2011年1月20日星期四

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Tunisia sets three-day mourning for protest victims (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 05:46 PM PST

A soldier pushes back a protester as shots are fired in the air in front of the headquarters of the Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD) party of ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali during a demonstration in downtown Tunis, January 20, 2011. REUTERS/Finbarr O'ReillyReuters - Tunisia observes three days of national mourning from Friday for the dozens of people killed during protests before and after the ouster of former president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, state television said.


Korea breakthrough as Seoul agrees to talks with North (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 03:13 PM PST

A North Korean soldier on the northern side of the truce village of Panmunjom looks south in the demilitarised zone that separates North Korea from South Korea in Paju, north of Seoul January 19, 2011. REUTERS/Lee Jae-WonReuters - South Korea agreed on Thursday to a North Korean offer of high-level military talks, a major breakthrough in the crisis on the peninsula that improves the prospect of renewed aid-for-disarmament negotiations.


Iran nuclear talks begin, expectations low (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 04:21 PM PST

A general view of the heavy water facility at Arak, Iran. The United States said Thursday it wants a Reuters - Six world powers will try to persuade Iran to rein in its nuclear program at talks on Friday, with little expectation of a major breakthrough but hope they can at least agree on a process that will bring more talks.


Blair set for second grilling on Iraq War (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 04:28 PM PST

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair attend a mass officiated by Pope Benedict XVI in Westminster Cathedral, in central London, September 18, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - Former Prime Minister Tony Blair will appear Friday before an inquiry into the Iraq War for a second public grilling to clarify earlier evidence detailing his reasons for joining the controversial invasion.


U.S. resumes deportations to quake-ravaged Haiti (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 04:55 PM PST

A Haitian walks next to graffiti on the fence of the national palace in Port-au-Prince, January 20, 2011. REUTERS/Eduardo MunozReuters - The United States resumed the deportation of Haitians on Thursday for the first time since the devastating earthquake that struck the poor Caribbean nation last year.


Bouazizi: The Man Who Set Himself and Tunisia on Fire (Time.com)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 05:35 PM PST

Time.com - His self-immolation is being emulated elsewhere in the Arab world but without the same effect in Tunisia. Yet the conditions he was protesting remain.

Belarus leader to take office after flawed poll (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 04:25 PM PST

Reuters - Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko will be sworn in on Friday in a ceremony boycotted by Western envoys after being re-elected last month in what the opposition and international monitors said was a rigged vote.

Palestinians defy US with Security Council request (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 12:23 PM PST

Palestinian demonstrators set a model of a Jewish settlement on fire before a protest against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Nilin near Ramallah, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011. Arabic on cardboard structure reads 'No and a 1000 (times) no for the settlements' top, and 'The settlements should stop', bottom. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)AP - The Palestinian request to have the U.N. Security Council condemn Israeli settlements looks at first like another declarative gambit that changes little on the ground.


Baby Doc slips out of Haiti hotel to private home (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 06:04 PM PST

Former dictator Jean-Claude 'Baby Doc' Duvalier, left, and his longtime companion Veronique Roy, are seen on the balcony of a room at the Karibe hotel in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday Jan. 20, 2011. Duvalier returned Sunday to Haiti after nearly 25 years in exile, a move that comes as his country struggles with a political crisis and the stalled effort to recover from last year's devastating earthquake. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - Former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier slipped out the back of his hotel Thursday and was driven to a private home on a mountain above Haiti's capital, in the latest unexpected twist in his surprise return to the country that kicked hdim out nearly 25 years ago.


Tunisia's Islamists eye place in politics (AP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 02:52 PM PST

Protestors shout slogans in front of the RCD party office after the sign bearing its name was dismantled, in Tunis, Thursday, Jan. 20. 2011. The Constitutional Democratic Rally, RCD, party was founded by ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who fled to Saudi Arabia on Friday after 23 years in power. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)AP - For decades, Tunisians espousing political Islam were banned, jailed and forced underground by their country's autocratic regime.


Troicki pull-out hands Djokovic Australian Open win (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 05:54 PM PST

Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns against compatriot Victor Troicki before Troicki retired from their round three men's singles match on the fifth day of the Australian Open tournament in Melbourne, on January 21. Djokovic advanced to the fourth round after his Serbian Davis Cup teammate retired with a stomach strain after losing the first set.(AFP/Greg Wood)AFP - Third seed Novak Djokovic advanced to the fourth round of the Australian Open after his Serbian Davis Cup teammate Viktor Troicki retired with a stomach strain after losing the first set.


Canada budget officer doubtful on spending freeze (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 08:27 AM PST

Reuters - The federal government does not appear to be taking the steps needed to freeze departmental operating budgets as promised, the country's parliamentary budget officer said on Thursday.

Australia flags taxpayer levy to pay for floods (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 04:52 PM PST

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (centre), talks to local residents at the Yeronga State school evacuation centre, where homeless flood victims are housed, in Brisbane, on January 19. Gillard has raised the prospect of a one-off levy on taxpayers to pay for rebuilding after epic floods, as she refused to back away from bringing the budget to surplus.(AFP/File/Tertius Pickard)AFP - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has raised the prospect of a one-off levy on taxpayers to pay for rebuilding after epic floods, as she refused to back away from bringing the budget to surplus.


In town at center of Tunisia uprising, 23 years of repressed emotions burst forth (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 01:59 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The dusty provincial town where Tunisia’s revolution started doesn’t look like it’s accustomed to attention.

U.N. Resolution on Israeli Settlements Puts Obama in Bind (Time.com)

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 05:35 PM PST

Time.com - The U.S. wants to shield Israel from U.N. condemnation, but doing so could weaken Washington's role as the sole mediator of the Middle East peace process

Why 'Baby Doc' Jean-Claude Duvalier returned to Haiti: 5 theories (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:59 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier’s surprise return to Haiti after nearly 25 years has baffled observers and spurred dueling theories over why the former dictator returned now.

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