2008年11月20日星期四

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Fans vent anger as Sergeant quits 'Strictly Come Dancing' (AFP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 03:55 AM CST

Fans have expressed their disappointment as ageing former political journalist John Sergeant quit hit TV show 'Strictly Come Dancing' in an attempt to defuse a media-fuelled row which has threatened to divide the nation.(BBC News)AFP - Fans of 'Strictly Come Dancing' star and former political journalist John Sergeant kept up a chorus of complaint on Thursday after he apparently bowed to the opinion of the show's judges and quit the broadcast.

EU farm ministers agree on reform (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 03:24 AM CST

AP - European Union agriculture ministers have agreed to a new round of aid reforms in Europe's shrinking farm sector meant to boost competition in the global markets.

England bowled out for 240 in India one-dayer (AFP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 03:24 AM CST

India's Harbhajan Singh (right) took three key wickets to restrict England to a modest 240 all out in 48.4 overs in the third one-day international on Thursday.(AFP/Prakash Singh)AFP - India's Harbhajan Singh took three key wickets to restrict England to a modest 240 all out in 48.4 overs in the third one-day international here on Thursday.

London stock market drops 2.25 percent at start of trading (AFP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 03:04 AM CST

London's stock market slid 2.25 percent to under 4,000 points soon after the start of trading on Thursday, following sharp losses in Asia and overnight on Wall Street caused by deep recession worries.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - London's stock market slid 2.25 percent to under 4,000 points soon after the start of trading on Thursday, following sharp losses in Asia and overnight on Wall Street caused by deep recession worries.

Rolls-Royce plans up to 2,000 job cuts in 2009 (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 02:39 AM CST

A man stands next to a modified Rolls Royce sports coupe AP - Rolls-Royce Group PLC said Thursday it plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs next year as demand for its products slumps amid the global economic downturn.

Engineering firm Sandvik cuts jobs, production (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 02:34 AM CST

AP - Swedish engineering firm Sandvik AB Thursday announced a series of production cuts and layoffs, among which 1,040 permanent workers in Sweden, saying the negative impact of the global financial crisis has accelerated in the fourth quarter.

Nordic countries to lend Iceland $2.5 billion (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 02:08 AM CST

People attend a demonstration in Reykjavik on November 15, 2008. The International Monetary Fund announced Wednesday that its executive board approved a loan of 2.1 billion dollars for Iceland to help the country rebound from a dire financial crisis.(AFP/File/Halldor Kolbeins)AP - Four Nordic countries will lend Iceland $2.5 billion (euro1.98 billion) to help the country recover from its economic meltdown, their finance ministries said Thursday.

Air France-KLM profit plunges in second quarter (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 01:33 AM CST

AP - The Air France-KLM Group said Thursday its profit plunged in the second quarter as higher oil prices and financial charges weighed on the airlines' earnings.

IMF finally approves $2.1B loan to Iceland (AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 12:41 AM CST

AP - The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday approved a two-year, $2.1 billion support program for Iceland designed to restore confidence and stabilize the country's shattered economy.

(AP)

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 12:13 AM CST

AP - CORRECTS: Finland says Nordic countries will lend Iceland $2.5 billion to aid recovery. (CORRECTS APNewsAlert that loan was for 2.5 billion euros.)

EU: Russia-Georgia talks make some progress (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2008 03:49 PM CST

AP - Mediators succeeded Wednesday in getting direct talks going between Russia and Georgia, pressing the two neighbors to resolve security and refugee issues from their August war in the troubled Caucasus.

Russia defeats England at Chess Olympiad (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2008 03:44 PM CST

AP - Top seed Russia bounced back after drawing Germany in the last round to beat England 3-1 Wednesday in round six of open division play at the Chess Olympiad.

Spain: detained Basque militant was top ETA leader (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2008 03:25 PM CST

This is a photoreleased by the Basque Ertzaintza police force, of Mikel Garikoitz Aspiazu. French police have arrested Garikoitz Aspiazu, the suspected leader of the military wing of banned Basque group ETA Monday Nov. 17, 2008. The man is suspected of being behind the killing of two Spanish civil guardsmen in southwest France last year. Garikoitz Aspiazu, 35, was described in Spanish media reports as one of the most wanted members of ETA, a violent hardliner who opposed the cease-fire that ETA declared in March 2006 and the subsequent peace talks it held with the government of Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. (AP Photo/Web Ertzaintza, HO)AP - A young gunman arrested this week turns out to be the head of the Basque separatist group ETA — the first member of an uncompromising and ultra-violent new generation to lead the organization, Spanish officials said Wednesday.

Colombian VP says cocaine destroying rain forests (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2008 03:24 PM CST

AP - Does white powder damage your green credentials?

Cleveland Museum of Art to return art to Italy (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2008 02:49 PM CST

This undated photo provided by the Italian Culture Ministry on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008 shows an Apulian volute crater, dating back to the 4th Century B.C., one of the 14 art works to be returned to Italy by the Cleveland Museum of Art. The museum announced in a press conference held at the Italian Culture Ministry in Rome, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2008 that it has agreed to return 14 art works to Italy, including 13 ancient pieces that were looted or smuggled out of the country. The agreement two years in the making was announced Wednesday in Rome by Cleveland museum director Timothy Rub and the Italian arts minister, Sandro Bondi. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Italian Culture Ministry, HO) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - The Cleveland Museum of Art agreed Wednesday to return 14 ancient treasures ranging from Etruscan jewelry to a Medieval cross that authorities say were looted or stolen from Italy.

Far-right UK party's member list is posted online (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2008 02:10 PM CST

AP - The leader of the far-right British National Party said he will ask police to investigate how his party's membership list was posted online despite a court order. The publication was causing problems for several party members Wednesday, including a police officer who was being investigated.

UN agency approves reform plan (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2008 12:35 PM CST

AP - The U.N.'s food agency will slim down its bureaucracy, work to cut costs and make investments that will improve efficiency as part of a reform plan adopted by member nations on Wednesday.

Flat-footed journalist quits British dancing show (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2008 12:28 PM CST

This undated image shows John Sergeant dancing with Kristina Rihanoff during a dress rehearsal for BBC program Strictly Come Dancing. Sergeant the retired BBC political correspondent has waltzed off TV talent show 'Strictly Come Dancing' because he is afraid he might win. The 64-year-old Sergeant is the surprise star of the BBC show. Despite being labeled the program's worst-ever competitor by judges, viewers have voted for him above more accomplished competitors. Sergeant announced Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008 he was quitting the show, because there was a real danger he might win. He said victory would be a joke too far. The ballroom dancing competition is one of the BBC's most popular shows and the format has been exported around the world. A U.S. version, Dancing With the Stars,' is currently airing on ABC. (AP Photo/Guy Levy/BBC/PA)AP - The public adored him, but the judges hated him. One called him a "dancing pig in Cuban heels."

Germany sends Rwandan suspect to France (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2008 12:19 PM CST

Protesters take to the streets of Kigali, Rwanda , Wednesday, Nov.19, 2008, to protest the extradition of Rose Kabuye from Germany to France. Kabuye was arrested on Oct. 9 on a French indictment that she participated in the assassination of Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana in 1994, sparking the genocide. President Kagame's government claims France armed the Hutu militias and government troops who led the genocide. Kabuye is Kagame's chief of protocol. French authorities allege she housed Tutsi commandos blamed for downing the plane. She denies involvement. (AP Photo)AP - A top Rwandan official sought in connection with the assassination that sparked the African country's 1994 genocide was transferred Wednesday from Germany to France, which had issued an arrest warrant for her.

Sweden says transvestism is not a disease (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2008 12:08 PM CST

AP - Swedish health officials say they will remove transvestism, fetishism and sadomasochism from the country's official list of diseases and mental disorders.

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