2012年4月7日星期六

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Pope at Easter vigil: 'Truth is stronger than lies'

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Pope Benedict XVI, holding a tall, lit, white candle, enters a hushed and darkened St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican Saturday, April 7, 2012, to begin the Vatican's Easter vigil service. Except for the twinkle of camera flashes, the basilica was almost pitch-black as the thousands of faithful in pews awaited Benedict's arrival through the rear entrance Saturday night. Christians on Easter joyously mark their belief that Christ rose from the dead after his crucifixion. Praying at the start of the service, Benedict said Easter brings hope to the faithful. On Sunday morning, he will lead Easter Mass in St. Peter's Square. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)Pope Benedict XVI, carrying a tall, lit candle, ushered in Christianity's most joyous celebration with an Easter vigil service Saturday night, but voiced fears that mankind is groping in darkness, unable to distinguish good from evil.


Producer fired over edited Zimmerman call

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A woman holds an image of black teenager Trayvon Martin while taking part in a rally demanding justice for his killing in MiamiA producer for NBC News has been fired for editing a recording of George Zimmerman's call to police the night he fatally shot Trayvon Martin. The New York Times is reporting that "the person was fired on Thursday, according to two people with direct knowledge of the disciplinary action who declined to be identified discussing [...]


Intensive manhunt for Oklahoma gunman

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Tulsa Chief of Police Chuck Jordan speaks during a news conference at the Tulsa Police Department, Saturday, April 7, 2012 in downtown Tulsa, Okla. Police believe the same attacker or attackers are behind a series of early-morning shootings in which three people were killed and two others were critically wounded within a three-mile span of north Tulsa. (AP Photo/Tulsa World, James Gibbard) MAGS OUT; TULSA OUT; MANDATORY CREDITA gunman shot five people, killing three of them, in a black neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in a shooting spree that left residents on edge and sparked an intensive manhunt on Saturday. Three men and one woman were shot within a mile of each other in north Tulsa at around 1 a.m. on Friday morning, police said. The body of a fifth victim, 31-year-old William Allen, was discovered outside a nearby funeral home in the predominantly black part of the city after 8 a.m. on Friday. Police said he was likely shot at about the same time as the others. ...


GOP superdelegates: It's over, Romney is nominee

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney greets people in the crowd following a campaign event at an energy services company in Tunkhannock, Pa.., Thursday, April 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)It's over, and Mitt Romney is going to be the GOP nominee for president. That's the growing consensus among Republican National Committee members who will automatically attend the party's national convention this summer and can support any candidate they choose.


Navy pilot: 'I'm sorry for destroying your house'

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Handout photo of the crash of an F-18 navy jet into an apartment building in Virginia BeachZooming along at 170 mph in a fighter jet carrying thousands of pounds of volatile fuel, two Navy pilots faced nothing but bad choices when their aircraft malfunctioned over Virginia's most populated city.


Calif. student living with teacher moves out after arrest

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In this photo taken Friday, April 6, 2012 and provided by the Stanislaus County Sheriffs Dept., Christopher James Hooker is seen in Modesto, Calif. Hooker, the former Enochs High teacher whose romance with one of his students drew attention from around the world a few weeks ago, was arrested Friday on one count of oral copulation with a minor for an incident police said happened 14 years ago. (AP Photo/Stanislaus County Sheriffs)A California student who left school, her family and her friends to live with her teacher boyfriend has ended the relationship after the teacher was arrested on charges of sexually assaulting another girl 14 years ago.


Iraq: Video appears to show top Saddam deputy

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FILE -This photo undated file photo provided by the U.S. Army shows Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri pictured on the deck of cards put out by the U.S. military to help capture the most wanted officials of Saddam Hussein's regime. A video posted online Saturday, April 7, 2012 purports to show Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the highest ranking member of Saddam Hussein's ousted regime still at large, criticizing Iraq's Shiite-led government (AP Photo/U.S. Army, File)A video posted online Saturday purports to show Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, the highest ranking member of Saddam Hussein's ousted regime still at large, lashing out against Iraq's Shiite-led government.


Up to 135 feared dead in Pakistan avalanche

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Avalanches and landslides frequently block roads and leave communities isolated in the mountains of PakistanUp to 135 people, mostly soldiers, were feared dead Sunday after an avalanche buried a Pakistan army camp in mountainous Kashmir, in an area known as the world's highest battleground.


Leading Tiananmen-era Chinese dissident dies in U.S.

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Fang Lizhi became a leading figure in the student movement in 1986One of China's most famous dissidents from the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy activists has died in the United States, exiled dissidents said on Saturday. Fang Lizhi, 76, whom China had accused of counter-revolutionary crimes, lived in Tucson where he was a physics professor at the University of Arizona. He died of natural causes, according to the Twitter feed of Wu Renhua, a dissident living in exile in the United States. ...


Violence dims Syria truce hopes; 100 killed

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Demonstrators protest against Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad in KafranbelSyrian troops pounded opposition areas on Saturday, activists said, killing more than 100 people in an offensive that has sent thousands of refugees surging into Turkey before next week's U.N.-backed ceasefire aimed at staunching a year of bloodshed. Each side has accused the other of intensifying assaults in the run-up to the truce due to take effect early on Thursday if government forces begin pulling back from towns 48 hours earlier in line with U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan. ...


Sarkozy dangles "empty chair" threat over Europe

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France's President Sarkozy arrives for a campaign rally at Saint Raphael in southern FranceFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy told a Sunday newspaper he is serious about pushing for more trade protectionism in Europe and tighter external border controls, hinting he could take a stand as tough as Charles de Gaulle's 1965 "empty chair" policy. The conservative leader told the weekly Journal du Dimanche in an interview that he meant business with an election campaign pledge last month to push for a "Buy European Act" and a threat to pull France out of Europe's open-border Schengen zone unless external controls are tightened. ...


Malawi's first female president sworn in amid uncertainty

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Malawian President Joyce Banda addresses a media conference in the capital LilongweMalawi has known rule by Britain and by a mercurial dictator. Over the last few days, however, it wasn't clear who was leading this impoverished southern African country, as doctors disclosed Malawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika had died but the government insisted he was only ill.


Obama ties Romney to 'marvelous' budget

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President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the White House Forum on Women and the Economy in WashingtonWhen President Barack Obama criticized Mitt Romney by name this week for embracing a controversial Republican budget proposal, he worded his attack carefully and with bite. "(Romney) said that he's 'very supportive' of this new budget, and he even called it 'marvelous' -- which is a word you don't often hear when it comes to describing a budget," Obama said during a speech on Tuesday, before adding: "It's a word you don't often hear generally. ...


Afghan shooter's lawyer wants military counsel fired

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt.Bales' defense attorney Browne gestures while speaking to the media in SeattleThe civilian attorney representing the U.S. soldier accused of murdering 17 Afghan villagers wants to replace the military lawyer assigned to the case after disagreements over how to handle his defense. "You are fired, sorry, but we have much more experience than you," Seattle-based John Henry Browne, the outspoken lawyer who has been the public face of the defense of Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, said in an email to military lawyer Major Thomas Hurley. ...


Challenges facing Romney in wooing female voters

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Tunkhannock, Pa.., Thursday, April 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)Mitt Romney is starting to hone his appeal to female voters, acutely aware as he turns to the general election that he has little choice but to narrow President Barack Obama's commanding lead among this critical constituency.


Two of Latin America's deadliest gangs join forces

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— Hardened in the streets and prisons of California and deported in the 1990s to the Central American countries where they were born, the members of the Mara Salvatrucha street gang swiftly grew into a force of heavily tattooed young men carrying out kidnappings, murder and extortion.

Los Angeles sheriff captain allegedly took inmate golfing

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Los Angeles Sheriffs deputies look on as members of the California Nurses Assn. protest outside Ramcast Ornamental Supply Co. where California Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman was meeting with employees in Los Angeles, on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond)A Los Angeles sheriff captain allegedly took an inmate on a golf outing and the incident is under investigation. Frank Carrillo, 41, was serving a two year sentence after pleading guilty to stealing from people at golf courses, according to ABC News Los Angeles station...


Newark residents miffed over bill from Whitney Houston's funeral

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Newark residents are being left to pick up the bill for Whitney Houston's funeral, and, surprisingly, they aren't happy about it. The demands of the high-profile funeral attendees have left the city of Newark with a $187,000 bill for police overtime. Police acted as barriers between fans and the proceedings on the day of the funeral of the Newark native who drowned in February. Nearly 200 officers were posted to the New Batist Church on the day of the funeral. The $187,000 bill for police overtime represents 5% of the city's annual police budget. ...

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