2013年3月9日星期六

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Egypt protesters torch buildings, target Suez

Posted: 09 Mar 2013 03:35 PM PST

Al-Ahly fans shout slogans after hearing the final verdict of the 2012 Port Said massacre in CairoA court ruling on a deadly soccer riot stoked rage in a country beset by worsening security.

As Venezuelans mourn, election set for April

Posted: 09 Mar 2013 04:35 PM PST

A woman places a replica figurine of the Virgen de Lujan during a rally honouring late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez outside the Venezuela's Embassy in Buenos AiresVenezuela will hold a presidential election on April 14, officials said on Saturday.

Two suicide bombers strike on Hagel's visit in Afghanistan

Posted: 09 Mar 2013 06:03 AM PST

Ambulances arrive outside the Afghan Defense Ministry after a suicide bomber on a bicycle struck outside the ministry, killing at least nine Afghan civilians as U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel visited Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, March 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)Militants staged two deadly suicide attacks Saturday to mark the first full day of U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's visit to Afghanistan, a fresh reminder that insurgents continue to fight and challenges remain as the US-led NATO force hands over the country's security to the Afghans.

Earth gets a rush of weekend asteroid visitors

Posted: 09 Mar 2013 04:19 PM PST

NASA handout image of the passage of asteroid 2012 DA14 through the Earth-moon systemAn asteroid as big as a city block shot relatively close by the Earth on Saturday, the latest in a series of visiting celestial objects including an asteroid the size of a bus that exploded over Russia last month, injuring 1,500.

Outpouring follows death of Sportsman Channel host

Posted: 09 Mar 2013 02:57 PM PST

This undated image provided by the Whitefish, Mont., Police Department shows TV personality, Gregory Rodriguez who was shot and killed by Wayne Bengston, while Rodriguez was visiting Bengston's wife. Bengston later committed suicide.(AP Photo/Whitefish Police Department)The Sportsman Channel says it's deeply saddened by the shooting death in northwestern Montana of one of its TV hosts.

Official: Syrian rebels free 21 U.N. peacekeepers

Posted: 09 Mar 2013 08:30 AM PST

A U.N. peacekeeper from the UNDOF force stands guard on a watch tower at the Quneitra Crossing between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Friday, March 8, 2013. Syrian rebels who seized 21 Filipino U.N. peacekeepers in the Golan Heights want the Red Cross to escort them out of the area because of fighting with Syrian government forces, the Philippine military said Friday. The 21 peacekeepers were seized Wednesday near the Syrian village of Jamlah, just a mile from the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights in an area where the U.N. force had patrolled a cease-fire line between Israel and Syria without incident for nearly four decades. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)An international peace envoy to Syria says Syrian rebels have freed 21 U.N. peacekeepers and have handed them to Jordanian authorities.

Iditarod front-runner hopes to claim 5th win

Posted: 09 Mar 2013 02:48 PM PST

Four-time Iditarod champion Martin Buser drives his dog team up the Yukon River after leaving the checkpoint in Anvik, Alaska, on Friday, March 8, 2013, during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. (AP Photo/Anchorage Daily News, Bill Roth)Four-time champion Martin Buser held on to the lead Saturday in Alaska's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

After crash abroad, Mass. student strives to heal

Posted: 09 Mar 2013 08:53 AM PST

In this Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012 photo, Meg Theriault is helped with a helmet by her mother, Deb Theriault, left, as she talks with her family about the logistics of her daily life recovering from a traumatic brain injury at their home in Salisbury, Mass. It was the first time at home for Meg since being involved in a multi-fatal minivan accident in New Zealand, May 12, 2012, that killed three Boston University students. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)Meg Theriault didn't look in a mirror for two months. When she did, a stranger met her gaze.

Details of Hugo Chavez's final hours emerge

Posted: 09 Mar 2013 08:40 AM PST

A Venezuelan army officer salutes a photo of Venezuela's late President Hugo Chavez at a makeshift memorial outside the Venezuelan Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Saturday, March 9, 2013. Chavez died on March 5, 2013 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)Venezuela's Hugo Chavez slid into a coma the day before he died of respiratory failure after cancer spread into his lungs, sources say. Chavez's precise condition was one of the world's best-kept secrets since his cancer was announced in June 2011. Since his death this week, however, details have emerged of the 58-year-old president's battle with cancer and the last moments in the hospital with close family and senior aides. ...

Calif. cat sanctuary to reopen following deadly lion attack

Posted: 09 Mar 2013 02:29 PM PST

Security guard stands by gate of Cat Haven sanctuary near Dunlop, California, day after lion killed volunteer intern that entered its cage at facilityThe California wildlife sanctuary where an African lion attacked and killed a 24-year-old worker this week is set to reopen to the public on Sunday.

House fire kills five children, two adults in Kentucky

Posted: 09 Mar 2013 03:57 PM PST

Five children and two adults died in a house fire in rural Knox County, Kentucky, on Saturday, in a blaze that was reported by a neighbor who saw smoke but was unable to reach the home's occupants, police said. The two adults who died lived in the house with their three children, said Kentucky State Police Sergeant Jackie Pickrell. The other two children were visiting the home, Investigators are seeking to find the cause of the fire at the brick and timber home in Gray, a small community near Corbin, Kentucky, 130 miles southeast of Louisville. ...

Reporter faces life's toughest deadline with book

Posted: 09 Mar 2013 10:55 AM PST

In this Dec. 31, 2012 photo, Susan Spencer-Wendel poses for photos with a copy of her book nearby, in her home in West Palm Beach, Fla. All the time-stamped rigors of daily journalism are behind her, but the pace of Spencer-Wendel's life has only been hastened. She is dying from Lou Gehrig's disease. What was once a constant rush to be first with her courthouse scoops has become a dash to live her remaining days joyfully, complete a long goodbye to those she loves, and record it all in a book that has drummed huge interest and a multimillion-dollar book deal. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)All the time-stamped rigors of daily journalism are behind her, but the pace of Susan Spencer-Wendel's life has only been hastened. She is dying. And dealt a diagnosis she knows she can't beat, the race is on to finish.

Politicians look for credit in a rising economy

Posted: 09 Mar 2013 09:25 AM PST

FILE - In this March 5, 2013, photo, a board on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the closing number for the Dow Jones industrial average, which beat the previous high it set in October 2007, before the financial crisis and the great recession. When it comes to increased hiring, lower unemployment and a rising stock market, is there credit to pass around? It's a hotly debated point in Washington, where political scorekeeping amounts to who gets blame and who gets praise. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)Increased hiring, lower unemployment, stock market on the rise. Who gets the credit?

Budget cuts end White House tours, but not finger-pointing

Posted: 09 Mar 2013 11:37 AM PST

A worker cleans a sidewalk outside the White HouseThe sixth-grade class at St. Paul's Lutheran School in Waverly, Iowa, sent a message this week that was heard in the White House briefing room. "The White House is our house," the class said in a video posted on Facebook.

Mob in Pakistani city torches Christian homes

Posted: 09 Mar 2013 07:45 AM PST

A Pakistani man, part of an angry mob, throws items taken from Christian houses into a fire in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, March 9, 2013. A mob of hundreds of people in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore attacked a Christian neighborhood Saturday and set fire to homes after hearing accusations that a Christian man had committed blasphemy against Islam's prophet, said a police officer. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)Hundreds of people in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore attacked a Christian neighborhood Saturday and set fire to homes after hearing accusations that a Christian man had committed blasphemy against Islam's prophet, said a police officer.

1 dead, 5 rescued from CA racing sailboat accident

Posted: 09 Mar 2013 02:26 PM PST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A sailor died and five others were rescued after abandoning a racing boat that lost its steering capability and drifted to an island off Southern California, where it was broken apart by crashing waves, the Coast Guard said Saturday.

Vermont newspaper defends 'fry Rice' sign supporting team

Posted: 09 Mar 2013 08:22 AM PST

A copy of the Caledonian Record lies on display, Friday, March 8, 2013 in Montpelier, Vt. The Vermont newspaper is being criticized for a poster designed to boost the local high school basketball team before it played in the state championship. On Thursday, the Caledonian Record of St. Johnsbury ran a full-page poster on the back of its main section that included the term MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont newspaper defended itself Saturday against accusations of racism over a poster it published in support of a local sports team that read "fry Rice" in type associated with Chinese calligraphy, saying it meant no offense and simply wanted to play on words.

Jet Blue plane clipped by Air India jet on JFK tarmac

Posted: 09 Mar 2013 08:51 AM PST

To match Feature JETBLUE/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A JetBlue passenger jet was clipped by an Air India plane on the tarmac of New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport early on Saturday morning, JetBlue said in a statement. No injuries were reported and the JetBlue passengers were transferred to another plane for their departure to West Palm Beach, Florida, the JetBlue statement said. The flight was delayed by nearly three hours. Air India and the Federal Aviation Administration did not immediately respond to requests for comment. JetBlue said the incident occurred at around 6 a.m. ...

University research discovers hard truths of U.S. budget crisis

Posted: 09 Mar 2013 05:03 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama announces new cabinet members in the East Room of the White House in WashingtonNobel Prize-winning molecular biologist Carol Greider used to have eight to 10 young researchers working in her university laboratory, but with U.S. government funds for scientific research shrinking in recent years, she's gone down to four. Sequestration, Washington's name for $85 billion in federal spending cuts this year, promises to cut even deeper into Greider's team at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She's decided she cannot afford to hire "a promising young researcher" she wanted to add to her staff for the next academic year. ...

S. Koreans learn to live with N. Korean war threats

Posted: 09 Mar 2013 03:44 AM PST

A North Korean defector protests against North Korea's threat for war as South Koreans pass by on a street in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 9, 2013. Nearly two decades ago, South Koreans cleared store shelves after a North Korean threat to turn Seoul into a "sea of fire" raised war panic. On Saturday, South Koreans expressed some fear but mostly apathy and restraint after a week of warlike rhetoric from the North, including another "sea of fire" vow. The letters read " When South Koreans submit to threat by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, we cannot keep the peace." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Nearly two decades ago, South Koreans cleared store shelves after a North Korean threat to turn Seoul into a "sea of fire" raised war panic. On Saturday, South Koreans expressed some fear but mostly apathy and restraint after a week of warlike rhetoric from the North, including another "sea of fire" vow.

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