2009年5月11日星期一

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Demjanjuk's health a key issue for any trial (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 04:53 PM PDT

FILE - A World War II-era military service pass for John Demjanjuk is seen in this exhibit released by the Department of Justice in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2002. A federal judge stripped Demjanjuk of his U.S. citizenship for a second time Thursday, saying that World War II documents, including a military service pass, prove Demjanjuk worked in Nazi camps in Sobibor, Trawniki, Majdanek in Poland, and Flossenburg in Germany. A Berlin court on Monday May 11, 2009, rejected an appeal by suspected Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk aimed at preventing his deportation to Germany. (AP Photo/Department of Justice, HO)AP - John Demjanjuk, a retired Ohio autoworker who was deported Monday to Germany, is accused of being a guard at a death camp were 29,000 Jews and others were killed.

Ex-Nazi camp guard deported to Germany (AFP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 04:36 PM PDT

A picture taken in 1993 shows John Demjanjuk, then aquitted of being the Nazi death camp guard Ivan the Terrible, eating breakfast aboard his El Al flight from Tel Aviv to New York. Demjanjuk was taken from his Ohio home Monday and deported to Germany where he faces charges of helping murder 29,000 Jews in World War II.(AFP/File/Menahem Kahana)AFP - Former Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk was taken from his Ohio home Monday and deported to Germany where he faces charges of helping murder 29,000 Jews in World War II.

Tamils arrested after sit-down protest in London (AFP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 03:34 PM PDT

Tamil protestors continue their vigil in Parliament Square, in London, in April 2009. Police said they arrested 45 Tamil protestors Monday after they blocked traffic with a sit-down protest outside parliament in London, in response to the killing of civilians in Sri Lanka.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Police said they arrested 45 Tamil protestors Monday after they blocked traffic with a sit-down protest outside parliament in London, in response to the killing of civilians in Sri Lanka.

Newcastle beat Middlesbrough, stay afloat in Premier League (AFP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 03:00 PM PDT

Newcastle United's English defender Steven Taylor (L) celebrates after beating Middlesbrough 3-1 in their English Premier League football match at St James' Park in Newcastle.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Alan Shearer experienced his first victory as Newcastle United's manager when precious goals from Steven Taylor, Obafemi Martins and Peter Lovenkrands ensured a 3-1 success over Middlesbrough in a St James' Park relegation battle.

Brown, Cameron apologise over expenses row (AFP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 02:54 PM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here, apologised Monday after days of revelations about MPs' lavish expenses claims, including for dog food, as the spotlight turned onto opposition Conservatives.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown apologised Monday after days of revelations about lawmakers' expenses for everything from dog food to lightbulbs, as polls suggest the row is eroding public trust.

UK-Odd Summary (Reuters)

Posted: 11 May 2009 02:43 PM PDT

Reuters - Workmen dismantled a large sculpture mocking European Union member states Monday after its Czech artist demanded its removal from the EU's headquarters. The 16-metre (52-foot) high "Entropa" sculpture portrays Bulgaria as a squat toilet, Italy as a football ground with players making gestures that resemble masturbation, and the Netherlands as entirely flooded, with only a few minarets sticking out.

Alternate Miss California named as Prejean awaits fate (Reuters)

Posted: 11 May 2009 02:43 PM PDT

Reuters - Frustrated pageant officials on Monday appointed an alternate Miss California USA to fill-in for Carrie Prejean -- the Christian beauty queen who risks losing her title after setting off a firestorm with her candid opposition to gay marriage and a topless photo shoot.

Irish student hoaxes world's media with fake quote (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 02:38 PM PDT

Shane Fitzgerald, at home in Dublin, Ireland, Monday, May, 11, 2009. Shane posted a poetic but phony quote on Wikipedia, he was testing how our globalized, increasingly Internet-dependent media would uphold standards of accuracy and accountability in an age of instant news. His report card: Wikipedia passed. Journalism flunked.The sociology major's obituary-friendly quote — which he added to the Wikipedia page of Maurice Jarre hours after the French composer's death March 28 — flew straight on to dozens of U.S. blogs and newspaper Web sites in Britain, Australia and India. They used the fabricated material, Fitzgerald said, even though administrators at the free online encyclopedia twice caught the quote's lack of attribution and removed it. (AP Photo/Fionn Kidney )AP - When Dublin university student Shane Fitzgerald posted a poetic but phony quote on Wikipedia, he said he was testing how our globalized, increasingly Internet-dependent media was upholding accuracy and accountability in an age of instant news.

Spanish ticket wins 126 million euros in lottery (Reuters)

Posted: 11 May 2009 01:58 PM PDT

Reuters - A lottery player in Spain has won 126 million euros ($169 million), the biggest ever European jackpot for a single ticket, lottery organizer EuroMillions said Saturday.

Tamil protesters block road outside UK parliament (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 01:26 PM PDT

A Tamil Tiger flag is carried as protesters sit during a protest on the street outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Monday, May 11, 2009. Hundreds of pro-Tamil demonstrators blocked traffic and clashed with police in the streets around Britain's Parliament Monday after news filtered out from Sri Lanka that hundreds of their compatriots had died in intense shelling. Police said Monday evening that 36 people had been arrested and the protesters had been cleared from the roads. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)AP - Hundreds of pro-Tamil demonstrators blocked traffic and clashed with police in the streets around Britain's Parliament Monday after news filtered out from Sri Lanka that hundreds of their compatriots had died in intense shelling.

Georgian opposition pledges broader protests (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 12:32 PM PDT

Three leaders of Georgia's disparate opposition coalition, from left, Levan Gachechiladze, Kakha Shartava and Irakli Alasania, seen during their meeting with President Mikhail Saakashvili, not seen, in the capital Tbilisi, Monday, May 11, 2009. The much-anticipated talks, which followed a month of street protests by demonstrators demanding Saakashvili's resignation, ended without agreement, negotiators said. (AP Photo/Irakly Gedenidze, Presidential Press Service, Pool)AP - Georgia's opposition vowed Monday to take protests nationwide after refusing a power-sharing offer from the president, who they say must resign.

Conservationists hope to move and breed rare rhino (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 12:24 PM PDT

AP - Kenya and Tanzania could relocate black rhinos to neighboring countries under a plan to increase the endangered species and boost tourism in the region, wildlife officials said Monday.

Architects to Prince Charles: We're staying home (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 11:54 AM PDT

AP - A respectful audience, polite applause, and congratulatory cocktails at the inevitable reception. That's what's expected when Prince Charles gives a speech.

Critics: WHO slow on generics for swine flu (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 11:48 AM PDT

AP - As poor countries face a possible swine flu pandemic with only enough Tamiflu to treat a tiny fraction of their populations, some experts are calling for a simple but contentious solution: massive production of generics.

A timeline of allegations against John Demjanjuk (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 10:59 AM PDT

AP - A timeline of the charges, trials and attempted deportation of John Demjanjuk (pronounced dem-YAHN'-yuk), a former auto worker accused by a German court of 29,000 counts of accessory to murder as a guard at the Sobibor death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II.

Berlin court rejects Demjanjuk appeal (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 09:58 AM PDT

AP - A Berlin court has rejected an appeal by suspected Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk aimed at preventing his deportation to Germany.

Spain to dispense morning-after pill in pharmacies (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 09:33 AM PDT

AP - Spain said Monday it plans to make the contraceptive morning-after pill available over the counter in pharmacies without prescription within three months.

Kremlin: Obama to visit Russia July 6-8 (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 08:08 AM PDT

AP - The Kremlin said Monday that President Barack Obama will travel to Russia July 6-8, where talks are expected to focus on nuclear weapons reductions and broader improvements the US-Russian relationship.

Prince William jokes: I am Banksy (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 07:54 AM PDT

AP - Prince William has a confession to make.

Brown apologizes for lawmakers' excess (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2009 07:36 AM PDT

AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the leader of the country's main opposition party apologized Monday for lawmakers' excessive expenses claims, pledging to overhaul the system and win back public trust.

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