2012年12月14日星期五

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NATO says Syrian Scuds hit "near" Turkey

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 03:26 PM PST

Demonstrators hold a placard during a protest in KafranbelBEIRUT (Reuters) - NATO accused Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces of firing Scud missiles that landed near to the Turkish border, in explaining why it was sending anti-missile batteries and troops to the bloc's frontier. The Syrian government, which finds itself under attack from rebels in the capital Damascus and by a diplomatic alliance of Arab and Western powers, denies firing such long-range, Soviet-built rockets and had no immediate comment on the latest charge. ...

Russia retaliates against U.S. rights legislation

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:58 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama signs H.R. 6156 at desk in the Oval Office of the White House in WashingtonMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia moved closer on Friday to adopting a law barring entry to Americans who violate human rights, the same day U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law a rights-linked trade bill Moscow finds objectionable. The tit-for-tat response came in a near-unanimous vote in the State Duma - the first of three votes before the bill goes to the upper house - hours before Obama signed the U.S. legislation into law. The U.S. legislation is known as the Magnitsky Act after Sergei Magnitsky, an anti-corruption lawyer whose death in a Moscow jail in 2009 caused an international outcry. ...

Hamas subdued despite Gaza victory claim-Israeli military

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 02:36 AM PST

Palestinians wave Hamas flags during a rally celebrating what they claim to be Hamas' victory over Israel in the Gaza conflict, in RamallahJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's offensive on Gaza has deterred Hamas from new hostilities despite its claims of victory and the front is now at its quietest in 20 years, a senior Israeli military officer said. Vastly lopsided shelling exchanges over eight days killed 170 Palestinians and 6 Israelis before the November 21 truce brokered by Egypt. The Islamist militant group Hamas, which for the first time managed to fire rockets towards Tel Aviv and Jerusalem during the conflict, says it won in the absence of an Israeli ground invasion that might have toppled its Gaza administration. ...

U.N. agency sees deal soon to check Iran nuclear work

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 12:07 PM PST

Herman Nackaerts, head of a delegation of the IAEA, reacts at the airport in Vienna after arriving with his team from IranVIENNA (Reuters) - The United Nations nuclear agency expects to reach a deal with Iran next month enabling it to investigate whether the Islamic state has carried out atomic bomb research, the chief U.N. inspector said after returning from Tehran on Friday. Even though the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) failed to gain requested access to the Parchin military complex during Thursday's visit to the Iranian capital, IAEA delegation head Herman Nackaerts said progress had been made. "We had good meetings," Nackaerts, deputy director general of the U.N. ...

Venezuela furious at Obama's comments on ailing Chavez

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 04:29 PM PST

Military personnel attend a mass to pray for Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in CaracasCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's government reacted with fury on Friday to U.S. President Barack Obama's criticism of ailing Hugo Chavez's "authoritarian" government at a time of national anxiety over his battle to recover from cancer surgery. In an interview with U.S. network Univision, Obama declined to speculate on the 58-year-old socialist president's health in Cuba, where he is in a delicate state after his fourth operation since mid-2011 for cancer in his pelvic region. But he did say U.S. policy was aimed at ensuring "freedom" in Venezuela. ...

Defiant leader of Cayman Islands under pressure to resign

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 03:02 PM PST

The entrance to the home of Cayman Islands Premier McKeeva Bush, in GeorgetownGEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (Reuters) - Embattled Cayman Islands Premier McKeeva Bush faced growing pressure to resign on Friday after his arrest on suspicion of theft and corruption in the offshore Caribbean financial center. A defiant Bush, who has blamed his troubles on the governor of the British overseas territory, has said since his detention that he did nothing wrong and has no plans to step down. ...

Italy's left says Monti run "morally questionable"

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 02:15 PM PST

Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti arrives at a news conference after a European Union leaders summit in BrusselsROME (Reuters) - Italy's main center-left party, leading polls for next year's election, criticized calls for Prime Minister Mario Monti to run for a second term, a move one of the party's leading figures said would be "morally questionable". The Democratic Party (PD) has supported Monti's technocrat government in parliament. But, while it has pledged to continue his fiscal discipline and wants him to stay on in some role after the election, it says he should stay out of the campaign, which polls suggest he would lose anyway. ...

UFO hacker won't be tried in Britain for U.S. crimes

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:25 AM PST

File photograph shows computer hacker Gary McKinnon posing after arriving at the High Court in LondonLONDON (Reuters) - A British hacker whose extradition to face charges of accessing nearly 100 U.S. government computers in a quest for UFOs was halted on grounds he might harm himself will not be tried in Britain, the prosecution office said on Friday. Gary McKinnon, 46, who suffers from Asperger's Syndrome, has admitted hacking into Pentagon and NASA computers under the pseudonym "Solo", saying he was looking for evidence of flying saucers and other extraterrestrial activity. ...

Israeli foreign minister quits after indictment

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 09:13 AM PST

Israel's Foreign Minister Lieberman is seen during a convention of his Yisrael Beiteinu party in JerusalemJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman resigned on Friday after being charged with fraud and breach of trust, a move that could impact on January's election which his party, merged with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud, was tipped to win. Israel's Justice Ministry said on Thursday it would charge Lieberman over alleged irregularities tied to the promotion of an Israeli diplomat who had leaked him privileged information about a police probe into his activities. ...

Egypt faces divisive choice over political future

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 02:39 PM PST

Supporters of Egyptian President Mursi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood chant slogans during rally in CairoCAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians decide on Saturday on a constitution promoted by its Islamist backers as the way out of a prolonged political crisis and rejected by opponents as a recipe for further divisions in the Arab world's biggest nation. Voting begins in a referendum on a divisive draft basic law that has pitted Islamist supporters of President Mohamed Mursi against a liberal, secular and Christian opposition in often bloody clashes in Cairo and other cities. The opposition says the constitution is too Islamist and tramples on minority rights. ...

As Syrian rebels close in, Assad has cards to play

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 12:00 PM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2006 file photo Vladimir Putin, then Russian President, right, and his Syrian counterpart Bashar Assad smile as they shake hands in Moscow's Kremlin. With even his most powerful ally, Russia, losing faith in him, President Bashar Assad may appear to be heading for a last stand against rebel forces who have been waging a ferocious battle to overthrow him for nearly two years. But Assad still has thousands of elite and loyal troops behind him, and analysts say that even if he wanted to give up the fight, it's unclear those around him would let him abandon ship and leave them to an uncertain fate.(AP photo/RIA Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press service, File)With rebels trying to penetrate Syria's capital, Damascus, President Bashar Assad may appear to be heading for a last stand as his weakened regime crumbles around him.

Lieberman pre-election exit roils Israeli politics

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 12:35 PM PST

FILE - in this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 file photo, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman speaks to the media during an event of his political party in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 Lieberman has announced he is resigning a day after an indictment for breach of trust was filed against him by the country's attorney general. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty, File)The resignation of powerful Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, Benjamin Netanyahu's top Cabinet partner, has shaken up Israeli politics a month before elections. Analysts say Netanyahu is likely to survive, but is losing a valued ally.

Flailing Honduras in yet another political crisis

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:17 AM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday July 3, 2012 file photo, a Honduras national policeman sits on packages of cocaine that were brought to Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The cocaine was seized from a small airplane that crashed after it was being chased by military planes and helicopters of the Honduras army near the town of Los Lirios, about 217 miles (350 km) east of Tegucigalpa. Three-quarters of all U.S.-bound cocaine passes through Honduras, an illicit business that has led to an explosion of violence. Honduras has more murders than any other country in the world, says the World Health Organization.(AP Photo/Fernando Antonio, file)Members of the ruling party met behind closed doors, bartering all night for votes to depose four Supreme Court justices who had rejected the president's plan to weed out corrupt police. Ominously, soldiers and police surrounded the National Congress.

Tempers rise ahead of vote on Egypt charter

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 01:46 PM PST

Cars burn during clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi in Alexandria, Egypt, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, a day before the referendum on the constitution. Opposing sides in Egypt's political crisis were staging rival rallies on Friday, the final day before voting starts on a contentious draft constitution that has plunged the country into turmoil and deeply divided the nation.(AP Photo/Ahmed Ramadan)Waving swords and clubs, Islamist supporters of Egypt's draft constitution clashed with opponents in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria on Friday as tempers flared on the eve of the referendum on the disputed charter — the country's worst political crisis since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak.

NKorea rocket launch shows young leader as gambler

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 08:01 AM PST

Slogans honoring the leadership and celebrating the successful rocket launch of a satellite are displayed during a mass rally on Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. As the U.S. led international condemnation of what it calls a covert test of missile technology, top North Korean officials denied the allegations and maintained the country's right to develop its space program. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)A triumphant North Korea staged a mass rally of soldiers and civilians Friday to glorify the country's young ruler, who took a big gamble this week in sending a satellite into orbit in defiance of international warnings.

Russia backtracks on statement about Assad's fall

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:23 AM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 10, 2012 file pool photo, from left: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov meet in Moscow. Russia's deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov said Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, that President Bashar Assad is losing control over Syria and his opponents may win, the first acknowledgement by Assad's main ally that he faces a likely defeat. (AP Photo, pool, file)Russia's attempt to backpedal after a top diplomat said Syrian President Bashar Assad is losing control of his country reflects the dilemma Moscow faces as opposition fighters gain ground.

Christmas comes to Vatican with tree lighting

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 09:20 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI, center, delivers his blessing in between his personal aide Georg Gaenswein, right, and Monsignor Leonardo Sapienza during his weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. In perhaps the most drawn out Twitter launch ever, Pope Benedict XVI pushed the button on a tablet brought to him at the end of his general audience Wednesday. It read: "Dear friends, I am pleased to get in touch with you through Twitter. Thank you for your generous response. I bless all of you from my heart."Later in the day he was to respond to a few messages sent to him from around the world.As the countdown to his first tweet from his Twitter handle (at)Pontifex neared, the pope had garnered nearly 1 million followers in the eight languages of his account. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)The Christmas season kicked off Friday at the Vatican with the traditional lighting of the tree in St. Peter's Square — and a reminder from the pope about what happened when the "lights" of God were turned off in past atheistic regimes.

Israel's Women of the Wall pray for equality

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:01 AM PST

Israeli women of the Women of the Wall organization pray just outside the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray in Jerusalem's old city, Friday, Dec. 14, 2012. Security guards at the Western Wall, the holiest place where Jews can pray, usually search worshippers for weapons upon entering. But on Friday, they were on the lookout for a seemingly inoffensive possession: Jewish prayer shawls. The shawls are ubiquitous at the holy site, and under Orthodox tradition, are worn only by men. When several dozen women draped in them attempted to enter the area, their multicolored garments were confiscated. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)Israeli security guards at the Western Wall on Friday searched women worshippers arriving at the holiest place where Jews can pray for a seemingly inoffensive object — the Jewish prayer shawl, which under the Orthodox tradition can be worn only by men.

Obama signs Russian trade and human rights bill

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 11:08 AM PST

President Barack Obama has signed a bill that will expand trade with Russia but could antagonize relations with Moscow over its treatment of dissidents.

Some Venezuelans see 'Chavismo' struggles brewing

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 04:39 PM PST

A woman holds a candle as she reacts during a vigil in support of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012. Chavez is recovering favorably despite suffering complications during cancer surgery in Cuba, his vice president Nicolas Maduro said Thursday amid uncertainty over the Venezuelan leader's health crisis and the country's political future. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)Hugo Chavez's most influential allies are projecting an image of unity while the president recovers from cancer surgery in Cuba, standing side-by-side and pledging to uphold his socialist movement no matter what happens.

Syrian opposition forces say they are on brink of major victory in Aleppo

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 11:06 AM PST

After months of fighting in Aleppo, opposition forces say they are on the verge of claiming complete control over an area in northern Syria.

Good Reads: Mexico’s rise, Lincoln’s precedence, and tomorrow’s truth

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:57 AM PST

Which country produces the biggest share of America's flat-screen TVs? You know it can't be China, or we wouldn't bother asking.

West Bank welcomes Hamas back with excitement - and apprehension

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 10:04 AM PST

Hamas, long suppressed in the West Bank because of its feud with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, staged comeback parties in several cities here over the last two days in celebration of its 25th anniversary and victory in last month's Gaza war.

With Chávez's health uncertain, Venezuela regional elections will test opposition

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 09:44 AM PST

After Henrique Capriles Radonski lost the Venezuelan presidential election to incumbent Hugo Chávez in October, Venezuela's opposition was left reeling. But the party tried to look ahead.

Good Reads: American manufacturing, Apple's new CEO, and a father-son journey to meet two presidents

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 08:54 AM PST

Manufacturing growth

Russia insists it stands by Syria's Assad, despite earlier comments

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 05:49 AM PST

Russia today denied that it had changed its policy towards the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a day after a high-ranking Russian official admitted publicly for the first time that the Syrian government may fall.

Entrepreneur Joe Edwards helps make St. Louis vibrant again

Posted: 14 Dec 2012 05:00 AM PST

Every once in a rare while comes a chance to meet American royalty. If you are in Massachusetts, you might encounter a Kennedy. In New York it could be a Rockefeller. But in St. Louis it would have to be Joe Edwards.

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