Kamis, 15 April 2010

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Quake in remote west China kills 617, buries more (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 12:22 AM PDT

In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, soldiers of the Chinese People's Liberation Army carry a survivor rescued after strong earthquakes in Yushu County, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Wednesday, April 14, 2010. Soldiers and civilians used shovels and their bare hands to dig through collapsed buildings in search of survivors after strong earthquakes struck a mountainous Tibetan region of China on Wednesday, killing hundreds of people. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Wang Qiang) ** NO SALES **AP - China poured rescue crews and equipment into a mountainous Tibetan region Thursday in a bid to find survivors more than a day after strong earthquakes killed more than 600 people and injured thousands.

AP-GfK Poll: Jump in opposition to health care law (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 12:03 AM PDT

President Barack Obama gestures while speaking in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, April 14, 2010, during a meeting with Congressional leaders to discuss Wall Street reform. From left are, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., the president and Senate Majority Harry Reid of Nev. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Opposition to President Barack Obama's health care law jumped after he signed it — a clear indication his victory could become a liability for Democrats in this fall's elections.

Gunfire at deposed president's rally in Kyrgyzstan (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 01:13 AM PDT

Supporters of the ousted President Kurmanbek Bakiyev hold posters at a rally in the centre of Jalalabad, April 13, 2010. REUTERS/Denis SinyakovAP - Gunfire broke out at a rally where the deposed president of Kyrgyzstan was speaking to supporters Thursday. Kurmanbek Bakiyev was hustled into a car and driven from the scene, and there were no apparent injuries in the crowd.

Foreclosure rates surge, biggest jump in 5 years (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 12:16 AM PDT

FILE - In this March 11, 2010 file photo, home owners wait inside a meeting room before their names are called so they can meet with housing counselors and representatives from major lenders gathered to help homeowners facing foreclosure at an event sponsored by Making Home Affordable program under the Housing and Urban Development Department in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)AP - A record number of U.S. homes were lost to foreclosure in the first three months of this year, a sign banks are starting to wade through the backlog of troubled home loans at a faster pace, according to a new report.

Obama: America's still got adventures in space (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 12:18 AM PDT

FILE - In this July 20, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama, right, greets Buzz Aldrin, left, Michael Collins, and Neil Armstrong on the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, in the Oval Office at The White House in Washington. The president is pointing America toward a new direction in space, and some heroes from NASA's long-ago glory days don't like it. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)AP - Near the launch pads where U.S. space voyages begin, President Barack Obama will try to reassure workers that America's space adventures sail on despite the coming end of space shuttle flights.

Ash from Iceland volcano disrupts European flights (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 01:07 AM PDT

In this image made available by the Icelandic Coastguard, Wednesday April 14, 2010, smoke and steam rises from the volcano under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in Iceland, which erupted for the second time in less than a month, melting ice, shooting smoke and steam into the air and forcing hundreds of people to flee rising floodwaters. Authorities evacuated 800 residents from around the glacier as rivers rose by up to 10 feet (3 meters). Emergency officials and scientists said the eruption under the ice cap was 10 to 20 times more powerful than one last month, and carried a much greater risk of widespread flooding.(AP Photo/Icelandic Coastguard, ho) **EDITORIAL USE ONLY**AP - Ash clouds drifting from Iceland's spewing volcano disrupted air traffic across Northern Europe on Thursday as airports shut down and carriers canceled hundreds of flights in Britain, Ireland and the Nordic countries.

Admiral: Smaller-scale terror plots a big concern (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 12:05 AM PDT

AP - Small, hard-to-detect terror plots are an increasing concern for the military command responsible for protecting the homeland, according to the top Navy officer tapped to take over U.S. Northern Command.

2 more 'Idol' contestants sent home; 7 remain (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 12:21 AM PDT

In this publicity image released by Fox, contestant Andrew Garcia performs on the singing competition series, 'American Idol,' Tuesday, April 13, 2010 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Fox, Michael Becker)AP - "American Idol" viewers were cruel to Andrew Garcia and Katie Stevens.

Senators surprise Penguins 5-4 in series opener (AP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 12:30 AM PDT

** CORRECTS SPELLING TO ELLIOTT, INSTEAD OF ELLIOT ** Ottawa Senators goalie Brian Elliott, center, celebrates with teammates Matt Cullen (7) and Chris Neil after the Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 in a first-round NHL playoff hockey game in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, April 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)AP - One game, and the Pittsburgh Penguins already know this. Nothing comes easy for a defending champion, not even the playoff series opener against a seemingly overmatched opponent.

Stewart's late goal lifts Avalanche past Sharks (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 11:10 PM PDT

Colorado Avalanche goalie Craig Anderson (41) watches a puck go by, and wide of the net, from a San Jose Sharks player in the first period of Game 1 of a first-round NHL hockey playoff series Wednesday, April 14, 2010, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Rob Blake scored another big goal for the Colorado Avalanche — only this time he was wearing the opposing team's uniform.

China's strong start to 2010 backs tightening case (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 12:41 AM PDT

An employee bundles up yuan banknotes at a bank in Hefei, Anhui province April 12, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - China chalked up unexpectedly strong annual growth of 11.9 percent in the first quarter, prompting renewed calls for tighter policies to prevent the economy from overheating and stoking speculation on when it will loosen its tight grip on the yuan.

Concern for shelter after China quake kills 617 (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 01:06 AM PDT

Rescuers carry a local who was injured during an earthquake at the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu, Qinghai Province, April 14, 2010. REUTERS/Xinhua/Ren XiaogangReuters - The death toll from Wednesday's earthquake in China's remote and mountainous Yushu county has climbed to 617, even as convoys of trucks carried in supplies and tents on Thursday for survivors braving the cold.

Marines pay Afghan farmers to destroy opium crop (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 12:57 AM PDT

Reuters - With heavy fighting in the former Taliban stronghold of Marjah now largely reduced to sporadic gunfights, U.S. Marines in the area have turned their focus toward eliminating the insurgents' cash source: opium.

Poland eyes June 20 vote, outcry over funeral plan (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 01:07 AM PDT

A woman holds a picture of late Polish President Lech Kaczynski during a march to commemorate the victims of Saturday's Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft crash near Smolensk, in Szczecin April 13, 2010. REUTERS/Cezary Aszkielewicz/Agencja GazetaReuters - Poland's ruling centrists said on Wednesday a presidential election was likely to be held on June 20 as protests erupted over the choice of a burial site for President Lech Kaczynski.

Sudan ruling party says nine members killed in south (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 12:29 AM PDT

An internally displaced boy uses a water pump to fill his container at a polling station in ZamZam IDP camp in Al Fasher, northern Darfur April 13, 2010. REUTERS/Zohra BensemraReuters - Sudan's ruling party said on Thursday that the southern army had killed nine of its officials during the first open elections in 24 years.

Volcanic ash disrupts northern Europe air traffic (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 12:18 AM PDT

Smoke billows from a volcano in Eyjafjallajokull April 14, 2010. REUTERS/Ingolfur JuliussonReuters - Air traffic in much of northern Europe was halted Thursday by ash from a volcanic eruption in Iceland, aviation authorities said.

Thai red shirts regroup, say no action for 2 days (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 12:23 AM PDT

Anti-government Reuters - Thai "red shirt" protesters brought in supplies to their base at an upmarket shopping district in the capital on Thursday, which they have vowed to make the final battleground in a quest to topple the government.

Shooting disrupts pro-Bakiyev rally in Kyrgyzstan (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 12:22 AM PDT

Supporters of Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev shout slogans as they try to prevent interim government followers from holding a rally at the central square in Jalalabad April 14, 2010. REUTERS/Denis SinyakovReuters - Bodyguards of Kyrgyzstan's embattled president fired shots into the air to help Kurmanbek Bakiyev escape a crowd of 1,000 opponents that disrupted his rally in the country's south on Thursday.

China quake toll tops 600 as rescuers struggle (AFP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 12:37 AM PDT

CCTV screengrab shows rescue workers as they search through the rubble following a strong earthquake in northwest China's Qinghai province. Rescue workers have been digging through rubble as they struggled to reach survivors of the quake in the remote region which which has killed over 600 people and left thousands homeless.(AFP/CCTV)AFP - Rescuers with shovels and bare hands clawed through rubble Thursday to hunt for survivors of a quake in a remote area of China which killed over 600 people and made thousands homeless.

Gunfire at rallies heightens Kyrgyz tensions (AFP)

Posted: 15 Apr 2010 01:08 AM PDT

Outsed Kyrgyz president Kurmanbek Bakiyev (L) attends a rally with his supporters in Osh. Competing rallies held by the ousted president of Kyrgyzstan and the interim government broke up amid chaos and gunfire Thursday as concerns mounted over the risk of further bloodshed.(AFP/Vyacheslav Oseledko)AFP - Competing rallies held by the ousted president of Kyrgyzstan and the interim government broke up amid chaos and gunfire Thursday as concerns mounted over the risk of further bloodshed.
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