2012年2月9日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World News

West offers words, only, as Syria killing rages (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 02:06 PM PST

Reuters - Syrian government artillery barrages killed dozens of civilians in Homs on Thursday, activists said, as President Bashar al-Assad, bolstered by Russian support, ignored appeals from world leaders to halt the carnage.

Maldives ex-president defiantly awaits arrest (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 12:03 PM PST

An army officer kicks a tear gas cannister during a clash with the supporters of ousted Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed in Male February 8, 2012. REUTERS/Dinuka LiyanawatteReuters - Maldives ex-president Mohamed Nasheed awaited arrest in his house on Thursday, vowing to stay and fight against the government he says ousted him in a coup with the connivance of the police and the military.

Exclusive: U.S. military seeks more access in Philippines (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 02:37 AM PST

Reuters - The United States is seeking more access to Philippines ports and airfields to re-fuel and service its warships and planes, diplomatic and military sources said on Thursday, expanding its presence at a time of tension with China in the South China Sea.

Afghanistan says children killed in NATO airstrike (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 10:43 AM PST

Reuters - Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai accused NATO on Thursday of killing a number of children in an airstrike, a case which could stoke tensions between the government and its western backers over a mounting civilian death doll.

Iran turns to barter for food as sanctions cripple imports (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 08:56 AM PST

Reuters - offering gold bullion in overseas vaults or tankerloads of oil - in return for food as new financial sanctions have hurt its ability to import basic staples for its 74 million people, commodities traders said Thursday.

Why Is Your Boss Moving to Brazil? (Time.com)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 01:00 PM PST

Time.com - How Latin America's Economic Powerhouse is Luring the World's Top Executives

IMF must help avoid Greek "explosion": Italy's Monti (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 04:33 PM PST

Reuters - Greece's debt crisis on Thursday dominated the first day of Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti's visit to the United States, as he urged the International Monetary Fund to be more lenient with Athens in bailout talks to prevent "a big potential explosion."

Algerian president sets elections for May 10 (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 02:48 PM PST

AP - Algeria's president has announced on state television that elections will be held May 10.

Bolivia seizes 17 properties in drugs raids (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 04:32 PM PST

AP - Bolivian authorities say they've seized 17 properties from a provincial clan ostensibly in the gravel business that it suspects of laundering drug money through real estate.

South Africa rhino dies in anti-poaching procedure (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 10:51 AM PST

AP - An attempt to protect a rhinoceros from poachers in South Africa by sedating it to treat its horn ended with the animal's death Thursday in front of journalists and others who had been invited to learn more about anti-poaching efforts, conservationists said.

Police issue warrant for Maldives ex-president (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 04:22 PM PST

Former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed greets supporters outside his residence in Male, Maldives, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. A Maldives court issued an arrest warrant Thursday for Nasheed, one day after his supporters rampaged in the capital and his claim of being ousted by a coup left unclear the stability of the fledging Indian Ocean democracy. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)AP - A court in the Maldives issued an arrest warrant Thursday for former President Mohamed Nasheed, a day after his supporters rampaged in the capital and his claim of being ousted in a coup left unclear the stability of the fledging Indian Ocean democracy.

Oil-rich Alberta says provincial deficit to fall (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 03:20 PM PST

Reuters - The Canadian province of Alberta, the largest oil exporter to the United States, said on Thursday it expects to post a smaller budget deficit in the upcoming fiscal year as economic growth boosts revenue from taxes.

Gov't: Building toppled by NZ quake substandard (AP)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 02:24 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2011 file photo, recovery operation personnel work on the destroyed CTV building in Christchurch, New Zealand after the city was hit by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake on Feb. 22, 2011. New Zealand's Department of Building and Housing finds in a report released Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, that the CTV building didn't meet minimum requirements when it was first constructed in 1986. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)AP - A six-story building that collapsed and killed 115 people in last year's New Zealand earthquake was made of weak columns and concrete and did not meet standards when it was built, the government said Thursday.

Greece secures last-minute bailout deal, but it will hurt (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 08:12 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Greek leaders have clinched a last-minute deal demanded by international lenders in exchange for a bailout that would prevent the country from defaulting on its sovereign debt.

The Art of Nazi Hunting: How Israel's Mossad Found Adolf Eichmann (Time.com)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 01:00 PM PST

Time.com - "Operation Finale: The Story of the Capture of Eichmann" is a museum exhibit that chronicles the secret Mossad operation that stalked and captured Nazi war criminal Adolph Eichmann from his refuge in Buenos Aires, and smuggled him to Israel to stand trial

Despite Fukushima disaster, anti-nuclear activists fight uphill battle in Japan (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 09 Feb 2012 07:52 AM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - The triple meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant last March unleashed the largest wave of public protest the country, not known for its activism, has seen in decades.

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