2011年4月15日星期五

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Misrata under bombardment, West seeks regime change (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 05:22 PM PDT

Mohamed Sabry,12, shout slogans against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi after Friday prayers near the courthouse in Benghazi April 15, 2011. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah DalshReuters - Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi bombarded the besieged rebel city of Misrata and battled their way into its center, and U.S., British and French leaders redefined the aim of their air war to regime change.

Syria protests sweep into capital, defying Assad (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 04:49 PM PDT

Soldiers are seen near a tank in the Syrian port city of Banias April 13, 2011. Hundreds of women from a Syrian town that has witnessed mass arrests of its men marched along Syria's main coastal highway on Wednesday to demand their release, human rights activists said. Security forces, including secret police, stormed Baida on Tuesday, going into houses and arresting men aged up to 60, the activists said, after townsfolk joined unprecedented protests challenging the 11-year rule of President Bashar al-Assad. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - Protests against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad swept into the capital Damascus on Friday for the first time since a growing wave of pro-democracy unrest began to put pressure on his 11-year rule.

Nigerians pick president in crucial election (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 04:01 PM PDT

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan waves to the crowd on arrival at a campaign rally in Kano, northern Nigeria, March 16, 2011. REUTERS/Joe PenneyReuters - Nigerians pick their next leader on Saturday in what they hope will be their first credible presidential election for decades, polls which could make or break the country's standing as a democratic leader in Africa.

Mubarak to be moved to Egypt army hospital (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 04:03 PM PDT

Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak addresses the nation in this still image taken from video February 10, 2011. REUTERS/Egyptian State TV via Reuters TVReuters - Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak will be moved to a military hospital until he is well enough to face interrogation in a corruption investigation, the prosecutor said on Friday, as the army rulers seek to show they are serious about putting him on trial.

Israel strikes Hamas targets after rocket fire (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 04:44 PM PDT

Reuters - Israel responded to Palestinian rocket fire with two air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Friday, officials said, ending a lull in violence since an informal ceasefire took effect earlier in the week.

Just "A Game": Outrage as Shamed Belgian Priest Downplays Child Abuse (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 03:00 PM PDT

Time.com - Belgians have been left aghast after former Bishop of Bruges Roger Vangheluwe admitted that he abused two nephews -- and shrugged off his actions as "a little piece of intimacy"

Ireland gets thumbs-up from EU/IMF (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 04:01 PM PDT

Pedestrians walk past a public house, in Dublin, January 24, 2011. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughtonReuters - A Moody's downgrade and growing speculation Greece may eventually restructure its debt took the shine off Ireland's thumbs-up from the EU and the IMF on Friday for its efforts to claw its way back from crisis.

Gadhafi forces attack rebel city in western Libya (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 02:33 PM PDT

Libyans carry the coffin of Faraj Omar Boushaiha, 51, who his relatives said died in Ajdabiya on Thursday, past murals depicting Moammar Gadhafi in a derogatory manner, after Friday prayers in the square next to the courthouse on the corniche in Benghazi, Libya Friday, April 15, 2011. President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy wrote in a joint newspaper opinion piece Friday that while their mandate under a U.N. Security Council resolution does not include removing Gadhafi by force, 'it is impossible to imagine a future for Libya with Gadhafi in power.' (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)AP - Moammar Gadhafi's troops launched a powerful assault with tanks and rockets Friday on Misrata, the last major rebel city in western Libya, sending residents fleeing to increasingly crowded safe areas of the city that are still out of the Libyan leader's reach, witnesses said.

Rights watchdog: Activists harassed in Venezuela (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 04:51 PM PDT

AP - Human rights activists find themselves under increasing attack by unidentified assailants and persecuted by state authorities in a growing climate of hostility against rights groups and non-governmental organizations, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights said Friday.

Egyptian Google exec urges investments for Egypt (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 05:25 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2011 file photo, Egyptian Wael Ghonim, center, a 30-year-old Google Inc. marketing manager who was a key organizer of the online campaign that sparked the first protest on Jan. 25, talks to the crowd in Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt. The Google Inc. executive who helped spark the Egyptian revolt is inviting Americans to visit Egypt and urging the world to invest there. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill, File)AP - The Google Inc. executive who helped spark the Egyptian revolt invited Americans to visit Egypt and urged the world Friday to invest there to ensure the country's economic success.

Depressed New Zealander cooks and eats own finger (AFP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 06:01 PM PDT

A depressed New Zealander cut off a finger, cooked it with vegetables and then ate it in a rare case of self-cannibalism, according to a report in the Australasian Psychiatry publication. After eating one finger the man planned to dine on two more before deciding instead to seek medical treatment where he was diagnosed with moderate symptoms of depression.(AFP/DDP/File/Martin Oeser)AFP - A depressed New Zealander cut off a finger, cooked it with vegetables and then ate it in a rare case of self-cannibalism, according to a report in the Australasian Psychiatry publication.

Lurid political scandal returns to dog Canadian PM (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 10:31 AM PDT

Reuters - Canada's prime minister suffered an embarrassing moment on the election trail on Friday when a former minister tearfully blasted him for firing her over unfounded stories about drug use and prostitution.

Ex-Gitmo Australian sues top Egypt regime officials (AFP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 09:39 AM PDT

Mamdouh Habib, an Australian formerly detained in Guantanamo Bay, pictured in 2007, said Friday he is suing Egypt's former vice president and a son of ex-leader Hosni Mubarak over his alleged torture while in Egyptian custody.(AFP/File/Anoek de Groot)AFP - An Australian formerly detained in Guantanamo Bay said Friday he is suing Egypt's former vice president and a son of ex-leader Hosni Mubarak over his alleged torture while in Egyptian custody.

Why US silence on Bahrain's crackdown could backfire (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 14 Apr 2011 02:55 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - As Bahrain's government intensifies its campaign to crush dissent, the world has been largely silent â€" embittering protesters and potentially creating an opening for Iran to expand its influence and undermine US-Saudi interests in the region.

Why Syria's President Doesn't Like Fridays (Time.com)

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 03:00 PM PDT

Time.com - The anti-regime protests continued even as Bashar al-Assad tries to placate public grievances. A human rights report, however, indicates anger will be difficult to erase

Turkey grapples with spike in 'honor' killings (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 14 Apr 2011 02:05 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - A drastic rise in reported "honor" killings and fatal domestic violence in Turkey has sparked a vigorous debate about the government's recent attempts to address the problem. It also highlights the clash of conservative values with the country's rapid modernization.

Uganda Latest Govt to Face Down Protests (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 02:26 PM PDT

OneWorld.net - KAMPALA, Apr 15 (IPS) - The Ugandan opposition has announced it will continue protests against rising prices for fuel, food and other essential commodities, undeterred by violent police repression of the previous two days of action.

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