2013年12月28日星期六

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South Sudan: 'White Army' militia marches to fight

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 09:32 AM PST

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Twenty-five thousand young men who make up a tribal militia known as the "White Army" are marching toward a contested state capital in South Sudan, an official said Saturday, dimming hopes for a cease-fire.

High stakes for US families losing jobless benefit

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 01:34 PM PST

Richard Mattos, 59, looks for jobs at a state-run employment center in Salem, Ore., on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013. Mattos is one of more than 1 million Americans who will lose federal unemployment benefits at year's end. (AP Photo/Jonathan J. Cooper)WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) — The end of unemployment checks for more than a million people on Saturday is driving out-of-work Americans to consider selling cars, moving and taking minimum wage work after already slashing household budgets and pawning personal possessions to make ends meet.

Fire on express train in India kills at least 26

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 07:59 AM PST

Hospital staff and volunteers carry a charred body of a passenger near the site of a train accident at Kothacheruvu, about 155 kilometers (96 miles) north of Bangalore, India, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013. A fire engulfed two coaches of an express train in southern India early Saturday, killing dozens of passengers, many of whom became trapped and suffocated after the doors failed to open, officials said. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)Flames and smoke engulfed two coaches of an express train in southern India on Saturday.

1 protester killed in new Thai political violence

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 03:15 AM PST

Thai anti-government protesters chat outside a makeshift camp where their colleagues were shot outside the prime minister's office of Government House, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand. Gunmen killed an anti-government protester and wounded two others in the Thai capital on Saturday, raising fears that the country's deepening political crisis was headed toward sustained violence on the streets of Bangkok. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)BANGKOK (AP) — Gunmen killed an anti-government activist and wounded two others in Thailand's capital on Saturday, while protesters elsewhere blocked candidates from registering for upcoming elections, deepening a political crisis that threatens to derail democracy in the Southeast Asian nation.

Police: La. shooter embroiled in difficult divorce

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 06:37 AM PST

This undated photo provided by the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office shows Ben Freeman. Freeman is the suspect in an attack that involved his former in-laws and the head of a hospital where he'd worked on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, authorities said. (AP Photo/Lafourche Parish Sheriff Office)LOCKPORT, La. (AP) — It might have appeared that Ben Freeman was trying to right some wrongs in his life in the months before police say he killed three people and himself.

Egyptian rapper speaks for women's rights

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 06:14 AM PST

In this Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013 photo, Egyptian rapper Myam Mahmoud poses for a portrait in downtown Cairo. Mahmoud, an 18-year-old Egyptian, rapped her way to the semi-finals of the Middle East's hit TV show CAIRO (AP) — As soon as the beat started, the young woman bobbed her head to the rhythm, raised her hands to get the crowd clapping and then unleashed a flood of rap lyrics that tackled some of the biggest social challenges women face in the Arab world.

Hawaii overshadowed by Chicago for Obama library

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 11:22 AM PST

In this Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013 photo, Robert Perkinson, an associate professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, talks about the possible location in the Kakaako district of Honolulu to be considered for the Barack Obama Presidential Library. The plot of land can be seen to the far right. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)HONOLULU (AP) — Not far from these wind-swept shores, Barack Obama was born and raised, soaking in an island sensibility that his family says he's carried with him throughout his journey as president. Yet in the search for a home for his future presidential library, Hawaii is playing the underdog, overshadowed by Chicago and the commanding role it plays in Obama's story.

Judge ends Katrina flooding lawsuits against feds

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 02:28 PM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2005, file photo, residents wait on a rooftop to be rescued from the floodwaters of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Dozens of lawsuits seeking damages from the federal government for Hurricane Katrina-related levee failures and flooding in the New Orleans area are over. U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval Jr. has dismissed the cases. The move comes more than a year after a federal appeals court overturned his ruling that held the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers liable for flooding caused by lax maintenance of a shipping channel. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool, File)NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Dozens of lawsuits seeking damages from the federal government for Hurricane Katrina-related levee failures and flooding in the New Orleans area are over.

Libya releases 4 US military personnel

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 01:10 AM PST

US Department of State spokeswoman Jen Psaki, pictured during a briefing in Washington, DC, on November 26, 2013WASHINGTON (AP) — Four U.S. military personnel investigating potential evacuation routes in Libya were taken into custody at a checkpoint and then detained briefly by the Libyan government before being released, U.S. officials said Friday night.

Reports of sexual assaults in military on rise

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 12:20 AM PST

FILE - In this June 4, 2013 file photo, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, center, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing investigating the growing epidemic of sexual assaults within the military. The number of reported sexual assaults across the military shot up by more than 50 percent this year. Defense officials suggest that victims are becoming more willing to come forward. The increase follows a tumultuous year of scandals that shined a spotlight on the crimes and put pressure on the military to act aggressively. From left are, Judge Advocate General of the Army Lt. Gen. Dana K. Chipman, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Brig. Gen. Richard C. Gross, and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON (AP) — Heightened attention to the crime of sexual assault in the U.S. military may be causing more people to come forward and report problems. Defense officials cite the increased awareness as a possible reason the number of reported sexual assaults rose by more than 50 percent this year.

Conn. files: Gunman's mother loving but bewildered

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 11:15 PM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, file photo, the names of Nancy Lanza and Adam Lanza are attached to candy at a memorial to the Newtown shooting victims in Newtown, Conn. Thousands of pages of documents from the Newtown shooting investigation help fill out the picture of Nancy Lanza as a dedicated and loving, if bewildered, parent who acknowledged her son Adam appeared to be spiraling downward but was not aware to what extent. On Dec. 14, 2012, Adam fatally shot her in her bed, gunned down 20 first-graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in one of the worst mass shootings in the nation's history, and killed himself with a handgun as police closed in. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Thousands of pages of documents from the Newtown shooting investigation help fill out the picture of the gunman's mother as a dedicated and loving, if bewildered, parent who acknowledged her son appeared to be spiraling downward but was not aware to what extent.

In quest for Obama library, Hawaii plays underdog

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 05:23 AM PST

In this Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013 photo, Robert Perkinson, an associate professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, talks about the possible location in the Kakaako district of Honolulu to be considered for the Barack Obama Presidential Library. The plot of land can be seen to the far right. (AP Photo/Eugene Tanner)HONOLULU (AP) — On these sun-bathed shores, Barack Obama was born and spent his formative years, soaking in an island sensibility that his wife and friends say is indispensable to understanding who he is as president. Yet in the search for a home for his future presidential library, Hawaii has become the underdog, stuck in Chicago's perpetual shadow.

10 Things to Know: This Week's Takeaways

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 04:24 AM PST

Russian Orthodox Church Metropolitan Yuvenaly conducts a service during a memorial service for Russian firearm designer Mikhail Kalashnikov in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 27, 2013. Kalashnikov died on Dec. 23 at the age of 94. His work as a weapons designer for the Soviet Union is immortalized in the name of the world's most popular firearm, the AK-47 assault rifle, which is often called "a Kalashnikov." (AP Photo/Sergei Chirikov, Pool)Looking back at the stories to remember from this week:

Official: Libya releases 4 U.S. military personnel

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 08:54 PM PST

Protesters march against what they said was the extension of the mandate of the National Congress at Martyrs' Square in TripoliThe four U.S. military personnel were taken into custody at a checkpoint and then detained briefly by the Libyan government.

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