2012年1月17日星期二

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Italian coastguard heard pleading with liner captain (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 03:34 PM PST

Reuters - Italian coastguards pleaded angrily with the captain of a stricken super-liner to return to his ship, according to recordings released on Tuesday as divers found five more bodies in the half-submerged wreck of the Costa Concordia.

Yemen unrest may force election delay: minister (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 01:53 PM PST

Reuters - Yemen's presidential election set for February may be delayed by security concerns, its foreign minister said, raising the prospect that a U.S. and U.N.-backed plan to end months of unrest by easing the president from office may collapse.

Syria ready to let monitors stay, rebel seeks U.N. action (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 11:57 AM PST

Supporters of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad wave Syrian flags and carry pictures of him as they write on what they said is the world's longest letter, in Damascus January 15, 2012. REUTERS/SANA/HandoutReuters - Syria is ready to let Arab monitors extend their mission beyond this week, an Arab source said on Tuesday, but a rebel army chief said they should go as they had failed to curb a crackdown on protesters seeking President Bashar al-Assad's overthrow.

Greek debt talks to resume Wednesday in Athens (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 12:20 PM PST

Reuters - International creditors said on Tuesday they are coming back to the negotiating table with Greece to resume talks that broke down last week on a debt swap plan crucial to Athens' chances of avoiding a messy bankruptcy.

Algeria says kidnapped governor freed on Libyan soil (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 01:55 PM PST

Reuters - A kidnapped Algerian regional governor has been freed after his captors were intercepted inside Libya, officials said on Tuesday, an incident that will raise new concerns about instability spilling over from Libya to its neighbors.

The Cruise-Ship Disaster Highlights Italy's Safety Rules (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 01:40 AM PST

Time.com - The captain of the cruise ship has been arrested and his "judgment" has been questioned. But Italy's own record on safety procedures is dubious

Coast Guard to Italian captain: Go back aboard! (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 04:24 PM PST

The cruise ship Costa Concordia leans on its side Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, after running aground on the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, on Friday evening. Italian naval divers on Tuesday exploded holes in the hull of a cruise ship that grounded near a Tuscan island to speed the search for 29 missing passengers and crew while the seas remain relatively calm. The search intensified as prosecutors prepared to question the captain, who is accused of causing the wreck that left at least six dead by making a maneuver that the Italian cruise operator said was 'unapproved and unauthorized.' (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - "You go on board! Is that clear? Do you hear me?" the Coast Guard officer shouted as the captain of the grounded Costa Concordia sat safe in a life raft and frantic passengers struggled to escape after the ship rammed into a reef off the Tuscan coast.

Mubarak trial encapsulates divisions in Egypt (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 01:11 PM PST

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is wheeled into a court house in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. Mubarak faces charges of complicity in the killing of hundreds of protesters during an 18-day uprising that toppled his regime nearly a year ago. If convicted, Mubarak, 83, could face a death penalty. (AP Photo/Mohammed al-Law)AP - Hosni Mubarak, on trial for his life, is ferried to court by helicopter from a presidential hospital suite. His sons and co-defendants swagger in wearing designer track suits and no handcuffs. His security chief is treated with near reverence by police in the courtroom.

Death toll in Haiti truck crash climbs to 29 (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 02:07 PM PST

A police officer, a red cross worker and volunteers carry away a person who was injured after a truck crashed in Route Delmas, one of the busiest streets in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, late Monday Jan. 16, 2012. According to Nadia Lochard of Haiti's Civil Protection Office, 23 people died after the truck's brakes failed, the driver lost control of the vehicle and struck a small bus and ran onto the sidewalk. Sixty seven other people were injured and were taken to hospitals. (AP Photo/Wadson Labrousse)AP - A truck's brakes failed and it crashed a small bus then careened onto the sidewalk of one Port-au-Prince's busiest streets, killing 29 people and injuring 67, a Haitian official said Tuesday.

Police: Nigeria bomb suspect arrested, escapes (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 04:16 PM PST

AP - The suspected mastermind of the Christmas Day bombing of a Catholic church in Nigeria escaped custody after being arrested in the country's capital, police acknowledged Tuesday — an embarrassment for a nation struggling to contain increasingly bloody sectarian attacks by a radical Islamist sect.

U.S., allies say North Korea welcome to resume nuclear talks (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 04:37 PM PST

Reuters - The United States, Japan and South Korea agree that "a path is open" for North Korea to return to stalled six-party talks on Pyongyang's nuclear program, the State Department said on Tuesday.

Nortel case delay highlights Canada crime approach (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 02:02 PM PST

Reuters - The years-long delay in bringing three former Nortel Networks executives to trial for fraud has reinforced Canada's well-earned reputation as a laggard in markets enforcement, particularly when compared with the United States, its critics say.

Aussie police downgrade charges for mooning queen (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 06:19 PM PST

AP - Australian police have downgraded charges against a man who mooned Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip as they drove past tens of thousands of well-wishers during a visit to the Australian east coast city of Brisbane.

Liberia's Sirleaf takes oath for second term, promises reconciliation (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 02:54 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf pledged to work harder toward achieving national reconciliation at her second inauguration ceremony today in Liberia, a nation that emerged from civil war nearly a decade ago.

Pakistani Prime Minister Faces Off with the Military (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Jan 2012 01:40 AM PST

Time.com - The civilian Prime Minister is feuding with the all-powerful generals and with the Supreme Court, and opposition politicians itching to join the melee

Pakistan PM Gilani wins key backing in Parliament (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 16 Jan 2012 01:17 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Pakistan’s Parliament passed a key resolution Monday night calling for the country’s other state institutions â€" the Army and Supreme Court â€" to remain within their constitutional limits.

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