2011年4月8日星期五

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U.N. says Gbagbo striking back in Abidjan (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 03:15 PM PDT

A line of fighters loyal to presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara move down a road with their weapons in Abidjan in this still image taken from video April 8, 2011. Forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo, besieged in his Abidjan residence, have retaken ground from rival presidential claimant Ouattara, the United Nations said on Friday. Gbagbo, who has refused to cede power to Ouattara despite U.N. certified results showing he lost a November election, remains isolated in the bunker where he has sought refuge from a concerted assault by Ouattara's troops.   REUTERS/Reuters TV   (IVORY COAST - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY IMAGES OF THE DAY)Reuters - Forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo, besieged in his Abidjan residence, have retaken ground from rival presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara, the United Nations said on Friday.


Rebels repel assault on Misrata, five dead (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 03:25 PM PDT

Reuters - Libyan rebels said on Friday they had repulsed a government assault on the besieged western port city of Misrata and a resident said five people were killed in the fighting.

Japan to stop pumping radioactive water into sea (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 09:30 AM PDT

Reuters - Japan expects to stop pumping radioactive water into the sea from a crippled nuclear plant on Saturday, a day after China expressed concern at the action, reflecting growing international unease at the month-long nuclear crisis.

Pro-democracy protests sweep Syria, 22 killed (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 01:16 PM PDT

Reuters - Protests erupted across Syria against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad on Friday and sources said 22 people were killed in the southern city of Deraa, the cradle of the unrest.

Yemen's Saleh again rejects move to replace him (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:49 PM PDT

Anti-government protesters greet an army soldier riding an armoured personnel carrier deployed to block a demonstration demanding the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the southern city of Taiz April 7, 2011. REUTERS/Khaled AbdullahReuters - Protests in Yemen descended into violence on Friday in which at least five people were killed and dozens wounded as President Ali Abdullah Saleh rejected a Gulf Arab plan to secure an end to his 32 years in power.


In Israel, the Shadow of a New Gaza War (Time.com)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:00 PM PDT

Time.com - An attack on a school bus precipitates even more escalation in the tit-for-tat between Israel and Hamas

Nazi warplane lying off Kent coast is intact (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:55 PM PDT

Reuters - A rare World War Two German bomber, shot down over the English Channel in 1940 and hidden for years by shifting sands at the bottom of the sea, is so well preserved a museum wants to raise it.

Israel strikes hard in Gaza after school bus hit (AP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 04:31 PM PDT

Palestinians carry the bodies of Hamas militants killed on Thursday's attack, during a funeral in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, April 8, 2011. Israeli aircraft and ground forces struck Gaza on Friday in a surge of deadly fighting sparked by a Palestinian rocket attack on an Israeli school bus the day before. Just over two years after rocket fire from Gaza drew a devastating Israeli incursion in the territory, Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers seemed poised on the brink of another round of intense violence. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)AP - Israeli aircraft and tanks pounded Gaza on Friday, killing seven Hamas militants and five civilians in a surge of fighting sparked by a Palestinian rocket attack on an Israeli school bus the day before.


Guatemalan judge approves first lady's divorce (AP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 04:54 PM PDT

AP - A Guatemalan judge on Friday dismissed a suit seeking to block divorce proceedings by the wife of President Alvaro Colom, clearing the way for her to run for the presidency.

Bomb attack kills 8 in Nigeria ahead of vote (AP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 04:01 PM PDT

Yoruba statues  Left, are seen by a Campaign billboard of Oyo State Governor Aloa Akala in Ibadan, Nigeria, Friday, April 8, 2011, ahead of the first of three crucial elections in the oil-rich nation of Nigeria. There are some worrying signs of tampering with the ballot, like authorities in the northern Katsina state say a local politician hired thugs to steal 200 ballots after Saturday's elections and allegedly beat an official. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)AP - A bomb targeting an election office in Nigeria exploded Friday on the eve of the first of the oil-rich country's three crucial April elections, killing at least eight people and spreading fears that violence reminiscent of the nation's flawed 2007 vote could spread.


Japan crisis slows auto production further (AFP)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 03:51 PM PDT

A Toyota Motors Tsutsumi factory worker assembles the Prius hybrid vehicle at the factory in Toyota city, Aichi prefecture, in 2009. Japanese automakers are being forced to extend US production slowdowns because of a lack of parts coming from the quake and tsunami-stricken nation, two firms said Friday.(AFP/File/Toshifumi Kitamura)AFP - Japanese automakers are being forced to extend US production slowdowns because of a lack of parts coming from the quake and tsunami-stricken nation, two firms said Friday.


Conservatives have big lead: polls (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 06:30 AM PDT

Reuters - The Conservatives are well ahead of their rivals ahead of the May 2 federal election but it is unclear whether they will win a majority in Parliament, according to two polls released on Friday.

Canberra blocks Australia-Singapore bourse merger (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 10:47 PM PDT

Clouds gather over Exchange Square housing the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in the wake of the failed takeover bid by the Singapore Exchange (SGX) in Sydney.(AFP/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan officially rejected a proposed merger of the Australian and Singapore stock exchanges Friday, branding it a takeover by the city-state that offered no benefits.


Brazil shooting said to be first school massacre in nation's history (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 03:48 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The Brazil school shooting this morning in the gritty Rio de Janeiro neighborhood of Realengo left at least 11 students dead and a nation in shock over its first-ever school massacre.

Don't Even Ask If We're There Yet: Family Takes an 11-Year Road Trip (Time.com)

Posted: 08 Apr 2011 02:00 PM PDT

Time.com - The Zapp family has spent more than a decade traveling the world in a vehicle that doesn't go over 40 miles per hour. Along the way they've eaten exotic foods, made many friends -- and, oh yes, had four little kids

Portugal requests bailout. Will Europe's debt crisis stop there? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 07 Apr 2011 02:48 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - In a critical step in Europe’s struggle to end its debt crisis, Portugal formalized its bailout request and the European Central Bank raised its interest rates a notch on Thursday.

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