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Wed, 22 May 2013 02:50:00 +0800 zh-TW http://www.chinapost.com.tw/rss/images/china_post.gif http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2013/05/22/379238/Home-Depot.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - U.S. home-improvement retailer The Home Depot reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings Tuesday and raised its full-year outlook thanks to the U.S. housing market recovery. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2013/05/22/379238/Home-Depot.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 00:19:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/middle-east/2013/05/22/379237/3-Hezbollah.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Three members of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group died of wounds sustained while fighting for control of a strategic Syrian town near the Lebanese border, activists said Tuesday, as the battle in the area raged for its third straight day. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/middle-east/2013/05/22/379237/3-Hezbollah.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 00:18:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/middle-east/2013/05/22/379235/11-Afghan.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A roadside bomb in western Afghanistan and clashes in the volatile south left 11 police officers dead, officials said Tuesday. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/middle-east/2013/05/22/379235/11-Afghan.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 00:17:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2013/05/22/379220/Dozens-die.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A massive tornado spanning a half-mile (800 meters) and clocking winds up to 200 mph (320 kph) devastated a town outside Oklahoma City, killing at least 24 people, including at least seven children, the state medical examiner's office said Monday. Rescuers continued to search the rubble for survivors. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2013/05/22/379220/Dozens-die.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 00:01:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2013/05/22/379195/Attention-shifts.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Two senior aides to U.S. President Barack Obama knew weeks ago about a watchdog report on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) targeting of conservative groups, a spokesman said on Monday, shifting the focus to the White House in a fast-moving controversy. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2013/05/22/379195/Attention-shifts.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 00:01:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2013/05/22/379196/Thousands-march.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Thousands of people marched through the streets of Manhattan Monday to protest the killing of a gay man allegedly taunted with homophobic slurs — the most recent in a spate of bias attacks stirring up anxiety, disbelief and outrage in a famously gay-friendly neighborhood. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2013/05/22/379196/Thousands-march.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 00:01:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2013/05/22/379197/Obama-lauds.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday saluted Myanmar President Thein Sein for his leadership in pushing through startling political reforms, but warned that violence against Muslims must stop. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2013/05/22/379197/Obama-lauds.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 00:01:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2013/05/22/379198/Obama-to.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - U.S. President Barack Obama will leave on his first major African tour next month, visiting Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa, but his itinerary released on Monday bypasses Kenya, an ancestral homeland. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2013/05/22/379198/Obama-to.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 00:01:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2013/05/22/379199/Chinas-Xi.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - China's new leader --i Jinping will confer with U.S. President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than their expected first meeting, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by issues from cyberspying to North Korea. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2013/05/22/379199/Chinas-Xi.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 00:01:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2013/05/22/379200/Top-Guatemala.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Guatemala's top court overturned the genocide conviction of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt and ordered on Monday that his trial restart. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2013/05/22/379200/Top-Guatemala.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 00:01:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2013/05/22/379201/Pentagon-may.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - U.S. President Barack Obama's administration has decided to give the Pentagon control of some drone operations against terrorism suspects overseas that are currently run by the CIA, several government sources said on Monday. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2013/05/22/379201/Pentagon-may.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 00:01:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2013/05/22/379165/Some-Republicans.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - With the White House already reeling from three major controversies, some Republican lawmakers are zeroing in on what they perceive is another possible scandal tied to U.S. President Barack Obama's landmark health reform law just as it nears implementation. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2013/05/22/379165/Some-Republicans.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 00:01:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2013/05/22/379180/Chinese-boat.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat Tuesday after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and stealing the vessel's fuel, the boat's owner said. He added that the hijackers did not get the 600,000 yuan (US$100,000) ransom they had demanded. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/americas/2013/05/22/379180/Chinese-boat.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 00:01:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/middle-east/2013/05/21/379152/Israel-fires.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Israeli troops shot at a target across the Syrian frontier on Tuesday in response to gunfire that struck its forces in the Golan Heights. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/middle-east/2013/05/21/379152/Israel-fires.htm Tue, 21 May 2013 14:43:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/middle-east/2013/05/21/379142/Wave-of.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A wave of car bombs and shootings killed at least 70 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian bloodletting in the country. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/middle-east/2013/05/21/379142/Wave-of.htm Tue, 21 May 2013 01:11:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/middle-east/2013/05/21/379143/Suicide-bomb.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A suicide bomber dressed in a police uniform killed 14 people including a prominent provincial council chief Monday in northern Afghanistan in an attack outside the council headquarters, authorities said. The Taliban insurgency quickly claimed responsibility. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/middle-east/2013/05/21/379143/Suicide-bomb.htm Tue, 21 May 2013 01:11:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/middle-east/2013/05/21/379145/Tunisia-prime.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Tunisia's Islamist premier, Ali Larayedh, vowed tough action against Ansar al-Sharia on Monday after bloody clashes between police and members of the radical Salafist group, hinting at a shift in government policy. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/middle-east/2013/05/21/379145/Tunisia-prime.htm Tue, 21 May 2013 01:11:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/middle-east/2013/05/21/379147/Saudi-Arabia.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The Philippines said Monday it had signed a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia that would protect thousands of Filipina maids from being exploited in the Middle Eastern kingdom. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/middle-east/2013/05/21/379147/Saudi-Arabia.htm Tue, 21 May 2013 01:11:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/middle-east/2013/05/21/379148/Imran-Khans.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - The party of former Pakistani cricket hero Imran Khan secured victory in a repeat election held in one constituency of violence-plagued Kar http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/middle-east/2013/05/21/379148/Imran-Khans.htm Tue, 21 May 2013 01:11:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/middle-east/2013/05/21/379149/Pakistans-Musharraf.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A lawyer for Pakistan's former military ruler says a judge has granted Pervez Musharraf bail in a case related to the murder of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/middle-east/2013/05/21/379149/Pakistans-Musharraf.htm Tue, 21 May 2013 01:11:00 +0800 http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/europe/2013/05/21/379151/Car-bombs.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - At least eight people were killed and more than a dozen injured on Monday in twin car blasts outside a court building in the southern Russian city of Makhachkala in the restless region of Dagestan. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/international/europe/2013/05/21/379151/Car-bombs.htm Tue, 21 May 2013 01:11:00 +0800