2010年9月16日星期四

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Pope admits church failures in sex abuse scandal (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI flanked by Britain's Queen Elizabeth is greeted by children as he leaves the Palace of Holyroodhouse, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Thursday Sept. 16, 2010. The Pontiff is on a four-day visit the first-ever state visit by a Pope to Britain. (AP Photo/Claudio Onorati, Pool)AP - Pope Benedict XVI waded into the hostile atmosphere Thursday of highly secular Britain, admitting the Catholic Church did not act decisively or quickly enough to remove priests who molested children in his strongest comments yet on the worldwide sex abuse crisis shaking his church.

Pakistani politician murdered outside London home: reports (AFP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 04:56 PM PDT

A leading Pakistani politician was murdered outside his London home on Thursday, reports said. Imran Farooq, pictured in 1999, a senior member of Pakistan's Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) party, was found with head injuries and stab wounds in north London, the BBC and Sky News television reported.(AFP/File/Jonathan Utz)AFP - A leading Pakistani politician living in Britain has been murdered outside his London home, reports said.

City, Liverpool win as Europa League gorges on goals (AFP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 04:45 PM PDT

Liverpool's Brazilian midfielder Lucas Leiva celebrates scoring his team's third goal against Steaua Bucarest during their UEFA Europa League play-offs football match Liverpool vs Steaua Bucarest at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool. Liverpool won 4-1.(AFP/Mark Robinson)AFP - Liverpool and Manchester City enjoyed a Europa League cruise on Thursday as a tournament often derided as the Champions League's poor relation gorged on a feast of 78 goals and three hat-tricks.

UK spy chief warns of dissident Republican threat (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 04:01 PM PDT

AP - The head of Britain's domestic spy agency warned Friday that the U.K. faces potent new threats from terrorism incubated in Northern Ireland, the Middle East and North Africa.

Chechen leader to surrender to Polish prosecutors: report (AFP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 03:09 PM PDT

Chechen independence leader Akhmed Zakayev, pictured in 2006, wanted by Russia for alleged terrorism, will surrender Friday to Polish prosecutors who have said they must detain him, a supporter said.(AFP/File/Bertrand Langlois)AFP - Chechen independence leader Akhmed Zakayev, wanted by Russia for alleged terrorism, will surrender Friday to Polish prosecutors who have said they must detain him, a supporter said.

Mini-moo: 33-inch English cow world's smallest (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 02:16 PM PDT

This is an undated Guinness World Records handout photo made available Thursday Sept. 16, 2010 of Swallow, right, an 11-year-old cow from Yorkshire posing next to Freddie the bull. The minuscule cow with a taste for contemporary music has been named the world's smallest by the Guinness World Records book. Guinness says the sheep-sized bovine from the West Yorkshire region of northern England measures roughly 33 inches (84 centimeters) from hind to foot. At 33 inches she has been named the world's smallest cow. (AP Photo/Paul Michael Hughes/Guinness World Records, Ho) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO SALES **AP - A minuscule cow with a taste for contemporary music has been named the world's smallest by the Guinness World Records book. Guinness said the sheep-sized bovine from the West Yorkshire region of northern England measures roughly 33 inches (84 centimeters) from hind to foot.

French minister says veil ban won't endanger troops (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 02:15 PM PDT

Reuters - France's proposed ban on full face veils in public does not elevate the risk to Western troops in Afghanistan, France's defense minister said on Thursday.

Pope starts visit with abuse scandal regrets (AFP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 01:56 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI acknowldeges the pilgrims towards the end of the Celebration of Mass in Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, in Scotland. Tens of thousands of people lined the streets of Edinburgh Thursday to greet Pope Benedict XVI, waving flags as his popemobile went past, though some in the crowd criticised the state visit.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Pope Benedict XVI said Thursday the Catholic Church failed to act quickly enough on paedophile priests, as he launched a historic visit to Britain with some of his strongest words yet on the scandal.

France defies EU criticism on Gypsy expulsions (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 01:51 PM PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, speaks with Romania's President Traian Basescu during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. A summit of government leaders seeking to mold a united European Union front on the global stage opened in disarray over France's expulsion of Gypsies and comparisons with World War II deportations. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy upended a European Union summit to defend his own nation's honor, vowing Thursday to keep clearing out illegal immigrant camps despite accusations that France is being racist and unfairly targets Gypsies.

BBC freezes licence fee for at least a year (AFP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 01:16 PM PDT

A general view of the BBC's West London headquarters. The BBC said Thursday it would freeze for at least a year the licence fee which every household in Britain with a television or radio must pay to finance the broadcaster.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The BBC said Thursday it would freeze for at least a year the licence fee which every household with a television or radio must pay to finance the broadcaster.

EU to waive tariffs to help Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 09:53 AM PDT

AP - The European Union declared Thursday it will temporarily waive World Trade Organization tariffs on key Pakistani imports to help boost the flood-devastated country's economy.

Int Min: France faces high terrorism threat (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 09:48 AM PDT

AP - Authorities have received an "array of clues" within the last few hours that show France is facing an elevated threat of terrorism, the interior Minister said Thursday.

US: time may come for special nuke probe of Syria (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 09:35 AM PDT

AP - A U.S. envoy on Thursday suggested time was running out for Syria to cooperate with a U.N. atomic agency probe of alleged secret nuclear activities before the agency invokes its seldom-used authority to call for a special inspection — a possible prelude to U.N. Security Council involvement.

Islamists claim responsibility for Russian bombing (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 09:28 AM PDT

Relatives and cemetery workers drop the coffin into the grave during the funerals of civillians killed in a suicide car attack in a square outside a market in Vladikavkaz, North Caucasus, Saturday, Sept., 11, 2010. The Thursday bombing on the edge of the central market of the capital of the North Ossetia republic where a suicide car bombing killed 17 people and wounded more than 140 was the most serious terrorist attack in Russia since the March subway bombings in Moscow that killed 40. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)AP - A Chechen Islamist rebel group has claimed responsibility for last week's suicide car bombing in Russia's volatile North Caucasus that left 18 dead and 140 wounded.

Roadside bomb kills 9 aboard minibus in Turkey (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 09:20 AM PDT

AP - A roadside bomb attack killed nine people traveling on a minibus Thursday, authorities said, in the latest violence to shake Turkey's turbulent southeast, where Kurdish guerrillas have been fighting for autonomy for decades.

Berlin Checkpoint Bravo sold to anonymous bidder (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 08:55 AM PDT

AP - Checkpoint Charlie's lesser-known Cold War contemporary, Allied Checkpoint Bravo, has been sold at auction for the minimum bid price of euro45,000 ($58,000) to an anonymous purchaser.

Swedish nationalist group surges amid protests (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 08:41 AM PDT

Far right Sweden Democrats party leader Jimmie Akesson, left, campaigns for the general election in Stockholm, Sweden Thursday Sept. 16, 2010. Akesson had to be protected by police as anti-racist organizations tried to stop him from delivering a campaign speach. (AP Photo/Fredrik Persson) ** SWEDEN OUT **AP - Polls in Sweden show a small anti-immigration party is likely to enter Parliament for the first time in elections Sunday, despite attempts by vuvuzela-blowing protesters to disrupt the nationalist group's campaign rallies.

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Posted: 16 Sep 2010 08:13 AM PDT

AP - France's Sarkozy vows to keep dismantling illegal camps despite criticism of targeting Gypsies.

Russian opposition challenges Putin, Medvedev (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 08:05 AM PDT

From left, Russian opposition leaders, Mikhail Kasyanov, Boris Nemtsov, Vladimir Milov seen at a news conference in Moscow, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. Some of Russia's most vocal opposition leaders say they formed a coalition to challenge the ruling duo of Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev. Former deputy premier Boris Netmtsov said Thursday the coalition will unite four opposition parties that were not allowed to participate in the 2007 parliamentary election. He said the coalitionwill strive to participate in the 2011 parliamentary elections and will field a candidate for the 2012 presidential election. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)AP - A group of Russia's most prominent opposition leaders formed a coalition Thursday to challenge the ruling duo of President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

Germany takes in 2 ex-Guantanamo inmates (AP)

Posted: 16 Sep 2010 07:42 AM PDT

AP - Two former inmates of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay have arrived in Germany, where they are to begin new lives, the nation's top security official said Thursday.

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