2013年11月9日星期六

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At least 1,000 killed in Philippine city: Red Cross

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 12:27 PM PST

A Filipino trooper passes by toppled cars outside the airport terminal after powerful Typhoon Haiyan slammed into Tacloban city, Leyte province, central Philippines on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. Rescuers in the central Philippines counted at least 100 people dead and many more injured Saturday, a day after one of the most powerful typhoons on record ripped through the region, wiping away buildings and leveling seaside homes with massive storm surges. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)The Philippine Red Cross estimated that more than 1,000 people were killed in the coastal city of Tacloban and at least 200 in hard-hit Samar province when one of the strongest typhoons ever to make landfall slammed into the country. Gwendolyn Pang, secretary general of the Philippine Red Cross, said the numbers came from preliminary reports by Red Cross teams in Tacloban and Samar, among the most devastated areas hit by Typhoon Haiyan on Friday. "An estimated more than 1,000 bodies were seen floating in Tacloban as reported by our Red Cross teams," she told Reuters.


Talks over Iran's disputed nuke program hit a snag

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 03:45 PM PST

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during the Iran nuclear talks in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. France raised questions Saturday about whether a proposed deal to temporarily curb Iran's nuclear program went far enough, complicating negotiations with the Iranians and casting doubt on whether an agreement could be reached during the current round of negotiations. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)GENEVA (AP) — Marathon talks on a deal to temporarily curb Iran's nuclear program ran into trouble Saturday after France raised objections to a draft agreement, complaining it did not go far enough to contain Iran's nuclear ambitions.


Navy christens next generation of aircraft carrier

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 01:43 PM PST

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Navy christened the USS Gerald Ford on Saturday with the traditional smashing of a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow of the ship — the most technologically advanced aircraft carrier the United States has built.

Journalists in Syria face growing risk of kidnap

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 09:59 AM PST

FILE - In this Feb. 24, 2012, file photo,Turkish journalists holding photographs of their colleagues who lost their lives in Syria recently, from left, Anthony Shadid, Remi Ochlik and Marie Colvin, stage a protest outside the Syrian Embassy in Ankara. Behind a veil of secrecy, at least 30 journalists have been kidnapped or have disappeared in Syria – held and threatened with death by extremists or taken captive by gangs seeking ransom. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File)BEIRUT (AP) — Behind a veil of secrecy, at least 30 journalists have been kidnapped or have disappeared in Syria — held and threatened with death by extremists or taken captive by gangs seeking ransom.


A look at some journalists missing in Syria

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 07:18 AM PST

FILE - In this November 2012, file photo, posted on the website freejamesfoley.org, shows missing journalist James Foley while covering the civil war in Aleppo, Syria. American freelance journalist Foley disappeared in November 2012. Behind a veil of secrecy, at least 30 journalists have been kidnapped or have disappeared in Syria – held and threatened with death by extremists or taken captive by gangs seeking ransom. (AP Photo/Nicole Tung, freejamesfoley.org, File) NO SALESBEIRUT (AP) — At least 30 journalists currently are reported missing while covering Syria's civil war. The widespread abduction of journalists is unprecedented. Many have gone unreported in hope that keeping the kidnappings out of public view may help to negotiate the captives' release.


Utah doctor's conviction follows family's pursuit

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 02:21 PM PST

Linda Cluff, sister of Michelle MacNeill hugs friends after court was adjourned following the guilty verdict against Martin MacNeill. MacNeill was found guilty of murder and obstruction of justice early Saturday morning, Nov. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf)PROVO, Utah (AP) — The conviction of a Utah doctor in the murder of his wife was the culmination of a yearslong pursuit of justice by the family of the victim.


WWII Doolittle Raiders make final toast

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 04:47 PM PST

Three of the four surviving members of the 1942 Tokyo raid led by Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle, left to right, David Thatcher, Edward Saylor, and Richard Cole, pose next to a monument marking the raid, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, outside the National Museum for the US Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. The fourth surviving member, Robert Hite, was unable to travel to the ceremonies. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The last of the Doolittle Raiders have made their final toast to comrades who died in or since their daring bombing attack on Japan 71 years ago.


Dolphins fend off questions about harassment case

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 02:49 PM PST

Miami Dolphins coach Joe Philbin talks to the media during a news conference after practice at the Dolphins training center in Davie, Fla., Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013. NFL officials launched an investigation to try and determine who knew what and when about the troubled relationship between offensive lineman Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter)DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — The latest allegations from tackle Jonathan Martin went mostly unanswered Saturday by the Miami Dolphins, weary of fending off questions about the harassment case that has rocked the franchise.


'Bama Greeks in $202 million building boom

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 10:24 AM PST

In this photo taken Oct. 26, 2013, guests and residents of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity gather on the lawn prior to an NCAA college football game in Tuscaloosa, Ala. New fraternity and sorority houses with white columns, wide balconies and grand foyers line streets around the University of Alabama, and still more of the multimillion-dollar mansions are under construction. Alabama's Greek-letter social groups have been embroiled in controversy this fall over claims of racism and electioneering in a city school board race, but over the last decade they have undergone a $202 million building boom that's left the university with what one study determined is the nation's largest Greek system. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — New multimillion-dollar mansions with white columns, wide balconies and grand foyers line the streets at the University of Alabama, and more are under construction to accommodate the school's booming enrollment and record membership in Greek-letter groups.


WWII Doolittle Raiders making final toast

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 02:30 PM PST

Three of the four surviving members of the 1942 Tokyo raid led by Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle, left to right, David Thatcher, Edward Saylor, and Richard Cole, pose next to a monument marking the raid, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, outside the National Museum for the US Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. The fourth surviving member, Robert Hite, was unable to travel to the ceremonies. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — The surviving Doolittle Raiders, all in their 90s, considered their place in history for their daring World War II attack on Japan amid thousands of cheering fans, as they prepared for a final ceremonial toast Saturday to their fallen comrades.


France: Iran talks failed to reach deal

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 04:02 PM PST

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during the Iran nuclear talks in Geneva, Switzerland, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. France raised questions Saturday about whether a proposed deal to temporarily curb Iran's nuclear program went far enough, complicating negotiations with the Iranians and casting doubt on whether an agreement could be reached during the current round of negotiations. (AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)GENEVA (AP) — France's foreign minister says marathon six-power talks with Iran have failed to reach a deal meant to cap some of Tehran's nuclear program.


Olympic torch taken on first spacewalk

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 10:09 AM PST

This screen image taken from NASA shows the Sochi Olympic torch being held during a spacewalk on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013. Video streamed by the US space agency NASA showed Oleg Kotov and Sergei Ryazanskiy carrying the unlit Olympic torch, bobbing weightlessly at the end of a tether in a darkness dotted by stars. The two gingerly maneuvered to take photos of the torch against the background of the planet, the orb's edge glowing with sunrise. (AP Photo/NASA)MOSCOW (AP) — An Olympic torch took a spacewalk for the first time Saturday, carefully held by two Russian cosmonauts outside the International Space Station as it orbited some 260 miles above Earth.


The shutdown's surprise effect on jobs numbers

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 08:38 AM PST

President Barack Obama speaks at the Port of New Orleans, Friday, Nov. 8, 2013, in New Orleans. The government shutdown may have affected October's jobs numbers. But not how you think. For weeks, the White House had been bracing for a bad report on hiring. Like pregame analysts ahead of a lopsided sports match, White House economists and aides lowered expectations and blamed October's partial government shutdown for the inevitable bad news to come. Then Friday's numbers materialized and stunned the prognosticators. Employers appeared to have ignored the shutdown and hired away to the tune of 204,000 jobs in October. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown may have affected October's jobs numbers. But not how you think.


Jury finds Utah doctor guilty in wife's death

Posted: 09 Nov 2013 08:56 AM PST

Linda Cluff, sister of Michelle MacNeill hugs friends after court was adjourned following the guilty verdict against Martin MacNeill. MacNeill was found guilty of murder and obstruction of justice early Saturday morning, Nov. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Scott Sommerdorf)PROVO, Utah (AP) — A jury convicted a doctor of murder early Saturday in the death of his wife six years ago, bringing an end to a trial that became the nation's latest true-crime cable TV obsession with its tales of jailhouse snitches, forced plastic surgery, philandering and betrayal.


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