2009年5月5日星期二

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French judge wants to investigate 3 Africa leaders (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 04:54 PM PDT

AP - A French judge has decided to investigate three African heads of state for money laundering and other alleged crimes linked to their wealth in France.

WWI graves of UK, Australian soldiers excavated (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 04:41 PM PDT

Australian Army officer Major General Mike O'Brien, head of the Australian Fromelles Project Group, center, shakes hand with a French veteran in Fomelles, northern France, during a ceremony Tuesday, May 5, 2009. Archaeologists have begun excavating a cluster of mass graves in northern France that contain remains of as many as 400 Australian and British soldiers who perished at the WW I battle of Fromelles in July 1916.(AP Photo/Michel Spingler)AP - Excavators near a rural village in northern France began work Tuesday unearthing the remains of as many as 400 long-lost Australian and British soldiers who perished in World War I.

UK bars 22 alleged extremists, including show host (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 04:27 PM PDT

FILE - This Dec. 3, 2007 file photo shows radio talk show host Michael Savage in Tiburon, California. On Tuesday May 5, 2009 Britain published a list of people barred from entering the country for what the government describes as fostering extremism or hatred. The list includes popular American talk-radio host, Michael Savage, who broadcasts from San Francisco and has called the Muslim holy book, the Quran, a 'book of hate.' Savage also has enraged parents of children with autism by saying in most cases it's 'a brat who hasn't been told to cut the act out.' (AP Photo/John Storey, File)AP - Britain on Tuesday published its first list of people barred from entering the country for allegedly fostering extremism or hatred, including Muslim extremists, a right-wing American radio host, an Israeli settler and jailed Russian gang members.

EU takes aim at Canada, bans seal products (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 03:49 PM PDT

FILE -- In this March 28, 2008, file photo provided by International Fund for Animal Welfare, a hunter clubs a harp seal pup on the opening day of Canada's 2008 commercial seal hunt. This seal was struck by the hunter and wounded before it escaped into the water. The European Parliament has passed a bill that will impose an import ban on seal products, a move meant to force an end to Canada's annual seal hunt, which is the world's largest. The parliament's bill says commercial seal hunting is, notably in Canada, 'inherently inhumane.' The bill passed by the EU assembly 550 to 49 votes on Tuesday, May 5, 2009. It is expected to be endorsed by EU governments in the coming weeks to ensure its in place before next year's seal hunt. (AP Photo/IFAW, Stewart Cook/file)AP - The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to ban imports of seal products, including fur coats and even some omega-3 pills, in an effort to force Canada to end its annual seal hunt, the world's largest.

Paris judge opens probe into African leaders' assets (Reuters)

Posted: 05 May 2009 03:21 PM PDT

Reuters - A French magistrate has launched a probe into whether the presidents of three African oil-producing countries used embezzled public funds to buy luxury homes and cars, the Paris prosecutors' office said on Tuesday.

Berlusconi denies relationship with 17-year-old girl (Reuters)

Posted: 05 May 2009 03:09 PM PDT

Reuters - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Tuesday denied he had been involved with a 17-year-old girl, in response to comments made by his wife who has asked for a divorce.

Rash lands Spaniard in mental ward over flu fears (Reuters)

Posted: 05 May 2009 02:45 PM PDT

Reuters - A Spanish man who sought treatment for a rash found himself locked in a mental ward by doctors concerned he had contracted a deadly flu on holiday in Mexico.

Queen marks Kew Gardens' 250th anniversary (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 02:35 PM PDT

Queen Elizabeth II plants a tree, watched by Head of the Arboretum Tony Kirkham, right, during a visit to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, south-west London, Tuesday May 5, 2009. The royal pair's first official visit in many years was a highlight of a yearlong celebration of the landmark 250th anniversary at one of the world's oldest and best-loved botanical gardens. It was in 1759 that Princess Augusta, the mother of King George III, planted a nine-acre (three hectare) garden around Kew Palace that has evolved into the current 300-acre (120 hectare) gardens adjacent to the River Thames in southwest London.(AP Photo/Johnny Green pool)AP - Britain's royal couple celebrated the 250th anniversary of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew on Tuesday, planting trees much as they did a half-century ago.

United crush Arsenal, reach Champions League final (AFP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 02:19 PM PDT

Manchester United's Portuguese midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo in action during their UEFA Champions League semi final second leg football match against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, North London. Manchester qualified for the European Champions League final, beating Arsenal 3-1 on the night and 4-1 on aggregate.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - Manchester United swept back into the Champions League final as the holders produced a stunning 3-1 win over Arsenal in Tuesday's semi-final second leg.

Berlusconi denies any relationship with teen (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 02:06 PM PDT

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, left, talks to host host Bruno Vespa during the recording of the talk show Porta a Porta (Door to door), on RAI state television, in Rome, Tuesday, May 5, 2009. Berlusconi went on state-run television Tuesday to repeat that his wife Veronica Lario, seen on screen in background, should publicly apologize for embarrassing him and admit that she was wrong. (AP Photo/Sandro Pace)AP - Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Tuesday the suggestion by his wife and the Italian media that he had a relationship with an 18-year-old girl was a "lie" and demanded his wife admit she was wrong if their relationship is to survive.

Green prince, animated frog fight deforestation (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 01:08 PM PDT

In this image issued by Clarence House, Tuesday, May 5, 2009, Britain's Prince Charles sits alongside an animated frog in a clip from a 90-second video launched by Britain's Prince Charles in his campaign to protect the world's rainforests. A 90-second video featuring both the frog and the prince will be launched Tuesday. The video from the Prince's Rainforests Project is aimed at raising awareness of deforestation and climate change online. (AP Photo/Clarence House, PA)AP - Britain's Prince Charles has enlisted an animated amphibian in his campaign to protect the world's rainforests.

Georgia says it halts army mutiny to disrupt NATO (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 12:53 PM PDT

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, left, surrounded by his guards enters the military base where a brief mutiny broke out, in Mukhrovani, about 20 miles (30 kilometers) from Tbilisi, Georgia, Tuesday, May 5, 2009. Georgia said it had ended a brief mutiny at a military base near the capital on Tuesday that broke out after the arrest of a former special forces commander accused of planning to disrupt NATO exercises. The several hundred soldiers at the base handed over their weapons and surrendered after speaking to President Mikhail Saakashvili, who suggested that force could be used against them if they refused to give themselves up to police, an Interior Ministry spokesman said. (AP Photo/Irakli Gedenidze, Presidential Press Service, Pool)AP - Georgia said hundreds of rebellious soldiers surrendered Tuesday after a brief mutiny, but officials backed away from initial claims that Russia supported the uprising as part of a coup plot.

Scientists unveil chocolate-fueled race car (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 12:25 PM PDT

This undated photo made available in London Tuesday May 5, 2009, by the University of Warwick, shows a formula 3 racing car - the WorldFirst Formula 3 racing car - which is powered by chocolate, has a steering wheel made out of plant-based fibres derived from carrots, has bodywork made from potatoes, and can still do 125mph. The race car was designed and made from sustainable and renewable materials. The car meets all the Formula 3 racing standards except for its biodiesel engine which is configured to run on fuel derived from waste chocolate and vegetable oil. Pictured with the car are it's creators Dr Kerry Kirwan, Left, Dr Steve Maggs, centre, and Dr James Meredith. (AP Photo, University of Warwick, ho)AP - Scientists unveiled on Tuesday what they hope will be one of the world's fastest biofuel vehicles, powered by waste from chocolate factories and made partly from plant fibers. Its makers hope the racer will go 145 mph and give manufacturers ideas about how to build more ecologically friendly vehicles.

Spain: Basque leader to fight armed separatists (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 12:07 PM PDT

AP - Basque Socialist leader Patxi Lopez was voted in as the Basque region's first non-nationalist president Tuesday and vowed to wage a relentless fight against the armed separatist group ETA.

Channel Tunnel marks 15th anniversary — in black (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 11:51 AM PDT

AP - After three years of sweat and toil, Philippe Cozette tunneled into history one wintry day in 1990, using a compressed air drill to power through the last chunk of chalk marl separating undersea tubes extending from the shores of Calais in France to the white cliffs of Dover in England.

New Swiss Guard chief open to letting women serve (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 09:37 AM PDT

AP - The new commander of the Swiss Guards says he'd be open to letting women serve in the papal security corps.

Serb officer's murder acquittal overturned (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 09:15 AM PDT

Former Yugoslav Army Col. Veselin Sljivancanin, left, and former Yugoslav Army Gen. Mile Mrksic, right, enter the courtroom of the U.N. Yugoslav war crimes tribunal for their appeals verdict in the Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday May 5, 2009. Mrksic and Sljivancanin hear Tuesday if U.N. judges will overturn their conviction for for their alleged roles in the 1991 killings of more than 200 people at the Vukovar hospital in Croatia, one of the worst single atrocities at the outset of the Balkan wars that led to Yugoslavia's breakup. (AP Photo/ Michael Kooren, Pool)AP - The U.N. Yugoslav war crimes tribunal overturned the murder acquittal of a Serbian army officer on Tuesday, ruling in an appeal that he did help kill 194 Croatian prisoners of war and more than tripling his sentence.

Witness: men joke about bombing US base in Germany (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 08:32 AM PDT

AP - A group of men were caught on tape discussing bombing a U.S. air base and joking about the reaction once they carried out their plan, a German investigator testified Tuesday.

Russian gays to hold parade on Eurovision final (AP)

Posted: 05 May 2009 07:59 AM PDT

AP - Russian gay rights activists announced plans Tuesday to hold a parade hours before this month's finals of the Eurovision Song Contest in Moscow, potentially setting the stage for a confrontation with city authorities and extremists.

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