2009年5月9日星期六

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London rivals aim to recover from European exits (AFP)

Posted: 09 May 2009 06:43 PM PDT

Chelsea's Florent Malouda shows his disappointment after his team lost to Barcelona during a second leg UEFA Champions League semi-final match at Stamford Bridge in London, on May 6. A sense of anti-climax will hang heavy over the Emirates Stadium as Arsenal and Chelsea return to Premier League action on Sunday after their dispiriting exits from the Champions League in midweek.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - A sense of anti-climax will hang heavy over the Emirates Stadium as Arsenal and Chelsea return to Premier League action on Sunday after their dispiriting exits from the Champions League in midweek.

Wounded soldier finishes London Marathon (AFP)

Posted: 09 May 2009 05:47 PM PDT

Major Phil Packer reaches the halfway point of the London Marathon on May 2, 2009. Packer, finished the London Marathon on Saturday, two weeks after the race began.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - A soldier who was injured by a rocket attack in Iraq finished the London Marathon, two weeks after the race began.

Smith lauds Gers desire after vital Old Firm win (AFP)

Posted: 09 May 2009 05:36 PM PDT

Celtic's midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura (L) clashes with Rangers' defender Steven Smith (2nd L) during their Scottish Premier League football match at Ibrox in Glasgow. Rangers put themselves in the driving seat to clinch the Scottish Premier League championship after a 1-0 win over Celtic at Ibrox moved them two points clear of their Old Firm rivals.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Walter Smith praised the winning attitude of his Rangers side after they moved two points clear at the top of the Scottish Premier League with a 1-0 win over Celtic in a crucial Old Firm derby.

PM under pressure over fresh expenses claims (AFP)

Posted: 09 May 2009 05:30 PM PDT

A shopper holds a receipt after buying items in Woolworths in Camberley, Surrey last year. More leaked details of items claimed by MPs on expenses -- from chocolate to a sack of horse manure -- were published, piling fresh embarrassment on Gordon Brown's government.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government was under pressure Sunday as new polls showed his party had lost yet more ground amid a scandal over claims made by lawmakers on expenses.

Tycoon to continue Mia Farrow Darfur hunger strike (AFP)

Posted: 09 May 2009 05:20 PM PDT

Mia Farrow has ended a 12-day hunger strike she used to draw attention to the humanitarian crisis in Sudan's embattled Darfur region, the actress announced on her website.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)AFP - Mia Farrow has ended a 12-day hunger strike she used to draw attention to the humanitarian crisis in Sudan's embattled Darfur region, the actress announced on her website.

Gas pipeline explodes in Moscow (AP)

Posted: 09 May 2009 04:25 PM PDT

AP - A natural gas pipeline exploded in southwestern Moscow early Sunday, the Emergency Services Ministry said, sending flames soaring more than 100 meters (yards) into the sky.

EU presidency plans first summit with Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 09 May 2009 03:49 PM PDT

Pakistani people lineup to receive food donated by a welfare trust in Lahore. The European Union plans to hold the bloc's first ever summit with Pakistan in June to AFP - The European Union plans to hold the bloc's first ever summit with Pakistan in June to "help strengthen the civilian government" there, an EU presidency source said Saturday.

Ospreys sign ex-All Blacks star Collins from Toulon (AFP)

Posted: 09 May 2009 03:04 PM PDT

Welsh side Ospreys on Saturday signed former All Blacks back-row forward Jerry Collins, seen here in 2007, on a two-year deal from big-spending French side Toulon.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - Welsh side Ospreys on Saturday signed former All Blacks back-row forward Jerry Collins on a two-year deal from big-spending French side Toulon.

Spanish ticket wins 126 million euros in lottery (Reuters)

Posted: 09 May 2009 02:58 PM PDT

Reuters - A lottery player in Spain has won 126 million euros (112 milion pounds), the biggest ever European jackpot for a single ticket, lottery organiser EuroMillions said Saturday.

Rangers go top with Old Firm win over Celtic (AFP)

Posted: 09 May 2009 02:41 PM PDT

Celtic's midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura (L) clashes with Rangers' defender Steven Smith (2nd L) during their Scottish Premier League football match at Ibrox in Glasgow. Rangers put themselves in the driving seat to clinch the Scottish Premier League championship after a 1-0 win over Celtic at Ibrox moved them two points clear of their Old Firm rivals.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Rangers put themselves in the driving seat to clinch the Scottish Premier League championship after a 1-0 win over Celtic at Ibrox moved them two points clear of their Old Firm rivals.

UN: Treaty expanded by 9 more dangerous chemicals (AP)

Posted: 09 May 2009 02:39 PM PDT

AP - A U.N.-sponsored treaty to combat highly dangerous chemicals has been expanded to include nine more substances that are used in pesticides, electronics and other products, U.N. officials said Saturday.

Clashes at Athens building taken over by migrants (AP)

Posted: 09 May 2009 01:53 PM PDT

In this Friday, May 8, 2009 photo, an immigrant takes out the trash in the stairwell of the former Court of Appeals building in central Athens. About 500 immigrants, the vast majority men from Morocco and Algeria, have taken over the eight-storey former courthouse. The squalid conditions inside the building, which has no electricity, running water or sewage, could easily spread disease, aid workers say. (AP Photo/ Petros Giannakouris)AP - Far-right protesters tried to storm an old courthouse in central Athens Saturday where hundreds of illegal immigrants have lived for months amid piles of fetid rubbish and human waste without electricity, running water or sanitation.

Injured British soldier completes London Marathon (AP)

Posted: 09 May 2009 10:06 AM PDT

London Marathon competitor British soldier Major Phil Packer, centre left, who lost the use of his legs during an attack in Basra, Iraq, as he completes the Marathon in the Mall, London, Saturday May, 9, 2009, nearly two weeks after he started the event. 14-months ago Packer was told he would never walk again but today, he finally completes the London Marathon and proves the doctors wrong. Major Packer could only walk two miles each day, and is raising funds for the Help for Heroes charity which supports wounded soldiers. Paker is accompanied by his friend and 'walking buddy' Martyn Bird, centre right. (AP Photo / Fiona Hanson, PA)AP - A British soldier who lost the use of his legs in a rocket attack in Iraq has completed the London Marathon, two weeks after starting the race.

Expert says print matched Italian in student death (AP)

Posted: 09 May 2009 08:06 AM PDT

Italian murder suspect Raffaele Sollecito looks on prior to a hearing in the Meredith Kercher murder trial, in Perugia, Italy, Saturday, May 9, 2009. U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox and her former Italian boyfriend Sollecito are on trial for the murder of Knox's British roommate student Kercher, found dead in the house they shared in Nov. 2007. (AP Photo/Stefano Medici)AP - A footprint expert called by the prosecution testified on Saturday that a bloody footprint on a bathroom rug matched the Italian defendant in the 2007 slaying of a British university student, news reports said.

Turkish families seek to adopt massacre children (AP)

Posted: 09 May 2009 03:47 AM PDT

A young girl holds a copy of the Quran as men pray at the graves of their family members in the village of Bilge, near the city of Mardin in southeastern Turkey, Wednesday, May 6, 2009. Masked assailants with automatic weapons attacked a celebration Monday night, killing 44 people and injuring six others in what appeared to be the result of a family feud, according to Turkish authorities. Hasan Duruer, the governor of Mardin province, said Wednesday a court has charged eight suspects accused of killing 44 people in an assault on an engagement ceremony in Bilge.(AP Photo/Ibrahim Usta)AP - A Turkish official says several families have applied to adopt dozens of children who lost their families in an attack on an engagement ceremony that killed 44 people.

Russia displays military might on Victory Day (AP)

Posted: 09 May 2009 02:56 AM PDT

Russian honor guards stand at attention during the annual Victory Day parade at the Moscow Red Square in Moscow, Saturday, May 9, 2009. Victory Day, marking the defeat of Nazi Germany, is Russia's most important secular holiday, and the parade reflected the Kremlin's efforts to revive the nation's armed forces and global clout.(AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)AP - Rows of missiles and tanks rolled through Moscow's Red Square and dozens of combat jets roared overhead in the Victory Day parade Saturday in the largest show of Russia's military might in its post-Soviet history.

Woman becomes 7th victim of Dutch parade crash (AP)

Posted: 09 May 2009 01:38 AM PDT

Policemen look into the crowd during the National World War Two Remembrance Day at the National Monument on the Amsterdam Dam Square May 4, 2009. Security is tightened after a 38-year-old Dutchman rammed his car into onlookers at a royal parade in Apeldoorn Thursday, the Queen's Day national holiday, narrowly missing an open bus carrying the monarch. Six people were killed and the driver died later from his injuries. REUTERS/Jerry Lampen (NETHERLANDS POLITICS ROYALS ANNIVERSARY)AP - A woman died of her injuries more than a week after a man plowed his car into a crowd during a parade, becoming the seventh victim of a failed attack on the Dutch royal family, authorities said Saturday.

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