2011年1月6日星期四

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Seoul rejects North Korea's talks offer as "propaganda" (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 01:29 PM PST

A South Korean army's AH-1S helicopter fires a missile during a live fire drill in Yangpyeong, east of Seoul, January 6, 2011. REUTERS/Han Sang-gyun/YonhapReuters - South Korea has dismissed a North Korean call for unconditional talks to ease tensions, saying on Thursday the offer was "propaganda" it does not take seriously.


Iraqis look to U.S. foe Sadr to help stabilize state (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 11:02 AM PST

Anti-U.S. Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr visits the Imam Ali shrine upon his return to Iraq, in Najaf, south of Baghdad, January 5, 2011. REUTERS/Handout by Sadr officeReuters - A mixture of euphoria and cautious hope greeted anti-U.S. Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Thursday, a day after his return to Iraq from exile, and many Iraqis looked to him to help stabilize their war-torn country.


Fear stalks Egypt's churches at Coptic Christmas (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 11:51 AM PST

Workers set up a ceremonial tent ahead of Coptic Orthodox mass in the main cathedral in Cairo January 5, 2011. REUTERS/Asmaa WaguihReuters - Egypt tightened security around churches on Thursday, the eve of Coptic Christmas, after a New Year's Day bombing killed up to 23 and sparked angry protests by Christians demanding more protection from Muslim militants.


Gates hopes to bolster U.S.-China military dialogue (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 04:05 PM PST

Reuters - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday he hoped to deepen U.S.-China military cooperation on issues like North Korea and Iran when he visits Beijing next week, which could help ease Pentagon concerns about Chinese military intentions.

Australia flood rebuilding may take years: recovery chief (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 05:14 PM PST

Reuters - Some infrastructure in Australia's flood-hit Queensland state could take years to rebuild, the head of the flood recovery taskforce, Major-General Mick Slater, said on Friday.

Pahlavi Suicide: Why Royal Family Still Haunts Iranians (Time.com)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 04:30 PM PST

Time.com - The suicide of the Shah's youngest son, Alireza Pahlavi, has reopened raw emotions for many Iranians all over the world. Why does the former royal family still fascinate them?

Jessie J tops BBC "Sound of 2011" pop poll (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 04:04 PM PST

Reuters - Singer-songwriter Jessie J won the BBC's Sound of 2011 poll on Friday, underlining her credentials as one of the next big things in British pop.

Egypt Christians mark mournful Christmas Eve Mass (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:39 PM PST

Coptic Pope Shenouda III, left, leads Christmas Eve Mass at the Coptic cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. Egyptian authorities put up a heavy security cordon around the Coptic cathedral in Cairo hours before Christmas Eve Mass, using bomb-sniffing dogs, metal detectors and officers to try to prevent another attack like the New Year's suicide bombing of a church in Alexandria that killed 21 people. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)AP - Egypt's Christians packed churches Thursday for mournful Christmas Eve Masses, weeping and donning black in place of colorful holiday clothes, under a heavy security cordon by police out of fear of another attack like the New Year's suicide bombing of a church that killed 21 people.


US releases Algerian prisoner from Guantanamo (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 04:14 PM PST

A view of Guatanamo Bay Camp VI in Guantanamo in 2010. US officials said Thursday an Algerian national who was held at Guantanamo and cleared of terror suspicions by a US judge more than a year ago was repatriated, despite his objections.(AFP/File/Virginie Montet)AP - The U.S. military said Thursday that it has sent a Guantanamo prisoner back to his native Algeria over the objections of his attorneys who said he feared being tortured in his homeland.


Ivory Coast election winner wants rival ousted (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 04:07 PM PST

Alassane Ouattara, in red tie, is watched over by armed guards as he walks with advisors and staff in the garden of the Golf Hotel in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. Ouattara, the man recognized as the winner of Ivory Coast's recent presidential election, called Thursday for special forces from West African nations to remove Ivory Coast's incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo in a commando operation.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)AP - The internationally recognized winner of Ivory Coast's presidential election is asking for special forces to launch a commando operation to remove the country's defiant sitting president who has refused to cede power five weeks after losing the vote.


Aussie media slam 'worst ever' team (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 04:41 PM PST

Australia's captain Michael Clarke walks off after being caught out by England wicketkeeper Matt Prior. Australian media Friday said their cricket team was the country's worst ever as they teetered on the brink of a third heavy defeat in the Ashes series against England.(AFP/Krystle Wright)AFP - Australian media Friday said their cricket team was the country's worst ever as they teetered on the brink of a third heavy defeat in the Ashes series against England.


Canada's economy seen losing some luster in 2011 (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 11:56 AM PST

Reuters - Canada's economy, which outperformed its Group of Seven peers through the financial crisis, is seen losing some of its shine this year, with growth slowing from 2010 and likely lagging the United States.

More rains for Australia's flooded northeast (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 01:12 PM PST

Deputy Mayor Rose Swadling (C) joins emergency personnel in evacuating flood affected residents around Rockhampton. More heavy rains were forecast for Australia's northeast Friday, threatening to worsen flooding after besieged Rockhampton cut supplies to AFP - More heavy rains were forecast for Australia's northeast Friday, threatening to worsen flooding after besieged Rockhampton cut supplies to "irresponsible" residents refusing to leave.


Israel giddy over new offshore gas find (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:24 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - For decades, Israelis searched for energy in vain. The promised land for oil and gas, most assumed, lay elsewhere in the Middle East.

The Afghan Diaries: The Long Blooding of the 1-22 Infantry (Time.com)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 04:30 PM PST

Time.com - A former U.S. Army captain recounts the wartime pedigree of his former unit through nearly a decade of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan

Sweden's icicle hotline keeps pedestrians on the hunt for the diciest ice (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:06 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - With freezing temperatures, frequent snows, and prevailing darkness, the Swedish winters can be difficult to endure. The season can also turn dangerous at the drop of an icicle.

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