jeudi 26 décembre 2013

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Photos of the day

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 11:49 AM PST

Photos of the dayGreenpeace International activist Mannes Ubels of Netherlands jumps holding his passport as he celebrates getting permission to leave Russia, near the Federal Migration Service in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013. Russian investigators have dropped charges against all of the 30 crew of a Greenpeace ship, who were accused of hooliganism following a protest outside a Russian oil rig in the Arctic. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

Turkish PM struggles to contain corruption probe

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 11:49 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2013 file photo, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference. After a decade of dominance over Turkey's political scene, a rapidly developing corruption and bribery scandal has for the first time left Erdogan looking off balance and not in control of the political reins.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File)ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — After a decade of dominance over Turkey's political scene, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears to have been thrown off balance by a rapidly expanding corruption scandal that has brought down members of his cabinet and strained ties to the U.S.

Russia: Arafat's death not caused by radiation

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 08:57 AM PST

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian probe into the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has found no trace of radioactive poisoning, the chief of the government agency that conducted the study said Thursday.

Sixty hurt in Argentina piranha attack

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 08:25 AM PST

Piranhas eat fish in a tank at an amusement park in Jakarta on May 31, 2007Piranhas on a Christmas Day feeding frenzy injured some 60 people in the Argentine city of Rosario, officials said Thursday. Those injured in the attack Wednesday by the ferocious fish included a girl who lost part of a finger, Health Undersecretary Gabriela Quintanilla told reporters. Quintanilla said the attack occurred Wednesday off the coast of Rosario, some 310 kilometers (200 miles) north of Buenos Aires. A medical official, Gustavo Centurion, said the attack which began at mid-morning on Christmas Day was "very aggressive."

Suspect in LA airport shooting scheduled for court

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 07:51 AM PST

FBI provided image of Paul Anthony CianciaRANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) — The man authorities say killed a TSA screener and wounded three other people during a rampage through the Los Angeles airport last month is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday on murder and other felony charges in a case that could bring the death penalty.

Weekly U.S. jobless claims drop 42K to 338K

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 07:21 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2013 file photo, Jona Caldwell joins a long line of job seekers outside the Ferguson Community Center in Cordova, Tenn. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits in the last week on Dec. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Jim Weber, File)WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped by 42,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 338,000, the biggest drop since November 2012. But economists say the figures from late November and December are warped by seasonal volatility around the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's holidays.

Japanese PM visits war shrine, angering neighbors

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 05:49 AM PST

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, follows a Shinto priest to pay respect for the war dead at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013. Abe visited Yasukuni war shrine in a move sure to infuriate China and South Korea. The visit to the shrine, which honors 2.5 million war dead including convicted class A war criminals, appears to be a departure from Abe's TOKYO (AP) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe paid his respects at a shrine honoring Japan's war dead in an unexpected visit Thursday that drew sharp rebukes from China and South Korea, who warned that the move celebrates his country's militaristic past and could further sour relations.

American hostage: 'Abandoned and forgotten'

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 05:49 AM PST

State Dept. Still Has Not Confirmed Identity of Al Qaeda CaptiveA 72-year-old man held by al Qaida militants pleads for President Obama's help.

May be Friday before power back in Maine, Mich.

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 04:31 AM PST

Carla Coulter, 46, of Clio, holds her 1-year-old grandson Connor Hergert closely as she gives him a kiss on the forehead while listening to the FirstMerit Bank Mixed Chorus sing LITCHFIELD, Maine (AP) — Some homes and businesses from Maine to Michigan and into Canada that have been without electricity since last weekend's ice may not get their power back for another day — or longer.

Health care tactics split Republican Senate rivals

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 02:43 AM PST

FILE – In this Feb. 6, 2013, file photo Rep. Paul Broun, R-Georgia, announces his plans to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Saxby Chambliss in 2014, in Atlanta. Republicans see the 2014 midterm elections as a chance to capitalize on voter frustration with the problem-plagued health care overhaul, but the GOP first must settle a slate of Senate primaries where conservatives are arguing over the best way to oppose President Barack Obama's signature law. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)Republicans hoping to exploit frustration with Obamacare disagree on how to oppose it.

Thai police officer killed in clashes in Bangkok

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 02:43 AM PST

An anti-government protester throws a rock at riot police near a sport gymnasium in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013. Protesters trying to halt preparations for elections fought running battles with police in the Thai capital on Thursday, escalating their campaign to topple the country's beleaguered government. (AP photo/Sakchai Lalit)BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police say an officer has been killed in clashes between security forces and anti-government protesters in the capital.

Bomb blast hits bus in Egypt's capital, wounding 5

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 02:43 AM PST

CAIRO (AP) — A bomb blast hit a public bus in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Thursday, wounding five people, the Interior Ministry said, in an attack that raised concerns that a wave of violence blamed on Islamic militants that has targeted security forces and military for months is increasingly turning to hit civilians.

Thai election body urges delay in polls amid clash

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 12:18 AM PST

An anti-government protester throws a rock at riot police near a sport gymnasium in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013. Protesters trying to halt preparations for elections fought running battles with police in the Thai capital on Thursday, escalating their campaign to topple the country's beleaguered government. (AP photo/Sakchai Lalit)BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's Election Commission on Thursday urged the government to delay polls scheduled for Feb. 2 after hours of violent protests, adding to political uncertainty in the country.

May be Friday before power restored in some areas

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 11:36 PM PST

Carla Coulter, 46, of Clio, holds her 1-year-old grandson Connor Hergert closely as she gives him a kiss on the forehead while listening to the FirstMerit Bank Mixed Chorus sing LITCHFIELD, Maine (AP) — Some people in the United States and Canada who have been without electricity since Saturday may not get their lights back on for another day.

Crowds relive Washington's 1776 river crossing

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 06:14 PM PST

Spectators take photographs and video of John Godzieba, left, playing the role of Gen. George Washington, during Washington's Crossing re-enactment, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013, in Washington Crossing, Pa. Actors were successful in crossing the Delaware River from Pennsylvania to New Jersey during the 61st annual re-enactment of Washington's daring Christmas 1776 crossing of the river, the trek that turned the tide of the Revolutionary War. During the crossing 237 years ago, boats ferried 2,400 soldiers, 200 horses and 18 cannons across the river, and the troops marched eight miles downriver before battling Hessian mercenaries in the streets of Trenton. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)WASHINGTON CROSSING, N.J. (AP) — George Washington has made his annual Christmas Day ride across the Delaware River.

Decade after Christmas mudslide, memories remain

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 05:45 PM PST

FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003, file photo, a rescue worker searches for victims after devastating mudslides swept through the Waterman Canyon area of the San Bernardino, Calif., mountains two days earlier. Fourteen people — including nine children — were killed in 2003 when a wave of water, boulders and debris tore through a campground in the foothills of San Bernardino east of Los Angeles. A decade later, painful memories still remain. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A decade after a Christmas Day mudslide swept through a Southern California church mountain retreat, worshippers have continued their mission at a new spot.
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