2011年8月4日星期四

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Dozens die, thousands flee Syrian tank assault in Hama (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 04:00 PM PDT

EDITOR'S NOTE: REUTERS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY CONTENT VIDEO FROM WHICH THIS STILL IMAGE WAS TAKEN Military tanks drive into the Jabal Al-Zawya area of Idlib on August 1, 2011 in this still image taken from video posted on a social media website. T REUTERS/Social Media Website via Reuters TVReuters - Syrian troops killed at least 45 civilians in a tank assault to occupy the center of the besieged city of Hama, residents said on Thursday, seeking to crush an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's rule.

Gaddafi seeks Islamist allies, rebels nab fuel tanker (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:49 AM PDT

A young Libyan rebel test fires an anti-aircraft gun at a front line checkpoint near Tiji in western Libya, August 1, 2011. REUTERS/Bob StrongReuters - Muammar Gaddafi's son has made a bid to divide the fractious Libyan rebellion, telling a newspaper he was forging an alliance with Islamist rebels against their liberal allies.

Emily breaks up over Haiti, still threatens rains (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:35 PM PDT

A resident looks at waves splashing on the malecon as tropical storm Emily arrives to Santo Domingo August 3, 2011. REUTERS/Eduardo MunozReuters - Tropical Storm Emily broke apart over the mountains of Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Thursday but its remnants still packed rains threatening flash floods and mudslides in the neighboring Caribbean countries.

Brazil government woes mount as third minister exits (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Reuters - Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff replaced her veteran defense minister on Thursday after he made disparaging comments about fellow officials, adding to a sense that her seven-month-old government is in disarray.

Analysis: Palestine's U.N. bid is between history and hot air (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 12:05 PM PDT

A Palestinian man holds a national flag as he stands on a pole, during a rally calling for Palestinian independence, in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in East Jerusalem July 15, 2011. REUTERS/Darren WhitesideReuters - President Mahmoud Abbas' attempt to upgrade the Palestinians' status at the United Nations, despite U.S. and Israeli opposition, signals a bolder approach by a leader keen to forge a legacy after years of failed peace talks.

In the Burqa Ban, Italy's Left and Right Find Something to Agree On (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 03:50 PM PDT

Time.com - Italy's move to ban women from wearing the burqa or niqab have drawn plenty of criticism, but it has also found support in two opposite ends of the country's political spectrum

Spanish riot police charge 'indignant' protesters (AFP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 04:23 PM PDT

Spanish riot policemen arrest a woman as they charged hundreds of 'indignant' demonstrators rallying at the interior ministry. Spanish riot police late Thursday charged hundreds of 'indignant' demonstrators rallying at the interior ministry to protest the closure of Madrid's main square, leaving a number of injured, witnesses said.(AFP)AFP - Spanish riot police late Thursday charged hundreds of 'indignant' demonstrators who rallied at the interior ministry to protest the closure of Madrid's main square, leaving a number of injured, witnesses said.

Resident: Random killings in besieged Syrian city (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 03:36 PM PDT

In this image made from amateur video released by Ugarit News and accessed via The Associated Press Television News on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011, mourners carry the body of a man during a funeral ceremony in the city of Homs, Syria. After killing scores of people in two days, Syrian troops tightened their siege on the city of Hama Tuesday by taking up positions near homes and sending residents fleeing for their lives. The escalated crackdown on anti-government protests has already brought an international outcry and new European Union sanctions on members of President Bashar Assad's regime. (AP Photo/APTN) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIALAP - The flashpoint Syrian city of Hama endured a fifth day under military siege Thursday, with a resident saying people were being "slaughtered like sheep" in the streets and families were burying their dead in home gardens or roadsides rather than risk a trip to a cemetery.

Floods threaten rural Haiti after Emily breaks up (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 05:40 PM PDT

A boy looks at the camera as he walks past a partially flooded house on the outskirts of L'Estere, Haiti. Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011. Tropical Storm Emily broke apart Thursday and became a wet low pressure system after dumping rains over part of Haiti and the southwestern corner of the Dominican Republic, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)AP - Rivers rose to dangerous levels in Haiti's rural center Thursday even as Tropical Storm Emily broke apart and became a wet low pressure system after dumping rains over Haiti and the southwestern corner of the Dominican Republic.

Feds: Ex-Conn. Peace Corps helper molested girls (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 04:19 PM PDT

AP - A former Peace Corps volunteer from Connecticut has been accused of sexually abusing young girls while serving in South Africa at a center that helped AIDS victims.

Scott leads Bridgestone, Woods starts strong (AFP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 04:45 PM PDT

Tiger Woods hits his tee shot on the eighth hole during the first round of the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational on the South Course at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. Woods returned to competition after an injury layoff of nearly three months with a two-under 68.(AFP/Getty Images/Sam Greenwood)AFP - Adam Scott fired a first-round 62 on Thursday to lead fellow Australian Jason Day by one stroke at a Bridgestone Invitational dominated by the return of Tiger Woods.

Canada to slash environment jobs, critics fume (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 12:46 PM PDT

Reuters - Canada's environment ministry will cut or reassign around 10 percent of its workers, unions said Thursday, prompting fears that services like weather forecasting and environmental protection will suffer.

NZ penguin eats, sleeps, waddles to delight of Web (AP)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 09:12 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 21, 2011 file photo, an Emperor penguin is seen on Peka Peka Beach of the Kapiti Coast in New Zealand. New Zealand's favorite penguin visitor has been given a health clearance to be returned to the wild. (AP Photo/New Zealand Herald, Mark Mitchell, File) NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUTAP - Happy Feet is now a creature of the Internet age.

In Israel, raft of new laws shows rise of the right (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 12:03 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Critics say Israel is forsaking its democratic ideals with a right-wing agenda.

Anders Behring Breivik: Why He Wants You to Look at Him (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 03:50 PM PDT

Time.com - Anders Behring Breivik: Why He Wants You to Look at Him

Why Europe's debt crisis is still spreading (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 11:12 AM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Europe’s economy remained in critical, but stable condition Thursday, as risks mounted of a double-dip recession in big economies like Italy and Spain that could compound woes elsewhere, including the United States.

Water is a right and a commodity, says U.N. chief (OneWorld.net)

Posted: 04 Aug 2011 08:25 AM PDT

OneWorld.net - UNITED NATIONS, Aug 3 (IPS) - As the 193-member General Assembly commemorates the first anniversary of its landmark resolution pronouncing water and sanitation to be a basic human right, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon triggered a political controversy last week when he implicitly declared that even human rights have a market price.

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