2014年10月4日星期六

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Texas Ebola patient in critical condition

Posted: 04 Oct 2014 02:23 PM PDT

Hazardous material cleaners prepare to hang black plastic outside the apartment in Dallas, Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, where Thomas Eric Duncan, the Ebola patient who traveled from Liberia to Dallas stayed last week. The crew is expected to remove items including towels and bed sheets used by Duncan, who is being treated at an isolation unit at a Dallas hospital. The family living there has been confined under armed guard while being monitored by health officials. (AP Photo/LM Otero)Thomas Eric Duncan has been kept in isolation for a week at a Texas hospital.


Parents of American hostage plead for son's release

Posted: 04 Oct 2014 12:02 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by Kassig Family shows Peter Kassig standing in front of a truck filled with supplies for Syrian refugees. A video purportedly produced by militants in Syria released Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, shows Kassig, of Indianapolis, kneeling on the ground as a masked militant says he will be killed next. (AP Photo/Courtesy Kassig Family)The parents of an American hostage being held by Islamic State militants Saturday pleaded for their son's life, saying he had voluntarily embraced Islam and was dedicated to alleviating the suffering of the Syrian people.


Ousted Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier dies

Posted: 04 Oct 2014 01:34 PM PDT

FILE - In this file photo dated Feb. 28, 2013, former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, known as "Baby Doc," attends his hearing at court in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as Haitian authorities charged Duvalier with human rights abuses and embezzlement but a judge ruled he should face charges only for the alleged financial crimes. It is announced Saturday Oct. 4, 2014, that Haitian ex-dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier has died of a heart attack. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, FILE)Jean-Claude Duvalier's brutal regime sparked an uprising that sent him into exile.


Ebola patient in Dallas takes turn for worse

Posted: 04 Oct 2014 01:52 PM PDT

An entrance sign to the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital is seen in DallasBy Jon Herskovitz and and Lisa Maria Garza DALLAS (Reuters) - The first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States took a turn for the worse on Saturday, slipping from serious to critical condition, as health officials reported fielding scores of possible cases around the country that proved to be false alarms. Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. ...


U.S. disease control agents escort man off flight in Newark: report

Posted: 04 Oct 2014 03:13 PM PDT

A worker wearing a hazardous material suit arrives at the apartment unit where a man diagnosed with the Ebola virus was staying in DallasBy Victoria Cavaliere (Reuters) - U.S. disease-control agents in biohazard suits removed a sick passenger and his daughter from a United Airlines jet that landed on Saturday in Newark, New Jersey, but local media said the man was not believed by federal health officials to have Ebola. ...


Parents of missing Virginia student plead for help in finding her

Posted: 04 Oct 2014 01:14 PM PDT

Hannah Graham in Charlottesville Police Dept. photo.By John Clarke (Reuters) - The parents of missing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham released a tearful video on Saturday, pleading for help in finding their daughter who vanished three weeks ago. "Somebody listening to me today either knows where Hannah is, or knows someone who has that information," said Hannah's mother, Sue Graham, standing next to her husband, John. "We appeal to you to come forward and tell us where Hannah can be found." Jesse Matthew, 32, of Charlottesville has been charged in the disappearance of the college sophomore, who was last seen on Sept. ...


Ebola casts pall over Eid al-Adha in West Africa

Posted: 04 Oct 2014 07:16 AM PDT

Nigeria Muslims attends Eid al-Adha prayers in Lagos, Nigeria, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014. Muslims around the world will celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, to mark the end of the hajj pilgrimage by slaughtering sheep, goats, cows and camels to commemorate Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son Ismail on God's command. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — The raging Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 3,400 people in West Africa cast a pall Saturday over celebrations in the region of Eid al-Adha, one of Islam's most important holidays.


N. Korea's No. 2 visits South for rare talks

Posted: 04 Oct 2014 06:46 AM PDT

Hwang Pyong So, vice chairman of North Korea's National Defense Commission, center, is flanked by secretaries of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party Choe Ryong Hae, right, and Kim Yang Gon, while attending a luncheon meeting with South Korean officials at a hotel in Incheon, South Korea, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014. Hwang, North Korea's presumptive No. 2 and other members of Pyongyang's inner circle made a surprise trip Saturday to South Korea for the close of the Asian Games, with the rivals holding their highest level face-to-face talks in five years.(AP Photo/Yonhap, Yun Tae-hyun) KOREA OUTThe meeting could be an indication both sides are interested in pursuing better ties.


Hong Kong protesters stage massive, defiant rally

Posted: 04 Oct 2014 09:14 AM PDT

Angry protesters confront each other in Kowloon's crowded Mong Kok district, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014 in Hong Kong. Clashes broke out Friday as Hong Kong residents and pro-Beijing supporters tried to force pro-democracy activists from the streets they were occupying, reviving the possibility that the weeklong standoff could turn violent despite and attempt by the city's leader to defuse the situation. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)Pro-democracy protesters were defiant in the face of attacks by opponents and warnings by the Hong Kong government to clear the streets, staging a massive rally Saturday evening in the downtown business ...


U.S. ramps up Ebola deployments; total may near 4,000 troops

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 12:25 PM PDT

The Pentagon may send almost 4,000 troops to West Africa, almost 1,000 above its previous estimate.

Parents of U.S. hostage ask for prayers

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 04:51 PM PDT

Peter KassigA member of the Islamic State threatens to kill former Army Ranger Peter Kassig.


Hong Kong police arrest 19 in protest clash

Posted: 03 Oct 2014 09:39 PM PDT

Angry protesters confront each other in Kowloon's crowded Mong Kok district, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014 in Hong Kong. Clashes broke out Friday as Hong Kong residents and pro-Beijing supporters tried to force pro-democracy activists from the streets they were occupying, reviving the possibility that the weeklong standoff could turn violent despite and attempt by the city's leader to defuse the situation. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong arrested 19 people, some believed to have organized crime ties, during a night of running brawls stretching into Saturday as mobs tried to drive pro-democracy protesters from the streets where they've held a weeklong, largely peaceful demonstration.


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