2012年6月2日星期六

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Wildfire tests New Mexico

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 03:58 PM PDT

A firefighter works an area along the northwest perimeter of a massive blaze in the Gila National Forest in New Mexico in this photo made on Wednesday, May 30, 2012, and released by the U.S. Forest Service Friday. More than 1,200 firefighters are battling the fire that has burned nearly 217,000 acres in an isolated mountainous area of southwestern New Mexico. (AP Photo/U.S. Forest Service, Alan Sinclair)A wall of smoke advances across a vast swath of rugged country in southwestern New Mexico where the nation's wilderness movement was born nearly a century ago.


Was justice served in Egypt?

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 07:30 AM PDT

Presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi demonstrates after a court sentenced deposed president Hosni Mubarak to life in prison at Tahrir Square in CairoIn a run-down maze of slums with electrical wires and laundry tangled across Cairo's mustard sky, Umm Mohammed, 55, put her hands to her face and fell silently to her knees when she heard the news. An Egyptian court sentenced ex-President Hosni Mubarak to life in prison for his complicity in the killing of about 850 protesters during last year's uprising. Once the equivalent of a modern-day pharaoh, the 84-year-old Mubarak is the first Arab ruler to be brought to court by his own people.


Diamond jubilee is off to the races

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 12:23 PM PDT

The queen was driven across the racecourse in an open-topped vehicleQueen Elizabeth II received a rapturous welcome from a flag-waving crowd of more than 100,000 at a British racecourse Saturday as she kicked off four days of national celebrations for her diamond jubilee.


Cargo jet hits van in Ghana, at least 10 dead

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 03:40 PM PDT

A general view of the Kotoka International Airport, in AccraA cargo jet slammed into a minibus at Ghana's Accra airport on Saturday after overshooting the runway on landing, killing at least 10 people, according to a Reuters witness and an aviation official. The plane belonged to Nigerian cargo airline Allied Air, according to a civil aviation authority official who asked not to be named. A Reuters witness at the airport said the plane had the words Allied Air on the side. A badly mangled minibus was beside the plane wreckage, and ten bodies lay nearby, the witness said. Ambulances, police and military were at the scene, he said. ...


Long-sealed Watergate documents may be released

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 12:56 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 9, 1974 black-and-white file photo, President Richard M. Nixon and his wife Pat Nixon are shown standing together in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Thirty-six years after Nixon testified secretly to a grand jury investigating Watergate, a federal judge orders the first public release of the transcript. (AP Photo/Charlie Harrity, File)The U.S. Department of Justice says at least some materials sealed as part of the court case against seven men involved in the 1972 Watergate burglary should be released.


Why American companies are too nervous to hire

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 01:47 PM PDT

FILE - In his Thursday, May 31, 2012 file photo, job seekers gather for employment opportunities at the 11th annual Skid Row Career Fair at the Los Angeles Mission in Los Angeles. Business has picked up. Yet American companies are too nervous to step up hiring. U.S. employers added just 69,000 jobs in May 2012, the fewest in a year and the third straight month of weak job growth. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)The economy seems so gripped by uncertainties that many employers have decided to manage with the staff they have. They aren't convinced their customer demand will keep growing. Or they worry that Europe's festering debt crisis could infect the global economy. Or they aren't sure what Congress will do, if anything, about taxes and spending in coming months.


Elizabeth Warren goes on the offensive in Senate race

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 02:21 PM PDT

Elizabeth Warren speaks with voters as she campaigns after announcing her candidacy for the U.S. Senate in FraminghamDemocratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren took the offensive against Republican Senator Scott Brown on Saturday, attempting to put questions about her ethnic heritage in the rear-view mirror with a fiery speech at a state convention. Warren's attack came as two opinion polls showed the rivals locked in a tight race for Brown's Senate seat for Massachusetts, one of the most closely watched Congressional contests in the November election, in which the Democrats are seeking to protect a slim Senate majority. "Scott Brown is a Wall Street Republican. A big oil Republican. ...


Pot initiative could make or break Obama in Colorado

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 02:06 PM PDT

Students and others yell at a pro-marijuana rally at the University of Colorado in BoulderThroughout his presidency, Barack Obama hasn't exactly been a friend to marijuana users. Sure, he has acknowledged smoking pot as a young man, but he has disappointed marijuana advocates by opposing its legalization, regulation and taxation like alcohol. And the Justice Department's occasional crackdown under his administration on medical marijuana dispensaries, which 17 states and the District of Columbia allow, has angered others. ...


U.S. and Iran dig in for long cyberwar

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 10:34 AM PDT

Some experts say the Flame virus is more primitive than one would expect from US intelligence servicesThe United States and Iran are locked in a long-running cyber war that appears to be escalating amid a stalemate over Tehran's disputed nuclear program.


Police: 'Canadian psycho' killed Chinese student

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 10:18 AM PDT

Police say Luka Rocco Magnotta, 29, fled to Europe on May 26 after the murderA Canadian porn star suspected of cutting off and mailing his lover's limbs is also accused of harassing the country's prime minister and other lawmakers, according to an arrest warrant.


Wisconsin recall vote to resonate in presidential race

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 02:14 PM PDT

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney attends a phone bank on behalf of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in FitchburgThe battle over whether to recall Wisconsin's Republican governor, Scott Walker, has sharply divided the state and become a nationally watched test of his party's push to limit government, slash spending and challenge public-sector labor unions. Tuesday's recall vote also has the attention of two very interested outsiders: Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney, who are gearing up for their November 6 showdown for the White House. ...


Italian sailors freed on bail in India murder case

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 04:07 PM PDT

Italian sailors charged with murdering two Indian fishermen were released on bail on Saturday to await trial, one step closer to the climax of a major diplomatic row between Rome and New Delhi. An Italian Foreign Ministry spokesman said the two marines, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, had moved to a hotel in the port city of Kochi in the western Indian state of Kerala, where they are obliged to stay under conditions of their bail. ...

Sudan army says 45 rebels killed in Darfur

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 02:54 PM PDT

Members of the Sudanese Army atop of a four-wheel drive in Jawa village in 2011Sudan's army said it killed 45 rebels who were looting in eastern Darfur on Saturday but the insurgents told a different story, saying they had seized an army compound.


Nine killed in Syrian-linked clashes in Lebanon

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 03:56 PM PDT

Clashes erupted between heavily-armed supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Lebanon's port of Tripoli on Saturday, killing nine people and prompting Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati to rush there to try to stop the violence. Mikati held talks with ministers and officials in the northern city, as gunmen a few miles (kilometers) away fired machineguns and rocket-propelled grenades at each other. Residents and a doctor said 42 people had been wounded. ...

Dad charged in death of Fla. baby found in trunk

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 11:01 AM PDT

In this undated photo released by the FDLE Missing Children, Janus Saintil is shown in a booking photo. A 1-month-old baby was found dead Friday, June 1, 2012, in the trunk of a car in Florida, and the boy's father, Janus Saintil, 24, has been taken into custody, police said. (AP Photo/FDLE Missing Children)A Florida man is being held without bond in the death of his 1-month-old son, who was found in the trunk of a car.


Small fire out quickly at World Trade Center

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 02:23 PM PDT

FILE - In this photo taken Thursday, May 31, 2012, One World Trade Center towers above the construction site of the World Trade Center Transportation Hub in New York. Firefighters responded to the 89th floor of One World Trade Center on Saturday, June 2, 2012, to help construction workers put out a smoldering fire in some wooden decking. The fire was a small one and never progressed to the point where it posed a threat to life or property, but its location on the site of the Sept. 11 attacks made it anything but routine. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)Firefighters responded to the 89th floor of One World Trade Center on Saturday to help construction workers put out a smoldering fire in some wooden decking.


Three rare elephants found dead in Indonesia

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 10:45 AM PDT

A wild Sumatran elephant walks in the Ulu Masen forest in western IndonesiaThree critically-endangered Sumatran elephants have been found dead in an oil palm plantation in western Indonesia and are believed to have been poisoned, an NGO said Saturday.


East Europe gays, lesbians march in show of pride

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 12:16 PM PDT

Participants in a gay pride parade march braving heavy rain in a street in downtown Riga, Latvia, Saturday, June 2, 2012. Several hundred activists from the Baltic states and neighboring countries braved rain and hail to participate in an annual parade in defense of gay and lesbian rights in Latvia. (AP Photo/Roman Koksarov)Hundreds of gays, lesbians and their supporters marched Saturday through the capitals of Poland and Latvia, demanding more rights in Eastern European societies where they still face high levels of intolerance.


Rich families could sponsor poor ones, pope says

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 01:35 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI (R) delivers a speech during a meeting with families for the feast of testimoniesFamilies from rich countries could sponsor families from poor ones, Pope Benedict XVI suggested Saturday at a gathering of around 350,000 people at a park just north of Milan.


Garbage truck driver saves baby in runaway stroller

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 07:59 AM PDT

Garbage Truck Driver Saves Baby in Runaway StrollerA baby in a runaway stroller was saved by a quick thinking garbage truck driver. Jeff Blackburn was behind the wheel of his Seattle garbage truck when he saw the infant's mother lose control of the stroller on a steep city street. "Almost immediately when...


Ohio runner with cerebral palsy refuses to stop

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 12:30 PM PDT

This image made Saturday, June 2, 2012 from a video posted on YouTube on May 27, 2012, 11-year-old Matt Woodrum, third from left, is joined by physical education teacher John Blaine, fourth from left, and other students during a 400-meter race at Colonial Hills Elementary School in Worthington, Ohio. The May 16, 2012 race captured on video by Woodrum's mother, is now capturing the attention of strangers on the Internet, many who call the boy and his classmates an inspiration to be more compassionate toward each other. (AP Photo)When John Blaine realized 11-year-old Matt Woodrum was struggling through his 400-meter race at school in central Ohio, the physical education teacher felt compelled to walk over and check on the boy.


Phoenix police say mom forgot about baby on car roof

Posted: 02 Jun 2012 03:53 PM PDT

Phoenix police have arrested a woman who allegedly drove off after forgetting that her 5-week-old baby was in a car seat on the roof of her vehicle.
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