2009年5月16日星期六

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Rangers boss stunned by red-card referee (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2009 05:55 PM PDT

Rangers' Nacho Novo. Two goals in two minutes helped Rangers return to the top of the Scottish Premier League with a 2-1 win over Aberdeen on Saturday.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Rangers boss Walter Smith lashed out at controversial referee Stuart Dougal after his side were reduced to 10 men in the 2-1 win over Aberdeen.

Disallowed goal drama as Newcastle face relegation (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2009 05:20 PM PDT

Newcastle United's Australian forward Mark Viduka (R) in action during the English Premier League football match between Newcastle United and Fulham at St James' Park in Newcastle. Viduka and Mark Schwarzer were at the centre of a disallowed goal storm as Newcastle's Premier League future was left hanging by a thread following their 1-0 defeat against Fulham.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Australia's Mark Viduka and Mark Schwarzer were at the centre of a disallowed goal storm as Newcastle's Premier League future was left hanging by a thread following their 1-0 defeat against Fulham.

Oxford University elects first female poetry professor (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2009 03:06 PM PDT

Ruth Padel became the first ever woman Professor of Poetry at Oxford University after beating an Indian poet in an election Saturday which ended an often bitter contest.(Oxford University)AFP - Ruth Padel became the first ever woman Professor of Poetry at Oxford University after beating an Indian poet in an election Saturday which ended an often bitter contest.

Maddie's parents to sue Portuguese ex-policeman (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2009 02:20 PM PDT

Kate (R) and Gerry McCann arrive for a press conference in 2008. The parents of missing Madeleine McCann said Saturday they will sue the former Portuguese police officer who handled the investigation into their daughter's disappearance.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - The parents of missing Madeleine McCann said Saturday they will sue the former Portuguese police officer who handled the investigation into their daughter's disappearance.

Brown pledges tough line on expenses scandal (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2009 02:17 PM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, seen here on May 14, 2009, pledged on Saturday to crack down on ministers who cheat their expenses as he attempted to restore trust in politics after more than a week of damaging revelations.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged on Saturday to crack down on ministers who cheat their expenses as he attempted to restore trust in politics after more than a week of damaging revelations.

Areva sells stake in Total to fund new projects: report (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2009 01:08 PM PDT

The Areva brand name is pictured at the entrance of the French nuclear giant Areva FBFC nuclear fuel plant in Romans-sur-Isere, southeastern France. French nuclear power group Areva has sold its stake in oil giant Total in order to fund its own projects, the Figaro newspaper reported Saturday.(AFP/File/Jean-Pierre Clatot)AFP - French nuclear power group Areva has sold its stake in oil giant Total in order to fund its own projects, the Figaro newspaper reported Saturday.

French doctors say ex-Guantanamo inmate is OK (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2009 01:08 PM PDT

AP - French doctors for a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner who recently ended a more than two year hunger strike have said he's in stable condition, the man's lawyer said Saturday.

Ruth Padel voted Oxford's professor of poetry (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2009 12:59 PM PDT

AP - Ruth Padel, the great-great-granddaughter of Charles Darwin, became Oxford University's first female professor of poetry on Saturday.

Leicester half-way to double after taking English title (AFP)

Posted: 16 May 2009 12:48 PM PDT

Geordan Murphy, seen here in action on May 3, 2009, led Leicester to the first leg of an English Premiership and European Cup double as they held off London Irish 10-9 in Saturday's play-off final here at Twickenham.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Geordan Murphy led Leicester to the first leg of an English Premiership and European Cup double as they held off London Irish 10-9 in Saturday's play-off final here at Twickenham.

2nd British lawmaker suspended for mortgage claims (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2009 12:40 PM PDT

Postcards showing the Houses of Parliament are seen on a tourist kiosk opposite the parliament in central London, Friday May 15, 2009. Britain's shamed lawmakers rushed to spend public money on lavish second homes, swank hotel rooms, luxury meals, Plasma TV's and chandeliers at country estates — now legislators snared in a deepening expenses scandal are in a race to hand it back. For almost a week, daily revelations about how lawmakers billed the taxpayer for everything from ice cubes to housekeepers have whipped up a public storm that threatens to sweep through Britain's political ranks. Dozens of lawmakers have issued humbling apologies in a British political scandal like no other. ''Hearing about how these politicians are claiming for cans of cat food and flowers for their mansions makes me sick', Randy Wallace, 41,an unemployed plumber said. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Saturday that any lawmaker in his party who is found to have broken rules regarding their expense accounts must leave his government.

Greek nationalists protest Bilderberg Club meeting (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2009 12:18 PM PDT

AP - Police heavily guarded a luxury resort in Greece on Saturday where a secretive annual rendezvous of top politicians and business leaders reportedly took place.

Obama's word breaks ice in Geneva arms talks (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2009 10:41 AM PDT

AP - A single word from Barack Obama has put new life into the stale old disarmament talks in Geneva, where diplomats are hailing a "remarkable shift" by the Americans in favor of a treaty clamping down on production of the stuff of nuclear bombs.

German unions take frustration to the streets (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2009 09:27 AM PDT

AP - Tens of thousands of German workers from across the country marched through downtown Berlin on Saturday to call for increased government measures to protect their jobs and prosperity.

Spain hands 13 suspected pirates to Kenya (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2009 09:10 AM PDT

Somali pirates, who attempted to hijack Spanish Navy Ship MV Marques De La Ensenada which was patrolling the high seas of the Indian Ocean waters, wait in a Kenyan police van at the sea port of Mombasa May 16, 2009. The Spanish Navy officials handed over 13 Somali nationals, who were armed with weapons at the time of the attack, to the Kenyan authorities. REUTERS/Joseph Okanga (KENYA CONFLICT POLITICS CRIME LAW IMAGES OF THE DAY)AP - Spain says 13 suspected Somali pirates captured in the lawless Gulf of Aden have been handed over to Kenya for a possible trial.

Moscow police detain scores at gay pride rally (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2009 08:54 AM PDT

A Russian anti-gay activist is taken away by riot police officers in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, May 16, 2009. Moscow police violently broke up gay rights demonstrations Saturday, detaining more than 20 protesters who denounced what they called Russian homophobia hours before the finals of a major international pop music competition. About 30 activists gathered near a university in southwestern Moscow to protest discrimination against gays and lesbians in Russia. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)AP - Riot police broke up several gay rights demonstrations in Moscow on Saturday, hauling away scores of protesters hours before the capital hosted a major international pop music competition.

Reports: Medvedev hopeful about Obama's trip (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2009 06:14 AM PDT

AP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev expressed optimism Saturday about advancing relations with the U.S. during President Barack Obama's visit to Moscow in July even on divisive topics such as NATO's eastward expansion, news agencies reported.

EU budget chief is favorite in Lithuanian vote (AP)

Posted: 16 May 2009 03:59 AM PDT

FILE - This Tuesday May 6, 2008 file photo shows EU Budget Commissioner Dalia Grybauskaite addressing the media at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. The European Union's budget chief is strongly favored to win Lithuania's presidential election on Sunday, May 17, 2009, as crisis-weary voters seek relief from the Baltic nation's deepening economic gloom. Lithuania — along with neighbors Estonia and Latvia — ranks among Europe's most depressed economies in the global downturn, and many voters hope EU Budget Commissioner and karate black-belt Dalia Grybauskaite can help the country rebound. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe, File)AP - The European Union's budget chief is strongly favored to win Lithuania's presidential election on Sunday, as crisis-weary voters seek relief from the Baltic nation's deepening economic gloom.

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