2010年10月26日星期二

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EU, U.S. grapple with crunch in rare earth supplies (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 04:55 PM PDT

A man works at the site of a rare earth metals mine at Nancheng county, Jiangxi province October 20, 2010. REUTERS/StringerReuters - The European Union and the United States said on Tuesday they were pressing for solutions to concerns China may be exploiting its stranglehold on rare earth metals, crucial in the making of everything from portable phones to wind turbines.

Emir of Qatar welcomed to Britain with state banquet (AFP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 03:56 PM PDT

Queen Elizabeth II (R), shows Qatar's emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, Qatari related items held by the Royal Collection and the Royal Archives, in the Green Drawing Room, at Windsor Castle in Windsor.(AFP/POOL/Steve Parsons)AFP - Queen Elizabeth II hosted a lavish state banquet to welcome the emir of Qatar to Britain on Tuesday, as the leader of the Gulf state and the British premier vowed to strengthen trade links.

Hernandez to the rescue as United advance in League Cup (AFP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 03:01 PM PDT

Manchester United's Mexican forward Javier Hernandez celebrates after scoring the third goal during the Carling cup fourth round football match against Wolves at Old Trafford in Manchester. Hernandez struck an injury-time winner as holders United booked their place in the League Cup quarter-finals with a 3-2 victory over Wolves on Tuesday.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Javier Hernandez struck a last-gasp winner as holders Manchester United booked their place in the League Cup quarter-finals with a 3-2 victory over Wolves on Tuesday.

Time to look beyond Chinese rare earths, says EU trade boss (AFP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 02:01 PM PDT

A man driving a front loader shifts soil containing rare earth minerals to be loaded at a port in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu province, in September 2010. European Union trade commissioner Karel De Gucht on Tuesday urged global partners to diversify mining sources for prized rare earths as a battle with China deepened over scarce supplies.(AFP/File)AFP - European Union trade commissioner Karel De Gucht on Tuesday urged global partners to diversify mining sources for prized rare earths as a battle with China deepened over scarce supplies.

Kosovo official: University violating rights (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 01:14 PM PDT

AP - Kosovo's largest public university should abolish its ban on hiring staff who are over 50 years old, a top human rights official said Tuesday.

Drivers hit more than 70,000 deer a year (AFP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:53 PM PDT

A herd of deer crossing a road in Richmond Park in west London. British drivers were urged Tuesday to ease off the gas in an effort to cut down on tens of thousands of collisions with deer recorded each year.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - Drivers were urged Tuesday to ease off the gas in an effort to cut down on tens of thousands of collisions with deer recorded each year.

Refineries reopen as France strike slows (AFP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:30 PM PDT

Trade-union members block the access of a fuel depot in Grigny, outside Paris. France's strike-hit refineries gradually reopened Tuesday as the mass movement to defend the right to retire at 60 showed signs of losing steam.(AFP/Bertrand Langlois)AFP - France's strike-hit refineries gradually reopened Tuesday as the mass movement to defend the right to retire at 60 showed signs of losing steam.

World Cup soccer's psychic octopus dies (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:30 PM PDT

Two year-old octopus Paul, the so-called Reuters - Paul, the oracle octopus who shot to fame in the World Cup this summer for his uncanny ability to predict the results of Germany's soccer matches, has died at his home in Oberhausen at the age of two.

UK newspaper launches new, condensed companion (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:28 PM PDT

AP - A British newspaper launched its condensed and cheaper version on Tuesday in hopes of luring back dwindling numbers of paper readers and resuscitating poor sales.

Moody's lowers outlook on Nokia (AFP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:22 PM PDT

Numerous models of Nokia phones are pictured at the lobby of the Nokia headquarters in Espoo in April 2010. Rating agency Moody's said Tuesday it had lowered its outlook on Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia to AFP - Rating agency Moody's said Tuesday it had lowered its outlook on Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia to "negative" from "stable."

Armenian archeologists: 5,900-year-old skirt found (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:15 PM PDT

AP - An Armenian archaeologist says that scientists have discovered a skirt that could be 5,900-year-old.

Vatican urges Iraq to halt Aziz execution (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 10:39 AM PDT

AP - The Vatican has urged Iraq to not carry out the death sentence meted out to former Iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz and says it may intervene diplomatically to try to halt it.

UN calls for US, Iraqi probe of Wikileaks reports (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 10:07 AM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2005 file photo, Iraqi women mourn during the funeral service of Adel al-Zubeidi, in Baghdad, Iraq. Military documents in the biggest leak of secret information in U.S. history suggest that far more Iraqis died than previously acknowledged during the years of sectarian bloodletting and criminal violence unleashed by the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.(AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)AP - The United Nations' top human rights official called on Tuesday for the U.S. and Iraq to investigate allegations of detainee abuse contained in Wikileaks' release of American military documents.

Urban terror threats prompt new UK police training (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 09:55 AM PDT

British armed police officers walk across Whitehall in London, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010. British police are training with military experts to prepare for Mumbai-style gun attacks by terrorists, the country's interior ministry said Tuesday.(AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - The British bobby is about to go ballistic.

Demjanjuk trial goes ahead despite health issues (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 08:46 AM PDT

AP - A court doctor says the trial of John Demjanjuk can go ahead after tests showed that the 90-year-old showed no signs of a heart attack.

Slain British aid worker laid to rest in Scotland (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 08:17 AM PDT

The coffin of aid worker Linda Norgrove is carried from the Uig Community Centre on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, by mourners after her funeral service, Tuesday Oct. 26, 2010. Slain British aid worker Linda Norgrove has been laid to rest in a ceremony marked by Afghan music and Gaelic gospel tunes on the remote Scottish island of Lewis. The 36-year-old was killed in a failed U.S. rescue operation following her kidnapping by Afghan militants. U.S. and British officials initially claimed she was killed by her captors, but U.S. Gen. David Petraeus later acknowledged that she may have died when one of her would-be rescuers threw a grenade. (AP Photo/Andrew Milligan, PA) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - Slain British aid worker Linda Norgrove has been laid to rest in a ceremony marked by Afghan music and Gaelic gospel tunes on the remote Scottish island of Lewis.

Police: London cabbie may have assaulted 100 women (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 07:25 AM PDT

AP - Police believe that a London taxi driver convicted of a string of attacks on female passengers is linked to more than 100 cases of sexual assault.

Animal lovers mourn death of giant stag in Britain (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 07:17 AM PDT

A British newspaper, which publishes a photo of the stag 'the Emperor of Exmoor', is seen left on a table at a cafe in London, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010. Nature lovers are mourning the death of a red stag dubbed the Emperor of Exmoor — a nine-foot (2.75 meter) giant reported to be the biggest wild animal in the British Isles. He was found dead soon after his picture appeared in the national press. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)AP - Who shot the Emperor?

UN: 60,000 Somalis flee fresh fighting (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 06:46 AM PDT

AP - Sixty-thousand civilians in Somalia have fled their homes over the past week as fresh fighting between Islamist insurgents and a government-allied militia claimed the lives of at least 10 people, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday.

Germany undertakes major military restructuring (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2010 06:11 AM PDT

German honor guards line up at the welcoming ceremony for the Macedonian Foreign Minister after a commission presented recommendations for a military reform in Berlin on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010. German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said the country will begin a major restructuring of the military next year as it moves from a Cold War conscript army to one better positioned to face today's threats, while also cutting costs. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)AP - Germany's Defense Minister said Tuesday the country will begin a major restructuring of the military next year as it moves from a Cold War conscript army to one better positioned to face today's threats, while also cutting costs.

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