2010年3月25日星期四

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Europe seals historic rescue deal for Greece (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:16 PM PDT

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou speaks to media at an European Union summit at the European Council headquarters in Brussels. Euro nations late on Thursday agreed a deal to involve the IMF in a rescue package for Greece's ailing economy, as European leaders sought to re-boot the euro currency.(AFP/John Thys)AFP - European leaders have clinched a deal that re-writes the 11-year-old eurozone's rule-book, with loans, backed by the IMF and under strict conditions, primed for miscreants like Greece.

Eurozone agrees on bailout plan for Greece (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:10 PM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a keynote speech at the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament in Berlin. Merkel has demanded ahead of a EU summit that Greece seek rescue finance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).(DDP/AFP/Berthold Stadler)AP - Heavily indebted Greece won a major pledge of financial support from the other countries that use the euro and the International Monetary Fund in a deal that aims to halt the government debt crisis undermining Europe's currency union.

EU, U.S. aid groups to pledge about $2.7 billion for Haiti (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:03 PM PDT

Reuters - More than $2.7 billion in pledges of aid to help earthquake-wracked Haiti recover and rebuild will be made next week by the European Union and a coalition of U.S.-based humanitarian groups at a U.N. conference.

Sex abuse scandal in US, Italy taints papacy (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:01 PM PDT

Members of the SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priest) , display a photo of Pope Benedict XVI when he was cardinal during a press conference in front of The Vatican Thursday, March 25, 2010. Two Wisconsin bishops urged the Vatican office led by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger now Pope Benedict XVI to let them conduct a church trial against a priest accused of molesting some 200 deaf boys, but the Vatican ordered the process halted, church and Vatican documents show. Despite the grave allegations, Ratzinger's deputy at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith ruled that the alleged molestation had occurred too long ago and the accused priest, Rev. Lawrence Murphy, should instead repent and be restricted from celebrating Mass outside of his diocese. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Revelations that the Vatican halted the investigation of a Wisconsin priest accused of molesting some 200 deaf boys have eerie echoes in Italy, where 67 deaf men and women accused two dozen priests of raping and molesting children for years.

Europe agrees on Greek safety net with IMF role (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 04:36 PM PDT

A man walks in front of the temple of Zeus in Athens March 24, 2010. REUTERS/Yiorgos KarahalisReuters - Euro zone leaders agreed on Thursday to create a joint financial safety net with the IMF to help debt-ridden Greece and to try to restore confidence in their common currency after weeks of wrangling.

EU, US move to allow foreign ownership of airlines (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 03:21 PM PDT

A passenger plane is seen shortly after takeoff. The European Union and the United States on Thursday took a AFP - The European Union and the United States on Thursday took a "major step forward" in aviation liberalisation, paving the way for foreign ownership of their airlines after lengthy talks, Brussels said.

Suspected Twitter infiltrator: 'I'm a nice hacker' (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 02:56 PM PDT

AP - He's unemployed and isn't much of a computer expert. The Frenchman accused of infiltrating Twitter and peeping at the accounts of President Barack Obama and singers Britney Spears and Lily Allen says he wanted to reveal just how vulnerable online data systems are to break-ins — and he says he didn't mean any harm.

Ukraine PM calls for fresh start with Russia (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 02:10 PM PDT

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with his Ukrainian counterpart Nikolay Azarov during their meeting in Putin's residence outside Moscow. Azarov called Thursday for a fresh start in ties with Moscow as he met Putin for talks aimed at winning lower gas prices.(AFP/RIA-NOVOSTI/Alexey Druzhinin)AFP - Ukraine's new Prime Minister Mykola Azarov called Thursday for a fresh start in ties with Moscow as he met his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for talks aimed at winning lower gas prices.

Hoy reclaims world keirin crown (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 01:58 PM PDT

British rider Chris Hoy celebrates after he won the Keirin event as part of the UCI World Track Cycling Championships in Ballerup near Copenhagen. Malaysian Azizulhasni Awang finished second and German Maximilian Levy third.(AFP/Olivier Morin)AFP - Four-time Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy reclaimed his world keirin crown for Britain after another trademark domination of the men's event at the world track cycling championships Thursday.

British parties imitate Obama in e-election (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 01:23 PM PDT

Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama's use of the Web on his way to the White House in 2008 has inspired British political parties to ramp up their digital campaigns for a general election expected in May.

Belarus opposition rallies despite police blocks (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 01:18 PM PDT

AP - Some 2,000 opposition activists in Belarus held a protest rally Thursday despite police blocks that authorities explained were part of security measures against an alleged bomb threat.

Vatican axed trial for priest accused by deaf boys (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:59 PM PDT

Members of the SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priest) , display a photo of Pope Benedict XVI when he was cardinal during a press conference in front of The Vatican Thursday, March 25, 2010. Two Wisconsin bishops urged the Vatican office led by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger now Pope Benedict XVI to let them conduct a church trial against a priest accused of molesting some 200 deaf boys, but the Vatican ordered the process halted, church and Vatican documents show. Despite the grave allegations, Ratzinger's deputy at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith ruled that the alleged molestation had occurred too long ago and the accused priest, Rev. Lawrence Murphy, should instead repent and be restricted from celebrating Mass outside of his diocese. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - The Vatican on Thursday strongly defended its decision not to defrock an American priest accused of molesting some 200 deaf boys in Wisconsin and denounced what it called a campaign to smear Pope Benedict XVI and his aides.

Irish pubs to open on Good Friday for first time (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 11:48 AM PDT

AP - As long as Ireland has had pubs, Good Friday has been off-limits as a "dry" holy day — until now.

Spanish super judge closer to being charged (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 11:14 AM PDT

AP - Spain's Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for the judge known for indicting Osama bin Laden and Augusto Pinochet to be charged with abuse of power in a probe of Spanish civil war atrocities.

Denmark's famed Little Mermaid begins China trip (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 11:13 AM PDT

Copenhagen’s famous little mermaid statue seen on the back of a truck after it was moved from its site in Copenhagen harbour to be sent to Shanghai, China, for the coming World Expo on Thursday March 25, 2010. The mermaid will return to her Copenhagen harbour home at the end of the year. (AP Photo/Jens Panduro/POLFOTO) ** DENMARK OUT **AP - Denmark's famed Little Mermaid statue left her perch in the Copenhagen harbor Thursday and started a journey to the World Expo in Shanghai — the first trip abroad in her 96-year history.

Cannabis cafe convicted of breaking Dutch drug law (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 10:44 AM PDT

AP - Even in this freewheeling land of tolerated soft drugs, the Checkpoint marijuana bar went too far. A Dutch judge fined it euro10 million ($13.34 million) on Thursday for overstepping the rarely enforced limit on how much weed can be held in stock, in what as seen as a test case in a growing effort to rein in drug tourism.

(AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 09:23 AM PDT

AP - Diplomats say France and Germany back eurozone and IMF bailout program for Greece.

London's Kensington Palace gets moody makeover (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 08:52 AM PDT

A 'dress of tears' by Aminaka Wilmont hangs above the bed in Queen Mary II's bedchamber in Kensington Palace in London, Thursday, March 25, 2010. Kensington Palace will become the 'Enchanted Palace' in a new multi sensory exhibition combining fashion, performance, and spectacle in the state apartments, it opens to the pubic on March 26.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - Princess Diana's former home, Kensington Palace, will be rebranded "The Enchanted Palace" Friday to lure tourists from other popular London sights, like Madame Tussauds waxworks and the Tower of London, where the Crown Jewels are displayed (behind very thick glass).

Rome police detain 4 US church abuse victims (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 08:08 AM PDT

AP - Four American victims of clergy sexual abuse say they were detained and questioned by Italian police in Rome after showing photos of the pope during a news conference outside St. Peter's Square.

French Ex-PM forms new party; may take on Sarkozy (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 07:12 AM PDT

Former French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin delivers a speech to journalists in Paris, Thursday, March 25, 2010. Villepin has launched a new center-right political party that paves the way for him to challenge longtime rival Nicolas Sarkozy in 2012 presidential elections. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)AP - Former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin, an eloquent, silver-haired diplomat, launched a new political party Thursday that prepares the way for him to challenge longtime rival Nicolas Sarkozy in 2012 presidential elections.

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