2011年7月11日星期一

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Russia says 128 likely dead in Volga river accident (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 01:54 PM PDT

A survivor (R) from the Bulgaria tourist boat, which sank on the Volga river, wraps herself with a blanket while talking on the phone after the arrival at the port of Kazan July 10, 2011. REUTERS/Roman KruchininReuters - Russia said there was little hope of finding any more people alive on Monday after an overloaded tourist boat sank in the Volga River, killing 128 people in Russia's worst river accident in three decades.

Clinton says Syria's Assad has lost legitimacy (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 04:06 PM PDT

A woman stands next to candles outside the presidential palace during a vigil for those killed during a huge explosion that tore through a Cypriot National Guard naval base, in Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, July 11, 2011. A huge explosion tore through a Cypriot National Guard naval base causing widespread damage, the Defense Ministry said. At least 12 people were feared dead. A bush fire ignited gunpowder stored in containers that Cypriot authorities confiscated in 2009 from a ship sailing off its coast. The ship, the Cypriot-flagged Monchegorsk, had been suspected of heading from Iran to Syria, with gunpowder destined for Gaza. It was seized in February 2009. (AP Photo / Petros Karadjias)Reuters - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has lost legitimacy and is "not indispensable," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday as tension soared over an assault by Assad loyalists on the U.S. and French embassies in Damascus.

WikiLeaks' Assange in UK court extradition appeal (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 03:30 PM PDT

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks during a news conference at the Frontline Club in London May 10, 2011. REUTERS/Stefan WermuthReuters - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will begin his appeal on Tuesday against his extradition from Britain to Sweden for questioning over allegations of sexual misconduct.

Egypt protesters reject PM offer of cabinet reshuffle (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 03:56 PM PDT

Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf attends a news conference in Doha April 27, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf said on Monday he would reshuffle his cabinet within a week, but crowds protesting at slow reforms and foot-dragging in prosecuting the ex-president said they were not satisfied.

Italy calls for political solution in Libya (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 03:27 PM PDT

Libyan rebels are seen on the front line on the eastern ridge of the Nafusah Mountains in Western Libya, on the outskirt of Gualish, on July 10. The US will support Russia's mediation bid in Libya provided it leads to the departure of Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, President Barack Obama told his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev Monday.(AFP/File/Marco Longari)Reuters - Italy wants a political solution to the war in Libya that would see Muammar Gaddafi "leaving the stage," its foreign minister told an Algerian newspaper on Tuesday after a rebel campaign ran into resistance.

Mafia Meltdown: Teen Turns on Mobster Father, Uncles in Sordid Italian Trial (Time.com)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 03:15 PM PDT

Time.com - An Italian mobster is on trial for allegedly killing his ex-wife. Theirteenage daughter, hoping to "re-start her life," will take the witness stand-- testifying against her father, a pair ofgangster uncles and her ex-fiancee.

Greek default may be "inevitable", says Soros: report (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 05:08 PM PDT

Reuters - Greece is heading for default, or at least a devaluation, and European Union (EU) leaders have to adopt a "plan B" to stem contagion to the rest of the bloc, billionaire investor George Soros said on Tuesday.

Syrian protesters attack US, French embassies (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 05:03 PM PDT

The damaged front side of the U.S. embassy is seen after pro-government protesters attacked the embassy compound in Damascus, Syria, Monday, July 11, 2011. A U.S. official says the Obama administration will formally protest an attack on the American Embassy in Syria and may seek compensation for damage caused when a mob breached the wall of the compound before being dispersed by Marine guards. (AP Photo)AP - Hundreds of Syrian government supporters attacked the U.S. Embassy in Damascus Monday, smashing windows and spray-painting walls with obscenities and graffiti that called the American ambassador a "dog." Guards at the French Embassy fired in the air to ward off another group of protesters.

Mexico captures US-born Tijuana drug lieutenant (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 04:49 PM PDT

Mexican soldiers stand outside the El Sabino Gordo bar securing the area next to transport vehicles after twenty people were killed by gunmen at the bar in Monterrey on July 8. Mexican authorities sent in an extra 1,800 police Saturday to fight the country's gruesome and deadly drug war, with at least 41 people slain over the weekend including 10 who were decapitated.(AFP/File/Dario Leon)AP - Federal police in Mexico have arrested a San Diego native and identified him as a top lieutenant of the collapsing Tijuana drug cartel.

Egypt army detains four US nationals: military official (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 04:49 PM PDT

An Egyptian patrol ship navigating in the Suez Canal in 2008. Egypt's military on Monday detained four US nationals in the northern city of Suez after they took photographs in a restricted zone by the Suez Canal, a military official told AFP.(AFP/File/Cris Bouroncle)AFP - Egypt's military on Monday detained four US nationals in the northern city of Suez after they took photographs in a restricted zone by the Suez Canal, a military official told AFP.

Strong 6.6 quake hits Philippines-no damage reported (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 05:03 PM PDT

Reuters - A strong earthquake recorded at magnitude 6.2 struck off the coast of the central Philippines early on Tuesday, but officials said they expected no major damage from the tremor.

Canada to boycott U.N. arms talks headed by North Korea (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 11:39 AM PDT

Reuters - Canada will boycott the U.N. Conference on Disarmament for the several weeks that North Korea is chairing it, Foreign Minister John Baird announced on Monday.

Industry unhappy with Australia's pollution tax (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 12:06 AM PDT

A giant dumper truck carrying gold bearing ore is moved out of a giant mine in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Airlines, miners and industry launched a furious attack on Australia's bold new tax on carbon emissions Monday, as Prime Minister Julia Gillard began selling the levy to sceptical voters.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP - Airlines, miners and industry launched a furious attack on Australia's bold new tax on carbon emissions Monday, as Prime Minister Julia Gillard began selling the levy to sceptical voters.

Zimbabwe police arrest, then release, top leaders (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 02:44 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Zimbabwe police arrested and then released top leaders of a political party in the country's fragile ruling coalition government for violating provisions of Zimbabwe’s strict Public Order and Security Act, which prevents political meetings without police clearance.

Can Murdoch's BSkyB Deal Survive the Phone-Hacking Fallout? (Time.com)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 03:15 PM PDT

Time.com - Rupert Murdoch arrived in London on July 10 hoping to salvage his bid for satellite broadcaster BSkyB. But with new allegations emerging by the day, his long-cherished objective seems more distant than ever

'A dream come true' as South Sudan launches new nation (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 10 Jul 2011 06:54 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The Republic of South Sudan rang in its status as the world's newest country this weekend with a series of spontaneous and orchestrated celebrations of what President Salva Kiir called "a dream come true."

Prepare for personal carbon rations, says UN report (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 11 Jul 2011 01:23 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - July 11 (OneWorld.net) - One of the UN's most influential annual reports warns that personal energy rationing in richer countries is a necessary component of any coherent global strategy for sustainable development. American citizens might be capped at less than one sixth of their current carbon consumption by 2050.

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