2008年10月17日星期五

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Stopping games when anthem booed "absurd" says Platini (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 04:36 AM CDT

Reuters - Stopping soccer international matches because a national anthem is booed would be absurd, UEFA president Michel Platini was quoted as saying on Friday.

Karadzic to testify at former ally's appeal (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 04:27 AM CDT

A man wearing a t-shirt with the former Bosnian Serb leader and indicted war crimes suspect, Radovan Karadzic, joins others in his support in Banja Luka September 29, 2008. A Bosnian Serb nationalist group organised a meeting in support to Karadzic, who is facing trial at the U.N. war crimes tribunal at the Hague. The t-shirt reads AP - UN judges say former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic can testify at an appeal hearing for one of his wartime allies convicted of murdering non-Serbs during the Bosnian war.

Turkish military: 35 rebels killed in clashes (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 04:25 AM CDT

AP - Turkey's military says 35 Kurdish rebels have been killed in recent clashes according to intercepted radio communication between Kurdish guerrillas.

General pushing for more Afghan troops to head army (AFP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 04:24 AM CDT

The Ministry of Defence confirmed that General David Richards, seen here in 2006, who has called for more troops to be stationed in Afghanistan was named the next head of the country's army.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - A general who has called for more troops to be stationed in Afghanistan was named the next head of the country's army, the Ministry of Defence confirmed Friday.

OECD slams Britain for failure to punish bribery (AFP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 04:19 AM CDT

The OECD slammed Britain for failing to tackle corporate bribery, following an inquiry launched after London blocked a probe into a huge arms deal between BAE Systems and Saudi Arabia.(AFP/File/Stringer)AFP - The OECD slammed Britain for failing to tackle corporate bribery on Friday, following an inquiry launched after London blocked a probe into a huge arms deal between BAE Systems and Saudi Arabia.

Under-fire Hamilton scorches China GP practice (AFP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 04:03 AM CDT

McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton corners during the second practice session of the Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit. Hamilton shrugged off barbs about his driving style as he set a blistering pace in Shanghai practice Friday, where he aims to become Formula One's youngest champion.(AFP/Mark Ralston)AFP - Britain's Lewis Hamilton shrugged off barbs about his driving style as he set a blistering pace in practice Friday for the Chinese Grand Prix, where he aims to become Formula One's youngest champion.

Chinalco says stake in Rio Tinto safe despite Lehman collapse (AFP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 03:58 AM CDT

Rio Tinto's plant at Kwinana in Perth. Chinese aluminium giant Chinalco insisted its multi-billion dollar investment in Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto was safe, amid reports the collapse of Lehman Brothers had put it at risk.(AFP/File/Tony Ashby)AFP - Chinese aluminium giant Chinalco insisted Friday its multi-billion dollar investment in Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto was safe, amid reports the collapse of Lehman Brothers had put it at risk.

South Korean analyst sacked for saying greed is bad (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 03:58 AM CDT

Reuters - A South Korean financial researcher was sacked for telling a TV talk show that people made unwise investment decisions because they were too greedy, his company said on Friday.

Russia eases penalties against British Council (AFP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 03:47 AM CDT

People take their lessons in the office of the British Council in Moscow, January 2008. The British Council won a victory in its politically charged dispute with Russian authorities on Friday when a Moscow court reduced its back-tax fines.(AFP/File/Maxim Marmur)AFP - The British Council won a victory in its politically charged dispute with Russian authorities on Friday when a Moscow court reduced its back-tax fines, news agencies reported.

Sony Ericsson swings to quarterly loss (AP)

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 03:46 AM CDT

AP - Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson on Friday said it swung to a loss in the third quarter, hurt mainly by weaker sales, continued price pressure on its handsets and negative effects from exchange rate fluctuations.

Britain museum notes discovery of huge bug (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2008 06:58 PM CDT

In this undated picture made available Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008 by Britain's Natural History Museum, Orthoptera Curator George Beccaloni, holds a giant stick insect named Phobaeticus chani, meaning 'Chan's megastick.' Britain's Natural History Museum says a Malaysian amateur naturalist has discovered the world's longest insect, the more than 22-inch long 'megastick.' The museum says the oversized walking stick bug was discovered by Datuk Chan Chew Lun on the Malaysian island of Borneo. (AP Photo/Natural History Museum/HO)AP - A stick bug from the island of Borneo measuring well over a foot in length has been identified by researchers as the world's longest insect, British scientists said Thursday.

Aide: Pope John Paul II wounded in 1982 stabbing (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2008 04:52 PM CDT

In this May 12, 1982 file photo Pope John Paul II is seen on his popemobile after he celebrated a mass in Fatima Square, Portugal, May 12, 1982. The longtime private secretary of the late Pope John Paul II has revealed that the pope was wounded in a 1982 knife attack by a priest in Portugal. Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz makes the revelation in 'Testimony,'' a movie on John Paul's life that was screened for Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008. It was known that John Paul was assaulted by a knife-wielding Spanish priest while visiting the shrine of Fatima in Portugal to give thanks for surviving an assassination attempt in 1981, when he was shot by a Turkish gunman in St. Peter's Square. (AP Photo, file)AP - The longtime private secretary of the late Pope John Paul II revealed in a film screened Thursday that the pope was lightly wounded in a 1982 knife attack by a priest in Portugal. Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz made the revelation in "Testimony," a movie on John Paul's life that was screened for Pope Benedict XVI and top clergy at the Vatican.

Construction workers find Roman city of the dead (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2008 04:35 PM CDT

The ruins of a tomb of a general who led ancient Rome's legions is seen in Rome, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008. A city of the dead, built to resemble one used by the living, and the tomb of a nobleman who served as a general during the second century, are among new archaeological finds unveiled in the Italian capital. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - Workers renovating a rugby stadium have uncovered a vast complex of tombs beneath Rome that mimic the houses, blocks and streets of a real city, officials said Thursday as they unveiled a series of new finds here.

Fire damages 19th century Czech building in Prague (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2008 04:35 PM CDT

A fireman examines debris of left wing of the Industrial Palace in Prague destroyed by preceding night fire, on Friday morning, Oct. 17, 2008. The 240 meter long Industrial Palace at the Fairgrounds was built in 1891 and is one of most important art nouveau buildings in the Czech capital. Estimated damage could reach up to one billion Czech crowns (about 40 million euro). (AP Photo/CTK, Rene Volfik)AP - An official says a fire has destroyed part of a landmark 19th century exhibition hall in the Czech capital.

UK Envoy: Will press Russia in Litvinenko case (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2008 03:30 PM CDT

AP - Britain's new ambassador to Russia said Thursday that the U.K. will press to extradite the suspect in the 2006 radiation poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko, a case that has helped severely damage ties between Moscow and London.

EU sticks to greenhouse goals despite money fears (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2008 03:20 PM CDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks during a final media conference after an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday Oct. 16, 2008. European Union leaders have agreed to stick to ambitious plans to cut greenhouse gases by 20 percent by 2020, but divisions over how to share out the cuts have been widened by fears over the impact of the financial crisis. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)AP - Leaders of the 27-nation European Union pledged Thursday they will stick to a pricey plan for deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, saying the recent meltdown of financial markets must not deter efforts to combat global warming.

Iceland, Iran up for seats on UN Security Council (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2008 03:16 PM CDT

File photo shows Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the UN's New York headquarters. The world body's General Assembly is set to vote on electing five new non-permanent members of the powerful Security Council, with all eyes on the contest between Iran and Japan for the lone Asian seat up for grabs.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AP - Iceland and Iran are among several nations seeking member seats on the U.N. Security Council, the powerful world panel that can impose sanctions and dispatch peacekeepers.

Titanic survivor sells mementos to pay for care (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2008 02:46 PM CDT

This is a Friday, April 17, 1998 file photo of Millvina Dean, 86, a living Titanic survivor, as she looks up and smiles as she signs a Titanic movie poster for an enthusiast at the Titanic Historical Society's convention in Springfield, Mass. As a 2-month-old baby, Millvina Dean was wrapped in a sack and lowered into a lifeboat from the deck of the sinking RMS Titanic. Now Dean, the last living survivor of the disaster, is selling some of her mementos to help pay her nursing home fees. Dean's artifacts, including a suitcase given to her family by the people of New York after their rescue, are expected to sell for about 3,000 pounds (US$5,200) at Saturday's auction in Devizes, western England. Dean, 96, has lived in a nursing home in the southern English city of Southampton Titanic's home port since she broke her hip two years ago. (AP Photo/Nancy Palmieri)AP - Millvina Dean was only 2 months old when she was wrapped in a sack and lowered into a lifeboat from the doomed Titanic. Now 96, the last survivor of the tragic sinking is selling mementos of the disaster to help pay her nursing home fees.

Irish bookie calls US race over, pays off on Obama (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2008 02:22 PM CDT

US Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Senator Barack Obama speaks during a rally at Mack's Apples in Londonderry, New Hampshire. Obama warned supporters against AP - The race is over as far as Ireland's biggest bookmaker is concerned.

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