2011年10月2日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World News


Shortages "killing patients" in Libya siege hospital (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 03:21 PM PDT

An anti-Gaddafi fighter fires a rocket during clashes with pro-Gaddafi forces about 1 km  (0.62 miles) from entrance to Sirte October 2, 2011. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (LIBYA - Tags: CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)Reuters - People wounded in fighting in Libya's besieged city of Sirte are dying on the operating table because fuel for the hospital generator has run out, medical workers fleeing the city said Sunday.


Afghanistan says Rabbani's killer was Pakistani (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 01:48 PM PDT

Reuters - Afghanistan said on Sunday that the suicide bomber who posed as a Taliban envoy to assassinate Afghan peace negotiator Burhanuddin Rabbani was a Pakistani national.

Israel accepts Quartet call for peace talks (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 09:55 AM PDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, gestures  as he delivers a speech during 'Fifth International Conference In Support of Palestine Intifada' in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Reuters - Israel accepted on Sunday a call by international mediators to resume peace talks with the Palestinians, who quickly reaffirmed their refusal to negotiate until settlement-building stops on land they seek for state.


Yemeni warplane mistakenly bombs soldiers, officials say (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 01:53 PM PDT

Reuters - Local security officials said up to 20 soldiers were killed when Yemen's air force mistakenly bombed a military site in the south of the country on Sunday, but government and military sources denied the reports.

Saudi Arabia tries seven al Qaeda-linked suspects: report (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 08:16 AM PDT

Reuters - Saudi Arabia is trying seven Saudis accused of creating an al Qaeda-linked "terror cell" and setting up a training camp on the mountains near the country's southern border with Yemen, al-Watan daily newspaper said on Sunday.

Verdict Watch: Amanda Knox's 'Trial by Tabloid' Comes to an End (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 10:55 PM PDT

Time.com - The photogenic young woman at the center of an international media obsession will testify Monday as an Italian jury decides whether to overturn her murder conviction.

Jittery Amanda Knox awaits verdict in murder trial (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 03:19 PM PDT

A women sits near traditional porcelain at the Cathedral of San Lorenzo in downtown Perugia October 1, 2011. REUTERS/Alessandro BianchiReuters - American Amanda Knox will tell an Italian court she did not murder her British roommate during a frenzied sex game that turned violent when she makes her final plea to judges Monday to overturn her 26-year jail sentence.


Panetta warns Israel getting more isolated (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 04:58 PM PDT

AP - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Sunday that Israel is becoming increasingly isolated in the Middle East, and said Israeli leaders must restart negotiations with the Palestinians and work to restore relations with Egypt and Turkey.

Police find 7 bodies dumped in Pacific resort (AP)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 12:37 PM PDT

In this Thursday Sept. 22, 2011 file photo, a plastic sheet covers the body of a pirated DVD vendor at the central market in Acapulco, Mexico. The Pacific resort city of Acapulco has been hit by increased violence as drug gangs battle for control of the region. Five years after President Felipe Calderon launched an offensive against Mexico's five main drug cartels, the nation is now dominated by two powerful organizations that appear poised for a one-on-one battle to control drug markets and trafficking routes. (AP Photo/Bernandino Hernandez)AP - The bullet-riddled, bound bodies of seven men were dumped Sunday at a downtown bus stop in the Pacific resort town of Zihuatanejo, police said, as drug violence claimed at least 20 people this weekend along a stretch of coastal tourist destinations.


Egypt parties retract boycott threat after army concessions (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 03:44 PM PDT

Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, head of Egypt's ruling military council, meets with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Cairo in this May 3, 2011 file photo. REUTERS/Pool/Xinhua/Cai Yang/FilesReuters - Egyptian political parties accepted on Sunday concessions on election rules offered by the military, pulling back from threats to boycott Egypt's first multi-candidate vote since President Hosni Mubarak was ousted.


China gaining upper hand in friendship with Russia: report (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 03:01 PM PDT

Reuters - China is gaining the upper hand in its much vaunted friendship with Russia due to Beijing's shift away from relying on Moscow for advanced weapons and deep problems with energy cooperation, a report released on Monday said.

Alberta's Conservative party chooses Redford as leader (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Oct 2011 06:50 AM PDT

Reuters - Alberta's ruling Conservative party has named Alison Redford, a former human rights lawyer, as the next premier of the province that is seeking to expand markets for its oil sands while fending off criticism from international environmental groups.

Golf-Course Design Returns to Its Rugged, Coastal Roots (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 10:55 PM PDT

Time.com - The Missing Links: Golf-Course Design Goes Back to Basics
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