2010年12月14日星期二

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Berlusconi narrowly survives Italy confidence vote (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 12:06 PM PST

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi sits at the Senate in Rome December 13, 2010. Berlusconi faces confidence votes in parliament on Tuesday that could drive him from office or cement his reputation as one of the great survivors of Italian politics. REUTERS/Alessandro BianchiReuters - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi narrowly survived a no-confidence vote on Tuesday that left his center-right government clinging to power and provoked the most violent protests seen in Rome for years.

Assange back in jail as Sweden appeals bail (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 11:51 AM PST

Reuters - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a target of U.S. ire for releasing secret cables, returned to a London jail on Tuesday pending an appeal over a decision to free him on 200,000 pound ($317,400) bail for alleged sex crimes.

Khodorkovsky verdict tests Kremlin will for reform (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 03:47 PM PST

Jailed Russian former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky (C) and his business partner Platon Lebedev (R) stand behind a glass wall during a court session in Moscow November 2, 2010. REUTERS/Alexander NatruskinReuters - The verdict read out when jailed former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky appears in court on Wednesday facing a possible six extra years in prison will be a test of President Dmitry Medvedev's promises to reform Russia.

South Korea suspects North has more uranium sites (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 11:47 AM PST

Tourists look toward North Korea from an observation post, just south of the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas in Goseong, about 330 km (205 miles) northeast of Seoul December 14, 2010. REUTERS/Lee Jong-gun/Yonhap SOUTH KOREAReuters - South Korea said on Tuesday it suspects the North has been secretly enriching uranium at more locations besides its main nuclear site, which could mean it has more material for building nuclear bombs.

Greek anti-austerity strike to paralyze transport (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 04:24 PM PST

Reuters - Striking Greek workers will ground flights, shut down schools and paralyze public transport in a nationwide walkout Wednesday, the culmination of protests against austerity laws aimed at stemming a debt crisis.

India: Telecom Scandal Erupts with Tata-Chandrasekhar War (Time.com)

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 03:50 PM PST

Time.com - A public spat between Ratan Tata and MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar puts the spotlight on whose company may or may not have benefited during the 2008 allocation of India's mobile-phone spectrum

'Do or die' for Europa League holders Atletico (AFP)

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 05:16 PM PST

File photo of Atletico Madrid's Sergio Leonel, who was on target twice as Atletico won 2-0 against Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday, sending them up to sixth in La Liga, and assistant coach Fran Escriba insists morale is good ahead of the trip to Germany.(AFP/Scanpix/File/Kallestad, Gorm)AFP - Holders Atletico Madrid are one of several high-profile sides whose continued participation in this season's Europa League will be at stake when the group phase concludes on Wednesday and Thursday.

Sunni-backed politician to join Iraqi government (AP)

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 04:05 PM PST

In this Saturday, June 19, 2010 file picture former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi speaks to reporters in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, June 19, 2010. The head of a Sunni-backed political party will join the Shiite-led government being assembled by his top rival, a spokeswoman said Tuesday, clearing a final hurdle to end months of tortuous, postelection dealmaking.Former Premier Ayad Allawi had held out for months, insisting that he or one of his allies should be the next prime minister since his secular Iraqiya party narrowly won more seats than any other alliance in the March parliamentary election. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban/File)AP - The head of a Sunni-backed political party will join the Shiite-led government being assembled by his top rival, a spokeswoman said Tuesday, clearing a final hurdle to end months of tortuous, postelection dealmaking.

Chavez seeks power to rule by decree for 1 year (AP)

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 05:01 PM PST

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez carries a baby as he waits for the arrival of Ecuador's President Rafael Correa at the Fort Tiuna military base in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010. Correa comes to Venezuela for a one-day visit. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez asked congress Tuesday to grant him special powers to enact laws by decree for one year, just before a new legislature takes office with a larger contingent of opposition lawmakers.

Libya's Gaddafi proposes 1 million-strong African army (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 02:21 PM PST

Reuters - African nations should join forces to create a one-million-strong army to protect the continent and confront outsiders like NATO and China, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said on Tuesday.

Japan business confidence hit by high yen (AFP)

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 05:22 PM PST

Workers are seen here at a subsidiary of Hitachi Appliances, in the town of Ohira in Tochigi prefecture, some 80 kms north of Tokyo. Japanese business confidence has weakened for the first time in nearly two years, the Bank of Japan says, with the economy hit by a soaring yen and global economic uncertainty.(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura)AFP - Japanese business confidence has weakened for the first time in nearly two years, the Bank of Japan says, with the economy hit by a soaring yen and global economic uncertainty.

Canadian military aids in rescue of stranded drivers (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 01:59 PM PST

Reuters - Canadian military aircraft helped on Tuesday to rescue hundreds of motorists stranded by an unusually fierce winter storm that closed a key transport link in southwestern Ontario.

Mining giant Xstrata in new tax clash in Australia (AFP)

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 01:26 AM PST

A truck is loaded with high grade iron ore in Western Australia's Pilbara region. Australian premier Julia Gillard called a truce with major mining firms by watering down a tax so that it applied only to coal and iron-ore profits and was levied at 30 rather than 40 percent.(AFP/HO/Rio Tinto/File/Christian Sprogoe)AFP - A controversial commodities tax that helped topple former Australian leader Kevin Rudd appeared in trouble Tuesday, with miner Xstrata accusing the government of backtracking on a key element.

Special Report: As ICC names suspect Kenyan leaders, records reveal talk of more ethnic cleansing (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 02:40 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - When Luis Moreno Ocampo â€" the prosecutor for the International Criminal Court at The Hague, Netherlands â€" names six top Kenyans Wednesday accused of orchestrating mass violence in late 2007 and early 2008, Kenyan security forces around the country will be prepared for the worst.

Assange's Support: Mother, Many Australians Show Pride (Time.com)

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 03:50 PM PST

Time.com - Julian Assange's puppeteer mother Christine has made a public statement on behalf of her jailed son, and many Australians seem to support the WikiLeaks founder

Why one young Kenyan decided to kill for an ethnic militia (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 02:39 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Elijah doesn’t look like a killer. He has the small wiry frame of a marathon runner, which he is, and the intense stare of a man on the run, which he also is.

Climate Change: Emissions Punted to Durban, Breakthrough Seen on Forests (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 12 Dec 2010 12:05 PM PST

OneWorld.net - CANCUN, Dec 11 (IPS/TerraViva) - If success is measured by delaying difficult decisions, then the Cancun climate meeting succeeded by deferring crucial issues over financing and new targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the next Conference of the Parties meeting a year from now in Durban, South Africa.

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