2011年6月21日星期二

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Seven protesters killed in Syria during rallies (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 08:22 AM PDT

Supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad wave national flags after his speech in Damascus June 20, 2011, in this photograph released by Syria's national news agency SANA. REUTERS/Sana/HandoutReuters - Syrian security forces shot dead seven people on Tuesday during clashes in two cities between President Bashar al-Assad's loyalists and protesters demanding his removal, a leading activist said.

Bombs kill 25 at local Iraqi governor's house (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 07:54 AM PDT

Security personnel and rescue workers gather at the site of a bomb attack in Diwaniya, 150 km (95 miles) south of Baghdad, June 21, 2011. REUTERS/Imad al-KhozaiReuters - Two bombs killed at least 25 people at a checkpoint outside a provincial Iraqi governor's house on Tuesday in the latest in a series of attacks against local government and security forces.

Russia says plane crash kills 44, eight injured (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 07:19 AM PDT

People walk at the site of a plane crash at the airport outside the northern Russian city of Petrozavodsk, June 21, 2011. REUTERS/Nika TV via Reuters TVReuters - A passenger jet slammed into the ground and caught fire while trying to land on a foggy night in northwestern Russia, killing 44 people and leaving eight survivors badly hurt, officials said on Tuesday.

Gaddafi rockets dent sense of security in Misrata (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 01:54 PM PDT

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., walks to the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 21, 2011, where he introduced a bipartisan resolution to authorize continued use of 'limited' U.S. military force in Libya. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Reuters - Four rockets landed in rebel-held Misrata for the first time in several weeks on Tuesday, signaling that the coastal city remains within range of Muammar Gaddafi's artillery fire.

U.N. assembly approves second term for U.N. chief Ban (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 03:29 PM PDT

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon smiles during a news conference after a meeting with Uruguay's President Jose Mujica (not pictured) at the presidential house in Montevideo June 14, 2011. REUTERS/Andres StapffReuters - The 192-nation U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday unanimously approved a second five-year term for U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon, who analysts and diplomats see as a solid ally of Washington.

When Economies Fail: Inside Greece's Great Urban Exodus (Time.com)

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 12:15 PM PDT

Time.com - Greece's deepening economic crisis is prompting some lifelong city-dwellers to return to their ancestral villages, where they are taking up farming, opening B&Bs and rediscovering the quiet charms of rural living

NIreland police face fresh riots in Belfast (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 05:06 PM PDT

Loyalist rioters throw petrol bombs towards the mainly Catholic Short Strand area of East Belfast, Northern Ireland, Tuesday, June, 21, 2011. Northern Ireland police faced a second night of attacks from rioters in east Belfast Tuesday, where sectarian rioting saw two people shot and homes attacked with gasoline bombs the previous night. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)AP - Hundreds of rioters threw gasoline bombs and attacked police vans in east Belfast on Tuesday as sectarian violence flared up for a second night in Northern Ireland.

Yemeni tribal chief: Saleh return could spark war (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 01:32 PM PDT

Female anti-government protestors, display their hands painted with the colours of their national flag and during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Taiz, Yemen, Tuesday, June 21, 2011. Syrian and Libyan flags are seen painted on a hand top center, with markings read in Arabic, ' We will not forget you, the victory is coming'. (AP Photo/Anees Mahyoub)AP - The head of Yemen's most powerful tribal confederation warned Tuesday in a letter to the Saudi king that Yemen could plunge into civil war if President Ali Abdullah Saleh is allowed to return home.

Mexico nabs leader of cult-like La Familia cartel (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 04:08 PM PDT

This undated image taken from the Mexican Attorney General's rewards program website on June 21, 2011, shows the alleged leader of the La Familia cartel, Jose de Jesus Mendez Vargas, alias 'El Chango,'' or 'The Monkey.' Mexico's security spokesman said on Tuesday June 21, 2011, that federal police have caught Mendez Vargas, one of Mexico's most-wanted drug lords. (AP Photo/PGR)AP - Federal authorities apprehended the leader of the cult-like, pseudo-Christian La Familia cartel on Tuesday, saying they had dealt a debilitating blow to a major organized crime group that terrorized western Mexico.

In South Africa, Obama family meets Nelson Mandela (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 04:56 PM PDT

In this photo provided by the Nelson Mandel Foundation on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, US First Lady Michelle Obama centre, accompanied by her daughters, Malia, left and Sasha, meet former South African President Nelson Mandela, at this home, in Houghton, South Africa. First lady Michelle Obama and her family met with Nelson Mandela during a private visit at the former South African president's home. Mrs. Obama, daughters Malia and Sasha, and her mother, Marian Robinson, were viewing some of Mandela's personal papers at his foundation Tuesday when according to White House officials, he sent word that he wanted to meet them. It was Mrs. Obama's first meeting with the prisoner-turned-president. (AP Photo/ Debbie Yazbek, Nelson Mandela Foundation) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Michelle Obama heard stories of South Africa's racist past Tuesday from Nelson Mandela, the country's first black president, who was imprisoned for 27 years in his struggle against brutal apartheid rule.

Dravid gives India upper hand against Windies (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 04:52 PM PDT

Indian batsman Rahul Dravid hits a four in front of West Indies wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh, during the second day of the first test match between West Indies and India at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. Dravid survived an early chance, and batted doggedly, giving India the upper hand in the first Test against West Indies on Tuesday.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)AFP - Rahul Dravid survived an early chance, and batted doggedly, giving India the upper hand in the first Test against West Indies on Tuesday.

Tories, Liberals up in post-election poll (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 08:56 AM PDT

Reuters - The Conservatives have strengthened their hold on public opinion in the weeks since they won a majority government in the May 2 general election, a Nanos poll showed on Tuesday.

Australian military hit by 1,000 abuse claims (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 09:12 AM PDT

Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith speaks on June 4. More than 1,000 people have made allegations of sexual and other abuse against the Australian Defence Force, lawyers assessing the complaints for the government said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)AFP - More than 1,000 people have made allegations of sexual and other abuse against the Australian Defence Force, lawyers assessing the complaints for the government said Tuesday.

Yelena Bonner: Are there any dissidents like her in Russia today? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 12:25 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Yelena Bonner, the Soviet-era human rights pioneer and political dissident who died in Boston over the weekend, lived to see a genuine â€" if incomplete â€"transformation in her native Russia even though she maintained her principled opposition to the Kremlin until the end, several of her former friends and colleagues in Moscow said Monday.

The Trials of Adel al-Gazzar: Former Gitmo Detainee Ends Up Back in Prison (Time.com)

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 12:15 PM PDT

Time.com - Al-Gazzar had languished in Guantanamo Bay for eight years before being released without charge. His story, says his U.S.-based lawyer, Ahmed Ghappour, is both a grim reminder of Washington's many missteps

Ambassador Eikenberry's pushback against Karzai: Will it make a difference? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 11:29 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The top US diplomat in Afghanistan joined a chorus of critics of the US mission in Afghanistan this weekend when he responded publicly to Afghan President Hamid Karzai's claims that the US and NATO were “using” Afghanistan.

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