2011年6月22日星期三

Yahoo! News: World News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World News

China artist Ai Weiwei stays quiet after freed on bail (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 11:47 AM PDT

Reuters - The dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, whose detention in April ignited an international uproar, was released on bail Wednesday under conditions likely to keep the outspoken critic of Communist Party controls silent for now.

U.S. official in Sanaa, al Qaeda militants flee prison (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 10:12 AM PDT

Anti-government protesters flash the victory sign during a demonstration to demand the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Damt town, southern Dhalea province June 20, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - A senior U.S. official held talks on Wednesday with government officials in Yemen, which is teetering on the brink of civil war over President Ali Abdullah Saleh's refusal to meet protesters' demands to step down.

Syria scorns EU criticism, says it sows chaos (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 08:33 AM PDT

Supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad take part in a rally to support him at al-Umawiin square in Damascus June 21, 2011, in this photograph released by Syria's national news agency SANA. REUTERS/Sana/HandoutReuters - Syria on Wednesday scorned the European Union's criticism of Damascus over its violent crackdown on popular unrest, saying this showed Europe wanted to sow chaos in the country.

Bahrain opposition figures given life sentences (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 03:41 PM PDT

Reuters - Bahrain sentenced eight prominent Shi'ite Muslim activists and opposition leaders to life in prison on Wednesday on charges of plotting a coup during protests in the Gulf island kingdom earlier this year.

Italy ceasefire call exposes NATO split on Libya (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 04:28 PM PDT

Neighbours inspect a house hit by a rocket fired by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, in the rebel-held city of Misrata, June 21, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra BensemraReuters - A split has opened within the NATO-led air campaign against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, with France and Britain rejecting an Italian call for a halt to military action to allow aid access.

It Won the Confidence Vote, but Greece's Government Still Has Everything to Lose (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 08:10 AM PDT

Time.com - Having survived a vote of confidence, Greece's government can carry on with the Herculean task of trying to keep the nation's economy afloat

Former French minister charged with rape (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 04:30 PM PDT

Former French minister Georges Tron, pictured on June 17, has been charged with rape and conditionally released following accusations from three women, prosecutors and his lawyer said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Pierre Verdy)AFP - A former French minister and mayor with the ruling party has been charged with rape after accusations he sexually assaulted women working for him at city hall, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Youth from Egypt's Brotherhood form separate party (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 02:44 PM PDT

In this Wednesday, May 18, 2011 picture, two Egyptian boys wear headbands reading 'Muslim Brotherhood' as they and other supporters attend a Muslim Brotherhood electoral rally in the Munib neighborhood of Cairo, Egypt. Once forced underground, the Brotherhood is likely to be part of Egypt's new government, fueling fears of Islamic rule. But the Brotherhood's own identity is on the line, and there is pressure from inside and out for it not to go down a sharp-right Islamic road. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)AP - Several young members from Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood have launched their own political party to rival their group's own_ a move that is exposing cracks in the influential Islamist organization.

US pledges more foreign aid to fight drug cartels (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 04:25 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton walks down an airplane stairway upon her arrival at an Air Force base in Guatemala City, Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Clinton will take part in the Central American Security Strategy summit. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)AP - The Obama administration pledged Wednesday to increase its investment in Central Americas security to nearly $300 million this year to thwart the expanding activities of drugs cartels threatening to destabilize the entire region.

Top US senators join business trip to Tunisia , Egypt (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 04:21 PM PDT

Top senators John McCain, pictured on June 8, and John Kerry will accompany a delegation of US business leaders on Friday to Tunisia and Egypt to discuss economic opportunities in the North African countries, McCain's office said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win McNamee)AFP - Top senators John McCain and John Kerry will accompany a delegation of US business leaders on Friday to Tunisia and Egypt to discuss economic opportunities in the North African countries, McCain's office said.

Australia-New Zealand flights hit by ash (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 04:54 PM PDT

View of the plume of Chilean volcano Puyehue reflected on Nahuel Huapi lake in Bariloche, Rio Negro, some 1600 km southwest of Buenos Aires. Australian airlines grounded flights to and from New Zealand Thursday due to the Chilean ash cloud, although Air New Zealand was operating as normal.(AFP/Francisco Ramos Mejia)AFP - Australian airlines grounded flights to and from New Zealand Thursday due to the Chilean ash cloud, although Air New Zealand was operating as normal.

Canada says documents clear troops of wrongdoing (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 03:13 PM PDT

Reuters - Canada released thousands of pages of declassified documents on Wednesday, which it said supported its claims that its soldiers played no role in the mistreatment of prisoners in Afghanistan.

No free ride home for penguin lost in New Zealand (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 04:00 AM PDT

In this photo taken Tuesday June 21, 2011, a woman photographs an Emperor penguin lying on Peka Peka Beach of the Kapiti Coast in New Zealand. Emperor penguins typically spend their entire lives in Antarctica and almost never make landfall near humans, with the last sighting in New Zealand being more than 44 years ago. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Mark Mitchell) NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUTAP - There will be no free ride back to Antarctica for a young penguin who defied the odds by swimming all the way to New Zealand. The trip could spread infections, authorities say, and there's no way to transport the animal this time of year.

Did a Jerusalem court really sentence a dog to death by stoning? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 03:25 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Have you heard the one about the dog who walked into a rabbinical court?

Obama's Afghanistan Drawdown: Why Troop Levels Won't Affect the War's Outcome (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 08:10 AM PDT

Time.com - The number of U.S. troops deployed in Afghanistan appears increasingly unlikely to decisively determine the outcome of the war

Northern Ireland violence raises questions about paramilitary group (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 21 Jun 2011 11:43 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Homes and a Roman Catholic church in Belfast, Northern Ireland, came under attack last night in the city's worst night of sustained violence in recent years. And as riots erupted in a divided Catholic and Protestant area, many are asking why the Ulster Volunteer Force (UFV), the pro-British paramilitary organization being held responsible for the violence, has refused to go away despite having supposedly destroyed its weapons.

Supreme Court Tells Working Women, You're on Your Own (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 22 Jun 2011 05:10 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - Jun 21 (New America Media) - Sitting in the majestic paneled courtroom in the U.S. Supreme Court three months ago, it did not take long to get that dreaded sense that Betty Dukes and 1.5 million other current and former women employees at Wal-Mart were not likely to prevail in their epic 10-year battle against the nation's largest private employer.

发贴者：iwvck10 时间 17:08 0 条评论

bnzv