2012年1月30日星期一

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Yahoo! News: World News


Afghanistan to press Pakistan for access to Taliban (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:17 AM PST

Reuters - Afghanistan will press Pakistan for access to Taliban leaders during a one-day visit to Kabul by Pakistan's foreign minister, with Afghan officials hoping to ease cross-border strains and lay the ground for peace negotiations with the insurgents.

World lacks enough food, fuel as population soars: U.N. (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 01:06 PM PST

Reuters - The world is running out of time to make sure there is enough food, water and energy to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population and to avoid sending up to 3 billion people into poverty, a U.N. report warned on Monday.

After the wreck, cruise ship crew hanker for the sea (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 08:37 AM PST

Seagulls rest on a rock near the cruise liner Costa Concordia off the west coast of Italy at Giglio island January 29, 2012. The wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia could remain where it lies near the Tuscan island of Giglio until the end of the year before it can be broken up or salvaged, the official in charge of the recovery operation said on Sunday. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit LupiReuters - Hours after the Costa Concordia's captain had abandoned ship, and after helping dozens of passengers to safety, Carlos Garrone stripped off his clothes and plunged into the freezing waters off Giglio island and rescued a drowning fellow crew member.


Brazil leader arrives in Cuba to talk trade, ties (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 03:29 PM PST

Reuters - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff arrived in Havana on Monday for a two-day visit focused on trade, but nagged by Cuba's ever-present human rights issues.

On the Ground in Afghanistan, a Taliban Whose Momentum Seems Anything But Broken (Time.com)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:40 PM PST

Time.com - A fighting unit's experiences in Kunar poses doubts on President Obama's claim that the Afghan insurgency has been rocked back on its heels

Iran vows to stop "some" oil sales as inspectors visit (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:43 PM PST

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. A lawmaker walks during a parliament session in Tehran January 29, 2012. REUTERS/Raheb HomavandiReuters - Iran sent conflicting signals in a dispute with the West over its nuclear ambitions, vowing to stop oil exports soon to "some" countries but postponing a parliamentary debate on a proposed halt to crude sales to the European Union.


Syrian troops push back in fight on Damascus edges (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:07 PM PST

Syrian army defectors distribute bread  for children, in the  Rastan area in Homs province, central Syria, on Monday Jan. 30, 2012. Syrian forces heavily shelled the restive city of Homs on Monday, and troops pushed back dissident troops from some suburbs on the outskirts of Damascus in an offensive trying to regain control of the capital's eastern doorstep, activists said.(AP Photo)AP - Syrian forces pushed dissident troops back from the edge of Damascus in heavy fighting Monday, escalating efforts to take back control of the capital's eastern doorstep ahead of key U.N. talks over a draft resolution demanding that President Bashar Assad step aside.


Mexico cops nab suspect in 75 drug cartel killings (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:45 PM PST

Mexican army soldiers stand guard at a check point on the outskirts of Culiacan, northern Mexico, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. Nationwide, some 47,515 drug-related killings occurred from December 2006, when President Felipe Calderon deployed thousands of troops to drug hot spots, through September 2011, the Attorney General's Office said Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)AP - Police in northern Mexico have captured an alleged member of the Zetas drug gang who confessed to killing at least 75 people, including many who were pulled off buses, authorities said Monday.


Libya rejects MSF torture allegations: minister (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 03:41 PM PST

Reuters - The Libyan government rejected Monday allegations it had tortured detainees who had fought for Muammar Gaddafi's forces, saying that if there had been cases of torture it had not known about them.

China cadmium spill threatens city water supplies (AP)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 03:28 PM PST

A man swims in Liujiang River in Liuzhou city, in southwestern China's Guangxi region, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. The cadmium had polluted a 100-kilometer (60-mile) stretch of the Longjiang River, a tributary upstream of the Liujiang River, at a level more than five times the official limit of 0.005 milligrams per liter, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. (AP Photo)  CHINA OUTAP - China's environmental authorities were redoubling efforts Monday to prevent a toxic cadmium spill from further tainting water supplies of cities downstream, as seven chemical company officials were reported detained in connection with the accident.


Canada says Old Age Security plan unsustainable (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 02:40 PM PST

Reuters - Canada's Old Age Security pension program is unsustainable and needs to be changed, the Conservative government said on Monday, drawing opposition accusations that it was breaking a campaign promise not to cut seniors' benefits.

Australia's navy told to be more visible near resource projects (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 10:37 PM PST

Reuters - Defense planners urged Australia's military on Monday to maintain a stronger presence in the country's north and northwest to guard the booming resource industry and be better placed to respond to challenges from Asia and the Indian Ocean.

Putin's answer to polling fraud: lots of webcams (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 09:47 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The Russian government is installing web cameras at more than 90,000 polling sites in an effort to undermine expected accusations of widespread fraud in the upcoming presidential election.

Syria: Assad Retains Backers Battling the Opposition (Time.com)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 04:40 PM PST

Time.com - NBC correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin describes how the Assad regime and the various strands of the opposition are battling for the soul of Syria

Free Syrian Army: Better tool for toppling Syria's Assad than UN? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 09:25 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - As hope for a diplomatic solution to Syria's violence fades, international attention is turning to the rebel Free Syrian Army as an alternative means of toppling President Bashar al-Assad.

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