2011年4月18日星期一

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Syrian forces fire at protesters, unrest intensifies (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 05:47 PM PDT

A Syrian protester holding his national flag shouts slogans calling for Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to step down during a protest in front of the Syrian embassy in Amman April 17, 2011. REUTERS/Muhammad HamedReuters - Syrian forces fired shots at hundreds of protesters who had gathered overnight in Homs city in defiance of warning by the authorities to halt what they called an insurrection, a rights campaigner said on Tuesday.

Nigerian president urges unity after election riots (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 03:03 PM PDT

Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan casts his ballot in his home village of Otuoke, Bayelsa state April 16, 2011. Nigerians voted in masses on Saturday in what they hope will be their first credible presidential election for decades and could set an example across Africa. REUTERS/Joseph PenneyReuters - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan appealed for unity on Monday after deadly riots erupted in largely Muslim opposition strongholds over his election victory.

Cuban communists approve landmark reforms (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 05:13 PM PDT

Delegates attend Cuban President Raul Castro's address inaugurating the Sixth Congress of the Cuban Communist Party in Havana April 16, 2011. REUTERS/Enrique De La OsaReuters - Cuba's Communist Party approved landmark economic reforms on Monday and voted for new leaders in a key party congress to chart Cuba's future, state-run media reported.

Insurgent strike inside Afghan Defense Ministry, 2 dead (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 11:17 AM PDT

Senior Airman Paul Goth closes a transfer vehicle holding transfer cases containing the remains of Army Staff Sgt. Cynthia R. Taylor, Army Capt. Charles E. Ridgley Jr., Army Spc. Joseph B. Cemper, Army Sgt. Linda L. Pierre and Army Sgt. 1st Class Charles L. Adkins at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Monday, April 18, 2011. According to the Department of Defense, Taylor, of Columbis, Ga., Ridgley, of Baltimore, Cemper, of Warrensburg, Mo., Pierre, of Immokalee, Fla., and Adkins, of Sandusky, Ohio, died while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)Reuters - An insurgent killed two people in the Afghan Defense Ministry on Monday in the third attack on security installations in four days, with the violence likely to raise questions about military transition plans due to start this year.

The World's 50 Best Restaurants: How a List Got Big (Time.com)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 02:10 PM PDT

Time.com - Begun as a way to promote a new magazine, the 50 Best is quickly outstripping Michelin as the guide foodies use to schedule their feasting

Study: 40 Mediterranean fish species could vanish (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 05:35 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 24, 2009 file photo the head of a tuna fish is seen covered with ice in the Basque Port of Hondarribia northern Spain.The old saying there's plenty more fish in the sea might soon no longer apply to the Mediterranean, says Swiss-based International Union for Conservation of Nature. A study it is releasing Tuesday, April 19, 2011 says more than 40 species of marine fish there could soon disappear â€AP - A new study suggests that more than 40 fish species in the Mediterranean could vanish in the next few years.

Syrian activists begin sit-in for Assad ouster (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 05:07 PM PDT

A Syrian protester flashes the victory sign during a protest calling for President Bashar Assad to step down in front of Syrian embassy in Amman, Jordan, Sunday, April 17, 2011. The demonstrations come despite promises by Assad to end the widely despised state of emergency rule by next week at the latest, and implement other reforms following more than a month of unprecedented, and growing, demonstrations. (AP Photo/Nader Daoud)AP - More than 5,000 anti-government protesters in Syria took over the main square of the country's third-largest city Monday, vowing to occupy the site until President Bashar Assad is ousted and defying authorities who warn they will not be forced into reforms.

Cuba's Communist Party approves sweeping changes (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 05:52 PM PDT

Cuba's President Raul Castro casts his vote to elect the new Cuba's Communist Party Central Committee during a 6th Congress of the Cuban Communist Party session in Havana, Cuba, Monday, April 18, 2011. A new generation of leaders must act decisively and without hesitation to correct the errors of the past and lead the island once those who fought in the 1959 revolution are gone, Cuba's leader Fidel Castro said in a column published Monday. (AP Photo/Ismael Francisco, Prensa Latina)AP - Communist Party delegates gave their blessing to a sweeping slate of economic changes designed to breathe life and a bit of free-market spirit into Cuba's moribund economy, and also voted in a new party leadership at a historic summit Monday.

Nigerian leader wins presidential poll amid riots (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT

Nigerian incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan cast his ballot in Otuoke, Nigeria, Saturday, April 16, 2011. Nigerians chose their president in an election Saturday many hoped would show how Africa's most populous nation could hold a credible vote without the violence and rigging that marred previous ones, though children cast ballots and party officials helped others press their inked fingers to paper. (AP Photo/Godwin Omoigui)AP - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan won the oil-rich country's election Monday as riots swept across the Muslim north and left buildings ablaze and people hiding in their homes, highlighting the religious and ethnic tensions still dividing Africa's most populous nation.

Japan's Noda: U.S. Treasuries still attractive to Japan (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 05:48 PM PDT

Reuters - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Tuesday that U.S. Treasuries were still an attractive investment for Japan despite news that ratings agency Standard & Poor's cut the U.S. credit outlook due to concerns about the rising federal budget deficit.

Red River flooding closes key Manitoba highway (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 11:27 AM PDT

Reuters - The main highway between North Dakota and the flooded Canadian province of Manitoba was set to be closed on Monday, but two nearby rail lines remained open as the province prepared for the Red River's second-highest levels on record.

Camel meat could become newest Australian export (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 01:42 AM PDT

Reuters - Move over, beef. Camel meat could become the newest Australian export as early as 2012 if an Egyptian businessman is successful with his bid to open a slaughterhouse and meat processing plant in a rural South Australian town.

Australia takes on the last frontier of cigarette packaging (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 07:27 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Drastic plans by Australia to become the first country to enforce plain packaging for cigarettes could cut smoking rates, and are likely to be emulated by Canada, New Zealand, and Britain, reinforcing Australia's record as a world leader in antismoking measures.

Behind the Migrant Row, Europe Keeps Shifting to the Far Right (Time.com)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 02:10 PM PDT

Time.com - Unwilling to accept North African migrants fleeing political turmoil at home, France blocks trains from Italy -- a move that highlights the troubling anti-immigrant attitudes currently sweeping Europe

Hilton Kelley helps clean up Texas Gulf Coast town (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 05:29 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Three girls watch as the tall, well-dressed man strides down the cracked sidewalk, across the playground, through the weeds, past the swings, and toward a merry-go-round that might have once been blue but is now a tired gray.

Glencore flotation punctured by G20 ministers (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 02:08 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - LONDON April 18 (OneWorld.net) - Ambitious plans by the world's largest commodities trader to raise capital in the London and Hong Kong markets may be at risk from the threat of international regulatory scrutiny of the sector.

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