2012年4月23日星期一

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Sarkozy courts French far right after Hollande win

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France's President and UMP party candidate for the 2012 French presidential electionS Sarkozy speaks to supporters at La Mutualite meeting hall in Paris(Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy appealed directly to far right voters on Monday with pledges to get tough on immigration and security, after a record showing in a first round election by the National Front made them potential kingmakers. Polls show centre-right leader Sarkozy on course to become the first French president to lose a bid for re-election in more than 30 years, trailing Socialist challenger Francois Hollande ahead of a May 6 run-off. Hollande pipped Sarkozy in Sunday's 10-candidate first round by 28.6 percent to 27. ...


Venezuela's Chavez calls home to squash death rumors

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Caracas city Mayor Rodriguez attends the United Socialist Party weekly news conference in CaracasCARACAS (Reuters) - A healthy-sounding President Hugo Chavez called Venezuelan state television from Cuba on Monday to dispel rumors fanned by a nine-day silence that he had died undergoing cancer treatment at a hospital in Havana. "It seems we will have to become accustomed to live with these rumors, because it is part of the laboratories of psychological war, of dirty war" the 57-year-old socialist leader said in the telephone call. ...


Norway killer says hoped to have massacred more

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Norwegian anti-Muslim fanatic Anders Behring Breivik looks on during the morning break on the sixth day of his trial in OsloOSLO (Reuters) - The Norwegian who massacred 77 people to protest against Muslim immigration to Europe said on Monday he had hoped to kill as many as 150 and kept on killing because police failed to respond urgently to his phone call. Breivik has given a detailed account of his car bomb attack at government headquarters in Oslo on July 22, which killed eight people, followed hours later by his shooting of 69 people, mostly teenagers, at a Labour Party island camp. He said on Monday his "gruesome" actions were to prevent a civil war caused, he said, by a Muslim takeover of Europe. ...


U.S. says has raised North Korea missile-linked sale with China

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday it had raised with China new allegations that a Chinese firm sold North Korea components for a missile transporter showcased in a recent military parade, despite a U.N. ban on such sales. The Obama administration suspects that the Chinese manufacturer supplied chassis and other parts for the vehicle, and Washington planned to use the incident to press Beijing to tighten enforcement of sanctions on Pyongyang, a senior U.S. official said on Saturday. The U.S. ...

Sudan market bombing a "declaration of war": South

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A man gestures at a market burnt in an air strike by the Sudanese air force in RubkonaOUTSIDE BENTIU, South Sudan (Reuters) - Sudanese war planes bombed a market in the capital of South Sudan's oil-producing Unity State on Monday, residents and officials said, an attack the southern army called a declaration of war. Sudan denied carrying out any air raids but its President Omar Hassan al-Bashir ramped up the political tension by ruling out a return to negotiations with the South, saying its government only understood "the language of the gun". ...


U.N. chief to visit Myanmar to encourage reforms

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U.N. Secretary General Ban looks on at a joint news conference with European Commission President Barroso after addressing the Sustainable Energy summit in BrusselsUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced on Monday he would visit Myanmar soon to encourage the Southeast Asian nation to press ahead with democratic reforms. "I have accepted an invitation from President Thein Shein to visit Myanmar," Ban told reporters. "I will depart at the end of this week." "We have seen encouraging political and economic reforms over the past year and a half," he said. "The recent elections were a landmark. We see Myanmar reopening to the world." U.N. officials said Ban would arrive in Myanmar at the weekend and stay for several days. ...


Egypt rejects licenses for U.S. groups

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CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has rejected a request from eight U.S.-based civil society groups for licenses to operate in the country after a crackdown on their activities sparked the first diplomatic spat with Washington since the ousting of Hosni Mubarak. In a move that may damage Cairo's relations with Washington, the Insurance and Social Affairs Ministry rejected the applications because it believed the groups' activities violated state sovereignty, Egyptian state news agency MENA reported on Monday. It said requests from the Carter Center for Human Rights, set up by former U.S. ...

Russian envoy warns on U.S. human rights bill

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Proposed U.S. legislation to punish Russian officials involved in human rights abuses could have "a significant negative impact" on U.S.-Russian relations, Moscow's envoy to the United States warned on Monday Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak said the U.S. Congress should not tie the so-called Sergei Magnitsky bill to an expected vote this year on establishing "permanent normal trade relations" between the two countries. ...

Ex-PM cleared of major charges in Iceland crisis trial

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Former Iceland's Prime Minister Haarde arrives at his trial in ReykjavikREYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland's former prime minister was found innocent on Monday of three major charges of negligence related to the country's 2008 economic collapse, and guilty of a smaller count that carried no prison sentence. The verdict by a special court was seen by many as little more than a slap on the wrist for Geir Haarde, the only leader in the world to face prosecution over the global crisis. He had faced up to two years in prison if found guilty of the more serious charges, including neglecting to deal with an overblown banking sector. ...


Exclusive: Half Iran tanker fleet storing oil at sea

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Oil tanker loads gas in Assaluyeh seaport at Persian GulfSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Iran has been forced to deploy more than half its fleet of supertankers to store oil at anchorage in the Gulf as buyers of its crude cut back because of sanctions, two Iran-based shipping sources said. The sources, who are familiar with operations at Iran's main export terminal Kharg Island in the north of the Gulf, said 14 of National Iranian Tanker Company's (NITC) fleet of 25 very large crude carriers, each loaded with about 2 million barrels of oil, are now at anchor acting as floating storage. ...


Sarkozy targets far-right in bid to win runoff

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French President and UMP candidate Nicolas Sarkozy speaks at his campaign headquarters after the first round of French presidential elections in Paris, France, Sunday, April 22, 2012. Socialist Francois Hollande and conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy are heading for a runoff in their race for France's presidency, according to partial official results in a vote that could alter the European political and economic landscape. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)President Nicolas Sarkozy starkly laid out his path to re-election Monday: He will be plunging deep into far-right territory to hunt the votes he needs to beat Socialist challenger Francois Hollande in the runoff.


ECB officials resist nudge from IMF, US to do more

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FILE - In this March 13, 2012 file photo President of the German Central Bank Bundesbank Jens Weidmann speaks during the annual balance press conference in Frankfurt, central Germany. Weidmann, a member of the ECB's governing council that sets interest rates, said in a speech Monday, April 23, 2012 that steps such as lower interest rates and more central bank credit for the financial system were not the solution to the debt burdens weighing on national governments and the economy. Officials from the European Central Bank are pushing back against calls from the United States and the International Monetary Fund to offer more support to the struggling eurozone economy and indebted governments. (AP Photo/dapd, Thomas Lohnes, File)Officials from the European Central Bank are pushing back against calls from the United States and the International Monetary Fund to offer more support to the struggling economies of the 17 countries that use the euro and indebted governments.


Son: Robin Gibb beat the odds in waking from coma

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FILE - This Wednesday April 11, 2007 file photo shows Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb as he talks with journalists at the European Parliament in Brussels. Robin Gibb's spokesman said on Saturday April 21, 2012 the Bee Gees star has woken from a coma and is showing signs of recovery. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, File)The son of Robin Gibb says the Bee Gees star has beaten the odds by waking from a coma just days after doctors said he may not survive.


Official: Sudan bombs 3 areas in South Sudan

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In this Sunday, April 22, 2012 photo, fire billows up from an oil field that caught on fire in Heglig, Sudan. An official says Sudanese jets bombed three areas in South Sudan's Unity State, including a major oil field. South Sudan military spokesman Col. Philip Aguer said Antonov bombers accompanied by MiG 29 jets bombed the town of Abiemnom in Unity State and the Unity State oil field. (AP Photo/Abd Raouf)Sudanese warplanes bombed a market and an oil field in South Sudan on Monday, killing at least two people after Sudanese ground forces had reportedly crossed into South Sudan with tanks and artillery, elevating the risk of all-out war between the two old enemies.


Syrian forces kill dozens after UN monitors' visit

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a UN observer, left, speaks with Syrian citizens during their visit to the pro-Syrian regime neighborhoods, in Homs province, central Syria, on Monday April 23, 2012. United Nations observers monitoring Syria's shaky cease-fire visited a string of rebellious Damascus suburbs Monday, while the European Union looked set to levy new sanctions to increase the pressure on President Bashar Assad's regime. (AP Photo/SANA)A day ago, crowds in the Syrian city of Hama welcomed a U.N. team sent in to observe a shaky truce. On Monday, government troops opened fire on the same streets, killing dozens, activists said, raising fears the regime is targeting opponents emboldened to protest by the U.N. monitors.


EU imposes new sanctions on Syrian regime

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a UN observers vehicle passes under a huge Syrian flag held by Syrian President Bashar Assad supporters during their visit to the pro-Syrian regime neighborhoods, in Homs province, central Syria, on Monday April 23, 2012. United Nations observers monitoring Syria's shaky cease-fire visited a string of rebellious Damascus suburbs Monday, while the European Union looked set to levy new sanctions to increase the pressure on President Bashar Assad's regime. (AP Photo/SANA)The European Union on Monday banned the sale of luxury goods and products to Syria that can have military as well as civilian uses as the U.N. political chief demanded that the Syrian government stop using heavy weapons and comply with a cease-fire.


Wild bison with TB may have to be killed in Poland

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FILE - In this Feb. 2005 file photo, bison, Europe's largest land mammal, forage in the recently fallen snow in the Bialowieza Forest in Poland. Killing a herd of 25 wild European bison infected with tuberculosis may be the only way of preventing the spread of the disease to other herds of the rare species in southeastern Poland, officials said Monday, April 23, 2012. A commission of 18 veterinary and breeding experts in Krosno decided earlier this month to ask national authorities for a permission to kill the wild animals living near the village of Stuposiany in the Bieszczady mountains. (AP Photo/Michal Kosc) - POLAND OUT -A herd of 25 wild European bison infected with tuberculosis should be killed to prevent the disease from spreading to other herds in southeastern Poland, officials said Monday.


US-Afghan security pact sends warning to al-Qaida

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Afghan National Security Adviser Rangin Dadfar Spanta speaks in parliament in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, April 23, 2012. An Afghan official says Washington has pledged in the newly agreed strategic pact to help defend Afghanistan militarily for at least a decade after Afghans formally take control of their own security. Afghan National Security Adviser Rangin Dadfar Spanta, addressing lawmakers on Monday, laid out the terms of the deal agreed by both countries on Sunday. (AP Photo/Ahmad Jamshid)A new strategic partnership that commits the U.S. to defend Afghanistan militarily for 10 years after most foreign forces leave in 2014 is intended to signal that the U.S. will not tolerate a resurgent al-Qaida or attacks launched by militants from neighboring Pakistan.


Trial sharpens focus on Breivik's mental state

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Defendant Anders Behring Breivik talks with defence lawyer Geir Lippestad, left, in court prior to the opening of day 6 of the trial in Oslo, Monday April 23, 2012. Breivik has admitted setting off a car bomb outside the government headquarters, killing eight, before unleashing a shooting massacre at the governing Labor Party's youth camp on Utoya. (AP Photo/Lise Aserud, POOL)Confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik vehemently defended his sanity Monday after a forensic panel found flaws in a psychiatric report that declared him sane in the eyes of the law.


Egypt denies 8 US nonprofits license to operate

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An Egyptian girl street vendor displays dairy products for sale under electoral posters with pictures of presidential hopeful Abdel-Moneim Abolfotoh and Arabic that reads, Egyptian authorities have denied permission to eight American nonprofit groups to operate locally, including a center headed by former President Jimmy Carter that monitors elections, a ministry official said Monday.


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