2009年2月25日星期三

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Scores survive Turkish airliner crash in Amsterdam (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 06:41 PM PST

A Forensic expert is seen near the wreckage of a Turkish Airlines plane at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009. The plane with 134 people aboard slammed into a field while attempting to land and broke into three pieces. Nine people died in the crash. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)AP - A Turkish Airlines jetliner plummeted out of the mist and plowed into a muddy field Wednesday near Amsterdam's main airport, but nearly everyone on board — 125 people — survived. The nine dead included both pilots.

Major sales at Yves Saint Laurent art auction (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 04:11 PM PST

AP - Major items sold at art collection auction in Paris of late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent and his longtime partner Pierre Berge:

Saint Laurent art auction rakes in euro373 million (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 03:54 PM PST

A view of Grand Palais during the auction by Christie's Monday, Feb. 23, 2009. in Paris, where 733 works of art collected over half a century by French fashion icon Yves Saint-Laurent and his partner, Pierre Berge, are being auctioned by Christie's through until Wednesday 25, with a sale expected to gross euro 200-300 million ($250-380 million). A portion of the proceeds will go to support AIDS research. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)AP - Two rare bronze sculptures that disappeared from China nearly 150 years ago — and demanded back by Beijing — sold for euro28 million ($36 million) Wednesday on the final day of a dazzlingly successful auction of art works owned by the late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent.

Drogba ruins Ranieri's return to Chelsea (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 02:38 PM PST

Chelsea's Ivorian forward Didier Drogba celebrates after scoring against Juventus during their Champions League first knockout round football match, at Stamford Bridge stadium in London. Chelsea won 1-0.(AFP/Alberto Pizzoli)AFP - Didier Drogba ruined Juventus manager Claudio Ranieri's return to Chelsea as the Ivory Coast forward sealed a 1-0 win in the Champions League last 16 first leg on Wednesday.

Tuncay lifts Boro spirits (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 02:33 PM PST

Tuncay Sanil (C) of Middlesbrough shoots to score during an English FA Cup, fifth round replay, football match between Middlesbrough and West Ham United at the Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough won 2-0.(AFP/Graham Stuart)AFP - Turkey star Tuncay Sanli lifted Middlesbrough from the gloom of their Premier League survival scrap by firing the Teesiders into the last eight of the FA Cup on Wednesday.

Four dead in bloody day for British troops in Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 02:16 PM PST

British soldiers are silhouetted against the sky in Lashkar Gah. Three British soldiers were on Wednesday killed in southern Afghanistan as a result of an AFP - Three British soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday from an "enemy explosion" while a fourth died of injuries sustained in a firefight, the Ministry of Defence said.

Happy return for Benitez as Liverpool down Real in Champions League (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 02:11 PM PST

Liverpool's Spanish forward Fernando Torres (L) fights for the ball with Real Madrid's French midfielder Lassana Diarra (R) during their Champions League football match at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid. Liverpool won 1-0.(AFP/Philippe Desmazes)AFP - Rafael Benitez enjoyed an unforgettable Madrid homecoming as a late Youssi Benayoun header helped Liverpool defeat Real Madrid 1-0 in the first leg of their last 16 Champions League duel at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday.

And the Rio Carnival winner is ... Drum! (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 01:38 PM PST

Reuters - One of Rio de Janeiro's most traditional Samba schools broke a 16-year barren streak by winning the annual parade championship Wednesday as the city cleaned up after four days of non-stop Carnival revelry.

Experts say some airliner crashes more survivable (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 01:18 PM PST

In this grab from footage made available by the Dutch police, Rescue workers, seen at the scene of a plane which slammed into a field, at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, the Netherlands, Wednesday Feb. 25, 2009. A Turkish Airlines plane with 135 people aboard slammed into a muddy field while attempting to land at Amsterdam's main airport Wednesday. Nine people were killed and more than 50 were injured, many seriously, officials said. (AP Photo/ Dutch Police)AP - Aviation experts say some recent airline accidents with few or no fatalities show that the chances of surviving crashes are better than ever.

British Davis Cup hopefuls in seven-hour play-off (AFP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 12:31 PM PST

Unheralded British tennis players Chris Eaton, seen here in 2008, and James Ward slugged out a marathon Davis Cup selection play-off which lasted for almost seven hours on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Unheralded British tennis players Chris Eaton and James Ward slugged out a marathon Davis Cup selection play-off which lasted for almost seven hours on Wednesday.

Russia: Famine that killed millions not genocide (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 12:06 PM PST

The head of the Russian Federal State Archives agency Vladimir Kozlov holds up a book entitled, 'Famine in the USSR: 1930-1934', during a press conference in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009. Russian archivists on Wednesday issued a DVD and a thick book of historical documents meant to counter Ukrainian claims that a deadly Stalin-era famine was genocide. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)AP - Russia issued a DVD and a thick book of historical documents on Wednesday to dispute claims that the Ukrainian famine of the 1930s amounted to genocide.

Disputed Chinese bronzes sell at auction (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 11:34 AM PST

A tourist takes picture of the posters advertising an exhibit showing sculptures of bronze heads from the Chinese zodiac disappeared in 1860, when French and British forces sacked the former Summer Palace on the outskirts of Beijing at the close of the second Opium War, at the ruins of the former Summer Palace in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009. China said Tuesday that it was 'ridiculous' for the longtime partner of French fashion icon Yves Saint Laurent who owns two Chinese imperial bronzes to say he would return the relics to Beijing if the government gave Tibet freedom. The disputed Chinese bronze fountainheads of a rabbit and a rat are due for sale at a three-day Paris auction of art from the collection of the late French fashion designer, while China has opposed the auction, saying the artifacts should be returned. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)AP - Two bronze Chinese sculptures have been sold at a Paris auction, despite pressure from China to return them.

UK opposition leader David Cameron's son dies at 6 (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 09:56 AM PST

In this Dec. 27, 2007 file photo, Conservative Party leader David Cameron, second from right, walks with his wife Samantha, back left, and children Ivan, front left, Nancy, center, and Elwen, right, in the village of Chadlington, Oxfordshire, England. Britain's Conservative Party said Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009 that the 6-year-old son of leader David Cameron has died. Ivan Cameron had cerebral palsy. He was one of three children of Cameron and his wife Samantha. (AP Photo/PA, Stefan Rousseau, File)AP - The severely disabled 6-year-old son of British opposition leader David Cameron died suddenly on Wednesday, and the country's usually partisan politicians united in expressing their shock and grief.

Estonian official convicted of treason in spy case (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 09:41 AM PST

AP - An Estonian court convicted a former top security official of treason Wednesday for passing domestic and NATO secrets to Russia in the Baltic country's biggest espionage scandal since the Cold War.

Italy plans virtual Baghdad museum (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 09:11 AM PST

AP - After helping to fund the reopening of Iraq's National Museum, Italy is planning a virtual exhibition of Mesopotamian and Islamic treasures, many of which are still missing from the looted Baghdad repository, officials said Wednesday.

US special envoy meets with president of Turkey (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 09:10 AM PST

AP - Turkish news agencies are reporting that U.S. Middle East special envoy George Mitchell has met with the president of Turkey as part of his quest for peace in the region.

Bishop who denied Nazi Holocaust back in Britain (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 08:38 AM PST

Bishop Richard Williamson, second from left in foreground, is escorted out of Heathrow airport by police and security officers after arriving on a flight from Argentina, in London, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009. Argentina's government on Thursday ordered the traditionalist Catholic bishop to leave the country or face expulsion, citing his failure to declare a job change as required by immigration law as well as his denials of the Holocaust, which it called 'an insult' to humanity. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - A British bishop whose denial of the Holocaust led Argentina to order him out of that country returned to England Wednesday.

Music industry takes stand in Pirate Bay case (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 08:01 AM PST

AP - The music industry has lost more than 30 percent in sales since 2001 because of illegal downloading, a top industry official said Wednesday, giving evidence in a Swedish trial.

Russia focuses on upgrading its nuclear arsenals (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 06:18 AM PST

AP - Modernization of Russia's strategic nuclear forces is a top priority for the government, a senior Cabinet official said Wednesday.

Past Turkish Airlines Crashes (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2009 06:00 AM PST

AP - Nine people were killed and at least 50 injured in the Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 crash Wednesday at Amsterdam's main airport. Here are past Turkish Airlines crashes:

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