2012年7月7日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - China


At least 30 deaths blamed on unrelenting heat wave

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 03:40 PM PDT

Americans dipped into the water, went to the movies and rode the subway just to be in air conditioning Saturday for relief from unrelenting heat that has killed at least 30 people across half the country.

Libyans' emotional vote

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 02:00 PM PDT

Libyans' emotional voteA woman celebrates with the new national flag on the streets after casting her vote during the National Assembly election in Tripoli's Martyrs square July 7, 2012. Crowds of joyful Libyans, some with tears in their eyes, parted with the legacy of Muammar Gaddafi on Saturday as they voted in the first free national election in 60 years. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Despite facts, new Obama ad calls Romney an 'outsourcer'

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 02:15 PM PDT

Undeterred by independent fact checkers that have debunked the thrust of their claims, the Obama campaign is redoubling attacks on Mitt Romney as an "outsourcer" in a new TV ad airing in eight battleground states. The 30-second spot — titled "The Problem" — claims Romney...

134 killed in southern Russia floods disaster

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 03:52 PM PDT

Flash floods deluged Russia's southern Krasnodar, killing at least 134 people in the region's worst natural disaster in decades, officials and witnesses said Saturday.

Report: Annan says efforts in Syria have failed

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 02:20 PM PDT

Special U.N. envoy Kofi Annan acknowledged in an interview published Saturday that the international community's efforts to find a political solution to the escalating violence in Syria have failed.

International donors pledging billions in Afghan aid

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 11:54 AM PDT

International donors will pledge $16 billion in aid for Afghanistan over the next four years in hopes of stabilizing the country after most foreign combat troops return home, a U.S. diplomat said Sunday, but the money will come with conditions to ensure it doesn't fall victim to rampant Afghan corruption and mismanagement.

Republicans hold 'Super Saturday' to energize voters

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 03:39 PM PDT

Thousands of Republican volunteers braved scorching temperatures to knock on doors and canvass voters on Saturday as the party staged its first "Super Saturday" blitz hoping to energize supporters and rival Democrats' volunteer mobilization. Republican party officials said volunteers were out in a dozen battleground states expected to see close contests in the November 6 election between Democratic President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. ...

Serena Williams wins fifth Wimbledon title

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 09:21 AM PDT

Serena Williams is back, and she looks almost as good as ever.

Three antidepressants, no alcohol in Mary Kennedy's system

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 09:21 AM PDT

Mary Richardson Kennedy Had Struggled With Depression, Alcoholism

Protesters march against Mexico's president-elect

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 02:58 PM PDT

Thousands of protesters marched through the Mexican capital on Saturday against President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto, accusing him of buying votes and paying off TV networks for support. The demonstrators, including students, leftists, anarchists and union members, shouted slogans criticizing Pena Nieto's Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, and the electoral authority. Pena Nieto won Sunday's election by almost 7 percentage points, according to the official count, returning the PRI to presidential power after 12 years in the wilderness. ...

Border patrol: Agent fires shots after rock attack

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 11:15 AM PDT

Border Patrol says agent along Texas-Mexico border opened fire after rock attack

'Heart attack' sandwich can stay on N.Y. menu

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 12:50 PM PDT

New Yorkers can still order up an instant heart attack.

L.A. schools superintendent shakes up district

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 10:54 AM PDT

Faced with a shocking case of a teacher accused of playing classroom sex games with children for years, Los Angeles schools Superintendent John Deasy delivered another jolt: He removed the school's entire staff — from custodians to the principal — to smash what he called a "culture of silence."

Greek opposition leader says government won't last

Posted: 07 Jul 2012 12:20 PM PDT

The leader of Greece's main opposition party has accused the country's three-party coalition government of wanting to sell Greece's resources and public companies on the cheap.
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