2011年1月15日星期六

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Tunisia plans unity government to quell violence (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 04:42 PM PST

Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled the country on Friday amid a wave of deadly social protests in a dramatic end to his 23 years in power that is unprecedented for a leader in the Arab world. Duration: 01:49(AFPTV)Reuters - Tunisia's new leadership moved to form a coalition government to gain the upper hand over violent looters and quell arson and shooting that broke out after President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali was ousted by protests.


South Sudan ends independence vote, awaits statehood (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 08:14 AM PST

A poll worker sits next to ballot boxes just before the closing of a polling station in Juba, south Sudan January 15, 2011.REUTERS/Goran TomasevicReuters - South Sudan's polling centers closed their doors on Saturday after a week-long vote on independence from the north that could end a vicious cycle of civil war with the creation of the world's newest state.


Venezuela's Chavez may cut short decree rule (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 03:15 PM PST

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez pauses during his weekly broadcast Reuters - Denying he was a dictator, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez offered on Saturday to give up much-criticized decree powers a year ahead of schedule if post-flood emergency measures were implemented quickly.


Many still missing in Brazil floods (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 03:01 PM PST

Rescue workers walk through a forest to search for victims after a landslide in Teresopolis January 15, 2011. decades. REUTERS/Bruno DomingosReuters - Dozens of flood survivors desperate for news of missing relatives lined up outside a morgue in the town of Teresopolis on Saturday as criticism grew of authorities' response to one of Brazil's worst natural disasters which has killed nearly 600 people.


Clashes in Athens over anti-migrant fence (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 09:41 AM PST

Far-right protesters shout slogans as they hold Greek national flags on the steps of Agios Panteleimonas church during a rally in Athens January 15, REUTERS/StringerReuters - Far-right protesters threw stones at a pro-migrant march in Athens on Saturday before being dispersed by bursts of teargas, police said, in the latest sign of tension over the capital's growing immigrant population.


Dakar 2011: Chile, Argentina and the Most Dangerous Race (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 01:30 PM PST

Time.com - For the third year running, the grueling rally is taking place in South America. It is so lucrative that Peru, Bolivia and Brazil want in.

Mancini hails Tevez magic after City thriller (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 05:38 PM PST

Manchester City's manager Roberto Mancini has hailed unsettled captain Carlos Tevez after his brace helped the squad move to the top of the Premier League.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini hailed unsettled captain Carlos Tevez after his brace helped City move to the top of the Premier League.


Mideast asks after Tunisian riots: Where next? (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 02:40 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2011 file photo, protesters chant slogans against President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in Tunis. The stunning collapse of Tunisia's long-ruling president brought cheers from the streets and a flood of messages on Middle East websites Saturday with one overriding question: Could it happen next in Egypt or other iron-fist regimes in the region? (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)AP - The stunning collapse of Tunisia's long-ruling president brought cheers from the streets and a flood of messages on Middle East websites Saturday with one overriding question: Could it happen next in Egypt or other iron-fist regimes in the region?


Brazil slide survivors left to fend on own (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 04:09 PM PST

A car sits atop debris at a damaged street after landslides in Nova Friburgo, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011. Survivors of mudslides that killed more than 500 people are growing frustrated, saying Brazil's government has fallen short in rescuing victims still stranded on remote hillsides and finding the bodies of the dead. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP - Pointing at the cliff of crumbling red clay, Renato Motta de Lima described a landscape that now existed only in memory: here, his grandmother's house; there, the church; below, a banana grove and the home of an aunt, uncle and the shy teenager who was his cousin.


Count underway to decide if south Sudan secedes (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 05:58 PM PST

Polling officials count ballots in Juba on January 15, 2011. The marathon task of counting the ballot in south Sudan's independence referendum is underway after the week-long polling on partitioning Africa's largest nation closed.(AFP/Roberto Schmidt)AFP - The marathon task of counting the ballot in south Sudan's independence referendum was underway on Sunday after the week-long polling on partitioning Africa's largest nation closed.


Vettori leads New Zealand out of trouble (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 04:42 PM PST

Daniel Vettori of New Zealand plays a shot on day one of the second Test match between New Zealand and Pakistan at the Basin Reserve in Wellington. Vettori and Reece Young produced a 138-run salvage operation for New Zealand as they went to lunch on Sunday at 319 for seven on the second day of the second Test against Pakistan.(AFP/John Cowpland)AFP - Daniel Vettori and Reece Young produced a 138-run salvage operation for New Zealand as they went to lunch on Sunday at 319 for seven on the second day of the second Test against Pakistan.


Soaked Australia focuses on flood clean-up (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 03:55 PM PST

Local residents clear away the mud from their flooded home in Brisbane, Australia, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011. Parts of Brisbane reopened as deadly floodwaters that had swamped entire neighborhoods recede, revealing streets and thousands of homes covered in a thick layer of putrid sludge. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)AP - Some Australian communities remained isolated by floodwaters and others braced for a new river peak Sunday as the nation's third-largest city struggled to clean up the putrid sludge left behind by the receding Brisbane River.


Tunisian protests shake one of the most repressive Arab regimes (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 01:14 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Unprecedented protests in Tunisia have deeply shaken one of the Middle East’s most repressive regimes, forcing the president that ruled Tunisia for 23 years to step down.

Amid Celebrations and Curfews, Tunisians Trust in the Army (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 01:30 PM PST

Time.com - Ben Ali loyalists in the security police still threaten but Tunisia seems to be hoping that the military will guide the country away from chronic dictatorship

Tunisian protesters notch historic victory, but face uncertain future (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 04:46 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali fled the country Friday, his rule toppled by a popular uprising that marked a historic victory for the people of Tunisia and a severe warning for other autocracies in the region.

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