2010年7月20日星期二

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Scotland insists BP did not sway Lockerbie decision (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 05:27 PM PDT

Freed Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi, pictured in 2009. Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has insisted BP did not lobby the Scottish government AFP - Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has insisted BP did not lobby the Scottish government "in any sense whatsoever" to persuade the administration to free the Lockerbie bomber last year.

EU appeals against WTO ruling on Airbus subsidies (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 03:15 PM PDT

The European Union said it would file an appeal on Wednesday against the World Trade Organisation's ruling on a US complaint that some state support for aerospace giant Airbus are illegal.(AFP/File/Eric Cabanis)AFP - The European Union said it would file an appeal on Wednesday against the World Trade Organisation's ruling on a US complaint that some state support for aerospace giant Airbus are illegal.

Cameron says BP did not sway Lockerbie decision (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 03:11 PM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron (L), seen here meeting with US President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington, DC, said Tuesday he did not believe the Scottish government's decision to release the Lockerbie bomber had been influenced by any lobbying by BP.(AFP/Saul Loeb)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron said Tuesday he did not believe the Scottish government's decision to release the Lockerbie bomber had been influenced by any lobbying by BP.

Obama and Cameron tread cautiously on BP (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 03:00 PM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron (L), who is in talks with US President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington, has said that he had not seen any evidence to suggest the decision to free Libyan Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi had been influenced by BP.(AFP/Saul Loeb)Reuters - British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday rejected calls for an inquiry into whether BP Plc influenced the release of the Lockerbie bomber, even as he sought to ease transatlantic tensions in talks with U.S. President Barack Obama.

Cameron's confession to Obama: 'I cheered for Germany' (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 01:39 PM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron(L), seen here with US President Barack Obama during a joint press conference at the White House, made a soul-searing confession before the eyes of the world on Tuesday -- that he had cheered for Germany after they vanquished England at the World Cup.(AFP/Saul Loeb)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron made a soul-searing confession before the eyes of the world on Tuesday -- that he had cheered for Germany after they vanquished England at the World Cup.

It's a bird. It's a plane. No. It's... a donkey (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 01:30 PM PDT

This picture shows a donkey attached to a parachute flying over a beach in Golubitskaya, Russia. Russian sunbathers got a shock when they spotted the donkey soaring in the skies over the Sea of Azov in southern Russia. The donkey ended up in the skies as a result of a impromptu advertising campaign by local entrepreneurs. Police have launched an investigation into the incident.(AFP/Taman News)AP - Authorities in Russia are opening an animal cruelty probe into a weekend stunt on a beach in southern Russia in which a donkey parasailed high over the surf. Amateur video footage showed men attaching a parasail harness to the trembling mule. The English-language Kremlin news channel Russia Today reported that sunbathers were distressed at the sight of the flying donkey, which brayed in fear as it glided above the bay for half an hour.

SAP gets European OK for Sybase takeover (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 01:17 PM PDT

AP - German business software maker SAP AG said Tuesday that European regulators have approved its $5.8 billion takeover of U.S. database software maker Sybase Inc.

Obama and Cameron push sanctions on Iran (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 01:16 PM PDT

Reuters - Britain and the United States said on Tuesday it was not too late for a peaceful solution to the crisis over Iran's nuclear program, but said they were determined to enforce new sanctions.

J&J sales down in US, Europe but up elsewhere (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 01:11 PM PDT

AP - J&J sales down in US, Europe but up elsewhere

Spain parliament rejects burqa ban — for now (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 12:59 PM PDT

File - In this June 15, 2010 file photo women wearing veils walk in Barcelona, Spain. Spanish lawmakers will debate Tuesday July 20, 2010, barring burqas in public, joining other European countries considering similar moves on the grounds that the body-covering garments are degrading to women, the leading opposition party said Sunday. Head-covering veils would not be included in a ban. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)AP - Spain's Parliament on Tuesday rejected a proposal to ban women from wearing in public places Islamic veils that reveal only the eyes.

Ex-MI5 spy chief: No link between Iraq and 9/11 (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 11:21 AM PDT

FILE - This is a Nov. 8, 2004 file photo of former head of Britain's domestic spy agency MI5 Eliza Manningham-Buller. Manningham-Buller was testifying Tuesday July 20, 2010 before Britain's inquiry into the conflict as documents were released that showed MI5 believed Saddam Hussein had a limited ability to mount terrorist attacks in Britain before the 2003 invasion of Iraq. (AP Photo/David Jones/PA, File) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - The war in Iraq led to a loss of focus on the threat from al-Qaida, emboldened the group's leader Osama bin Laden, and helped to breed a generation of homegrown terrorists, Britain's former domestic spy chief told an inquiry Tuesday.

Spain says Kenyan boat hijacked in February freed (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 10:33 AM PDT

AP - A Kenyan-flagged fishing vessel hijacked by Somali pirates in February has been released, Spain's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

Tropical fun and sun in heart of Paris (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 10:12 AM PDT

A boat pass the right bank of the Seine river with an artificial beach, palm trees, outdoor showers and hammocks on the first day of the Paris Plage event in Paris, France, Tuesday, July 20, 2010. Paris Plage, the artificial seaside stretching along the Seine has kept Parisians cool each summer since 2001.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)AP - Sand, palm trees, bikinis. Parisians can get their tropical fix without ever leaving the French capital.

Kurdish rebels kill 7 Turkish soldiers (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 08:56 AM PDT

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, arrives for a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, July 19, 2010. Kurdish rebels killed six Turkish soldiers and wounded 15 in an overnight raid Tuesday, July 20, 2010, on a military outpost in Hakkari along the border with Iraq, indicating the resiliency of their low-level insurgency and the failure of efforts to reach a peace accord. Another soldier died in a separate rebel attack.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)AP - Kurdish rebels killed six Turkish soldiers and wounded nine in an overnight raid Tuesday on a military outpost along the border with Iraq, indicating the resiliency of their low-level insurgency and the failure of efforts to reach a peace accord. Another soldier died in a separate attack.

Dutch child agencies battle over teenage sailor (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 08:40 AM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 21, 2009 file photo Laura Dekker arrives to board a flight at the Princess Juliana International Airport on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles. The mother of a 14-year-old Dutch girl who wants to sail solo around the world said in an open letter published Saturday July 17, 2010 she has given up her opposition to her daughter's planned trip. Laura Dekker's dream of becoming the youngest person to sail alone around the globe has been thwarted by a Dutch court that last year made her a ward of the state amid concerns over her physical ability and her social development if she is isolated and out of school for months. Dekker's mother, Babs Mueller, wrote in an open letter published in the Algemeen Dagblad newspaper that she no longer opposes the voyage. (AP Photo/Gromyko Wilson, File)AP - Two Dutch child care agencies disagreed Tuesday about whether a 14-year-old sailor is ready to embark on a risky solo voyage around the world.

Former inmate recalls daring escape from Auschwitz (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 06:23 AM PDT

AP - With every step toward the gate, Jerzy Bielecki was certain he would be shot.

Priest gets suspended sentence for child sex abuse (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 03:03 AM PDT

AP - A court in southern Germany has convicted a Roman Catholic priest of sexually abusing three underage girls and handed him a suspended sentence of 10 months.

Rights group: Remove UK torture inquiry judge (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 01:27 AM PDT

AP - The judge leading the British inquiry into charges that his country's intelligence services colluded with the torture of suspected terrorists abroad has had his impartiality compromised and must be removed, a leading human rights group said Tuesday.

Bailiffs evict protesters from London's square (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 12:16 AM PDT

Tents pitched by peace protesters are seen back-dropped by the clock tower housing Big Ben in Parliament Square in London, Monday, July 19, 2010. A group of peace protesters camped out on the grassy area opposite the capital's parliament building could face eviction soon as Mayor of London Boris Johnson has won a court battle to evict them.(AP Photo/Akira Suemori)AP - Bailiffs moved in early Tuesday to evict anti-war protesters from Parliament Square Gardens in central London.

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