2009年9月26日星期六

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Fergie eyes more record title glory as United go top (AFP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 05:11 PM PDT

Chelsea's forward Didier Drogba (L) clashes with Wigan Athletic's defender Emmerson Boyce (R) during the English Premier League football match at the DW Stadium in Wigan. Wigan handed 10-man Chelsea a first defeat under Carlo Ancelotti as the Latics took advantage of Petr Cech's dismissal to win 3-1.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson set his sights on leading Manchester United to a record fourth successive Premier League title after his side went top of the table with a 2-0 win at Stoke.

Brown prepares for election battle (AFP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 04:08 PM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown, pictured here on September 25, 2009, said Sunday that his centre-left Labour party was facing AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Sunday that his centre-left Labour party was facing "the fight of our lives" ahead of a general election due by June next year.

Government's top lawyer challenged in illegal immigrant row (AFP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 03:54 PM PDT

Attorney General Patricia Scotland, pictured here in 2008, came under fresh pressure Saturday over her employment of an illegal immigrant as a housekeeper, after the employee directly challenged her version of events.(AFP/File)AFP - The government's top legal advisor came under fresh pressure Saturday over her employment of an illegal immigrant as a housekeeper, after the employee directly challenged her version of events.

Merkel's centre-right hopes at risk in German vote (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 03:36 PM PDT

German Chancellor and leader of the Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) Angela Merkel waves during the final election campaign rally in Berlin, September 26, 2009. Bundestagswahl general election will be held in Germany on September 27. REUTERS/Fabrizio BenschReuters - German Chancellor Angela Merkel looks set to win a second term in Sunday's election, but faces a tough battle to secure the center-right government she says is needed to nurture Europe's largest economy back to health.

French PM confirms EDF chairman to be replaced (AFP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 02:30 PM PDT

French Prime Minister Francois Fillon confirmed in an interview to be published on Sunday that Pierre Gadonneix, pictured here on September 16, 2009, will be replaced as chairman of energy giant EDF, but he did not name his successor.(AFP/File/Eric Piermont)AFP - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon confirmed in an interview to be published on Sunday that Pierre Gadonneix will be replaced as chairman of energy giant EDF, but he did not name his successor.

Merkel ignores Islamic threats before German vote (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 01:30 PM PDT

An armed German federal police officer is seen in the terminal of the International Airport of Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. The U.S. State Department is cautioning Americans in Germany to be particularly careful in coming weeks because of a threat from al-Qaida. The State Department's advice came Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009 in a Travel Alert, a lesser document than a Travel Warning. Germany's federal elections are Sunday. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)AP - Ignoring threats by Islamic militants, Chancellor Angela Merkel and her main rival held their final political rallies Saturday before Germany's national election, focusing on the key domestic issues of jobs and economic recovery.

Swiss want to send delegation to Libya to free businessmen (AFP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 01:11 PM PDT

Switzerland wants Libya's approval to send a delegation to seek the release of two Swiss businessmen prevented from leaving the North African country, the foreign minister Micheline Calmy-Rey told TSR television.(AFP/POOL/File/Alessandro Della Bella)AFP - Switzerland wants Libya's approval to send a delegation to seek the release of two Swiss businessmen prevented from leaving the North African country, the foreign minister said Saturday.

Climate activists in Copenhagen protest coal use (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 12:57 PM PDT

AP - Hundreds of climate activists protested Saturday against the use of fossil fuels, but were blocked from entering a coal-firing plant they had hoped to shut down by chaining themselves to conveyor belts.

A not so itsy-bitsy spider bugs the pope in Prague (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 12:37 PM PDT

In this image made from television, a spider is seen on the sleeve of Pope Benedict XVI as he addresses politicians and diplomats in Prague, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. A large arachnid appeared on the pope's white robes as he addressed politicians and diplomats in Prague on Saturday afternoon. The pope didn't seem to notice at first — but journalists following the speech on a large screen flinched as the spider inched toward Benedict's neck. (AP Photo/TV Pool via APTN)AP - President Barack Obama had his fly. Now Pope Benedict XVI has his spider.

Belgian banks seek millions from Lehman bankruptcy: report (AFP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 12:16 PM PDT

The Lehman Brothers headquarters in New York. Belgian creditors of failed Wall Street investment bank Lehman Brothers have demanded some 700 million dollars (480 million euros) from its administrator, local news media reported Saturday.(AFP/File/Nicholas Roberts)AFP - Belgian creditors of failed Wall Street investment bank Lehman Brothers have demanded some 700 million dollars (480 million euros) from its administrator, local news media reported Saturday.

Pope decries 'wounds' left by Czech communism (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 11:05 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI waves to believers as he arrives to the 'Church of Our Lady Victorious' in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. The Pontiff arrived to the Czech Republic for a three-day visit on Saturday. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)AP - Pope Benedict XVI sought to reach out to the heavily secular people of the Czech Republic on Saturday, decrying the "wounds" left by atheistic communism and urging them to rediscover their Christian roots.

Correction: Germany Election story (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 10:49 AM PDT

AP - In a Sept. 24 story about national elections in Germany, The Associated Press erroneously gave Chancellor Angela Merkel's age as 54. Merkel, who was born July 17, 1954, is 55.

A look at Russia's violence-wracked North Caucasus (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 09:20 AM PDT

AP - The mountainous regions of southernmost Russia, known as the North Caucasus, have a combined population of almost 7 million and have long been beset by violence, stoked by poverty, corruption, Islamic extremism, ethnic tensions, feuding criminal gangs and the two separatist wars that ravaged Chechnya since 1994. Here's a look at the most troubled republics:

After Chechnya, many fear new Caucasus war looming (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 09:19 AM PDT

AP - Melted rubber sandals float in the bus-sized crater outside what's left of the Nazran city police department.

Italian jury hears last testimonies in Knox trial (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 09:16 AM PDT

US murder suspect Amanda Knox, foreground right, and her former boyfriend Italian murder suspect Raffaele Sollecito, background right, are escorted by penitentiary police officers as they arrive for a hearing in the murder trial of British student Meredith Kercher, in Perugia's courthouse, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. Knox and Sollecito, are charged with murder in the 2007 slaying of British student Kercher, with whom Knox shared a rented flat in the Italian city of Perugia. Both deny wrongdoing. (AP Photo/Stefano Medici)AP - A computer expert testified Saturday in the murder trial of an American student and her former Italian boyfriend that someone had used the young man's computer, which the defense said might have erased data that could prove his innocence.

Terror threats prompt flight ban over Oktoberfest (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 06:52 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2009 file picture German police officers are on patrol on the 176th Oktoberfest in Munich, southern Germany. German authorities say they have banned flights over the annual Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich after a series of terror threats aimed at Germany. The Interior Ministry in the state of Bavaria said Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009 that the ban was ordered by the state's interior minister, Joachim Herrmann, and will run until the end of Oktoberfest on Oct. 4.(AP Photo/Christof Stache,file)AP - German authorities banned all flights over Munich's annual Oktoberfest beer festival on Saturday after a series of Islamic terror threats targeted Germany for its role in Afghanistan.

Berlusconi, pope meet 1st time since sex scandal (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 04:37 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI is escorted by Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, right, as he leaves for his pastoral trip to the Czech Republic from Ciampino Military airport, near Rome, Saturday Sept. 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)AP - Premier Silvio Berlusconi had his first meeting Saturday with Pope Benedict XVI since the Italian leader was implicated in a sex scandal that broke last spring.

Recession weighs heavily on Portuguese voters (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 03:51 AM PDT

Supporters wave flags as Portuguese Prime Minister and Socialist Party leader Jose Socrates, center, speaks during the election closing rally in Lisbon on Friday, Sept. 25, 2009. Portugal holds parliamentary elections on Sept. 27. Two opinion polls Friday indicated Portugal's center-left Socialist Party will likely lead weekend parliamentary elections after campaigning on a promise to conduct a major public works program to increase jobs. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)AP - Recession weighed heavily on Portuguese voters' minds ahead of parliamentary elections on Sunday that polls indicated would return the incumbent Socialist Party to power.

Britain's Labour Party seeks winning formula (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 02:38 AM PDT

President Barack Obama stands in front of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown during a group photo session at the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh, USA, Friday, Sept. 25, 2009. The leaders of the United States, Britain and France said Friday the revelation of a previously secret Iranian nuclear facility puts heavy new pressure on Tehran to quickly disclose all its nuclear efforts — including any moves toward weapons development — 'or be held accountable.' (AP Photo/Darren Staples, pa)AP - It's a challenging time for British politics — not to mention Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party, which starts its annual convention Sunday.

Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha dies aged 86 (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2009 01:01 AM PDT

AP - Spanish pianist Alicia de Larrocha who thrilled music listeners for decades with polished and enthralling interpretations of great classical works, has died aged 86.

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