2008年8月28日星期四

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Keothavong makes history at US Open tennis (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 05:31 AM CDT

British number one Anne Keothavong returns a ball to Marion Bartoli of France during the Bank of the West Classic at Stanford University in Stanford, California, July 2008. Keothavong surprised 25th seeded Francesca Schiavone 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 to become the first British woman to reach the third round of the US Open since 1991.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jed Jacobsohn)AFP - Anne Keothavong surprised 25th seeded Francesca Schiavone 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 to become the first British woman to reach the third round of the US Open since 1991.

Owner lowers price on Titian for British galleries (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 05:25 AM CDT

This undated photo provided by the National Gallery shows the painting 'Diana and Actaeon' by Italian Renaissance master Titian. The Duke of Sutherland wants to sell the masterpiece of Renaissance painting to British public galleries if they can meet his $92 million asking price. 'Diana and Actaeon' is worth an estimated $275 million on the open market. The aristocrat has offered the work to major public galleries in Britain for a third of that price. The National Galleries of Scotland and London's National Gallery launched a public appeal Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, for funds to buy the painting. They hope to raise money from the government, arts bodies and private donors. (AP Photo/National Gallery/ho)AP - An aristocrat wants to sell a masterpiece of Renaissance painting to British public galleries if they can meet his $92 million asking price.

Irish seek Denmark's advice on EU treaty opt-outs: report (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 05:17 AM CDT

European Union flags flutter at the European Parliament building in Strasbourg. Ireland has sought advice from Denmark on how Dublin could opt-out of key parts of the EU Lisbon Treaty, as a way of unblocking the Irish-triggered limbo, the Irish Times has reported.(AFP/File/Gerard Cerles)AFP - Ireland has sought advice from Denmark on how Dublin could opt-out of key parts of the EU Lisbon Treaty, as a way of unblocking the Irish-triggered limbo, a report said Thursday.

Russia wins backing from China, Central Asia over Georgia (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 05:14 AM CDT

A Georgian man holds a poster during a demonstration outside the Russian peacekeepers' base in Teklati in western Georgia. Russia has won support from China and Central Asian states in its standoff with the West over the Georgia conflict as the European Union said it was weighing sanctions against Moscow.(AFP/File/Louisa Gouliamaki)AFP - Russia won support Thursday from China and Central Asian states in its standoff with the West over the Georgia conflict as the European Union said it was weighing sanctions against Moscow.

Drinks group Diageo sees net profits edge higher (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 05:07 AM CDT

Pints of Guinness, one of Diageo's leading brands. Diageo, the world's biggest maker of alcoholic drinks, said that net profit nudged higher in 2007-08, but forecast slowing growth this year because of tough trading conditions.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Diageo, the world's biggest maker of alcoholic drinks, said Thursday that net profit nudged higher in 2007-08, but forecast slowing growth this year because of tough trading conditions.

Russia frees Georgian soldiers, tensions persist (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 04:54 AM CDT

Maria, a 78-year-old Georgian woman, is seen in the courtyard of her house in Mosabruni, a village just inside South Ossetia, August 26, 2008. (Adrees Latif/Reuters)AP - Russian forces have turned over 12 Georgian soldiers at the border of separatist Abkhazia now under Russian control.

Russia seeks support from eastern neighbors (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 04:42 AM CDT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Chinese President Hu Jintao, right, shake hands during their meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in Dushanbe to attend a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a regional security group dominated by China and Russia. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)AP - Russia's president appealed to the leaders of China and four Central Asian countries for support Thursday amid the fallout over Moscow's invasion of Georgia and its recognition of the country's separatist regions.

McCartney to play first ever concert in Israel (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 04:41 AM CDT

Former Beatle Paul McCartney, seen here in February 2008, is to stage his first ever concert in Israel next month, four decades after the Beatles were barred from playing there, he said on his website.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Music legend Paul McCartney is to stage his first ever concert in Israel next month, four decades after the Beatles were barred from playing there, he said on his website Thursday.

Aer Lingus says it suffers first-half loss (AFP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 04:37 AM CDT

An Aer Lingus jet comes in to land at Dublin airport in Ireland, September 2006. Irish airline Aer Lingus has said that it faced a first-half net loss of 20.6 million euros (30.4 million dollars) because of the soaring cost of jet fuel and slowing global growth.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Irish airline Aer Lingus said on Thursday that it faced a first-half net loss of 20.6 million euros (30.4 million dollars) because of the soaring cost of jet fuel and slowing global growth.

U.S., Europe and Japan planned dollar rescue: report (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 04:24 AM CDT

A U.S. dollar bill is displayed in Toronto in this posed photo, March 26, 2008. (Mark Blinch/Reuters)Reuters - The United States, Europe and Japan planned joint intervention to rescue the dollar when it was plunging in March at the time U.S. investment bank Bear Stearns collapsed, the Nikkei business newspaper reported.

South Ossetia: Georgian spy plane shot down (AP)

Posted: 28 Aug 2008 03:32 AM CDT

Russian troops on an armoured personnel carrier move past a Georgian police officer (L) stationed at a checkpoint in Mosabruni, a village just inside South Ossetia, August 26, 2008. (Adrees Latif/Reuters)AP - The interior minister of the separatist-held region of South Ossetia says his forces have shot down an unmanned Georgian spy plane.

Western nations warn Russia to `change course' (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 11:50 PM CDT

The U.S. Coast Guard cutter, Dallas at Georgia's Black Sea port of Batumi, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. The U.S. military ship on Wednesday docked at the Georgian port carrying humanitarian aid. The Dallas, had originally been slated to dock at the Black Sea port of Poti, which is still controlled by Russian forces. But instead it arrived in Batumi, a port well south of the zone of fighting in this month's war between Russia and Georgia. ( AP Photo/Sergei Grits)AP - Western leaders warned the Kremlin on Wednesday to "change course," hoping to keep the conflict from growing into a new Cold War after tensions broadened to imperil a key nuclear pact and threaten U.S. meat and poultry trade with Russia.

US Army continues Iraq murder conspiracy hearing (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 08:20 PM CDT

AP - A military panel took evidence Wednesday in a hearing aimed at determining whether two U.S. soldiers should face a court-martial in the deaths of four Iraqi men last year.

Man convicted for child cruely in Muslim ceremony (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 07:02 PM CDT

AP - A man accused of involving two teenage boys in self-flagellation as part of a Muslim religious ritual was convicted of child cruelty Wednesday.

G7 countries condemn Russia's actions in Georgia (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 04:48 PM CDT

Maria, a 78-year-old Georgian woman, is seen in the courtyard of her house in Mosabruni, a village just inside South Ossetia, August 26, 2008. (Adrees Latif/Reuters)AP - The Group of Seven industrialized democracies condemned Russia on Wednesday for its actions in Georgia, underlining the country's growing estrangement from the West.

Russia mulls poultry, pork import quota cuts (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 04:25 PM CDT

AP - Russia could cut poultry and pork import quotas by hundreds of thousands of tons, the country's agriculture minister said Wednesday. The move could hit American producers hard and comes amid heightened tensions between Moscow and Washington over the war in ex-Soviet Georgia.

US-Russian deal on nuclear access may be shelved (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 11:06 AM CDT

AP - A key civil nuclear agreement between Russia and the U.S. looks likely to be shelved until next year at the earliest amid mounting tensions over the fate of Georgia's breakaway republics.

Yugoslav war crimes court issues contempt summons (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 10:30 AM CDT

French journalist and former spokesperson for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, Florence Hartmann poses in April 2008. The UN war crimes court said Wednesday it has charged Hartmann with divulging confidential information over the trial of late Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic.(AFP/File/Francois Guillot)AP - The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal, set up by the United Nations to prosecute those responsible for atrocities in the Balkan wars, on Wednesday summoned a former prosecution spokeswoman on contempt-of-court charges.

Swiss exonerate Europe's last executed witch (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2008 09:49 AM CDT

AP - A woman beheaded after she was accused of causing a girl to spit pins and convulse was exonerated Wednesday, more than 200 years after she became the last person executed as a witch in Europe.

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