third massacre in just a few days, putting new pressure on President Felipe Calderon to stop the growing violence.

Sarkozy nears victory on pension bill as unrest wanes (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 12:35 PM PDT

French university students and striking workers attend a demonstration over pension reforms near the French Senate in Paris October 26, 2010. The placard reads Reuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy moved closer to victory in his showdown with unions over pension reform on Wednesday, with parliament giving its final approval to the bill and support waning for strikes and street marches.

Why is the E.U. Sending Armed Guards to Greece? (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 04:20 PM PDT

Time.com - As Greece struggles to cope with a flood of illegal immigrants across its border with Turkey, the European Union is for the first time sending its rapid-response force to help

Emir of Qatar meets Prince Charles on Britain visit (AFP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 04:29 PM PDT

Qatar's Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, makes a speech as his wife Sheikha Mozah (R), the Lord Mayor of London Nick Anstee (2-R) and the Duchess of Gloucester (L) listen, after a banquet held in his honour at the Guildhall in the City of London.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - The emir of Qatar met Prince Charles on Wednesday on the second day of a state visit to Britain aimed at strengthening ties and boosting trade between the countries.

Bin Laden warns France over Afghan war, veil ban (AP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 05:02 PM PDT

FILE - This image made from video broadcast on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2001 shows Osama bin Laden at an undisclosed location. Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden threatened in a new audio tape, posted on Al-Jazeera's website Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, to kill French citizens to avenge their country's support for the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan and a new law that will ban face-covering Muslim veils. The authenticity of the tape could not be immediately verified but the voice resembled that of the terrorist group leader on previous tapes determined to be genuine. (AP Photo/Al-Jazeera, File)AP - Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden threatens in a new audio tape to kill French citizens to avenge their country's support for the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan and a new law that will ban face-covering Muslim veils.

Woman in USVI murder trial says agent interfered (AP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 05:36 PM PDT

AP - The girlfriend of a man fatally shot by a U.S. federal agent on trial for murder verbally sparred with a defense lawyer for four hours Wednesday, again denying she requested the officer's help and saying she repeatedly asked the agent and other neighbors to keep out of her argument with the boyfriend that day.

Guinea election set for November 7 (AP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 03:52 PM PDT

AP - A decree read on state TV has announced that the delayed presidential run-off in Guinea has been rescheduled for Nov. 7.

Death toll in Indonesian tsunami, volcano tops 300 (AP)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 05:01 PM PDT

Police carry a recovered body in Muntei Baru Baru village on Indonesia's Mentawai islands October 27, 2010. A tsunami that pounded remote islands in western Indonesia following an earthquake off the coast of Sumatra killed more than 100 people, officials said on Tuesday, and hundreds more were missing. REUTERS/Disaster Management Agency/Handout (INDONESIA - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) QUALITY FROM SOURCE. 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 CLIENTSAP - The death toll from a tsunami and a volcano rose to more than 300 Wednesday as more victims of Indonesia's double disasters were found and an official said a warning system installed after a deadly ocean wave in 2004 had broken from a lack of maintenance.

Parliament defeats controversial mining bill (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 04:36 PM PDT

Reuters - Canadian lawmakers on Wednesday defeated a bill that would have raised the bar on human rights and environmental standards followed by Canadian mining companies working overseas.

China reaches out to tiny, resource-rich East Timor (AFP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 09:18 PM PDT

Construction work by a Chinese firm begins on the East Timor ministry of defence and military headquarters in Dili. Beijing has lavished millions of dollars on a new presidential palace, a cavernous foreign ministry worthy of a country twice East Timor's size, and a yet-to-be completed military headquarters.(AFP/File/Mario Jonny Dos Santos)AFP - A jade elephant rears majestically in the corner as patrons tuck into their burgers and fries at one of only three US-style fast-food joints in East Timor, all of which are Chinese owned and operated.

Mexican car wash massacre: Rehab centers latest target in drug war (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 02:47 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Three brutal Mexican massacres in less than a week have killed at least 41 people, with young people formerly involved in the drug trade making up the majority of the victims.

Can the E.U. Find a Way to Fix the Euro? (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 04:20 PM PDT

Time.com - As Europe's leaders meet in Brussels to try to tackle debt and deficit in the eurozone all agree that sanctions are the best tool for the job, but remain divided on how to use them

How Nestor Kirchner's passing alters Argentine politics (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 27 Oct 2010 12:41 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The sudden passing of former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner today from an apparent heart attack has stunned a nation now mourning a man who will be remembered for adeptly steering Argentina out of its economic meltdown of 2001-2002.

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