2011年3月16日星期三

Yahoo! News: World News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World News


Gaddafi pummels rebels as war outpaces diplomacy (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 11:03 AM PDT

Reuters - Libya's army pounded an opposition-held city in the country's west and battled fighters trying to block its advance on a rebel bastion in the east on Wednesday amid flagging diplomatic efforts to end the bloodshed.

Bahrain crushes protests, draws U.S. criticism (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:21 PM PDT

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) forces move in to Pearl Square to evacuate anti-government protesters in Manama March 16, 2011. Two Bahraini policeman were killed on Wednesday, a health official said, in an operation to clear mainly Shi'ite Muslim protesters from the central roundabout where they had been camped out for weeks. REUTERS/Hamad I MohammedReuters - Bahraini forces used tanks and helicopters to drive protesters from the streets on Wednesday clearing a camp that had become a symbol of the Shi'ite Muslim uprising and drawing rare criticism from their U.S. allies.


For Japan tsunami survivors, woes keep mounting (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 04:48 PM PDT

Members of the Japan Self-Defense Force listen to instructions after they arrived at the devastated residential area in Otsuchi as heavy snow falls March 16, 2011. REUTERS/Damir SagoljReuters - Nearly a week after their home town was annihilated in a catastrophic tsunami, the 1,000-plus survivors of the small Japanese fishing town of Otsuchi are hanging by a thread.


Magnitude 5.3 quake shakes Chile, no damage seen (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 04:17 PM PDT

A washed up boat lays in front a house in the devastated city of Ofunato following the devasting earthquake and ensuing tsunami on March 11. A volatile, horseshoe-shaped area known as the Pacific Ring of Fire has recently erupted with quakes in Chile, Japan, Mexico and New Zealand, and seismologists say it is just a matter of time before the next big one hits.(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)Reuters - A magnitude 5.3 earthquake rattled central Chile on Wednesday, shaking buildings in the capital Santiago, but there were no reports of any damage or injuries, the government said.


After a Disaster, What Defines a Country's Resilience? (Time.com)

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:30 PM PDT

Time.com - After a Disaster, What Defines a Country's Resilience?

Prince William arrives in quake-hit Christchurch (AFP)

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Prince William, pictured in 2010, arrived in earthquake-devastated Christchurch on Thursday, the first stop on a tour of disaster-stricken areas of New Zealand and Australia.(AFP/File/Sebastian Derungs)AFP - Prince William arrived in earthquake-devastated Christchurch on Thursday, the first stop on a tour of disaster-stricken areas of New Zealand and Australia.


Top Oman cleric urges alcohol ban, monitoring gyms (AP)

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 03:28 PM PDT

FILE - This Friday, Feb. 12, 2010 file picture shows the seafront in Muscat, Oman. The highest religious authority in the Persian Gulf kingdom has pushed back against the government's efforts to boost tourism by calling for an nationwide alcohol ban and strict monitoring of health clubs in this Muslim country. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)AP - The highest religious authority in the Persian Gulf kingdom of Oman has pushed back against the government's efforts to boost tourism by calling for a nationwide alcohol ban and strict monitoring of health clubs in this Muslim country.


AP: US spy drones flown over Mexico since 2009 (AP)

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:08 PM PDT

Mexican army soldiers stand outside a home where gunmen killed an elderly woman and two of her grandchildren in the Pacific resort city of Acapulco, Mexico Tuesday March 15, 2011. A convoy of gunmen chased a man into the house and sprayed the residence with bullets, killing the 60-year-old woman along with two boys, ages 2 and 6, police said in a statement. A 23-year-old woman was also wounded. (AP Photo/Bernandino Hernandez)AP - U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been surreptitiously flying Predator drones into Mexico for two years, helping Mexican authorities spy on suspected drug traffickers, The Associated Press has learned.


Australia tells UN: Don't let Libya be next Darfur (AP)

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:08 PM PDT

AP - Australia's foreign minister has urged the U.N. Security Council not to let the crisis in Libya become another failure of the international community to save innocent people.

'Blood money' frees CIA contractor in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:08 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2011, file photo, Pakistani security officials escort Raymond Allen Davis, center, to a local court in Lahore, Pakistan.  Officials say on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 an American CIA contractor detained on suspicion of murder has been released after families of the two Pakistanis he killed pardoned him in exchange for compensation. Davis has been in jail since Jan. 27, seriously straining ties between Pakistan and the United States.(AP Photo/Hamza Ahmed, File)AP - Pakistan abruptly freed the CIA contractor who shot and killed two men in a gunfight in Lahore after a deal was sealed Wednesday to pay $2.34 million in "blood money" to the men's families. The agreement, nearly seven weeks after the shootings, ended a tense showdown with a vital U.S. ally that had threatened to disrupt the war on terrorism.


Government close to facing contempt charge (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 01:35 PM PDT

Reuters - The Canadian government's uncertain hold on power looked less secure on Wednesday when opposition legislators said they were leaning toward slapping it with a formal contempt ruling.

Australian PM defends boat people riot response (AFP)

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 07:30 AM PDT

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, pictured on March 9, on Wednesday defended the police reaction to riots at the remote Christmas Island detention centre after AFP - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Wednesday defended the police reaction to riots at the remote Christmas Island detention centre after "bean-bag bullets" and tear gas was used.


Across Europe, Japan crisis provokes nuclear rethink (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 09:43 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The nuclear crisis on Japan’s northeast shores is throwing several nascent European nuclear projects into debate â€" in Poland, Italy, Sweden, and Switzerland â€" a day after European leaders agreed to “stress tests” on all current nuclear plants in the European Union.

Pakistan: How Shari'a Law Helped Set a CIA Contractor Free (Time.com)

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 12:30 PM PDT

Time.com - The Raymond Davis case had brought relations between the CIA and its Pakistani equivalent to a low point. His release, however, will not temper anti-Americanism in the streets.

Reports: Lax oversight, 'greed' preceded Japan nuclear crisis (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 16 Mar 2011 08:25 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - As Japan races to control a nuclear crisis in the wake of Friday's devastating earthquake and tsunami, the country's sterling image as one of the nations most prepared to prevent and manage a disaster of this magnitude is being tarnished.

0 条评论:

发表评论

订阅 博文评论 [Atom]

<< 主页

bnzv