2011年4月16日星期六

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Syria's Assad vows to lift emergency law by next week (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 02:46 PM PDT

Demonstrators of Kurd origin march after Friday prayers in Qamishli April 15, 2011. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - President Bashar al-Assad said on Saturday emergency law in place for almost 50 years in Syria would be lifted by next week but ignored popular demands to curb the security apparatus and dismantle its authoritarian system.


Early results suggest close Nigerian election (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 03:46 PM PDT

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan waves to the crowd on arrival at a campaign rally in Kano, northern Nigeria, March 16, 2011. REUTERS/Joe PenneyReuters - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan looked set for a close race against ex-military ruler Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday as results trickled in from a vote broadly deemed to have been the most credible for decades.


Yemen opposition to meet Gulf ministers over crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 01:15 PM PDT

Anti-government protesters shout slogans during a rally to demand the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh outside Sanaa University April 16, 2011.REUTERS/Ammar AwadReuters - Yemen's opposition said it would send a delegation to Saudi Arabia on Sunday to discuss with Gulf Arab ministers the transition of power in Yemen, as thousands rallied anew to demand President Ali Abdullah Saleh step down.


Obama wants South Korea FTA passed this year: Clinton (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 04:49 PM PDT

Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday the Obama administration was committed to passing a long-delayed free trade agreement with South Korea, and that the pact was ready for review by Congress.

Syria: Who Is the Real President Assad? (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 10:55 PM PDT

Time.com - The country's crisis has revealed a Jekyll-and-Hyde leader. Which one is authentic? And which one will prevail?

UK's Prince Harry promoted to captain in army (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 04:56 PM PDT

This is a undated handout image released by Britain's Royal Mail  of  stamps of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Britain's Royal Mail is celebrating Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding with a new set of stamps that feature their official engagement portraits. Two pictures of the couple taken by fashion and celebrity photographer Mario Testino will be printed on the set of commemorative stamps. (AP Photo/Royal Mail)  EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO ARCHIVE NO SALES  THIS IMAGE CAN ONLY BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH STORIES ABOUT THE ROYAL WEDDING STAMPSAP - Royal officials say Britain's Prince Harry has been promoted to captain in the Air Corps after completing five years' service in the army.


Latest developments in Arab world's unrest (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 02:58 PM PDT

AP - Moammar Gadhafi's forces pour rocket fire into Misrata, the only western city still in rebel hands, and weary residents who have endured more than a month of fighting angrily lash out at NATO for failing to halt the deadly assault. In eastern Libya, fierce fighting leaves seven rebels dead, 27 wounded and four missing as the anti-Gadhafi forces seek to push toward the strategic oil town of Brega, a hospital supervisor says.

Mexico massacre question: How did it happen twice? (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 04:18 PM PDT

In this photo taken on Thursday April 14, 2011, Concepcion Loperena, 69, waits for news concerning her missing nephews: Uriel Carvajal, Rene Carvajal, and Cirilo Carvajal, at a family home in La Concepcion de Hidalgo, Mexico. Rene and Cirilo went missing after they went looking for their brother, Uriel, who he didn’t call home, after heading from central Mexico by bus to the northeastern state of Tamaulipas in search of a job in the U.S. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)AP - With only odd jobs to support a young wife and 2-year-old son in their concrete hut on a dirt road, Uriel Carvajal decided to seek work in the U.S., heading from central Mexico by bus to the northeastern border state of Tamaulipas.


Rebels say Gaddafi forces target Misrata dairy plant (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 03:16 PM PDT

Reuters - Rebels said Muammar Gaddafi's forces targeted food industry plants in renewed bombardment of Misrata on Saturday, a day after a Western rights group accused his loyalists of using cluster bombs in the besieged city.

Chinese aid good for Africa: ministers (AFP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 04:10 PM PDT

Chadian Finance Minister Ngata Ngoulou speaks at a press conference of African finance ministers at the IMF/World Bank Spring meetings in Washington, DC. African officials said Saturday they need Chinese aid because they cannot get support from traditional partners, and called Western criticism of China's huge Africa support program unfounded.(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)AFP - African officials said Saturday they need Chinese aid because they cannot get support from traditional partners, and called Western criticism of China's huge Africa support program unfounded.


Conservatives hold opinion poll lead (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 08:27 AM PDT

Reuters - Canada's ruling Conservative Party is holding on to a 10-point lead over its liberal rivals even as support for the left-leaning New Democratic Party rises, according to a poll released on Saturday.

Rare quake rocks Australia's Barrier Reef coast (AFP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 02:34 AM PDT

A photo released by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority in 2009 shows a section of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The Barrier Reef district has been rocked by an unusual 5.2-magnitude earthquake, but laid-back locals said they had barely felt a thing.(AFP/File/AFP)AFP - Australia's Barrier Reef district was rocked by an unusual 5.2-magnitude earthquake Saturday, but laid-back locals said they had barely felt a thing.


Assassinated Kandahar police chief was optimistic about security (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 01:59 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - A Taliban suicide bomber killed the police chief of Afghanistan’s critical and long restive southern province of Kandahar on Friday, just days after the chief had expressed optimism about security gains.

Behind a United Front, NATO Meeting Deepens Cracks in the Alliance (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 10:55 PM PDT

Time.com - A meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Berlin ended on a note of unity over Libya, but brought up questions of whether the real endgame is regime change

What Kate Middleton’s wedding to Prince William could do for Britain (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 12:13 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The most anticipated wedding since that of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer takes place exactly two weeks from today at 11 a.m., when the eldest son from that marriage, Prince William, ties the knot.

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