2009年6月10日星期三

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Mo. family Christmas photo turns up in Czech ad (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 05:07 PM PDT

AP - Czech this out. When Danielle Smith and her family posed for their Christmas card photo last year, they knew they'd share it with family and friends. But the Missouri family wasn't expecting it to show up in the Czech Republic, splashed across a huge storefront advertisement.

French submarine begins Airbus black box search (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 04:49 PM PDT

Undated file photo of an Airbus A330-200 similar to the Air France plane which vanished from radar after leaving Rio de Janeiro in Brazil on route to Paris, early June 1, 2009. REUTERS/HO/Airbus IndustriesReuters - A French nuclear submarine with advanced sonar equipment began searching on Wednesday for the flight recorders of an Air France airliner that crashed into the Atlantic last week, the French military said.

Gadhafi visits Italy for 1st time as ties improve (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 02:36 PM PDT

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, left, and Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, back to camera, review a honor guard upon his arrival at Rome's Ciampino military airport, Wednesday, June 10, 2009. Gadhafi is on a three-day official visit. Woman at right is unidentified. (AP Photo / Andrew Medichini)AP - Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi hailed a "new era" in relations with Italy on Wednesday, saying a history of hatred and destruction during Italy's 30-year-colonial rule had been replaced by a future of friendship and cooperation.

Joy of six nudges England closer to South Africa (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 02:29 PM PDT

England striker Wayne Rooney celebrates scoring his second goal during the World Cup Qualifying match against Andorra, Wembley Stadium, London. England won 6-0.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - England cruised to within one win of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa with a 6-0 victory over no-hopers Andorra at Wembley on Wednesday.

Michelle Obama and her daughters visit London (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 02:18 PM PDT

AP - Michelle Obama and her two daughters livened up London's streets this week on an unofficial visit to the city, taking in the sort of things that would appeal to a young family — a Harry Potter set, Westminster Abbey, a show.

Rooney firepower has England dreaming of World Cup glory (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 02:14 PM PDT

England striker Wayne Rooney celebrates scoring his second goal during the World Cup Qualifying match against Andorra, Wembley Stadium, London. England won 6-0.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - England striker Wayne Rooney carried on his scintillating international form as he scored twice in his team's 6-0 demolition of Andorra in their World Cup 2010 qualifying match here on Wednesday.

Libya's Kadhafi 'turns page on past' with Italy visit (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 02:02 PM PDT

Libya's leader Moamer Kadhafi (R) is greeted by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi upon his arrival for his first visit to Italy, at Ciampino airport. Italy rolled out the red carpet Wednesday for Kadhafi, who said he has AFP - Moamer Kadhafi Wednesday kicked off a landmark visit to former colonial master Italy by hailing a new era in ties as the Italian opposition vowed to shun the Libyan strongman's speech to parliament.

Gaddafi hails Italy for overcoming colonial past (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 01:50 PM PDT

Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi looks on during a news conference at the Quirinale palace in Rome June 10, 2009. REUTERS/Max RossiReuters - Libya's Muammar Gaddafi, on his first visit to Italy, brazenly wore a picture of a legendary resistance hero whom Italian occupiers hanged in 1931, but later hailed the former colonial ruler for apologizing for its past.

Thousands march in Dublin for child abuse victims (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 01:46 PM PDT

The report of the government-appointed Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse in state-funded Roman Catholic Church-run institutions dating back to the 1930s, is displayed in Dublin, Ireland, in May 2009. Thousands marched through central Dublin Wednesday to protest the decades-long abuse of children in Catholic church-run institutions, as Irish bishops apologised anew for the AFP - Thousands marched through central Dublin Wednesday to protest the decades-long abuse of children in Catholic church-run institutions, as Irish bishops apologised anew for the "heinous crimes."

Marchionne turned Fiat around (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 01:09 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 29, 2009 file photo, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne speaks at the Financial Executives International conference, in Montreal. Italian automaker Fiat said Tuesday, June 9, 2009, it will not turn its back on a deal to acquire a controlling stake in Chrysler despite a U.S. Supreme Court stay on the sale. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Graham Hughes, File)AP - Fiat's CEO Sergio Marchionne turned around the once-troubled Italian carmaker with a flair for sharply styled small cars and smart industrial alliances — strengths that could come in handy at Chrysler.

Bicycle chain gain for French convicts (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 12:53 PM PDT

FILE - This June 4, 2009, file photo shows a pack of convicts, joined by their jailers, riding between Villeneuve d'Ascq and Valenciennes, northern France, during the prologue of their own Tour de France for the jailed. Most days, they live behind bars. But last week, a pack of convicts, joined by their jailers, a police escort and a string of support vehicles, embarked upon the inaugural 'Tour de France Penitentiaire,' a two-week, 2,200 kilometer cycling trek across the Gallic countryside, organized by French prison administrators. (AP Photo)AP - From behind prison bars, the view never changes. From behind the handlebars of racing bikes, dozens of French inmates are seeing the vineyards of Provence, the sun-drenched Mediterranean coast and the majestic spires of the Alps in their own special Tour de France.

Report says climate change is adding to migration (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 12:48 PM PDT

AP - Global warming is uprooting people from their homes and, left unchecked, could lead to the greatest human migration in history, said a report released Wednesday.

Cuba accuses Human Rights Watch of being in US pay (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 12:30 PM PDT

AP - Cuba's U.N. ambassador in Geneva says Human Rights Watch and other groups are "mercenaries" paid by the U.S. government.

Gunmen kill top judge, wound 3 in North Caucasus (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 11:34 AM PDT

AP - Gunmen shot and killed a top judge as she dropped her children off at school in Russia's violent North Caucasus Wednesday, officials said, the latest episode highlighting spiraling violence in a region plagued by poverty, corruption and the rise of radical Islam.

Georgian opposition leader meets with president (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 11:20 AM PDT

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian affairs Philip Gordon, right, meets with Georgian opposition leader Irakli Alasania in Tbilisi, Georgia, Wednesday, June 10, 2009. Philip Gordon is on a working visit to Georgia. (AP Photo/Vano Shlamov, Pool)AP - President Mikhail Saakashvili said Wednesday that he has offered government posts to political opponents who have been leading street protests for the past two months. But opposition leaders said they have no interest in joining Saakashvili's government and would continue their protests to demand his resignation.

Dutch general: new US troops will disrupt Taliban (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 10:52 AM PDT

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates visits the U.S. war cemetery in Margraten, southern Netherlands, Wednesday June 10, 2009. A total of 8,301 U.S. war dead are buried of which most died in late 1944 and 1945. Defense ministers from the eight nations with troops fighting the Taliban in southern Afghanistan are meeting in The Netherlands Wednesday to take stock of their progress. Gates was to be joined by his counterparts from Britain, Canada, Australia, the Netherlands, Denmark, Romania and Estonia. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)AP - New American troops pouring into southern Afghanistan will allow NATO-led forces to drive deeper into the heart of the Taliban insurgency, the Dutch general commanding allied forces in the region said Wednesday.

UN climate chief: Rich nations short on CO2 goals (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 10:36 AM PDT

Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso speaks during a news conference on Japan's target on reducing greenhouse gas emissions at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, June 10, 2009. Japan unveiled a more ambitious target to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, vowing a reduction of 15 percent from its 2005 level. Aso said Japan's new target matches the levels pledged by the European Union and the U.S. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)AP - Japan unveiled a new target Wednesday for reducing greenhouse gas emissions 15 percent by 2020, but the plan was slammed by environmentalists and the U.N. climate chief as leaving the industrial world dangerously short of its pollution goals.

Trial begins in sex-games slaying of French banker (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 10:11 AM PDT

AP - A woman charged with the murder of one of France's richest men during sex games begged his family's forgiveness Wednesday at the start of her trial in Switzerland.

Putin: Russia might abandon nukes if others do (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 09:57 AM PDT

German Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier is seen during talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, not pictured, at the Barvikha residence outside Moscow, Wednesday, June 10, 2009. Steinmeier's visit to Moscow is being closely watched in Germany, where he is running against incumbent Chancellor Angela Merkel in September's elections. (AP Photo/ Maxim Shipenkov, pool)AP - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia is willing to abandon nuclear weapons, if the United States and all other countries that have them do the same.

UK court: terror suspects must be told allegations (AP)

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 09:36 AM PDT

AP - Britain's highest court ruled Wednesday that prosecutors can no longer refuse to tell terror suspects held under a house arrest-style program why they are deemed a risk to national security.

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