2012年4月15日星期日

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Prayers and silence mark Titanic anniversary

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Canadian navy cadets place flowers on the grave markers during the service for the RMS Titanic victims in Halifax, Nova ScotiaWith prayers, a hymn and a moment of silence broken by a ship's deep whistle, passengers and crew on a memorial trip marked 100 years to the moment since the Titanic sent more than 1,500 people to a watery grave.


Midwest digs out after tornadoes

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Gary Gladwin looks over his wrecked property where he stored a 1937 Chevy, in Thurman, Iowa, Sunday, April 15, 2012. A large part of the town in the western part of the state was destroyed Saturday night, possibly by a tornado, but no one was injured or killed. Fremont County Emergency Management Director Mike Crecelius said about 75 percent of the 250-person town was destroyed. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)The television was tuned to forecasters' dire warnings of an impending storm when Greg Tomlyanobich heard a short burst from a tornado siren blare after midnight Sunday. Then silence. Then rumbling.


Cosby: Guns real issue in Trayvon Martin case

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Comedian Bill Cosby performs during the 'A Celebration of Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Camps' fundraising concert in New YorkBill Cosby, the latest in a string of celebrities asked to publicly weigh in on the Trayvon Martin case, said the biggest issue in the 17-year-old's killing at the hands of 28-year-old neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman is not race--it's guns.


Coordinated attacks rock Afghanistan

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Coordinated suicide attacks rock Afghanistan.The Taliban claimed responsibility for a series of coordinated attacks on and near several foreign embassies rocked Kabul on Sunday, as gunmen fired rocket-propelled grenades into the residences of Western diplomats near the so-called "green zone" of the Afghan capital. The Taliban also were said to be behind a raid on a jail in northern [...]


Latin America rebels against Obama over Cuba

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President Barack Obama, left, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton attend the plenary session of the sixth Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia, Saturday April 14, 2012. The summit brings together presidents and prime ministers from Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America and the U.S. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Unprecedented Latin American opposition to U.S. sanctions on communist Cuba left President Barack Obama isolated at the Summit of the Americas on Sunday and illustrated Washington's waning influence in the region.


Fox News ‘Mole’: ‘My career in cable news is over’

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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg Visits FOX's Joe Muto, Gawker's so-called "Fox News mole" and former associate producer at Bill O'Reilly's "Factor," appeared on CNN in his first interview since being fired by the cable news network. Muto said that he probably committed career suicide by going rogue at the News Corp.-owned channel. "I think it's pretty safe to say my career [...]


Lawmaker: Secret Service incident may not have been first

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Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., speaks at the National Rifle Association convention in St. Louis, Friday, April 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)Investigators looking into alleged U.S. Secret Service misconduct in Colombia before President Barack Obama's trip there must probe how often this has happened before, the Republican chairman of a House government oversight panel said on Sunday.


Truce eroding as first U.N. monitors head to Syria

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In this image made from amateur video released by the Shaam News Network and accessed Sunday, April 15, 2012, smoke billows an impact following purported shelling in Homs, Syria. Syrian troops are reported to have shelled residential neighborhoods dominated by rebels in the central city of Homs Sunday, activists said, killing at least three people hours before the first batch of United Nations observers were to arrive in Damascus to shore up a shaky truce. (AP Photo/Shaam News Network via AP video) TV OUT, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANNOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE CONTENT, DATE, LOCATION OR AUTHENTICITY OF THIS MATERIALSyria's 4-day-old cease-fire appeared to be quickly eroding Sunday, with regime forces firing dozens of tank shells and mortar rounds at neighborhoods in the opposition stronghold of Homs, hours before the arrival of a first team of U.N. truce monitors.


MLB honors Jackie Robinson with ballpark tributes

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MLB honors Jackie Robinson with ballpark tributesNEW YORK (AP) LaTroy Hawkins has heard the stories from his 87-year-old grandfather, about his days of picking cotton in Mississippi, about the times when there were no black players in big league baseball.


Washington voted Britain's greatest enemy commander

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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE WITH WASHINGTON STATUE.American revolutionary leader George Washington has been voted the greatest enemy commander to face Britain, lauded for his spirit of endurance against the odds and the enormous impact of his victory.


Women linked by Manson murders form odd friendship

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Debra Tate, sister of slain actress Sharon Tate, reacts after convicted mass murderer Charles Manson was denied parole at his 12th parole hearing for the 1969 Tate-Labianca murders, April 11, 2012On August 9, 1969, two naive 17-year-old girls were launched on a path that led to the unlikeliest of friendships.


Tom Petty offers $7,500 reward for stolen guitars

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Singer and songwriter Tom Petty performs during the half time show at Super Bowl XLII in GlendaleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are offering a $7,500 reward for the return of five guitars stolen from a Los Angeles-area studio last week, ahead of their U.S. and Europe tour. The band said on their website that the guitars include Petty's 1967 12-string blonde Rickenbacker 360 and his 1965 Gibson SGTV Junior, as well as instruments belonging to bassist Ron Blair, rhythm guitar player Scott Thurston, and lead guitarist Mike Campbell. ...


Israel nabs fly-in activists at airport

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An activist holds an Israeli flag in protest against a pro-Palestinian campaign expected to arrive at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, April 15, 2012. Israel deployed hundreds of police Sunday at its main airport to detain activists flying in to protest the country's occupation of Palestinian areas, defying vigorous Israeli government efforts to block their arrival. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)Israel detained dozens of international activists as they landed at its main airport on Sunday, preventing them from entering the country to participate in a planned solidarity mission with Palestinians in the West Bank.


Summit sex scandal takes shine off Colombia efforts

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Prostitutes walk a street of the old city of CartagenaCARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) - Gracing the cover of the latest Time magazine and trumpeting his nation's security achievements, President Juan Manuel Santos had hoped the Summit of the Americas would showcase the modern face of Colombia. Yet global media coverage from this weekend's gathering of more than 30 heads of state has focused instead on a scandal after members of U.S. President Barack Obama's security detail were caught with prostitutes in historic Cartagena. ...


Home in a home as families live together longer

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It's a home within a home — and it could be coming soon to a home near you.Builders across the country are revamping home designs to meet the needs of a growing number of Americans who are now living with ...

Vin Scully returns to Dodgers booth after illness

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Hall of Fame announcer Vin Scully is back in the booth at Dodger Stadium after missing five games because of a bad cold.

Fans recall artist Jackson Pollock at 100

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In this April 3, 2012 photo, the building that housed Jackson Pollock's studio is shown in East Hampton, N.Y. Pollock painted some of the 20th century's greatest masterpieces in the building, dripping paint off brushes, sticks and even turkey basters on to canvasses laid out on the floor. Pollock, who died in an automobile accident in 1956 at age 44, would have turned 100 in 2012. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman)Out behind a small farmhouse on a Long Island country road sits an old gray barn where a tormented artist dripped paint off brushes, sticks — even turkey basters — onto canvasses spread out on a wooden floor. Besides making quite a mess of things, leaving splash marks everywhere, Jackson Pollock also created some of the 20th century's greatest masterpieces.


Long political fights ahead over dueling tax plans

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FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2012, file photo Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., left, reaches across the table to shake hands with Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., after bi-partisan House and Senate conferees signed a compromise agreement on the payroll tax cut extension. Democrats and Republicans are forcing votes in Congress this week in April 2012 on competing tax plans that they know are doomed from the start. But little does that matter to either party. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)Democrats and Republicans are forcing votes in Congress this coming week on competing tax plans that affect millionaires and smaller businesses, and they know the proposals are doomed from the start.


New North Korean leader makes first public speech

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves from a balcony at the end of a mass military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square to celebrate 100 years since the birth of his grandfather, and North Korean founder, Kim Il Sung on Sunday, April 15, 2012. Light at top is reflection of sunlight. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)North Korea's new leader addressed his nation and the world for the first time Sunday, vowing to place top priority on his impoverished country's military, which promptly unveiled a new long-range missile.


Pope marks milestones amid signs of frailty, succession talk

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Pope Benedict XVI waves as he makes his Pope Benedict marks two milestones this week and while his health appears stable, signs of frailty have again prompted speculation over whether he will be the first pontiff in seven centuries to resign. Benedict, one of the oldest popes in history, turns 85 on Monday, and on Thursday he marks the seventh anniversary of his election as successor to John Paul II.


'Hunger Games' earns $21.5M to slap down 'Stooges'

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'Hunger Games' earns $21.5M to slap down 'Stooges'Movie fans have chosen real violence over the slapstick variety as "The Hunger Games" held off "The Three Stooges" to remain the No. 1 weekend movie.Lionsgate's "The Hunger Games," ...


Titanic site being destroyed by tourists

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Titanic hullThe man who first discovered the Titanic wreckage says tourists visiting the site are destroying the remains of the ship's hull.


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