2011年7月4日星期一

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Back in Venezuela, Chavez vows to win cancer battle (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 04:56 PM PDT

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez greets supporters while appearing on a balcony of Miraflores Palace soon after his return to the country from Cuba, where he underwent surgery and treatment for cancer, in Caracas July 4, 2011. Venezuela's ever-theatrical Chavez made a surprise homecoming on Monday after cancer surgery in Cuba, thrilling supporters and saying he would win the battle to regain his health.      REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins (VENEZUELA - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH)Reuters - Venezuela's ever-theatrical President Hugo Chavez made a surprise homecoming on Monday after cancer surgery in Cuba, thrilling supporters with an emotional pledge to win the fight to regain his health.


Gaddafi government says in talks, rebels say he must go (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 12:58 PM PDT

Residents scavenge through a rubbish heap in the centre of the eastern city of Benghazi July 4, 2011. REUTERS/Esam Al-Fetori (LIBYA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY)Reuters - The Libyan government said on Monday it was in talks with opposition figures but there seemed little chance of a swift end to the conflict as both sides stuck to entrenched positions on the fate of Muammar Gaddafi.


Hundreds of Afghan-based militants launch raid into Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 02:50 AM PDT

Afghan riot police secure the area during a demonstration in Kabul July 2, 2011. REUTERS/Omar SobhaniReuters - At least 300 militants crossed into Pakistan from Afghanistan and attacked a Pakistani checkpost, government and intelligence officials said on Monday, the sixth cross-border attack in a month that has raised tensions between the neighbors.


Tens of thousands of Yemenis flee violence in south (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 09:51 AM PDT

Yemeni protesters flash the V-sign for victory during an anti-regime demonstration in the capital Sanaa on July 3. Tens of thousands of Yemenis protested in the capital Sanaa again on Monday, accusing the authorities of plotting a takeover by extremists of the southern province of Abyan.(AFP/Mohammed Huwais)Reuters - Some 54,000 Yemenis have fled the flashpoint southern province of Abyan since militants took over its capital last month, a government official said on Sunday, as fighting intensified in the area.


Headed For Gaza, Flotilla Must First Fight Greek Ban (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 05:40 AM PDT

Time.com - Following in the wake of last year's tragic flotilla trip to Gaza, theFreedom Flotilla II is ready to set sail to deliver humanitarian aidto Palestinians. But Greek officials refuse to let the activists leave

German court to start hearing case against euro bailouts (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 04:44 PM PDT

Reuters - Bailouts of Europe's debt-stricken countries face a legal challenge on Tuesday as Germany's top court begins hearing a lawsuit against German contributions to the rescues of Greece, Ireland and Portugal.

Riots erupt in Egypt after court releases police (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 02:04 PM PDT

AP - Hundreds of Egyptians attacked a courtroom in Cairo on Monday, scuffled with security guards, and blocked a major highway for hours after the court ordered the release of 10 policemen charged with killing protesters during the country's uprising.

Mexico may call off rescue of 7 in boat capsizing (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 04:49 PM PDT

In this image released by the Mexican Navy on Monday July 4, 2011, survivors of a capsized boat are taken away in a vehicle after being rescued by the Navy  in the town of San Felipe, Mexico Monday July 4, 2011. A U.S. tourist died after a fishing boat capsized in an unexpected storm in the Gulf of California off the Baja California peninsula and of the 44 people on the boat, seven U.S. tourists remain missing along with one Mexican crew member, the Mexican Navy said. (AP Photo/SEMAR)AP - Mexican officials were considering calling off the search late Monday for seven U.S. tourists missing after their fishing boat capsized and turning their efforts to recovering bodies. One American has been confirmed dead.


UAE offers $3 billion aid package to Egypt (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 03:05 PM PDT

Reuters - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Monday a $3 billion aid package to Egypt, the state news agency WAM said.

Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 04:46 PM PDT

Australian soldiers are seen in southern Uruzgan province in 2010. An Australian soldier has been shot in the head and killed during an encounter with insurgents in southern Afghanistan, defence chief David Hurley said on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Deshakalyan Chowdhury)AFP - An Australian soldier has been shot in the head and killed during an encounter with insurgents in southern Afghanistan, defence chief David Hurley said on Tuesday.


Detroit automakers log strong sales in June (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 03:12 PM PDT

Reuters - Detroit-based automakers reported higher Canadian sales last month, led by Ford Motor Co of Canada, which said on Monday that demand for fuel-efficient cars helped it record its best June in 22 years.

Australia loses 28th soldier in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 04:42 PM PDT

AP - A commando killed in a firefight with insurgents has become Australia's 28th fatality in Afghanistan.

90 years of China's Communist Party: from secret society to 'harmonious society' (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 08:10 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Three days before she was to be admitted as a full member of the Chinese Communist Party in early June, graduate economics student Li Yingzi was blunt about her reasons for wanting to join the ruling party.

Will Ireland Apologize to the Women of the Magdalene Laundries? (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 05:40 AM PDT

Time.com - Abused, imprisoned and forced into unpaid labor, the survivors of Ireland's Magdalene laundries have long asked for official recognition of their ordeals. A new inquiry could finally give them the apology they crave

SOUTH AFRICA: Government gets lowest rating on xenophobia (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 04 Jul 2011 06:18 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - JOHANNESBURG, 4 July (IRIN) - In a week that saw two Somali traders shot dead in Cape Town and two more in Port Elizabeth, the South African government's handling of xenophobia received the lowest possible rating in a report by the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Monitoring Project.

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