2012年7月17日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World News

Syrian battles rage in capital, Russia pressed

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 02:41 PM PDT

Member of the Free Syrian Army points his weapon through a hole in a wall as he takes up a defense position in a house in Qusseer neighbourhood in HomsBEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels said they shot down an army helicopter on Tuesday as they battled government forces backed by air power and artillery in the fiercest fighting to hit Damascus since the revolt against President Bashar al-Assad erupted last year. Rebel officers said thousands of fighters had converged on the capital, a government stronghold during 16 months of turmoil, to bring the battle from Syria's turbulent provinces into Assad's power centre. ...

Exclusive: Somali pirate kingpins enjoy "impunity" - U.N. experts

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 11:22 AM PDT

A soldier aboard the Swedish corvette HMS Malmo aims his machinegun at a boat carrying suspected pirates in the Gulf of AdenNAIROBI (Reuters) - Somalia's president has shielded a top pirate leader from arrest by issuing him a diplomatic passport, according to a United Nations investigation which criticizes the "climate of impunity" enjoyed by pirate kingpins in Somalia and abroad. The U.N. Monitoring Group on Somalia said in a report to the Security Council, seen by Reuters, that senior pirate leaders were benefitting from high level protection from Somali authorities and were not being sufficiently targeted for arrest or sanction by international authorities. ...

Indian fishermen say U.S. boat fired without warning

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:33 PM PDT

A small motor vessel is seen approaching the USNS Rappahannock in this U.S. Navy handout photo taken near Jebel Ali, United Arab EmiratesDUBAI (Reuters) - Indian fishermen who survived a hail of gunfire from a U.S. Navy boat off the coast of the United Arab Emirates disputed U.S. claims that their boat drew fire after ignoring warnings to steer clear of the American vessel. One Indian was killed and three others injured on Monday when the USNS Rappahannock, a refueling ship, fired on the fishing vessel, which the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet said approached at high speed and ignored repeated warnings. The incident highlighted the potential for a rapid escalation of tensions in Gulf waters, where U.S. ...

Court brawls put spotlight on Egypt political chaos

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 12:14 PM PDT

A supporter of Egypt's first Islamist President Mursi shouts slogans in CairoCAIRO (Reuters) - Supporters of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood brawled with their opponents in court on Tuesday, delaying rulings that might help define the powers of new Islamist President Mohamed Mursi as he seeks more autonomy from the military. Mursi's Brotherhood allies hailed a "decisive" day in a chaotic transition to democracy and hundreds of supporters turned up at the courthouse to accuse the generals of using the judiciary to undermine his authority. Overwhelmed by the shouting and jostling, the presiding judge suspended the hearing and moved to another courtroom to try to restore ...

Libya's Jibril beats Islamists in vote, no majority

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 04:22 PM PDT

Mahmoud Jibril, head of the National Forces Alliance, talks during a news conference at his headquarters in TripoliTRIPOLI (Reuters) - A moderate Islamic coalition led by wartime prime minister Mahmoud Jibril beat Islamist rivals in Libya's landmark election, results showed on Tuesday, but it was not yet clear who would dominate the new assembly as all sides scrambled to woo independents. Jibril's National Forces Alliance (NFA) won 39 seats out of the 80 reserved for parties in Libya's 200-seat national assembly, the full count showed. The political wing of Libya's Muslim Brotherhood, the country's biggest Islamist group, won just 17 of those seats in the first free national election on July 7. ...

Obama nominates ambassadors to Afghanistan, Pakistan

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 03:45 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday chose two veteran U.S. diplomats to be ambassadors to Afghanistan and Pakistan, making the nominations at a delicate time for Washington's relations with both countries. Obama picked James Cunningham, the No. 2 at the U.S. embassy in Kabul, to be the new ambassador to Afghanistan and Richard Olson as ambassador to Pakistan, the White House said. Olson's most recent assignment was a senior economic development post at the U.S. embassy in Kabul. Both nominees require Senate confirmation. ...

Ireland reverses budget cuts to spend on construction

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 03:51 PM PDT

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland reversed some of the cuts laid out in last year's budget plan on Tuesday and will spend 2.25 billion euros ($2.75 billion) to help its decimated construction industry. As part of cuts aimed at bringing the worst budget deficit in Europe under control, the government announced last November that it would spend 2 billion euros less between 2012 and 2014 on capital projects than previously envisaged. ...

U.S. House urges adding Haqqani group to terrorist list

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 03:31 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the State Department to designate the Pakistan-based Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist group, pressing the Obama administration to get tougher on an issue that already has strained ties with Islamabad. On a voice vote, lawmakers approved a bill that referred to the Haqqani network as "the most dangerous of Afghan insurgent groups battling U.S.-led forces in eastern Afghanistan." U.S. officials have accused the Haqqanis of high-profile strikes including an attack on the U.S. ...

Tunisian leader promises Ben Ali fair trial, safety

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 04:42 PM PDT

Moncef Marzouki speaks with Mohamed Mursi during their joint news conference after their meeting at the presidential palace in CairoPARIS (Reuters) - Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki offered ousted leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali on Tuesday guarantees of physical safety and promised him a fair trial if he returned to his homeland. Ben Ali fled with his wife to Saudi Arabia on January 14, 2011, as protests swept Tunisia. He has already been sentenced in absentia to decades in jail for the killing of hundreds of protesters in the central towns where the Arab Spring began. "If Mr Ben Ali has nothing to feel guilty about then let him come back to Tunisia. ...

Fix Mali political crisis before taking on rebels: ICG

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 03:02 PM PDT

DAKAR (Reuters) - Any efforts to tackle the crisis in Mali must focus on rebuilding a central state authority before trying to recapture northern desert zones now mainly in the hands of al Qaeda-linked Islamists, the International Crisis Group said. Foreign powers should resist mounting pressure for a military operation to tackle the north as any such move underestimated the complexity of the situation and risked fomenting "terrorism" and ethnic conflict, the think tank warned in a report released on Wednesday. ...

Clashes spread to new areas in Syrian capital

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:23 PM PDT

This image made from video provided by Shaam News Network Tuesday, July 17, 2012, purports to show Syrian tanks in Damascus, Syria. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video) THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAS NO WAY OF INDEPENDENTLY VERIFYING THE CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS PICTURE.Syrian government forces attacked rebels with helicopter gunships in the heart of Damascus on Tuesday, escalating a campaign to crush their opponents as clashes spread to new areas, illustrating the rebels' growing reach.

Israel's Netanyahu loses key coalition partner

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 01:33 PM PDT

FILE- In this May 8, 2012 file photograph, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and Kadima party leader Shaul Mofaz hold a joint press conference in Jerusalem. Israel plunged toward a political crisis Tuesday, July 17, 2012, after the Kadima Party, the largest party in the government quit, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in charge of a hard-line coalition opposed to most Mideast peace moves. The moderate Kadima Party voted to pull out of the government in a feud over attempts to reform the country's military draft. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)Israel plunged toward a political crisis Tuesday after the largest party in the government quit, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in charge of a hard-line coalition opposed to most Mideast peace moves.

Good deeds to celebrate Mandela's 94th

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 10:38 AM PDT

Former US President, Bill Clinton, right, meets with former South African President Nelson Mandela at his home in Qunu, South Africa, Tuesday, July 17, 2012 on the eve of Mandela's 94th birthday. (AP Photo/Peter Morey) CREDIT MANDATORY. SOUTH AFRICA OUT. NO SALES NO ARCHIVE NO USE AFTER 48 HOURS AFTER TRANSMISSIONAnnah Nankie Nhlapo has been waiting 22 years for a home. On a dusty narrow road on the outskirts of Johannesburg, the foundation of her new house is finally taking shape.

Libya election results put liberal alliance first

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 03:40 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 8, 2012 file photo, Mahmoud Jibril speaks to the media during a presser at National Forces Allies head quarter in Tripoli, Libya. Final Libyan election results show a secular, liberal alliance in first place in the nation's first free vote in decades. The election commission says Jibril's National Forces Alliance won 39 seats, while the Muslim Brotherhood's Justice and Construction party came in second with 17 seats among those allocated for parties. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo, File)Final results released Tuesday placed a liberal alliance ahead of other parties in Libya's first free nationwide vote in half a century, leaving Islamists far behind, but each side is already trying to build a coalition with independents.

Hamas now has monopoly on summer fun for Gaza kids

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 12:53 PM PDT

In this Wednesday, July 11, 2012 photo, Palestinian boys make drawings at a summer camp run by Hamas inside a school in Al-Qarara near Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. Since taking over Gaza five years ago, Hamas has competed with a U.N. agency for the hearts of Palestinian children. Each side ran summer camps, with Hamas featuring lessons in Islam and political indoctrination and the U.N. offering sports and games. Hamas has now won by default _ the U.N. canceled its camps this year because of a drop in donations.(AP Photo/Adel Hana)The Islamic militant Hamas has won a vital battle with the U.N. over the hearts of Gaza's children, moving unopposed into the summer camp sector this year after the world body ran out of money.

French Holocaust records exhibited for 1st time

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 09:24 AM PDT

In this photo taken Monday, July 16, 2012 documents coming from the Archives of Paris Police Prefecture and showing lists of Jewish people registered during WWII, are presented for an exhibition of French archives on Shoah in Paris. The chilling archives of the biggest World War II deportation of French Jews are being opened up to public view for the first time. It coincides with the 70th anniversary of the Vel' d'Hiv roundup by Paris police of some 13,000 Jews over two days who were then sent to Auschwitz death camp. Photos, signatures and records of personal possessions from many of the victims are on display at a Paris district town hall. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)They are among France's darkest days: Police dragged over 13,000 Jews from their homes, confined them in a Paris cycling stadium with little food or water, and then deported them to their deaths in the concentration camp at Auschwitz. But even in France, one of the most brazen collaborations between authorities and the Nazis during World War II is unknown to many in the younger generation.

Myanmar's Suu Kyi plans trip to US in September

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 11:14 AM PDT

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, right, receives a posthumous gift from Foreign minister of Czech Republic Karel Schwarzenberg, left, during their meeting at Thingaha hotel in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Tuesday, July 17, 2012. The visiting Foreign minister of Czech Republic Karel Schwarzenberg handed over a posthumous gift from the late Vaclav Have to fellow Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in the administrative capital of Naypyitaw Tuesday. Schwarzenberg arrived here Monday for a 4-day visit to Myanmar. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Tuesday she will accept an award in the United States in September, making her first U.S. trip in at least two decades.

Olympics organizers insist early woes are minor

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 12:58 PM PDT

G4S chief executive Nick Buckles, gives evidence on Olympic security staffing to the Home Affairs Select Committee at the House of Commons, London, Monday, July 17, 2012. Buckles, today insisted he was the right person to make sure the firm delivered as many guards as possible despite the Olympics security debacle. (AP Photo/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVELondon Games officials dismissed concerns Tuesday over a lost bus driver, a scramble for more security guards and some rain-soaked venues — embarrassments that had one tabloid newspaper headline using the Olympic rings to spell out the word "OOPS!"

Delta passenger thought needle was a toothpick

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 03:12 PM PDT

FILE- In this Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, file photo, a Delta Airlines plane taxis past a gate at Logan Airport in Boston. Police at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport have opened a criminal investigation into how needles got into turkey sandwiches served to passengers on Delta Air Lines flights from Amsterdam to the United States, a spokesman said Tuesday. July 17, 2012. The FBI also is investigating the incidents. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)Jim Tonjes was high above North America when he bit into a hot turkey sandwich aboard a Delta Air Lines flight and felt a sudden jab in his mouth.

Romanian law gives president fighting chance

Posted: 17 Jul 2012 11:26 AM PDT

A protester holding a poster depicting communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu shouts during a rally calling for the impeachment of Romania's president Traian Basescu, attended by military pensioners in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, July 14, 2012. Basescu was suspended by parliament and will face a referendum on impeachment on July 29, 2012. Poster reads "You should face his fate"(AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)Romania's interim president on Tuesday signed a new law that requires a majority of registered voters to take part in a referendum for it to be valid, giving suspended President Traian Basescu a fighting chance of remaining in office when his impeachment comes up for a public vote.

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