2011年7月2日星期六

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Edgy Thailand votes, bracing for further turmoil (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 03:15 PM PDT

Reuters - Thailand votes on Sunday in a general election that could trigger a new crisis after six years of turmoil centred on a man revered by the poor and living in luxury, and exile, in the Middle East.

Clinton slams Gaddafi threat to attack Europe (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 04:08 PM PDT

In this picture, taken on a guided government tour, loyalists celebrate with fireworks in Tripoli's Green Square following a speech played over loudspeakers by Libya's embattled leader Moamer Kadhafi on July 1. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton demanded that Kadhafi deliver democracy instead of threats after the Libyan leader warned Europe of stinging attacks unless NATO halts its air war.(AFP/File)Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stepped up Western calls on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to quit, brushing off his threat to attack Europeans in their homes and offices.


Britain to pull 800 troops from Afghanistan: report (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 03:41 PM PDT

Transfer cases containing the remains of Army Pfc. James A. Waters, left case, Army Capt. Matthew G. Nielson, center case, and Marine Cpl. Kyle R. Schneider, right case, sit on a loader Saturday, July 2, 2011, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Waters, of Cloverdale, Ind., died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, Schneider, 23, of Phoenix, N.Y., died June 30, 2011, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan and Nielson, 27, of Jefferson, Iowa, died  June 29, 2011 in Badrah, Iraq of wounds sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)Reuters - Britain will announce this week that it is to withdraw up to 800 troops by the end of next year, according to a report in the Sunday Times newspaper.


Chavez foes say his absence a security risk (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 04:59 PM PDT

A supporter of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez holds a portrait of him as she attends a Mass to pray for the health and recovery of Chavez in Caracas June 29, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia RawlinsReuters - Venezuela's opposition said on Saturday President Hugo Chavez's prolonged convalescence from cancer in Cuba put the country's security and sovereignty at risk and it stepped up calls for him to delegate his powers.


Hezbollah leader rejects Hariri court indictments (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 02:14 PM PDT

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah gestures as he speaks during a live broadcast in this still image taken from video, June 24, 2011. REUTERS/Manar TV via Reuters TvReuters - Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Saturday that authorities would never arrest members of the Shi'ite militant group indicted by a U.N.-backed tribunal seeking the killers of statesman Rafik al-Hariri.


Greece's Youth Brace For an Uncertain Future (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 11:30 PM PDT

Time.com - As Greece enacts tough austerity measures, the nation's youth have most cause for concern. Is this the beginning of a Greek brain drain?

Quebec separatists protest William and Kate visit (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 04:40 PM PDT

People protest against the visit of Britain's Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, outside the Saint-Justine children hospital in Montreal.(AFP/Rogerio Barbosa)AFP - A small but vocal group of anti-monarchists met Prince William and his wife Catherine in Quebec Saturday during their Canadian tour with chants of "Down with the monarchy!"


Bahrain riot police fire tear gas at protesters (AP)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 01:52 PM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011 file photo, Bahraini anti-government protesters chant slogans at the Pearl roundabout in Manama, Bahrain. Just days before Bahrain's Sunni rulers hope to open talks with the Shiite opposition they crushed, the country's most powerful pro-reform bloc is asking supporters a pivotal question: Whether to join or snub the dialogue. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)AP - Riot police in Bahrain fired tear gas at anti-government protesters denouncing reconciliation talks between the Gulf kingdom's rulers and the Shiite-led opposition on Saturday just hours after the dialogue began.


Mexico confirms 11 dead from Arlene and aftermath (AP)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 04:07 PM PDT

AP - Mexican authorities have confirmed 11 deaths from Tropical Storm Arlene and the aftermath of floods, mudslides and overflowing rivers in central Mexico and Gulf Coast states.

Clinton urges Kadhafi to deliver democracy not threats (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 04:41 PM PDT

Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (L) welcomes US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) before a meeting at the Moncloa palace in Madrid. Clinton demanded on Saturday that Moamer Kadhafi deliver democracy instead of threats after the Libyan leader warned Europe of stinging attacks unless NATO halts its air war.(AFP/Dominique Faget)AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton demanded that Moamer Kadhafi deliver democracy instead of threats after the Libyan leader warned Europe of stinging attacks unless NATO halts its air war.


Bravo overshadows Sharma to earn West Indies draw (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 04:20 PM PDT

Indian bowler Ishant Sharma celebrates after taking the wicket of West Indies batsman Adrian Barath during the fifth day of the second test match at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. Another incisive spell from Sharma was upstaged by resilient West Indies batting led by Darren Bravo as India had to settle for a draw in the second Test.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)AFP - Another incisive spell from Ishant Sharma was upstaged by resilient West Indies batting led by Darren Bravo as India had to settle for a draw in the second Test on Saturday.


Cheers and some boos greet royal tour in Quebec (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 04:29 PM PDT

Reuters - Well-wishers outnumbered anti-monarchist protesters greeting Britain's Prince William and Kate on Saturday as the royal newlyweds' tour of Canada arrived in French-speaking Quebec.

Australia's Rudd says Suu Kyi will tour outside Yangon (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 09:07 AM PDT

Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd (L) shakes hands with Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Su Kyi after their meeting at the Australian ambassador's Residence in Yangon July 2, 2011. REUTERS/Soe Than Win/PoolReuters - Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd met Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon on Saturday and said she still intended to go on a tour outside the city despite government warnings.


Tour de France kicks off: Who to watch (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 12:30 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Before the 98th Tour de France kicked off this morning on the Atlantic coast, a doping scandal already loomed over the peloton.

Sex, Lies And American Justice: French Still Try To Understand Strauss-Kahn Case (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 11:30 PM PDT

Time.com - In France, where accusers enjoy something akin to a "right to lie," the latest twists in the DSK investigation follow questions about Strauss-Kahn's treatment as a common criminal.

Morocco's referendum on reform: Model for Arab Spring? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 02:14 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Moroccans voted Friday in a referendum on constitutional reforms, amid deep disagreement over whether it represented a new path for reform in a troubled region or another autocrat's hollow bid to diffuse popular discontent.

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