2011年5月29日星期日

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Six killed as Yemeni forces fire at protesters in Taiz (Reuters)

Posted: 29 May 2011 03:51 PM PDT

An anti-government protester carries a wounded colleague after clashes with police in the southern Yemeni city of Taiz May 29, 2011. REUTERS/Khaled AbdullahReuters - Yemeni forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh opened fire on protesters in the southern city of Taiz on Sunday, killing at least six people and wounding 120, hospital sources said.

French ex-Minister in Libya, would defend Gaddafi (Reuters)

Posted: 29 May 2011 03:55 PM PDT

Reuters - Former French foreign minister Roland Dumas visited Libya as a lawyer to prepare a legal case on behalf of victims of NATO bombing and said he was prepared to defend leader Muammar Gaddafi if he is sent to The Hague.

Belgrade protest against Mladic arrest turns violent (Reuters)

Posted: 29 May 2011 01:55 PM PDT

A man holds a flag of Serbia during a protest in support of Bosnian Serb wartime general Ratko Mladic in Kalinovik, 50 km (30 miles) southeast of the capital Sarajevo, May 29, 2011. REUTERS/Dado RuvicReuters - Serbian nationalists attacked police in Belgrade on Sunday at a rally where about 10,000 protesters demanded President Boris Tadic and his government quit over the arrest of Bosnian Serb wartime general Ratko Mladic.

Eleven killed in wider Syria military push: lawyer (Reuters)

Posted: 29 May 2011 03:32 PM PDT

Reuters - Syrian forces killed at least 11 civilians and wounded scores Sunday, a prominent human rights campaigner said, in a widening military push into central Syria to quell protests against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad.

Blast kills a dozen in northern Nigerian town (Reuters)

Posted: 29 May 2011 04:04 PM PDT

Reuters - A bomb blast rocked a popular drinking spot by an army barracks in northern Nigeria on Sunday, killing a dozen people hours after President Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in for his first full term, officials said.

Clashes erupt in Belgrade to protest Mladic arrest (AP)

Posted: 29 May 2011 04:56 PM PDT

Bosnian Serb people holding photos of former Gen. Ratko Mladic during a protest in Kalinovik, Bosnia, hometown of the Bosnian Serb wartime military leader, 70 kms southeast of Sarajevo, Sunday, May 29, 2011. Approximately 3,000 Bosnian Serbs, gathered to show support and anger after the arrest of Mladic. Protestors carried banners and flags and sang songs in his support, he was arrested after 16 years in hiding from the International War Crimes Tribunal in the Hague. Mladic is to face trial on 15 accounts of war crimes including genocide in Srebrenica in 1995. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)AP - Protesters throwing stones and bottles clashed with baton-wielding riot police Sunday in Belgrade after several thousand Serbian nationalist supporters of jailed war-crimes suspect Ratko Mladic rallied outside the parliament building to demand his release.

Yemen leader accused of allowing Islamist takeover (AP)

Posted: 29 May 2011 03:58 PM PDT

Armed Yemeni tribesmen, flash the victory sign while gathering outside the Ministry of Local Administration in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, May 29 ,2011. Yemen's embattled president and the country's most powerful tribal leader have agreed to end five days of gun battles that killed scores of people and pushed the country's political crisis closer to civil war. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)AP - Hundreds of Islamic militants cemented control over a town in southern Yemen on Sunday, even seizing army tanks, military officials said, while breakaway army units encouraged other military forces to switch their loyalties and join the uprising.

Younger Castro brother turns 80 in aging regime (AP)

Posted: 29 May 2011 11:35 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 16, 2011 file photo, Cuba's President Raul Castro waves his hat during the military parade commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Bay of Pigs failed invasion in Havana, Cuba. The leader of the Communist-run island will turn 80 on Friday June 3. The milestone is sure to remind supporters and detractors alike that the era of the Castros is nearing its end, biologically if not politically. Raul is already a month older than Fidel was when a near-fatal illness forced him to step down in 2006. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco, Prensa Latina, File)AP - Cuban President Raul Castro is set to join elder sibling Fidel in the ranks of octogenarians this week, even as he spearheads efforts to rejuvenate the Communist-run island's tired economy.

At least 5 dead after bombing at army barracks (AP)

Posted: 29 May 2011 04:53 PM PDT

AP - A police official says a series of bomb blasts at an army barracks in Nigeria's northeast have killed at least five people.

NATO air strike kills civilians, Afghans say most children (Reuters)

Posted: 29 May 2011 02:58 PM PDT

Reuters - An air strike by NATO-led troops in southern Afghanistan killed at least nine civilians, NATO and Afghan officials said on Sunday, and many of the victims were children.

Canada hopes U.S. reaches agreement in budget fight (Reuters)

Posted: 29 May 2011 12:59 PM PDT

Reuters - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Sunday he has talked with U.S. Republican budget leaders about the need to reach a resolution with the White House.

Hollywood star Blanchett under fire over carbon tax (AFP)

Posted: 29 May 2011 02:33 AM PDT

Hollywood A-lister Cate Blanchett (pictured in February) has found herself under fire for fronting a campaign promoting the government's planned carbon tax, with critics saying she is out of touch with ordinary Australians. The wealthy Oscar winner features in a new advert, funded by a coalition of unions and green groups, urging Australians to AFP - Hollywood A-lister Cate Blanchett found herself under fire for fronting a campaign promoting the government's planned carbon tax, with critics saying she is out of touch with ordinary Australians.

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