2011年10月4日星期二

Yahoo! News: World News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World News

Libyan forces plan "final" attack on Gaddafi hometown (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 03:49 PM PDT

Anti-Gaddafi fighters fire heavy machine gun towards Gaddafi forces during clashes between the two sides, about 500 metres from the entrance of Sirte, October 3, 2011. REUTERS/Asmaa WaguihReuters - Libyan interim government forces have pledged to mount a final decisive attack on Muammar Gaddafi's hometown and one of his former lieutenants says he believes the deposed leader is ready to fight to the end.

Yemeni troops shell anti-Saleh forces (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 04:24 PM PDT

Medics tend to a man injured in a mortar attack at a makeshift hospital in Sanaa October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Mohamed al-SayaghiReuters - Yemeni soldiers loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh opened artillery fire late on Tuesday against armed fighters supporting protesters in the southern city of Taiz, in the latest resurgence of violence in the anti-Saleh stronghold.

Somali's al Shabaab kills 70 in Mogadishu bomb (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 12:48 PM PDT

Somalia government soldiers carry an injured man from the scene of a suicide attack in Somalia's capital Mogadishu October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Feisal OmarReuters - Somalia's al Qaeda-linked rebels struck at the heart of the capital on Tuesday, killing more than 70 people with a truck bomb in the group's most deadly attack in the country since launching an insurgency in 2007.

Russia, China veto U.N. resolution condemning Syria (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 05:10 PM PDT

Reuters - Russia and China joined forces on Tuesday to veto a European-drafted U.N. Security Council resolution condemning Syria and hinting it could face sanctions if its bloody crackdown on protesters continues.

Amanda Knox heads for home after acquittal (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 07:37 AM PDT

Reuters - American student Amanda Knox flew home free on Tuesday after spending four years in an Italian jail, leaving the family of murdered British student Meredith Kercher racked with anguish that they are no closer to the truth about her killing.

Amanda Knox Acquittal: What Now for the Family of Meredith Kercher? (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 08:05 AM PDT

Time.com - Amanda Knox sobbed uncontrollably as a judge read out her acquittal. Several rows behind her, the family of Meredith Kercher stared ahead in silence

After 4-year ordeal, a Seattle homecoming for Knox (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 05:21 PM PDT

Amanda Knox, right, arrives from Rome with family members at Heathrow Airport London, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011. Amanda Knox headed home to the United States a free woman Tuesday, after an Italian appeals court dramatically overturned the American student's conviction of sexually assaulting and brutally slaying her British roommate. (AP Photo/Pool)AP - Amanda Knox returned to her hometown of Seattle on Tuesday with four years in an Italian prison behind her, the stabbing death of her roommate still a mystery and the media frenzy surrounding her case as strong on U.S. soil as it was in Europe.

Iran criticizes Turkey over missile defense shield (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 02:41 PM PDT

AP - Iran criticized Turkey on Tuesday for agreeing to allow NATO to station an early warning radar in the southeast of the country that will serve as part of the alliance's missile defense system.

Chile drops terror charges in bank bombings case (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 05:20 PM PDT

AP - A major terror case in Chile fell apart Tuesday as prosecutors dropped charges due to a lack of evidence against 13 suspects who spent eight months in prison for a series of bombings outside bank buildings.

UNESCO delays decision on disputed prize (AP)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 01:37 PM PDT

AP - Diplomats at UNESCO delayed a decision Tuesday on whether to name a life sciences prize after the much-criticized ruler of Equatorial Guinea, giving respite to Western governments and U.N. diplomats who see him as tainted and the prize as an embarrassment.

Ontario heads for uncertain minority government (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 11:11 AM PDT

Reuters - Last-minute polls before Ontario's Thursday election point to a minority government in Canada's economic capital, and either of the two big parties could end up in power.

Amanda Knox freed after jury overturns controversial murder verdict (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 03:18 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Amanda Knox was dramatically acquitted on Monday of the murder of Meredith Kercher, her British roommate, bringing to an end a four-year case that galvanized world attention and raised questions about standards accepted by the Italian justice system in a capital case.

Small Russian Orthodox Sect Considers Vladimir Putin a Saint (Time.com)

Posted: 04 Oct 2011 08:05 AM PDT

Time.com - With his flagging poll ratings and uphill battle for re-election in 2012, President Obama could be forgiven for casting an envious eye at Vladimir Putin

Somalia famine revives debate: is it acceptable to patent aid? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 01:07 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - In Providence, R.I., a small factory is running 21 hours a day, six days a week, to meet the intense demand for Plumpy'nut, a candylike paste that has been heralded as a game changer for treating the kind of severe malnutrition racking Somalia and other drought-stricken areas.

发贴者：iwvck10 时间 17:41 0 条评论

bnzv