2011年7月5日星期二

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Home again, Chavez salutes Venezuelans on independence (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 03:23 PM PDT

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez hugs his daughters Rosa (L) and Maria while appearing to supporters on a balcony of Miraflores Palace soon after his return to the country from Cuba, where he underwent surgery and treatment for cancer, in Caracas July 4, 2011. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia RawlinsReuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez saluted his people on their 200th anniversary of independence on Tuesday, looking pale but defiant after a triumphant return from cancer surgery in Cuba.

Syrian forces shoot dead 14 in Hama: activists (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 03:41 PM PDT

An Arab demonstrator holds a Syrian flag in a demonstration to protest the military crackdown in Syria, in downtown Sao Paulo July 3, 2011. REUTERS/Nacho DoceReuters - Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad shot dead 14 people on Tuesday in the Syrian city of Hama, activists said, and France called on the United Nations to adopt a firm stance in the face of "ferocious armed repression."

Libya denies Russia report Gaddafi seeking way out (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 01:31 PM PDT

Libyan rebel fighters flash the victory sign as they pass through the Ajdabiya Western checkpoint on their way to the frontline on July 4, in Ajdabiya. The US Senate abandoned plans to vote on a symbolic resolution authorizing the US role in Libya.(AFP/File/Gianluigi Guercia)Reuters - Muammar Gaddafi is sounding out the possibility of handing over power, a Russian newspaper said on Tuesday, but the Libyan government denied it was in talks about the veteran leader stepping down.

U.S. drones kill four militants in Pakistan's Waziristan (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 12:51 PM PDT

A man holds sea salt harvested from a salt field in Sandspit, about 18 km (11 miles) southwest of Karachi June 19, 2011. REUTERS/Akhtar SoomroReuters - Two U.S. drone aircraft fired three missiles into a house in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on the Afghan border on Tuesday, killing at least four militants, Pakistani intelligence officials said.

Myanmar envoy seeks asylum, U.S. pressure on rulers (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 03:33 PM PDT

Reuters - The No. 2 diplomat in Myanmar's embassy in Washington is seeking asylum in the United States because the reports in which he outlined his government's failures have put him in danger, he said on Tuesday.

Just Luck: Random Passerby Saves Two-Year-Old Baby Falling From a Building (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 03:05 PM PDT

Time.com - A 32-year-old woman in Hangzhou, China managed to catch a baby girl who fell out of a window from ten floors up

Writer files assault charge against Strauss-Kahn (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 03:55 PM PDT

Tristane Banon and her lawyer David Koubbi leave the lawyer's office in Paris, Tuesday July 5, 2011. A French author who claims Dominique Strauss-Kahn tried to rape her during a book interview says she is filing a criminal complaint Tuesday in order to clear her own name of suspicion that she had fabricated the accusation. Strauss-Kahn is free on bail in New York, charged with attempted rape and other crimes after a maid accused him of forcing her to perform oral sex in his New York hotel room in May. The U.S. case has been badly weakened by doubts about the accuser's credibility. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)AP - A young French author has formally accused former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape, breaking her long public silence with a dramatic account of fending off an attacker who ripped at her clothes as they fought on his apartment floor.

Report: Syrian siege may be crime against humanity (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 04:03 PM PDT

AP - Syrian security forces may have committed crimes against humanity during a deadly siege in May, Amnesty International said Wednesday, citing witness accounts of deaths in custody, torture and arbitrary detention.

In Mexico, US shipmates await word of 7 missing (AP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 04:31 PM PDT

In this image released by the Mexican Navy on Monday July 4, 2011, survivors of a capsized boat are taken away in a vehicle after being rescued by the Navy in the town of San Felipe, Mexico Monday July 4, 2011. A U.S. tourist died after a fishing boat capsized in an unexpected storm in the Gulf of California off the Baja California peninsula and of the 44 people on the boat, seven U.S. tourists remain missing along with one Mexican crew member, the Mexican Navy said. (AP Photo/SEMAR)AP - They are fathers, fiances and experienced fishermen.

Ex-rebels accuse Sudan's Bashir of blocking ceasefire (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 04:03 PM PDT

The secretary general of the northern branch of the ex-rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), Yasser Arman (R), speaks during a news conference with Malik Agar, the party's chairman, in Khartoum on July 3. The northern branch of the ex-rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement on Tuesday accused President Omar al-Bashir of sabotaging efforts to reach a ceasefire in South Kordofan.(AFP/File/Ashraf Shazly)AFP - The northern branch of the ex-rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement on Tuesday accused President Omar al-Bashir of sabotaging efforts to reach a ceasefire in the embattled state of South Kordofan.

Audit watchdog, SEC plan Beijing visit (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 03:33 PM PDT

Reuters - U.S. regulators, reeling from a series of scandals over U.S.-listed Chinese companies, will head to Beijing to discuss launching audit inspections while regulators in Canada announced a probe of foreign issuers.

Toyota to revamp Ontario plants with government help (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 08:58 AM PDT

Reuters - Automaker Toyota Motor Corp, along with the governments of Canada and the province of Ontario, will invest a total of C$545 million ($567.7 million) to upgrade Toyota's assembly plants in Ontario.

Australia 'linked to Abu Ghraib abuses' (AFP)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 07:50 AM PDT

Detainees stand inside the Abu Ghraib prison, west of Baghdad in June 2006 while waiting to be released. Australia's military conspired with US guards to deny the Red Cross access to prisoners held at Iraq's notorious Abu Ghraib jail, including a high-value detainee, said documents published Tuesday.(AFP/File/Ali Jasim)AFP - Australia's military conspired with US guards to deny the Red Cross access to prisoners held at Iraq's notorious Abu Ghraib jail, including a high-value detainee, said documents published Tuesday.

Mexico's PRI party 'dinosaurs' roar back to life (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 12:59 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The political party that once ruled Mexico for 71 years and became known for its repressive tactics scored a major victory Sunday that may make it unstoppable in next year's presidential race.

Royal Rivalry: Prince William Trounces Kate in Canadian Dragon Boat Race (Time.com)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 03:05 PM PDT

Time.com - It's been at least five minutes since you've heard what Prince William and Kate Middleton are up to in Canada. Time for an update!

Gulf of California: Authorities losing hope for seven Americans lost at sea (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 10:57 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The search for the seven missing Americans who were on a fishing boat that capsized in the Gulf of California on Sunday continues. But some authorities are losing hope of rescuing the men alive.

Business leader loses patience with UN forest talks (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 05 Jul 2011 10:47 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - LONDON, July 5 (OneWorld.net) - Negotiations to save the world's rainforests conducted within the UN climate change framework are failing and should be replaced with separate high level government dialogue, according to the group chief executive of Kingfisher plc, the UK's largest home improvement retailer.

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