2013年1月27日星期日

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Deadly smoke, lone blocked exit: over 230 die in Brazil club blaze

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 03:13 PM PST

A crowd stands outside the Kiss nightclub during a fire inside the club in Santa Maria city, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. A blaze raced through the crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, killing 245 people as the air filled with deadly smoke and panicked party-goers stampeded toward the exits, police and witnesses said. It appeared to be the world's deadliest nightclub fire in more than a decade.(AP Photo/Roger Shlossmacker)Flames raced through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, killing more than 230 people as panicked partygoers gasped for breath in the smoke-filled air, stampeding toward a single exit partially blocked by those already dead. It appeared to be the world's deadliest nightclub fire in more than a decade.


Egypt's leader declares emergency after clashes

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 03:10 PM PST

Demonstrators against Egypt's President Mursi throw stones at riot police during clashes in CairoEgyptian President Mohamed Mursi declared a month-long state of emergency in three cities along the Suez Canal where dozens of people have been killed over the past four days in protests his allies say are designed to overthrow him. Seven people were shot dead and hundreds were injured in Port Said on Sunday during the funerals of 33 people killed there when locals angered by a court decision went on the rampage as anti-government protests spread around the country. ...


Israel warns of attack on Syrian chemical weapons

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:24 AM PST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads the weekly Cabinet meeting at his Jerusalem office, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)Israel could launch a pre-emptive strike to stop Syria's chemical weapons from reaching Lebanon's Hezbollah or al-Qaida inspired groups, officials said Sunday.


Barge with 80,000 gallons oil hits bridge, leaks

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 03:49 PM PST

This Jan. 15, 2013 photo shows a ferry boat crossing the Mississippi River from Downtown to Algiers in New Orleans. A boat ride is one of the best ways to get a look at the New Orleans skyline and the Mississippi River's daily parade of river barges, steamships and cruise ships. The Algiers Point ferry, which has been in operation since the early 1800s, is free to pedestrians. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)The Coast Guard says a barge that hit a railroad bridge in Vicksburg, Miss., was carrying 80,000 gallons of light crude oil, but officials don't know how much has spilled into the Mississippi River.


McCain: Immigration plan to have pathway to citizenship

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 07:26 AM PST

Senate Immigration Proposal to Include Pathway to CitizenshipTwo senators at the center of negotiations over comprehensive immigration reform, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) said on Sunday that a pathway to citizenship is an essential component of a comprehensive reform bill. "That has to be also part of it,"...


Family heading to Turkey to seek missing N.Y. woman

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:46 AM PST

In this image provided by the family, Sarai Sierra is shown in an undated family photo, in New York. Sierra has reportedly gone missing during a trip to Turkey. She last contacted her family, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, the day she was to fly from Istanbul to New York. (AP Photo/Family Photo)Relatives of a missing New York City woman who disappeared during a vacation to Turkey, her first trip outside the U.S., are heading to Istanbul to look for her, her brother said Sunday.


Fraud concerns linger over new Illinois license law

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 04:08 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2013 file photo, supporters of granting illegal immigrants drivers licenses cheer after a House committee hearing at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. The House passed the legislation Jan. 8 and Gov. Pat Quinn is expected to sign the legislation Sunday, Jan. 27. As Illinois becomes the fourth and most populous state to issue driver's licenses to illegal immigrants, the initiative is still nagged by concerns it has enough safeguards to avoid the identity fraud and other pitfalls faced by the three other states with similar laws. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)As Illinois becomes the fourth and most populous state to give illegal immigrants permission to drive, nagging concerns remain about whether there are enough safeguards to avoid the identity fraud and other pitfalls other states faced.


Ryan: Obama doesn't actually think 'we have a fiscal crisis’

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 09:09 AM PST

Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., arrives at the ceremonial swearing-in for President Barack Obama at the U.S. Capitol during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan lashed out at President Barack Obama on Sunday, saying the commander in chief does not have a full grasp of the budget problems facing the U.S. economy. "I don't think that the president actually thinks we have a fiscal crisis," Ryan said on NBC's "Meet The Press" in his first live [...]


Brazil blaze recalls pain for RI fire survivors

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 01:26 PM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 20, 2003 aerial file photo, authorities continue their work at The Station nightclub where more than 100 people died in a late night fire, in West Warwick, R.I. A fire that swept through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013, and killed more than 230 people appears to be the deadliest in more a decade. Witnesses said a flare or firework lit by band members may have started the blaze. Similar circumstances led to the the 2003 West Warwick, R.I., fire, where pyrotechnics used as a stage prop by the 1980s rock band Great White set ablaze cheap soundproofing foam on the walls and ceiling of the music venue. (AP Photo/ Robert E. Klein, File)Argentina, a year later. Thailand in 2008. Russia in 2009.


Russia says Assad's prospects fading

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 08:54 AM PST

A man tries to extinguish a fire after a Syrian Air force air strike in Ain Tarma neighbourhood of DamascusMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said the chances of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad staying in power were growing "smaller and smaller", as fighting on Sunday in southwestern Damascus shut a main highway from the capital. Assad has long counted Moscow as an ally and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's remarks were the most vocal Russian statement yet that his days may now be numbered, although they come after predictions from France, an avowed enemy, and from neighboring Jordan that the Syrian president's downfall is not imminent. ...


Ghost of MLK pays visit to Obama on ‘SNL’

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 10:36 AM PST

SNLAs you might expect, the inaugural lip-syncing scandal that's enveloped Beyoncé this week provided plenty of fodder for "Saturday Night Live." During the cold-opening sketch, President Obama--played by Jay Pharoah--was paid a visit by the ghost of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for a fireside chat on inauguration night. "Tell me Dr. King, [...]


Venezuela prison riot kills 61, government mum

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 03:24 PM PST

Relatives of an inmate of the Centro Occidental prison who died during the uprising at the prison cry outside a morgue in BarquisimetoURIBANA, Venezuela (Reuters) - A prison riot in southwestern Venezuela killed 61 people, a hospital official said on Sunday, although the government has refused to give an official death toll in the bloody standoff that highlighted chaos in the country's jails. The violence took place on Friday at the Uribana jail near the city of Barquisimeto. Relatives who gathered outside the jail fumed at the lack of information from authorities who have started transferring prisoners to other facilities but have not confirmed how many were killed. ...


Sergeant reunited with baby given up for adoption

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 11:17 AM PST

Sgt. Reunited With Baby Given Up for AdoptionAn army drill sergeant whose estranged wife put his daughter up for adoption without his knowledge or permission while he was stationed in another state, has been reunited with the little girl, following a nearly two-year battle to get her back.


Leading Democrat: Gun control faces uphill climb

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 10:30 AM PST

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, to introduce legislation on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition feeding devices. Congressional Democrats are reintroducing legislation to ban assault weapons but the measure faces long odds even after last month's mass school shooting in Newtown, Conn. The measure being unveiled Thursday is authored by Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, who wrote the original assault weapons ban. That law expired in 2004 when Congress refused to renew it under pressure from the National Rifle Association. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who's leading the push to restore an assault weapon ban, acknowledged on Sunday that the effort faces tough odds to pass Congress and she blamed the nation's largest gun-rights group.


Pay dirt! Antarctic drilling reaches lake surface

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 01:34 PM PST

Pay Dirt! Antarctic Drilling Reaches Lake SurfaceU.S. scientists successfully drilled into Lake Whillans, a subglacial expanse of water hidden deep beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, they reported on Sunday (Jan. 27).


Obama: Gun-control advocates have to listen more

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 05:38 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, talks about proposals to reduce gun violence at the White House in Washington. Obama has called for a ban on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines and is pushing other policies in the wake of the mass shooting last month at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. In response, gun-rights advocates have accused Obama and others of ignoring the Second Amendment rights of Americans. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says gun-control advocates should be better listeners in the debate over firearms in America.


Malians celebrate, French-led forces clear Timbuktu

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 03:10 PM PST

A Malian soldiers gestures at a check point at ThyGAO/SEVARE, Mali (Reuters) - Residents of Mali's northern town of Gao, captured from sharia-observing Islamist rebels by French and Malian troops, danced in the streets to drums and music on Sunday as the French-led offensive also drove the rebels from Timbuktu. The weekend gains made at Gao and Timbuktu by the French and Malian troops capped a two-week whirlwind intervention by France in its former Sahel colony, which has driven al Qaeda-allied militant fighters northwards into the desert and mountains. ...


North Korean leader vows strong action

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 02:24 AM PST

FILE - In this Sunday, April 15, 2012 file image made from KRT video, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un applauds before giving his first public speech during a massive celebration marking the 100th birthday of national founder Kim Il Sung at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea's state news agency says leader Kim Jong Un has vowed at a meeting of top security and foreign officials to take "substantial and high-profile important state measures.", Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/KRT via AP video, FILE) NORTH KOREA OUT, TV OUTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened top security and foreign affairs officials and ordered them to take "substantial and high-profile important state measures," state media said Sunday, fueling speculation that he plans to push forward with a threat to explode a nuclear device in defiance of the United Nations.


Obama: Tough call on letting a son play football

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 01:04 PM PST

FILE- In this April 23, 2012 file photo, President Obama strikes the Heisman pose after he awarded the Commander-in-Chief Trophy to the Air Force Academy football team at the White House in Washington. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is a big football fan with two daughters, but if he had a son, he says he'd "have to think long and hard" before letting him play because of the physical toll the game takes.


Teen chef makes debut at Beverly Hills restaurant

Posted: 27 Jan 2013 03:01 AM PST

Teen Chef Makes Debut at Beverly Hills RestaurantHe has cooked for more than 120 people at a time, worked in top restaurants across the country, and entertains 12 people at his home monthly for an 18-course meal. These accomplishments may seem like the work of a veteran chef, but this cook is...


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