2012年2月8日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World News

Turks seek world action as Syria's Homs bleeds (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 03:35 PM PST

Reuters - Syria's army pounded the rebel city of Homs as Turkey sought international action to protect civilians from former ally President Bashar al-Assad, a move that risks the wrath of Russia and China.

Signs build that Iran sanctions disrupt food imports (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 10:28 AM PST

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. REUTERS/Morteza NikoubazlReuters - More evidence emerged of the crippling impact of new sanctions on Iran, with international traders saying Tehran is having trouble buying rice, cooking oil and other staples to feed its 74 million people weeks before an election.

Egypt to deploy soldiers, tanks ahead of strike (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 01:40 PM PST

Reuters - Egypt's ruling generals said Wednesday they would deploy more soldiers and tanks across the country, an announcement seen as a warning to activists planning a national strike on the anniversary of the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak.

Ousted at gunpoint, ex-president of Maldives takes to streets (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 12:22 PM PST

Maldives' newly appointed President Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik speaks during a news conference at the presidential office in Male February 8, 2012. REUTERS/Dinuka LiyanawatteReuters - The ousted president of the Maldives, credited with bringing democracy to the Indian Ocean islands, said on Wednesday he had been forced out of power at gunpoint, prompting clashes between police and angry supporters.

U.S. drone strike kills four in NW Pakistan: officials (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 05:01 PM PST

Reuters - A U.S. drone attack in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region near the Afghanistan border killed four suspected militants Thursday, intelligence officials said, the second such attack in two days.

Why Syrians Fight, and Why Their Civil War May be a Long One (Time.com)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 12:25 PM PST

Time.com - The reason that there's no plausible end-game in Syria anytime soon is that the Assad regime is fighting a very different war to the one envisaged by many of its opponents.

Ex-French budget minister probed on award-job swap (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:44 PM PST

AP - Three investigating judges have filed preliminary charges against former Labor Minister Eric Woerth for "passive influence peddling" after becaming ensnared in a scandal involving the fortunes of the L'Oreal heiress.

EU threatens new sanctions on Syria (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:08 PM PST

An injured Syrian rebel fighter is carried into a local hospital following an exchange of fire with army troops, unseen in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed in the regime's siege of the restive city of Homs. (AP Photo)AP - The European Union will impose harsher sanctions on Syria, a senior EU official said Wednesday, as Russia tried to broker talks between the vice president and the opposition to calm violence. Activists reported at least 50 killed in the regime's siege of the restive city of Homs.

Lawyer for Cuban agents vows last-ditch appeal (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 03:37 PM PST

A couple walks past a billboard displaying images of the five Cuban intelligence agents imprisoned in U.S., popularly known as the 'Cuban Five,' in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday Feb. 8, 2012. A lawyer for five Cuban agents convicted of espionage and sentenced to long jail terms in the U.S. says there could be a political solution linking his clients' fate with that of an American contractor imprisoned in Cuba.(AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)AP - A lawyer for five Cuban agents sentenced to long jail terms for spying in the United States said Wednesday he is preparing a last-ditch appeal, arguing that one of the men received bad counsel and that the jury for all five was prejudiced because the U.S. paid several journalists who covered the trial.

Amnesty: imported arms fueling Darfur conflict (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:24 PM PST

AP - Weapons from China, Russia and Belarus are fueling the nine-year-old conflict in Sudan's Darfur region, Amnesty International said in a report late Wednesday.

General: US advisory teams heading to Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 12:18 PM PST

FILE -- In this Jan. 18, 2012 file photo, injured U.S. Marine Ben Tomlinson is surrounded by American flags after arriving at his house during a welcome home celebration in his hometown of Jacksonville, Ala., Shot through the upper back on a rooftop in Afghanistan and gasping for breath after a bullet ripped through his chest, Tomlinson had a fear worse than death. Tomlinson was haunted by the idea people back home wouldn't remember him, that they wouldn't even know he was hurt. 'That's the worst fear for everyone that gets deployed,' said Tomlinson, who now uses a wheelchair. 'It's that no one is thinking about them.' (AP Photo/Dave Martin)AP - The No. 2 U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday that U.S. military advisory teams will start deploying to Afghanistan this year to help Afghan combat forces as they take a more prominent role in fighting the Taliban.

Canadian population growth fastest in G8: census (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 06:32 AM PST

Reuters - The Canadian population grew by 5.9 percent over five years to 33.5 million people in 2011, the fastest growth rate in the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations, the country's five-year census revealed on Wednesday.

U.S., Japan decouple Marines' Guam move from Okinawa (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 10:00 AM PST

Reuters - Japan and the United States agreed on Wednesday to decouple the transfer of thousands of U.S. Marines to Guam from the southern Japan island of Okinawa from plans to relocate a base on Okinawa, a step forward in resolving an irritant in relations.

Russia says it offers alternative path to peace in Syria (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 09:32 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Russian diplomacy can offer an alternative path to civil peace in Syria, if only the West will give it a chance, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednedsday after a visit to Damascus in which he met with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.

Haiti Papers Over the Past: The Rebranding of 'Baby Doc' Duvalier (Time.com)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 12:25 PM PST

Time.com - The government of Michel Martelly -- friend of Sean Penn and other U.S. celebrities -- has decided not to pursue the ex-dictator-for-life for crimes against humanity -- just corruption

Egyptian judges: NGO workers face up to five years in prison (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 09:24 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Two Egyptian judges laid out their case today against 43 foreign NGO workers, including at least 16 Americans, saying the civil society organizations they worked for were trying to influence politics in Egypt and deliberately worked illegally in the country.

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