2013年6月8日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Operator in Philly collapse deaths turns self in

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 02:50 PM PDT

Sean Benschop, center, with red jacket over his head, walks with investigators as he arrives at the Philadelphia Police Department's Central Detectives Division, Saturday June 8, 2013, in Center City Philadelphia. Benschop, the heavy equipment operator with a lengthy rap sheet accused of being high on marijuana when a downtown building collapsed onto a thrift store, killing six people, turned himself in on Saturday to face charges in the deaths, police said. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)The man accused of being high during a deadly building collapse in Philly turns himself in to face charges.

Chief says Santa Monica killings were premeditated

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 01:46 PM PDT

Weapons and other evidence recovered from the gunman in Friday's deadly shooting rampage that left four people dead, in Santa Monica, Calif are displayed Saturday June 8, 2013, in Santa Monica. The gunman killed his father and brother at their home and another man at nearby Santa Monica College, authorities said. He would kill a woman outside the school library moments later, before dying from police gunfire.(AP Photo/Tami Abdollah)The gunman who went on a chaotic rampage killing four people planned the attack, police say.

Faces behind protest of U.S.-China summit

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 11:34 AM PDT

Faces behind protest of U.S.-China summit(Torrey AndersonSchoepe)

Swedish Princess Madeleine weds New York banker

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 09:56 AM PDT

Sweden's Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill kiss outside the Royal Chapel after their wedding ceremony in Stockholm, Saturday June 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Bjorn Larsson Rosvall) SWEDEN OUTSwedish Princess Madeleine fell in love in the Big Apple. Now she has said "yes" to New York banker Christopher O'Neill in a lavish and emotional wedding ceremony in Stockholm.

Intelligence chief defends Internet spying program

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 04:51 PM PDT

President Barack Obama gestures during a statment about the Affordable Care Act, Friday, June 7, 2013, in San Jose, Calif. Speaking about the NSA collecting of phone records, the president said`Nobody is listening to your telephone calls,' just numbers and duration. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)WASHINGTON (AP) — Eager to quell a domestic furor over U.S. spying, the nation's top intelligence official stressed Saturday that a previously undisclosed program for tapping into Internet usage is authorized by Congress, falls under strict supervision of a secret court and cannot intentionally target a U.S. citizen. He decried the revelation of that and another intelligence-gathering program as reckless.

NSA revelations force question: What do we want?

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 01:49 PM PDT

File- In this Tuesday, March 30, 2010, file photo, two ceiling-mounted video surveillance cameras are seen as a man awaits the arrival of a No. 1 subway train at the 34th Street station, in New York. In a 2011 poll by The Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, 54 percent of those surveyed felt protecting citizens' rights and freedoms should be a higher priority for the government than keeping people safe from terrorists. At the same time, 64 percent said it was sometimes necessary to sacrifice some rights and freedoms to fight terrorism. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)NEW YORK (AP) — For more than a decade now, Americans have made peace with the uneasy knowledge that someone — government, business or both — might be watching.

Obama pressed Chinese leader on cybersecurity

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 04:30 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, right, walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Annenberg Retreat of the Sunnylands estate Saturday, June 8, 2013, in Rancho Mirage, Calif. During their walk President Obama told reporters his meetings with President Xi have been "terrific." The issue of cyber espionage hangs over the summit, although both leaders carefully avoided accusing each other of the practice. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama used an unusually lengthy and informal desert summit to present Chinese President Xi Jingping with detailed evidence of intellectual property theft emanating from his country, as a top U.S. official declared Saturday that cybersecurity is now at the "center of the relationship" between the world's largest economies.

South Africa: Mandela has lung infection

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 10:29 AM PDT

FILE - In this file image taken from video, the ailing anti-apartheid icon Nelson Madela is filmed Monday April 29, 2013, more than three weeks after being released from hospital. The office of South Africa's president said Saturday, June 8, 2013 that Mandela has been taken to a hospital because of a lung infection. (AP Photo/SABC TV) SOUTH AFRICA OUTJOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africans on Saturday said their thoughts were with former President Nelson Mandela, who was in "serious but stable" condition after being taken to a hospital to be treated for a recurring lung infection.

Iowa residents saddened body could be missing girl

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 03:45 PM PDT

FILE - This file photo provided by The Iowa Department of Public Safety shows Kathlynn Shepard, 15. Authorities announced early Saturday, June 8, 2013 that they have recovered a body believed to be Shepard, who was kidnapped by a registered sex offender while walking home from school. (AP Photo/Iowa Department of Public Safety, File)DAYTON, Iowa (AP) — Members of a small central Iowa city and its surrounding communities expressed sadness and said they felt "robbed of some innocence" on Saturday following the discovery of a body in a river believed to be that of a 15-year-old girl who was abducted more than two weeks ago.

Gay pride parade march for NBA's Jason Collins

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 02:41 PM PDT

NBA veteran Jason Collins, left, the first active player in one of four major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out as gay, shakes hand with Boston Marathon hero Carlos Arredondo, as they both participated in Boston's gay pride parade, Saturday, June 8, 2013, in Boston. Looking on is former Congressman Barney Frank, second from left. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)BOSTON (AP) — NBA veteran center Jason Collins, the first active athlete in one of the four U.S. major professional sports leagues to come out as being gay, marched Saturday for nearly three miles in Boston's gay pride parade with U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III, his onetime roommate at Stanford University.

Palace Malice scores upset in Belmont Stakes

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 04:43 PM PDT

Palace Malice, left, ridden by jockey Mike Smith, crosses the finish line to win the 145th Belmont Stakes horse race at Belmont Park Saturday, June 8, 2013, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)NEW YORK (AP) — Palace Malice took charge on the turn for home and won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, holding off Preakness winner Oxbow and Kentucky Derby winner Orb.

AP PHOTOS: When US presidents, China leaders meet

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 03:09 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 1972, file photo, Chinese communist party leader Mao Tse-Tung, left, and U.S. President Richard Nixon shake hands as they meet in Beijing. Nixon's visit marked the first time an American president visited China. (AP Photo/File)President Barack Obama and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who met this weekend for talks in Rancho Mirage, Calif., follow in the footsteps of predecessors, going back to President Richard Nixon meeting with Chinese Communist Party leader Mao Tse-Tung.

Williams beats Sharapova for 2nd French Open title

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 01:39 PM PDT

Serena Williams of the U.S. holds the trophy after defeating Russia's Maria Sharapova in two sets 6-4, 6-4, in the women's final of the French Open tennis tournament, at Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Saturday June 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)PARIS (AP) — Serena Williams knew, of course, that 11 years had passed since her only French Open championship.

Newark Mayor Booker formally joins NJ Senate race

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 02:16 PM PDT

Newark Mayor Cory Booker announces his plans to run for the U.S. Senate seat that opened with the death of Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) during a news conference in Newark, N.J. on Saturday, June 8, 2013. Booker, 44, is currently serving in his second term as mayor. At center is former Sen. Bill Bradley. (AP Photo/Rich Schultz)NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Newark Mayor Cory Booker, who formally declared his candidacy for U.S. Senate on Saturday, now finds himself competing in a primary against like-minded Democratic congressmen that will be decided in mid-summer, when exceptionally low voter turnout threatens his early advantage.

Chinese official: Obama, Xi 'blazed a new trail'

Posted: 08 Jun 2013 02:34 PM PDT

President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, walk at the Annenberg Retreat of the Sunnylands estate Saturday, June 8, 2013, in Rancho Mirage, Calif. While saying it is critical that the U.S. and China reach a "firm understanding" on cyber issues, Obama told reporters his meetings with Xi have been "terrific." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — President Barack Obama and Chinese leader Xi Jinping "blazed a new trail" away from the two nations' past differences, a senior Chinese official said Saturday after a two-day summit in the California desert that ended with few policy breakthroughs but the prospect of stronger personal ties.

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