2011年6月10日星期五

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Fighting erupts in Zlitan, Turkey offers Gaddafi exit (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 03:26 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Mahmoud Jibril, executive bureau chairman of the transitional national council in Libya, during a bilateral meeting at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi, June 9, 2011. REUTERS/Susan WalshReuters - Heavy fighting between pro-Gaddafi troops and rebels broke out in a Libyan city just 160 kilometres east of Tripoli, potentially opening the coastal road to the capital, just as cracks appeared among NATO allies.


Helicopters open fire to disperse Syrian protesters (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:46 PM PDT

Syrian refugee children pose at a refugee camp in the Turkish border town of Yayladagi in Hatay province June 10, 2011. REUTERS/Osman OrsalReuters - Syrian helicopter gunships fired machineguns to disperse pro-democracy protests, witnesses said, in the first reported use of air power to quell unrest in Syria's increasingly bloody three-month-old uprising.


South Sudan accuses north of air attack, clashes flare (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:11 PM PDT

Residents gather outside UNMIS sector headquarters in Kadugli town June 9, 2011. REUTERS/Paul Banks/UNMIS/HandoutReuters - South Sudan's army accused the north on Friday of bombing a southern border village and said southern forces were getting ready to defend against a possible ground attack.


Iraq government says Congress delegation "not welcome" (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 02:03 PM PDT

Reuters - Iraq said on Friday a visiting Congress delegation was "not welcome" in the country, citing reports its leader called on Baghdad to pay compensation to Washington for years of war since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.

Greek PM rebuffs austerity opponents, vows June vote (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 01:24 PM PDT

Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou delivers a speach during a news conference in Athens June 10, 2011. REUTERS/John KolesidisReuters - The Greek government defended its new austerity package from attacks in parliament on Friday, saying it was the only way to stave off bankruptcy, and made a new call for opposition parties to back the plan.


Turkey's Election Offers a Last Chance to Integrate the Kurds (Time.com)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 04:20 PM PDT

Time.com - The status of Turkey's estimated 14 million ethnic Kurds remains a hotly contested issue, but Sunday's vote offers new hope for finding a political solution

Queen hails king: actor Colin Firth leads British honours (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 04:56 PM PDT

Actor Colin Firth (R) and wife Livia Giuggioli arrive at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre in February 2011 in Hollywood. Firth was rewarded in Queen Elizabeth II's birthday honours list on Saturday after he played her father in Oscar-winning film AFP - Actor Colin Firth was rewarded in Queen Elizabeth II's birthday honours list on Saturday after he played her father in Oscar-winning film "The King's Speech".


Syrian troops sweep through north; unrest kills 32 (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 05:14 PM PDT

Syrian refugees seen in a camp set up by Turkish Red Crescent in the Turkish town of Yayladagi in Hatay province, Turkey, Friday, June 10, 2011. The Turkish region borders with Syria and said Wednesday it would open its border to aid Syrians who are fleeing from violence, as Syrian troops backed by dozens of tanks massed near the border, Friday, preparing to move on protesters and mutinous forces.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)AP - Elite Syrian forces moved swiftly through the country's restive north on Friday, raining tank shells on rebellious towns, torching farmland and shooting protesters who tried to tear down a poster of President Bashar Assad, activists and refugees said.


Mexican poet's peace caravan arrives in Juarez (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 04:37 PM PDT

Mexican poet Javier Sicilia, who is leading the 'Caravan for for Peace with Justice and Dignity', stands with Julian LeBaron, brother of slain American Mormon leader Benjamin LeBaron, during a break on the road from Chihuahua to Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Thursday, June 9, 2011. Sicilia, whose son was killed allegedly by gunmen belonging to a drug gang, has organized the peace caravan that will drive more than 1500 miles through cities and states in Mexico that have been most affected by drug-related violence. Benjamin LeBaron, was slain for denouncing criminals and refusing to pay a $1 million ransom demanded by kidnappers who had grabbed his teenage brother from a family ranch in July 2009.(AP Photo/Hans-Maximo Musielik)AP - A well-known Mexican poet who has turned his grief over a murdered son into a crusade for peace ended his weeklong "consolation caravan" Friday in the country's most violent city, saying he seeks to change public consciousness and the government's current strategy for fighting drug trafficking.


US warns Sudan on 'reprehensible' violence (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 04:54 PM PDT

A handout picture released by the United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) in June 2011, shows residents of Kadugli gathered under a shelter outside UNMIS sector HQ after fleeing fighting in Kadugli town. The White House urged Sudan on Friday to AFP - The White House urged Sudan on Friday to "immediately" halt the escalation of "reprehensible" violence on southern army positions less than a month before the south's independence.


Two withdraw as Europe fights to keep IMF job (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 03:24 PM PDT

Mexican central bank chief and IMF candidate Agustin Carstens addresses a press conference in New Delhi. Carstens met with Indian leaders in New Delhi to press his case to be the next International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief.(AFP/Raveendran)AFP - Two candidates to head the IMF backed out of the race Friday, denouncing Europe's bid to hold on to the job, but leaving French favorite Christine Lagarde facing just one challenger.


Canada Post strike highlights mail's fading role (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 09:23 AM PDT

Reuters - A rolling postal strike, followed by deep service cuts, has highlighted the fading role of Canada's mail service in the age of the Internet, with neither side likely to end up ahead.

100 detainees riot at Australia immigration centre (AFP)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 11:56 PM PDT

File photo shows asylum seekers during a rooftop protest at Sydney's Villawood Detention Centre. Australia's troubled Christmas Island detention centre has been hit by more unrest with police called in to quell a disturbance, officials said on Friday.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - Police used pepper spray and "bean bag" rounds Friday to quell up to 100 rioting asylum seekers at Australia's troubled Christmas Island detention centre.


Fleeing violence, Syrian refugees warn of potential massacre (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 02:38 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Syrian refugees continued to stream into Turkey Thursday, fleeing an expected revenge attack from the regime against their town of Jisr al-Shughur.

Sources: Panetta Confronts Pakistan Over Collusion With Militants (Time.com)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 04:20 PM PDT

Time.com - In a development certain to further strain relations between the U.S. and its nuclear-powered ally, the next Secretary of Defense flies in to confront Islamabad's military establishment

UK, France build case for UN resolution against Syria (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 09 Jun 2011 12:39 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - With thousands of Syrians fleeing to Turkey in fear of more attacks by government forces, Europe is intensifying diplomatic pressure on the regime of President Bashar al-Assad to stop using violence against civilians.

Cote d'Ivoire: Free Health Care Window Highlights Challenges (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 10 Jun 2011 10:24 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - DAKAR, Jun 10 (IRIN) - The Ivoirian government has extended a special period of free health care to help a population reeling from months of turmoil. But in a country where cost recovery for health services has long been the policy, an abrupt change to free care is posing challenges.

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