2013年1月31日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Explosion rocks Mexico state oil company

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 04:17 PM PST

Explosion at Pemex headquarters, workers injuredAt least 14 people were killed and 80 were injured at Pemex's headquarters.


GOP senators hammer Hagel on Iraq, Iran

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 07:13 AM PST

Hagel as next defense secretary: Good or bad idea?His opposition to the Iraq surge landed him on Sen. McCain's bad side.


A roundup of the best photos of the day

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 04:25 AM PST

A roundup of the best photos of the dayKatie Uhlaender of the U.S. speeds down on the natural ice track during the first run of the women's skeleton competition at the FIBT Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Championships 2013 in the Swiss mountain resort of St. Moritz January 31, 2013. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: SPORT BOBSLEIGH HEADSHOT)

How owls can survive spinning their heads 270 degrees

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 12:03 PM PST

Biological Twist: How Owls Spin Heads AroundThey don't need eyes in the back of their heads to see what's behind them, they just look.


Shooter at Atlanta school was fellow student

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 04:12 PM PST

A woman comforts a child after after a shooting at an Price Middle school in Atlanta on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. A 14-year-old boy was wounded outside the school Thursday afternoon and a fellow student was in custody as a suspect, authorities said. No other students were hurt. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)A student opened fire at his middle school, wounding another teen before an officer got the gun away.


Get it while it's fresh! Cans of ‘clean air’ for sale in China

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 03:43 PM PST

Chen Guangbiao offers a sample of his canned "fresh air" to a passerby in China (Reuters)Air pollution in China has gotten so bad that one entrepreneur is selling cans of fresh air.


Student shot at Atlanta school; suspect in custody

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 01:05 PM PST

In this image made from video and released by WSB-TV, authorities investigate the scene of a school shooting, Thursday, Jan 31, 2013 in Atlanta. Authorities say a 14-year-old has been wounded in a shooting at an Atlanta middle school and a suspect has been taken into custody. Atlanta police spokesman Carlos Campos says the wounded student has been taken "alert, conscious and breathing" to Grady Hospital. (AP Photo/WSB-TV)The 14-year-old, who was shot in the head, is "alert and conscious."


Israel playing down Syria's threats of retaliation

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 02:55 PM PST

FILE - In this May 22, 2010 file photo, a Hezbollah fighter, stands behind an empty rocket launcher while explaining to the group various tactics and weapons used against Israeli soldiers on the battlefield, during a trip to Hezbollah strongholds, in Sojod village, southern Lebanon. U.S. officials said Israel launched a rare airstrike inside Syria on Wednesday. The target was a convoy believed to be carrying anti-aircraft weapons bound for Hezbollah, the powerful Lebanese militant group allied with Syria and Iran. The Israeli airstrike comes at a particularly sensitive and vulnerable time for Hezbollah in Lebanon. Despite its formidable weapons arsenal and political clout in the country, the group's credibility and maneuvering space has been significantly reduced in the past few years, largely because of the war in neighboring Syria but also because of unprecedented challenges at home. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)Israeli military officials appear to have concluded that the risks of attacking Syria are worth taking.


Detroit freeway crashes kill at least three

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 03:23 PM PST

A section of multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 75 is shown in Detroit, Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. Snow squalls and slippery roads led to a series of accidents that left at least three people dead and 20 injured on a mile-long stretch of southbound I-75. More than two dozen vehicles, including tractor-trailers, were involved in the pileups. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)It went from "clear to total whiteout in ... seconds," a state trooper said.


Wetzel: Pro sports far behind on gay acceptance

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 01:43 PM PST

49ers Player Apologizes For Homophobic CommentsThe NFL is trying, though: Several top players are outspoken supporters of gay rights.


Photos: NASA rocket launch lights up night sky

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 09:48 AM PST

Photos: NASA rocket launch lights up night skyThe United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket carrying NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-K, TDRS-K, streaks past the Vehicle Assembly Building and Launch Complex 39 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida after launching from Space Launch Com

Negotiators talking to Ala. captor through pipe

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 04:59 PM PST

Heavily armed men move away from the suspects home at the scene of a Dale County hostage scene in Midland City, Ala. on Wednesday Jan. 30, 2013. Authorities were locked in a standoff Wednesday with a gunman authorities say on Tuesday intercepted a school bus, killed the driver, snatched a 6-year-old boy and retreated into a bunker at his home in Alabama. (AP Photo/Montgomery Advertiser, Mickey Welsh) NO SALESThe standoff enters a second full day as police surrounded an underground bunker.


Body of Phoenix shooter positively identified

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 12:01 PM PST

This image provided by the Phoenix Police Department shows an undated image of Arthur Douglas Harmon, 70 who authorities identified as the suspect, who they said opened fire at the end of a mediation session at a Phoenix office complex Wednesday Jan. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Phoenix Police Department)A landscaper found the body of 70-year-old Arthur D. Harmon early Thursday.


Sex only burns about 21 calories, according to new university study

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 02:45 PM PST

Burning love apparently does not equate to burning fat. A new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham says the average sex act burns only about 21 calories. The study, published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, contradicts many long-standing claims that sexual activity is a vigorous, fat-burning workout. Funded in part [...]

I lip-synced at the '96 Super Bowl, admits Vanessa Williams

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 12:52 PM PST

Beyonce, you're not alone. Vanessa Williams has got your back!

Mind, blown: Man takes beatboxing to new level

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 11:25 AM PST

Beatboxing, or using your own voice to simulate a variety of musical instruments, is no easy feat. But an amazing French beatboxer has taken the art to a whole new level: Call it speed beatboxing. In his most recent video uploaded to YouTube, Alem, as he is known, sets a metronome to various lightning-quick beats-per-minute [...]

Waitress fired for posting pastor's receipt online

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 11:38 AM PST

An Applebee's waitress who posted a receipt with a note from a pastor complaining about the automatic gratuity added to the bill on the Internet was fired on Wednesday after the pastor complained to her manager. Chelsea Welch, the waitress, wrote in an email to Yahoo News that the pastor (who has since been identified [...]

Photos: Artist creates mind-boggling montages

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 11:00 AM PST

Photos: Artist creates mind-boggling montages

Heffernan: Vine app is wicked easy, charmingly retro

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 11:19 AM PST

Twitter VineTwitter's new app is pretty cool, she's the boss's daughter. No wonder she's the debutante of the season.


Woman allegedly uses car test drive to rob bank

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 01:10 PM PST

A California man became an unsuspecting getaway driver when a woman taking a test drive in his car stopped to rob a bank. The Manteca Bulletin first reported that Gail Castle asked to take the 1987 Chrysler 5th Avenue for a test drive but that the owner, who asked to remain anonymous, insisted on coming [...]

Snowmobiler Caleb Moore dies after X Games crash

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 10:27 AM PST

Sad news from the Winter X Games, as the worst fears for injured snowmobiler Caleb Moore were realized.

Calif. baby panda diagnosed with 'acute cuteness'

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 10:59 AM PST

Nearly three weeks after making his public debut at the San Diego Zoo, panda cub Xiao Liwu is proving to be quite the ham.

Photos: Grand Central Station celebrating 100 years

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 08:00 AM PST

Photos: Grand Central Station celebrating 100 years

Icelandic teen wins court battle to use given name

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 11:21 AM PST

REYKJAVIK, Iceland - A 15-year-old Icelandic girl has been granted the right to legally use the name given to her by her mother, despite the opposition of authorities and Iceland's strict law on names.

NRA predicts gun debate victory after Senate hearing

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 09:14 AM PST

Despite facing a campaign to impose new gun restrictions—one backed by President Barack Obama after a string of deadly mass shootings across the country—the National Rifle Association says it has no intention of backing away from its stalwart defense of gun ownership. Indeed, the organization's leaders think it's a battle they'll win. NRA President David [...]

Defiant Iran vows to speed up nuclear work

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 12:12 PM PST

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits the Natanz nuclear enrichment facilityBut Tehran is insisting that its nuclear ambitions are completely peaceful.


Gross, but valuable: Man finds whale vomit on beach

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 08:56 AM PST

Just because something's gross doesn't mean it isn't valuable. Case in point: Whale vomit. A man taking his dog for a walk on the beach came across a pile of (maybe! hopefully!) whale regurgitation. Now he could stand to make more than $50,000 from the find. Who would pay tens of thousands of dollars for [...]
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