2011年4月3日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World News


Gaddafi envoy in Greece as Turkey rescues wounded (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 04:09 PM PDT

Reuters - The Libyan government sent an envoy to Greece on Sunday to discuss an end to fighting, but gave no sign of any major climbdown in a war that has ground to a stalemate between rebels and forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi.

France says locates wreckage from Atlantic crash (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 02:54 PM PDT

Reuters - France has discovered what appears to be part of an Air France aircraft that crashed in the Atlantic almost two years ago killing all 228 people on board, accident investigators said on Sunday.

Suicide blasts at Sufi shrine in Pakistan kill 41 (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 09:20 AM PDT

Worshippers carry the body of victims from the site of a suicide bomb attack at a Sufi shrine in Dera Ghazi Khan on April 3, 2011. REUTERS/Sheikh Asif RazaReuters - Two Taliban suicide bombers caused carnage on Sunday at a Sufi shrine in eastern Pakistan, killing at least 41 people and wounding scores in the latest bloody attack on minority religious groups.


Japan says it may take months to end radiation leaks (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 01:02 PM PDT

Japanese soldiers walk at an area destroyed by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Ishinomaki, northern Japan April 3, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos BarriaReuters - Japan warned on Sunday it could take months to stop radiation leaking from a nuclear plant crippled by a huge earthquake and tsunami three weeks ago, while voters said a coalition would better handle the crisis and post-quake recovery effort.


Yemen protesters clash with police, 409 wounded: medics (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 05:04 PM PDT

Yemeni anti-government protestors carry the body of a man injured on March 18 and who died of his wounds during his funeral in the capital Sanaa. Yemeni police killed one anti-government demonstrator and wounded scores more on Sunday, as embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh called for an end to protests demanding he step down.(AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)Reuters - Police using live rounds and teargas wounded around 409 protesters who tried to march to a presidential palace in Yemen's Red Sea city of Hudaida early on Monday, doctors said.


A Mystery in Tripoli: Blood on the Street? (Time.com)

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 11:40 PM PDT

Time.com - In Gaddafi's besieged capital, a burst of gunfire in the night leads to rumor and bitter speculation.

British spy files shed light on Nazi saboteurs (AP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 04:01 PM PDT

AP - The four men wading ashore on a Florida beach wearing nothing but bathing trunks and German army hats looked like an unlikely invading force.

Gulf bloc strongly condemns Iran over Bahrain (AP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 01:59 PM PDT

AP - Bahrain's state-run news agency says the Gulf's main political bloc has condemned Iran, accusing the Shiite country of trying to promote sectarian divisions in Bahrain.

Mexican police catch man who planted 'whisky bomb' (AP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 02:34 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2011 file photo, police officers inspect the crime scene where at least 8 people were found dead after unknown gunmen opened fire at people who were standing out in the street in a working class neighborhood on the outskirts of Mexico City. For drug lords, Mexico City has been a favorite hideout and place to launder money, making the sprawling metropolis somewhat of an oasis from the cartel violence along the border and in outlying states. Now a spate of killings and decapitations never before seen have authorities batting down fears that a once-distant drug war is making its way into the capital. (AP Photo/Miguel Tovar, File)AP - A drug trafficker who planted a "whisky bomb" intended for a police commander has been arrested, Mexico's federal police said Sunday.


US extends airstrike role in Libya through Monday (AP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 04:58 PM PDT

A Libyan rebel scans the field as they wait for the signal to advance at an intersection just outside Brega, Libya, Sunday, April 3, 2011. Libyan rebels want to install a parliamentary democracy in place of longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi, one of their top leaders said Sunday, dismissing Western fears that their movement could be hijacked by Islamic extremists.  (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)AP - The U.S. agreed to NATO's request for a 48-hour extension of American participation in coalition airstrikes against targets in Libya and U.S. lawmakers cautioned Sunday the allies need to know more about the rebels fighting Moammar Gadhafi's forces before providing them with weapons.


Factbox: Japan's disaster in figures (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 05:17 PM PDT

Reuters - The following lists the impact of the earthquake and tsunami that rocked the northeast coast of Japan on March 11 and the subsequent crisis at a nuclear power plant.

Liberals lay out election platform (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 04:21 PM PDT

Reuters - Canada's opposition Liberal Party unveiled a C$8.2 billion election platform on Sunday that promises to cut the government deficit but stops short of saying exactly when the federal budget would be balanced.

Woman, 92, to stand trial for murder in Australia (AFP)

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 08:11 PM PDT

A 92-year-old has become the oldest woman committed to stand trial for murder in Australia, accused of bludgeoning and stabbing her wealthy 98-year-old husband to death, according to a report. Clara Tang, who allegedly killed Ching Yung Tang after 70 years of marriage in their Sydney apartment in March last year, has pleaded not guilty on the grounds of mental illness, the Sun-Herald said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Scott Olson)AFP - A 92-year-old has become the oldest woman committed to stand trial for murder in Australia, accused of bludgeoning and stabbing her wealthy 98-year-old husband to death, according to a report.


In Israel, Goldstone's Gaza war retraction triggers 'earthquake' of vindication (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 01:24 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Israel has reacted with a sense of vindication since South African Judge Richard Goldstone retracted accusations of Israeli war crimes during its war with Hamas in Gaza two years ago.

Slaughter in Ivory Coast as the Grisly Political Standoff Intensifies (Time.com)

Posted: 02 Apr 2011 11:40 PM PDT

Time.com - Hundreds die as the town of Duekoue changes hands, and the forces of Laurent Gbagbo and Alassane Ouattara continue to battle for control of the nation

Eyeing Middle East, Nicaragua's Ortega quashes weekend protests (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 12:59 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Tens of thousands of government supporters occupied the streets of Nicaragua’s capital city this weekend to prevent an opposition march against President Daniel Ortega’s counter-constitutional reelection bid.
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