2012年10月20日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


One year after Gadhafi's death, Libyan turmoil persists

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 04:03 PM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, July 29, 2011 file photo, Libyan government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim talks during a press conference concerning the death of Abdel-Fattah Younis, in Tripoli, Libya. The Libyan government on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 announced the capture of Moammar Gadhafi's ex-spokesman, Moussa Ibrahim, as he was trying to flee Bani Walid, as the oil-rich North African nation marked the anniversary of the ousted dictator's death. Bani Walid has been the site of fierce fighting between pro-government forces and fighters holed up in what was once a stronghold for Gadhafi supporters. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill, file)On the anniversary of the capture and killing of Moammar Gadhafi, Libya is still grappling with the legacy of his four decades of rule as the interim government and the dictator's former spokesman engaged in a war of words amid the ongoing chaos.


Report: Iran ready to talk about its nuclear program

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 03:36 PM PDT

Iran's president sounds alarm on US debtThis is convenient timing. The New York Times' Helene Cooper and Michael Landry report Iran has finally agreed to sit down for the first time for one-on-one negotiations with the U.S. over their controversial nuclear program. 


CDC: Death toll rises to 23 in meningitis outbreak

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 12:08 PM PDT

A sample of Cladosporium species, one of the fungi diagnosed in the fungal meningitis outbreak sweeping the United States, in Nashville, TennesseeThe U.S. death toll from fungal meningitis linked to potentially contaminated steroid injections has risen by two to 23, with North Carolina reporting its first death, health officials said on Saturday. Tennessee's death total in the outbreak rose to eight, the highest state total, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on its website. States reported 13 new cases of fungal meningitis, raising the total to 281. There are also three peripheral infections caused by injections into joints. ...


As other polls show tight presidential race, Gallup stands apart

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:30 AM PDT

U.S. Republican presidential nominee and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney arrives at a campaign rally in Daytona Beach, FloridaThe election between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney looks like it will be a knuckle-biter - unless you go by one of the United States' most respected public-opinion polls. As most surveys show Obama and Romney locked in a virtual dead heat, Gallup finds that the Republican would win by a comfortable six percentage points if the election were held today. ...


Al-Qaida in Afghanistan is attempting a comeback

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:21 AM PDT

FILE - This July 22, 2012 file photo shows U.S. Gen. John Allen, top commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) and US forces in Afghanistan gestures during an interview with the Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan. A diminished but resilient al-Qaida, whose 9/11 attacks drew America into its longest war, is attempting a comeback in the country's mountainous east even as U.S. and allied forces wind down their combat mission and concede a small but steady toehold to the terrorist group. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq, File)A diminished but resilient al-Qaida, whose 9/11 attacks drew America into its longest war, is attempting a comeback in Afghanistan's mountainous east even as U.S. and allied forces wind down their combat mission and concede a small but steady toehold to the terrorist group.


Ryan criticizes Obama's energy policies at Pa. rally

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:05 AM PDT

Ryan Slams President on Energy PolicyFor the first time in two months, Paul Ryan stumped in Pennsylvania, landing in this town just outside of Pittsburgh, and rallying a crowd of several hundred on the tarmac. The GOP vice presidential nominee tailored his remarks to the steel country audience,...


Tactics set, Obama, Romney hurtle toward finish

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:38 AM PDT

Candidates get heated during Hofstra debateWith one debate and one jobs report to go, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney are hurtling towards Election Day in a virtual deadlock, each convinced that victory is within reach if his campaign sticks with its plan.


Race tightens for Obama, Romney ahead of final debate

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 03:52 PM PDT

U.S. President Obama listens as Republican presidential nominee Romney answers a question during the second presidential debate in HempsteadThe race between President Barack Obama and rival Mitt Romney has tightened in the days before their final televised debate, with the Republican closing the gap on Obama's slight but steady lead in a Reuters/Ipsos online poll. Data from the daily tracking poll released on Saturday showed the Democratic incumbent with a small lead over the former Massachusetts governor, but the margin has narrowed from Friday and from results earlier in the week. ...


Romney ups criticism of Obama's second-term plans

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 01:36 PM PDT

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, center, talks with foreign policy adviser Dan Senor, left, and his vice presidential running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., before boarding his campaign plane at Daytona International Airport, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)Heading into the campaign's final weeks, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is upping his criticism of President Barack Obama's plans for a second term, accusing the Democrat of failing to tell Americans what he would do with four more years. The Obama campaign is aggressively disputing the notion, claiming it's Romney who hasn't provided specific details to voters.


In Connecticut, a Democrat struggles to pull ahead

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 05:06 AM PDT

Democratic candidate, U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., left, and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Linda McMahon, right, debate in Hartford, Conn., Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012. The two are vying for the Senate seat now held by Joe Lieberman, an independent who's retiring. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)BRIDGEPORT, Ct. (Reuters) - Late last week, Rep. Chris Murphy, the Democratic contender for Senate in Connecticut, stopped in at El Flamboyan restaurant in Bridgeport. This is one of poorest sections of the state's most populous city and home to the kind of Democratic Party loyalists Murphy needs in droves if he is to win on November 6. With time running out before election day, he is locked in a close race with Republican Linda McMahon to fill the Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Joseph Lieberman. ...


One dead, six seriously injured in Arizona bus crash

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 03:13 PM PDT

An Arizona Highway Patrol officer examines the exterior of a tour bus that careened off the highway and crashed off northbound highway 93, Friday, Oct. 19, 2012, near Willow Beach, Ariz. The crash killed the driver and left at least four passengers with serious injuries. About 45 other passengers were less seriously hurt and not all of them required hospital treatment, the Arizona Highway Patrol said. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)The bus was on a routine tour of the Grand Canyon, taking tourists from the lights and glamour of Las Vegas to the beauty of the natural wonder. On such trips, passengers get a glimpse of the Hoover Dam and the northern Arizona wilderness, maybe even see a deer or two.


Father, 4-year-old son killed in Calif. shooting; three wounded

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 02:58 PM PDT

Police searched for a gunman who wore a painter's mask as he set fire to a home before going on a shooting spree early Saturday, killing a father and his 4-year-old son and injuring a woman and two other young children near Los Angeles.

Israeli naval vessels take control of Gaza boat

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 01:19 PM PDT

This photo released by the Israel Defense Forces, shows the Swedish-owned, Finnish-flagged boat, Estelle as it near the waters off the Gaza Strip Saturday Oct 20, 2012. Israeli naval vessels thwarted the advance of a pro-Palestinian boat attempting to reach Gaza on Saturday in defiance of Israel's blockade of the territory, the military said. (AP Photo/IDF)Israeli troops on Saturday commandeered a Gaza-bound ship that tried to break through Israel's blockade of the Hamas-ruled seaside strip, the military said. European lawmakers and other pro-Palestinian activists aboard did not resist, and the Finnish-flagged vessel was diverted to an Israeli port.


Envoy presses for cease-fire in Syria

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 09:23 AM PDT

UN Arab League deputy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, speaks during a press conference after meeting Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, at the government palace, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. Brahimi is in Beirut to meet with Lebanese officials. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)The international envoy to the Syria conflict pressed his call for a cease-fire with Syrian officials during a visit to Damascus on Saturday while violence continued throughout the country unabated.


Six Afghan police killed in insider attack

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 08:02 AM PDT

An Afghan police officer and cook poisoned their colleagues at a checkpoint in an assault coordinated with insurgent fighters that left six dead in the country's south, officials said Saturday.

Bombs in market, shootings kill 17 in Iraq

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 09:49 AM PDT

Back-to-back bomb blasts in a crowded Baghdad market near a revered Shiite shrine and a string of shootings targeting government officials killed at least 17 people Saturday.

Like girls, U.S. boys may be hitting puberty earlier

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 07:37 AM PDT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Boys in the United States may be entering puberty earlier than in generations past, a new study has found, suggesting it's not just girls who are developing at younger ages. In comparisons with decades-old data, boys who were seen for well-child visits between 2005 and 2010 were maturing six months to two years sooner, based on their genital development. The finding is significant for researchers seeking to understand why the age of puberty may be creeping down. ...

Bus crash in Iran kills 26 schoolgirls

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 02:51 AM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - A passenger bus in southwestern Iran overturned on Friday evening, killing 26 female high school students on board, Iranian media reported on Saturday. Eighteen others were injured when the bus, carrying students from the town of Borujen, flipped on the Izeh-Lordegan road, about 700 km (435 miles) southwest of the capital Tehran, Iranian media reported. "Travelling at excess speeds on slippery roads was the cause of this accident," Colonel Samad Esfandiari, a highway patrol official, told the Iranian Students' News Agency. ...

Missing Oregon woman's body found, man arrested

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 11:57 PM PDT

GRESHAM, OREGON - October 18, 2012 - Clint Heichel gets a hug from Lorilei Ritmiller, mother of Whitney Heichel, as he breaks down after he attempted to speak at a news conference Thursday Oct. 18, 2012 in the council chambers for the City of Gresham. (AP Photo/Brent Wojahn, The Oregonian)Searchers found the body of a young Oregon woman who vanished this week on her way to work and a neighbor has been arrested, Gresham police said late Friday night.


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