2012年3月18日星期日

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Yahoo! News: World News


Blast hits Aleppo; clashes and protests across Syria

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People gather at the site of an explosion of a bomb car that went off behind a security office in Aleppo cityBEIRUT (Reuters) - A car bomb ripped through a residential area of Syria's second city Aleppo on Sunday, as activists reported heavy clashes across the country between state forces and rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad. World powers have been unable to stop more than a year of bloodshed in Syria, a country that sits on the fault lines of several regional and ethnic conflicts. Recent army gains against rebel positions have shown no sign of quelling the violence and no negotiated settlement is in sight. ...


Libya frees two detained British journalists

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In this picture taken on March 13, 2012 off television playback of a tape made available to Reuters, British journalists Montgomery-Johnson and Davies-Jones speak from an undisclosed locationTRIPOLI (Reuters) - Two British journalists detained by a Libyan militia last month and accused of spying have been released and cleared of all charges, an interior ministry official said on Sunday. Nicholas Davies-Jones and Gareth Montgomery-Johnson, who were working for Iran's English-language Press TV, were detained on February 22 by the Swehli brigade, one of dozens of militias which last year helped force out Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Earlier this month, the Swehli militia said the Britons, initially detained for illegal entry into Libya, were suspected of spying. ...


Venezuelans threaten mass lawsuits for faulty breast implants

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CARACAS (Reuters) - Some 2,000 Venezuelan women are threatening to sue doctors, private clinics and distributors for faulty PIP breast implants if they do not get free replacements in one of the world's hottest markets for plastic surgery. The image-conscious South American country was disproportionately hit by defective breast implants sold by French manufacturer Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) and filled with dangerous, industrial grade silicone. ...

Greek finance minister Venizelos to lead Socialists in snap election

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Greece's Finance Minister Venizelos casts a ballot for a new leader of the PASOK Socialist party in AthensATHENS (Reuters) - Greek Socialists elected Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos as their leader on Sunday, with a mandate to revive a party weakened by unpopular austerity policies ahead of parliamentary polls expected by early May. Venizelos, who has spearheaded the country's marathon debt talks, is set to resign from his post this week to focus on the general election, with all surveys showing the PASOK socialists badly trailing the conservative New Democracy party. ...


Indonesia police shoot dead suspected militants in Bali: media

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(Reuters) - Indonesian counter-terrorism police have shot dead five men suspected of planning a series of attacks on the resort island of Bali, scene of a night-club bombing in 2002 which killed about 200 people, media reported on Monday. Police counter-terror unit Detachment 88 stormed two separate addresses on Bali, in the capital Denpasar and at a hotel in Sanur, on Sunday night, Australian media said, quoting Australian Associated Press (AAP). Three men were killed at the hotel in Sanur, an area popular with foreign tourists, and two at the Denpasar location. ...

Tensions rise as Italy labor talks enter home stretch

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Italian PM Mario Monti shakes hands with Fiat-Chrysler CEO Marchionne during a meeting at Chigi palace in RomeROME (Reuters) - Prime Minister Mario Monti faces an arduous task this week to reconcile the demands of unions and employers and draft a labor reform aimed at boosting Italy's competitiveness and shielding it from the euro zone debt crisis. With a self-imposed deadline to get a deal by the end of this week the signs are not promising, with the largest trade union saying an accord at a key meeting on Tuesday is "impossible," and the biggest employers' lobby warning it will not sign any document that concedes too much to the unions. ...


Palestinians, Israel negotiate revenue collection

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RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority and Israel are holding economic talks despite frozen peace negotiations in a bid to revamp revenue collection and help relieve the Palestinian government's deepening debt crisis, officials said on Sunday. Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967 and interim peace deals have tasked it with levying taxes and customs duties on the Palestinian Authority's behalf, amounting to around $100 million a month, on goods imported into the territories. ...

Ten severed heads found in western Mexican town

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ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican authorities on Sunday found the severed heads of 10 people killed in a suspected outbreak of drug gang violence in a small city north of Acapulco. The heads were lined up on a street outside a slaughterhouse in Teloloapan, about 170 miles from Acapulco and about 155 miles south of Mexico City, according to a statement from the Guerrero state attorney general's office. Teloloapan is in the Tierra Caliente region of Guerrero, where the La Familia cartel and its offshoot, Los Caballeros Templarios (The Knights Templar), are fighting for territory. ...

Libya seeks Gaddafi spy chief handover by Mauritania

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File photo of Senussi, head of the Libyan Intelligence Service, speaking to the media in TripoliTRIPOLI/PARIS (Reuters) - Libya said on Sunday it was sending a delegation to Mauritania to press for the extradition of Muammar Gaddafi's intelligence chief Abdallah al-Senussi and Interpol called for his handover to promote rule of law in the North African state. Senussi, 62, the last significant Gaddafi associate on the run since the dictator's overthrow and death in a popular revolt last year, was arrested in the West African state after his arrival late on Friday on a flight from Morocco. ...


Turkish police fight Kurdish protesters, one dead

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A demonstrator jumps over a bonfire during a gathering to celebrate Newroz in AnkaraANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish police used water cannon, tear gas and baton charges to break up Kurdish demonstrations across the country on Sunday and one local politician died in the protests, a sign of rising tension ahead of the Kurdish New Year next week. Turkey's pro-Kurdish party and Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) armed militants have both called for large demonstrations for Newroz, the Kurdish New Year that begins on March 21, sensing the government, which has strongly backed Arab uprisings, may be vulnerable to pressure from street protests. ...


Explosion near Syrian security building in Aleppo

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This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA shows Syrian rescue teams investigating the scene after an explosion in Aleppo, Syria, Sunday, March 18, 2012. An explosion ripped through a residential neighborhood in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday and the state news agency said it was a An explosion struck near a Syrian government security building in the northern city of Aleppo Sunday, while a harsh security crackdown prevented opposition rallies marking one year since the first nationwide protests of the uprising against President Bashar Assad.


Syrian insists rebels are regrouping, won't cave

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Ahmad Mihbzt, a low-ranking Syrian rebel commander, gestures during an interview with The Associated Press in the village of Gorentas in Hatay province, Turkey, Sunday, March 18, 2012. Mihbzt says he recently fled to Turkey with his men when his unit ran out of ammunition in a clash against Syrian government troops. His story reveals a bleak future for the Free Syrian Army which is still hoping to oust President Bashar Assad's powerful and loyal forces but facing a shortage of weapons, ammunition and money. (AP Photo/Selcan Hacaoglu)Syrian rebels are regrouping despite some bitter defeats at the hands of President Bashar Assad's regime, and a top priority is finding weapons and ammunition to boost their firepower, a man who identified himself as a low-ranking rebel commander told The Associated Press.


Yemen says more than 2,000 killed in uprising

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Yemenis gather around a damaged vehicle purported to belong to an American teacher shot by gunmen in Taiz, Yemen, Sunday, March 18, 2012. Two gunmen on a motorcycle shot dead early Sunday an American teacher working at a language institute in a central Yemeni city, the region's provincial governor said. (AP Photo/Anees Mahyoub)More than 2,000 people have been killed in a year of political turmoil that led to the resignation of Yemen's longtime president, the government disclosed Sunday. The figure is much higher than human rights groups estimated.


Charges in Afghan shootings expected within a week

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FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2011 Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System photo, Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, left, 1st platoon sergeant, Blackhorse Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division participates in an exercise at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, Calif. A senior U.S. official, Friday March 16, 2012 identified Bales as the man accused of killing 16 civilians in an attack on Afghan villagers five days ago. The man at the right is unidentified. (AP Photo/DVIDS, Spc. Ryan Hallock, File)Charges against an American soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians are expected to be filed within a week and if the case goes to court the trial will be held in the United States, said a legal expert with the U.S. military familiar with the investigation.


2 Brazilian women kidnapped in Egypt's Sinai

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Armed tribesmen on Sunday kidnapped two Brazilian women and their Egyptian tour guide as they were traveling on a bus near Mount Sinai, according to security officials.

Released American was working alone in Iraq

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In this image taken from TV Saturday March 17, 2012, showing a man identified as Randy Michael, who is purported to be an American contractor, in Baghdad, Iraq, after he was released from captivity, handed over to the United Nations by Shiite lawmakers representing the hardline followers of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. The United Nations mission in Iraq confirmed Saturday that it took custody of a man who was described as a U.S. citizen, who had been held captive by an Iraqi militia group for about nine months.(AP Photo/MASAR TV) IRAQ OUT - TV OUTThe American who was released this week after being held captive nine months by an anti-U.S. militia was working alone in Iraq and was not on a government contract, the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said Sunday.


Cuba detains dissidents ahead of papal visit

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Members of dissident group Ladies in White take part in their weekly march in front of Santa Rita church in Havana, Cuba, Sunday March 18, 2012. Dissident Angel Moya says police detained his wife Bertha Soler and three dozen supporters of the Ladies in White dissident group on Sunday morning. The detentions come just over a week ahead of a visit by Pope Benedict XVI, who is likely to bring up the issue of religious, political and human rights during his tour. The image of the woman on their shirts is of Laura Pollan, the group's former leader who died in 2011 of a heart attack. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)Cuban authorities detained a prominent dissident and dozens of her colleagues early Sunday, then arrested more activists while they staged a weekly protest march through Havana.


Death of consul's daughter spurs Venezuela outcry

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Chilean Consul in Venezuela, Fernando Berendique, right front, helps to carry the coffin with the remains of his 19-year-old daughter Karen to a waiting hearse, in Maracaibo, Venezuela, Saturday March 17, 2012. Berendique said his daughter was shot early Saturday, while riding in a vehicle with her brother and another young man, when the trio ignored a command to stop by police at a checkpoint, fearing the officers might be robbers. The Prosecutor General's Office says in a statement that 11 police officers are under investigation for their roles in the death. Berendique's daughter is reported to have died after suffering three bullet wounds. (AP Photo/Fabiola Portillo)The killing of a Chilean diplomat's teenage daughter by police is reigniting concerns among Venezuelans about excessive force by officers and their frequent involvement in violent crimes.


Butchers beef up French presidential campaign

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In this photo taken Friday, March 9, 2012, a butcher arranges halal meat at a butcher shop in Paris. President Nicolas Sarkozy has lamented the decline of the traditional French butcher and now wants all meat clearly marked halal, kosher or French while Prime Minister Francois Fillon has suggested that the ritual slaughter of animals by Muslims and Jews is out of sync with modern times. With polls showing Sarkozy will lose to Socialist rival Francois Hollande in the upcoming presidential election, the president is racing after third-place extreme-right candidate Marine Le Pen's voters. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)The French butcher who cuts and tresses your meat with care, and serves as city dwellers' link to the land, is falling on hard times, unable to find new blood to keep his iconic image alive — as supermarkets and Arab butchers selling halal meat at cheaper prices thrive.


Solar storms join floods, terrorism as risks to UK

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Britain has added volcanoes and solar storms to floods, flu and terrorism on a list of threats to national security.

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