2009年5月12日星期二

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Payback begins in British MPs' expenses row (AFP)

Posted: 12 May 2009 07:01 PM PDT

Britain's Communities Secretary Hazel Blears leaves 10 Downing Street in London. Blears pledged to repay thousands of pounds of avoided property tax in the latest fall-out of an expenses row on which Prime Minister Gordon Brown promised AFP - A British cabinet minister pledged to repay thousands of pounds of property tax in the latest fall-out of an expenses row that Prime Minister Gordon Brown said must be met with "extreme" action.

Miniweb merges Internet and TV with Blinkx (AFP)

Posted: 12 May 2009 06:13 PM PDT

File photo shows a man using a wireless internet access at a Starbucks Coffee shop in San Francisco, California. Blinkx said it is putting its online video search skills to work for Britain-based Miniweb Interactive, a firm specializing in merging television with the Internet.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)AFP - Blinkx said it is putting its online video search skills to work for Britain-based Miniweb Interactive, a firm specializing in merging television with the Internet.

Samaras confident Celtic can edge soccer title (AFP)

Posted: 12 May 2009 06:08 PM PDT

Georgios Samaras (right) believes Celtic can handle a tense Scottish Premier League finish after the Hoops piled the pressure on to rivals Rangers by beating Dundee United 2-1(AFP/Graham Stuart)AFP - Georgios Samaras believes Celtic can handle a tense Scottish Premier League finish after the Hoops piled the pressure on to rivals Rangers by beating Dundee United 2-1.

Rich Norwegian fined $109,000 for drunk driving (AP)

Posted: 12 May 2009 06:01 PM PDT

AP - A rich Norwegian has been ordered to pay a 700,000 kroner ($109,000) fine after driving his car 400 yards while drunk. Police stopped the 49-year-old man in October near the airport for southern Norway's Kristiansand. Tests showed he had a blood alcohol content of .188 percent. Norway's maximum is .02 percent.

Massachusetts set to unveil fast-food menu rules (Reuters)

Posted: 12 May 2009 05:41 PM PDT

Reuters - Massachusetts is expected to unveil the toughest restaurant menu labelling rules in the United States on Wednesday, requiring fast-food chains to list how many calories are in the food they sell in a bid to combat obesity.

Man Utd on brink of title at Wigan (AFP)

Posted: 12 May 2009 05:02 PM PDT

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, pictured during a press conference in London on May 4. Ferguson's team have been warned by France defender Patrice Evra that they could yet throw the title away if they allow any hint of complacency to creep in ahead of their trip to the JJB Stadium.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Manchester United can move to within one point of wrapping up a third straight Premier League title by beating Wigan here on Wednesday.

China's growth rests on US, Europe recovery: World Bank (AFP)

Posted: 12 May 2009 04:45 PM PDT

The logo of the World Bank is seen at the entrance to the building in Washington, DC. China may not be able to sustain its economic expansion in 2010 if there is no recovery particularly in the United States and Europe, a senior World Bank official said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP - China may not be able to sustain its economic expansion in 2010 if there is no recovery particularly in the United States and Europe, a senior World Bank official said Tuesday.

UK opposition lawmakers to repay expenses (AP)

Posted: 12 May 2009 04:40 PM PDT

AP - Britain's primary opposition leader banned members of his party Tuesday from filing expense claims for food and household items amid public outrage after lawmakers sought reimbursements for items such as swimming pool construction and tennis court upkeep.

Prince Charles defends opposition to modern architecture (AFP)

Posted: 12 May 2009 03:28 PM PDT

Britain's Prince Charles observes a march past by Royal Guard from HMS Illustrious and veterans in St Paul's Cathedral on May 8, 2009. Prince Charles sought Tuesday to patch up a long-running row with architects over his traditionalist views on building design -- even as he dismissed the modern approach as AFP - Britain's Prince Charles sought Tuesday to patch up a long-running row with architects over his traditionalist views on building design -- even as he dismissed the modern approach as "flawed".

Demjanjuk in German prison for Nazi guard charges (AP)

Posted: 12 May 2009 03:07 PM PDT

Former Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk, seen here in 1992, has arrived in Germany from the United States to face charges that he assisted in the murder of over 29,000 Jews(AFP/File/Patrick Baz)AP - Sitting in a wheelchair and breathing through a nasal tube, retired auto worker John Demjanjuk listened silently Tuesday as a German judge read a 21-page warrant accusing him of acting as an accessory to the murder of 29,000 people at a Nazi death camp.

UK architects' boycott of Prince Charles fizzles (AP)

Posted: 12 May 2009 02:34 PM PDT

Britain's Prince Charles, left, with Sunand Prasad, the President of RIBA, at right, after the Prince delivered the 2009 Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Trust Annual Lecture in London, Tuesday May, 12, 2009. Prince Charles, the scourge of modernist British architecture, made no apologies for his traditional views in a speech Tuesday before the Royal Institute of British Architects. The hall was packed despite a threat by some of the country's leading architects to boycott a dinner marking the group's 175th anniversary in anger at Charles' perceived meddling in their business. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant/pool)AP - There were no empty seats in the Royal Institute of British Architects auditorium Tuesday night as a planned boycott of Prince Charles' speech fizzled.

Russia media say cargo ship docks at space station (AP)

Posted: 12 May 2009 02:20 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 - An unmanned Russian cargo ship docked at the international space station Tuesday.

Google's Street View halted in Greece (AP)

Posted: 12 May 2009 01:44 PM PDT

AP - A privacy watchdog has banned the Internet giant Google Inc. from gathering images in Greece for its Street View service until it provides additional privacy guarantees.

Prince William visits 109-yr-old, gets fashion tip (AP)

Posted: 12 May 2009 01:39 PM PDT

In this undated picture 109-year-old Catherine Masters, left, is visited by Britain's Prince William at the Grange Care Centre, Stanford, Enngland. Catherine was shocked to see the Prince walk into the Grange Care Centre, to share a cream tea with her in an impromptu visit. He stayed for an hour, chatting with the great-grandmother about everything from cooking to the Queen's dress on her official birthday cards. Catherine complained about a picture of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, wearing the same yellow outfit on each of the five cards she has received from her. Prince William agreed she should change the dress, telling her he would pass on her comments to his grandmother. Sitting between them is Grange Care Centre nurse Anel Viljoen. (AP Photo/Grange Care Centre/PA)AP - Catherine Masters had always wanted to meet a member of Britain's royal family. But when she finally got the chance at age 109, she couldn't resist offering it a little advice.

Rare blue diamond fetches over $8.4M at auction (AP)

Posted: 12 May 2009 01:09 PM PDT

A Sotheby's employee displays a rare vivid blue diamond ring weighing 7.03 carats, during a preview at Sotheby's in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, May 6, 2009. It is estimated to fetch US$5.8 to 8.5 million when it comes to auction in Geneva on May 12, at which point the buyer will have the honor of naming the diamond as the first owner of the stone. (AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini)AP - A rare 7.03-carat blue diamond sold for 9.3 million Swiss francs (more than $8.4 million) Tuesday, the highest price ever for a gem of its kind, according to auctioneers Sotheby's.

American takes on British parliament over expenses (AP)

Posted: 12 May 2009 11:54 AM PDT

Heather Brooke, Freedom of Information campaigner, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in London, Monday, May 11, 2009. Heather Brooke, a 38-year-old Pennsylvania-born reporter, has become the scourge of Parliament, forcing the publication of legislators' expenses claims following a five-year legal battle that has exposed Britain's deep-rooted culture of official secrecy. The expense bills reveal how lawmakers frittered away public money with claims for porn movies, chandeliers and housekeepers or repairs to a tennis court, a swimming pool and a helicopter pad. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)AP - It took a sassy American to force stuffy British lawmakers to come clean over their expenses.

Italian police: 2 in jail are al-Qaida suspects (AP)

Posted: 12 May 2009 11:02 AM PDT

The pictures of two French citizens identified as Bassam Ayachi, 62, and Raphael Frederic Gendron, 33, are shown during a news conference in Bari, Italy, Tuesday, May 12, 2009. Italian anti-terrorism police said Tuesday, that two French citizens jailed in southern Italy since last year on suspicion of immigration offenses are important propaganda point men in Europe for al-Qaida. News reports said the pair might have been planning attacks in at a Paris airport and in Britain, but police said there was no evidence supporting a concrete plan of attack. Italian police said Bassam Ayachi, 62, and Raphael Frederic Gendron, 33, were served warrants on Tuesday accusing them of criminal association for international terrorism. Both were Brussels residents and Bassam was the religious authority at an Islamic center there, police said. (AP Photo/Donato Fasano)AP - Two French citizens jailed since last year on suspicion of smuggling migrants were al-Qaida propaganda point men in Europe and were heard talking about a possible attack on a Paris airport, Italian anti-terrorism investigators said Tuesday. But police stressed that investigators found no concrete plan of attack.

Suspects arrested in concentration camp incident (AP)

Posted: 12 May 2009 10:58 AM PDT

AP - Police have arrested three youths suspected of firing a pellet gun at a former concentration camp and leaving two people — one a Holocaust survivor — slightly hurt.

Lawmakers adopt bill to punish Internet piracy (AP)

Posted: 12 May 2009 10:40 AM PDT

AP - French lawmakers in the lower house on Tuesday passed a bill that would cut the Internet connections of those who repeatedly download music and films illegally, creating what may be the first government agency to track and punish online pirates.

Some outstanding cases involving alleged Nazis (AP)

Posted: 12 May 2009 09:25 AM PDT

AP - More than six decades since the end of World War II, bringing alleged Nazi war criminals to trial has become increasingly difficult as the suspects have grown increasingly old and frail.

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