2011年2月9日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World News


Indonesia to boost rice stocks amid global food fears (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 01:43 PM PST

A farmer works in a paddy field in Subang, Indonesia's West Java province, January 20, 2011. REUTERS/BeawihartaReuters - Indonesia ordered hefty rice imports on Wednesday to boost stocks by a third in the latest sign that governments concerned about rising food prices and dwindling supplies are rushing into the market and could drive inflation even higher.


Colombia's FARC rebels free politician (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:06 PM PST

Colombian politician Marcos Baquero (C) walks with his family upon his arrival at Villavicencio Airport February 9, 2011. REUTERS/Jose Miguel GomezReuters - Colombia's FARC rebels released a kidnapped local politician on Wednesday, the first of five hostages they plan to free in the next week.


Aristide return not helpful before Haiti vote says U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 02:41 PM PST

A resident shouts slogans and holds a poster of ousted President Jean Bertrand Aristide while taking part in a protest in Port-au-Prince May 10, 2010. REUTERS/ St-Felix EvensReuters - The United States fears a possible return home to Haiti by exiled former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide before a deciding presidential election next month would be an "unfortunate distraction" and potentially divisive, the State Department said on Wednesday.


Mexico pipeline thieves trigger big fuel spill (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 03:43 PM PST

Reuters - Thieves tapping into a Mexican fuel pipeline triggered a large diesel fuel spill south of the border city of Tijuana in Baja California state on Wednesday, authorities said.

Risk to Witnesses Stalls Kosovo's Organ-Trafficking Probe (Time.com)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 11:30 AM PST

Time.com - Kosovo has launched an investigation into allegations that its top brass killed prisoners to sell their organs. But with no witnesses coming forward, it's stalled before it's even started

West Ham win battle for Olympic arena: reports (AFP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:41 PM PST

The Olympic Stadium is pictured through a bus window as it drives through the Olympic Park in Stratford in January 2011. English Premier League strugglers West Ham have won the support of Olympic bosses in their bid to use London's 2012 stadium after next year's games, it was reported late Wednesday.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - English Premier League strugglers West Ham have won the support of Olympic bosses in their bid to use London's 2012 stadium after next year's games, it was reported late Wednesday.


Strikes in Egypt add to pressure from protests (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 05:00 PM PST

Anti-government protestors hold candles as they walk past Egyptian Army tanks and armored vehicles at Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011. Protesters appear to have settled in for a long standoff, turning Tahrir Square into a makeshift village with tens of thousands coming every day, with some sleeping in tents made of blankets and plastic sheeting. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)AP - Thousands of workers went on strike Wednesday across Egypt, adding a new dimension to the uprising as public rage turned to the vast wealth President Hosni Mubarak's family reportedly amassed while close to half the country struggled near the poverty line.


Prison time cut for al-Qaida cook at Guantanamo (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 05:02 PM PST

Photo reviewed by US military officials shows the Gauntanamo Bay Camp VI detention facility in Guantanamo. The AP - The Pentagon has reduced the sentence of an al-Qaida cook convicted at a war crimes tribunal at Guantanamo under a plea deal.


White House: Basic citizen demands unmet by Egypt (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:59 PM PST

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs briefs reporters at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - The White House on Wednesday warned Egypt's leaders to expect unrelenting protests unless they start to show real reforms and a transition to a freer society, dismissing governmental concessions so far as not having met even the minimum threshold of what people want.


NKorea says no more military talks with SKorea (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 05:06 PM PST

In this photo released by the Defense Ministry, North Korean Army Col. Ri Sun Gyun, right, shakes hands with South Korean counterpart Col. Moon Sang-gyun upon his arrival for their military meeting at the south side of the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone (DMZ) that separates the two Koreas since the Korean War, north of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011.  South Korea agreed Wednesday to hold talks with North Korea on humanitarian issues between the rivals, as military officers from both sides met at the border for a second straight day to try to end tensions on the peninsula. (AP Photo/Defense Ministry)AP - North Korea says it will not hold further military talks with South Korea, accusing Seoul of lacking serious intent to improve relations.


PetroChina pays $5.4 billion for Canadian gas assets (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:35 PM PST

Reuters - Encana Corp will sell half of a prolific Canadian shale gas project to PetroChina for C$5.4 billion ($5.4 billion), marking the largest Chinese investment yet in a foreign natural gas asset.

Australia PM introduces disaster tax to Parliament (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 04:19 PM PST

AP - Australia's prime minister has introduced tax legislation to Parliament that would raise $1.8 billion to help pay for record storm and flood damage across the country's east.

Italian prosecutors push for speedy trial in Berlusconi prostitution case (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 10:09 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Italy faces the extraordinary prospect of seeing its prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi, standing in the dock on charges of paying for sex with an underage prostitute, after prosecutors Wednesday called for the 74-year-old billionaire to be sent immediately to trial.

No Need for Glasses: Royal Wedding Won't Be Broadcast in 3D After All (Time.com)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 11:30 AM PST

Time.com - Looks like the only way to see Kate and William in three dimensions is to head to Westminster Abbey on the wedding day

Springtime in Bulgaria – time to parade in animal skins (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 09:24 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Beginning with the winter solstice and continuing until the spring equinox, villagers in rural Bulgaria dress in animal skins, horned masks, and belts of heavy antique bells and march through the streets, accompanied by folk dancers and musicians.

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