2009年5月27日星期三

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Youth diabetes in Europe set to explode: study (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 06:36 PM PDT

Shadows of patients at a weight reduction clinic. Incidence of Type 1 diabetes in children aged under five in Europe is set to double by 2020 over 2005 levels while cases among the under-15s will rise by 70 percent, according to a study(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Incidence of Type 1 diabetes in children aged under five in Europe is set to double by 2020 over 2005 levels while cases among the under-15s will rise by 70 percent, according to a study.

Miliband appeals for release of kidnapped in Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 05:43 PM PDT

Foreign Secretary David Miliband in Athens. Foreign Secretary David Miliband called for the immediate and unconditional release of five British men held hostage in Iraq, ahead of the second anniversary of their capture.(AFP/Louisa Gouliamaki)AFP - Foreign Secretary David Miliband called for the immediate and unconditional release of five British men held hostage in Iraq, ahead of the second anniversary of their capture.

Georgia says U.N.'s Ban blackmailed by Russia (Reuters)

Posted: 27 May 2009 04:40 PM PDT

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to a reporter after arriving in Vantas, Finland May 25, 2009. REUTERS/Lehtikuva/Sari GustafssonReuters - Georgia lashed out at the United Nations and Russia on Wednesday, accusing Moscow of blackmailing U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to make a significant change in his latest report on the Caucasus state.

Ferguson blames 'shoddy' defending for defeat (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 03:28 PM PDT

Manchester United's coach Sir Alex Ferguson reacts during his team's final of the UEFA football Champions League against Barcelona at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. Ferguson blasted his own team's dire defending for their convincing 2-0 defeat at the hands of Barcelona in Wednesday's Champions League final in Rome's Stadio Olimpico.(AFP/Alberto Pizzoli)AFP - Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson blasted his own team's dire defending for their convincing 2-0 defeat at the hands of Barcelona in Wednesday's Champions League final in Rome's Stadio Olimpico.

Berlusconi kids come to his defense after attacks (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 02:45 PM PDT

AP - Premier Silvio Berlusconi's children came to his defense Wednesday after Italy's opposition leader questioned his values and asked whether Italians would want their kids raised by a man like him.

It's Hooray Henry as he wins Champions League at last (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 02:42 PM PDT

Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (L) and French forward Thierry Henry celebrate with the Champions League Cup afte the trophy ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. Barcelona defeated Manchester United 2-0.(AFP/Alberto Pizzoli)AFP - France football great Thierry Henry at last added the Champions League to his medals cabinet here on Wednesday and made it a full house of major football titles.

Barcelona's Messi out on top in the duel with Ronaldo (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 02:01 PM PDT

Barcelona´s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi heads the ball to score against Manchester United's Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar during the final of the UEFA football Champions League at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. Barcelona won 2-0.(AFP/Lluis Gene)AFP - Manchester United's world player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo had to settle for second best on Wednesday as Lionel Messi scored in Barcelona's 2-0 win to claim the Champions League title.

Park makes history, but United off song in Rome (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 01:54 PM PDT

Barcelona's goalkeeper Victor Valdes holds the Champions League Cup during the trophy ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. Barcelona defeated Manchester United 2-0.(AFP/Alberto Pizzoli)AFP - South Korea's Park Ji-Sung became the first Asian footballer to contest a Champions League final on Wednesday, but was powerless to prevent his Manchester United side going down 2-0 to Barcelona.

Barcelona win Champions League final (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 01:44 PM PDT

Barcelona´s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi celebrates scoring against Manchester United during the final of the UEFA football Champions League at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. Barcelona won 2-0.(AFP/Christophe Simon)AFP - Barcelona won the European Champions League final here on Wednesday beating holders Manchester United 2-0.

Barcelona win the Champions League final (AFP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 01:42 PM PDT

Barcelona´s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi celebrates scoring against Manchester United during the final of the UEFA football Champions League at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. Barcelona won 2-0.(AFP/Christophe Simon)AFP - Barcelona beat Manchester United 2-0 to win European Champions League final

Marcel Marceau auction nets nearly 500,000 euros (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 11:48 AM PDT

The hat of French mime artist Marcel Marceau (Bip) is displayed with an estimated auction price of euro1500 (US$2,100) at the auction house Drouot, in Paris, Sunday, May, 24, 2009. Several pieces of Marcel Marceau's private collection are to be sold on May 26 and May 27. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)AP - The battered top hat of legendary French mime Marcel Marceau, his signature sailor suit and other belongings have fetched nearly 500,000 euros ($700,000) at a two-day auction.

Police issue 61 arrest warrants against Naples mob (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 11:37 AM PDT

AP - Italian police issued 61 arrest warrants Wednesday against purported members of the Naples-based Camorra mob for allegedly running drug and extortion rings in the southern Italian city.

Palace: No invitation to queen for D-Day ceremony (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 10:53 AM PDT

FILE -- In this June 6, 2004 file photo Britain's Queen Elizabeth meets with British veterans at the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery at Bayeux in northern France. Indignant British veterans complained Wednesday, May 27, 2009, because Queen Elizabeth II has been left off the guest list for next week's ceremonies to mark the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France. Britain played a key role in the Normandy naval landings, which accelerated the liberation of Europe from Germany. Prime Minister Gordon Brown will be there for the anniversary ceremonies — as will President Barack Obama. But the queen, Britain's head of state, apparently won't be. Neither she, nor any member of the royal family was invited to attend the ceremony at the American Cemetery overlooking Omaha Beach on June 6, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said while speaking on condition of anonymity in line with policy.( AP Photo/Jeff Mitchell/file)AP - Indignant British veterans and outraged commentators complained Wednesday over the omission of Queen Elizabeth II from the guest list for next week's ceremonies to mark the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France.

NATO, Russia want foreign ministers meeting (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 10:30 AM PDT

AP - Political ties between NATO and Russia are gradually improving following the break caused by the Russo-Georgian war, but a ministerial meeting is needed to pave the way for military cooperation, officials said Wednesday.

Catholic orders plead poverty in Irish abuse (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 10:29 AM PDT

A crow flies past the Papal Cross in Phoenix Park, in Dublin, Ireland May 20, 2009. Ireland will reform its social services for children in line with the recommendations of a report cataloguing decades of abuse by priests published last week, Prime Minister Brian Cowen said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughtonAP - The Catholic orders responsible for abusing Ireland's poorest children say they're struggling to come up with money to help their victims. Yet investigations into their net worth paint a very different picture — that of nuns and brothers with billions' worth of carefully sheltered assets worldwide.

Neglected Russian girl found mimicking cats, dogs (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 10:26 AM PDT

AP - A 5-year-old Russian girl found in a filthy apartment imitating the cats and dogs she was shut up with has been placed in state custody as authorities consider neglect charges against her father and other relatives.

France reports sharp drop in wine, champagne sales (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 09:39 AM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2008 file photo, a woman tastes the 2008 edition of a Beaujolais Nouveau wine in a wine shop in Paris. France's agricultural ministry said Wednesday, May 27, 2009, the French drank almost 10 percent less wine last year than in 2007. Exports by French vintners also have plummeted 15 percent. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, file)AP - As wallets grew thinner around the world, fans of Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne cut back heavily on their purchases of French wine in 2008, according to French government statistics released Tuesday.

Georgia's opposition splits on protests (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 09:26 AM PDT

Opposition supporters gather at St. Trinity Cathedral to confer with Patriarch Ilia II in Tbilisi, Georgia, Tuesday, May 26, 2009. Tens of thousands of demonstrators filled the national sports stadium in Tbilisi to press their demands that President Mikhail Saakashvili step down. The demonstrators then marched to the main cathedral to consult with the respected leader of Georgia's Orthodox Church on how to proceed in the political standoff now in its seventh week. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)AP - After weeks of presenting a united front in their effort to force President Mikhail Saakashvili to resign, Georgia's opposition leadership appeared split Wednesday after moderates denounced calls by radicals to shut down rail service to the capital and blockade the airport.

Ex-spy chief in Italy denies role in CIA kidnap (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 08:26 AM PDT

Judge Oscar Magi listens to a defendant at the Milan court, Italy, Wednesday, May 27, 2009, at the trial of 26 Americans and seven Italians accused of orchestrating a CIA-led kidnapping of an Egyptian terror suspect. Last week Judge Oscar Magi decided the politically sensitive trial could continue despite a Supreme Court ruling throwing out key evidence on grounds it was classified. The trial continued Wednesday with the hearing of the former head of SISMI Italian Military intelligence Nicolo' Pollari and his former deputy, Marco Mancini, often refusing to answer prosecutor Armando Spataro on the ground the information were classified. The two-year-old trial is the first by any government over the CIA's extraordinary renditions program. (AP Photo/Alberto Pellaschiar)AP - The former head of Italy's military intelligence told a court Wednesday he had no role in the kidnapping of an Egyptian terror suspect — allegedly as part of the CIA's extraordinary rendition program — but claimed he cannot prove his innocence because the evidence is classified.

Serbian drug rehab center chief removed (AP)

Posted: 27 May 2009 07:04 AM PDT

AP - A Serbian Orthodox priest was removed as head of a church-backed drug rehabilitation center Wednesday, after a video broadcast on national television showed him beating a patient with a shovel.

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