2009年9月19日星期六

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Eight migrants drown off Morocco: officials (AFP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2009 02:51 PM PDT

A television grab from TV2M shows a survivor of the shipwrecked boat carrying some 40 illegal immigrants off the coast of Morocco, near Perejil Island. At least eight people drowned Saturday when a small boat carrying dozens of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa sank off the coast of Morocco, security sources said.(AFP/TV2M)AFP - At least eight people drowned Saturday when a small boat carrying dozens of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa sank off the coast of Morocco, security sources said.


NY-bound Lufthansa jet turns back after oil leak (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2009 02:47 PM PDT

AP - A New York-bound Boeing 747 operated by German airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG turned back in mid-flight Saturday after the pilot reported that one if the plane's four engines was leaking oil.

Russia says it won't deploy missiles near Poland (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2009 02:04 PM PDT

The Russian missile complex AP - Russia said Saturday it will scrap a plan to deploy missiles near Poland since Washington has dumped a planned missile shield in Eastern Europe. It also harshly criticized Iran's president for new comments denying the Holocaust.


Riot of styles as London Fashion Week heats up (AFP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2009 01:32 PM PDT

A model displays creations by Kinder Aggugini for the Spring/Summer 2010 collection on the second day of the London Fashion Week, in central London. A riot of colours, fabrics, prints and styles swept down the catwalk at London Fashion Week on Saturday, from Mark Fast's so-called body conscious knits to feminine dresses with a darker edge from Kinder Aggugini.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - A riot of colours, fabrics, prints and styles swept down the catwalk at London Fashion Week on Saturday, from Mark Fast's tight knits to feminine dresses with a darker edge from Kinder Aggugini.


Torres keeps Liverpool on title track (AFP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2009 12:00 PM PDT

Liverpool's Spanish striker Fernando Torres celebrates scoring their third goal during the English Premier League football match between West Ham United and Liverpool at Upton Park, London. Liverpool won 3-2.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Fernando Torres extended Liverpool?s recent revival with two goals that helped Rafael Benitez?s side move up to third place on the back of a 3-2 victory at West Ham United.


Spain to face Czechs in Davis Cup final (AFP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2009 10:51 AM PDT

Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych (L) and Radek Stepanek celebrate after winning a doubles against Croatia's Marin Cilic and Lovro Zovko, during their Davis Cup match between Croatia and Czech Republic in Porec, some 200 kilometers from Zagreb. The Czech Republic reached their first Davis Cup final in 29 years after taking an unassailable 3-0 lead over Croatia.(AFP/Hrvoje Polan)AFP - Defending champions Spain will face the Czech Republic in the 2009 Davis Cup final after taking an unassailable 3-0 lead over Israel in the semi-finals here on Saturday.


Britain suffers doubles blow in Davis Cup (AFP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2009 10:50 AM PDT

Andy Murray (L) and Ross Hutchins (R) of the United Kingdom leave the court after their Davis Cup tennis Euro/Africa Group Zone One men's doubles match against Poland at the Liverpool Echo Arena venue, Liverpool. Murray is facing the indignity of playing in the lower reaches of the Davis Cup after Great Britain's hopes of remaining in Europe/Africa Zone Group I suffered a potentially fatal blow.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - World number three Andy Murray is facing the indignity of playing in the lower reaches of the Davis Cup after Great Britain's hopes of remaining in Europe/Africa Zone Group I suffered a potentially fatal blow on Saturday.


England rugby captain Borthwick suffers rib injury (AFP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2009 10:47 AM PDT

England captain Steve Borthwick, pictured in June 2009, faces an anxious wait to discover whether a rib injury suffered in Saracens' 22-9 victory over Harlequins on Saturday will threaten his chances of playing in the November Tests.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - England captain Steve Borthwick faces an anxious wait to discover whether a rib injury suffered in Saracens' 22-9 victory over Harlequins on Saturday will threaten his chances of playing in the November Tests.


Thousands in Spain protest Opel job cuts (AFP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2009 10:31 AM PDT

Workers from a factory of automaker Opel of the town Figueruelas demonstrate in Zaragoza against the decision to sell the factory to a consortium led by Magna, which plans to cut jobs at the site. More than 15,000 people took to the streets of Zaragoza in northeastern Spain Saturday to protest feared job cuts at the Opel auto plant by Canadian car parts maker Magna.(AFP/Javier Belver)AFP - More than 15,000 people took to the streets of Zaragoza in northeastern Spain Saturday to protest feared job cuts at the Opel auto plant by Canadian car parts maker Magna.


Russian navy considering buying French-built ship (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2009 09:22 AM PDT

AP - Russia has been negotiating the possible purchase of a military ship built in France, a Russian deputy defense minister said Saturday.

Knife shown at Italy murder trial (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2009 09:14 AM PDT

U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox, center, arrives for a hearing in the murder trial for Meredith Kercher at Perugia's courthouse, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009. Knox and Raffaele Sollecito, her former boyfriend, are charged with murder in the 2007 slaying of British student Meredith Kercher, with whom Knox shared a rented flat in the Italian city of Perugia. Both deny the chages. (AP Photo/Stefano Medici)AP - A knife that prosecutors say could have been used to kill a British woman in Italy was shown in court Saturday at the murder trial of her American roommate and an Italian co-defendant.


UNESCO undecided over new leader (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2009 09:05 AM PDT

AP - The United Nations' agency for culture and education remains undecided about who will be UNESCO's next leader.

Paris rooftops abuzz with beekeeping (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2009 08:13 AM PDT

This Sept. 2, 2009 photo shows beekeeper Nicolas Geant taking care of bees on top of the Grand Palais museum in Paris. In Paris, the bee business is thriving on famous rooftops and public gardens in the middle of the urban jungle even as bees are disappearing from fields across France and the world, threatening plants and food supplies. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)AP - In the romantic city of lights, the bees are downright busy.


Leonard Cohen recovers from collapse (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2009 04:54 AM PDT

File - Musician Leonard Cohen poses backstage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony after he was inducted, in this March 10, 2008 file photo taken in New York. Cohen is recovering after collapsing onstage while on tour in eastern Spain, his music company said Saturday. The Canadian-born musician will be 75 years-old on Monday. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)AP - Leonard Cohen is recovering after collapsing onstage while on tour in eastern Spain, his music company said Saturday.


Pope: Bishops to discuss Middle East next year (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2009 04:46 AM PDT

AP - Pope Benedict XVI has announced a special meeting of bishops next year to discuss Middle East peace efforts and the role of the Catholic Church in the region.

Parachutists commemorate ill-fated Arnhem mission (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2009 04:44 AM PDT

British, American and Dutch parachutists drift in blue skies over Ginkel Heath in Ede, Netherlands, some 30 kilometers west of Arnhem, Saturday Sept. 19, 2009. The parachutists were dropped to mark the 65th anniversary of an ill-fated operation aimed at bringing a swift end to World War II. The mass jumps over the Ginkelse Heath near the town of Ede honored the thousands of Allied troops who took part in air drops as part of operation 'Market Garden' in September, 1944. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski)AP - Hundreds of British, American and Dutch parachutists drifted out of blue skies over the central Netherlands on Saturday to mark the 65th anniversary of an ill-fated operation aimed at bringing a swift end to World War II.


Organizers cancel Serbia's gay pride march (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2009 03:33 AM PDT

AP - Organizers have canceled Serbia's gay pride march after authorities said they could not guarantee protection for the event from extremist groups.

Danish soldier killed in southern Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2009 03:15 AM PDT

AP - A Danish soldier was killed and another injured after they came under fire during a patrol in southern Afghanistan, the Danish military said Saturday.
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