2010年3月18日星期四

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Venezuela asks for details of charges in ETA case (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 05:17 PM PDT

A Spanish citizen is escorted by Spanish police officers as she is deported at the Maiquetia airport in Caracas, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Venezuelan authorities repatriated 18 Spanish inmates, serving time on drug-trafficking charges, to complete the remainder of their sentences in Spain, Venezuela's government said. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)AP - Venezuela has asked authorities in Spain to detail their accusations against an alleged ETA operative accused of helping the Basque separatist group arrange explosives training with Colombian rebels in Venezuela.

Holocaust survivor stands by memory of Anne Frank (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 05:09 PM PDT

** CORRECTS AGE OF MEIJER IN BERGEN BELSEN **Berthe Meijer is seen during an interview with the Associated Press at her home in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, March 12, 2010. Meijer, now 71, a former 6-year-old inmate of Bergen Belsen offers a rare glimpse of Anne in the final weeks of her life in the German camp, struggling to keep up her own spirits even as she tried to lift the morale of the smaller children. Meijer's memoir, being published in Dutch later this month, is the first to mention Anne's talent for spinning tales even in the despair of the camp. The memoir deals with Meijer's acquaintance with Anne Frank in only a few pages, but she said she titled it 'Life After Anne Frank' because it continues the tale of Holocaust victims where the famous diary leaves off. (AP Photo/Evert Elzinga)AP - A Holocaust survivor who says she met Anne Frank in a Nazi concentration camp is standing by her story in the face of skepticism from historians, filmmakers and a childhood friend of the diarist.

British boy arrives home after Pakistan kidnap ordeal (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 04:33 PM PDT

Sahil Saeed (L), the five-year-old British boy kidnapped in Pakistan arrives back at the family home in Shaw, Oldham, with his mother Akila Naqqash. The boy, whose 12-day kidnap ordeal in Pakistan sparked an international police operation to recover a ransom payment in Europe, arrived home Thursday.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - A five-year-old British boy whose 12-day kidnap ordeal in Pakistan sparked an international police operation that led to arrests in Europe arrived home Thursday.

US, Russia clash over startup of Iran nuke plant (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 04:06 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov smile as they leave a news conference after the talks in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 18, 2010. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday opened two days of talks with Russian leaders on nuclear arms control and other security issues, and separately with top international diplomats on the outlook for bringing Israel and the Palestinians back to peace talks. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her Russian counterpart clashed openly Thursday over the planned launch this summer of Iran's first, Russian-built nuclear power plant, highlighting a split in views over how to steer Iran away from nuclear weapons.

Netanyahu calls Clinton to defuse tensions (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 03:57 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton smiles before her talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, unseen, in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Clinton on Thursday opened two days of talks with Russian leaders on nuclear arms control and other security issues, and separately with top international diplomats on the outlook for bringing Israel and the Palestinians back to peace talks. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)AP - Hoping to diffuse a fight between friends, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton agreed Thursday to meet next week in Washington to confront face to face an embarrassing dispute over Israeli land claims.

UK delays new guidelines for spies, soldiers (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 03:54 PM PDT

AP - New British guidelines on handling terrorism suspects held overseas have been delayed over a dispute about how to deal with potentially life-saving information from detainees who may be at risk of torture by allies.

Torres double fires Liverpool into Europa League quarter-finals (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 03:21 PM PDT

Liverpool's Spanish forward Fernando Torres (R) challenges Lille's French midfielder Rio Mavuba during their UEFA Europa League football match at Anfield in Liverpool. Torres struck twice as Liverpool stormed back to overturn a first leg deficit against Lille to book their place in the last eight of the Europa League at Anfield on Thursday.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Fernando Torres struck twice as Liverpool stormed back to overturn a first leg deficit against Lille to book their place in the last eight of the Europa League at Anfield on Thursday.

Sandra Bullock cancels UK premiere amid marriage rumors (AFP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 02:21 PM PDT

Actress Sandra Bullock arrives at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, on March 7. Bullock abruptly canceled a planned visit to London for the UK premiere of her movie AFP - Actress Sandra Bullock abruptly canceled Thursday a planned visit to London for the UK premiere of the film "The Blind Side" for which she won an Oscar, amid speculation about her marriage.

British boy kidnapped in Pakistan returns to UK (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 02:20 PM PDT

British child Sahil Saeed kisses his father Raja Naqqash Saeed during their reunion at the British High Commission in Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday, March 18, 2010. Kidnappers released Saeed, a 5-year-old British boy, unharmed on Tuesday almost two weeks after abducting him from his grandparents' house in central Pakistan. (AP Photo)AP - A 5-year-old British boy who was kidnapped and held in Pakistan for two weeks arrived safely back in Britain on Thursday.

Dollar climbs on renewed worries over Greece (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 01:33 PM PDT

AP - The dollar rose Thursday as Greece warned that it will be forced to turn to the International Monetary Fund if the European Union can't agree to a bailout plan.

French court convicts woman of killing 6 newborns (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 01:27 PM PDT

AP - A court in Normandy on Thursday convicted a 38-year-old woman of killing six of her newborn babies — a deed she acknowledged — and sentenced her to 15 years in prison.

Putin: Iran's new nuclear plant to start up soon (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:31 PM PDT

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at meeting with nuclear officials while visiting the Volgodonsk nuclear power plant in Volgodonsk, some 1,000 km (600 miles) south of Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 18, 2010. Speaking at Thursday's meeting with nuclear officials in Volgodonsk, Putin said that Iran's first, Russian-built nuclear power plant is set to be launched this summer.(AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)AP - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Iran's new Russian-built nuclear power plant will begin operating this summer, even as the United States called for Russia to delay the startup.

Ex-Scotland Yard detective jailed for cocaine plot (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 12:15 PM PDT

AP - A former Scotland Yard drug squad detective was jailed Thursday for his role in a botched attempt to smuggle hundreds of millions of dollars worth of cocaine into Ireland.

Holocaust survivor Veil joins Academie Francaise (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 11:32 AM PDT

Simone Veil, dressed in the French Academician's uniform of a black jacket embroidered in green laurel leaves, speaks with Academicians in the library of the Institut de France before a ceremony in Paris Thursday, March 18, 2010. The name of Simone Veil, now 82, is synonymous with the battle that she spearheaded to legalize abortion in France. She has twice served as minister, for health and social affairs, and became the first woman president of the European Parliament. Veil, a French political icon who survived Nazi death camps and went on to become a moral figurehead for France, was inducted Thursday into the Academie Francaise, the sixth woman to cross the portals of the centuries-old institution. (AP Photo/Philippe Wopjazer, Pool)AP - Simone Veil, a French political icon who survived Nazi death camps and went on to become a moral figurehead for France, was inducted Thursday into the Academie Francaise — the sixth woman to cross the portals of the centuries-old institution.

Remains of Italian teen believed found in church (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 11:15 AM PDT

Elisa Claps is shown in this undated photo released by the Potenza municipality. The case of a Italian teenager who disappeared in 1993 has returned to the spotlight after decomposed remains were discovered in the church where she was last seen, police said Thursday. DNA tests will be performed to determine if the remains belong to Elisa Claps, who vanished from her hometown of Potenza on Sept. 12, 1993 at the age of 16, Potenza police spokesman Giuseppe Persano said. The remains were discovered in a corner of a hard-to-reach rooftop garret on the Most Holy Trinity church on Wednesday by maintenance workers who had climbed to the roof to fix a leak, news reports said. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Potenza Municipality, ho)AP - The case of an Italian teenager who disappeared in 1993 has returned to the spotlight after decomposed remains believed to be hers were discovered in the church where she was last seen, police said Thursday.

Bavarian bishops pray for abuse victims (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:57 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI looks at a prelate during a general audience in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - A prominent archbishop called Thursday for justice for sexual abuse victims in Germany's Roman Catholic Church, saying they need to feel they can finally speak openly about their suffering.

Czech doctors apologize to Jews for persecution (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 10:34 AM PDT

AP - A Czech doctors organization has apologized to Jewish doctors for the persecution they endured in pre-World War II Czechoslovakia before the Nazis invaded, an official said Thursday.

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Posted: 18 Mar 2010 09:00 AM PDT

AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urges Russia to delay launching Iran's nuclear plant.

Witness casts doubt on evidence against Demjanjuk (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 08:02 AM PDT

AP - An expert witness says a statement being used as evidence against John Demjanjuk should be treated with the "highest caution" because it came from a KGB interrogation.

German journalist seeks release of Eichmann files (AP)

Posted: 18 Mar 2010 07:58 AM PDT

FILE - The undated World War II photo shows Adolf Eichmann in his Nazi SS officer uniform. The basics of Adolf Eichmann's story are well documented: Commonly known as the 'architect of the Holocaust' for his role in coordinating the Nazis' policy of genocide, he fled Germany only to be captured in Argentina by the Mossad, taken to Israel for trial, and hanged. (AP Photo)AP - The basics of Adolf Eichmann's story are well documented: Commonly known as the "architect of the Holocaust" for his role in coordinating the Nazi genocide policy, he fled Germany, was captured in Argentina by Israel's Mossad, and hanged after trial in Jerusalem.

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