2009年5月7日星期四

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Australia PM denies Afghan hairdryer tantrum (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2009 06:31 PM PDT

Reuters - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Friday denied accusations he lost his temper at troops in Afghanistan because he could not find a hairdryer ahead of a frontline photo opportunity.

WHO: Up to 2 billion people might get swine flu (AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 06:21 PM PDT

A worker, wearing a bio-hazard protection suit as a precaution against swine flu, cleans a classroom at the National Pedagogical University in Mexico City, Wednesday, May 6, 2009. Mexico ended a five-day, government-ordered shutdown designed to contain the swine flu virus. (AP Photo/Miguel Tovar)AP - Up to 2 billion people could be infected by swine flu if the current outbreak turns into a pandemic lasting two years, the World Health Organization said Thursday.

NC woman returns Roman artifact 25 years later (AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 06:04 PM PDT

In this photo taken May 6, 2009, released Thursday May 7, 2009, by the 'APT Comune di Roma' city hall tourist office in Rome, a chunk of Rome's ancient Colosseum and the package that was used to send it from the US are seen. Remorseful and anonymous, an American couple mailed back a chunk of ancient Rome to Italian authorities about 25 years after their Roman holiday. The tourists said in a letter, in foreground, tucked inside the package they mailed that they had picked up the fist-sized fragment of a slab of terracota near the Colosseum. But Rome's archaeological office said Thursday that the piece probably came from a bit farther away, the sprawling area of the Roman Forum or the ancient Palatine Hill. (AP Photo/APT Comune di Roma)AP - A North Carolina woman who returned a chunk of ancient Rome to Italian authorities 25 years after her husband pocketed it said Thursday she never felt comfortable keeping the terra cotta fragment, but her eldest son's death prompted her to set things right.

"The Simpsons" get the (postal) stamp of success (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2009 04:55 PM PDT

Reuters - Even Homer might have more to say than "D'oh".

Store admits it boobed in bra dispute (AFP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 04:37 PM PDT

lingerie and couture pieces are displayed in Las Vegas, Nevada. A British department store was forced to change the way it prices underwear Friday after almost 13,000 people signed an online protest against its policy of charging customers more for oversized bras.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Farina)AFP - A department store was forced to change the way it prices underwear Friday after almost 13,000 people signed an online protest against its policy of charging customers more for oversized bras.

Clinton buries disputes for new Russia ties (Reuters)

Posted: 07 May 2009 04:35 PM PDT

Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday played down tensions with Russia over Georgia, saying they would not cloud arms control talks and Washington wanted ties with Moscow to hit a new level.

Britain to remove some DNA profiles from database (AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 02:43 PM PDT

FILE -- In this Jan, 2003 file photo, an assistant forensic scientist extracts DNA from crime scene samples, at The Forensic Science Service in south London. Britain promised Thursday, May 7, 2009, it would remove the DNA records of hundreds of thousands of individuals from its vast national registry of genetic information — but will still keep the details of innocent people for up to 12 years. Civil liberties groups accused the government of flouting a ruling by Europe's top human rights court, which said that Britain must change the 'indiscriminate' way it collects DNA in the name of crime-fighting. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA)AP - Britain bowed to a court ruling and promised Thursday to remove the DNA records of hundreds of thousands of innocent people from its vast national database of genetic information — but many will have to wait up to 12 years for their details to be deleted.

Study: Poverty fueling Muslim tension with West (AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 02:22 PM PDT

Graphic shows results of a Gallup study about the integration of Muslims in selected countriesAP - Joblessness and poverty are a more potent source of tension between Muslims and wider European and U.S. society than religious differences, one of the first major studies of Muslim integration since the Sept. 11 terror attacks claimed on Thursday.

American detained in Italy over death (AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 02:07 PM PDT

Italian forensic police officers inspect the storage space where the body of a man identified as Riccardo Nistri, 62, was found murdered, in Florence, central Italy, Thursday May 7, 2009. A 24-year-old American studying in Florence was detained Thursday for questioning in connection with Nistri's death. Florence police picked up the American and brought him to the hospital because he was covered in blood and seemed confused. He was later taken to the police station for questioning. In foreground, Nistri's car. (AP Photo/Lorenzo Galassi)AP - A 24-year-old American studying in Florence was detained Thursday for questioning in the death of an Italian man, police and news reports said.

Russia says cargo ship on way to space station (AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 12:44 PM PDT

From left: Hungarian-born U.S. software designer and space tourist Charles Simonyi, U.S. astronaut Michael Fincke and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Lonchakov stand during an official welcome ceremony in Star CIty, outside Moscow, Friday, April 17, 2009. Portrait of Yuri gagarin, first man in space is at the background. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)AP - Russian Mission Control says a cargo ship is on its way to the international space station bearing gifts and supplies.

Women challenge Marks & Spencer bra pricing policy (AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 12:29 PM PDT

Beckie Williams, co-founder of Busts 4 Justice, poses with a bra outside a branch of Marks & Spencer in Brighton, England, Thursday, May 7, 2009. The women group campaigning to challenge Marks & Spencer's policy of charging more for large-sized brassieres, a 2 pound (US$3) surcharge for bra sizes that are DD or larger, say they plan to confront executives at the group's annual meeting this summer. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Busty women have banded together to battle Britain's largest clothing retailer over a surcharge for extra-large brassieres. Frustrated with failed attempts to convince Marks & Spencer to drop a 2 pound ($3) extra charge for sizes DD and larger, the women plan to take their fight to the company's annual meeting.

EU, ex-Soviet republics agree to move closer (AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 12:27 PM PDT

Czech Republic's President Vaclav Klaus, right, talks with his Georgian counterpart Mikhail Saakashvili, left, as they meet at the Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, May 7, 2009. Saakashvili arrived to Prague to attend the Eastern Partnership summit. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)AP - Despite deep Russian misgivings, the European Union and six former Soviet republics formally agreed on Thursday to pursue a new partnership meant to draw the eastern nations closer into the EU orbit.

Italy ships 200 rescued migrants back to Libya (AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 11:53 AM PDT

Rescued migrants are seen at an Italian coast guard boat while arriving at the port of Tripoli, Libya Thursday, May 7, 2009. Italy shipped more than 200 migrants who had been rescued in the Mediterranean Sea back to Libya on Thursday as Rome pressed its crackdown on illegal immigration. (AP Photo/Abdel Magid al Fergany)AP - Italy returned more than 200 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean Sea to Libya on Thursday, defying the United Nations refugee agency but claiming a major victory in its crackdown on illegal immigration.

Demjanjuk appeals German court decision (AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 10:43 AM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 28, 2005 file photo, John Demjanjuk arrives at the federal building in Cleveland for an immigration hearing. A German lawyer for suspected Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk is seeking to block his client's deportation from the United States, a spokesman said Monday May 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)AP - Suspected Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk launched an appeal in a Berlin court Thursday to try to halt his deportation to Germany, his attorney told The Associated Press.

Bosnian Serbs want change in US policy (AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 10:21 AM PDT

AP - The leader of the Bosnian Serbs said Thursday he hopes U.S. Vice President Joe Biden realizes that Serbs don't want to surrender their autonomy.

Progress reported at Armenia-Azerbaijan talks (AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 09:40 AM PDT

Co-Chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew Bryza, center, Russian Ambassador Yuri Merzlyakov, right, and French Ambassador Bernard Fassier, left, give a statement after a discussion about the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict with Serzh Sargsyan, the President of Republic of Armenia, and Ilham Aliyev, the President of Republic of Azerbaijan that took place at the U.S. Ambassador's Residence in Prague, Czech Republic, Thursday, May 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)AP - The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan made "serious progress" on Thursday during discussions aimed at resolving their long-standing dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, a U.S. official said.

WHO: up to 2 billion people might get swine flu (AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 08:58 AM PDT

Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao (L), who demolished IBO light-welterweight champion Ricky Hatton of Britain, raises the arm of his compatriot Bernabe Concepcion, a new WBO featherweight champion who beat Columbian boxer Yogli Herrera, upon their arrival from Los Angeles, at the international airport in Manila May 8, 2009. Pacquiao knocked down an order by Philippine health officials to delay his return home due to influenza A (H1N1), formerly referred to as swine flu. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES POLITICS SPORT HEALTH BOXING)AP - The World Health Organization says up to 2 billion people could be infected by swine flu, if the current outbreak turns into a pandemic.

(AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 08:50 AM PDT

AP - WHO flu chief says experience shows 2 billion people could get swine flu if pandemic occurs.

A look at Georgia and its protests (AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 07:24 AM PDT

AP - Police clashed with demonstrators in Georgia on Wednesday, raising pressure on the president to resign. Here is a glance at the country:

Russian court convicts US brothers on spy charges (AP)

Posted: 07 May 2009 07:08 AM PDT

AP - A Moscow court convicted two brothers with dual Russian-U.S. citizenship of industrial espionage Thursday and gave them one-year suspended sentences, according Russia's top domestic security agency.

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