2009年8月19日星期三

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Scotland rules on Lockerbie bomber on Thursday (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 06:10 PM PDT

A protestor holds a placard during a hearing to withdraw the appeal of Abdel Basset al-Megrahi at Edinburgh's High Court, Edinburgh, Scotland August 18, 2009. REUTERS/David MoirReuters - Scotland announces on Thursday whether it will release a Libyan sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1988 bombing of an airliner over Lockerbie that killed 270 people, the majority of them Americans.

Benitez rubbishes rumours of Liverpool exit (AFP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 06:09 PM PDT

Liverpool's Spanish manager Rafael Benitez has denied rumours that he was set to quit Anfield. Benitez, whose side cruised to a 4-0 victory over Stoke at Anfield, was speaking after pre-match whispers swept Merseyside claiming that the Spaniard was ready to quit over lack of transfer funds given to him by the club's American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Rafael Benitez pledged his 100 per cent commitment to Liverpool after rumours that he was set to quit Anfield.

Two arrested over biggest gem robbery: police (AFP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 04:26 PM PDT

A security guard stands outside the Graff jewellery showroom on New Bond Street in central London, on August 12, 2009. London police have arrested two men in connection with what is thought to be the country's biggest jewellery heist, a spokesman said late Wednesday.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - London police have arrested two men in connection with what is thought to be the country's biggest jewellery heist, a spokesman said late Wednesday.

Hijackers threatened to blow up mystery ship: reports (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 02:47 PM PDT

The Maltese-registered, Finnish-chartered vessel, Arctic Sea, that mysteriously disappeared off the coast of France. REUTERS/SOVFRACHTReuters - The hijackers of a cargo ship that disappeared off the coast of France threatened to blow it up if their ransom demands were not met, Russian news agencies said on Wednesday.

Decision in Lockerbie case Thursday (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 02:46 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 decision has been reached in the case of Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi and will be announced Thursday, the Scottish government said. British news networks reported that he would be released on compassionate grounds.

UBS to name 4,450 US account holders in tax-evasion probe (AFP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 02:43 PM PDT

The logo of a UBS bank in Geneva. UBS will reveal the identities of some 4,450 American account holders in a landmark out-of-court settlement Wednesday of a US tax-evasion case that challenged Switzerland's sacrosanct banking secrecy.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - UBS will reveal the identities of some 4,450 American account holders in a landmark out-of-court settlement Wednesday of a US tax-evasion case that challenged Switzerland's sacrosanct banking secrecy.

Scotland to announce fate of Lockerbie bomber (AFP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 02:39 PM PDT

Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi (C) is escorted by security officers in Tripoli, 1992. Scotland's justice minister has reached a decision on the fate of Megrahi and will announce it on Thursday, a spokesman said.(AFP/File/Manoocher Deghati)AFP - Scotland's justice minister has reached a decision on the fate of the ailing Lockerbie bomber and will announce it Thursday in the face of intense US pressure not to free him, officials said.

Firefighters battle wildfires in Portugal, Spain (AFP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 02:36 PM PDT

A forest fire ravages woods near the town of Tigalate on La Palma Island on August 2, 2009. Hundreds of firefighters struggled to control raging wildfires in northern Portugal and Spain Wednesday, as the flames cut off an international train route and sparked the evacuation of a village.(AFP/File/Desiree Martin)AFP - Hundreds of firefighters battled raging wildfires in northern Portugal and Spain Wednesday, as the flames disrupted an international train route and sparked the evacuation of a village.

Blake the hero as Burnley shock United (AFP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 02:21 PM PDT

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney reacts as his team is beaten by Burnley during the English Premier League football match at Turf Moor, Burnley. Burnley won 1-0.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Robbie Blake scored the only goal as promoted Burnley shocked Premier League champions Manchester United with a 1-0 victory at Turf Moor on Wednesday.

Germany jumps in the race for viable electric car (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 02:18 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 13, 2009 file photo, a charging point for electric cars is seen at the headquarters of energy supplier RWE in Essen, western Germany. Germany launched a campaign Wednesday Aug. 19, 2009 to put 1 million electric cars on the road by 2020, making battery research a priority as it tries to position the country as a market leader. The program, which draws on euro500 million ($705 million) set aside in an economic stimulus package earlier this year but leaves many financing details up to the next government, drew criticism for being too vague. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)AP - Forget that they're cramped, have a limited driving range and outstrip the average consumer's pocketbook. The race is on to create a viable electric car.

Hungary remembers picnic that cracked Iron Curtain (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 01:57 PM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks with Hungary's President Laszlo Solyom during a ceremony to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Pan-European Picnic in Sopronpuszta western Hungary on August 19, 2009. Hundreds of East Germans were allowed by border guards to flee to the West at the Picnic in 1989 and the event is widely considered as a key milepost leading to the fall of the Berlin Wall. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh (HUNGARY ANNIVERSARY POLITICS)AP - It was a picnic that changed the course of history.

Peres: Russia to reconsider missile sale to Iran (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 01:20 PM PDT

In this photo taken Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009, Israeli President Shimon Peres attends a gala event for his 86th birthday in Tel Aviv, Israel. Peres has been a prime minister and a peacemaker. Now he's a poet. To mark the 86th birthday of Israel's elder statesman and ceremonial president, Israeli artists launched an album featuring songs adapted from the largely unknown poems he penned over a political career spanning nearly seven decades, including some scribbled during meetings of Israel's Cabinet. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)AP - Israeli President Shimon Peres said Wednesday that the Kremlin has promised to reconsider the planned delivery of powerful air defense missiles to Iran.

Aluminum chief seeks energy after Russian accident (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 11:54 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 - The head of the world's top aluminum producer visited Russia's largest hydroelectric plant on Wednesday to discuss how his Siberian factories will get enough energy after an accident crippled the power plant and killed at least 14 workers.

(AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 11:22 AM PDT

AP - Scottish government says justice secretary to announce decision in Lockerbie case Thursday.

German police confiscate fake Giacomettis (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 10:53 AM PDT

AP - German police have confiscated hundreds of bronze and plaster statues alleged to be the works of Alberto Giacometti and arrested an art dealer and two others on suspicion of selling the fakes across the globe.

Report: Secret Norwegian letter blasts UN leader (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 10:46 AM PDT

FILE -- This is a 1997 file picture of Mona Juul, Norway's ambassador to the United Nations. Norway's ambassador to the United Nations has accused Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a confidential letter of weak leadership, lack of charisma and angry outbursts, the Oslo newspaper Aftenposten newspaper reported Wednesday. The newspaper published what it said was a letter to Norway's foreign ministry from Mona Juul. 'At a time when the U.N. and multilateral solutions to global crises are more needed than ever, Ban and the U.N. are notable by their absence,' the letter read. (AP Photo/Ole Walberg /SCANPIX/file)AP - Norway's ambassador to the United Nations has accused Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a confidential letter of weak leadership, lack of charisma and angry outbursts, the Oslo newspaper Aftenposten newspaper reported Wednesday.

Heat wave drives French into fountains, onto beach (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 09:09 AM PDT

Two children cool off in the fountain of the Trocadero near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Wednesday Aug. 19, 2009, as temperatures reached 34C, (93F), in the French capital. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)AP - French citizens and tourists are diving into fountains and taking cold showers to try to cope with a heat wave hitting France during its traditional vacation season.

Cesspool sewage dumped into Capri's Blue Grotto (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 09:05 AM PDT

AP - Police in Italy say they have arrested two people for dumping raw cesspool sewage into the waters of Capri's Blue Grotto.

German Islam convert regrets attack plan (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 09:00 AM PDT

Defendant Daniel Schneider is seen at a courtroom in Duesseldorf, western Germany Wednesday Aug. 19, 2009. Yilmaz and three other men accused of belonging to a radical Islamic terror cell that plotted to attack U.S. targets in Germany are expected to confess to some of the charges against them. Prosecutors say the men, three Germans and one Turkish national, who are known as the 'Sauerland group', were planning simultaneous attacks on discos and pubs at the U.S. Ramstein air base in Germany, with about 10 times as much explosive as used in the 2005 attacks in London. (AP Photo/Ina Fassbender,Pool)AP - The youngest member of an alleged radical Islamic terrorist cell whose plot to attack U.S. targets in Germany was foiled by authorities testified Wednesday he would not repeat his actions.

Russia admits militants remain strong in Caucasus (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2009 08:47 AM PDT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev heads a Security Council meeting in the southern Russian city of Stavropol, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009. Medvedev, speaking two days after a suicide bombing of a police station in the province of Ingushetia, ordered officials to step up the fight against militants. (AP Photo/ RIA Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)AP - Militants remain a strong challenge to Russian authorities in the North Caucasus, the president said Wednesday — reversing months of Kremlin assurances that stability was returning to the restive southern region.

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