2011年3月18日星期五

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Military intervention looms in Libya (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 05:40 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, July 9, 2009 file photo, US President Barack Obama, right, and Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi pictured during the G8/G5 summit in L'Aquila, Italy. President Barack Obama demanded Friday, March 18, 2011, that Moammar Gadhafi halt all military attacks on civilians and said that if the Libyan leader did not stand down the United States would join other nations in launching military action against him. But the president also stressed the United States 'is not going to deploy ground troops into Libya.' (AP Photo/Michael Gottschalk/Pool, File)Reuters - The United States accused Muammar Gaddafi of defying international demands for an immediate ceasefire, and France's U.N. envoy predicted military action within hours of an international meeting on Libya on Saturday.

Japan lays power cable in race to stop radiation (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 03:28 PM PDT

Japan is battling a nuclear and humanitarian crisis, with engineers working to restore power to a stricken power plant in what the UN's top atomic expert said was a Reuters - Exhausted engineers attached a power cable to the outside of Japan's tsunami-crippled nuclear plant on Saturday in a race to prevent deadly radiation from an accident now rated at least as bad as America's Three Mile Island incident in 1979.

Bahrain to pursue talks, receive more Gulf troops (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 12:49 PM PDT

The Pearl Square statue is tore down in Manama March 18, 2011. Bahrain tore down on Friday the statue at the centre of Pearl roundabout, focal point and symbol of weeks of pro-democracy protests in the Gulf island kingdom. Drills and diggers cut away at the six bases of the statue for hours, until it collapsed into a mound of rubble and steel bars. Trucks stood by to take away the debris. REUTERS/Hamad I MohammedReuters - Bahrain is committed to talks with the opposition but security is a priority and more Gulf troops will arrive in the kingdom to help restore order after weeks of unrest, the foreign minister said on Friday.

Yemen in state of emergency after protest massacre (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 01:29 PM PDT

Mourners shout slogans during the funeral of anti-government protester Abdullah Hameed Ali, 28, who was killed by police in Sanaa on March 8 during his funeral in Sanaa March 11, 2011. REUTERS/Khaled AbdullahReuters - Gunmen on rooftops shot dead up to 42 protesters at an anti-government rally in Sanaa after Muslim prayers on Friday, enraging the opposition and prompting President Ali Abdullah Saleh to declare a state of emergency.

Egyptians gear up for first post-Mubarak vote (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 05:36 PM PDT

Reuters - Egypt holds a referendum on Saturday on constitutional changes in the first such vote since protests toppled longtime president Hosni Mubarak.

Obama Goes to Rio: A Nod to Brazil's Growing Power (Time.com)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 03:40 PM PDT

Time.com - The American President once thought he could forge a close partnership with Brazil -- but the South American giant has its own ideas of what it wants

Vatican praises EU decision on crucifixes in class (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 05:08 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2009 file photo, a crucifix hangs from the wall of a Naples elementary school's classroom, Italy. The European Court of Human Rights is preparing to rule on whether crucifixes are acceptable in public school classrooms. The ruling will be binding on all 47 countries that are members of the Council of Europe, the continent's human rights watchdog. In November 2009, the court ruled that the crucifix could be disturbing to non-Christian or atheist pupils. Several European countries appealed the ruling, and the final decision by the court's Grand Chamber is expected Friday, March 18, 2010. The court is based in Strasbourg, France. (AP Photo/Salvatore Laporta, Files)AP - Crucifixes in public school classrooms do not violate a student's freedom of conscience, a European high court ruled Friday in a verdict welcomed by the Vatican in its campaign to remind the continent of its Christian roots.

From rooftops, snipers kill 46 Yemeni protesters (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 02:53 PM PDT

Yemeni protesters react as they carry away a wounded demonstrator in Sanaa. Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh has expressed his AP - A massive demonstration against Yemen's government turned into a killing field Friday as snipers methodically fired down on protesters from rooftops and police made a wall of fire with tires and gasoline, blocking a key escape route.

Pro-government crowd taunts dissidents in Havana (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 05:39 PM PDT

Students and government supporters shout against members of the dissident group 'Ladies in White', unseen, in Havana, Cuba, Friday, March 18, 2011. Pro-government demonstrators gathered outside the home of a leading Cuban dissident to yell insults at her and other opposition figures inside on the date recognized by Cuba's opposition as the anniversary of a March 2003 crackdown by security forces against peaceful dissent.(AP Photo/Javier Galeano)AP - Pro-government demonstrators surrounded the home of a leading Cuban dissident Friday, yelling insults at her and other opposition figures gathered inside to mark the anniversary of a notorious crackdown on dissent.

Lawmakers concerned about U.S. efforts in Libya (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 05:08 PM PDT

A supporter of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi shouts during a protest in Tripoli March 18, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra BensemraReuters - At least a few U.S. lawmakers say President Barack Obama should consult with Congress before committing any U.S. troops to support a U.N.-backed demand for a ceasefire in Libya.

Apple could face iPad 2 component shortages (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 05:58 PM PDT

Customers try the latest Ipad 2 at the Apple store on Fifth Avenue in New York. Apple could face shortages of components for the iPad 2 because of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, according to a research firm.(AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunand)AFP - Apple could face shortages of components for the iPad 2 because of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, according to a research firm.

Canada inflation eases, no pressure for rate hike (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 07:21 AM PDT

Reuters - Inflation in Canada eased in February, bucking the trend in many other countries and removing some pressure from the Bank of Canada to start raising interest rates again soon.

UN decision on Libya: Endgame for Qaddafi? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 12:15 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The United Nations Security Coun­cil’s rare â€" and unusually swift â€" decision to approve “all necessary measures” to protect civilians from Muammar Qaddafi’s regime has lifted the hopes of Libya’s ragtag militias.

Aristide Returns: What It Means for Haiti's Election (Time.com)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 03:40 PM PDT

Time.com - In a dramatically timed return, the controversial exiled President arrives 48 hours before one of the most important elections in the country's history

Iran-Venezuela ties under US scrutiny (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 10:43 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - All the attention Libya's Muammar Qaddafi has received in recent weeks from Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez seems to have left his other best friend forever, Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, feeling a bit left out.

No More Free Primary School in Madagascar (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 11:07 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - ANTANANARIVO, Mar 18 (IRIN) - The burden of paying for education in Madagascar has shifted to the poor after donor funding was frozen in the wake of a coup on 17 March 2009.

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