2011年4月4日星期一

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Libya wounded describe siege hell, Turkey seeks peace (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 03:47 PM PDT

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Howard McKeon, R-Calif., moves his chair on Capitol Hill  in Washington, Monday, April 4, 2011, after speaking about military operations in Libya. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)Reuters - Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi are staging a "massacre" in the besieged city of Misrata, evacuees said on Monday, as Turkey said it was trying to broker a ceasefire to halt the bloodshed.


Angry at shortages, Libyans speak louder of change (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 02:21 PM PDT

A girl walks past a tunnel in the old city of Tripoli April 4, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra BensemraReuters - In the maze-like lanes of Tripoli's medieval market, some Libyans are openly predicting the imminent fall of Muammar Gaddafi.


Battle rages in Ivory Coast, U.N. fires on Gbagbo bases (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 04:33 PM PDT

REFILE - CORRECTING DATE  A soldier loyal to Ivory Coast presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara moves along a road as fighting flares across the country's main city Abidjan April 4, 2011. U.N. and French helicopters attacked Laurent Gbagbo's last strongholds in Abidjan on Monday as forces loyal to Ouattara streamed into the city from the north.  REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun (IVORY COAST - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CIVIL UNREST)Reuters - U.N. and French helicopters attacked Laurent Gbagbo's last strongholds in Abidjan on Monday as forces loyal to Ivory Coast presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara streamed into the city in a "final assault."


Martelly wins Haiti election with 67.57 percent: official (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 04:15 PM PDT

A woman walks through a damaged area in downtown Port-au-Prince March 21, 2011. REUTERS/Eduardo MunozReuters - Singer Michel Martelly won Haiti's presidential election with 67.57 percent of the vote, compared with 31.74 percent for rival Mirlande Manigat, according to official preliminary results released on Monday.


The Fashionistas Were Right: Designer Logos Might Really Improve Your Life (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 02:05 PM PDT

Time.com - Carrying a $10,000 Birkin bag by HermÈs will make you the envy of your friends. It could also help you snag a higher salary and better job recommendations

Britain sends telecoms equipment to Libyan rebels (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT

Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague speaks  during a news conference after the Libya Conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London Tuesday  March 29, 2011. World powers agreed Tuesday that Moammar Gadhafi should step down after 42 years as Libya's ruler but did not discuss arming the rebels who are seeking to oust him. (AP Photo/Toby Melville, Pool)AP - Britain has announced it will supply communications equipment to Libyan rebels to help them withstand attacks by Moammar Gadhafi's forces.


Latest developments in Arab world's unrest (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 01:44 PM PDT

AP - A look at the latest developments in political unrest across the Middle East on Monday:

Michel 'Sweet Micky' Martelly wins Haiti election (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2011 file photo, Haiti's presidential candidate Michel Martelly, right, campaigns as Haitian-born singer Wyclef Jean walks beside him, left, in Jacmel, Haiti. According to electoral officials on April 4, preliminary results show Martelly won the presidential election, defeating former first lady Mirlande Manigat. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)AP - Musician Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly scored a come-from-behind victory Monday in Haiti's presidential runoff, according to preliminary results from last month's election in which he easily defeated a former first lady for the leadership of a country facing enormous challenges.


Final battle rages in Ivory Coast (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT

This handout photo provided by  the French Defense Ministry on Sunday April 3, 2011, shows a French soldier patrolling as part of the French Force Licorne, in Port Bouet district of Abidjan, Saturday, April, 2, 2011. The United Nations mission in Ivory Coast began moving some 200 employees out of the main city Sunday after repeated attacks on its headquarters, as fighters loyal to the internationally recognized president prepared for a battle to oust the incumbent leader. (AP Photo/Sch. Blanchet, ECPAD) NO SALESAP - The United Nations and French forces opened fire with attack helicopters Monday on the arsenal of this country's entrenched ruler, as columns of foot soldiers allied with his challenger finally pierced the city limit.


Japan nuke plant dumps radioactive water into sea (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 05:03 PM PDT

A Buddhist monk, offering prayer,  walks through the area destroyed by a tsunami in Yamada, Iwate prefecture, northern Japan Monday, April 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCEAP - Workers began pumping more than 3 million gallons of contaminated water from Japan's tsunami-ravaged nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on Monday, freeing storage space for even more highly radioactive water that has hampered efforts to stabilize the reactors.


Conservatives extend lead in latest poll (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 05:38 AM PDT

Reuters - The Conservatives widened its lead against the opposition Liberals in an opinion poll released on Monday.

Australian survives six-story car-park plunge (AFP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 11:15 PM PDT

Photo illustration shows ambulances in Australia. A woman miraculously survived Monday after her car plunged six stories from the top of a car park in Melbourne and became wedged between two buildings.(AFP/File/Tony Ashby)AFP - A woman miraculously survived Monday after her car plunged six stories from the top of a car park in Melbourne and became wedged between two buildings.


Greens' growth in Germany spurs deputy chancellor's departure (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 07:49 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - When Germany's Green Party was born 30 years ago, then-Chancellor Helmut Schmidt dismissed it outright. "They're just environmental idiots who will have disappeared again soon," he said.

Libya in Revolt: Gaddafi Support Declines; Gas in Short Supply (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 02:05 PM PDT

Time.com - As Gaddafi's regime desperately tries to prove that it still has the support of the majority, the disillusionment of the people in the streets of Tripoli tells a different story

Ivory Coast's besieged city of Abidjan braces for impending attack (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 07:33 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Four days into the siege of Ivory Coast's largest city, Abidjan, it's almost as if the internationally recognized President Alassane Ouattara and Laurent Gbagbo, the man who stubbornly refuses to cede power, have decided to leave this half-done battle for another day.

Pershing may feel heat in global warming talks (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 04 Apr 2011 01:53 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - April 4 (OneWorld.net) - As a fresh round of UN climate change talks gets under way in Bangkok today, there are signs that developing countries are losing patience with global leaders in general and with the regressive attitude of US Congress in particular.

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