2009年8月18日星期二

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Twitter site offers followers line to God (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Aug 2009 03:25 PM PDT

This picture shows the frontpage of Twitter in Paris, in July 2009. Forty percent of the messages on Twitter are Reuters - Want to tweet God?

Lockerbie bomber can drop appeal, hope for release (AP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2009 02:55 PM PDT

FILE - This is an undated file photo, issued by the Crown Office, of Abdel Baset al-l Megrahi, the Libyan man found guilty of the Lockerbie bombing, A Scottish court is expected on Tuesday Aug. 18, 2009 to decide whether the Libyan convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing can drop his appeal. The step could lead to his rapid release or a transfer back to a prison in his homeland. Scotland's government must decide whether to release al-Megrahi on compassionate grounds, transfer him to a Libyan prison, or keep him in prison in Scotland. (AP Photo/Crown Copyright) (AP Photo/ Crown Office, File )AP - A terminally ill Libyan man convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie airline bombing moved closer to being allowed to die outside of his Scottish prison cell when a court agreed Tuesday he could drop an appeal against his conviction.

Chelsea dig deep to extend Ancelotti's winning start (AFP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2009 02:17 PM PDT

Chelsea's German midfielder Michael Ballack celebrates after scoring during the English Premier League football match against Sunderland at The Stadium of light, in Sunderland. Chelsea won 3-1.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Chelsea dug deep again to maintain new manager Carlo Ancelotti's 100 percent start with a classy 3-1 victory at Sunderland on Tuesday.

Classy Arsenal beat unlucky Celtic (AFP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2009 01:56 PM PDT

Arsenal's William Gallas celebrates a goal against Celtic during their UEFA Champions League, play-off round, first-leg football match at Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland. Arsenal won 2-0.(AFP/Graham Stuart)AFP - Two moments of misfortune cost Celtic dearly as Arsenal won 2-0 at Parkhead here Tuesday to leave the Hoops' chances of joining the Champions League group stages hanging by a thread.

Ailing Lockerbie bomber drops appeal, as fate in balance (AFP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2009 01:38 PM PDT

The cockpit of the Pan Am passenger plane that exploded over Lockerbie in 1988. Dying Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi has dropped his appeal against conviction, leaving his fate in the hands of a Scots minister under fierce US pressure not to free him.(AFP/File/Letkey)AFP - Dying Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi dropped his appeal against conviction Tuesday, leaving his fate in the hands of a Scots minister under fierce US pressure not to free him.

Dutch university fires Islamic scholar Ramadan (AP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2009 01:32 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 8, 2007 file photo, Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan speaks during a debate at the Swiss Television in Geneva, Switzerland. A Dutch university fired Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan on Tuesday for hosting a show on Iran's state television, which the school said could be seen as endorsing the regime. Ramadan, known as a reformist who condemns terrorism, seeks to modernize sharia law and urges Muslims living in Europe to integrate has recently been criticized in the Dutch press for allegedly voicing more conservative views for Muslim audiences than he does in the West. (AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi, File)AP - A Dutch university fired Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan on Tuesday for hosting a show on Iran's state television, which the school said could be seen as endorsing the regime.

Flintoff rallies England ahead of Test farewell (AFP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2009 01:10 PM PDT

English bowler Andrew Flintoff attends a training session ahead the fifth Ashes cricket Test between England and Australia at The Oval, in London. Flintoff did his best to inspire his team-mates ahead of his farewell to Test cricket by telling them to seize the chance to shine in the AFP - England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff did his best to inspire his team-mates ahead of his farewell to Test cricket by telling them to seize the chance to shine in the "biggest" match of his career.

As Bolt breaks another record, is he near a limit? (AP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2009 01:08 PM PDT

Jamaica's Usain Bolt poses beside the indicating board after setting a new Men's 100m World Record in the Men's final at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)AP - Once the gun sounds, Usain Bolt seems to test the very limits of the race — the human race.

Ship location kept quiet to protect hijacked crew (AP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2009 01:05 PM PDT

FILE- In this Dec. 29, 2008 file photo the cargo ship the Arctic Sea is seen in Kotka, Finland. The Russian-manned cargo ship that vanished last month in the Atlantic was found Friday, Aug. 14, 2009, near Cape Verde off the coast of West Africa, according to French and Russian officials. There was no immediate information about the condition of the crew or whether there was anyone else on board. (AP Photo/Pekka Laakso, Lehitukuva, File)AP - For more than two weeks, the freighter Arctic Sea seemed to have vanished in the Atlantic Ocean's vastness, but officials said Tuesday they knew where it was all along and were just staying mum in order to bring a dangerous hijacking drama to a bloodless end.

Idowu takes world crown from Olympic champ Evora (AFP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2009 01:01 PM PDT

Great Britain's Phillips Idowu celebrates his victory in the men's triple jump final of the 2009 IAAF Athletics World Championships in Berlin.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Great Britain's Phillips Idowu won the men's triple jump world title here at the world athletics championships on Tuesday when he beat Olympic and defending world champion Nelson Evora.

WHO: anti-flu drug can be stored 2 years longer (AP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2009 10:42 AM PDT

AP - Health officials have told governments they can keep Tamiflu for longer to help fight the swine flu pandemic.

Panel awards cash war damages to Ethiopia, Eritrea (AP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2009 10:40 AM PDT

AP - An international claims commission awarded Ethiopia slightly more than Eritrea as it settled mutual claims worth hundreds of millions of dollars for death, injury, rape, looting and destruction during their two-year border conflict.

64 missing workers feared dead in Russian accident (AP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2009 09:59 AM PDT

Damage to the Sayano-Shushinskaya power station in southern Siberia is seen Monday, Aug. 17, 2009 in this photo released by the Emergency Ministry, Siberian Branch on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009. An accident during repair work at Russia's largest hydroelectric plant on Monday killed at least 12 workers, while as many as 64 others were missing after an engine room was suddenly flooded, officials said.(AP Photo/Emergency Ministry, Siberian Branch, HO)AP - Divers scoured the near-freezing waters flooding the cavernous rooms of Russia's largest hydroelectric plant on Tuesday but the owner said it was doubtful that any of the 64 workers missing after an accident would be found alive.

Putin opens air show, pays tribute to crash victim (AP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2009 07:57 AM PDT

A man look at Mig-29 jet fighters of Russian aerobatic team Strizhi (Swifts) performing during MAKS (the International Aviation and Space Show) in Zhukovsky, Russia, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin opened Russia's largest and most important air show Tuesday, two days after a collision of two air force jets that killed the leader of the elite aerobatic squadron. (AP Photo/Victor Korotayev)AP - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin pledged billions more in government funding to support Russia's aging aerospace industries at the opening of the country's largest air show Tuesday, two days after a fatal air force crash.

Police nab fugitive on Sicilian holiday (AP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2009 07:26 AM PDT

AP - Police say they arrested a fugitive mobster while he was vacationing with his family at the Sicilian seaside.

Key developments in search for missing ship (AP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2009 05:37 AM PDT

AP - Key developments in the search for the ship Arctic Sea, which disappeared along with its 15-man Russian crew in the Atlantic nearly three weeks ago.

France may charge tourists rescued from hot spots (AP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2009 05:30 AM PDT

FILE - In this undated photo released April 11, 2009 by the French Defense Ministry, armed pirates and their hostages are seen aboard the French yacht 'Tanit', off the coast of Somalia. French tourists heading to risky destinations could be asked to foot the bill if the French government had to come to their rescue. Critics say the measure is unlikely to discourage hotheaded travelers from seeking adventures in dangerous places and say the government should protect its citizens no matter what. (AP Photo/ECPAD-French Defense Ministry; Files)AP - French tourists heading to risky foreign destinations could be asked to foot the bill if the French government comes to their rescue.

(AP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2009 04:45 AM PDT

AP - Russian plant's owner sees little chance of finding 64 missing workers alive after accident.

Russia, Israel to discuss Mideast peace, Iran (AP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2009 04:27 AM PDT

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, left, listens to his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres at the Bochariv Ruchei presidential residence of Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev is set to host Peres for talks expected to focus on the Middle East and the Iranian nuclear standoff. (AP Photo/ RIA Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)AP - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev hosted Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres for talks Tuesday that were expected to focus on the Middle East and the Iranian nuclear standoff.

Death toll in Russia suicide bombing reaches 21 (AP)

Posted: 18 Aug 2009 03:03 AM PDT

Emergency workers look through debris at a destroyed police station in Nazran, Ingushetia, Russia, Monday, Aug. 17, 2009. A suicide bomber exploded a truck at a police station in Russia's restive North Caucasus Monday, killing at least 20 people and wounding 60 others, officials said. (AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev)AP - The death toll from the suicide truck bombing of a police station in Russia's North Caucasus has risen to 21, and nine police officers are still missing, officials said Tuesday.

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