2009年7月14日星期二

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Gang leader charged in scheme to control punk rock (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 05:03 PM PDT

Reuters - The founder of a street gang that administered beatings and made threats in its drive to control the punk rock music scene has been charged with extorting a Chicago performer, authorities said on Tuesday.

WHO chief: Swine flu vaccine still months away (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 04:53 PM PDT

World Health Organisation chief Margaret Chan, pictured on July 6, 2009, cast doubt Wednesday on the government's plans to start vaccinating from next month those most at risk of contracting swine flu.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - World Health Organisation chief Margaret Chan cast doubt Wednesday on the government's plans to start vaccinating from next month those most at risk of contracting swine flu.

Solicitor mulls legal action over phone-hacking claims (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 04:38 PM PDT

A man reads a copy of the Guardian newspaper in central London, on July 9, 2009. Several high-profile figures are considering jointly suing a British tabloid following reports of an alleged phone tapping scandal, a lawyer said late Tuesday.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Several high-profile figures are considering jointly suing a British tabloid following reports of an alleged phone tapping scandal, a lawyer said late Tuesday.

European fine sends Intel into the red (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 03:42 PM PDT

Intel posted a second-quarter net loss on Tuesday as a record fine by European Commission antitrust regulators sent the US computer chip giant into the red.(AFP/File)AFP - Intel posted a second-quarter net loss on Tuesday as a record fine by European Commission antitrust regulators sent the US computer chip giant into the red.

UK health booklet's message: Teen sex can be fun (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 02:05 PM PDT

AP - Britain's National Health Service has a message for teens: Sex can be fun. Health officials are trying to change the tone of sex education by urging teachers to emphasize that sexual relations can be healthy and pleasurable instead of simply explaining the mechanics of sex and warning about diseases.

Hand-in-hand British musician, wife commit suicide (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 02:03 PM PDT

This undated handout photo made available Tuesday July 14, 2009 shows renowned British conductor Edward Downes. British conductor Edward Downes and his wife have died at an assisted suicide clinic in Switzerland, their family said Tuesday July 14, 2009. The family said Downes, 85, and his 74-year-old wife Joan died Friday 'peacefully and under circumstances of their own choosing' at a Zurich clinic run by the group Dignitas. 'After 54 happy years together, they decided to end their own lives rather than continue to struggle with serious health problems,' the statement said. (AP Photo/Bill Cooper/PA Wire) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVEAP - He spent his life conducting world-renowned orchestras, but was almost blind and growing deaf — the music he loved increasingly out of reach. His wife of 54 years had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. So Edward and Joan Downes decided to die together.

French police out in force on Bastille Day (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 01:34 PM PDT

A French Leclerc tank parades for Bastille Day celebrations on the Champs Elysees in Paris. Police were Tuesday out in force to deal with any incidents on France's Bastille Day national holiday, as hundreds thousands gathered in Paris to hear rock idol Johnny Hallyday.(AFP/Philipp Guelland)AFP - Police were Tuesday out in force to deal with any incidents on France's Bastille Day national holiday, as hundreds thousands gathered in Paris to hear rock idol Johnny Hallyday.

Intel shares soar as chip maker tops soft forecast (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 04:40 PM PDT

In this photo made Wednesday, May 13, 2009, Intel chips for sale are seen on display at Micro Center in Santa Clara, Calif. Intel Corp. is expected to report quarterly earnings after market close Tuesday, July 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Intel Corp. offered support Tuesday for its assertion that the computer business is rebounding, even as other parts of the industry throw off mixed signals. Intel's results and outlook were much better than analysts' subdued estimates, sending its shares up 7 percent after hours.

Promoter mulls Michael Jackson tribute concert in Britain (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 01:26 PM PDT

The late pop icon Michael Jackson in London in March 2009. The promoter of Jackson's planned comeback concerts in London said Tuesday he was in talks with the late pop star's brothers and sisters about a one-off tribute show.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The promoter of Michael Jackson's planned comeback concerts in London said Tuesday he was in talks with the late pop star's brothers and sisters about a one-off tribute show.

Bride's bouquet crashes plane in Italy (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 01:25 PM PDT

AP - A romantic wedding in the Tuscan countryside ended with injuries after an attempt to launch the bride's bouquet from a plane brought down the tiny aircraft. Italian police say two people were hurt in the crash of the ultralight plane after the bridal bouquet they launched got caught in the aircraft's rear rotor.

Liberia's ex-leader denounces war crimes charges (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 12:52 PM PDT

In this image made from television broadcast Tuesday, July 14, 2009 by the International Criminal Court, former Liberian President Charles Taylor, address the U.N. backed Special Court for Sierra Leone. Wearing a gray double-breasted suit and dark glasses, Taylor spoke confidently as he introduced himself to the three-judge panel as the 21st president of the Republic of Liberia. It was his first time on the witness stand. Taylor is charged with 11 counts of murder, torture, rape, sexual slavery, using child soldiers and spreading terror during Sierra Leone's 1991-2002 civil war. He is the first African leader to stand trial for war crimes. (AP Photo/ICC)AP - His combat fatigues were replaced by a dark suit and tie, and the tinted aviator glasses gave the former Liberian leader a haughty air as he took the stand Tuesday to emphatically denounce the war crimes charges against him as "disinformation, misinformation, lies, rumors."

Mars flight simulation experiment ends in Moscow (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 11:32 AM PDT

The team of researchers, from left, Russian Sergei Ryazansky, Aleksei Baranov, German Oliver Knickel, Russian Aleksei Shpakov, French Cyrille Fournier and Russian Oleg Artemyev are greeted after ending an imitated flight to Mars in Moscow, Tuesday, July 14, 2009. The four Russians, a German and a Frenchman emerged from three months of isolation in Soviet-era capsules in Moscow Tuesday, after simulating a three-month mission to Mars for the Russian and European space agencies. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)AP - Russian engineers broke a red wax seal and six men emerged from a metal hatch beaming and waving Tuesday after 105 days of isolation in a Soviet-era mock spacecraft testing the stresses space travelers may one day face on the journey to Mars.

Switzerland offers legal assisted suicide (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 11:23 AM PDT

AP - Some countries allow incurably sick residents to receive medical help to end their lives, but Switzerland also permits foreigners to travel there for assisted suicide. Every year more than 100 terminally ill people from countries that ban the practice travel to Switzerland for assisted suicide.

4 survive crash in Germany between car, biplane (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 09:49 AM PDT

AP - A family of three evaded what could have been a major, if not fatal, mishap after a sport biplane doing loops flew too low and collided with their car.

Lithuania OKs law to keep gay info away from kids (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 09:23 AM PDT

AP - Lithuania's Parliament on Tuesday approved a censorship bill that aims to keep information about homosexuality away from children, angering gay rights activists who called the measure homophobic.

Spanish court drops charges against US soldiers (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 08:54 AM PDT

AP - A Spanish court on Tuesday threw out charges against three U.S. soldiers in the death of a Spanish journalist in Iraq six years ago and recommended the case be closed.

Reports: Russia tests 2nd sub-launched missile (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 08:51 AM PDT

AP - News agencies say Russia has successfully tested its second submarine-launched ballistic missile in as many days.

US/Russian tensions rise over Georgia (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 08:21 AM PDT

Officer from the U.S. guided missile destroyer USS Stout, wearing white service cap, and Georgian Navy sailors, wearing black caps, salute during a welcome ceremony for the USS Stout anchoring in the Georgia's Black Sea port of Batumi, Tuesday, July, 14, 2009. USS Stout dropped anchor Tuesday in Georgia's Black Sea waters ahead of a joint naval exercises widely seen as a show of American support for the former Soviet nation that was crushed in last year's war with Russia. (AP Photo/ Shakh Aivazov)AP - A U.S. warship anchored off Georgia for joint military exercises Tuesday while Russian jets pounded mock targets nearby in a sign of lingering tensions over the former Soviet nation turned U.S. ally.

Azerbaijani blogger arrests prompts backlash (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 08:11 AM PDT

AP - Two opposition bloggers are being held by authorities in Azerbaijan in a case protested by Western nations and international journalism advocates.

British Court of Appeal demands less information (AP)

Posted: 14 Jul 2009 08:07 AM PDT

AP - Lawyers are scouring the Internet for too many precedents, shedding too little light on the issue at hand, two British senior judges complained Tuesday.

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