2010年12月7日星期二

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China hits back at criticism over North Korea (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:43 PM PST

South Korean marines look out from a truck on Yeonpyeong Island, near the western maritime border between the two Koreas December 6, 2010. REUTERS/Kim Hyun-tae/YonhapReuters - China hit back at the United States and its Asian allies on Tuesday for their refusal to talk to North Korea, saying dialogue was the only way to calm escalating tension on the divided Korean peninsula.

Pentagon says winning battle for Afghan town Marjah (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 03:29 PM PST

Reuters - The battle to secure the Afghan town of Marjah is "essentially over," a top U.S. commander said on Tuesday, almost a year after NATO forces promised a quick victory in the former Taliban stronghold.

WikiLeaks founder Assange refused bail by UK court (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 12:54 PM PST

The founder of the Wikileaks website, Julian Assange arriving to address the media in October 2010 in London. Australian diplomats will support Assange, Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd vowed Wednesday, even after Assange accused Canberra of Reuters - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has angered U.S. authorities by publishing secret diplomatic cables, was remanded in custody by a British court on Tuesday over allegations of sex crimes in Sweden.

U.S. drops push for Israel settlement freeze (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 03:16 PM PST

Marcus Stephen, President of the Republic of Nauru, smiles as he attends the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Cancun, Mexico, Tuesday, Dec. 7. (AP Photo/Israel Leal)Reuters - The United States on Tuesday abandoned its effort to persuade Israel to freeze construction of Jewish settlements, officials said, dealing a blow to efforts to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

U.N.'s Ban urges climate deal, short of perfect (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 05:48 PM PST

Environmental activists from different organizations demonstrate outside the Pitaya Cancun Messe, where climate talks are taking place in Cancun, December 7, 2010. REUTERS/Jorge SilvaReuters - Saying the health of the planet is at stake, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged 190 nations meeting in Mexico on Tuesday to agree to steps to fight climate change without holding out for a perfect deal.

Talks on Iran's Nuclear Program Produce ... More Talks (Time.com)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 03:40 PM PST

Time.com - After two days of talks between Tehran and major Western powers, aimedat getting Iran to abandon its uranium enrichment program, the resultis more talks. But maybe this is progress

WikiLeaks chief Assange behind bars in Britain (AFP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:56 PM PST

A demonstrator wears a mask depicting the face of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange during a protest over his arrest, outside the City of Westminster Magistrates' Court in central London. Assange was refused bail Tuesday by a British judge over claims of sex crimes in Sweden, dealing a fresh blow to the website which vowed to stay online and reveal more US secrets.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange was refused bail Tuesday by a British judge over claims of sex crimes in Sweden, dealing a fresh blow to the website which vowed to stay online and reveal more US secrets.

Israel claims WikiLeaks distracts US from Mideast (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 01:15 PM PST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks during a ceremony in honor of foreign rescue teams for their help in fighting the wildfires at the Carmel forest in northern Israel, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010. Israel was forced to appeal to other countries to send planes and material to put out the fire which burned a 20-square-mile (50-square-kilometer) area in the Carmel forest, a popular nature spot on Haifa's outskirts. The fire was brought under control late Sunday, and further weakened Monday after overnight rains. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AP - Israel's defense minister claimed Tuesday that the WikiLeaks crisis was distracting Washington from efforts to restart Mideast peace talks. But the U.S. denied those efforts were on hold and countered sharply that perhaps Israel was distracted by fighting a wildfire.

US officials met with alleged boy hitman in Mexico (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:29 PM PST

Soldiers escort a 14-year-old known as 'El Ponchis' who is suspected of working as a killer for a drug cartel, in the city of Cuernavaca, Mexico, Friday Dec. 3, 2010. The youth, who was captured late Thursday at the airport in Cuernavaca with his 16-year-old sister as they were trying to catch a flight to Tijuana and flee the country to San Diego, is accused of participating in four beheadings for a Mexican drug cartel and will be tried under a state juvenile law and will receive only three years in prison if convicted, a judge said Sunday. (AP Photo/Antonio Sierra)AP - U.S. Embassy officials met with Mexico's alleged child assassin to check on his welfare and provide him with information on a lawyer in the case that he is an American, a spokesman said Tuesday.

UN, African leaders call on Gbagbo to step down (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 05:37 PM PST

A supporters of Ivory Coast opposition leader Alassane Ouattara react by throwing maize on a fire in the city of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Monday, Dec. 6, 2010. International mediators tried to intervene Sunday in Ivory Coast's growing political crisis after both candidates in the disputed election said they were now president, raising fears the country could again be divided in two. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)AP - The top U.N. envoy in Ivory Coast told the Security Council on Tuesday that there was "only one winner" of the recent presidential election — and it's not the incumbent Laurent Gbagbo.

US sends top officials to China over NKorea (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 06:08 PM PST

AP - The Obama administration is sending its No. 2 diplomat and three other top officials to China next week for talks on North Korea as Washington presses a reluctant Beijing to do more to rein in Pyongyang.

Watchdog blasts security at Toronto G20 summit (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:02 PM PST

Reuters - Special security powers secretly given to Canadian police for last summer's G20 summit in Toronto were probably illegal and unconstitutional, a provincial government watchdog said on Tuesday.

Australian leader backs off WikiLeaks comment (AP)

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 08:36 PM PST

WikiLeaks web page featuring its founder Julian Assange. A Swedish prosecutor handling rape allegations against Assange has dismissed suggestions from one of his lawyers that the case might be politically motivated.(AFP/File/Thomas Coex)AP - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has backed away from an earlier comment that posting secret U.S. government documents on the WikiLeaks website was illegal.

Will WikiLeaks' Julian Assange, now arrested, take the 'nuclear' option? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 10:44 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Now that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested, will he unleash his "thermonuclear device?"

Nobel Winner Liu: Ceremony No-Show Puts Spotlight on China (Time.com)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 03:40 PM PST

Time.com - By not allowing Liu Xioabo, this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, to accept his award, the Chinese government is highlighting the very problem he has been fighting

Russia rights groups get help from unlikely champion: Microsoft (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 10:16 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Embattled Russian civil society activists were full of rare praise for Microsoft today, which has stepped in to protect nongovernmental groups (NGOs) and independent journalists who experience official harassment.

The DREAM Act - Shrinking Towards Reality (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 06:59 AM PST

OneWorld.net - SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 6 (New America Media) - As it inches forward in Congress, the DREAM Act has grown more restrictive.

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