2009年5月30日星期六

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Rangers on holiday, happy with domestic double (AFP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 05:01 PM PDT

Super sub Nacho Novo, seen here in action in 2008, was the hero for Rangers after his sensational strike just seconds after coming on saw them to a 1-0 Scottish Cup Final win over Falkirk that secured a domestic double.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Rangers assistant manager Ally McCoist said he was looking forward to his summer break after a Nacho Novo wonder strike won the Scottish Cup as the Gers secured a domestic double.

O'Driscoll sanguine about South Africa start (AFP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 04:31 PM PDT

Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll, seen here during practice on May 26m 2009, said Sunday he was not worried about the performance of the British and Irish Lions after they fought for a 37-25 win against the Royal XV in their South African tour opener.(AFP/File/Alexander Joe)AFP - Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll said Sunday he was not worried about the performance of the British and Irish Lions after they fought for a 37-25 win against the Royal XV in their South African tour opener.

Dream over: Boyle finishes reality show in second (AP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 03:56 PM PDT

AP - She gave a final curtsey, a shimmy of her hips, and walked off stage, leaving the winners to perform an encore.

Prince Harry ends NY trip with polo, champagne (AFP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 03:50 PM PDT

Prince Harry gets sprayed by Champagne after playing in the second annual Veuve Clicquot Manhattan Polo Classic on Governors Island at the final event of a two-day visit to New York City. Prince Harry ended his first trip to New York on Saturday with victory at a charity polo match and a dousing in champagne.(AFP/Stan Honda)AFP - Prince Harry ended his first trip to New York on Saturday with victory at a charity polo match and a dousing in champagne.

Susan Boyle's dream collapses as she loses 'Britain's Got Talent' (AFP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 03:18 PM PDT

This image obtained in April 2009 from ITV shows Scottish charity worker Susan Boyle appearing on Britain's Got Talent television show during the auditions in Glasgow. Boyle, who won a worldwide audience after her rendition of AFP - Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle was dealt an unexpected blow Saturday when she lost out to a group of young street dancers in the final of the talent show that made her a global star.

Singer Susan Boyle loses 'Britain's Got Talent' (AFP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 02:08 PM PDT

This image obtained in April 2009 from ITV shows Scottish charity worker Susan Boyle appearing on Britain's Got Talent television show during the auditions in Glasgow. Boyle, who won a worldwide audience after her rendition of AFP - Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle, who won a worldwide audience after her rendition of "I Dreamed A Dream" became a hit on YouTube, came second Saturday in "Britain's Got Talent", the reality television show that made her famous.

Labour party slips to third place in poll (AFP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 01:33 PM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaves 10, Downing Street in central London as he prepares to attend the weekly Prime Minister's Question time in the House of Commons, on May 20, 2009. Brown's Labour party is heading for third place at the next general election for the first time in 22 years, according to a poll published Saturday.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour party is heading for third place at the next general election for the first time in 22 years, according to a poll published Saturday.

Jewels worth six mln euros stolen from Paris store: police (AFP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 01:28 PM PDT

One of the shop windows of the elite Chopard store in Place Vendome in Paris. Jewellery worth some six million euros (8.4 million dollars) was stolen in a hold-up Saturday at the elite Chopard store in Paris's Place Vendome, police said.(AFP/Guillaume Baptiste)AFP - A lone robber armed with a handgun on Saturday got away with jewellery worth around 6.6 million euros (9.3 million dollars) in a hold-up at the exclusive Chopard store in central Paris, police said.

Prince Harry, the people's polo player, in New York (AFP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 01:27 PM PDT

Prince Harry gets sprayed by Champagne after playing in the second annual Veuve Clicquot Manhattan Polo Classic on Governors Island at the final event of a two-day visit to New York City. Prince Harry ended his first trip to New York on Saturday with victory at a charity polo match and a dousing in champagne.(AFP/Stan Honda)AFP - Prince Harry on Saturday capped his first trip to New York with a celebrity polo match played in front of an adoring crowd of stars and ordinary folk.

Boyle 'dreams a dream' in British talent show final (AFP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 01:02 PM PDT

This image obtained in April 2009 from ITV shows Scottish charity worker Susan Boyle appearing on Britain's Got Talent television show during the auditions in Glasgow. Boyle belted out the song that brought her worldwide fame when she appeared in the final of the show Saturday, and anxiously awaited the public verdict.(AFP/ITV/File)AFP - Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle belted out the song that brought her worldwide fame when she appeared in the final of Britains got talent Saturday, and anxiously awaited the public verdict.

Berlusconi moves to block publication of photos (AP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 12:50 PM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 28, 2009, file photo, 18-year-old Noemi Letizia poses for a photograph in her home in Naples, Italy. Premier Silvio Berlusconi is fighting back in a scandal feeding on his fondness for young women, with his lawyer acknowledging Saturday, May 30, 2009 the media mogul has moved to block publication of hundreds of photos taken of guests at his sumptuous Sardinian villa. State television reported that among the photos were some taken last New Year's Eve, with the guests including Letizia at the heart of the political and personal scandal. (AP Photo/Franco Castanò, File) ITALY OUTAP - Premier Silvio Berlusconi is fighting back in a scandal feeding on his fondness for young women, with his lawyer acknowledging Saturday the media mogul has moved to block publication of hundreds of photos taken of guests at his sumptuous Sardinian villa.

US transport boss: Spain's trains are US' model (AP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 11:42 AM PDT

Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, right, talks with US Secretary of Transport Ray LaHood during a meeting at the Moncloa Palace, in Madrid, Saturday, May 30, 2009. U.S. President Barack Obama last month unveiled an $8 billion plan to build a high-speed rail network in the U.S. and upgrade existing services. The U.S. president cited Spain, France, China and Japan as countries with systems for his nation to emulate. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)AP - Spain's bullet train system is a model to follow as America plans how to spend the money the government is injecting to stimulate the economy, the U.S. transportation secretary said Saturday.

Pope Benedict says he was surprised to be chosen (AP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 09:37 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI talks to a child at the Vatican, Saturday, May 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Sandro Pace)AP - Pope Benedict XVI says he was surprised when he was elected pontiff, but accepted the role even though the challenge seemed greater than his strength.

Former Greek king has heart operation in London (AP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 09:02 AM PDT

File - Former King Constantine of Greece and his wife Queen Anne Marie pass press photographers on their way to the Royal Theater in Copenhagen in this Thursday, May 13, 2004 file photo. The family of former King Constantine of Greece says the deposed royal has undergone a successful heart bypass operation in London. In a statement posted on the former royal family's Web site Saturday May 30 2009, former Queen Anne-Marie said her husband was successfully operated upon at a private hospital in north London. (AP Photo/Heribert Proepper, file)AP - Former King Constantine, the deposed monarch of Greece, has undergone a successful heart bypass operation in London, his wife says.

Bong! Big Ben rings in its 150th anniversary (AP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 08:40 AM PDT

Clock maker Paul Roberson, poses in the 334-step winding limestone staircase inside St. Stephens tower of the Houses of Parliament, housing the Big Ben bell, in central London, Thursday April 30, 2009. Defiantly low-tech yet accurate to the second, Big Ben is having its 150th birthday Sunday May 31, 2009, its Victorian chimes carrying the sound of Britain into the 21st Century. It's a birthday the world can share in. The 314-foot-high tower, roughly 16 stories, is the city's most famous landmark. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Defiantly low-tech yet accurate to the second, Big Ben is having its 150th birthday Sunday, its Victorian chimes carrying the sound of Britain into the 21st century.

Old dissidents still a voice in Russia, but fading (AP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 08:11 AM PDT

In this photo taken Monday, April 13, 2009, Sergei Kovalyov speaks to The Associated Press in Moscow. 79-year-old Kovalyov regarded by some as the patriarch of the dissident movement is almost forgotten at home. His critique of the new Russia is unyielding, much of it directed against Vladimir Putin, admired by many for restoring Russia's greatness, and the activist knows that few Russians are likely to mourn his passing.(AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)AP - They would meet in secret, terrified of a KGB knock on the door. They laboriously typed out banned publications. Many ended up in prison, labor camps and exile.

Italy: EU should decide on Gitmo inmates (AP)

Posted: 30 May 2009 08:08 AM PDT

AP - Italy's interior minister insisted Saturday that any decision to accept Guantanamo inmates must be unanimously made by members of the European Union and expressed worry the suspected terrorists might move easily through the union's loose borders.

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