2013年1月29日星期二

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Sixty-five people executed in Syria's Aleppo: activists

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 03:15 PM PST

Men stand in Haresta neighborhood of DamascusBEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 65 people were found shot dead with their hands bound in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday in a "new massacre" in the near two-year revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, activists said. Opposition campaigners blamed the government but it was impossible to confirm who was responsible. Assad's forces and rebels have been battling in Syria's commercial hub since July and both have been accused of carrying out summary executions. U.N.-Arab League mediator Lakhdar Brahimi told the U.N. ...


Mursi due in Germany on visit shortened by Egypt crisis

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 03:18 PM PST

A protester stands in front of a burning riot police vehicle after it was seized on the Kasr Elnile bridge in CairoCAIRO/BERLIN (Reuters) - President Mohamed Mursi is to leave Egypt's political crisis behind on Wednesday with a short trip to Germany to seek urgently needed foreign investment and convince Europe of his democratic credentials. But with the Egyptian army chief warning on Tuesday that the state was on the brink of collapse after days of lethal street violence, Mursi cancelled plans to go on to Paris from Berlin and will instead hurry back to Cairo later in the day. ...


Blind dissident urges global pressure on China over rights

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 03:41 PM PST

Richard Gere stands with Chen Guangcheng and his wife Yuan Weijing after Chen received The Tom Lantos Human Rights Prize in the Capitol in WashingtonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng urged the United States on Tuesday not to let business concerns prevent it from pressing China over human rights, saying America must never "offer the smallest compromise" on its principles. Chen is a self-taught legal advocate whose escape from house arrest last April and subsequent refuge in the U.S. Embassy embarrassed China and led to a diplomatic tussle that ended with him leaving China to study in New York. ...


North Korea's Kim dashes early hope but U.S. still seeks change: Clinton

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 09:43 AM PST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un presides over a consultative meeting with officials about state security and foreign affairs in this undated recent pictureWASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea's missile tests and menacing rhetoric have disappointed U.S. expectations that young leader Kim Jong-un would be different than his father but Washington still hopes to persuade Pyongyang to change course, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday. "With a new young leader we all expected something different," Clinton said in a town hall-style session put together by the State Department and broadcast worldwide. "We expected him to focus on improving the lives of the North Korea people, not just the elite, but everyone. ...


$7.3 million camp for Afghan police found nearly empty: inspectors

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 03:10 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A $7.3 million base camp built to house 175 Afghan Border Police was sitting virtually empty two months after it was handed over to Afghan authorities, and some equipment like wood-burning stoves had been dismantled, U.S. inspectors reported on Tuesday. The facility, located in Kunduz Province, consisted of 12 buildings, including a dining hall, that were contracted by the Army Corps of Engineers and completed September 3, 2012, according to a report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. ...

Venezuelan vice president says Chavez is "very optimistic" of recovery

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 10:34 AM PST

Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro reads a letter from Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez during a general meeting at the summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in SantiagoCARACAS (Reuters) - Hugo Chavez is upbeat about recovering from cancer and confident in his medical team, his No. 2 said on Tuesday in the latest message from the Venezuelan leader's sickbed in Cuba. "He told us with great strength: 'I am very optimistic, I trust completely in the treatments I am undergoing, I will beat this again. I'm holding onto Christ and life,'" Vice President Nicolas Maduro said of Chavez's words to him on a recent visit. ...


Brazilian cities crack down on nightclubs after deadly fire

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 03:18 PM PST

Mauro Hoffman who is one of the owners of the Boate Kiss nightclub, is pictured after turning himself in at the police station in the southern city of Santa MariaSANTA MARIA, Brazil (Reuters) - Cities across Brazil are cracking down on nightclubs to ensure that they comply with fire regulations after a weekend blaze swept through at a club in the southern university town of Santa Maria, killing 234 people. The fire was Brazil's deadliest in half a century and the tragedy resonated across the country, with many people demanding those responsible be prosecuted and that the government tighten up on safety. ...


Fear, threats and bad food: life aboard a sanctions-hit Iranian ship

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 01:13 PM PST

MV Amina, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship, is seen in this undated photograph off Sri Lanka coastCHENNAI, India (Reuters) - The eight Indian crew members on board the MV Amina had no inkling they were trapped on the frontline of the West's economic war against Iran. All experienced seamen, they joined the Iranian-flagged cargo ship last year. Within months, they were caught up in a fight to prevent the ship fleeing to international waters to escape port arrest in Sri Lanka. Having disobeyed the captain's orders to weigh anchor, their courage turned to fear. ...


U.N. nuclear watchdog backs Iran's denial of Fordow blast

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 12:48 PM PST

VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. atomic watchdog made clear on Tuesday it had seen no sign of any explosion at one of Iran's most sensitive nuclear plants, backing up Tehran's denial of media reports that such an incident had taken place last week. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in an unusual move, made a brief statement after some Israeli and Western media at the weekend reported there had been significant damage at the underground Fordow uranium enrichment facility. ...

Mali secures recaptured towns, donors pledge funds

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 02:29 PM PST

French troops, aboard an armoured vehicle, guard the Timbuktu airportDOUENTZA/GAO, Mali (Reuters) - French-backed Malian troops searched house-to-house in Gao and Timbuktu on Tuesday, uncovering arms and explosives abandoned by Islamist fighters, and France said it aimed to hand over longer-term security operations in Mali to an African force. An 18-day offensive in France's former West African colony has pushed the militants out of major towns and into desert and mountain hideouts to head off the risk of Mali being used as a springboard for jihadist attacks in the wider region or Europe. ...


Santa Maria mourns its dead, calls for justice

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 04:40 PM PST

Girls cry in front of a makeshift memorial outside the Kiss nightclub where a fire killed over 230 people in Santa Maria, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. The repercussions of a tragic nightclub fire in southern Brazil widened Tuesday as mayors around the country cracked down on such venues in their own cities and investigators searched two other nightspots owned by a partner in the club that caught ablaze. Most of the dead were college students 18 to 21 years old, but they also included some minors. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)SANTA MARIA, Brazil (AP) — The young law student sat alone in a pew, clutching a shirt on which she'd written the names of friends she'd lost in a weekend nightclub fire in this Brazilian college town.


Egypt army chief warns state could collapse

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 04:10 PM PST

PORT SAID, Egypt (AP) — Residents of this Mediterranean coastal city burying their dead from Egypt's wave of political violence vented their fury at Egypt's Islamist president and the Muslim Brotherhood on Tuesday, demanding his ouster and virtually declaring a revolt against his rule, as the head of the military warned Egypt may collapse under the weight of its turmoil.

US eyes drone base in Africa with al-Qaida in mind

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 02:14 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2012, file photo, Malians demonstrate in favor of an international military intervention to regain control of the country's Islamist-controlled north, in Bamako, Mali. They carry signs that say 'That's enough, let the government work' right, and 'We Malians Demand Chapter 7,' center, referring to the chapter of the United Nations Charter which would be used to authorize international military intervention. The Pentagon is moving toward setting up a military base in northwest Africa from which to operate surveillance drones to collect intelligence on Islamic militants in the region, several U.S. defense officials said Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because the plan is still in the works, said the base in Niger would position the U.S. to provide more help to French troops fighting al-Qaida-backed militants in neighboring Mali. (AP Photo/Harouna Traore)WASHINGTON (AP) — Plans to base unarmed American surveillance drones in the African nation of Niger highlight the Obama administration's growing concern about extremist influences in the volatile region. They also raise tough questions about how to contain al-Qaida and other militant groups without committing U.S. ground forces in yet another war.


In recaptured city in Mali, Islamists hunted down

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 11:11 AM PST

Malian soldiers guard suspected Islamist extremists after throwing them in the back of the army truck in Gao, northern Mali, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. Four suspects were arrested after being found by a youth militia calling themselves the "Gao Patrolmen". Malian soldiers prevented the mob from lynching them. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)GAO, Mali (AP) — Residents in Mali's newly liberated city of Gao hunted down and beat suspected Islamist extremists who had not fled with their brothers-in-arms as Malian and French military forces closed in and retook the town.


Brazil police: Outdoor flare started club fire

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 03:51 PM PST

Relatives and friends carry the coffins of two brothers, Pedro and Marcelo Salla, who died in a nightclub fire, as they prepare to bury them at a cemetery in Santa Maria, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Brazilian police officials said Monday they've made three detentions and are seeking a fourth person in connection with blaze that ripped through a nightclub in southern Brazil over the weekend, killing more than 230 people. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)SANTA MARIA, Brazil (AP) — Penny-pinching by a band known for its onstage pyrotechnic displays may have cost more than 230 people their lives at a nightclub in southern Brazil, according to a police inspector leading the investigation into this weekend's deadly blaze.


Peace envoy says Syria is 'being destroyed'

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 04:04 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The international envoy to Syria told the Security Council on Tuesday that "Syria is being destroyed bit by bit" and his mediation effort cannot go forward unless the council unites to push the Syrian government and opposition forces toward some compromise.

UN seeks major aid boost for Syrian 'catastrophe'

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 12:00 PM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday Jan. 8, 2013 file photo, Syrian refugees make their way in flooded water at a temporary refugee camp, in the eastern Lebanese Town of Al-Faour near the border with Syria, Lebanon. International aid officials are framing a new appeal for help in easing Syria's humanitarian crisis in terms not seen since the height of the Iraq war: Refugee numbers possibly swelling toward 1 million and more than double that figure in need of help inside the country. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)KUWAIT CITY (AP) — International aid officials are framing their latest gathering on Syria's humanitarian crises in terms not seen in the region since the height of the Iraq war: Refugee numbers possibly swelling toward 1 million, more than double that number in need of help inside the country and political policymaking among Bashar Assad's foes torn between the battlefield strategies and the civilian costs.


Mexico's new president mostly mum on drug violence

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 04:37 PM PST

Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto laughs as he meets with members of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean in Santiago, Chile, Friday, Jan. 25, 2012. Leaders from the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean are gathering in Santiago for the CELAC-EU economic summit Jan 26-27. (AP Photo/Victor Ruiz Caballero)MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two months after President Enrique Pena Nieto took office promising to reduce violent crime, the killings linked to Mexico's drug cartels continue unabated.


US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,045

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 12:59 PM PST

As of Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, at least 2,045 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.

UN, experts poised to confirm any NKorean blast

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 04:31 PM PST

People walk near giant portraits of late North Korean leaders, Kim Il Sung, left, and his son Kim Jong Il, in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. North Korea appears all set to detonate an atomic device, but confirming the explosion when it takes place will be virtually impossible for outsiders, specialists said Tuesday. North Korea watchers in South Korea are speculating diverse dates for a possible nuclear test, with some predicting that could happen as early as this week and others choosing the days just before the Feb. 16 birthday of Kim Jong Il. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, HONG KONG, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND FRANCESEOUL, South Korea (AP) — With North Korea appearing set to detonate an atomic device, the U.N. agency that detected two previous tests says it is prepared to confirm an explosion when it takes place. But experts say it might be difficult to establish whether the blast is nuclear in nature.


Egypt shudders, with leadership nowhere in sight

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 02:38 PM PST

"The continuation of this struggle between the different political forces ... could lead to the collapse of the state."

In Timbuktu, a giant task of reconnecting a remote city to the world

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 02:37 PM PST

When the Internet got knocked out three weeks ago here in Timbuktu, Islamist militants who then ran the city did what most of us would do: They harassed their service provider.

What does the world expect from newly confirmed Secretary of State John Kerry?

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 01:45 PM PST

Hillary Rodham Clinton has been one of the US's most popular and peripatetic secretaries of state – logging nearly 1 million miles in four years and becoming a household name from Panama to Pakistan.

As Egyptians flout curfew, Army warns of 'collapse'

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 12:41 PM PST

The head of Egypt's Army warned today that Egypt's upheaval could lead to the "collapse of the state," a starkly worded warning from the institution that ruled Egypt during the recent transition.

Spanish economy shows glimmers of hope, but prime minister gets no love

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 12:35 PM PST

It looks like 2013 is going to be another hard year for Mariano Rajoy.

Putin eyes trip to Antarctica, shuns elder image

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 09:14 AM PST

Russian President Vladimir Putin is rejecting the advice of some of his PR specialists to dial back his trademark action-hero persona and instead cultivate the image of a "wise patriarch," according to the pro-government Moscow daily Izvestia.

Mixed feelings south of the border on Senate immigration plan

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 07:47 AM PST

If anyone is an activist for the rights of Mexican migrants, it is Adriana Cortes, the head of the Community Foundation of the Bajio, a nongovernmental organization in the Mexican state of Guanajuato that focuses on local rural development.

Mugabe talks up reconciliation, but is it just 'lipstick on a frog'?

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 07:37 AM PST

When Zimbabwe's controversial leader Robert Mugabe spoke Jan. 21 at the burial of his deputy, he called for "peace, peace and more peace."

In Port Said, alienation from Cairo makes anger burn hotter

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 07:06 AM PST

Egyptians gathered outside a mosque yesterday in this Suez Canal city to mourn those killed the day before – killed as they marched in a similar funeral procession for people who died a day earlier day in clashes with police.

Why combat role for US women could reverberate worldwide

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 06:08 AM PST

In lifting a ban on women serving in combat roles in the US military, the Obama administration has made a monumental move toward gender rights that could ultimately change the way war looks.

Mali: French bring the troops, world now bringing the funds

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 06:02 AM PST

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Scandal at world's oldest bank upends Italian elections

Posted: 29 Jan 2013 05:32 AM PST

A scandal engulfing the world's oldest bank has emerged as a potential game changer in Italy's national election, threatening to drag down the leading party in the polls and give a critical boost to Silvio Berlusconi's bid to regain office.

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