2011年6月26日星期日

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Yemen's Saleh to reappear as violence grips south (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 11:25 AM PDT

A school door is painted with the colours of Yemen's national flag, as a soldier stands guard, on the first day of the General Secondary Examinations in Sanaa June 26, 2011. REUTERS/Suhaib SalemReuters - Wounded Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, not seen in public since an attack on his palace in early June, is well enough to return soon to Yemen and will make a media appearance within the next couple of days.

Gaddafi's future not up for debate:Libyan government (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 04:31 PM PDT

Rebels carry out their training with a captured Gaddafi army tank in the city of Zintan June 25, 2011. REUTERS/Anis MiliReuters - Muammar Gaddafi is the historical choice of the Libyan people and cannot be moved aside, his government said on Sunday, stepping back from earlier statements offering an election on his future role.

Syrian activists to meet to chart way out of crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 11:27 AM PDT

VIDEO: A giant tent city was springing up on Turkey's frontier with Syria as concerns mounted Friday over a massive influx of refugees after Syrian tanks rolled into the border zone. Duration: 01:23(AFPTV)Reuters - Some of Syria's most prominent intellectuals will meet in Damascus on Monday to seek a way out of the country's crisis, but anti-government activists said the meeting could give political cover to President Bashar al-Assad.

World Bank to take stock as Egypt scraps IMF loan (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 03:12 PM PDT

Reuters - The World Bank said on Sunday it would have to take stock of plans to lend to Egypt after the International Monetary Fund confirmed the authorities no longer wanted an IMF-backed loan program.

Rival groups march over king's reforms in Morocco (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 02:29 PM PDT

Reuters - Thousands of rival demonstrators marched through cities in Morocco on Sunday over constitutional reforms proposed by King Mohammed after unrest inspired by "Arab Spring" uprisings in the Arab world.

Has the Revolution Left Egypt's Workers Behind? (Time.com)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 07:05 AM PDT

Time.com - A class divide pervades the country's politics, with the lower classes demanding social and economic reforms while the upper classes focus on the constitution

No 'him' or 'her'; preschool fights gender bias (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 05:01 PM PDT

In this Monday June 20, 2011 file photo, children play in the garden of 'Egalia', a Swedish preschool aiming at gender stereotypes, poses for a photo in Stockholm, Sweden, Monday June 20, 2011. At the 'Egalia' preschool, staff avoid using words like 'him' or 'her' and address the children as 'friends' rather than girls and boys. Every little detail has been carefully planned from the color and placement of toys to the selection of literature to make sure the 30 or so children don't fall into gender stereotypes. 'Society expects girls to be girlie, nice and pretty and boys to be manly, rough and outgoing,' says Jenny Johnsson, a 31-year-old teacher. 'Egalia gives them a fantastic opportunity to be whoever they want to be.' The public preschool which opened last year in the liberal Sodermalm district of Stockholm is among the most radical examples of Sweden's efforts to engineer equality between the sexes from childhood onward. (AP Photo/Scanpix Sweden, Fredrik Sandberg) SWEDEN OUTAP - At the "Egalia" preschool, staff avoid using words like "him" or "her" and address the 33 kids as "friends" rather than girls and boys.

Palestinian leaders vote to go for UN recognition (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 03:36 PM PDT

A Palestinian worker cuts barbed wire as he removes an old part of a section of Israel's separation barrier between the outskirts of the West Bank village of Bilin, near Ramallah, and the Jewish settlement of Modiin Illit, Sunday, June 26, 2011. Israel on Sunday began tearing down a section of its contentious West Bank separation barrier near a village that has come to symbolize Palestinian opposition to the enclosure, the military said. The rerouting marks a major victory for the residents of Bilin and the international groups that have backed its struggle. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)AP - The West Bank Palestinian leadership on Sunday formally decided to press ahead with efforts in September to win U.N. recognition of a state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem, in what could be a blow to efforts to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks.

Hugo Chavez's brother talks of armed struggle (AP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 04:22 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 6, 2011 file photo, Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez attends a meeting with Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff, not pictured, at the Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil. A prolonged silence by one of the world's most talkative leaders is fueling speculation about the health of Chavez, who has been in Cuba since undergoing surgery two weeks ago. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)AP - One of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's brothers said Sunday that backers of the hospitalized leftist leader should not rule out armed struggle in the future, though they prefer to maintain power at the ballot box.

Bombs kill 25 at Nigerian drinking spot: sources (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 04:37 PM PDT

Reuters - Suspected members of a radical Islamist sect threw bombs at a drinking spot in Nigeria's northeastern town of Maiduguri on Sunday, killing around 25 people, witnesses and military sources said.

Taiwan's Tseng wins fourth major golf title (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 04:31 PM PDT

Yani Tseng of Taiwan celebrates her ten stroke victory on the 18th hole during the final round of the Wegmans LPGA Championship at Locust Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York.(AFP/Getty Images/Hunter Martin)AFP - World No. 1 Yani Tseng of Taiwan captured her fourth major title on Sunday in overwhelming fashion, firing a final-round six-under par 66 to win the LPGA Championship by 10 strokes.

Commons passes bill to end postal strikes (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jun 2011 08:15 PM PDT

Reuters - Canadian mail should start moving again on Tuesday, with postal workers expected to be forced back to work by hotly debated legislation that passed the House of Commons on Saturday night.

Police nab Australian cult leader in Fiji raid (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 12:45 PM PDT

Police are seen in Suva in 2006. A fugitive Australian cult leader has been arrested during a raid on a former resort in the South Pacific island nation of Fiji, authorities and reports said Sunday.(AFP/File/Torsten Blackwood)AFP - A fugitive Australian cult leader has been arrested during a raid on a former resort in the South Pacific island nation of Fiji, authorities and reports said Sunday.

Future of Air Travel: Airbus Predicts 'Transparent' Airplanes, 9 Billion Customers, By 2050 (Time.com)

Posted: 26 Jun 2011 07:05 AM PDT

Time.com - Airbus engineers are coming up with startling new ideas for how planes could look -- and operate -- 40 years from now. By 2050, commercial aircraft may have transparent cabins, fly in formations and shuttle some 9 billion passengers

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