2013年11月28日星期四

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China sends warplanes into air defense zone

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 10:39 AM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2012 file photo, the survey ship Koyo Maru, left, chartered by Tokyo city officials, sails around Minamikojima, foreground, Kitakojima, middle right, and Uotsuri, background, the tiny islands in the East China Sea, called Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese. South Korean and Japanese flights through China's new maritime air defense zone added to the international defiance Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, of rules Beijing says it has imposed in East China Sea but that neighbors and the U.S. have vowed to ignore. (AP Photo/Kyodo News, File) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDITBeijing responds after U.S., South Korea and Japan breach the airspace.


Afghanistan claims U.S. airstrike kills child, wounds 2 women

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 12:24 PM PST

Karzai speaks during the last day of the Loya Jirga, in KabulPresident Hamid Karzai said U.S. forces had bombed a home in southern Afghanistan, killing a small child and wounding two women, and condemned the attack as a sign of disregard for civilian lives, his spokesman said on Thursday. The strike could not have come at a worse time, as Karzai is engaged in a stand-off with the U.S. government over a bilateral security agreement that will decide whether U.S. troop stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014. "It shows that U.S. forces have no respect for the decisions of the Loya Jirga and life of civilians in Afghanistan," said Karzai's spokesman, Aimal Faizi. "If such operations continue, there will be no agreement." The United States has threatened to pull its troops out of Afghanistan after 2014 - an outcome known as the "zero option", as it did in Iraq two years ago - unless a deal is clinched by the end of this year, Karzai, however, has so far refused to sign, despite getting approval from the Loya Jirga last week.


IAEA not ready to verify Iran nuclear deal

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 11:35 AM PST

The future of Iran's Arak heavy water IR-40 reactor is one of the key points in a landmark nuclear deal Tehran recently signed with world powers in GenevaThe UN nuclear watchdog said Thursday it was not yet ready to verify Iran's compliance with the recent deal with world powers, as Tehran invited inspectors to the key Arak site. "We need to study the agreement (struck in Geneva on Sunday) and we have to identify the ways in which the elements relevant to the IAEA be put into practice," International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yuyika Amano said. He added that the Vienna-based body would need more money to carry out the enlarged inspection role foreseen in Iran's breakthrough deal with the United States, China, Britain, France and Germany -- the P5+1. "This requires a significant amount of money and manpower.... The IAEA's budget is very, very tight.


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A sinister night for 3 women in Egypt protest wave

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 11:40 AM PST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013 file photo, Egyptian police fire water cannons to disperse a protest by secular anti-government activists in Cairo, the security forces' first implementation of a controversial new law forbidding protests held without a permit from authorities. After being detained at a Cairo protest, the 14 women, some of Egypt's most prominent democracy advocates, were beaten, pulled by the hair and piled into a police van, taken on a sinister nighttime ride through the desert where they were finally dumped by the road, the women recount. The abuse, reminiscent of the Hosni Mubarak era, points to how Egypt's new military-backed authorities are becoming bolder in silencing dissent, exploiting the fight against Islamists and divisions among secular activists. (AP Photo/Mohammed Asad, File)CAIRO (AP) — The three women are among Egypt's most active democracy campaigners, the faces of its revolution. Through a string of rulers the past three years— autocrat Hosni Mubarak, the military, the Islamists — they have been at the forefront of protests, chronicled police abuses and struggled to limit the power of the military.


Scientists: Sun-grazing comet likely broke up

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 02:47 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) — Once billed as the comet of the century, Comet ISON apparently was no match for the sun.


Macy's parade has been flying high since 1920s

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 04:49 PM PST

1929 - A large outdoor float of Captain Nemo makes its way down the street during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, on Nov. 28, 1929. Originally known as the Macy's Christmas Parade, the Thanksgiving Day parade started in 1924. (AP Photo/File)These days, giant balloons are a defining characteristic of the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. But it wasn't always so. When the parade began in 1924, it was called the Macy's Christmas Parade and featured live animals from the Central Park Zoo marching along with Macy's employees, according to the store's website. It wasn't until three years later, in 1927, that the parade included balloons. The inflatables have been part of the tradition every year since then - except for 1971, when they were grounded by bad weather and high winds.


Aussie hotel proud of its Justin Bieber graffiti

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 04:52 PM PST

Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber, center, performs on stage during the first Australian stop of his Believe tour at the Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Australia, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian hotel is declaring itself a graffiti Belieber, despite being at odds with the city government.


West Texas teen who survived 2 strokes scores TD

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 10:33 AM PST

This undated family photo shows Memphis High School football player Kenbriel Hearn, in Memphis, Texas. Hearn suffered two strokes caused by a bleeding mass on his brain and spent three weeks on life support. But about three months later he found himself back in pads after his coach asked him to suit up for the Cyclones' final home game. Hearn thought he was on the sideline for moral support, but unbeknownst to him both coaches had arranged for a special moment to highlight his road to recovery. (AP Photo/Kenbriel Hearn Family)LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Just three months after Kenbriel Hearn emerged from a coma, the 18-year-old football star scored the most memorable touchdown of his life.


Balloons steal show at NYC parade after wind fears

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 02:10 PM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — Revelers at this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade gave thanks for the giant balloons that flew above the city streets Thursday after a blustery storm accompanied by high winds nearly grounded them for only the second time in the parade's 87-year history.

EU leaves door open for Ukraine deal after summit

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 02:22 PM PST

A protestor holds a giant pen, urging Ukrainian President Viktor Yukanovych to sign an agreement with the EU, during a demonstration outside of an Eastern Partnership Summit dinner at the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in Vilnius on Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013. European Union leaders sought Thursday to revive a stalled agreement with Ukraine after the former Soviet republic shocked the 28-country bloc last week by opting for closer ties with Russia in a geopolitical tug-of-war. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — With Russia warily looking on, European Union leaders on Thursday implored Ukraine to sign a landmark association agreement and reverse the geopolitical defeat they suffered last week when the former Soviet republic sought closer ties with Moscow instead of Brussels.


Brazil risking reputation on World Cup, Olympics

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 06:23 AM PST

A collapsed metal structure sits on the ground at Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. The accident that resulted in the death of at least two workers, occurred when a construction crane crashed into a 500-ton metal structure that in turn cut through the outer walls of the venue, destroying rows of seats and slamming into a massive LED panel that runs across the stadium's facade. The stadium is slated to host the 2014 World Cup opener. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Preparing for the World Cup and Olympics is putting Brazil's reputation on the line, giving South America's biggest country a chance to boost its profile while also exposing it to mounting pressure and unrelenting scrutiny.


FIFA waits to find out 'scale of damage' at venue

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 12:00 PM PST

People stand near a metal structure that buckled on part of the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013. Part of the stadium that will host the 2014 World Cup opener in Brazil collapsed on Wednesday, causing significant damage and killing at least two people, authorities said. (AP Photo/Nelson Antoine)SAO PAULO (AP) — World soccer governing body FIFA said it was assessing the extent of damage to the stadium hosting the 2014 World Cup opener as officials inspected the grounds Thursday to determine what may have caused the deadly accident, just weeks before all stadiums for one of the biggest events in world sports were scheduled to be completed.


10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 09:42 AM PST

AP10ThingsToSee - Afghan refugee children play in a field as the sun sets on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Nov. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen, File)Here's your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.


Dems, Obama, head into 2014 distant, determined

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 10:08 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2013, file photo, Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Calif., right, participates in a mock swearing-in ceremony with House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, for the 113th Congress in Washington. Cloistered in a tense, private Capitol Hill meeting for House Democrats this month, Eshoo had some advice for the aides to President Barack Obama who were trying, with questionable success, to assure the unhappy caucus present that the woeful web site for the president's signature health care law would soon be working. In fact, they pledged, by Nov. 30, the "vast majority" of Americans who try to buy policies on the "Obamacare" will succeed. Stop setting "red lines" that might be broken, Eshoo told the presidential aides, according to a person present who was not authorized to release the exchange. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — A month after emerging from a government shutdown at the top of their game, many Democrats in Congress newly worried about the party's re-election prospects are for the first time distancing themselves from President Barack Obama after the disastrous rollout of his health care overhaul.


Balloons, spirits soar at NYC Thanksgiving parade

Posted: 28 Nov 2013 09:53 AM PST

NEW YORK (AP) — The big balloons soared along with the crowd's spirits Thursday as the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade made its way through the streets of New York City.

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