2011年5月18日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World News


Gaddafi's wife and daughter in Tunisia: source (Reuters)

Posted: 18 May 2011 04:32 PM PDT

Customs officers run during bombings on the Tunisian side of the border crossing of Dehiba May 17, 2011. REUTERS/Anis MiliReuters - The wife and daughter of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi crossed the border into Tunisia, a Tunisian security source said, but it was unclear whether they were on a diplomatic mission or seeking safe haven.


Yemen transition deal falls through at last minute (Reuters)

Posted: 18 May 2011 11:49 AM PDT

Reuters - A deal on a transition of power in Yemen fell through at the last minute on Wednesday, even as Washington stepped up pressure on President Ali Abdullah Saleh to sign a Gulf-brokered agreement to ease him out of office.

No sign Pakistan knew bin Laden whereabouts: U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 18 May 2011 04:44 PM PDT

Reuters - Top U.S. defense officials said on Wednesday there was no evidence Pakistan's leadership was aware Osama bin Laden was in their country before a U.S. military raid killed him, and they cautioned against punitive action against Islamabad over the incident.

U.S. imposes sanctions on Syria's Assad (Reuters)

Posted: 18 May 2011 12:18 PM PDT

Syrian children and women arrive in Dabbabieh in northern Lebanon, near the Lebanese-Syrian border, May 16, 2011. REUTERS/Omar IbrahimReuters - Washington imposed sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and other senior officials on Wednesday in a dramatic escalation of pressure on Syria to halt a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protests.


Al Qaeda names Adel as interim chief: Al Jazeera (Reuters)

Posted: 18 May 2011 10:49 AM PDT

Saif al-Adel has been named as al Qaeda's interim leader.  Al-Adel, pictured in an undated photo from the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists website, has a $25 million price on his head and has been indicted by the United States over the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.Reuters - Al Qaeda has appointed an Egyptian militant as temporary leader and named a new head of operations following the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. commandos, al Jazeera said Wednesday, citing Pakistani security sources.


Yemen's Saleh Hangs On, Still Able to Draw a Crowd (Time.com)

Posted: 18 May 2011 04:20 PM PDT

Time.com - He may be an embattled strongman, but Yemen's president of 33 years survives in part because he can still draw hundreds of thousands onto the street

Minister slammed for rape comments (AFP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 04:04 PM PDT

Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke, pictured in March 2011, was Wednesday battling to save his job after suggesting there was a distinction between AFP - Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke was Wednesday battling to save his job after suggesting there was a distinction between "serious rape" and other forms of the crime.


5 foreign journalists freed by Libya and Iran (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 03:43 PM PDT

Freed American freelance journalist Clare Morgana Gillis, left and Spanish photographer Manu Brabo arrive to a hotel where most of international media stays in Tripoli, Libya, Wednesday, May 18, 2011. Four journalists held for allegedly illegally entering the country were freed by Libyan authorities. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)AP - The Libyan government released four foreign journalists on Wednesday and a fifth reached freedom in Qatar after disappearing while on assignment in Syria, the latest reporters to be freed after being swept up while covering unrest in the Middle East.


Newspaper columnist slain in Venezuela (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 03:27 PM PDT

AP - Venezuelan prosecutors say a newspaper columnist who was also an opposition political activist has been shot to death.

Arab leaders doing too little, too late: UN chief tells AFP (AFP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 04:17 PM PDT

Arab leaders faced by uprisings this year have always come out with too little, too late, UN chief Ban Ki-moon, pictured on May 9, said in an interview with AFP on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Mustafa Ozer)AFP - Arab leaders faced by uprisings this year have always come out with too little, too late, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said in an interview with AFP on Wednesday.


China general says his military no match for US (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 03:48 PM PDT

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, left, and China's Gen. Chen Bingde reach to shake hands after a media availability at the Pentagon Wednesday, May 18, 2011 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Seeking to counter U.S. worries about his country's rapid military growth, a top Chinese general said Wednesday the communist nation's defense clout lags decades behind the U.S., and that China wants warmer relations.


Stephen Harper unveils cabinet (Reuters)

Posted: 18 May 2011 12:30 PM PDT

Reuters - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper kept his veteran finance minister but added fresh faces in two key economic jobs in his new government, saying his priorities remained growth and shrinking the deficit.

Australia police determining owner of buried coins (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 02:22 AM PDT

AP - Police are trying to determine who owns a treasure-trove of gold coins unearthed from a building site on Australia's southwest coast.

In Ireland, Queen Elizabeth writes new chapter with visit to Bloody Sunday site (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 18 May 2011 09:53 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - In keeping with the historic nature of the British queen’s visit to Ireland â€" it's the first by a British head of state since Irish independence â€" Queen Elizabeth II today visited a particularly symbolic shrine of Irish nationhood and culture.

Syria: Has the Regime Turned a Corner Against the Protests? (Time.com)

Posted: 18 May 2011 04:20 PM PDT

Time.com - A demonstration called for Wednesday apparently fizzled and the President all but declared victory. But is the country's crisis over?

Deadly Afghan protests erupt following NATO raid (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 18 May 2011 09:35 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - At least 11 people were killed and more than 80 injured Wednesday during a demonstration launched in reaction to the alleged killing of four civilians â€" including two women â€" in a night raid conducted by NATO troops in the northeastern province of Takhar, local Afghan official said.

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