2011年7月22日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World News


Seventeen dead in Norway bomb and gun attack (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 03:33 PM PDT

Rescue officials tend to a wounded man after a powerful explosion rocked central Oslo, July 22, 2011. REUTERS/Holm Morten/ScanpixReuters - A bomb ripped through Oslo's central government district on Friday and a gunman dressed as a policeman then opened fire at a youth camp on a nearby island, killing at least 17 people altogether.


Man arrested after shootings is Norwegian (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 02:02 PM PDT

Reuters - A gunman detained after shootings at a youth meeting on a Norwegian island and a bombing in central Oslo on Friday is Norwegian, Justice Minister Knut Storberget said.

Man held after Norway attacks right-wing extremist: report (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 04:15 PM PDT

Reuters - The Norwegian man detained after twin attacks in Norway on Friday that killed at least 17 people has links to right-wing extremism, independent Norwegian television TV2 reported on Saturday, without disclosing its sources.

NATO kills 50 fighters, clears Afghan training camp (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 07:42 AM PDT

A local Afghan farmer works in his field in the village of Salam Bazar Friday, July 22, 2011 in Helmand province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)Reuters - Foreign troops and Afghan special forces killed more than 50 insurgents during an operation in the east of Afghanistan to clear a training camp the Haqqani network used for foreign fighters, NATO said on Friday.


Syrian forces kill 11 people during mass protests (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 01:30 PM PDT

EDITOR'S NOTE: REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT OF THE VIDEO FROM WHICH THIS STILL IMAGE WAS TAKEN. Protesters wave flags and applaud during a demonstration against President Bashar al-Assad's 11-year rule, at a market in the tribal province of Deir al-Zor in eastern Syria, in this still image taken from video uploaded on a social media website on July 21, 2011. REUTERS/Social media website via Reuters TVReuters - Syrian forces shot dead at least 11 people during mass protests on Friday against President Bashar al-Assad, rights activists and witnesses said.


Why the Formerly Trapped Chilean Miners Are Suing Their Government (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 02:10 PM PDT

Time.com - The administration of President PiÑera championed the miners' cause during their ordeal underground, but it has done little to enforce safety regulations that could have prevented the disaster

Police: Oslo bomb, camp shootings domestic terror (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 04:24 PM PDT

An injured woman is assisted from a damaged building in Oslo, Friday July 22, 2011, after an explosion rocked the capital. Terrorism ravaged long-peaceful Norway on Friday when a bomb ripped open buildings including the prime minister's office and a man dressed as a police officer opened fire at a nearby island youth camp. (AP Photo/Scanpix, Morten Holm) NORWAY OUTAP - A home-grown terrorist set off an explosion that ripped open buildings in the heart of Norway's government Friday, then went to a summer camp dressed as a police officer and gunned down youths as they ran and even swam for their lives, police said Friday.


Egypt protest marches on defense ministry (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 04:31 PM PDT

An Egyptian holds a noose as he shouts revenge slogans in front of a a poster showing Ahmed Khalifa, one of hundreds who were killed during Egypt's Jan. 25th uprising,  at Tahrir Square, the focal point of the Egyptian uprising, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 22, 2011. Protesters were vowing they would not leave the square until Egypt's temporary military rulers purge the remnants of Hosni Mubarak's deposed regime. Egyptian flag seen at left, Arabic read ' martyer Ahmed Khalifa'.   (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)AP - A few thousand protesters have marched on Egypt's ministry of defense and military headquarters in a rare rally following reports of scuffles between protesters and soldiers in other cities.


Chavez says 'first cycle' of chemo completed (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 04:07 PM PDT

In this photo released by the state media Cubadebate web site, from left: Ecuador's President Rafael Correa, Cuba's leader Fidel Castro, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez and Cuba's President Raul Castro are seen during a meeting in an unknown location in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, July 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Cubadebate, Estudios Revolucion)AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Friday he has finished his "first cycle" of chemotherapy in Cuba and will begin the second of various phases of treatment.


Libya wants more talks with U.S. and rebels (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 03:37 PM PDT

Civilians who have volunteered to join the rebel army take part in training in Geminis July 21, 2011. REUTERS/Esam Al-FetoriReuters - TRIPOLI, Libya (Reuters) Libyan representatives are ready to hold more talks with the United States and with rebels hoping to push Muammar Gaddafi from power, a Libyan government spokesman said, but Gaddafi will not bow to demands he leave power.


Dalai Lama says China demonization 'childish' (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 03:30 PM PDT

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (C) is silhouetted as he prays before blessing the Anacostia River in Washington during a ceremony marking the end of the annual Kalachakra on July 16. The Dalai Lama said that Chinese leaders show through their strident denunciations of him that they are AFP - The Dalai Lama said that Chinese leaders show through their strident denunciations of him that they are "childish" and lack their full brains, but voiced hope that China will change in time.


Inflation slows sharply in June (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 10:00 AM PDT

Reuters - Inflation in Canada slowed sharply in June from an eight-year high in May, giving credence to the central bank's forecast that price pressures would ease and allow it to raise interest rates at a leisurely pace.

US Marines to visit New Zealand next year (AP)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 04:07 AM PDT

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, left, greets John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand, at an honor cordon to at the Pentagon Thursday, July 21, 2011 in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - U.S. Marines will visit New Zealand next year for the first time in at least 25 years, a sign of continuing thawing in the countries' military relations.


EU leaders agree on Greek bailout. Turning point in euro crisis? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 21 Jul 2011 03:02 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - It was billed as the meeting that would save the common European currency and dissolve the debt crisis that has shaken Greece and other members of the eurozone.

Illegal Parking in Crime-Plagued Naples? There's a Google Map for That (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 02:10 PM PDT

Time.com - Aimed at assisting police in tracking down those running Naples' infamous racket of illegal parking, a new Google maps page may be more useful for those desperate for a spot

Central American migrants run gauntlet of Mexican crime (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 22 Jul 2011 03:24 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - MEXICO CITY, Jul 20 (IPS) - Miguel, a 32-year-old Nicaraguan, and his wife have spent several days at a shelter for migrants in the southwest Mexican state of Oaxaca, where they fled after being robbed, extorted and threatened by corrupt municipal police and youth gang members.
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