2014年5月3日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Biden: Immigration crucial to American innovation

Posted: 03 May 2014 02:08 PM PDT

Vice President Joe Biden, center, smiles after arriving for a graduation ceremony at the Miami Dade College in Miami, Saturday, May 3,2014. Biden said a "constant, substantial stream of immigrants" is important to the American economy, urging citizenship for immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)The U.S. vice president touts immigration at a college graduation ceremony in South Florida.


California Chrome wins Kentucky Derby

Posted: 03 May 2014 03:43 PM PDT

Race fans cheer prior to the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 3, 2014 in Louisville, KentuckyLouisville (AFP) - California Chrome swept to victory in the 140th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday.


Senator urges Hillary Clinton to seek presidency

Posted: 03 May 2014 11:47 AM PDT

Hillary Clinton participates in A No Ceilings Conversation at Lower Eastside Girls Club in New YorkSenator Tim Kaine of Virginia on Saturday endorsed Hillary Clinton for president, even though the former secretary of state has not announced whether she will seek the White House in 2016. Kaine, who backed Barack Obama when he beat Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, announced his support on Twitter and at breakfast meeting of the South Carolina Women's Democratic Council in Columbia, South Carolina. "Today I encouraged Hillary Clinton to run for president & pledged my support for her candidacy if she does," Kaine said in a tweet that linked to his remarks on www.readyforhillary.com, website of one of the most prominent pro-Clinton organizations.


OSCE observers held in Ukraine released

Posted: 03 May 2014 01:23 PM PDT

MOSCOW (AP) — European military observers who were held more than a week by insurgents in eastern Ukraine walked free Saturday, with Kiev insisting the release proves Russia is fomenting unrest in Ukraine — as Moscow touted the insurgents as courageous humanists.

Rescuers struggle to help Afghans hit by landslide

Posted: 03 May 2014 10:35 AM PDT

ABI BARIK, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan rescuers and volunteers armed with shovels and little more than their bare hands dug through the mud Saturday after a massive landslide swept through a village the day before, turning it into an earthen tomb holding hundreds of bodies, officials said.

Kerry urges steps to ensure democracy in Africa

Posted: 03 May 2014 06:31 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks about U.S. policy in Africa at the Gullele Botanic Garden in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Saturday, May 3, 2014. America's top diplomat said the U.S. is ready to help increase its ties with Africa, but nations across the continent need to take stronger steps to ensure security and democracy for its people. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — America's top diplomat said Saturday the U.S. is ready to help increase its ties with Africa, but nations across the continent need to take stronger steps to ensure security and democracy for its people.


California Chrome wins 140th Kentucky Derby

Posted: 03 May 2014 04:02 PM PDT

Victor Espinoza rides California Chrome to victory during the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 3, 2014, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — California Chrome pulled away down the stretch for a dominant win at the 140th Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs.


Condoleezza Rice backs out of Rutgers commencement

Posted: 03 May 2014 09:41 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 15, 2014 file photo, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice peaks at the California Republican Party 2014 Spring Convention in Burlingame, Calif. Rice has decided against delivering the commencement address at Rutgers University following protests by some faculty and students over her role in the Iraq War. Rice said in a statement Saturday, May 3, 2014 that she informed Rutgers President Robert Barchi that she was declining the invitation. She said her involvement had "become a distraction for the university community" at a "time of joyous celebration for the graduates and their families."(AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has backed out of delivering the commencement address at Rutgers University following protests by some faculty and students over her role in the Iraq War.


Belfast police seek evidence of Adams' IRA past

Posted: 03 May 2014 11:13 AM PDT

Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness, centre, with party members Bobby Storey, left, and Martina Anderson speak during a protest rally on the Falls Road, West Belfast, Northern Ireland, Saturday, May, 3, 2014. Police continue to question the Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams at Antrim police station about the 1972 murder of Jean McConville. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Northern Ireland police are casting a wider net in their efforts to prove that Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams once commanded the outlawed Irish Republican Army and ordered the 1972 killing of a Belfast mother of 10, according to party colleagues and retired militants.


Israel's race to succeed President Peres heats up

Posted: 03 May 2014 11:24 AM PDT

FILE - In this file photo taken Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, Israel's President Shimon Peres delivers a statement following the death of late Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the President's residence in Jerusalem. Among those vying to become Israel's next president are a former defense minister, a former foreign minister, a former finance minister, a respected long-serving lawmaker and a Nobel Prize winner. Amazingly, the man they all seek to replace has held all of those titles and more during a legendary 65-year political career. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Among those vying to become Israel's next president are a former defense minister, a former foreign minister, a former finance minister, a respected long-serving lawmaker and a Nobel Prize winner. Amazingly, the man they all seek to replace has held all of those titles and more during a legendary 65-year political career.


Kenya gov't: 3 killed in 2 blasts at Kenyan coast

Posted: 03 May 2014 01:37 PM PDT

People stand near to a bus with windows shattered after an explosion, in Mombasa Kenya, Saturday, May, 3, 2014. At least three have been confirmed dead and several others injured in twin explosions in the coastal city of Mombasa, Kenya, police said on Saturday. Mombasa Country police commander, Robert Kitur said they have not established the cause of the explosions at Reef Hotel Nyali and Mwembe Tayari in town. (AP Photo)NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At least three people were killed in a grenade blast in one of two explosions Saturday along the coast of Kenya, an east African country working to crack down on a recent wave of terrorist attacks.


White House reporters to honor black journalist

Posted: 03 May 2014 09:57 AM PDT

1308134400WASHINGTON (AP) — Harry McAlpin was standing outside the Oval Office, moments away from becoming the first black reporter to attend a presidential news conference, when one of his contemporaries approached with a deal.


AP PHOTOS: Wild hats & fast horses at Ky. Derby

Posted: 03 May 2014 02:43 PM PDT

A horse goes for a morning workout at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 3, 2014, in Louisville, Ky. The 140th Kentucky Derby will be run on Saturday at Churchill Downs. The scheduled post time is 6:24 p.m. EDT. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)Bold hats, big bets and thundering hooves are the order of the day at the Kentucky Derby, where the 140th run for the roses is taking place Saturday at Churchill Downs.


U.S. warns of plan to attack hotel in Lagos

Posted: 03 May 2014 11:21 AM PDT

A view is seen of the Nigeria stock exchange building in the central business district in LagosThe United States has warned its citizens of a plan to attack one of two Sheraton hotels near Lagos, Nigeria's main commercial hub which attracts many foreign business people and which so far has been spared by the country's violent Islamist militants. In a statement on its website, the State Department said those behind the plot were "groups associated with terrorism", but gave no further details. Nigeria is grappling with an increasingly violent Islamist insurgency that has killed thousands in the past five years. Islamist militant group Boko Haram, which is fighting to carve an Islamic state out of religiously mixed Nigeria, is still mostly confined to the northeast, although it has struck across the north and in Nigeria's capital, in the center.


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