2010年11月12日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World News


Rumors swirl in Myanmar over Suu Kyi release (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 09:38 AM PST

Security personnel man a check point near the home of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, currently under house arrest near Yangon November 12, 2010. The house arrest of Myanmar's Suu Kyi is due to expire on Saturday, but the country's reclusive military rulers have given no indication about whether or not the long-time campaigner for democracy will be freed. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunReuters - Rumor and speculation about the imminent release of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi swept across Myanmar on Friday but there was no word from the country's secretive military rulers about whether she would be freed.


U.N. council gets Sudan report that infuriated China (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 02:20 PM PST

Sudan's Minister of Defence Abdel Rahim Mohamed Hussein talks to South's minister for the SPLA (the southern army) Nhial Deng Nhial after a joint news conference at the Ministry of Defence headquarters in Khartoum November 11, 2010. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin AbdallahReuters - After weeks of delays due to Chinese objections, the U.N. Security Council on Friday received a report on violations of the arms embargo in Sudan's western Darfur region that infuriated Beijing.


Some 200,000 at risk of cholera in Haiti, U.N. says (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 12:03 PM PST

A Haitian resident suffering from cholera waits for help on a street at the slum of Cite-Soleil in Port-au-Prince November 10, 2010. REUTERS/St-Felix EvensReuters - Up to 200,000 Haitians could contract cholera as the outbreak which has already killed 800 is set to spread across the battered Caribbean nation of nearly 10 million, the United Nations said on Friday.


Russia's spies must learn from betrayal: Medvedev (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 11:59 AM PST

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo, for the APEC Summit in Yokohama, November 12, 2010. REUTERS/Toru HanaiReuters - President Dmitry Medvedev told Russia's once mighty spy agency on Friday to put its house in order after a senior spymaster betrayed a network of agents to the United States.


Nigeria will report Iran if arms broke U.N. sanctions (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 02:45 PM PST

Reuters - Nigeria will report Iran to the U.N. Security Council if it finds any evidence that an illegal arms shipment it seized two weeks ago violated U.N. sanctions, Nigerian Foreign Minister Odein Ajumogobia said on Friday.

Can China Tap the Brake on Growth? (Time.com)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 02:10 PM PST

Time.com - China's Challenge: Tapping the Brake on Growth

Britain launches fresh drive on tax havens (AFP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 04:43 PM PST

Britain is holding talks aimed at striking deals with three more countries where its residents deposit money in banks in a bid to avoid paying tax, finance minister George Osborne, pictured here on October 2010, said Saturday.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - Britain is holding talks aimed at striking deals with three more countries where its residents deposit money in banks in a bid to avoid paying tax, finance minister George Osborne said Saturday.


Obama lauds 'inclusive' Iraq govt amid frictions (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 03:47 PM PST

Members of his Sunni-backed coalition are seen as they walk out of of Iraq's parliament session in a protest before a vote on the presidency in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - President Barack Obama praised Iraqi moves to form an "inclusive" government on Friday, but the two-day-old deal was already looking fragile after Sunni lawmakers walked out of parliament, clouding the possibilities for working with Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.


Mexico prison population surges amid drug war (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 05:04 PM PST

A seized ring made of yellow gold and a 12.25 carat yellow diamond is shown in a plastic bag at the government office for seized property in Mexico City, Friday Nov. 12, 2010. Mexico's government will auction property allegedly seized from drug dealers and criminals, including this ring. (AP Photo/Miguel Tovar)AP - Mexico's federal prison population has more than doubled in recent years amid the crackdown on drug cartels and the overcrowded system needs to be revamped to prevent violence, the country's top policeman said Friday.


Tight race in Guinea run-off as full results delayed (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 04:12 PM PST

Reuters - Guinea's former premier Cellou Dalein Diallo maintained a small lead over rival Alpha Conde in results published Friday of just over half the votes cast in the West African country's presidential election.

Obama seeks more market access, jobs for Americans (AP)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 05:18 PM PST

US President Barack Obama gestures after delivering remarks to the CEO Business Summit at the APEC summit in Yokohama, Japan, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President Barack Obama appealed to Asian leaders Saturday for greater access to fast-growing markets, proclaiming "the United States is here to stay" and its prosperity is tied inextricably to the fate of its Pacific trading partners.


When a Twitter Post Can Land You in Court (Time.com)

Posted: 12 Nov 2010 02:10 PM PST

Time.com - In two separate instances, throwaway comments posted on Twitter have led to arrests in Britain. As more users share their private thoughts online, will more Twitterers find themselves in the big house?
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