2013年10月10日星期四

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Edward Snowden's father arrives in Russia to meet fugitive son

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 12:04 PM PDT

File photo of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, an analyst with a U.S. defence contractor, being interviewed by The Guardian in his hotel room in Hong KongBy Steve Gutterman MOSCOW (Reuters) - Edward Snowden's father arrived in Moscow on Thursday to visit the former U.S. spy agency contractor who is living in a secret location in Russia beyond the reach of U.S. authorities. "I am his father, I love my son and I certainly hope I will have an opportunity to see my son," Lon Snowden told reporters at the airport, adding that he felt "extreme gratitude that my son is safe and secure and he's free". ...


Sunni rebels, Shi'ite militia clash near Damascus shrine

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 04:16 PM PDT

By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN (Reuters) - Fighting flared on Thursday between Syrian Sunni rebels and foreign militias near a main Shi'ite shrine on the southern edge of Damascus, opposition activists said, in an increasingly internationalized conflict deepening Middle East sectarian faultlines. Heavy clashes were reported as rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad, whose Alawite sect is an offshoot of Shi'ite Islam, attacked Lebanese Hezbollah and Iraqi Shi'ite militia based in the Saida Zainab suburb of Damascus with mortar bombs and automatic weapons, the sources said. ...

Egypt criticizes U.S. aid cuts, Washington says not severing ties

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 12:23 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a news conference in Kuala LumpurBy Yasmine Saleh and Yara Bayoumy CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt criticized on Thursday a U.S. decision to curtail military and economic aid to Cairo after a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, although Washington stressed it was not severing ties with its long-standing ally. The army-backed government insisted Egypt would not bow to U.S. pressure, saying it found the decision strange at a time when the country was "facing a war against terrorism". However, U.S. ...


Observers call Azerbaijan vote unfair, opposition plans challenge

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 01:25 PM PDT

Monitors from OSCE attend a news conference in BakuBy Lada Evgrashina and Margarita Antidze BAKU (Reuters) - Opponents of Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev said on Thursday they would go to court to challenge his election to a third term, rejecting the result of a vote that international monitors said was seriously flawed. Aliyev, who succeeded his father a decade ago as leader of the oil-producing former Soviet republic, won a third five-year term with nearly 85 percent of the vote in Wednesday's election. ...


Ethiopian premier says Hague court has 'double standards'

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 12:19 PM PDT

Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn speaks during an interview with Reuters inside his office in the capital Addis AbabaBy Aaron Maasho and Edmund Blair ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court has shown "double standards" by pursuing only Africans so far and should defer trials of Kenya's leaders or take other steps so they can fulfill their elected offices, Ethiopia's prime minister said on Thursday. Hailemariam Desalegn was speaking before an African Union summit in Addis Ababa that will discuss relations with the court which has convicted only one man, an African warlord. The only others charged are also Africans. ...


Iran up for U.N. disarmament panel post, U.S. objects

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 02:07 PM PDT

By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Iran is running for the vice chairmanship of the U.N. Disarmament Commission, which the United States said on Thursday was unacceptable in light of Tehran's many breaches of Security Council demands that it halt its controversial atomic work. Several U.N. diplomats told Reuters that Iran was running unopposed for one of two vice chair posts allotted to the Asia-Pacific Group, one of five regional U.N. groups. Iran's U.N. mission defended its candidacy for the post, saying Tehran has been a "front-runner" on disarmament for years. ...

Obama, Republicans continue talks after White House meeting

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 05:05 PM PDT

U.S. Speaker of the House Boehner and Rep Cantor attend a news conference in WashingtonBy Richard Cowan and Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans offered a plan to President Barack Obama on Thursday that would postpone a possible U.S. default in a sign the two sides may be moving to end the standoff that has shuttered large parts of the government and thrown America's future creditworthiness into question. No deal emerged from a 90-minute meeting at the White House, but the two sides said they would continue to talk. It was the first sign of a thaw in a political crisis that has weighed on financial markets and knocked hundreds of thousands of federal employees out of ...


Hopes rise for deal on US political crisis

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 04:58 PM PDT

US House Speaker John Boehner, speaks during a press conference at the US Capitol in Washington on October 10, 2013Washington (AFP) - Hopes rose Thursday for a breakthrough in the political impasse crippling Washington after "constructive" talks between President Barack Obama and top Republicans on a short term fix to stave off a debt default.


Fisker green-car government loan heads to auction block

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 04:53 PM PDT

By Deepa Seetharaman and Martinne Geller DETROIT/LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Energy will consider bids to purchase Fisker Automotive's government loan on Friday in what could be the start of a lengthy and expensive process to revive the dormant green-car startup. Fisker, which has not built a car in about 15 months, does not have enough money to pay millions in outstanding bills. The company laid off most of its employees in April after running short of cash, a month after co-founder and executive chairman Henrik Fisker resigned. ...

Chemical weapons inspectors visit 3 Syria sites

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 04:47 PM PDT

Smoke rises after a mortar shell hits a residential area during fighting between Syrian government forces and rebels in Maaret al-Numan in the Idlib province, Syria, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013. Rebels Wednesday overran a military post near the southern city of Daraa, according to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights activist group. Opposition fighters late last month also captured a nearby military base that previously served as the customs office on the outskirts of Daraa. (AP Photo)BEIRUT (AP) — International inspectors have so far visited three sites linked to Syria's chemical weapons program, a spokesman said Thursday, as the team races to destroy the country's stockpile and delivery systems amid a raging civil war.


Kenya not lobbying for ICC pull-out

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 04:44 PM PDT

Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto (C) arrives with his fellow crimes against humanities accused Joshua Arap Sang on September 23, 2013 at the International Criminal Court in The HagueAddis Ababa (AFP) - Kenya is not lobbying for an African withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, its foreign minister said Thursday, as African leaders prepared to debate the issue.


Libya PM freed after several hours held by militiamen

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 04:40 PM PDT

Ali Zeidan (left) and head of the General National Congress Nouri Bousahmein give a press conference at government headquarters in Tripoli on October 10, 2013 shortly after Zeidan's releaseTripoli (AFP) - Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was seized by gunmen Thursday and held for several hours before being freed, in the latest example of the lawlessness prevailing since Moamer Kadhafi's overthrow.


Canadian environmental activist pleads guilty to arson attacks in U.S. West

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 04:35 PM PDT

By Teresa Carson PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - A Canadian environmentalist pleaded guilty on Thursday to setting a string of fires across the U.S. West that torched a ski resort and other buildings in what the Justice Department has called the "largest eco-terrorism case" in U.S. history. Rebecca Rubin, who surrendered to authorities a year ago after a decade on the run, was accused of helping the Earth Liberation Front and Animal Liberation Front carry out 20 acts of arson across several U.S. states between 1996 and 2001. ...

UN Council backs Ban's Syria disarmament plan

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 04:01 PM PDT

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon speaks at the 5th ASEAN – U.N. Summit as part of the 23rd Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Bandar Seri Begawan on October 10, 2013UNITED NATIONS (United States) (AFP) - The UN Security Council on Thursday backed a plan by UN leader Ban Ki-moon for a joint mission with the global chemical arms watchdog to destroy Syria's weapons, diplomats said.


In remote field, North Dakota oil boom suffers first big spill

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 04:00 PM PDT

By Todd Melby and Selam Gebrekidan TIOGA, North Dakota/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Tesoro Logistics LP pipeline has spilled more than 20,000 barrels of crude oil into a North Dakota wheat field, the biggest leak in the state since it became a major U.S. producer. The six-inch pipeline was carrying crude oil from the Bakken shale play to the Stampede rail facility outside Columbus, North Dakota. The affected part of the line has been shut down, Tesoro said. ...

EPA proposes big reduction in 2014 ethanol blend volume -document

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 03:48 PM PDT

By Cezary Podkul NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a surprisingly deep cut in the amount of ethanol that must be blended into U.S. gasoline next year, according to an agency document seen by Reuters. In a historic retreat from an ambitious 2007 law and a victory for refiners, the agency proposes a "significant" reduction in the overall renewable fuel requirements to 15.21 billion gallons, far less than the 18.15 billion gallon 2014 target established by law, the documents show. ...

Freeze of aid whips up anti-US sentiment in Egypt

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 03:42 PM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 24, 2013, file photo, U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, second left, stands with an Egyptian army official before laying a wreath at the tomb of late President Anwar al-Sadat in Cairo. Washington's decision to withhold millions of dollars in mostly military aid to Egypt fuels anti-U.S. sentiment in the most populous Arab nation along with the perception that Washington supports Morsi, the Islamist president the military ousted in a July coup. Heightening those sentiments could boost the popularity of Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, whom the U.S. is trying to pressure to ensure a transition to democracy. (AP Photo/Jim Watson, Pool, File)CAIRO (AP) — Washington's decision to withhold millions of dollars in mostly military aid to Egypt is fueling anti-U.S. sentiment and the perception that Washington supports Mohammed Morsi, the Islamist president the military ousted in a July coup.


Canadian court upholds ban on euthanasia

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 03:32 PM PDT

Peter MacKay, the Canadian justice minister, speaks at the in Singapore on June 2, 2013Ottawa (AFP) - A court in Canada's westernmost British Columbia province upheld the nation's ban on euthanasia Thursday.


NATO chief: 'No military solution' to Syria conflict

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 03:30 PM PDT

NATO General Secretary Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks during a press conference in Athens on October 10, 2013Athens (AFP) - NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Thursday that he does not anticipate "any further role" for the military alliance in Syria.


Mugabe seeks to boost Europe trade ties, calls for sanctions lift

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 03:28 PM PDT

Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe, addresses the UN headquarters in New York on September 26, 2013Harare (AFP) - President Robert Mugabe on Thursday called on European nations to lift sanctions on Zimbabwe in order to boost trade ties.


Libya PM kidnap highlights state impotence

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 02:59 PM PDT

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan (C) arrives at the government headquarters in Tripoli on October 10, 2013Tripoli (AFP) - The Libyan prime minister's kidnapping by ex-rebel militiamen on Thursday underlined the state's impotence faced with a myriad of armed groups which in theory take their orders from the authorities.


$100 million lost in W. Africa pirate attacks since 2010

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 02:42 PM PDT

The Dutch amphibious assault warship EU Naval Force patrols on September 5, 2013 off the coast of MogadishuLagos (AFP) - Pirate attacks in the Gulf of Guinea have increasingly targeted international cargo tankers, with roughly $100 million (74 million euros) in product stolen since 2010, a risk analysis group said Thursday, revealing new details about regional unrest.


Snowden's father arrives in Moscow in search of son

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 02:39 PM PDT

A man looks in Moscow on October 10, 2013, at a computer screen displaying Lon Snowden (R), the father of US intelligence leaker Edward SnowdenMoscow (AFP) - The father of Edward Snowden arrived in Moscow Thursday, hoping to meet his son for the first time since the former US intelligence contractor became a fugitive after leaking sensational details of US covert surveillance.


UN envoy starts new Western Sahara peace mission

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 02:33 PM PDT

A picture taken on February 28, 2011 in the Western Sahara village of Tifariti shows Saharawis flags blowing in the windNew York (AFP) - A UN envoy on the Western Sahara conflict is on a new mission to break the deadlock over the territory and is to have talks with Moroccan leaders, the UN said Thursday.


Gambia charges journalist with sedition

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 02:19 PM PDT

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh speaks at the UN General Assembly on September 27, 2013 in New YorkBanjul (Gambia) (AFP) - Gambian prosecutors on Thursday charged a journalist with sedition for disseminating "false" news about President Yahya Jammeh.


Italy's postal service helps ailing Alitalia

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 02:15 PM PDT

ROME (AP) — Italy's postal service, Poste Italiane SpA, has stepped in to help the debt-ridden national airline Alitalia.

Israeli planes practice long-range missions

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 02:12 PM PDT

An Israeli F-15 I fighter jet takes off during an air show at the graduation ceremony of air force pilots at the Hatzerim base in the Negev desert, on June 27, 2013Jerusalem (AFP) - Israeli warplanes this week practised long-range missions including mid-air refuelling in what local media said was a signal to archfoe Iran.


Hezbollah 'execution' video sparks online outrage

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 02:00 PM PDT

An opposition fighter from the Al-Ikhlas brigade guards a post in Syria's northeastern city of Deir Ezzor on October 9, 2013Beirut (AFP) - A gory online video that appears to show Hezbollah fighters executing gravely wounded Syrian rebels has sparked outrage and threatens to worsen sectarian tensions in Lebanon.


Morocco's king names new ministers, Islamists lose ground

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 01:52 PM PDT

By Aziz El Yaakoubi RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's King Mohamed named 19 new ministers on Thursday after the prime minister reached a deal to form a new coalition that weakens the ruling Islamists who are trying to push through unpopular reforms to subsidies and the pensions system. The center-right National Rally of Independents (RNI), which is close to the palace, will replace ministers from the conservative Istiqlal party, which left the coalition in July in a dispute over the cuts and other issues. ...

At least 16 killed in central Nigeria unrest

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 01:49 PM PDT

This file picture taken on April 30, 2013 shows Nigerian troops patrolling in the streets of the remote northeast town of BagaJos (Nigeria) (AFP) - Armed gunmen suspected to be cattle rustlers killed 10 members of one family before six of the gunmen were shot dead by security forces in Nigeria's central Plateau state, the police said.


End to Egypt arms freeze depends on leaders: Kerry

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 01:43 PM PDT

US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to the media during a news conference in Kuala Lumpur on October 10, 2013Kuala Lumpur (AFP) - Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday that America's suspension of military hardware deliveries to Egypt could be lifted based on the behaviour of the country's interim government.


MEPs urge Tehran to free US-Iranian pastor

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 01:36 PM PDT

This undated handout photo courtesy of the American Center for Law and Justice shows Saeed Abedini with his wife Naghmeh and their two childrenStrasbourg (France) (AFP) - The European Parliament called on Tehran on Thursday to free an American-Iranian pastor jailed for eight years for his role in establishing underground churches in Iran.


Iraq says executes 42 'terrorists', including woman

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 01:35 PM PDT

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq executed 42 people, including a woman, for mass killings and other "terrorism" offences over the past week, the justice ministry and the United Nations said on Thursday after a surge in sectarian violence. The U.N. mission in Iraq said it was concerned about the executions, which took place on Tuesday and Wednesday, and Amnesty International described the news as "extremely alarming". Both urged Baghdad to immediately suspend the death penalty, which rights groups say has been used with increasing frequency by Iraqi authorities in recent years. ...

Killing of rare white moose sparks outrage

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 01:35 PM PDT

This October 4, 2013, image obtained from Hnatiuk's Hunting & Fishing Ltd., in Lantz, Canada shows a white moose killed by hunters in Nova ScotiaOttawa (AFP) - The killing of a rare white "spirit" moose, considered to be sacred by some Canadian aboriginal groups, sparked outrage Thursday.


UN-backed Hariri tribunal indicts fifth suspect

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 01:32 PM PDT

A woman walks in downtown Beirut on January 16, 2011, past a poster of assasinated former Lebanese premier Rafiq HaririThe Hague (AFP) - The UN-backed tribunal set up to try the alleged killers of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri said Thursday it had indicted a fifth suspect over the 2005 Beirut bombing.


Republicans offer plan to postpone any U.S. default

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 01:31 PM PDT

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid gathers with other Democratic Party senate members on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in WashingtonBy Richard Cowan and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the House of Representatives offered a plan on Thursday that would postpone a possible U.S. default, signaling new willingness to end a standoff that has shuttered large parts of the government and thrown America's future creditworthiness into question. Ahead of an afternoon meeting with President Barack Obama, House Republican leaders floated a measure to extend the government's borrowing authority for several weeks that appeared to be free of the restrictions on healthcare and spending that prompted the crisis. ...


Iraq violence kills 21 people

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 01:28 PM PDT

Iraqis look on at the site of a car bomb attack the evening, before in the Zafaraniyah area south of Baghdad, on October 8, 2013Baghdad (AFP) - Violence in Iraq killed 21 people on Thursday, among them four anti-Al-Qaeda fighters and an AFP journalist's brother, officials said.


With Nobel, Canadian literature finds place in world

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 01:25 PM PDT

Monica Nordberg has collected an armful of books of 2013 Nobel laureate in literature, Canadian Alice Munro on October 10, 2013 in Stockholm after the anouncement of this years' laureateWashington (AFP) - News that Alice Munro was awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize for Literature delighted Canada, where writers have for years felt underappreciated despite their contributions to world literature.


McCartney performs flash Times Square concert

Posted: 10 Oct 2013 01:21 PM PDT

Sir Paul McCartney performs at Times Square on October 10, 2013 in New York CityNew York City (AFP) - Former Beatle Paul McCartney performed a flash concert in New York's Times Square Thursday, sparking a Twitter frenzy by announcing the free gig at an hour's notice.


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