2009年12月28日星期一

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Govt pleads with China to spare Briton facing execution (AFP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 04:08 PM PST

Akbar Shaikh, brother of British national Akmal Shaikh, holds a candle during a vigil at the Chinese Embassy in London. The Govenment on Monday urged China to AFP - The government on Monday urged China to "do the right thing" in a last-ditch appeal to halt the execution of a Briton on death row for drug smuggling, as his family and supporters held a candlelit vigil.

UK says plane bomb suspect on routine watchlist (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 04:01 PM PST

In this undated photo provided by the Web site saharareporters.com and verified by an Associated Press reporter present at the subject's arraignment, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is shown. Abdulmutallab, who claimed ties to al-Qaida, was charged Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009 with trying to destroy a Detroit-bound airliner, just a month after his father warned U.S. officials of concerns about his son's religious beliefs. (AP Photo/saharareporters.com) NO SALESAP - The man accused of trying to blow up a U.S.-bound airliner was not flagged in Britain as a potential terror suspect — he was merely put on a standard watch list of people whose visa applications were rejected, British officials said Monday.

Nigerian plane suspect was 'well mannered': British university (AFP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 03:44 PM PST

This image released by the US Marshals Service(USMS) on 23-year-old Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in Milan, Michigan, who was charged with trying to blow up a US airliner was AFP - A Nigerian charged with trying to blow up a US airliner was "a well mannered, quietly spoken, polite and able young man," when he was a student in London, a British university said Monday.

Wife of N.Ireland's first minister to quit politics (AFP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 03:14 PM PST

Iris Robinson, the wife seen here in 2008 of Northern Ireland's first minister announced, Monday she was quitting politics because of her ongoing battle with depression.(AFP/File/Peter Muhly)AFP - The wife of Northern Ireland's first minister announced Monday she was quitting politics because of her ongoing battle with depression.

Van Barneveld nails nine-darter at worlds (AFP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 02:46 PM PST

Raymond van Barneveld, seen here on December 20, produced a nine-dart finish for the second year in a row at the Professional Darts Corporation world championship here on Monday.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - Raymond van Barneveld produced a nine-dart finish for the second year in a row at the Professional Darts Corporation world championship here on Monday.

Chelsea back on course after derby delight (AFP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 01:53 PM PST

Chelsea players celebrate their 2-1 victory over Fulham after their English Premier League football match at Stamford Bridge. With the win Chelsea increased their lead at the top of the Premier League to five points.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Chelsea won for only the second time in eight matches to extend their Premier League lead to five points after coming from behind to beat Fulham 2-1 in a dramatic west London derby on Sunday.

Briton faces execution in China on drugs charges (AFP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 01:11 PM PST

Undated photograph of Akmal Shaikh, seen in Warsaw, a British man with reported mental health problems who is facing execution in China for drug smuggling, following last-minute pleas for mercy from his family and the government in London.(Luis Belmonte Diaz)AFP - A British man with reported mental health problems on Tuesday faced execution in China for drug smuggling, following last-minute pleas for mercy from his family and the government in London.

Govt urges China to halt Briton's execution (AFP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 01:05 PM PST

Akbar Shaikh, brother of British national Akmal Shaikh, holds a candle during a vigil at the Chinese Embassy in London. The Govenment on Monday urged China to AFP - The government on Monday urged China to "do the right thing" in a last-minute appeal to halt the execution of a British national on death row for drug smuggling.

Israel to build 700 apartments in east Jerusalem (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 12:23 PM PST

Palestinian construction workers work at a new housing development in the Jewish neighborhood of Har Homa in east Jerusalem, Monday, Dec. 28, 2009. Israel said Monday that it will build nearly 700 new apartments in east Jerusalem, drawing tough criticism from both the Palestinians and the United States, which denounced the plan as an obstacle to peacemaking. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)AP - Israel announced Monday it is building nearly 700 new apartments for Jews in east Jerusalem, where Palestinians hope to set up the capital of a future state. The U.S., Palestinians and the European Union condemned the plan, a fresh setback to American efforts to restart Mideast peace talks.

British soldier killed in explosion in Afghanistan: ministry (AFP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 12:22 PM PST

British soldiers in Afghanistan. A British soldier was killed on Monday in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said, taking the country's military death toll there this year to 107.(AFP/File/John D McHugh)AFP - A British soldier was killed on Monday in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said, taking the country's military death toll there this year to 107.

Russian YouTube cop charged with fraud (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 10:07 AM PST

AP - Russian prosecutors are filing fraud charges against a police officer who had complained on YouTube of abuse and corruption in the law enforcement system.

Moscow commission slams treatment of jailed lawyer (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 07:35 AM PST

AP - An independent commission harshly criticized Russian authorities on Monday over the treatment of a lawyer who fought official corruption and died in prison.

Russian composer Isaac Schwartz dies at 86 (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 04:30 AM PST

AP - Isaac Schwartz, the composer whose music adorned some of the most popular movies of the Soviet era, has died. He was 86.

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