2010年3月5日星期五

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Oscar suites break out the gifts, Twittens anyone? (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 05:22 PM PST

Reuters - Here's a tip for Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller: want to improve your troubled marriage? Try Twittens.

Colombia candidate gets shoe-tossing treatment (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 04:24 PM PST

Reuters - An aspiring Colombian presidential candidate had a sandal tossed at him on Friday in an incident reminiscent of a protest against former U.S. President George W. Bush in Iraq.

Britain denies Bosnian ex-leader's detention is political (AFP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 04:14 PM PST

Bosnian Ejup Ganic is seen in 1993, in Sarajevo. Britain denied Friday that the arrest of Ganic was politically motivated as the former Bosnian leader faced another six days in a London jail pending his possible extradition on war crimes charges.(AFP/File)AFP - Britain denied Friday that the arrest of former Bosnian leader Ejup Ganic was politically motivated, as thousands of war veterans protested in Sarajevo over his detention.

Canada drops plans for politically correct anthem (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 03:29 PM PST

A Canadian holding a child and a national flag stands in front of the Olympic cauldron during celebrations for Canada's victory over the U.S. in the men's ice hockey gold medal game at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, February 28, 2010. REUTERS/Chris Helgren (CANADA)Reuters - Don't mess with a century-old tradition even if it is sexist, Canadians told the Conservative government this week, forcing Ottawa to scrap plans to make the country's national anthem gender-neutral.

British child-killers return to jail sparks debate (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 03:26 PM PST

FILE - This is a Police handout photo dated Feb. 20, 1993 of Jon Venables, An official said Wednesday March 3, 2010 that Venables one of the killers of British toddler James Bulger in 1993 is back behind bars after violating the conditions of his release. A Ministry of Justice spokeswoman said 27-year-old Jon Venables who was given a new identity when he was released in 2001 was taken back into custody after an unspecified breach of his parole conditions. (AP Photo/PA, File Police Ho)AP - The pink-cheeked 10-year-old staring from the front pages of Britain's newspapers is, some argue, the face of evil.

Resounding "No" expected in Iceland referendum (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 03:11 PM PST

Reuters - Icelanders vote in a referendum on Saturday on a $5 billion deal to repay Anglo-Dutch loans, with an expected resounding "No" set to further delay foreign aid and hopes for economic recovery.

Italy's cabinet passes decree over election chaos (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 02:53 PM PST

Reuters - Italy's cabinet passed a decree on Friday aimed at reinstating candidates from Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's party stripped from ballots in two key regions due to irregularities in presenting their candidacies.

Cambridge University becomes 'hotel' (AFP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 02:13 PM PST

General view of the Cambridge University campus in 2008. The University of Cambridge is opening the doors of its historic buildings for tourists who want to stay the night, the prestigious British institution said.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The University of Cambridge is opening the doors of its historic buildings for tourists who want to stay the night, the prestigious institution said.

International investors become majority shareholders in Prisa (AFP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 01:45 PM PST

Prisa logo. Investors in the US-based, special-purpose acquisition company Liberty Acquisition will control over 50 percent of Spain's heavily indebted media giant Prisa under a deal reached Friday, the two companies said.(PRISA)AFP - Investors in the US-based, special-purpose acquisition company Liberty Acquisition will control over 50 percent of Spain's heavily indebted media giant Prisa under a deal reached Friday, the two companies said.

Brown blames US over Iraq reconstruction errors (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 01:38 PM PST

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown arrives at Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London, Friday March 5, 2010, to give evidence at the Iraq inquiry in London, which is investigating the circumstances surrounding British involvement in the Iraq war. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown insisted Friday the decision to invade Iraq was justified, but told a major inquiry into the war that the United States dismissed warnings of chaos and violence once Saddam Hussein was toppled.

Somali pirates, security personnel in 4 shootouts (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 01:21 PM PST

In this image issued by EU NAVFOR on Friday March 5, 2010 shows the EU NAVFOR French warship FS Nivose with Somali pirate skiffs off the Somali coast on Friday March 5, 2010. Swarms of Somali pirates are moving into the waters off East Africa, triggering four shootouts Friday including a skirmish with French military personnel that sunk a pirate skiff, officials said. The end of the monsoon season and the resulting calmer waters signal the beginning of the most dangerous period for ships traveling the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean. Nearly half the 47 ships hijacked off Somalia last year were taken in March and April. (AP Photo/EU NAVFOR)AP - Signaling a new offensive mindset, international military officials vowed Friday to fight the pirates as swarms of Somalis moved into the waters off East Africa. Four shootouts with pirates showed that high-seas attacks are intensifying with the end of the monsoon season.

Dutch anti-Islam politician creates stir in UK (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 11:03 AM PST

AP - Dutch anti-Islam maverick Geert Wilders took his cinematic assault on the Quran to Britain's House of Lords on Friday, sparking heated debate inside the building and angry protests outside.

British soldier jailed for refusing Afghan tour (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 09:51 AM PST

AP - A British soldier who refused to serve in Afghanistan and spoke out against the war has been sentenced to nine months in jail.

Waste watchers? UK group fears trash bin spies (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 09:39 AM PST

Wheelin bins await collection from Belfast City Council, in east, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Friday, March, 5, 2010. Monitored by millions of cameras and spied on by a secretive domestic intelligence network, Britons could be forgiven for feeling up in arms over the latest threat to their privacy: Intelligent garbage bins that can monitor how much they throw out. Although the technology is already nearly a decade old, a U.K. privacy rights group says the number of local authorities fitting their trash bins with sensors of some kind has risen dramatically in the past year affecting at least 2.6 million British households. Big Brother Watch says the practice could lead to Britons being charged for how much they throw out and effectively allow the government to go through their garbage. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)AP - It's the new front in the nanny state: Microchips placed in garbage bins to monitor how much people throw away.

Free rain boots for 1,000 Polish kids facing mud (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 09:39 AM PST

Polish school children walk in rubber boots that they have just received, in Jarocin, Poland, Friday, March 5, 2010. Officials in the town of Jarocin gave 1,000 pairs of free made-to-fit boots to children and teachers whose school is set in an area where new underground water and sewage pipes are being installed. (AP Photo)AP - Hundreds of Polish school kids are getting a leg up with free rubber boots as they face months next to a muddy construction site.

Prominent German boys' choir faces abuse claims (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 08:53 AM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2008 file picture the spires of the Regensburg cathedral is seen while pedestrians cross the Gothic bridge over the Danube river in Regensburg, southern Germany. The Regensburg Diocese says at least one former member claims he was abused while singing with Germany's leading Roman Catholic boys' choir that was led for 30 years by the brother of Pope Benedict XVI. The Diocese said in a statement Friday March 5, 2010 that one former member of the Regensburger Domspatzen charged priests abused him in the early 1960's. (AP Photo/Diether Endlicher,File)AP - An ever-widening sexual abuse scandal involving Germany's Roman Catholic Church spilled into the heart of Pope Benedict XVI's homeland Friday when a former member of the prominent Regensburg boy's choir claimed he was a victim.

Debate about bullfighting stepped up in Spain (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 08:44 AM PST

AP - Three conservative regions of Spain defended bullfighting on Friday and pledged legislation to enshrine it as a pillar of their cultural heritage, as another area of the country considers banning the sport.

Fatal car crash has Russians seething (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 08:42 AM PST

AP - A fatal car crash in downtown Moscow has exposed growing public anger at officials who seem to live above the law, as they flout the rules of the road and endanger the lives of ordinary Russians.

Dutch court jails pilot with alleged faked license (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 08:35 AM PST

AP - A Dutch court has extended for 14 days the detention of a man suspected of flying passenger jets with a forged license.

Knox family to start appeal process in Italy (AP)

Posted: 05 Mar 2010 06:10 AM PST

American university student Amanda Knox leaves the court at the end of the last murder trial session before the verdict in Perugia December 4, 2009. REUTERS/Max RossiAP - The family of Amanda Knox has asked lawyers to begin their appeal of the American's murder conviction in Italy after reviewing the court's motivation for the verdict.

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