2008年8月31日星期日

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Olympics: 2012 torch relay 'will not leave Britain': report (AFP)

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 12:45 AM CDT

The logo for the London 2012 Olympics and Para-olympics. The Olympic torch relay before the 2012 Olympics in London will be restricted to Britain after protests marred the worldwide relay ahead of the Beijing Games, a report said Sunday.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The Olympic torch relay before the 2012 Olympics in London will be restricted to Britain after protests marred the worldwide relay ahead of the Beijing Games, a report said Sunday.

Risk matches reward for urban freerunners (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Aug 2008 12:01 AM CDT

Free-runner Majora, (real name Marwan Elgamal) demonstrates free-running in London August 27, 2008. In theory, the basics of freerun are straightforward -- to get from A to B as quickly and efficiently as possible, using only your body and letting no obstacle stand in your way. (Luke MacGregor/Reuters)Reuters - Yusuf Yirtici is a proud young father who extols the virtues of discipline, hard work and a responsible attitude to risk.

Bulgaria's real estate boom stumbles as demand slumps (AFP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2008 10:30 PM CDT

File photo shows a gardener working on a property own by a Britton in the village of Gostilitsa. Bulgaria's real estate boom is turning to bust as its key British and Irish property buyers are now discouraged by financial difficulties at home and the ugly concrete views outside their windows.(AFP/File/Valentina Petrova)AFP - Bulgaria's real estate boom is turning to bust as its key British and Irish property buyers are now discouraged by financial difficulties at home and the ugly concrete views outside their windows.

Gaddafi, Berlusconi sign accord worth billions (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Aug 2008 10:28 PM CDT

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi speaks to reporters after a cabinet meeting in Rome, August 28, 2008. (Remo Casilli/Reuters)Reuters - Libya and Italy signed an accord on Saturday under which Italy will pay $5 billion in compensation for colonial misdeeds during its decades-long rule of the North African country.

Russia calls for more observers in Georgia (AFP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2008 09:09 PM CDT

A South Ossetian boy holds a bell during the opening ceremony of a school in Tskhinvali. Russia called for more international observers to be sent to Georgia, two days before a European Union summit that Tbilisi hopes will punish Moscow with sanctions.(AFP/Viktor Drachev)AFP - Russia called for more international observers to be sent to Georgia, two days before a European Union summit that Tbilisi hopes will punish Moscow with sanctions.

Adebayor backs revitalised Arsenal to make football trophy charge (AFP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2008 08:37 PM CDT

Middlesbrough's Brazilian forward Afonso Alves (right) celebrates after scoring during the English Premier league football match against Stoke City at The Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, north-east England, on August 30. Middlesbrough won 2-1.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Emmanuel Adebayor believes Arsenal can make a serious challenge for silverware if they show the quality and spirit that swept aside Newcastle 3-0.

Keegan launches scathing attack on Arsenal's Nasri (AFP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2008 07:42 PM CDT

Arsenal's striker Emmanuel Adebayor (R) challenges Newcastle's defender Fabricio Coloccini (L) during their Premier League match at the Emirates Stadium, London. Arsenal roared back to form after their stuttering start to the season by crushing Newcastle 3-0 on Saturday.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Kevin Keegan launched a scathing attack on Arsenal midfielder Samir Nasri following Newcastle's 3-0 English Premier League defeat on Saturday.

UN: Georgians effectively blocked from homes (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2008 07:13 PM CDT

Russian tanks drive through Tskhinvali, the regional capital of Georgia's breakaway province of South Ossetia, moving to the Russian border, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008. Georgia has severed diplomatic ties with Moscow to protest the presence of Russian troops on its territory, and its president cast the far-confrontation over his country's fate as 'a fight between the civilized and the uncivilized worlds.' (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)AP - Russian troops remaining in Georgian territory are effectively preventing Georgians from returning to their homes, a U.N. representative said Saturday.

Brown warns West will not be held to ransom by Russia (AFP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2008 06:43 PM CDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here on Ausuts 24, 2008, warned Sunday that the West would not be held to ransom by Russia and threatened a AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Sunday that the West would not be held to ransom by Russia and threatened a "root and branch" review of relations between the EU and the Kremlin.

Murray rallies to beat Melzer in five-set marathon (AFP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2008 06:36 PM CDT

Jurgen Melzer of Austria serves against Scot Andy Murray during the 2008 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City. Murray rallied to beat Melzer 6-7 (5/7), 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-1, 6-3.(AFP/Getty Images/Al Bello)AFP - Scotsman Andy Murray brushed aside a shaky start, rallying from two sets down to win a five-set marathon over Austrian Jurgen Melzer in the third round of the US Open on Saturday.

Nigeria militants: 29 military personnel killed (AP)

Posted: 30 Aug 2008 03:38 PM CDT

Armed members of the group known as the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) in the creeks of the Niger Delta. The most prominent armed group in oil-rich southern Nigeria on Saturday claimed to have killed at least 29 government soldiers in three early evening attacks.(AFP/HO/File)AP - Nigeria's main militant group claimed Saturday that it killed at least 29 military personnel in three separate attacks across the restive southern oil region.

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