2011年5月2日星期一

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Fears of Qaeda vengeance after U.S. kills Osama (Reuters)

Posted: 02 May 2011 03:59 PM PDT

Reuters - World leaders warned of revenge attacks after Osama bin Laden was killed in a U.S. assault in Pakistan on Monday that brought to a dramatic end the long manhunt for the al Qaeda leader who had become the most powerful symbol of Islamist militancy.

Bin Laden killing was "joint U.S.-Pakistani operation" (Reuters)

Posted: 02 May 2011 03:44 PM PDT

Reuters - An operation to hunt down and kill Osama bin Laden was run jointly by Pakistan and the United States, Pakistani sources said on Monday, belying perceptions of a rift in relations between the two countries' spy agencies.

Bin Laden's wife not killed in raid, White House says (Reuters)

Posted: 02 May 2011 04:56 PM PDT

John Brennan (L), assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism, and White House Press Secretary Jay Carney smile as they take the rostrum to speak about the killing of Osama bin Laden from the Briefing Room of the White House in Washington May 2, 2011. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - A woman killed during the raid of Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan was not his wife and was not used as a human shield by the al Qaeda leader before his death, a U.S. official said on Monday, correcting an earlier description.


Inconceivable Osama had no support in Pakistan: White House (Reuters)

Posted: 02 May 2011 11:17 AM PDT

Reuters - A top White House official said it was "inconceivable" Osama bin Laden had not had a support system to help him inside Pakistan, but he declined to speculate if there had been any official Pakistani aid.

U.N. chief Ban hails bin Laden death as "watershed" (Reuters)

Posted: 02 May 2011 03:45 PM PDT

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at a news conference in Tunis March 22, 2011. REUTERS/Zoubeir SouissiReuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday hailed Osama bin Laden's death as a key turning point in the world's struggle against terrorism.


Afghanistan: Where Even the Taliban Don't Care About Bin Laden (Time.com)

Posted: 02 May 2011 03:45 PM PDT

Supporters of hardline pro-Taliban party Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Nazaryati (JUI-N) shout anti-US slogans during a protest in Quetta. Hundreds took to the streets of Pakistan's city of Quetta on Monday to pay homage to Osama bin Laden, chanting death to America and setting fire to a US flag, witnesses and organisers said.(AFP/Banaras Khan)Time.com - Most Afghans feel he has been irrelevant to their lives for years. But they do feel vindicated that he was found and killed in Pakistan, not on their soil


Parents remember Maddie 4 years after disappearance (AFP)

Posted: 02 May 2011 04:27 PM PDT

A poster placed on a van shows the picture of three-year old Madeleine McCann outside the Ocean club apartment hotel in Praia de Luz in 2007. The parents of missing girl Madeleine McCann were Tuesday to mark the fourth anniversary of her disappearance as they prepared to release a book to boost dwindling search funds.(AFP/File/Vasco Celio)AFP - The parents of missing girl Madeleine McCann were Tuesday to mark the fourth anniversary of her disappearance as they prepared to release a book to boost dwindling search funds.


Mourners demand revenge in Libya after NATO strike (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2011 04:50 PM PDT

In this photo made on a government organized tour, a supporter reacts during funeral ceremony for members Gadhafi family in Tripoli, Libya, Monday, May 2, 2011. A NATO missile strike in Tripoli killed Gadhafi's son Seif al-Arab and his three young grandchildren. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)AP - Libyans shouting for revenge buried Moammar Gadhafi's second youngest son to the thundering sound of anti-aircraft fire Monday, as South Africa warned that the NATO bombing that killed him would only bring more violence.


Honduras drops all charges against ex-president (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2011 03:55 PM PDT

AP - A Honduran court dismissed the last two remaining charges Monday against former President Manuel Zelaya, removing a key obstacle to his return to the country.

UK expels Libyan ambassador after embassy attacked (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2011 03:36 PM PDT

AP - Britain's Foreign Office says that the Libyan ambassador to the U.K. has been expelled from the country following attacks on the British embassy in Tripoli.

Bin Laden's luxury hideout raises questions (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2011 04:50 PM PDT

A Pakistan army soldier stands on top of the house where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people, was slain in his hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)AP - Osama bin Laden made his final stand in a small Pakistani city where three army regiments with thousands of soldiers are based not far from the capital — a location that is increasing suspicions in Washington that Islamabad may have been sheltering him.


Canada vote could boost Conservatives or oust them (Reuters)

Posted: 02 May 2011 03:38 PM PDT

Reuters - Canadians voted on Monday in one of the country's most unpredictable elections ever, one that could give the ruling Conservatives a more solid grip on power or, just as easily, force them out of office.

Vatican fires outspoken Australian bishop Morris (AP)

Posted: 02 May 2011 06:59 AM PDT

AP - Pope Benedict XVI has fired an outspoken Australian bishop who had called on the church to consider ordaining women and married men.

Osama bin Laden killing may shape future of US cooperation with Pakistan (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 01 May 2011 10:40 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - US forces killed Osama bin Laden in a shootout at a mansion north of Pakistan’s capital Sunday night, culminating an aggressive use of American intelligence assets inside the country.

Finding Bin Laden Raises Questions About Pakistan's Complicity (Time.com)

Posted: 02 May 2011 03:45 PM PDT

Time.com - It's hard to imagine that the al-Qaeda leader could have lived alongside a Pakistani military base without someone in authority looking the other way

Global poverty at mercy of corn harvest (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 02 May 2011 03:05 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - May 2 (OneWorld.net) - "If we have any kind of weather problem in the northern hemisphere, we don't have enough corn." This was the alarming verdict of Alberto Weisser, chief executive of Bunge, during last Thursday's presentation of first quarter results for the US agribusiness and food multinational.

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