2011年4月30日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World News

Syrians protest from rooftops after army action (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 03:26 PM PDT

Reuters - Women and children in the besieged Syrian city of Deraa chanted "God is greatest against the tyrant" from rooftops in the night after troops backed by tanks intensified a crackdown on the city, a resident said.

Suicide bomber kills 8, wounds 19 in Northern Iraq (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 10:43 AM PDT

Grieving family members of Pfc. Antonio G. Stiggins gather around his casket upon the deceased soldiers' arrival at Great Southwest Aviation in Roswell, N.M, Saturday, April 30, 2011. Stiggins, 25, died of wounds suffered April 22, in Numaniyah, Iraq. (AP Photo/Roswell Daily Record Mark Wilson)Reuters - Eight people were killed and 19 wounded on Saturday when a suicide bomber blew himself up at an Iraqi army checkpoint next to a market in the northern city of Mosul, police and hospital sources said.

Pope John Paul II to be beatified before big crowd (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 03:38 PM PDT

Reuters - Pope John Paul II moves a step closer to sainthood on Sunday when his successor beatifies him before an expected crowd of several hundred thousand people. Pilgrims from all over the world, many from the pope's native Poland, have flocked to Rome to witness the beatification mass and take part in the biggest event in the Italian capital since the late pope's funeral in 2005.

Yemen transition deal teeters as Saleh fails to sign (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 03:29 PM PDT

An anti-government protester waves Yemen's national flag during a demonstration to demand the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the southern city of Taiz April 30, 2011. REUTERS/Khaled AbdullahReuters - Yemen's Gulf-brokered deal to remove President Ali Abdullah Saleh from power was on the verge of collapse on Sunday after Saleh refused to sign, raising the threat of further instability in the Arabian Peninsula state.

How Syria and Libya Got to Be Turkey's Headaches (Time.com)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 07:10 AM PDT

Time.com - Turkey thought that its economic expansion would help it make friends and influence its Arab neighbors. It hasn't quite worked out that way.

Language of King James evolved (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT

AP - The language of the King James Bible evolved from earlier translations, as illustrated in the first verse of the Gospel of John:

Moroccan police offer glimpse of terror bomb site (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 04:51 PM PDT

Tourists watch attractions on Djemma el-Fna square, with the Argna cafe in background, in Marrakech, Morocco, Friday, April, 28, 2011, just one day after the explosion. The international police agency Interpol called the attack on a crowded tourist cafe in Marrakech a suspected suicide bombing Friday, as the government said two Canadians, two French citizens, a Dutchman and two Moroccans were among the 15 killed in the explosion. (AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar)AP - A messy heap of Moroccan pastries sit in a shattered glass display case. Twisted nails, strips of clothing and mobile phone parts have been collected and placed in rows of jars. Tourist maps and a charred Douglas Adams' novel lie in clear plastic evidence bags, while the walls and floors bear the blood stains and nail-sized scars of a bomb blast that took the lives of 16 people days earlier.

Police discover hidden arsenal in Ciudad Juarez (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 04:02 PM PDT

An arsenal containing grenades, grenade launchers, assault riffles and other high-powered weapons are stored inside a basement warehouse in the city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Friday April 29, 2011. Police say they found the stash in an underground room hidden behind the mirrors of a home exercise gym. The stockpile also includes police uniforms and bulletproof vests. The mirrors opened at the touch of a button near the floor. (AP Photo/Raymundo Ruiz)AP - Mexican federal police said Saturday they discovered a basement arsenal hidden behind the mirrors of a home gym that included three anti-aircraft guns, dozens of grenades, a grenade launcher, AK-47s and other high-powered weapons.

NATO strike kills Gadhafi's son but leader escapes (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 04:57 PM PDT

In this photo made on a government organized tour, damaged official building is seen following an airstrike in Tripoli, Libya, early Saturday, April 30, 2011.(AP Photo/Darko Bandic)AP - A NATO missile struck a house in Tripoli where Moammar Gadhafi and his wife were staying on Saturday, missing the Libyan leader but killing his youngest son and three grandchildren, a government spokesman said.

Ando, US ice dancers strike gold at worlds (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 02:24 PM PDT

Japan's Miki Ando celebrates with a Japanese flag during the victory ceremony of the ladies's event of the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow. Ando beat favourites Kim Yu-Na and Mao Asada to claim her second world figure skating title on Saturday and dedicated the win to the victims of the quake-tsumami disaster in her native Japan.(AFP/Yuri Kadobnov)AFP - Miki Ando beat favourites Kim Yu-Na and Mao Asada to win the women's title as ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White claimed a first ice dancing gold for the United States at the world figure skating championships Saturday.

Conservatives hold election lead: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:36 AM PDT

Reuters - The Conservative Party is still leading the May 2 election campaign, with the left-leaning New Democrats firmly in second place, according to a poll released on Saturday.

Rio Tinto says no need to rush emissions tax (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 12:26 AM PDT

Mining giant Rio Tinto weighed into the debate over Australia's proposed carbon emissions tax Saturday, urging Canberra not to rush into a decision while major polluters such as China and the United States held back.(AFP/File/Paul Crock)AFP - Mining giant Rio Tinto weighed into the debate over Australia's proposed carbon emissions tax Saturday, urging Canberra not to rush into a decision while major polluters such as China and the United States held back.

Deadly day of Ugandan rioting follows opposition leader's arrest (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 11:39 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Sitting outside his laundry shop in a usually tranquil suburb of Uganda’s capital, Kampala, David Ssentongo points at the smoldering ash of tires that locals set ablaze in protest and rage.

A Spanish Island's Quest to Be the Greenest Place on Earth (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 11:15 PM PDT

Time.com - When its innovative wind-power system goes online at the end of the year, Spain's El Hierro island could be on its way to becoming the world's most sustainable inhabited landmass

Libyan fighting spills into Tunisia (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 10:07 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Libya's civil war spilled into southern Tunisia on Friday, as scores of troops loyal to Col. Muammar Qaddafi burst across the border and into a nearby town. The foray came after loyalists failed to recapture a remote border post that has become a rebel lifeline.

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