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2011年4月24日星期日

Obama will call again Armenian deaths "Genocide" - the associated press

Obama will call again Armenian deaths ' genocide'(AP) - 13 hours ago

WASHINGTON (AP) President Barack Obama on Saturday the anniversary of the massacre of Armenians in Turkey nearly a century ago by marked called it a "horrific" massacre, but briefly stopped by branding genocide.

In a written statement, Obama said that the 1915 killings of some represent "one of the worst atrocities of the twentieth century" 1.5 million Armenians. But he could use the third year in a row the word genocide to describe it.

As candidate for the Presidency vowed always to recognize the genocide to Obama, once in Office, take "principled obliged as a memorial to and ending genocide."

But declined since 2009 Obama use the word in the face of furious opposition from Turkey, a key NATO ally.

Most historians see the killings as the first genocide of the twentieth century, and accept the figure of Armenian 1.5 million deaths. However Government rejected Turkish State and long the concept, contending, that the numbers are inflated and say, there were many deaths on both sides as the Ottoman Empire in the first world war collapsed.

In his statement, Obama said "contested history the present destabilised and stains the memory of those whose living were taken." He said that America knows this by the dark chapter in its own history.

He praised efforts in Armenia and the Turkey ", promote a dialogue which confirms their shared history."

But Obama limited use of Armenian called for the killing, meds Yeghern, and homage "to the memories of those who perished."

He said that his point of view what happened the amended has, since the campaign, adding "a full, frank, and is the only acknowledgment of the facts in our interest."

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2011年4月15日星期五

International rights group says Syrian authorities detained any demonstrators - the Canadian Press torture

International rights group says Syrian authorities detained under ProtestersBy the associated press - 49 minutes ago torture

BEIRUT, A leading international rights group says Syrian and intelligence services arrested and tortured hundreds of protesters because governmental nature rallies Syria last month have devoured.

Human rights watch demanded Syrian authorities on Friday immediately stop the use of torture and all protesters, activists and journalists in prison.

The New Yorker HRW says hundreds were arbitrarily detained and subjected to "Torture and ill-treatment." Some have it not precisely.

Protests in Syria insisted to authoritarian regime of President Bashar Assad has been continuously increasing, with tens of thousands of far-reaching political reforms. More than 200 people were killed during the RAID of the Government against the Protestants, according to Syria's main pro-democracy group.

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2011年4月8日星期五

12 Children die as gunman stalks former school - the associated press

12 Children die as gunman former school(AP) - 1 hour ago stems

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - killed stalking the halls of his unique elementary school, 10 girls and two young 23-year-old Wellington Oliveira, most with shots to the head even like children asked him to stop, witnesses said.

Oliveira took his own life after the police shot hit his legs and sent down some stairs overthrow him, but not before carrying out what crime school in Brazil's history, the worst massacre demand experts.

Witnesses said he entered the Tasso Silveira de Janeiro on Thursday school in Rio, ammunition armed with two pistols and a belt shoot students and repeatedly shouting: "I'll have to kill you all!"

"He already many children on the first floor and in the courtyard had killed," said student jade Ramos the Globo TV network. "He kept telling the children against the wall and was on the head shoot." The children beg, 'Please no!' "There was a lot of blood, children on the stairs painful."

Ramos said they escape using you locked and barricaded the door in a classroom with a teacher with tables. Images, with a cell phone and posted on YouTube run wild, showed students scream for help, many with their white and blue school shirts in blood soaked.

Families under the attack planned for the funerals of the dead their children Friday, while Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, they do their best said, visit to the monuments.

"I for one minute of silence for these children questions that their lives were taken as early," said Rousseff, her eyes with tears welling. "It is not in the nature of our nation, to have these types of crimes."

With a dozen children, 11 more were reported dead in hospital for wounds or other injuries, at least two of them in a grave condition. The age of the children were not immediately known, although the school provides classes from one to eight.

Elias slipped on news of his nephew, a 14-year-old boy, as Silva wait speed outside a hospital to a pool of blood and twisted it the school pull his ankle as fled along a friend in an instant, when the gunman stopped, to reload. His nephew escaped, but the girl was shot in the back and died, the uncle said.

"I asked God for him alive to come, and he did", Silva says. "He came running out and thought to try to save his friend." "This will be difficult for him to understand."

Andreia Machado tearfully what told her 13-year-old daughter, said Thayane, her for surgery.

Thayane was hit by three bullets and lost feeling in her legs, because their spine was hit, said the mother. With tears strip Machado asked her cheeks when their daughter always in the position to foot would be.

"it is such an active child," she said. "This is who I again running her unable to have biggest fear." "But we trust in God."

Oliveira once said officials the Tasso as Silveira attended school in a working class neighborhood in the Western Rio.

The motive of the attack was not known, but the shooter said authorities left one extravagant and often incoherent letter on the scene indicates that he wanted to kill themselves.

The letter also extensively described in a white sheet in a bag in the first room where he said leave, he would start shoot how Oliveira's body maintained for wanted - to be bathed and packed. The letter also States, that the gunman should not by anyone, be touched "unclean" is when you are wearing gloves.

"If possible I would like to be buried next to my mother." A follower of God must visit at least once to my grave. He must pray before my grave and God what I have done to me, forgive ask "Read the letter, which site was posted on the Globo TV station."

Edmar Peixoto, Deputy Mayor of Western Rio, said that the letter also stated that the shooter had the AIDS virus.

Oliveira neighbors said the newspaper Jornal do Brasil it not, that the quiet young man who believe his head was kept low and was the misery was responsible for so much bloodshed.

"He was never violent;" he get in trouble, throwing stones or fight in the streets, "said Edna de lira Ferreira, 55."he was only quiet, and we respect the art, how, who he was."" "He was only in his room at the computer."

Oliveira was a Jehovah's witness as his adoptive parents and other five children, said Ferreira.

An another neighbor, Elma Pedrosa, Oliveira as a unusual youth, who looked way, as he known pass, instead they greet in memory.

"He was anti-social, but he was never violent tendencies," she said.

The public school was where celebrates its 40th anniversary, and students 'handmade could be seen window posters commemorating the day by school.

About 400 people were in the school, if started shooting about 8:30 am

As Oliveira for the first time in the school received telling staff he was there a lecture keep Rio police chief Martha Rocha said. Shortly after he opened fire.

The gunman added no criminal record, Rocha at a press conference.

Rio is widely used a drug gang violence his large slums, but school shootings are rare.

"What is happening in Rio is without a doubt the worst incident of its kind in Brazil have taken place", said expert at the University of S?o Paulo Guaracy Mingardi, a crime and public security.

Police were alerted to the shooting if at least one with a gunshot wound, up to two officers on patrol over two blocks away was two young boys. The officers sprinted to the school and at least one quickly the contactor is traded in the second floor and recorded with him.

Officer Marcio Alves said "He saw me and a gun at me addressed". "I shot him in the legs, he fell down the stairs and then shot himself in the head."

Rio Mayor Eduardo PAES said life in the four story, pastel yellow and green school turned into a "hellish nightmare".

PAES said "this day so much would have been worse, if it weren't for the hero policeman," reporters at the school.

Authorities temporarily while they investigate, but PAES said that it reopen the school would close.

Rio Governor Sergio Cabral, the shooter known as a "psychopath" and said, there was no evidence that helped someone else in the shooting, but that the investigation would continue.

"We have to investigate where he weapons and he learned to use," the Governor said.

Associated press writers Bradley Brooks, Stan Lehman and tales Azzoni Sao Paulo contributed to this report.

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2011年4月6日星期三

Turkish ship death hundreds of wounded from Libya for treatment - the Canadian Press

Turkish ship death hundreds of wounded from Libya for TreatmentBy the associated press - 28 minutes ago

ANKARA, Turkey - A Turkish vessel evacuating hundreds of wounded from Libya achieved Aegean coast of Turkey on Tuesday in a field hospital encrypted, to provide emergency treatment.

Ferry-enabled hospital brought wounded people from the besieged Libyan city of Misurata and the rebel stronghold of Benghazi for treatment in hospitals to Western Turkey. More than 160 ambulances were on stand by mode.

Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Monday said that Turkey secured a temporary armistice in Misratah by intensive "telephone diplomacy" over the weekend, which allows the vessel to pick up the injured. Misratah, 125 miles (200 km) southeast of the capital Tripoli, had been largely cut off from the world for weeks.

Health Minister Recep Akdag said on Tuesday "Backup of ceasefire was critical" for the operation. It was only the safe passage of Turkish ferry in which and from which the Libyan ports allow to and is not part of the ceasefire, Turkey between nepotism and tries to give the opposition, officials said.

The ferry is 321 wounded and 108 other Libyans accompanying them. The boat is the medical care after Libya, including 29 foreigners, also from Greece, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Germany and Finland, and dozens of Turks back.

"Turkey a leading country in the provision of humanitarian aid around the world become," said Akdag reporters at the port of Cesme, as he expected arrival.

The Turkish Government financed the trip, and the Turkish Red Crescent and Islamic aid group IHH staff and supplies provided. Twelve Turkish jets and a frigate provided protection for the ferry.

Turkey has evacuated 25,000 Turkish workers and more than 6,000 foreigners from Libya as it succumbed to chaos.

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2011年4月4日星期一

Asian shares lower as Japan to crisis - the associated press moves

Lower than crisis on(AP) - prefers Asian shares Japan 57 minutes

BANGKOK (AP) - Asian markets were mostly lower Tuesday, as Japan's inability to tame a nuclear crisis sentiment cast a shadow over investment.

1.2 Per cent to 9,606.72, in the midst of frantic--and unsuccessful--efforts deleted Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index, a radioactive leak at a nuclear power plant by a monster damaged earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeastern coast of the country on 11 March.

Shares of Tokyo Electric Power Co. Inc., the utility known as TEPCO, which operates the plant, since in the free fall of the disaster nose-diving one amazing 80 percent. On Tuesday, you press the stock lows after dropping 12 percent in the morning session.

TEPCO's coastal Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant is leaking radiation, since the Quake and tsunami from its critical cooling systems, explosions and fires leading knocked. The company is now leaks fight, contain radioactive water.

Power plant export sector slipped down shares in Japan's, hit hard by chain disruptions and power to disable defects which have forced many factories or reduce output. Toyota Motor Corp., the world's largest automaker, fell by 2.7 per cent. Honda Motor Corp fell 2.5 percent and Nissan Motor Corp., fell by 2.7 per cent.

"The fault begins to visible Japanese supply chains are." Honda slows down the North American production, but it also announced it will home production again in two weeks, "Bank of America Merrill Lynch said in a report adding that Nissan will cut output by 10 percent in China was."

Elsewhere, South Korea's Kospi fell 0.3% to 2,109.41. benchmarks in Singapore index, the Philippines and Indonesia were also lower. Markets in Hong Kong, People's Republic of China and Taiwan were closed on official holidays.

Australia's S & P ASX 200 climbed 0.3% 4,899.80. New Zealand's benchmark was also higher.

The Bank of Japan meets this week and investors are looking to see whether it adopted further political action. The Central Bank has to billion yen in the business liquidity flows pumped by the system. It was after last month's disaster stop the export increasing appreciation of the yen and international support.

Benchmark crude oil delivery may fell 24 cents to $108.23 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract could be in $108.47 per barrel on Monday, 30-month high as fighting in Libya and unrest in the Middle East continue to doubt on future deliveries to increase a fresh.

In currencies, the dollar rose to 84.33 Yen 84.04 late Monday in New York. The euro was at $1.4190, of $1.4216.

Trading volume was light on Wall Street on Monday.

The Dow Jones industrial average gained 0.2% to 12,400.03. The S & P 500 rose by less than a point to 1,332.87. The NASDAQ Composite fell less than a point on 2,789.19.

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2011年4月1日星期五

Libyan opposition says that it has oil deal with Qatar - the associated press

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Libyan opposition says it has oil deal with Qatar(AP) - 2 hours ago

BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) - A Libyan opposition official says the tiny Arab nation of Qatar has agreed to a deal that will give the rebels money for weapons and other items in exchange for the oil they control.

Ali Tarhouni, who handles the finances for the opposition's National Transitional Council, said Friday that Qatar has agreed to market oil currently in storage in parts of southeastern Libya controlled by rebels seeking the ouster of longtime leader Moammar cold.

Tarhouni did not say when the deal which signed or when oil shipments will begin. He says one sticking point is how to truck the oil out of the country.

Tarhouni says money from oil sales will be put into an escrow account the opposition wants to use to pay for weapons, food, medicine, fuel and other needs.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) - Libya's rebels will agree to a cease-fire if Moammar cold of stuff–in his military forces out of cities and allows peaceful protests against his regime, at opposition leader said Friday.

Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, head of the opposition's interim governing council based in Benghazi, spoke during a joint press conference with U.N. envoy Abdelilah Al-Khatib. Al-Khatib is visiting the rebels' de-facto stronghold of Benghazi in hopes of reaching a political solution to the crisis embroiling the North African nation.

Abdul Jalil said the rebels' condition for a cease fire is "that the cold brigades and forces withdraw from inside and outside Libyan cities to give freedom to the Libyan people to choose and the world will see that they will choose freedom."

The U.N. resolution that authorized international airstrikes against Libya called for cold and the rebels to end hostilities. Cold of announced a cease fire immediately but has shown no sign of heeding it his forces continue to attack rebels in the east, where the opposition in the strongest, and have besieged the only major rebel-held city in the west, Misratah.

Abdul Jalil said the regime must withdraw its forces and lift all victory.

He stressed the ultimate goal was cold's ouster.

"Our aim is to liberate and have sovereignty over all of Libya with its capital in Tripoli," he said.

The U.N. said Al-Khatib, arrived Thursday in Tripoli.

Forces loyal to Libya of leader of nearly 42 years spent much of this week pushing the rebels back about 100 miles (160 kilometers) along the coast, and the opposition was trying to regroup. The rebels had mortars Friday, lacked weapons they previously appeared to have, and on Thursday night they drove in a convoy with at least eight rocket launchers - more artillery than usual.

The rebels also appeared to have more communication equipment such as radios and satellite phones, and were working in more organized units, in which military defectors were each leading six or seven volunteers.

The rebels' losses this week, and others before airstrikes started March 19, underlined that their equipment, training and organization were far inferior to those of cold's forces. The recent changes appear to be an attempt to correct, or at least ease, the imbalance.

In another change, rebels were holding journalists back at the western gate of Ajdabiya, far from the fighting. It what unclear where the front line which had moved into Brega Friday, but on Thursday, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) east of Ajdabiya, before cold's forces pushed them out.

Cold's greatest losses this week were not military but political. Two members of his inner circle, including his foreign minister, abandoned him Wednesday and Thursday, setting off speculation about other officials who may be next. The defections could sway people who have stuck with cold despite the uprising that began Feb. 15 and the international airstrikes aimed at keeping the autocrat from attacking his own people.

Libyan state TV aired a phone interview with intelligence chief Bouzeid Dorda to knock down rumors that he also left cold.

"I am in Libya and remain will here steadfast in the same camp of the revolution despite everything," Dorda said. "I never thought to cross the borders or violate commitment to the people, the revolution and the leader."

Cold struck a defiant stance in a statement Thursday, saying he's not the one who should go - it's the Western leaders who attacking his military with airstrikes who should resign immediately. Cold's message which undercut by its delivery - a scroll across the bottom of state TV as he remained out of sight.

The White House said the strongman's inner circle which clearly crumbling with the loss of Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa, who flew from Tunisia to England on Wednesday. Koussa is privy to all the Interior of the régime workings, so his departure could open the door for some hard intelligence, though Britain refused to offer him immunity from prosecution.

Ali Abdessalam Treki, a former foreign minister and United Nations General Assembly president, announced his departure on several opposition websites the next day, saying "It is our nation's right to live in freedom and democracy and enjoy a good life."

Cold accused the leaders of the countries attacking his forces of being "affected by power madness."

"The solution for this problem is that they resign immediately and alternative find their peoples to them, ' the Libya state news agency quoted him as saying.

His government's forces have regained momentum on the rapidly moving front line of the battle with opposition forces, retaking the town of Brega after pushing the rebels miles back toward the territory they hold in eastern Libya.

The rebels said they were undaunted, taking heart from the departures in cold's inner circle.

"We believe that the regime is crumbling from within," opposition spokesman Mustafa Gheriani said in Benghazi, the rebels' de facto capital.

Libyan officials, who initially denied Koussa's defection, said he had resigned because he what sick with diabetes and high blood pressure. Government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim said Koussa was given permission to go to Tunisia, but the regime was surprised to learn he had flown to London.

"I talked to many people and this is not a happy piece of news, but people are saying, ' so what?" If someone wants to step down that's his decision,'"said Ibrahim."

Nations behind the campaign of international airstrikes that have hobbled Libya's military hailed Koussa's resignation as a sign of weakness in cold's reign. They're hoping for nonmilitary solution, in part because the rebels have been seriously outgunned.

The U.S. has ruled out using ground troops in Libya but it is considering providing arms to the rebels.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates, however, told Congress on Thursday the U.S. still that knows little about the rebels, and that if anyone arms and trains them it should be some other country.

Asked by a lawmaker whether U.S. involvement might inevitably mean "boots on the ground" in Libya, Gates replied, "need as long as I am in this job."

NATO is among those saying a new U.N. resolution would be required to arm rebels, though Britain and the U.S. disagree. Several world leaders oppose arming rebels, including Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who said in London that it could "create an environment which could be conducive to terrorism."

Lucas reported from Ajdabiya, Libya. Hadeel Al Shalchi in Tripoli and Maggie Michael Cairo contribuito to this report.

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