2013年11月29日星期五

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Helicopter crashes into pub in Glasgow

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 04:42 PM PST

Fire crews in Scotland on Februrary 27, 2008. A helicopter crashed into a pub in the Scottish city of Glasgow on Friday, causing a number of injuries, a lawmaker and witnesses sayFirefighters, paramedics and police rushed to the Clutha pub after the accident.

#WalmartFights sparks a trend on Twitter

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 11:36 AM PST

Shoppers enter Best Buy as the store opens Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, in Overland Park, Kan. Instead of waiting for Black Friday, which is typically the year's biggest shopping day, more than a dozen major retailers are opening on Thanksgiving this year. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)As Black Friday sparked chaos at Walmarts across the country, a trend started on Twitter.

Presidential term limits: necessary and right, or bad for democracy?

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 11:26 AM PST

President Barack Obama waits for the next bill to be presented for his signature in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013 in Washington. According to a White House release, President Obama signed S. 252 : Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Reauthorization Act or the "PREEMIE Reauthorization Act", H.R. 1848: Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013, and H.R. 3204: Drug Quality and Security Act. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)The time has come to end presidential term limits, because continuing the restrictions on the length of time one can serve in the country's highest office is bad for the United States, a university professor argued this week.

Syrian refugee children work, provide for families

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 09:42 AM PST

In this picture taken on Sept. 20, 2013 and released by the U.N. High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR), a Syrian refugee boy Mahmoud, 15, cleans fish in a shop next to his home in an underground shelter where he lives with his family, in Lebanon. Mahmoud hasn't been to school in 3 years and now makes money cleaning fish at a small shop next to his home for tips. He started working at the shop one month ago and says he makes about $60/month. His parents and 8 brothers and sisters live in a 2.5m x 3.5m room in an underground shelter that used to be shops or storage. The boy is among a growing number of Syrian refugee children in Lebanon and Jordan who are fast becoming primary providers for families who lack resources for basic survival, according to a newly released report by the U.N. refugee agency. (AP Photo/Shawn Baldwin, UNHCR)ZAHLEH, Lebanon (AP) — Every morning in northeastern Lebanon, hundreds of Syrian children are picked up from refugee settlements, loaded onto trucks and taken to the fields or shops for a day's work that earns $4 or less.

Techies vs. NSA: Encryption arms race escalates

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 08:11 AM PST

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Encrypted email, secure instant messaging and other privacy services are booming in the wake of the National Security Agency's recently revealed surveillance programs. But the flood of new computer security services is of variable quality, and much of it, experts say, can bog down computers and isn't likely to keep out spies.

10,000 protest Ukrainian leader spiking EU deal

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 01:40 PM PST

Demonstrators take to the streets in support of Ukraine's integration with the European Union in the center of Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday Nov. 28, 2013. As leaders of the European Union gather for a summit to discuss the bloc's eastern expansion, both EU and Ukrainian officials said Thursday that the suspension of talks on closer ties could still be revived after the two-day meeting. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Around 10,000 protesters crowded into the center of Ukraine's capital Friday night to demand the president's resignation after he shelved a landmark agreement with the European Union in favor of closer ties with Russia.

Mexican drug cartels now make money exporting ore

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 08:43 AM PST

In this Aug. 14, 2013 photo, Mexican army soldiers enter the iron ore mine in the town of Aquila, Mexico. A resident of Aquila, said that since 2012, the Knights Templar cartel demanded residents hand over part of the royalty payments from the local iron ore mine operated by Ternium, a Luxembourg-based consortium. Mexican drug cartels long ago moved into oil theft, pirated goods, extortion and kidnapping, but it still came as a shock this month when federal officials revealed the gangs have broadened the scope and sophistication of their economic empires by entering the country's lucrative mining industry, exporting iron ore to Chinese and other foreign mills. (AP Photo/Agencia Esquema)MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican drug cartels looking to diversify their businesses long ago moved into oil theft, pirated goods, extortion and kidnapping, consuming an ever larger swath of the country's economy. This month, federal officials confirmed the cartels have even entered the country's lucrative mining industry, exporting iron ore to Chinese mills.

Thai protesters swarm army headquarters compound

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 08:38 AM PST

Thai soldiers, foreground, watch anti-government protesters gathering at the Royal Thai Army compound in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Nov. 29, 2013. The protesters stormed into the national army headquarters on Friday, breaking into their latest high-profile target in a bid to topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)BANGKOK (AP) — Protesters forced their way onto the grounds of Thailand's army headquarters on Friday, asking the military to support their increasingly aggressive campaign to topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. The army insisted it will not take sides in the dispute.

China sends fighters to ID flights by US and Japan

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 08:12 AM PST

A Chinese man reads a newspaper which reports that U.S., Japan and South Korea sent flights through China's newly declared maritime air defense zone, in Beijing, China Friday, Nov. 29, 2013. China said it sent warplanes into the air defense zone days after the U.S., South Korea and Japan all sent flights through the airspace in defiance of rules Beijing says it has imposed in the East China Sea. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)BEIJING (AP) — China said it launched two fighter planes Friday to investigate flights by a dozen U.S. and Japanese reconnaissance and military planes in its new maritime air defense zone over the East China Sea.

Egypt Islamists rally to defy protest law

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 04:35 PM PST

Egyptian riot police move to disperse a protest against a new law regulating demonstrations in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Nov. 29, 2013. Egyptian security forces fired tear gas Friday to disperse hundreds of Islamist demonstrators defying a new protest law that has drawn widespread criticism from the international community and democracy advocates.(AP Photo/Ahmed Gomaa)CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian security forces firing tear gas and water cannons on Friday broke up anti-government demonstrations by Islamists defying a draconian new law restricting protests.

Helicopter crashes into roof of Glasgow pub

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 04:32 PM PST

LONDON (AP) — A helicopter slammed late Friday night into the roof of a popular pub in Glasgow, Scotland, apparently crashing inside the building and littering the roof with debris.

Dog found under rubble 9 days after Ill. tornado

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 11:58 AM PST

In this photo provided by the Illinois National Guard is Guardsman Spc. Jacob Montgomery with Dexter at the home of a friend near Peoria, Ill. Montgomery and his 6-month-old puppy were reunited 9 days after a tornado destroyed their apartment on Nov. 17, 2013 in Washington, Ill. An animal rescuing organization used hot dogs to coax the pup out from under a pile of rubble where the apartment used to be. A veterinarian found Dexter to be malnourished, but without any major injuries. (AP Photo/Illinois National Guard)WASHINGTON, Ill. (AP) — A six-month-old pit bull that was buried under a pile of rubble for more than a week after a tornado ripped through a central Illinois city has been coaxed to freedom with hot dogs and reunited with his owner.

BLACK FRIDAY LIVE: Shoppers find better online

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 02:18 PM PST

People wait to check out at a Best Buy on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013 in Bowling Green, Ky. As more than a dozen major retailers from Target to Toys R Us opened on Thanksgiving, shoppers across the country got a jump start on holiday shopping. (AP Photo/Daily News, Joshua Lindsey)The holiday shopping season kicked off early, as several retailers began offering deals on Thanksgiving Day. Many people complained about the early start and the mad rush for deals — yet they went out shopping anyway. Deals aren't over yet, as big retailers believe they must continue offering them to lure shoppers.

Skier's custody case becomes women's-rights cause

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 11:19 AM PST

FILE- In this Jan. 13, 2012 file photo, U. S. skier Bode Miller looks at the scoreboard after finishing third in a alpine ski, men's World Cup super-combined, in Wengen, Switzerland. On Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, Miller's estranged girlfriend, Sara McKenna, regained temporary custody of their infant son. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati, File)NEW YORK (AP) — When Olympic skier Bode Miller handed his infant son to the baby's mother in a courtroom this week, she was handed a victory — for now — in a case that became a rallying point for women's-rights advocates.

Pope ramps up charity office to be near poor, sick

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 10:04 AM PST

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has ramped up the Vatican's charity work, sending his chief alms-giver and a contingent of Swiss guards onto the streets of Rome at night to do what he usually can't do: comfort the poor and the homeless.

Did Comet ISON survive? Scientists see tiny hope

Posted: 29 Nov 2013 12:58 PM PST

In this frame grab taken from enhanced video made by NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft, comet ISON, left, approaches the sun on Nov. 25, 2013. Comet Encke is shown just below ISON, The sun is to the right, just outside the frame. ISON, which was discovered a year ago, is making its first spin around the sun and will come the closest to the super-hot solar surface on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, at 1:37 p.m. EST. (AP Photo/NASA)STOCKHOLM (AP) — A comet that gained an earthly following because of its bright tail visible from space was initially declared dead after grazing the sun. Now, there is a sliver of hope that Comet ISON may have survived.

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