2011年9月11日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World News


Civilians in peril; Gaddafi son flees to Niger (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 03:45 PM PDT

An anti-Gaddafi fighter test fires his machine gun near the frontline in the north of the besieged city of Bani Walid September 11, 2011. REUTERS/Youssef BoudlalReuters - Libya's new rulers said on Sunday their fighters were holding back an assault on one of the last bastions loyal to Muammar Gaddafi after fighting their way into the town and finding civilians in peril.


Exclusive: At bay, captured Libyan spy chief defiant (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 04:00 PM PDT

Reuters - Defiant and angry, captured Libyan spy chief Bouzaid Dorda denied any wrongdoing when he was presented to Reuters reporters on Sunday by the former insurgents who tracked him down in the capital Tripoli the previous day.

Explosion rocks bar in central Nigeria (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 01:51 PM PDT

Reuters - An explosion shook an outdoor bar in the central Nigerian town of Jos on Sunday, a military spokesman said, the latest unrest in a region where religious clashes have killed over 70 people in recent weeks.

Egypt, Israel seek normality after embassy storming (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 01:53 PM PDT

Reuters - Egypt and Israel said on Sunday they wanted a return to normal diplomatic activities after the Israeli ambassador flew home following the storming of the embassy in Cairo during violent protests.

Truck bomb kills 4 Afghans, wounds 77 U.S. troops (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 07:50 AM PDT

An image of Pfc. Jeremy Shank is projected above as Pfc. Mark Hasse, 25, with the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Division, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Battalion 27th Infantry Regiment based in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, salutes during a ceremony commemorating the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks and soldiers the unit has lost since then in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011 at Forward Operating Base Bostick in Kunar province, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)Reuters - A suicide bomber driving a truck of firewood attacked a NATO base in central Afghanistan, killing four civilians and injuring 77 U.S. troops on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the Sept 11 attacks, NATO and Afghan officials said on Sunday.


Mahmoud Abbas Hangs Tough on Palestinian Statehood (Time.com)

Posted: 10 Sep 2011 10:15 PM PDT

Time.com - In a meeting with the Western press, Mahmoud Abbas talks about how the Palestinian Authority is going to push forward at the U.N. in September

Crucial Italy austerity package enters home stretch (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 03:51 PM PDT

Reuters - Italy's often revised 54-billion-euro austerity package enters the final stretch on Monday when cuts aimed at balancing the budget by 2013 go before the lower house of parliament, with approval due later in the week.

Iraq cleric to followers: Stop attacking US troops (AP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 04:22 PM PDT

U.S. Army soldiers from 1st Squadron, 7th U.S. Cavalry based in Ft. Hood, Texas, salute during a memorial service for victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, at a U.S. base in Balad, Iraq, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - An anti-American cleric is urging his followers to stop attacking U.S. troops in Iraq so that their withdrawal from the country isn't slowed down, a call meant to ramp up pressure on Baghdad's political leaders who are considering asking some American forces to stay.


Retired general leads in Guatemala election (AP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 03:50 PM PDT

Maria Tzujuel, 80, stands in front a sign indicating the location of a polling station in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, Saturday Sept. 10, 2011. The latest polls show the Patriotic Party candidate, Otto Perez Molina, a former general, heading into Sunday's presidential election as the frontrunner with a 20-point lead over his closest challenger. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)AP - A former military general known for his "iron fist" campaign to stop Guatemala's epidemic crime rates led the field of 10 candidates heading into Sunday's presidential election.


Analysis: Egyptians fear embassy attack may set back reform (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 02:22 PM PDT

Reuters - An attack on the Israeli embassy in Cairo last week could set back political gains since Hosni Mubarak was toppled in a popular uprising this year, as the ruling army council takes measures to tighten security around the country.

Bomb at US base reminder of raging Afghan war (AP)

Posted: 11 Sep 2011 04:22 PM PDT

An Afghan police officer investigates the destruction outside Combat Outpost Sayed Abad in eastern Wardak province of Afghanistan on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. A powerful Taliban truck bomb that wounded 77 American soldiers and killed five Afghans outside a combat outpost served as a reminder on Sunday that 10 years after the Sept. 11 attacks, nearly 100,000 U.S. troops are still fighting a war that shows no signs of slowing down. (AP Photo/Mohammad Naser)AP - A powerful Taliban truck bomb that wounded 77 American soldiers and killed five Afghans outside a combat outpost served as a reminder on Sunday that 10 years after the Sept. 11 attacks, nearly 100,000 U.S. troops are still fighting a war that shows no signs of slowing down.


French FM: No UN resolution on Syria a 'scandal' (AP)

Posted: 10 Sep 2011 10:10 PM PDT

AP - French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe on Sunday increased pressure on Russia to support a U.N. Security Council resolution against the Syrian regime, describing the lack of such a clear statement of condemnation as a "scandal."

How a Tragic Plane Crash Reveals a Crack in Putin's Armor (Time.com)

Posted: 10 Sep 2011 10:15 PM PDT

Time.com - Anger and frustration over a series of transport tragedies may affect the way Russians choose to vote
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