2011年4月1日星期五

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Libyan government dismisses rebels' "mad" truce offer (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 03:37 PM PDT

Reuters - Muammar Gaddafi's government scorned rebel conditions for a nationwide ceasefire, and there was no sign of international diplomatic efforts cooling the Libyan conflict.

Worst attack on U.N. in Afghanistan kills at least 7 (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 04:52 PM PDT

In this photo released by the United Nations, Néstor Osorio, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the U.N. and president of the U.N. Security Council for April, reads a statement on behalf of the Council, at U.N. headquarters in New York, Friday, April 1, 2011. The Security Council strongly condemned the attack on U.N. operations center in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan that killed seven U.N. personnel, three international staff and four Gurkha soldiers. (AP Photo/The United Nations, Evan Schneider) NO SALESReuters - Afghans protesting the burning of a Koran by an obscure U.S. pastor over-ran a U.N. compound on Friday and killed at least seven international staff in the deadliest-ever attack on the United Nations in Afghanistan.

Fierce fighting spreads in Ivory Coast showdown (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 01:54 PM PDT

Pro-Gbagbo militiamen patrol the empty streets of Abidjan. A tense stand-off between Ivory Coast's two presidents led to heavy fighting in Abidjan, as the International Red Cross announced that at least 800 people had been massacred in the west earlier in the week.(AFP/Issouf Sanogo)Reuters - Fierce fighting spread across Abidjan on Friday as troops loyal to Ivory Coast's Laurent Gbagbo fended off attacks by forces supporting Alassane Ouattara's rival claim to the presidency.

Japan PM to visit nuclear disaster zone (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 01:10 PM PDT

A survivor rides a bicycle in the tsunami-destroyed city of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan Friday, April 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)Reuters - Japan's prime minister was headed on Saturday to the disaster zone where workers are braving radiation from a crippled nuclear plant to battle the world's worst atomic crisis since Chernobyl.

Thousands call for freedom in Syria, 3 killed in unrest (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 04:35 PM PDT

Reuters - Syrian security forces killed at least three protesters in a Damascus suburb on Friday, witnesses said, as thousands turned out in pro-democracy marches despite a reform gesture by President Bashar al-Assad.

Mahmoud Gebril: The Rebel Who Could Run Libya (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 01:30 PM PDT

Time.com - As interim head of the Libyan rebels' National Council, U.S.-educated Mahmoud Gebril is being primed to take over if and when Gaddafi falls. But is Libya ready for his Westernized vision of democracy?

UK to hold "thousands" of wedding street parties (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 05:14 PM PDT

Reuters - Thousands of street parties will be held across Britain to celebrate Prince William's marriage to Kate Middleton next month, local government officials said on Saturday, as royal wedding fever grips parts of the country.

Israeli airstrike kills Gaza militants (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 04:28 PM PDT

Members of Hamas' security forces stand next to the body of a militant after an Israeli air strike in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip April 2, 2011. Israeli aircraft killed three Palestinian gunmen in the southern Gaza Strip early on Saturday, medical officials and the Israeli army said. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT)AP - The Israeli military says it hit a group of Palestinians in Gaza its says was planning to abduct Israelis.

Argentine judge: Turkey caused 'Armenian genocide' (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 03:04 PM PDT

AP - An Argentine judge says "the Turkish state committed the crime of genocide against the Armenian people" between 1915 and 1923.

Ivory Coast standoff may be near end amid battles (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 04:51 PM PDT

UN troops patrol in armored personnel carriers the streets in the city of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Thursday, March 31, 2011. Fighters trying to install Ivory Coast's democratically elected president began besieging the main city of Abidjan on Thursday as the top army commander fled his post in the face of a lightning offensive that saw several towns and a seaport quickly fall. (AP Photo/Emanuel Ekra)AP - Laurent Gbagbo's 10-year grip on the Ivory Coast seemed to be in its final hours Friday after fighters encircled both his residence and the presidential palace and battled to unseat the man who has refused to recognize his defeat in last year's election.

Afghans angry at Quran burning kill 7 at UN office (AP)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 04:51 PM PDT

Afghans shout anti- US slogans during a demonstration in Kabul, Afghanistan on Friday, April 1, 2011. Eight foreigners were killed on Friday after demonstrators protesting a reported burning of the Muslim holy book stormed a United Nations (UN) office in northern Afghanistan, opening fire on guards and setting fires inside the compound, a top Afghan police official said. Right banner says 'there is no God but Allah and Mohammad is his messenger' and the center banner says 'long live holy Quran'. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)AP - Afghans angry over the burning of a Quran at a small Florida church stormed a U.N. compound in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing seven foreigners, including four Nepalese guards.

PM Harper sets scene for battle over vote subsidy (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 01:27 PM PDT

Reuters - Conservatives on Friday reopened a debate that almost brought down their government in 2008, promising to scrap public subsidies for political parties if they win the May 2 federal election.

Aussie pilots told to 'toughen up, princesses' (AFP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 10:55 PM PDT

Australian pilots Friday raised concerns about how airline Jetstar dealt with complaints about fatigue after an email tabled in a Senate inquiry revealed some crew were told to AFP - Australian pilots Friday raised concerns about how airline Jetstar dealt with complaints about fatigue after an email tabled in a Senate inquiry revealed some crew were told to "toughen up princesses".

France's Sarkozy faces rifts on Islam debate (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 06:42 AM PDT

A new film about French President Nicolas Sarkozy's rise to power scared off promoters with its red-hot political theme, its producers have said.(AFP/File/Kenzo Tribouillard)The Christian Science Monitor - French President Nicolas Sarkozy, an early and strong voice for intervention in Libya, is striding tall as a world leader.

Ivory Coast Unrest: Ouattara, Gbagbo Struggle for Control (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 01:30 PM PDT

Time.com - As battles rage for control of Ivory Coast, the United Nations warns both sides that they will be held accountable for human-rights violations

Pachauri opens door to new climate adaptation science (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 09:17 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - April 1 (OneWorld.net) - A new approach to tackling climate change in developing countries may win greater recognition, thanks to support from the head of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

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