2011年7月19日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World News

Handover of key city tests Afghan forces amid rising violence (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 07:08 AM PDT

Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and officials attend a ceremony to hand over control for security in Mehtar Lam, Laghman Province July 19, 2011. REUTERS/ParwizReuters - A bomb exploded near a police station outside a crucial city in Afghanistan's south Tuesday where Afghan forces are readying to assume security responsibility within hours, another worrying sign as insurgents seek to disrupt a gradual transition process.

Syrian military assaults intensify on Homs, 16 killed (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 03:45 PM PDT

Demonstrators march through the streets in Hajar al-Aswad in Damascus July 17, 2011. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - Syrian troops and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad killed 16 people in attacks in the city of Homs on Tuesday, residents said, an escalation of a crackdown against a focal point for pro-democracy protests.

Slain kids cast larger shadow on Mexican drug war (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:53 AM PDT

Children hold candles while participating in a protest against drug violence in Mexico, in Mexico City February 17, 2011. Students and activists lit candles in memory of those killed in the war against drugs as more than 34,000 people have been killed in drug violence across Mexico over the past four years. REUTERS/Jorge Dan LopezReuters - Once largely spectators to the deaths of hitmen, police and innocent bystanders, children are increasingly in the firing line of Mexico's drug war.

Israeli navy seizes Gaza-bound yacht (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 10:26 AM PDT

An Israeli naval vessel (front) patrols near the port of Ashdod July 19, 2011. Israeli naval vessels on Tuesday told a French yacht carrying pro-Palestinian activists intending to sail to Gaza, which is under an Israeli naval blockade, to leave the area, the military said. REUTERS/Amir CohenReuters - The Israeli navy seized a French yacht carrying pro-Palestinian activists heading for the blockaded Gaza Strip on Tuesday and forced it to go to Israel's Ashdod port.

France's Hollande to be questioned over Banon case (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:44 AM PDT

Francois Hollande, a declared candidate for France's Socialist Party presidential primary, launches his campaign for the Socialist Party presidential primary during a news conference in Paris July 12, 2011. REUTERS/Charles PlatiauReuters - French presidential contender Francois Hollande will be questioned by police investigating a writer's accusations that ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn tried to rape her, legal sources said on Tuesday.

Kenya's Latest Crisis: The Refugee Camp Around the Refugee Camp (Time.com)

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:20 AM PDT

Time.com - There is no room in the world's largest refugee encampment to take in the latest influx of Somalis fleeing drought and famine in their homeland.

Murdoch rejects blame for hack scandal at hearing (AP)

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 04:00 PM PDT

Rupert Murdoch, gives evidence to the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee on the News of the World phone-hacking scandal in this image taken from TV in Portcullis House in central London Tuesday July 19 2011. (AP Photo/ PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - Summoned by lawmakers to answer for a phone hacking and bribery scandal at one of his tabloids, Rupert Murdoch said he was humbled and ashamed Tuesday but accepted no responsibility for wrongdoing as a widening investigation threatened to ensnare Britain's prime minister.

Libyan troops kill 8 rebels near eastern oil town (AP)

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 01:38 PM PDT

An aircraft carrying supplies from Benghazi for the Libyan rebel fighters, lands along a guarded mile-long stretch of road, which acts like a landing strip when necessary, outside of Rhybat, western Libya, Tuesday, July 19, 2011. The International Committee of the Red Cross says medical services in Libya's rebel controlled western mountains are struggling with a flood of casualties from fighting.(AP Photo/ Gaia Anderson)AP - Government forces in trucks disguised with rebel flags shelled opposition positions Tuesday near the strategic eastern oil town of Brega, killing eight rebel fighters and wounding dozens more, officials said.

Paraguay rebel leader launches book outside jail (AP)

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 03:13 PM PDT

AP - A Paraguayan guerrilla leader is out with a new book — presented by his lawyers in the street outside his maximum security jail.

Nigerian firm acquires rig to stem pipeline sabotage (AFP)

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 03:12 PM PDT

Oil pipelines in Nigeria are pictured after being destroyed by MEND rebels in 2009. A Nigerian firm said Tuesday it has acquired a drilling rig that will make it difficult for oil thieves and vandals to sabotage oil and gas pipelines in the oil-rich country.(AFP/File/Pius Utomi Ekpei)AFP - A Nigerian firm said Tuesday it has acquired a drilling rig that will make it difficult for oil thieves and vandals to sabotage oil and gas pipelines in the oil-rich country.

Clinton pushes India on nuclear law, market access (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 04:28 PM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) speaks with India's Foreign Minister Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna during a photo call before their meeting in New Delhi July 19, 2011. REUTERS/B MathurReuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged India on Tuesday to amend a law that has put off U.S. companies from taking part in the $150 billion nuclear energy market and further open up Asia's third largest economy to foreign investment.

Bank of Canada holds rate, sees hike on the horizon (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 06:52 AM PDT

Reuters - The Bank of Canada held its key interest rate steady on Tuesday, as expected, but hinted more strongly than before that it would resume hiking soon as the sturdy domestic economy contrasts with rising risks globally.

Report: Deadly NZ quake uncovers Israeli spy ring (AP)

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 04:12 PM PDT

AP - A New Zealand newspaper group is reporting that the deadly February earthquake in Christchurch unearthed a suspected Israeli spy ring.

'Putin's Army' tries sexy messaging ahead of 2012 elections (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 10:55 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - It calls itself "Putin's Army," already has more than 1,200 followers on Russia's main social networking site Vkontakte, and is urging young women to "tear" their clothes off as a message to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to step up and run for president in elections that are now barely eight months off.

Apologies, But No Answers, As the Murdochs Give Testimony (Time.com)

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:20 AM PDT

Time.com - Rupert Murdoch's appearance before the British parliamentary committee may have been humbling, but it wasn't revealing, as he and his son evaded questions and insisted they knew nothing

Kashmir's David vs Goliath battle against corruption (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 18 Jul 2011 09:51 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - A rural Kashmiri villager named Basheer Malik has officially requested the government to reveal how much it has spent on helicopter trips for Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

HIV/AIDS: Treatment as prevention – the tough road ahead (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 01:50 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - ROME, 18 July (PlusNews) - The sixth International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention started optimistically as the hype surrounding the use of antiretroviral treatment to prevent HIV infection gained momentum. But the focus of much discussion in Rome from 17-20 July will undoubtedly be on how to transform the recent promising research findings into workable policy.

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