2009年11月28日星期六

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Redknapp belief in top-four status reinforced by Villa draw (AFP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 06:05 PM PST

Aston Villa's English player Gabriel Agbonlahor (L) vies with Tottenham's French-Cameroonian defender Sebastien Bassong during the English Premier League football match between Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur.(AFP/Chris Ratcliffe)AFP - Spurs coach Harry Redknapp feels it is time for Tottenham to embrace their chance of breaking the top four monopoly on the Premier League this season after their 1-1 draw against fellow contenders Aston Villa.


Queen leaves Commonwealth summit (AFP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 06:02 PM PST

Queen Elizabeth left Trinidad for Britain late Saturday after completing her ceremonial functions as the head of the Commonwealth, which was holding a weekend summit focused on climate change.(AFP)AFP - Queen Elizabeth left Trinidad for Britain late Saturday after completing her ceremonial functions as the head of the Commonwealth, which was holding a weekend summit focused on climate change.


Blair was told Iraq war 'illegal': report (AFP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 05:48 PM PST

Britain's then Attorney General Lord Peter Goldsmith arrives at 10 Downing Street in London in 2006. Goldsmith informed then prime minister Tony Blair in 2002 that deposing Saddam Hussein would contravene international law, a newspaper reported on Sunday.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The government's chief legal advisor informed then British prime minister Tony Blair in 2002 that deposing Saddam Hussein would contravene international law, a newspaper reported on Sunday.


Murray splits with long-term girlfriend - report (AFP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 03:51 PM PST

Scotland's Andy Murray (L) is pictured with his girlfriend Kim Sears in May 2009. Murray has split up with Sears after a four-year relationship, a newspaper reported on Sunday.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Scotland's Andy Murray has split up with his girlfriend Kim Sears after a four-year relationship, a newspaper reported on Sunday.


Commonwealth throws weight behind climate talks (AFP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 03:12 PM PST

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) and Danish Prime Minister Lars Lekke Rasmussen chat during a press conference on climate change during the Commonwealth Heads of Government's meeting in Port of Spain. The 53 nations of the Commonwealth on Saturday threw their full weight behind climate talks in Copenhagen in just over a week's time, leaders taking part in a summit here said.(AFP/Luis Acosta)AFP - Commonwealth leaders representing two billion people on Saturday threw their combined weight behind upcoming climate talks, driving momentum towards a new carbon-cutting treaty.


Blackburn boss Allardyce leaves hospital (AFP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 02:54 PM PST

Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce, pictured in February 2009, was discharged from hospital on Saturday after undergoing treatment for a heart complaint, his assistant Neil McDonald confirmed.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce was discharged from hospital on Saturday after undergoing treatment for a heart complaint, his assistant Neil McDonald confirmed.


Strictly favourite survives the cut after arrest (AFP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 02:08 PM PST

AFP - "Strictly Come Dancing" favourite Ricky Whittle escaped elimination by the skin of his teeth the day after being released by police investigating an alleged assault.


Talks to set Afghan goals for British troop exit (AFP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 01:08 PM PST

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives at a retreat session during the Commonwealth Heads of Government's meeting in Port of Spain. Britain aims to set clear goals in Afghanistan at top-level talks next year to help bring its troops home, Brown said Saturday, amid public anger at the rising death toll.(AFP/Luis Acosta)AFP - Britain aims to set clear goals in Afghanistan at top-level talks next year to move towards bringing its troops home, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Saturday amid public anger at the war.


Croatia to spend 550 million euros for EU adjustments: PM (AFP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 12:55 PM PST

Croatia is to invest almost 550 million euros (822 million dollars) in adjustments needed to join the European Union, that Zagreb hopes will occur in 2011, Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor, pictured on November 3, said Saturday.(AFP/Elvis Barukcic)AFP - Croatia is to invest almost 550 million euros (822 million dollars) in adjustments needed to join the European Union, that Zagreb hopes will occur in 2011, Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said Saturday.


Australia finish with Welsh flourish (AFP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 12:15 PM PST

Australian centre Digby Loane (L) is tackled by Wales' Andrew Bishop during their Invesco Perpetual international Rugby Union match at The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Australia finished their grand slam tour, and 2009, on a winning note with a convincing 33-12 victory over Wales.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Australia finished their grand slam tour, and 2009, on a winning note with a convincing 33-12 victory over Wales at the Millennium Stadium here on Saturday.


Knox's parents investigated for defamation (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 09:47 AM PST

U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox is escorted by an Italian penitentiary police officer at the end of a hearing in Perugia's court, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. Earlier this month,  prosecutors requested life sentences for American student Knox and her former Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito accused of killing a young British woman in Italy. Prosecutor Giuliano Mignini asked a jury in Perugia to convict Amanda Knox and Sollecito on charges of murder and sexual violence for their alleged role in the 2007 slaying of Meredith Kercher. They deny wrongdoing. (AP Photo/Stefano Medici)AP - The parents of American student Amanda Knox are being investigated for alleged defamation for saying Italian police abused their daughter before arresting her in the 2007 slaying of her British roommate.


Police: murderous moose a suspect in Swedish death (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 09:06 AM PST

AP - Swedish police say they've cleared a man who was arrested for allegedly murdering his wife after deciding the culprit was most likely a moose.

Sahara activist reported weak from hunger strike (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 08:57 AM PST

AP - An award-winning Western Sahara independence activist who has been on a nearly two-week hunger strike since Morocco expelled her from the disputed territory is so weak she can hardly stand or speak, supporters said Saturday.

Chronology of Demjanjuk case (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 07:03 AM PST

AP - Key dates in the case of John Demjanjuk:

A look at prosecutions of Nazi suspects in Germany (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 07:01 AM PST

AP - Recent prosecutions of suspected Nazi war criminals in Germany:

German trial is new twist in Demjanjuk saga (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 06:57 AM PST

FILE - In this April 14, 2009 file photo John Demjanjuk, second from right, is taken from his home in Seven Hills, Ohio by immigration agents. The 89-year-old goes on trial Monday in Munich on 27,900 counts of accessory to murder following 30 years of legal efforts against Demjanjuk on three continents. The trial breaks new legal ground in Germany, which is pressing forward vigorously with attempts to bring to justice World War II perpetrators while they remain alive. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)AP - John Demjanjuk once was the focus of the world's attention for the bloodcurdling crimes of which he stood accused. Today, he's attracting notice for being the lowest-ranking person to go on trial for Nazi crimes in World War II.


(AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 05:17 AM PST

AP - Russian news agencies: Security chief says traces of explosives found at train crash site.

Summit may help settle Latin American spats (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 05:06 AM PST

AP - Latin American leaders have a chance to defuse some of their continent's political tensions at a summit opening Sunday.

Pope lauds '84 Argentina-Chile peace agreement (AP)

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:45 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI, greets the faithful as he arrives for his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - Pope Benedict XVI hailed a 1984 Vatican-mediated friendship agreement between Argentina and Chile as a "luminous example" of peace winning out over war during an audience Saturday with the presidents of both countries.


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