2012年5月3日星期四

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Obama under pressure as China dissident appeals for help

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A handout photo from US Embassy Beijing Press office shows blind activist Chen sitting in a wheelchair at a hospital in BeijingBEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng made a dramatic plea for help in a cellphone call to a U.S. congressional hearing from his hospital bed in Beijing, raising the pressure on President Barack Obama over his administration's handling of the case. Chen, a self-taught legal activist, sheltered in the U.S. Embassy for six days until Wednesday. He left the embassy shortly before U.S. Secretary of State Hillary of Clinton arrived in Beijing for talks aimed at improving economic and strategic relations between the two superpowers. ...


Bin Laden had disdain for al Qaeda affiliates: documents

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To match special report BINLADEN/KILLWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden showed disdain for al Qaeda affiliates, fretted about his organization's image and was deeply worried about its security, according to documents seized from his hideout in Pakistan and released publicly on Thursday. The Combating Terrorism Center, a privately funded research center at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, posted on its website 17 declassified documents seized during the raid on bin Laden's house in Abbottabad in which he was killed by U.S. commandos a year ago. (http:www.ctc.usma. ...


Assad side kills four at Syrian university: protesters

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A woman walks near a Syrian army checkpoint in Homs, during the United Nations' observers visit to the cityBEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian security forces and students armed with knives stormed a protest march at Aleppo University early on Thursday, activists said, killing four and rounding up 200 demonstrators demanding President Bashar al-Assad step down. The pre-dawn raid was an unusually bloody incident for Aleppo, Syria's normally fairly peaceful commercial hub, and prompted condemnation from the White House. ...


Two Mexican journalists found dismembered in eastern Mexico

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Forensic technicians pull a plastic bag containing the remains of a dead person out of a canal at a crime scene in VeracruzMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The mutilated corpses of two Mexican photographers were found on Thursday by police in the eastern state of Veracruz, the latest in a series of attacks that have made Mexico one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists. The bodies of Guillermo Luna and Gabriel Huge were discovered chopped up in garbage bags and dumped in a canal in the town of Boca del Rio, the Veracruz government said in a statement. Police also found two other corpses in the canal but have not yet identified them. ...


Sarkozy's chances fade two days before French runoff

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People work at the television studio in La Plaine Saint-Denis, near Paris, on the eve of the televised debate for the 2012 French presidential election campaignPARIS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Sarkozy's chances of holding on to power were fading two days before France's election runoff, with far-right and centrist leaders refusing to endorse him and his usually bland Socialist rival performing confidently in a TV debate. Opinion polls suggested Sarkozy could squeeze Socialist challenger Francois Hollande's lead down to around five percentage points from as much as 10 in the last few days. However, centrist Francois Bayrou effectively buried one of Sarkozy's last hopes of hauling himself higher on Sunday. ...


Prosecutors seek 80-year sentence for Charles Taylor

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Former Liberian President Taylor looks down as he waits for the start of a hearing to receive a verdict in a court room of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in LeidschendamAMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Prosecutors have demanded an 80-year jail term for former Liberian president Charles Taylor, who last week was convicted of aiding and abetting crimes against humanity, before a sentencing decision that is expected to set a precedent. Taylor's sentencing, on May 30, will be closely watched for its impact on other heads of state involved in cases at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, where Laurent Gbagbo, the former president of Ivory Coast, is due to face charges of crimes against humanity. ...


Gunmen fire on Nigeria cattle market, 60 killed

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MAIDUGURI/ABUJA (Reuters) - Gunmen threw bombs and opened fire on a cattle market in remote northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 60 people, a spokesman for Yobe state governor said, an attack whose motives remain unknown. "The Yobe State Governor has visited the Potiskum cattle market where he was informed that 60 people had been killed in the attack, while 29 people are receiving treatment at the Hospital," Abdullahi Bego, spokesman for Governor Ibrahim Gaidam, told Reuters by telephone. It was not clear who was behind the attack overnight on Wednesday in the town of Potiskum. ...

Documents show tense al Qaeda-Iran relationship

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Al Qaeda's relationship with Iran's government has been fractious at best and openly antagonistic at worst, according to documents confiscated from Osama bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan and made public on Thursday. In the years since the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington, high-ranking al Qaeda leaders, lower level militants and members of bin Laden's family were held in custody by Iranian authorities, though U.S. officials say precise conditions of their confinement are unclear. ...

Blasts in Russia's Dagestan kill up to 20, wound dozens

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MOSCOW (Reuters) - As many as 20 people were killed and 30 more wounded when two powerful blasts hit a police post outside the capital of Russia's violence-plagued Dagestan region, Russian media reported on Friday. The first explosion occurred when police stopped a vehicle for document checks, RIA news agency reported, citing a statement by the National Anti-Terrorist Committee. A second bomb exploded when fire brigades and ambulances arrived, causing additional casualties. ...

Cayman premier says London aims to "ruin" his nation

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GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (Reuters) - A diplomatic spat in the normally tranquil Cayman Islands has put the ruling party and the British government at loggerheads after the locally elected premier accused London of conspiring with opposition politicians to "ruin this country." Premier McKeeva Bush accused British officials, including the British-appointed governor and police commissioner, of conducting baseless investigations into his handling of government contracts. He described the investigations on local television as "nothing more than fishing expeditions. ...

Activist's fate deepens US-China suspicions

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Chinese police officers watch over journalists outside the hospital where blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng is recuperating in Beijing, China, Thursday, May 3, 2012. U.S. officials said Thursday they are still trying to help Chen who says he fears for his family's safety, and denied he was pressured to leave the American Embassy to resettle inside China.(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)The diplomatic disarray deepened Thursday after a blind activist reversed course and asked to leave China with his family, abandoning an arduously negotiated agreement even though he had left the protection of the U.S. Embassy and was in a Beijing hospital ringed by Chinese police.


US uses bin Laden letters to degrade al-Qaida

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FILE - This is an undated file photo of al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, in Afghanistan. A selection of documents seized in last year's raid on bin Laden's Pakistan house was posted online Thursday, May 3, 2012 by the U.S. Army's Combating Terrorism Center. The documents show dark days for al-Qaida and its hunkered-down leader after years of attacks by the United States and what bin Laden saw as bumbling within his own organization and its terrorist allies. (AP Photo, File)Letters from Osama bin Laden's last hideaway, released by U.S. officials intent on discrediting his terror organization, portray a network weak, inept and under siege — and its leader seemingly near wit's end about the passing of his global jihad's glory days.


Family concerns key to Chinese activist's choices

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In this photo released by the US Embassy Beijing Press Office, blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng, in wheel chair, meets his wife Yuan Weijing, right, daughter Chen Kesi, in blue shirt at second right, and son Chen Kerui, left, at a hospital in Beijing, Wednesday, May 2, 2012. U.S. ambassador to China, Gary Locke stands at Chen's right, and man at back in dark suit is language attache James Brown. (AP Photo/U.S. Embassy Beijing Press Office, HO)Chen Guangcheng's sudden change of heart to leave China after insisting for days he wanted to stay has caught his American supporters off guard. But his reason was simple: His family's safety came first.


4 students killed as Syrian forces raid university

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In this picture taken during a UN observer-organized tour, an anti-Syrian regime man, left, his face covered to obscure his identity, looks at a UN observer in Hama city, central Syria, on Thursday, May 3, 2012. Syrian security forces stormed dorms at a northwestern university to break up anti-government protests there, killing at least four students and wounding several others with tear gas and live ammunition, activists and opposition groups said Thursday. (AP Photo/Muzaffar Salman)Syrian forces stormed student dormitories during an anti-government protest at Aleppo University Thursday, firing tear gas and bullets in an hours-long siege that killed at least four students and forced the closure of the state-run school, activists said.


French candidate goes from wishy-washy to wow

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This combination of images show French Socialist Party leader Francois Hollande in a Friday, Aug. 31, 2007 file photo, left, addressing young militants in La Rochelle, France, and in a campaign rally in Toulouse, France, Thursday May 3 2012, right. The last time France voted for president, Francois Hollande was a portly, smiley man with a wishy-washy image playing second fiddle to Segolene Royal, his Socialist party's candidate and the mother of his four kids. Now he's a man with a trim waistline and promising future who managed a tough presidential debate with the air of, well, a president. (AP Photo/Bob Edme, File, Christophe Ena)The last time France voted for president, Francois Hollande was a portly, smiley man likened to custard pudding who played second fiddle to Segolene Royal, his Socialist party's candidate and the mother of his four kids.


Russian military ups the ante on missile defense

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Chief of General Staff Nikolay Makarov speaks at Russian Ministry of Defense's Conference on Missile Defense in Moscow on Thursday, May 3, 2012. President Medvedev last year threatened that Russia will retaliate if it does not reach agreement with the United States and NATO. Makarov on Thursday confirmed that stance, saying that that Russia will take Russia's top military officer has threatened to carry out a pre-emptive strike on U.S.-led NATO missile defense facilities in Eastern Europe if Washington goes ahead with its controversial plan to build a missile shield.


Journalists being killed at 'astonishing pace'

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On World Press Freedom Day, Reporters Without Borders condemned the "astonishing pace" at which journalists are being attacked and murdered — 67 killed in 2011 and 22 more deaths since the beginning of the year.

Prosecution wants 80 years for Charles Taylor

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Former Liberian president Charles Taylor deserves an 80-year sentence for the war crimes he was convicted of last week, including aiding and abetting murder and rape on a mass scale, prosecutors said in a written filing Thursday.

Sudan agrees to AU roadmap, must meet South Sudan

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Sudan on Thursday endorsed the African Union's roadmap to avert an all-out war with South Sudan, though it insisted on retaining the right to self-defense.

French debate: No knockout punch from Sarkozy

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President and conservative candidate for re-election, Nicolas Sarkozy, center left, and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, center right, leave a TV studio after his campaign debate, in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, Wednesday May 2, 2012. France's presidential race hit a dramatic pitch Wednesday in the only face-to-face debate between President Nicolas Sarkozy and front-running challenger Francois Hollande - a verbal slugfest that broke little new ground on substance but exposed big differences in style. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Socialist candidate Francois Hollande appeared to solidify his chances at winning France's presidency Thursday after his strong showing in a debate against beleaguered incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy.


Japanese job seekers hold Tokyo pep rally

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With cheerleaders shouting encouragement, more than 1,000 young Japanese trying to break into the job market have held a pep rally in Tokyo to highlight what officials say is the bleakest employment outlook Japan has faced in years.

New Year celebrations cause 194 Beijing fires

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A chef with a restaurant enjoys fireworks to celebrate the fifth day of Chinese New Year in Beijing, China, Monday, Feb. 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)State media are reporting that people celebrating the Lunar New Year by setting off fireworks in Beijing caused 194 fires in the Chinese capital, double the number from last year.


Sumo questions wrestlers in bout-fixing scandal

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A media person talks on his cell phone outside Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo arena where the Japan Sumo Association is holding an emergency meeting in Tokyo Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011. In the meeting, the Japan Sumo Association decided to call off its Spring Grand Sumo Tournament scheduled for March, the first cancellation in 65 years, as the country's ancient sport grapples with a match-fixing scandal. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)Japan's sumo association began questioning dozens of top wrestlers Tuesday in a widening investigation into allegations of bout-fixing that have deeply tarnished the image of the nation's ancient national sport.


Philippine general in graft probe shot dead

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The Philippine health secretary says a former military chief implicated in a corruption scandal has died of a gunshot wound.

Health secretary says former Philippine military chief in center of corruption probe shot dead

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Health secretary says former Philippine military chief in center of corruption probe shot dead.

Taiwan recalls Manila rep over China deportation

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Taiwan has recalled its representative to the Philippines over Manila's decision to extradite 14 Taiwanese citizens to face criminal prosecution in China.

Koreas to hold defense meeting to ease tensions

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A group of South Korean military officers has headed to a rare meeting with North Korean officials to try to lay the groundwork for high-level defense talks aimed at easing hostilities on the peninsula.

Cruise employee found dead in Cozumel, Mexico

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State police investigators and forensic workers examine the scene where a crew member of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship was found dead in the resort island of Cozumel, Mexico, Saturday Feb. 5, 2011. The body of Monika Markiewicz, 32, was recovered from the ocean off the southern part of the island and an autopsy determined the cause of death was drowning but added that Markiewicz also suffered a blow to the head. Police are investigating whether her death was a homicide, according to state authorities and company officials. (AP Photo/Angel Castellanos)A crew member of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship was found dead in the Mexican resort island of Cozumel, possibly the victim of a violent crime, authorities and company officials said Sunday.


Reputed drug 'queen' sentenced for arms possession

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A reputed Mexican drug cartel "queen" who once got Botox in prison has been sentenced to time already served on a weapons charge, authorities said Sunday.

Egyptians return to unfamiliar homeland

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The plane was nearly empty when it took off en route to Cairo. Most people have gone in the other direction, escaping the chaos surrounding mass protests demanding President Hosni Mubarak's ouster.

Egyptians seek normalcy after days of unrest

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Traffic returns to the Kasr El-Nil bridge leading to Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, Egypt Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011. A sense of normalcy began to return to some parts of the capital Sunday, which has been largely closed since chaos erupted shortly after the protests began on Jan. 25. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)Egyptians desperate for cash lined up at newly reopened banks and Cairo's infamous traffic jams reappeared Sunday as the capital struggled to regain a sense of normalcy after nearly two weeks of unrest.


Officials: Unrest could affect EU, Israel security

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German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, left, Munich Security Conference Chairman Wolfgang Ischinger, center, and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen attend the opening of the Conference on Security Policy in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)Top defense officials and diplomats warned Friday that growing unrest in Egypt and elsewhere could affect Israeli and European security, although it may provide new impetus to the Mideast peace process.


Egypt's Mubarak holds meeting with economy team

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Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters dance and sing under an anti-Mubarak banner in Tahrir square in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011. President Barack Obama said Egypt's Hosni Mubarak should do the statesmanlike thing and make a quick handoff to a more representative government. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)President Hosni Mubarak assembled his economy team on Saturday in an effort to project calm as the country's turmoil triggered global economic jitters and the standoff continued, with thousands of anti-government protesters remaining camped out on Cairo's Tahrir, or Liberation, Square.


Mubarak's resignation now could hamper transition

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Egyptian anti-Mubarak protesters chant as they wave Egyptian flags during their protest in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011. Egypt's largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, said it would begin talks Sunday with the government to try to end the country's political crisis but made clear it would insist on the immediate ouster of longtime authoritarian President Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)President Hosni Mubarak's immediate resignation — the key demand of protesters in the streets of Cairo — would trigger snap presidential elections under the Egyptian constitution and could make political reform more difficult, experts say.


Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore dead at 58

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Bandmates say Gary Moore, guitarist with influential Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, has died. He was 58.

Tunisian minister suspends ex-ruling party

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Tunisia's interior minister on Sunday suspended all activities of the country's former ruling party amid the most serious protests since the country's autocratic president fled into exile less than a month ago.

Egypt's Brotherhood to hold talks with government

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Egypt's largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, said it would begin talks Sunday with the government to try to end the country's political crisis but made clear it would insist on the immediate ouster of longtime authoritarian President Hosni Mubarak.

Police evict indigenous Easter Island protesters

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Relatives of activists occupying a posh Easter Island hotel say Chilean police have raided and removed the last of the indigenous protesters. They have been battling for ancestral lands and a share of profits from the thousands of tourists who come to see the Pacific Island's famed statues of giant heads.

Cuban opposition leader urges end to hunger strike

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A leader of the Ladies in White opposition group says she will urge a colleague to end a 10-day old hunger strike she launched to demand freedom for her jailed husband.

Nobel prize winner calls for Mubarak to step down

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Egyptian Nobel prize awarded, Ahmed Zewail, talks during a press conference in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011. Egypt's vice president met a broad representation of major opposition groups for the first time Sunday and agreed to allow freedom of the press and to release those detained since anti-government protests began, though Al-Jazeera's English-language news network said one of its correspondents had been detained the same day by the Egyptian military. (AP Photo/Soliman Oteifi)Egyptian-American scholar and Nobel laureate Ahmed Zewail added his weight Sunday to calls for President Hosni Mubarak to step down to help end the standoff with anti-government protesters.


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