2011年4月22日星期五

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McCain visits rebels, Libya adjusts Misrata tactics (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:54 PM PDT

Reuters - Washington should deploy ground attack aircraft against Muammar Gaddafi's forces and recognize the rebels, leading Senator John McCain said, becoming highest-profile Western politician to visit rebel-held Libya.

Almost 90 dead in Syria's bloodiest day of unrest (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:12 PM PDT

Protesters gather in a square in the southern Syrian city of Deraa, April 21, 2011. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - Syrian security forces killed almost 90 protesters Friday, rights activists said, the bloodiest day in a month of escalating pro-democracy demonstrations against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad.


Pope talks to public in rare TV broadcast (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 03:31 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI sits during a video interview at the Vatican April 22, 2011. Pope Benedict took questions from a child in Japan, a Muslim woman in Ivory Coast and a mother caring for a son in a permanent coma in his first televised dialogue with the public, broadcast on Good Friday. REUTERS/Osservatore RomanoReuters - Pope Benedict took questions from a child in Japan, a Muslim woman in Ivory Coast and a mother caring for a son in a permanent coma in his first televised dialogue with the public, broadcast on Good Friday.


U.N., U.S. question some Haiti legislative vote results (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:33 PM PDT

Reuters - The United Nations and United States on Friday questioned some of Haiti's legislative election results announced this week, saying they had detected unexplained changes that favored the ruling INITE party.

Libya army may quit Misrata fight due to airstrikes (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 03:56 PM PDT

Reuters - Libya's deputy foreign minister said on Friday Muammar Gaddafi's army may quit fighting in Misrata because of NATO airstrikes and allow local tribes to lead the fight against rebels.

Syria: Is Assad's Clan Turning Against Him? (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 03:40 PM PDT

Time.com - Growing ambitions and soap operatic history inside his own family challenge Bashar al-Assad's rule, as Syrian forces try to snuff out a growing popular revolt

British royal street parties set, but not for all (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:07 PM PDT

Reuters - About 5,500 street parties will be held across Britain to toast next Friday's wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, although the royal nuptials appear to have failed to excite locals in east London.

Dozens killed in bloodiest day of Syria uprising (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:51 PM PDT

A Syrian protestor shouts slogans as he burns a poster of Syrian President Bashar Assad during a demonstration in front of the Syrian embassy, in Nicosia, Cyprus Friday, April 22, 2011. Several hundred Syria protesters resident in Cyprus, have called for Syrian President Bashar Assad's ouster. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)AP - Syrian security forces fired bullets and tear gas Friday at tens of thousands of protesters across the country, killing at least 75 people in the bloodiest day of the monthlong uprising and signaling that the authoritarian regime was prepared to turn more ruthless to put down the revolt against President Bashar Assad.


US diplomats question Haiti's lawmaker elections (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:03 PM PDT

Haiti's President-elect Michel Martelly speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, Thursday, April 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)AP - The legitimacy of Haiti's election could be in question after officials released results showing 18 legislative candidates suddenly received thousands of votes and were named winners, U.S. diplomats said Friday.


Ivorian leader orders warlord to lay down arms (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:04 PM PDT

AP - President Alassane Ouattara on Friday ordered a renegade warlord who led two coups in the Ivory Coast to lay down his arms or be forcibly disarmed.

US drone kills 23 after Taliban attack in Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 04:24 PM PDT

A Pakistani tribesman watching an alleged hideout of insurgents being blown up during a military operation near Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan in 2006. A US drone strike targeting Taliban in northwest Pakistan killed 23 people including three civilians on Friday, officials said, after 16 security forces died in an insurgent attack.(AFP/File/Thir Khan)AFP - A US drone strike targeting Taliban in northwest Pakistan killed 23 people including three civilians on Friday, officials said, after 16 security forces died in an insurgent attack.


Conservatives hold poll lead, NDP gains (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 08:57 AM PDT

Reuters - The Conservative Party holds a wide lead over rivals heading into the May 2 election, although the New Democrats have gained support, according to a poll released on Friday.

Australian police question asylum riot suspects (AFP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:52 PM PDT

Asylum seekers are seen here sitting on top of a building at Sydney's Villawood Detention Centre, on April 21. Buildings were set ablaze as authorities struggled to gain control of a volatile situation, with a number of asylum seekers also protesting on the rooftop within the centre.(AFP/Greg Wood)AFP - Australian police were questioning 22 people removed from a detention centre that was set ablaze, as the government came under renewed pressure to overhaul its asylum seeker policy.


Syrian protesters set sights on riskier goal: Unseating Assad (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 11:27 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Syrian security forces used live ammunition and tear gas to disperse crowds as tens of thousands of protestors gathered in the largest and bloodiest anti-regime protest in six weeks.

Royal wedding redux: Who will Harry marry? (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 03:40 PM PDT

Prince Harry, seen here in 2010, will join wounded soldiers on a charity trek to the North Pole, his spokesman said Friday, but will be back in time to be best man for his brother Prince William's wedding next month.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)Time.com - Known for his tabloid antics and playboy ways, Prince Harry has cleaned up his act in recent years. Does that mean Britain's spare heir is ready for a Mrs.?


Why the West need not fear Libya's Islamic warriors (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 10:33 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Clad in combat fatigues, Abdel Karim Hasadi relaxes in the lobby of Derna’s opulent Pearl Hotel. The devout Muslim schoolteacher-turned-rebel commander is at ease with his emerging status as the leading figure in a city with a long and important history of Islamic piety.

Will the U.S. Be Last in Line in Building a New Cuba? (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 22 Apr 2011 02:19 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 21 (New America Media) - This past weekend the Communist Party in Cuba approved a set of reforms that will increase the ease by which Cubans can engage in private business and looks at ways to attract foreign investment to boost the nation's nascent tourist industry.

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