2009年4月16日星期四

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G20 protester slams police 'thug' (AFP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2009 04:26 PM PDT

Riot police clash with protestors during an anti G20 demonstration in London. A woman allegedly struck with a baton by a police officer during G20 protests in London this month described her attacker as a AFP - A woman allegedly struck with a baton by a police officer during G20 protests in London this month described her attacker as a "thug with a weapon", in an interview published Friday.

Singing `spinster' strikes chord in talent contest (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2009 03:25 PM PDT

Susan Boyle, who's performance on the television show 'Britain's Got Talent' wowed the judges, poses singing with a hairbrush at her home in Blackburn, Scotland, Thursday April 16, 2009. The frumpy 47-year-old, who says she's never been kissed, has gained celebrity fans and millions of admirers - including a fair number of men - since appearing on the show. Her fame has been fueled by new technology, with a clip of her performance viewed more than 12 million times on YouTube.(AP Photo)AP - Susan Boyle lives alone in a row house with her cat Pebbles, a drab existence in one of Scotland's poorest regions. She cared for her widowed mother for years, never married and sang in church and at karaoke nights at the pub.

City fall short as Germans shine in UEFA Cup (AFP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2009 02:23 PM PDT

Manchester City's Irish player Richard Dunne (L) vies for the ball against Hamburg's Jose Paolo Guerrero during the UEFA Cup quarter-final second leg football match at the City of Manchester Stadium. Manchester City won the game 2-1, but Hamburg advance to the semi-final winning 4-3 on aggregate.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Ten-man English Premiership side Manchester City bowed out of the UEFA Cup on Thursday, falling short against Hamburg, who advanced to an all-German semi-final against Werder Bremen.

Managers held, then freed in fresh 'bossnapping' (AFP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2009 01:58 PM PDT

A man enters the French Faure and Machet Logistic plant in Woippy, eastern France. Workers at a French logistics firm detained five managers Thursday in a bid to force the company to improve their redundancy package, before releasing them in the evening, a union source said.(AFP/Jean-Christophe Verhaegen)AFP - Workers at a French logistics firm detained five managers Thursday in a bid to force the company to improve their redundancy package, before releasing them in the evening, a union source said.

Russia ends Chechen counterterrorism operation (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2009 01:46 PM PDT

Young people dance celebrating the cancellation of the counterterrorism regime in Chechnya, in the regional capital Grozny, Chechnya, Thursday, April 16, 2009. Russia on Thursday ordered an end to its counterterrorism regime in Chechnya, a move that could lead to the withdrawal of tens of thousands of troops from the southern republic battered by two separatist wars in the past 15 years. (AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev)AP - Chechens danced in the streets and waved flags to celebrate Russia's decision Thursday to end its decadelong counterterrorism operation in the war-weary southern region.

Wild bear closes central park in Slovenian capital (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2009 01:06 PM PDT

AP - Slovenia is home to about 430 brown bears, but residents of Ljubljana, the capital, rarely see any but the two who live in the local zoo. So, when a wild bear wandered into Tivoli park early Thursday, the joggers, kids and nature lovers who usually pack the city's central park arrived to find that police had closed it.

Singing Scottish spinster a global media sensation (AFP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2009 01:00 PM PDT

A woman watches a YouTube clip of Scottish charity worker Susan Boyle's appearance on television programme AFP - A 47-year-old Scottish charity volunteer has become an unlikely international media sensation after a stunning talent show performance, amid reports she is set to cash in with a quick record deal.

For Sale: A taste of royalty from Princess bride (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2009 12:26 PM PDT

AP - Would you pay 145 pounds ($215) for a slice of very stale cake? That's what an antiques fair in Birmingham hopes to earn Thursday when people bid for the remnant from one of Britain's most controversial royal weddings.

Madrid lawmakers stage water bottle revolt (AFP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2009 11:37 AM PDT

A view inside the Spanish Parliament in Madrid. Madrid regional assembly lawmakers revolted Thursday after the president of the chamber announced they would be banned from having water bottles at their seats because a spill could block the electronic voting system.(AFP/File/Javier Soriano)AFP - Madrid regional assembly lawmakers revolted Thursday after the president of the chamber announced they would be banned from having water bottles at their seats because a spill could block the electronic voting system.

Britain's Brown apologizes over offensive emails (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Apr 2009 11:36 AM PDT

Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown apologized on Thursday for offensive emails about top opposition figures sent by one of his most influential aides, as the government tried to limit fallout before next week's budget.

Tent school opens for youngest Italy quake victims (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2009 10:31 AM PDT

In this photo provided by the press office of the Italian premier, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, left, is seen in a classroom set up in a tent camp, in Poggio Picenze, central Italy, Thursday, April 16, 2009. Children toting knapsacks and notebooks entered three 'classrooms'' erected in a blue tent city Thursday, a symbolic return to normalcy for some of the youngest victims of Italy's earthquake. (AP Photo/Livio Anticoli, ho)AP - Some of the youngest victims of central Italy's earthquake got a taste of normalcy Thursday when the school bell rang, summoning them to makeshift classrooms set up among the tents they now call home.

US Army soldier sentenced to life in prison (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2009 09:33 AM PDT

AP - A U.S. Army soldier convicted of murder in the 2007 killings of four bound and blindfolded Iraqis was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison.

Medvedev: Russia needs more political competition (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2009 09:14 AM PDT

Platon Lebedev, colleague of fallen Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, arrives at a court building in Moscow, April 16, 2009. A former corporate lawyer, Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev refused to predict the outcome of the new trial of Khodorkovsky and Lebedev on embezzlement and money laundering charges, saying officials should not comment on ongoing legal cases. REUTERS/Alexander Natruskin (RUSSIA POLITICS CONFLICT SOCIETY)AP - Russia needs stronger political competition and a greater freedom to protest, President Dmitry Medvedev said in remarks released Thursday, sending the strongest signal yet that he may rethink the legacy of predecessor Vladimir Putin.

French captain recounts hostage-taking by pirates (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2009 09:12 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 14, 2008 file photo, Patrick Marchesseau, then captain of luxury yacht Le Ponant, is seen upon his arrival with other crew members, former hostages from the French yacht seized by pirates, as they arrive by plane at Orly's airport, south of Paris. A year ago, Patrick Marchesseau watched helpless as a band of Somali pirates hijacked his ship and took him and his crew hostage in the turbulent Gulf of Aden. The pirates held him captive aboard Le Ponant, the 288-foot luxury sailing yacht he was captaining, before French commandos freed him and the others. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, file)AP - A French captain who knows his pirates has some advice for other sailors: "When you see them coming, it's too late."

Gorbachev: US military power blocks `no nukes' (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2009 09:07 AM PDT

Former Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev, foreground, is flanked by Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini as he attends the conference on nuclear disarmament 'Overcoming Nuclear Dangers', at the Italian foreign ministry headquarters, in Rome,Thursday, April 16, 2009. Gorbachev says U.S. President Barack Obama's call for a nuclear weapons-free world is welcome, but the huge U.S. defense budget may prove an 'insurmountable obstacle' to reaching that goal. Gorbachev said talk of nuclear disarmament would be 'just rhetorical' if other nations were asked to give up nukes while the United States maintains an overwhelming conventional military superiority. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)AP - President Barack Obama's call for a nuclear weapons-free world is welcome, but the huge U.S. defense budget may prove an "insurmountable obstacle" to reaching that goal, former Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev said Thursday.

Dutch to invite Dalai Lama to parliament (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2009 08:59 AM PDT

AP - Dutch lawmakers said Thursday they will invite the Dalai Lama to parliament despite a warning from China that the visit would harm relations between the two nations.

English village may use potholes for speed control (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2009 08:56 AM PDT

AP - Here's a new road repair plan: Don't bother.

Official: Mafia has moved into Italy quake area (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2009 08:53 AM PDT

A painted chapel is seen in the background as a fireman works on the debris of a church in Saint Gregorio, near Aquila April 13, 2009. REUTERS/Max RossiAP - Organized crime syndicates have already moved into the central Italian region devastated by a quake this month and are looking to profit from the reconstruction of the area, the head of parliament's anti-Mafia commission said.

Demjanjuk faces uncertain fate if deported (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2009 08:48 AM PDT

John Demjanjuk, second from right, is taken from his home in Seven Hills, Ohio by immigration agents as former son-in-law Ed Nishnic, top, looks on, Tuesday, April 14, 2009. Demjanjuk is being deported to Germany to face charges he was a guard at a Nazi death camp during World War II. (AP Photo/Jason Miller)AP - The family of alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk is citing his poor health as it fights a U.S. drive to deport him to Germany for a possible war crimes trial. Questions remain over what would happen if he is ruled unfit to face trial once he arrives.

Serb ex-commander to testify in Americans' killing (AP)

Posted: 16 Apr 2009 08:48 AM PDT

AP - A former Serbian police commander on trial at the U.N. war crimes court has agreed to testify in a separate case over the 1999 execution-style murder of three Albanian-American brothers, a judge said Thursday.

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