2011年6月27日星期一

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International court orders Gaddafi's arrest (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 03:02 PM PDT

Rebel tanks are pictured on the front line, 18 km (11 miles) west of Ajdabiyah, June 27, 2011. REUTERS/Esam Al-Fetori (LIBYA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)Reuters - The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant on Monday for Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and rebels trying to oust him said their forces had advanced to within 80 km (50 miles) of the capital.


Syria activists meet, call for change to avert crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 01:17 PM PDT

A demonstrator carries a banner during a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad at the courtyard of Fatih mosque in Istanbul June 24, 2011. REUTERS/Murad SezerReuters - Some of Syria's leading intellectuals called on Monday for sweeping political change that could end 41 years of Assad family rule, at a rare conference allowed by the authorities under pressure from a three-month uprising.


Yemen foils Qaeda attack, Saleh speech seen on Tuesday (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 04:38 PM PDT

A school door is painted with the colours of Yemen's national flag, as a soldier stands guard, on the first day of the General Secondary Examinations in Sanaa June 26, 2011. REUTERS/Suhaib SalemReuters - Yemen said on Monday its security forces had foiled a planned al Qaeda attack in the southern province of Aden.


Analysis: Two months on, Palestinian unity proves elusive (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 02:39 PM PDT

Reuters - Two months after announcing a surprise reconciliation deal to end years of feuding, rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah remain at loggerheads, unable to implement even the easiest parts of their accord.

Border shelling overshadows U.S.-Pakistan-Afghan talks (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 08:24 AM PDT

Soldiers patrol near the site of clashes between militants and security forces in Upper Dir, along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, June 3, 2011. REUTERS/Ali ShahReuters - Fighting across the Pakistan-Afghanistan border will overshadow talks when the two countries meet along with the United States on Tuesday to map out plans for reconciliation with the Taliban.


A Gaddafi Arrest Warrant Raises the Stakes in Libya (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 03:05 PM PDT

Time.com - Charging the Libyan leader with war crimes could make him more determined to fight on, but there are plenty of loopholes through which to evade justice if he chose to step down

Nadal injury scare throws Wimbledon chase wide open (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 02:45 PM PDT

Spanish player Rafael Nadal celebrates winning the third set against Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro in a Men's Singles match at the 2011 Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club in London. Nadal defeated del Potro 7-6 (8/6), 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-4.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Defending champion Rafael Nadal suffered a major injury scare in his last-16 triumph over Juan Martin del Potro on Monday which threw his Wimbledon future into doubt and boosted his rivals' title chances.


Court orders arrest of Gadhafi, son, key aide (AP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 04:21 PM PDT

FILE - In this April 10, 2011 file photo, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi gestures to his supporters in Tripoli, Libya. The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Monday June 27, 2011, for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, his son and his intelligence chief for crimes against humanity in the early days of their struggle to cling to power. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito, File)AP - Thousands of jubilant Libyans danced and cheered in the streets of the rebel stronghold of Benghazi after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant Monday for Moammar Gadhafi, accusing him of crimes against humanity for killing civilians who rose up against his rule.


Allies say Chavez is improving after surgery (AP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 04:19 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 17, 2011 file photo released by Granma newspaper, Cuba's former President Fidel Castro, left, and brother, Cuba's President Raul Castro, right, speak with Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez at a hospital as Chavez recuperates from surgery for a pelvic abscess in Havana, Cuba.  Allies of Chavez assured Venezuelans on Monday June 27, 2011 that Chavez is firmly in control of the country and improving after emergency surgery in Cuba, comments meant to damp speculation about his health. Chavez's surgery was June 10 and it remains unclear when he will return to Venezuela. (AP Photo/Granma, File)AP - Allies of President Hugo Chavez assured Venezuelans on Monday the leftist leader is firmly in control of the country and improving after emergency surgery in Cuba, comments meant to dampen speculation about his health.


UN orders peacekeeping force to Sudan border region (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 03:11 PM PDT

A picture released by the United Nations Mission in Sudan shows a Zambian soldier serving with the international peacekeeping operation on patrol in the Abyei region of Sudan in May 2011. The UN Security Council on Monday ordered a 4,200-strong Ethiopian peacekeeping force to the disputed Sudanese territory of Abyei in a bid to douse tensions ahead of southern Sudan's split from the north.(AFP/UNMIS/File/Stuart Price)AFP - The UN Security Council on Monday ordered a 4,200-strong Ethiopian peacekeeping force to the disputed Sudanese territory of Abyei in a bid to douse tensions ahead of southern Sudan's split from the north.


India can handle up to 6.5 percent inflation: minister (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 04:25 PM PDT

US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner (R) listens to Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee speak at the US-India Economic and Financial Partnership conference in Washington. Mukherjee said Monday that he believed the economy could handle inflation of up to 6.5 percent but admitted the problem was a major constraint on growth.(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)AFP - Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Monday that he believed the economy could handle inflation of up to 6.5 percent but admitted the problem was a major constraint on growth.


Canadian foreign minister visits Libya rebels (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 02:44 PM PDT

Reuters - There will be bumps on Libya's road to democracy even after current leader Muammar Gaddafi is overthrown, Canada's foreign minister said on Monday after meeting with Libyan rebel leaders in Benghazi.

Lost penguin more lively, eating fish post-surgery (AP)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 07:23 AM PDT

Veterinary nurse Sarah Papageorgiou cares for an Antarctic penguin that wound up stranded on a New Zealand beach and resorted to eating sand, at Wellington Zoo in Wellington, Monday, June 27, 2011. The penguin was recovering Monday after a very human treatment: an endoscopy performed by one of the country's leading surgeons. It may be months before the young emperor penguin - affectionately dubbed Happy Feet - fully recovers, and officials are uncertain about when or how it could return home about 3,200 kilometers (2,000 miles) away. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Mark Mitchell) NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUTAP - New Zealand's favorite penguin visitor is more lively and eating fish after undergoing endoscopic surgery Monday to remove some of the beach sand and twigs it swallowed, apparently mistaking it for snow.


Marisol Lizelle Salvador lost her brother, but found a life – helping kids in the Philippines (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 06:50 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - After graduating from George­town University with a degree in international business, Marisol Lizelle Salvador "wanted it all."

Chavez in a Cuban Hospital, Venezuela in Holding Pattern (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 03:05 PM PDT

Time.com - The strongman's uncharacteristic silence while convalescing in Cuba has set both opposition and loyalists pondering a post-Hugo future

Cambodia's Khmer Rouge genocide trial battles political pressures (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 06:24 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - A UN-backed tribunal began hearings Monday into the cases of four Khmer Rouge leaders accused of genocide and crimes against humanity from 1975 to 1979 after toppling a pro-US regime at the end of the Vietnam War. The procedural battles in the landmark trial underline the tribunal's complex makeup.

Green economics unsettles Rio+20 prospects (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 27 Jun 2011 11:20 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - LONDON, June 27 (OneWorld.net) - Separate UN conferences held in Europe last week reached very different conclusions about the optimum speed of transition to a green, low carbon world economy.

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