2012年2月21日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World News


Violence as Yemen elects candidate to replace toppled leader (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:01 PM PST

Reuters - Separatist violence in the south loomed over a presidential election in Yemen that had just a single candidate, but Washington praised the vote ending three decades of rule by its ally Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Iran says would act against enemies if endangered (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 10:25 AM PST

Reuters - Iran would take pre-emptive action against its enemies if it felt its national interests were endangered, the deputy head of the Islamic Republic's armed forces was quoted by a semi-official news agency as saying on Tuesday.

Analysis: Greek pro-bailout parties to survive voter anger (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:18 PM PST

Reuters - Support for Greece's two pro-bailout parties has sunk to an all-time low, but pollsters predict the squabbling rivals will still scrape through upcoming elections with enough seats in parliament to push through the reforms demanded by lenders.

Afghans vent fury over Koran burning, U.S. apologizes (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 01:24 PM PST

Afghan men stand near pieces of wood and tyres which they set on fire during a protest outside the U.S. military base in Bagram, north of Kabul February 21, 2012. REUTERS/Mohammad IsmailReuters - U.S. helicopters fired flares to disperse hundreds of angry Afghans who massed outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan on Tuesday after hearing staff there had burned copies of the Koran.


A Year On, Christchurch Fumbles Through the 'Post-Earthquake Fog' (Time.com)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 06:45 AM PST

Time.com - It has been a full year since disaster hit, but the city is just starting to creep back to life

Portuguese reject govt call to work on Carnival (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:28 PM PST

Performers from the Grande Rio samba school parade during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb.21, 2012. Nearly 100,000 paying spectators turn out for the all-night spectacle at the Sambadrome. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)AP - Portuguese workers issued a spontaneous "Ja chega!" — "That's enough!" — to the government, rejecting its appeal to stay at their jobs during Carnival, one of their most beloved holidays.


Dozens killed in Syria, Red Cross urges cease-fire (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:20 PM PST

In this Monday, Feb. 20, 2012 citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and accessed on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, houses are seen destroyed from Syrian government forces shelling, at Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs province, Syria. An opposition group says several people have been killed in heavy shelling of a district in central Syria a day after the army sent reinforcements ahead of a possible ground assault. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTOAP - Food and water are running dangerously low in the besieged Syrian city of Homs, with frantic cries for help from residents amid government shelling that pounded rebel strongholds and killed at least 30 people Tuesday, activists said.


Venezuelan leader Chavez faces new surgery (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 05:12 PM PST

In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez speaks with workers as he visits a truck factory in Barinas, Venezuela, Tuesday Feb. 21, 2012. Chavez said Tuesday that doctors in Cuba have found a new lesion in the same place where he had cancer surgery last year, and he will require surgery.  (AP Photo/Marcelo Garcia, Miraflores Press Office)AP - President Hugo Chavez announced Tuesday that doctors in Cuba found a new lesion in the same place where he had a tumor removed last year and said he will require surgery.


UN: W. Africa cocaine trade generates $900M a year (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 04:11 PM PST

AP - The U.N. agency that fights drugs and crime estimated that cocaine trafficking is generating some $900 million annually in West and Central Africa as South American cartels use the shortest route to transport drugs to Europe.

New Zealanders gather to remember earthquake dead (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 03:33 PM PST

AP - New Zealanders are gathering in the thousands to remember the 185 people who died in a devastating earthquake one year ago in the city of Christchurch.

John Paulson firm sued over Sino-Forest bet (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 03:05 PM PST

Reuters - A firm run by John Paulson was sued on Tuesday by a prominent Miami investor who claimed the billionaire's hedge funds failed to conduct proper due diligence on Chinese forestry company Sino-Forest Corp before buying shares, costing investors more than $460 million.

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom released on bail (AP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 02:37 PM PST

AP - Kim Dotcom, founder of the website Megaupload, has been released from jail in New Zealand after being granted bail.

Johannesburg no longer a no-go for tourists, investors (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 12:47 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - In recent decades, downtown Johan­nesburg achieved near-mythical status as being one of the most dangerous places in the world. Its spiraling crime rate and rapid urban decay drove white business and residents out. Foreign visitors were warned to stay away for fear of their lives, and investment in the city ground to a near halt.

A Diplomatic Solution to the Iran Nuclear Standoff May Depend On Compromises (Time.com)

Posted: 21 Feb 2012 06:45 AM PST

Time.com - Sanctions on Iran are beginning to work, goes the argument from the Obama Administration, and they should be given more time to bring Tehran to heel

Fearing West, Putin pledges biggest military buildup since cold war (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 20 Feb 2012 10:36 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Russia needs to launch a major military buildup to prepare for life in a dangerous world where international law is breaking down, the West feels free to intervene in sovereign countries, and rivals could invade Russia to seize its rich trove of natural resources, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has warned.

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