2009年1月17日星期六

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Japanese mum bids to follow in Foreman's footsteps (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2009 03:19 AM CST

Reuters - A Japanese mother of two will bid to emulate George Foreman by winning a world boxing title at 45.

Miliband leaves Pakistan after talks with army chief (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2009 02:25 AM CST

Foreign Secretary David Miliband (left) shakes hands with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi upon his arrival at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad, on January 16. Miliband has left Islamabad after holding talks during a visit aimed at defusing tensions with India after the Mumbai attacks.(AFP/Aamir Qureshi)AFP - Foreign Secretary David Miliband has left Islamabad after holding talks with Pakistan's army chief during a visit aimed at defusing tensions with India after the Mumbai attacks, according to officials.

Murray sees more open field in Melbourne this year (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2009 01:47 AM CST

Andy Murray returns the ball during a practice session for the Australian Open in Melbourne, on January 17. Murray sees a more competitive field at this year's Australian Open with Roger Federer less formidable than before, while playing down his favourite tag.(AFP/Paul Crock)AFP - Andy Murray sees a more competitive field at this year's Australian Open with Roger Federer less formidable than before, while playing down his favourite tag.

Albanian town bids sorrowful farewell to Bush (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Jan 2009 12:59 AM CST

Reuters - At the "George W. Bush" cafe in this little Albanian town, owner Festim Cela gives a solemn reply when asked if it will change its name when the U.S. President leaves office Tuesday.

Pow! Popeye Loses Copyright Battle in Europe (Time.com)

Posted: 17 Jan 2009 12:15 AM CST

Time.com - Brussels debates protecting artists' creations for a longer period to bring Europe into line with U.S. norms

PM urges banks to come clean over bad assets (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 10:20 PM CST

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, pictured during a visit to the 2012 Olympic Park construction site in east London, has told banks they must own up to the extent of their bad assets amid more reports his government could launch a fresh bailout of the struggling sector.(AFP/Pool/File/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown told banks Saturday they must own up to the extent of their bad assets amid more reports his government could launch a fresh bailout of the struggling sector.

United title drive runs into injury minefield (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 10:08 PM CST

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson. Just as it seemed things could not be going better for Manchester United, a sudden flurry of injuries threatens to derail the champions' drive for a third straight Premier League title(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Just as it seemed things could not be going better for Manchester United, a sudden flurry of injuries threatens to derail the champions' drive for a third straight Premier League title.

Forty held as Lithuanian austerity drive demo turns violent (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 08:45 PM CST

Protesters shout slogans as they demonstrate along with thousands against an austerity drive in front of Lithuania's Parliament in Vilnius. At least 40 people were arrested and a dozen injured in scuffles with riot police.(AFP/Petras Malukas)AFP - Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to ward off protesters outside Lithuania's parliament Friday, as thousands joined a demonstration against an austerity drive.

Scolari ready to sell unhappy Chelsea stars (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 08:13 PM CST

Luiz Felipe Scolari, seen here in 2008, has warned his disaffected Chelsea stars to stop complaining about his tactics and team selections.(AFP/File/Ian Kington)AFP - Luiz Felipe Scolari is ready to sell any player unhappy with life at Chelsea as the Blues boss tries to revive the club's flagging spirits.

Protesters clash with police in Lithuania (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 06:11 PM CST

A man reacts as he stands in front of riot police at Lithuania's Parliament building in Vilnius, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. Police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse anti-government protesters throwing rocks and eggs at Lithuania's Parliament on Friday. About a dozen windows on the parliament building, located in downtown Vilnius, were shattered. About 7,000 people gathered outside Lithuania's Parliament Friday morning to demonstrate against unpopular reforms aimed at combating the Baltic state's deepening economic crisis. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)AP - Violent political protests sweeping parts of Eastern Europe have spread to Lithuania, where police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at a rock-throwing mob attacking Parliament.

US man jailed for stealing pages from rare books (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 03:47 PM CST

This image made available Friday, Jan. 16, 2009 by the London's Metropolitan Police shows Farhad Hakimzadeh, 60, who had pleaded guilty in May 2008 to 14 offences of theft. The wealthy, Iranian born, U.S. businessman with a passion for books about the Middle East was sentenced to two years in jail Friday for stealing pages from rare texts at two of Britain's most venerable libraries. Farhad Hakimzadeh sneaked a scalpel into London's British Library to surgically remove leaves from books, according to staff. He used the pilfered pages to replace lower-quality parts of his own copies of the works. Hakimzadeh targeted books at the British Library and Oxford's Bodleian Library which dealt with Europe's interaction with the Middle East. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Police, HO)AP - A wealthy U.S. businessman with a passion for books about the Middle East was sentenced to two years in jail Friday for stealing pages from rare texts at two of Britain's most venerable libraries.

British writer John Mortimer dead at 85 (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 03:13 PM CST

In this March 28, 1996 file photo British author and dramatist John Mortimer poses in Beverly Hills, Calif. The creator of the character Rumpole of the Bailey, has died at the age of 85 after a long illness reports the BBC Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/Eric Draper)AP - British lawyer and writer John Mortimer, creator of the curmudgeonly criminal lawyer Rumpole of the Bailey, died Friday. He was 85.

Turkish PM: Israel should be barred from UN (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 03:08 PM CST

Turkish demonstrators chant Islamic slogans as they an Israeli flag on fire during a protest against Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip, Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. Around 1,500 pro-Islamic protesters chanted 'We're all soldiers of Hamas!', in an anti-Israel demonstration in Istanbul after Friday prayers. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Usta)AP - Israel should be barred from the United Nations while it ignores the organization's calls to stop fighting in Gaza, Turkey's prime minister said Friday, urging the world not to turn a blind eye to Israel's "savagery."

Vatican says Jewish prayer complaints excessive (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 02:45 PM CST

AP - The Vatican says Jewish complaints about Pope Benedict XVI's commitment to dialogue with Jews are "excessive."

Researchers find Moors built with powdered bones (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 02:13 PM CST

AP - A chance discovery of a medieval clay oven has revealed that Moorish architects used powdered animal bones to protect the walls of fortresses close to the Alhambra Palace in southern Spain.

Hungary gorilla recovering after rare surgery (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 02:10 PM CST

Veterinarians make the Budapest Zoo's oldest gorilla, Liesel ready for an operation in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. The surgery became needful due to a progress of tumor, which could cause the death of the ape. During the three hours long intervention, human doctors with assistance of the zoo's veterinarians checked the 32 years old, female, low land gorilla's fibroids in the uterus, which is anatomically very similar to the human body. Worldwide any surgeries on gorillas are extremely rare; and this was the first time that this kind of intervention became mandatory in Hungary. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky, POOL)AP - The Budapest Zoo says a 32-year-old female gorilla has undergone gynecological surgery, the first such operation in Hungary and rare even worldwide.

Turkish military criticizes coup plot probe (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 01:37 PM CST

AP - Turkey's secular military, disturbed by the arrests of dozens of military officers in an alleged plot to topple the Islamic-rooted government, criticized the handling of the investigation as unfair and irresponsible Friday.

Latvia likely to see early elections (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 11:57 AM CST

AP - Latvia's senior ruling coalition party is calling for early parliamentary election following violent protests this week.

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