2013年5月2日星期四

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U.S. seeks North Korean amnesty for American jailed for 15 years

Posted: 02 May 2013 03:35 PM PDT

An undated still image of a video footage shows a portrait of U.S. citizen Kenneth BaeBy Paul Eckert SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea sentenced an American citizen to 15 years of hard labor on Thursday for crimes against the state, prompting a U.S. call for his amnesty in hopes of avoiding him becoming a bargaining chip between the two countries. Kenneth Bae, 44, was born in South Korea but is a naturalized U.S. citizen and studied psychology for two years at the University of Oregon. His sentencing comes after two months of saber-rattling that saw North Korea threaten the United States and South Korea with nuclear war. ...


Dozens dead as Assad's forces storm coastal village

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:11 PM PDT

Smoke rises after what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in HomsBy Erika Solomon BEIRUT (Reuters) - State forces and militias loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stormed the coastal village of Baida on Thursday, killing at least 50 people including women and children, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The pro-opposition monitoring group said the final death toll was likely to exceed 100. Many of those killed appeared to have been executed by shooting or stabbing, it said, and other bodies were found burned. Activist reports on the killings could not be independently verified as the Syrian government restricts access for independent media. ...


FBI releases photos of three men from Benghazi attack site

Posted: 02 May 2013 02:41 PM PDT

A combination of FBI handout images show Benghazi attack suspectsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI on Thursday released the photographs of three men it said were at the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, when it was attacked last September. The FBI did not call the three men suspects in the attacks, saying only that they "may be able to provide information to help in the investigation." "The FBI is now asking Libyans and people around the world for additional information related to the attacks," the U.S. investigative agency said in a statement with the photographs. Four Americans including U.S. ...


Tear gas fired as Egyptian Islamists target security HQ

Posted: 02 May 2013 04:56 PM PDT

Islamist protesters shout slogans and burn a flag, after they took it down and erected several al Qaeda flags at the main door of the state security headquarters in CairoCAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian security forces fired tear gas to disperse a small group of hardline Islamist protesters who were attempting to scale the walls of the state security headquarters in a Cairo suburb late Thursday night. Around 2,000 protesters from several Salafi Islamist groups had staged a protest earlier on Thursday night outside the security headquarters against what they said was a return to the force's pre-revolution methods. After security forces fired tear gas, the remaining protesters, some of whom had also attempted to break into a nearby police officers' club, left the ...


Venezuela opposition challenges Maduro's win in court

Posted: 02 May 2013 02:37 PM PDT

Venezuela's opposition leader Henrique Capriles pauses as he speaks to the media during a news conference in CaracasBy Brian Ellsworth and Diego Ore CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles challenged President Nicolas Maduro's narrow election victory before the Supreme Court on Thursday, prolonging what appears to be a futile effort to overturn last month's vote. Capriles refused to accept the results of the April 14 vote for a successor to late socialist leader Hugo Chavez, and called on supporters to take the streets. That led to unruly demonstrations in which the government says nine people died. ...


For India's ruling party, a rare state election win is likely

Posted: 02 May 2013 04:40 PM PDT

By Aradhana Aravindan BANGALORE (Reuters) - Crony capitalism, plunder of resources and corruption in government are usually issues India's main opposition party loves to talk about, but not in the southern state of Karnataka, where it faces elections after five chaotic years in power. Polls show the centrist Congress party, which heads the national government, is likely to win the Karnataka elections on Sunday, after what critics say is shoddy governance by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state. ...

How Obama's Mexico trip sends a message back home on immigration, too

Posted: 02 May 2013 04:18 PM PDT

President Obama's three-day trip through Central America, which began in Mexico Thursday, emphasizes economic and security concerns. But it also has a deep echo in the US immigration reform debate.

California law boosts confiscation of illegal guns: Model for other states?

Posted: 02 May 2013 03:40 PM PDT

California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed legislation Wednesday that will increase funding for a state program that confiscates firearms from people prohibited from owning them because they have violent criminal pasts or mental illnesses.

Boston bombing probe: Three suspects told stories that don't match

Posted: 02 May 2013 02:58 PM PDT

On the evening of April 18, college student Dias Kadyrbayev sent an out-of-the-ordinary text message to a classmate, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Mr. Kadyrbayev told his friend that he looked like one of the bomb suspects whose faces has been publicized by the FBI a few hours earlier.

Cubs leave Wrigley Field? North Siders call $300 million plan a strikeout

Posted: 02 May 2013 02:55 PM PDT

To Major League Baseball fans, the Chicago Cubs without Wrigley Field is like a hot dog without mustard or a Cracker Jack box without a toy.

Syrian air defenses pose formidable challenge

Posted: 02 May 2013 12:08 PM PDT

FILE -- In this July 1, 2001 file photo, Syrian soldiers prepare an anti-aircraft gun near field of wheat close to a radar position in eastern Lebanon's Bekaa valley. Any international military action against Syria's regime over its reported use of chemical weapons would run up against one of the Middle East's most formidable air defenses. Syrian leader Bashar Assad has modernized the system since 2007, going on a buying spree for new Russian missiles to complement thousands of anti-aircraft guns to give multi-layer protection to strategic locations _ likely a key consideration as President Barack Obama weighs the options. (AP Photo, File)BEIRUT (AP) — International military action against Syria's government over its alleged use of chemical weapons would run up against one of the Middle East's most formidable air defenses, a system bolstered in recent years by top-of-the-line Russian hardware.


Hagel: US rethinking possibly arming Syrian rebels

Posted: 02 May 2013 03:50 PM PDT

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond participate in a joint news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, May 2, 2013, where the talked about Syria. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is rethinking its opposition to arming the rebels who have been locked in a civil war with the Syrian regime for more than two years, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday, becoming the first top U.S. official to publicly acknowledge the reassessment.


US calls for NKorea amnesty for sentenced American

Posted: 02 May 2013 12:11 PM PDT

A South Korean man watches a television news program showing Korean American Kenneth Bae at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 2, 2013. Bae detained for six months in North Korea has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for "hostile acts" against the state, the North's media said Thursday — a move that could trigger a visit by a high-profile American if history is any guide. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. called Thursday for North Korea to grant amnesty and immediately release a Korean-American sentenced to 15 years' hard labor for "hostile acts" against the state.


Benedict XVI returns to Vatican for first time

Posted: 02 May 2013 12:14 PM PDT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI came home to the Vatican on Thursday for the first time since he resigned Feb. 28, beginning an unprecedented era for the Catholic Church of having a retired pontiff living alongside a reigning one.

Obama, Mexican president talk economy, security

Posted: 02 May 2013 04:18 PM PDT

President Barack Obama and Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto, right, leave after offering a joint news conference in Mexico City, Mexico, Thursday, May 2, 2013. Seeking to put a new spin on a long-standing partnership, Obama is promoting jobs and trade - not drug wars or border security - as the driving force behind the U.S.-Mexico relationship. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)MEXICO CITY (AP) — Acknowledging uncertainty ahead, President Barack Obama said Thursday the U.S. will cooperate with Mexico in fighting drug-trafficking and organized crime in any way Mexico's government deems appropriate. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto emphasized that the security relationship must be expanded to focus on trade and commerce.


As US drone strikes rise in Yemen, so does anger

Posted: 02 May 2013 11:18 AM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, April 29, 2013 file photo, a Yemeni man holds a banner during a protest to denounce American drone attacks in Yemen, in front of the U.S. embassy in Sanaa, Yemen. A public backlash is starting to grow in Yemen over civilians killed by American drones as the U.S. dramatically steps up its strikes against al-Qaida's branch here the past year. Relatives of those killed say the missile blasts hitting their towns only turn Yemenis against the U.S. campaign to crush militants. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The cleric preached in his tiny Yemeni village about the evils of al-Qaida, warning residents to stay away from the group's fighters and their hard-line ideology. The talk worried residents, who feared it would bring retaliation from the militants, and even the cleric's father wanted him to stop.


Court jails supporters of black-clad Egypt protest group

Posted: 02 May 2013 04:56 PM PDT

CAIRO (Reuters) - Six men were jailed by a Cairo court on Thursday in the first ruling against a little-known group opposed to Islamist President Mohamed Mursi that the government has accused of participating in "terrorist acts". State security prosecution last month ordered the detention of the men it said were Black Bloc members on accusations that the group seeks the destruction of the country, Egyptian state news agency MENA reported at the time. ...

U.N. head, Security Council envoys discuss Syria as mediator wants out

Posted: 02 May 2013 04:51 PM PDT

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon and ambassadors from the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China discussed on Thursday "possible diplomatic moves to end" the Syria conflict after U.N. diplomats said mediator Lakhdar Brahimi was determined to quit. Diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity, have said Brahimi wanted to resign from the joint U.N.-Arab League role because he is frustrated with international deadlock over how to end Syria's two-year civil war, which has killed 70,000. ...

Guatemala cracks down on anti-mine protests

Posted: 02 May 2013 04:40 PM PDT

XALAPAN, Guatemala (AP) — Guatemala's government declared a state of emergency and banned public gatherings Thursday in four townships east of the capital following several days of violent clashes between police and anti-mining protesters.

Guatemalan judge reopens genocide trial of Rios Montt

Posted: 02 May 2013 03:46 PM PDT

Former Guatemalan dictator Rios Montt arrives at the Supreme Court of Justice in Guatemala CityBy Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) - A Guatemalan judge on Thursday restarted the genocide trial of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt following a two-week suspension due to a fight over who should oversee the case. Judge Yasmin Barrios resumed the trial from the point at which it abruptly stopped on April 19, accepting video evidence from the defense set to have been presented last month. "We are continuing with the trial of Jose Efrain Rios Montt for genocide and crimes against humanity," she told the court. ...


Hagel: US rethinking possibly arming rebels

Posted: 02 May 2013 03:26 PM PDT

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond participate in a joint news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, May 2, 2013, where the talked about Syria. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is rethinking its opposition to arming the rebels who have been locked in a civil war with the Syrian regime for more than two years, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday, becoming the first top U.S. official to publicly acknowledge the reassessment.


Israel's Netanyahu says would put peace deal to referendum

Posted: 02 May 2013 03:05 PM PDT

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in JerusalemBy Crispian Balmer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he would put any peace deal with the Palestinians to a referendum, raising expectations that direct negotiations might soon resume following a two-year stalemate. It was the second time in just three days that Netanyahu has publicly mentioned the possibility of holding a nationwide vote on an eventual accord and came as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Israeli politicians in Washington to discuss talks. ...


'Off the charts': 133k Somalia famine child deaths

Posted: 02 May 2013 02:50 PM PDT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A decision by extremist Islamic militants to ban delivery of food aid and a "normalization of crisis" that numbed international donors to unfolding disaster made south-central Somalia the most dangerous place in the world to be a child in 2011.

BBC sportscaster Hall admits 14 indecent assaults

Posted: 02 May 2013 02:31 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday Feb. 7, 2013 file photo, former BBC broadcaster presenter Stuart Hall makes a statement to the media after appearing in court in Preston, England. BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall has pleaded guilty to multiple assaults on young girls. Prosecutors said Thursday May 2, 2013 that the 83-year-old sports broadcaster has pleaded guilty to 14 indecent assaults. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)LONDON (AP) — Veteran BBC sportscaster Stuart Hall pleaded guilty to 14 indecent assaults on underage girls, including one who was just 9 years old, prompting the broadcaster Thursday to drop him for his "sickening" behavior.


Saudi Arabia reports 7 cases of SARS-like virus

Posted: 02 May 2013 02:22 PM PDT

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry said Thursday that five people have died and two other patients were in critical condition with confirmed cases of a new respiratory virus related to SARS.

Activists say dozens killed in Syrian village

Posted: 02 May 2013 02:18 PM PDT

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops backed by pro-government gunmen swept into a Sunni village in the mountains near the Mediterranean coast on Thursday, killing dozens of people, including women and children, and torching homes, activists said.

Gadhafi's son appears in Libya court; case delayed

Posted: 02 May 2013 02:14 PM PDT

This image made from video distributed by the Zintan Media Center shows Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, center, inside a defendant's cage in a courtroom in Zintan, Libya, Thursday, May 2, 2013. The imprisoned son of Libya's slain dictator Moammar Gadhafi appeared in court on Thursday on charges of harming state security, but the judge adjourned his hearing until Sept. 19 to allow defense lawyers time to study the case.(AP Photo/Zintan Media Center)ZINTAN, Libya (AP) — Wearing a sky-blue safari suit and a pair of sandals, the imprisoned son of slain dictator Moammar Gadhafi made his second court appearance this year on Thursday in a local court in Libya's western mountains where he is facing charges of harming state security.


Malaysia's "class war" fuels opposition election hopes

Posted: 02 May 2013 02:08 PM PDT

File picture of Malaysia's PM Najib Razak acknowledging supporters in PekanBy Niluksi Koswanage KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Boasting a fast-growing economy and riding a $2.6 billion deluge of government handouts to poorer voters, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak would seem to have the recipe for electoral success on Sunday. Instead he faces what some say is a class war between aspiring young Malays and ethnic Chinese and Indian minorities against the rich, powerful and long-ruling Malay elite. ...


As Mali Wars with Islamists, a Mormon Runs for President

Posted: 02 May 2013 02:06 PM PDT

When Niankoro Yeah Samake lands in Mali on Friday, following a successful California fundraising campaign, to register as a candidate in the country's upcoming presidential elections, he will be carrying a lot of baggage. There will be the requisite suitcase stuffed with gifts from the United States for his family back home. He will have a sizable check from an American hair products magnate to help fund his campaign. And he will have his well-thumbed copy of the Book of Mormon, scripture that has been a constant source of strength since he converted more than a decade ago. ...

US seeks data on account holders at Caribbean bank

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:57 PM PDT

FILE - This March 22, 2013, file photo, shows the exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington. The Internal Revenue Service has recouped more than $5.5 billion under a series of programs that offered reduced penalties and no jail time to people who voluntarily disclosed assets they were hiding overseas, government investigators said Friday, April 26, 2013. In all, more than 39,000 tax cheats have come clean under the programs.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)MIAMI (AP) — U.S. taxpayers who stashed money in one of the Caribbean's largest banks without telling the Internal Revenue Service could be in trouble.


Obama in Mexico for talks on economy, security

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:39 PM PDT

President Barack Obama leaves Air Force One upon his arrival at Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Thursday, May 2, 2013. Obama is traveling on a three-day trip to Mexico an Costa Rica. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)MEXICO CITY (AP) — Seeking to put a new spin on a long-standing partnership, President Barack Obama is promoting jobs and trade — not drug wars or border security — as the driving force behind the U.S.-Mexico relationship. But security concerns are shadowing his two-day visit, given Mexico's recent moves to limit American law enforcement access within its borders.


Chinese incursion leaves India on verge of crisis

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:36 PM PDT

Indian supporters of Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP) or All India Student Council hold placards and shouts slogans against the alleged incursion by Chinese troops into Indian territory, during a protest in Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. India said around 50 Chinese troops crossed the de facto border between the countries and went 19 kilometers (12 miles) into Indian territory on April 15 and are camping in tents in Ladakh in the eastern part of Indian-administered Kashmir. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)NEW DELHI (AP) — The platoon of Chinese soldiers slipped across the boundary into India in the middle of the night, according to Indian officials. They were ferried across the bitterly cold moonscape in Chinese army vehicles, then got out to traverse a dry creek bed with a helicopter hovering overhead for protection.


Obama visits Mexico; immigration, energy, security in focus

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:19 PM PDT

U.S. President Obama alights from Air Force One as he begins his visit to Mexico CityBy Mark Felsenthal and Steve Holland MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Mexico on Thursday for a visit he hopes will draw attention to Mexico's emerging economic might, even as worries about containing drug-trafficking and related violence remain an inescapable subtext. Obama meets with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and is then due to hold a news conference at 4:10 p.m. CDT (4.10 p.m. EDT). The U.S. ...


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