2009年12月7日星期一

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U.S. to follow appeal in Knox murder case: Clinton (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 06:11 PM PST

American university student Amanda Knox looks to one of her lawyers during her murder trial in Perugia December 4, 2009. Defendants Knox and Raffaele Sollecito are on trial for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in November 2007. REUTERS/Alessandro BianchiReuters - The United States will provide consular support for U.S. exchange student Amanda Knox as she appeals her conviction in Italy in a high profile murder case, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday.

Virgin offers travelers cheaper space tourism (AFP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 06:10 PM PST

A scale model of the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo in 2008 at the America Museum of Natural History in New York. British billionaire Sir Richard Branson will unveil a craft on Monday that could soon carry tourists on an out-of-this-world trip into space -- for a mere 200,000 dollars.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - Richard Branson unveiled a commercial spaceliner offering tourists a cheaper chance to experience the thrill of weightlessness and view the splendor of the Earth from space.

Russia's Putin lambasts officials after disco fire (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 05:57 PM PST

A man passes by television sets, showing Russias Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a question-and-answer show at a Russian state TV channel, at an electronics shop in Moscow December 3, 2009. REUTERS/Denis SinyakovReuters - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin lambasted fire and health officials Tuesday in a city where 113 people died in a weekend nightclub inferno and promised compensation to victims' families.

Brown pushes EU on deeper emission cuts (AFP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 04:28 PM PST

The chimney of an iron and steel rolling mill emiting smoke. Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday he is urging European countries to commit to deeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, amid EU division over the issue, as crunch climate talks continue.(AFP/File)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday he is urging European countries to commit to deeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, amid EU division over the issue, as crunch climate talks continue.

Dan Brown eyes La Scala balconies for inspiration (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 04:11 PM PST

AP - He's already done the Vatican. So don't be surprised if Milan's famed La Scala opera house doesn't turn up in Dan Brown's next thriller.

British artist Richard Wright wins Turner Prize (AFP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 01:22 PM PST

Visitors looks at a gold leaf artwork by artist Richard Wright at Tate Britain in London in October 2009. Wright was named Monday the winner of this year's Turner Prize, contemporary art's most prestigious award.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - British artist Richard Wright was named Monday the winner of this year's Turner Prize, one of the world's most controversial art awards, for his enormous gold-leaf fresco.

Italy: No issues with US over Knox verdict (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 01:03 PM PST

Arline Kercher, the mother of murdered student Meredith Kercher and daughter Stephenie, right, arrive at Stansted Airport, London after their flight from Perugia in Italy Sunday Dec. 6, 2009. The family of murdered British student Meredith Kercher returned home pledging to try and get on with their lives. A jury in Italy convicted Amanda Knox of murdering her British roommate Meredith Kercher and sentenced her to 26 years in prison shortly after midnight Saturday. Her Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito was also convicted and sentenced to 25 years. (AP Photo/John Stillwell/PA Wire)AP - The murder conviction of U.S. student Amanda Knox has not damaged U.S.-Italian relations, despite suggestions the verdict was tainted by anti-American sentiment, a top Italian diplomat said Monday.

John Crofton, TB researcher, dies at 97 (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 12:33 PM PST

AP - John Crofton, a researcher renowned for his groundbreaking work on the treatment of the tuberculosis, has died at his home in Scotland. He was 97.

North Korea grilled at UN rights council (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 10:50 AM PST

A protester holds a picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il in Seoul. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton voiced hope Monday that US envoys will persuade North Korea to resume nuclear disarmament talks and patch up relations with its five negotiating partners.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)AP - North Korea made a rare appearance before a U.N. human rights organization on Monday, facing accusations of widespread abuses such as forced labor, public executions and torture.

NATO allies pledge up to 7,000 troops (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 09:45 AM PST

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen addresses the media at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Friday, Dec. 4, 2009. Some two dozen countries will send an estimated 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan next year, the chief of NATO said Friday as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told her allied counterparts that an infusion of forces is crucial to turning the tide in the long war. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)AP - NATO allies confirmed pledges on Monday for nearly 7,000 additional troops to serve alongside the 30,000 committed to Afghanistan by President Barack Obama, amid "clear indications" that even more European reinforcements could follow in coming months.

Pope to lead 'midnight' Christmas Mass at 10 p.m. (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 09:43 AM PST

AP - Pope Benedict XVI will break with tradition this year and celebrate Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at 10 p.m. instead of midnight, the Vatican said Monday.

Historian finds Red Baron's death certificate (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 09:41 AM PST

FILE - Undated portrait shows Manfred von Richthofen, the most successful German fighter pilot during WW I with 80 downed planes. Manfred von Richthofen, also known as the Red Baron, was killed in aerial combat on April 21, 1918. A Polish historian says he made a surprising find when poring through World War I archives the death certificate of Manfred von Richthofen. Maciej Kowalczyk said Monday Dec. 7, 2009, that he found the file last month while going through old German archives in the western Polish city of Ostrow Wielkopolski. (AP Photo, File)AP - A Polish historian says he made a surprising find when poring through World War I archives — the death certificate of Manfred von Richthofen, the German fighter ace known as the "Red Baron."

Romanian opposition claims fraud in president vote (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 09:10 AM PST

Incumbent President Traian Basescu waves a flag in front of supporters at the end of the presidential elections runoff in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009.Incumbent President Traian Basescu was slightly ahead in a tight presidential runoff in Romania, election authorities said Monday, in an election Romanians hope will pull the country out of its worst political and economic crisis in 20 years. With 95.7 percent of the vote counted, election authorities said centrist Basescu polled 50.43 percent of the vote, while former foreign minister Mircea Geoana received 49.57 percent. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)AP - Romania's main opposition party claimed Monday that President Traian Basescu narrowly won re-election through a fraudulent vote.

UK rights group accuses Britain on rendition cases (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 09:07 AM PST

AP - A legal rights group said Monday the British government misled parliament about two terrorism suspects who were subjected to rendition.

Georgia to send 900 troops to Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 08:59 AM PST

AP - President Mikhail Saakashvili says Georgia will contribute more than 900 troops next year to the U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan.

Troop contribution for Afghan surge (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 06:21 AM PST

AP - Unofficial tally of pledges to the NATO-led international force in Afghanistan, made in response to the planned deployment of 30,000 U.S. reinforcements by President Barack Obama.

Greek youths riot in Athens for 2nd day (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 05:59 AM PST

An Anarchist walks in front of burning trash during clashes in Athens on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009. Protesters hurled rocks and burning garbage at police as violence erupted during a march to mark the first anniversary of the police shooting of a teenager, whose death sparked massive riots. Police fired tear gas at scores of hooded youths in central Athens, as several thousand demonstrators marched to commemorate the death of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)AP - Masked youths smashed store windows and hurled rocks and firebombs at riot police who responded with tear gas Monday in a second day of violence during commemorations of last year's fatal police shooting of a teenager.

Russia club fire toll reaches 113 as burials begin (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2009 05:51 AM PST

Mother of Liliya Kalashnikova, a victim of the night club fire, center, no name given, cries at her daughter's funeral at a cemetery in the Ural Mountains city of Perm, about 1,200 km (700 miles) east of Moscow, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009. Authorities said more than 100 people died and over a hundred injured. The fire tore through the popular Lame Horse nightclub in Perm late Friday, after fireworks set a suspended plastic ceiling ablaze, filling the crowded club with thick black smoke. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)AP - Grieving friends and relatives of victims of a Russian nightclub fire buried the dead on a frigid Monday as the death toll climbed to 113 and looked likely to rise.

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