2011年12月9日星期五

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Hospital fire kills at least 84 in eastern India (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 09:59 AM PST

A fire fighter evacuates a patient from a hospital after it caught fire in Kolkata December 9, 2011. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - A fire tore through a seven-story private hospital in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata before dawn Friday, killing at least 84 people, most of them intensive care patients who were asleep and suffocated in the fumes.

Qaeda says holding "French spies" among 5 hostages (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 10:22 AM PST

Reuters - Al Qaeda's North African wing has claimed responsibility for kidnapping five foreigners in Mali last month, describing two of the hostages as French spies.

Israeli raids kill 4 Gazans; rockets fired at Israel (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 10:27 AM PST

Reuters - Violence has flared up between Israel and Gaza, with the Israeli air force killing four Palestinians and Palestinian militants firing rockets far across the border.

Turkey warns Syria not to provoke regional crisis (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 04:05 PM PST

Reuters - Turkey warned Syria on Friday it would act to protect itself if a Syrian government crackdown on protesters threatened regional security and unleashed a tide of refugees on its borders.

Protests across Russia to test Putin and opponents (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 07:40 AM PST

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in Moscow's White House December 8, 2011. REUTERS/Alexsey Druginyn/RIA Novosti/PoolReuters - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's opponents hope to bring large numbers of people out onto the streets across Russia on Saturday for rallies that will test their ability to channel outrage over allegations of election fraud into a powerful protest movement.

Three Days in Afghanistan: The Making of a War Reporter (Time.com)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 03:05 AM PST

Time.com - A reporter for TIME recounts two defining days covering the war in Afghanistan and a terrifying third that shook him profoundly

Nobel winner says Arab Spring will banish terror (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 04:12 PM PST

Human rights activist Tawakkol Karman of Yemen speaks during a press conference at the Nobel Institute in Oslo, Norway Friday Dec. 9, 2011. Karman will receive the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize on Saturday with Liberian president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work. (AP Photo/John McConnico)AP - Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkul Karman says she believes the pro-democracy revolts that have swept the Arab world will help "drive out" al-Qaida terrorists.

Children among the dead in Syria crackdown (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 02:19 PM PST

Pro-Syrian regime protesters hold a rally in support of President Bashar Assad, pictured in the large banner, in Damascus, Syria, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. Syrian forces killed at least six people — including two children — as they fired on anti-government demonstrations across the country on Friday, activists said. The violence comes as the government tries to choke off a 9-month-old uprising demanding the ouster of President Bashar Assad, whose family has ruled Syria for more than 40 years.(AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi)AP - Syrian security forces fired on anti-government demonstrations across the country on Friday, killing at least 24 people — including several children — as the regime tries to choke off a 9-month-old uprising, activists said.

Brazil organization says Chavez cancels trip (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 03:23 PM PST

AP - An organization headed by former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Friday that Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez canceled a trip to Argentina and Brazil due to flooding and mudslides in Venezuela.

New deal tabled at climate talks after rebellion (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 03:40 PM PST

United Nations security personel form a cordon as protesting environmental activists attempt to gain access to the plenary session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP17) in Durban, December 9, 2011. The European Union said key developing states backed its roadmap for a binding pact to fight global warming, but warned U.N. climate talks could still collapse on Friday unless all major polluters came on board. REUTERS/Mike HutchingsReuters - Developing states most at risk from global warming rebelled against a proposed deal at U.N. climate talks on Friday, forcing host South Africa to draw up new draft documents in a bid to prevent the talks collapsing.

Fire at Indian hospital kills 89 as staff flees (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 12:18 PM PST

Rescue workers use ropes to evacuate people after a fire engulfed a hospital, in Kolkata, India, Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. Medical staff at an Indian hospital abandoned their patients and fled for safety early Friday as fire and smoke poured through the building, leaving dozens dead, many from smoke inhalation, officials said. (AP Photo)AP - Fleeing medical staff abandoned patients to a fire that killed 89 people Friday as black smoke poured through the seven-story hospital in this city in eastern India, officials said. Six administrators were arrested.

Canada Wheat Board may ask court to block Ottawa's (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 11:16 AM PST

Reuters - The Canadian Wheat Board and its supporters said on Friday they may seek an injunction to stop the federal government's move to end the board's monopoly on sales of Western Canadian wheat and barley.

Australia court lifts Samsung Galaxy Tab sales ban (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Dec 2011 05:24 PM PST

Reuters - An Australian court on Friday lifted a ban on the sale of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy tablet computer in the country, adding to a U.S. legal victory for the South Korean technology firm in its bruising battle with Apple Inc.

Germany's Merkel: Will she save the euro or seal its demise? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 06:08 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - German Chancellor Angela Merkel might not be the most popular person in Europe these days.The reason? Her steadfast opposition to a whole range of measures that European leaders and economic experts see as crucial to prevent Europe’s sovereign debt crisis from becoming a global financial one.

In Israel, Cat Declawing Can Land You in Jail (Time.com)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 03:05 AM PST

Time.com - Israel to cat owners: Get your paws off their claws or go to prison -- but only after paying a whopping $20,000 fine

Air strikes against Iran nuclear program? Israel reconsiders. (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 05:57 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Israel’s stance toward archrival Iran, which it suspects of developing nuclear weapons, relies largely on deterrence: The Jewish state has a decades-old reputation for carrying out risky surprise attacks against targets deemed as existential threats.

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