2011年11月17日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World News

Russia stands by Assad as pressure mounts on Syria (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 12:53 PM PST

(Front L to R) Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, Moroccan counterpart Taib Fassi Fihri and Qatar's FM Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani take part in a meeting in Rabat November 16, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Russia stood by President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday as Arab and Western countries sought to pile pressure on the Syrian leader to halt a violent crackdown on his opponents.

New Italy PM wins confidence vote on tough reform plans (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 12:50 PM PST

Reuters - Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti comfortably won a vote of confidence in his new government on Thursday after promising rigor and fairness in painful reforms to dig the country out of a financial crisis that threatens the entire euro zone.

Militia warning as Libyan PM forms government (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 01:58 PM PST

Reuters - A commander of Libyan former rebels has warned that his men could overthrow the incoming government if it fails to meet their demands for representation.

Greek government readies budget, awaits EU/IMF inspectors (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 03:58 PM PST

A protester taunts police during sporadic clashes at an anniversary rally commemorating the 1973 student uprising against the then military junta, in Athens November 17, 2011. Greek police fired tear gas against black-clad youths protesting against austerity on Thursday, one day after a national unity government took office charged with imposing painful tax rises and spending cuts to save Greece from bankruptcy. REUTERS/ Yannis BehrakisReuters - Greece's new national unity government submits a 2012 austerity budget to parliament on Friday, its first task in meeting the terms of the country's bailout and avoiding bankruptcy.

Afghan heroin traffic thrives in war: Russia (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 02:44 PM PST

Reuters - U.S. efforts to eradicate Afghanistan's opium poppy crops, which cover an area about the size of New York City, have been "unsatisfactory," Russia's anti-drug czar said Thursday.

Germany's Neo-Nazi Terrorists: 13 Years of Hidden Crime (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 02:55 PM PST

Time.com - The German authorities lost track of a group of suspected extremists 13 years ago. That apparently did not stop the neo-Nazi group from perpetrating crimes

Italy's new govt passes 1st confidence vote (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 04:33 PM PST

Students clash with police during a demonstration in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. University students are protesting in Milan and Rome against budget cuts and a lack of jobs, hours before new Italian Premier Mario Monti reveals his anti-crisis strategy in Parliament. Across Italy, transport unions called all-day walkouts or strikes of several hours Thursday to demand better work contracts. Scuffles among students were reported at the start of the demonstration in Milan, where they hoped to march to Bocconi University, which trains Italy's business elite. Monti, an economist, is Bocconi's president and is scheduled to speak in the afternoon ahead of a confidence vote on the government he formed on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)AP - Against the backdrop of anti-austerity protesters clashing with riot police, Italy's new premier appealed to Italians to accept sacrifices to save their country from bankruptcy, but pledged economic growth and greater social cohesion in return.

With eye on militants, Israel builds Africa ties (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 04:46 PM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2011 file photo Kenya's Prime Minister Raila Odinga leaves after a ceremony at the Hall of Remembrance at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial, in Jerusalem. Israel has identified eastern Africa as an important strategic interest and is stepping up ties with nations in the region in a joint effort to control the spread of Islamic extremists, officials said Thursday.(AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, Files)AP - Israel has identified eastern Africa as an important strategic interest and is stepping up ties with nations in the region in a joint effort to control the spread of Islamic extremists, officials said Thursday.

GAO reports on delays in US quake aid for Haiti (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 04:25 PM PST

AP - U.S.-funded projects seeking to help Haiti rebuild after last year's earthquake have suffered numerous delays, a report by the U.S. Congress' chief auditor said Thursday.

Clashes on Egypt Christian march injure 29 (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 11:01 AM PST

Reuters - Twenty-nine people were injured in Cairo on Thursday when residents clashed with a group of Christians marching through the capital to commemorate those who died in confrontations with the army on October 9, state news agency MENA said.

Parents had safety fears for jammed China bus (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 04:20 PM PST

A young survivor of a fatal collision between a school bus and a coal truck recovers at Qingyang People's Hospital in Qingyang City, in northwestern China's Gansu province Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. An overloaded school minibus crashed head-on with a truck in rural western China on Wednesday, killing at least 18 kindergarten children on their way to class, officials said. (AP Photo)AP - Every time the dozens of kindergartners crammed into their makeshift bus for school in rural China, their relatives worried for their safety. Those fears were confirmed this week in a horrific wreck that killed 19 students.

Older Canadians to carry mortgages into 70s: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 08:38 AM PST

Reuters - A third of older Canadians will be paying off their homes until their 70s or even later, well past the age they hope to retire, according to a poll by Royal Bank of Canada released on Thursday.

WikiLeaks mom calls for Australian intervention (AP)

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 01:26 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama, center, looks up and waves following his address in the Australian Parliament in Canberra, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. Obama addressed the Parliament a day after announcing a commitment to send military aircraft and up to 2,500 Marines to northern Australia. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, Pool)AP - Julian Assange's mother protested outside Parliament House during President Barack Obama's visit Thursday, demanding Australia lobby the United States against extraditing her son in a WikiLeaks investigation.

Did Osama bin Laden raid and pro-US tilt cost Pakistan's US ambassador Husain Haqqani his job? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 16 Nov 2011 05:44 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - When wealthy Pakistani-American investor Mansoor Ijaz penned an op-ed in the Financial Times describing his alleged role as a secret intermediary between Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staffs Mike Mullen in the aftermath of  the Osama Bin Laden raid, he set in motion a train of events that exposed the growing rifts between Pakistan’s military and civilian governments.

Egypt Prepares to Vote: Cynicism, Confusion and Fear of 'Remnants' (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 02:55 PM PST

Time.com - With their first democratic vote ever just two weeks away, Egyptians debate politics and how to make sure agents of the old regime don't get back into power

Israel blames Abbas for choosing Hamas over peace. Is he? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 16 Nov 2011 11:17 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is reaching out to rival Hamas in a renewed bid for unity after his campaign for United Nations membership failed in the Security Council last week.

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