2011年1月5日星期三

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North Korea wants talks, U.S. wants end to provocations (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 02:58 PM PST

Anti-war activists hold a news conference demanding peace on the Korean peninsula, in front of the Foreign Ministry's main office in Seoul January 5, 2011. REUTERS/Truth LeemReuters - North Korea called on Wednesday for unconditional talks with the South but the United States suggested it must first stop provoking its neighbor, recommit to a 2005 nuclear pact and take responsibility for recent attacks.


Australia floods cause "catastrophic" damage (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 05:40 AM PST

A woman uses her mobile phone as she sits in the stairs of her house partially submerged in floodwaters in Rockhampton, Queensland, January 4, 2011. Floodwaters eased in Australia's major coal mining region on Tuesday, allowing some mines to slowly resume production although most remained idle, as devastating floods affect some 200,000 people and force towns to be evacuated. REUTERS/Daniel MunozReuters - Australia's record floods are causing catastrophic damage to infrastructure in the state of Queensland and have forced 75 percent of its coal mines, which fuel Asia's steel mills, to grind to a halt, Queensland's premier said on Wednesday.


Pakistan governor buried, clerics warn against grief (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 10:47 AM PST

Supporters of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) grieve outside a hospital where the body of the governor of Punjab province Salman Taseer was taken to after he was shot in Islamabad January 4, 2011. REUTERS/Faisal MahmoodReuters - A politician gunned down over his opposition to Pakistan's blasphemy laws was buried on Wednesday after a murder likely to cow further those pushing for a more liberal and secular vision of Pakistani society.


Relief agency slams Haiti quake recovery "quagmire" (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 04:04 PM PST

Reuters - Reconstruction has barely begun in Haiti a year after its catastrophic earthquake, a leading international charity said on Wednesday in a report sharply critical of a recovery commission led by former President Bill Clinton.

U.N. seeks more troops for Ivory Coast (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 01:26 PM PST

Ivory coast's presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara (L) speaks with Benin's President Boni Yayi after a meeting at Golf Hotel in Abidjan January 3, 2011. REUTERS/ Thierry GouegnonReuters - The United Nations wants between 1,000 and 2,000 additional peacekeepers for Ivory Coast as the world body presses incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo to step down after a disputed election.


After Taseer Assassination: Some Muslims Refuse to Mourn (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 01:30 PM PST

Time.com - As Punjab's slain governor Salmaan Taseer is buried, Islamic conservatives are asking the faithful not to mourn -- alarming Pakistan's Christians and other minorities

7/7 hero jailed over £100 mln drug ring (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 04:10 PM PST

A view of the Number 30 double-decker bus is seen in Tavistock Square in central London July 8, 2005. A firefighter who rescued victims of the 2005 London bombings has been jailed for 14 years for his role in a huge cocaine-smuggling ring in Britain, officials revealed Wednesday.(AFP/POOL/File/Dylan Martinez)AFP - A firefighter who rescued victims of the 2005 London bombings has been jailed for 14 years for his role in a huge cocaine-smuggling ring in Britain, officials revealed Wednesday.


Angry crowd forces Israeli PM to halt speech (AP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 01:27 PM PST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, gestures, as security officers gather around Danny Rosen, center, life-partner of Haifa police chief Ahuva Tomer who was killed in last month's massive Carmel forest fire, after he interrupted the official ceremony for the fire victims, in Kibbutz Beit Oren, northern Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. Angry relatives forced Netanyahu to stop his speech at a ceremony honoring 42 Israelis killed in a huge forest fire last month. Family members shouted that he was responsible for the disaster. Others directed their anger at Interior Minister Eli Yishai, who was escorted out of the hall. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, Pool)AP - Angry relatives of 42 Israelis killed in a huge forest fire last month forced Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop his speech Wednesday at a ceremony honoring the dead.


Teen gunmen shoot it out with Mexican police (AP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 04:51 PM PST

Weapons and drugs are displayed during a presentation for the media in Tijuana, Mexico, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. According to the army, weapons and drugs were seized and Jesus Israel de la Cruz, aka 'el Tomate', an alleged member of the Sinaloa drug cartel, was detained during a conjoined operation with police in Tijuana on Tuesday.  (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)AP - A gang of three 15-year-olds and two 17-year-olds have been caught after engaging in a running shootout with federal police in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez.


U.S. envoy to Libya ensnared in WikiLeaks uproar (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 02:37 PM PST

Reuters - The U.S. ambassador to Libya has found his job in limbo after revelations in U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks drew complaints from the government of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Turkish Airlines hijack attempt foiled by passengers: TV (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 04:54 PM PST

A Turkish Airlines' passenger jet takes off in 2010. A Turkish passenger on a Turkish Airlines flight from Oslo to Istanbul tried to hijack the plane before being overpowered by other passengers Wednesday, security sources said quoted by Turkish media.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - A Turkish passenger on a Turkish Airlines flight from Oslo to Istanbul tried to hijack the plane before being overpowered by other passengers Wednesday, security sources said quoted by Turkish media.


Australian navy thwarts pirate attack on British ship (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 04:27 PM PST

Australian Naval keep watch on board the Australian frigate HMAS Melbourne in 2003. Australia's navy scared off pirates who boarded a British tanker in the Arabian sea, the defence department said.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - Australia's navy scared off pirates who boarded a British tanker in the Arabian sea, the defence department said.


Want a new car in Beijing? Sorry, there's just too much traffic. (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 06:41 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Li Wen’s Citroen car showroom was silent and deserted Wednesday, save for clumps of bored salesmen in red and blue anoraks with nothing to do.

Singer Gerry Rafferty Dies at 63 (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 01:30 PM PST

Time.com - The Scottish singer-songwriter has died at the age of 63 after suffering from a long illness

Suicide of Iran Shah's son, Alireza Pahlavi, caps life of sorrow in exile (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 05 Jan 2011 03:47 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The youngest son of the late shah of Iran, once second in line to the throne, took his own life on Tuesday in Boston. The suicide of Alireza Pahlavi is the latest tragic event to befall the former Persian royal family, which has sought relevance during a generation in exile outside Iran.

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