2011年4月27日星期三

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Baathists quit over Syria's Deraa crackdown (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 03:25 PM PDT

Protesters are seen holding placards during a demonstration in Douma town, in this April 7, 2011 handout photo made available April 27, 2011. Reuters is unable to verify the authenticity of the source. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - More than 200 members of Syria's ruling Baath Party quit on Wednesday over President Bashar al-Assad's violent repression of pro-democracy protests, the first public sign of serious dissent within the governing ranks.

Nine killed in Kabul attack were Americans: Pentagon (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 09:17 AM PDT

An Afghan soldier stands guard outside the Air Force compound in Kabul April 27, 2011. REUTERS/Omar SobhaniReuters - Eight troops and a civilian contractor killed in a Kabul airport shooting on Wednesday were all Americans, a Pentagon spokesman said.

Fatah, Hamas end feud, agree to interim government (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 02:12 PM PDT

Reuters - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah group inked a deal on Wednesday with bitter rival Hamas to end their long-running feud and form an interim government ahead of elections within a year.

Gunmen kill 10 in Yemen anti-government protests (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 11:01 AM PDT

Anti-government protesters shout slogans during a rally to demand the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh outside Sanaa April 26, 2011. REUTERS/Ammar AwadReuters - Plainclothes gunmen killed 10 people and wounded dozens more in Yemen's capital Wednesday when they opened fire on protesters demanding the immediate ouster of the president, whom Gulf Arab mediators want to ease from power.

Searchers find part of Air France black box off Brazil (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 11:41 AM PDT

Brazilian Navy sailors pick a piece of debris from Air France flight AF447 out of the Atlantic Ocean, some 745 miles (1,200 km) northeast of Recife, in this handout photo distributed by the Navy June 8, 2009. REUTERS/Brazilian Air Force/HandoutReuters - Deep-sea searchers picking through wreckage of an Air France plane that crashed off Brazil in 2009 have found a part that held one of the flight's data recorders, but without the memory unit that could provide crucial clues to the crash.

Why Bahrain is Trying Civilians Before a Military Court (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 11:10 AM PDT

Time.com - The island kingdom's massive crackdown on civil liberties continues with civilians about to be put in front of a military court

European push for U.N. condemnation of Syria fails (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 04:27 PM PDT

Reuters - A European push for the U.N. Security Council to condemn Syria's violent crackdown on anti-government protesters was blocked on Wednesday by resistance from Russia, China and Lebanon, envoys said.

Rival Palestinian factions reach unity agreement (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 03:05 PM PDT

In this Sunday March 18, 2007 file photo, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, right, and Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas, left, speak as they head the first cabinet meeting of the new coalition government at Abbas' office, in Gaza City. Palestinian officials from the rival Fatah and Hamas movements said Wednesday, April 27, 2011, they have reached an initial agreement on ending a four-year-old rift that has left them divided between rival governments in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)AP - Rival Palestinian groups said they reached an agreement Wednesday on reuniting their governments in the West Bank and Gaza after years of bitter infighting that weakened them politically and caused the deaths of hundreds in violent clashes and crackdowns since.

2 former Uribe aides face charges in spy scandal (AP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 03:40 PM PDT

AP - Colombia's chief prosecutor says she intends to file criminal charges against two top officials in former President Alvaro Uribe's government for their alleged roles in a domestic spying scandal.

US authorizes oil transactions with Libyan rebels (AFP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 04:46 PM PDT

Libyan rebels stand guard in a petrol station of Jadu, in the region of Nalut. The United States on Wednesday authorized Americans to buy oil from Libyan rebels, easing sanctions to open a stream of funding to opponents of Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi.(AFP/Borni Hichem)AFP - The United States on Wednesday authorized Americans to buy oil from Libyan rebels, easing sanctions to open a stream of funding to opponents of Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi.

Japan household spending in record plunge (AFP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 04:55 PM PDT

Sales clerks offer silent prayers at 2:46 pm to mark one month since March 11 earthquake and tsunami, at a shop in Tokyo on April 11. Japanese household spending plunged by a record 8.5 percent in March from a year earlier, official figures showed Thursday as last month's huge quake and tsunami hurt consumer sentiment.(AFP/File/Toru Yamanaka)AFP - Japanese household spending plunged by a record 8.5 percent in March from a year earlier, official figures showed Thursday as last month's huge quake and tsunami hurt consumer sentiment.

NDP rocks election race, markets hesitant (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 01:57 PM PDT

Reuters - The left-leaning New Democrats hit new highs in polls on Wednesday, casting new doubt on the outcome of Canada's May 2 election and sending a rumble of discontent through Canadian financial markets.

Equinox recommends Barrick takeover bid (AFP)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 06:33 AM PDT

Australian copper miner Equinox Minerals on Wednesday recommended shareholders accept a Can$7.3 billion ($7.7 billion) takeover bid by the world's largest gold producer Barrick Gold.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - Australian copper miner Equinox Minerals on Wednesday recommended shareholders accept a Can$7.3 billion ($7.7 billion) takeover bid by the world's largest gold producer Barrick Gold.

Roll up for London's royal wedding magical mystery tour (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 01:29 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Forget Britain's Big Ben! Who cares about the National Portrait Gallery? Trafalgar Square? Pshaw.

America in Decline? It Could Take China Just Five Years To Surpass The U.S. Economy (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 11:10 AM PDT

Time.com - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicts that the Chinese economy will surpass that of the US by 2016. In five years, China's share of the global economy will ascend from 14 percent to 18 percent

25 years after Chernobyl, Europe debates nuclear power's future (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 01:12 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - It took two days before the Geiger counters outside Ukraine started to buzz: On April 28, 1986, the instruments at the Swedish nuclear power station Forsmark registered soaring radiation levels. Fearing a malfunction of their plant, the engineers were puzzled to find that the radiation was much higher on the outside rather than inside the reactor halls.

Stillbirths Could Be Halved Worldwide (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 27 Apr 2011 05:51 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - DAKAR, Apr 27 (IRIN) - Preventing stillbirths can cost just US$2.32 per mother if governments, the private sector and international institutions adopt a package of 10 health interventions, rather than allowing stillbirths to be an almost invisible problem.

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