2010年12月25日星期六

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Weather moderates in western Europe (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 05:32 PM PST

A single car makes its way along a snow-covered road near the southern German city of Waldkirch.(AFP/DPA/Rolf Haid)AFP - An annual Christmas Day swimming race in London was called off after the water froze, while in Denmark, a midwife braved the freeze to ski to a mother-to-be on a snowbound island.

Belarus police raid opposition homes, offices: NGO (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 05:04 PM PST

A man holds on December 23, 2010 a paper, reading: AFP - Belarussian police launched sweeping raids on opposition homes and offices as part of its crackdown on protests following Alexander Lukashenko's reelection, rights groups said.

England strike early after winning toss in 4th Test (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:48 PM PST

England bowler Chris Tremlett celebrates dismissing Australian batsman Shane Watson on the first day of the fourth Ashes Test match in Melbourne. England gained an early reward after winning the toss and putting Australia into bat with the wickets of both openers on the first day of the fourth Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.(AFP/William West)AFP - England gained an early reward after winning the toss and putting Australia into bat with the wickets of both openers on the first day of the fourth Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.

Dead spy was in training for new identity: report (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:29 PM PST

A police officer stands guard outside of the entrance to a flat where the body of Gareth Williams was discovered, in central London in August 2010. Williams, whose body was found padlocked inside a bag at his London flat in August had been training to take on a new identity in the months leading up to his death, a newspaper reported Sunday.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - A British spy whose body was found padlocked inside a bag at his London flat in August had been training to take on a new identity in the months leading up to his death, a newspaper reported Sunday.

England win toss and bowl in fourth Ashes Test (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 03:29 PM PST

England bowler Chris Tremlett celebrates dismissing Australian batsman Shane Watson on the first day of the fourth Ashes Test match in Melbourne. England gained an early reward after winning the toss and putting Australia into bat with the wickets of both openers on the first day of the fourth Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.(AFP/William West)AFP - England won the toss and put Australia into bat on the opening day of the fourth Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.

Rotterdam police arrest 12 Somali terror suspects (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 01:26 PM PST

The owner of the Banadir telecom center in Rotterdam, stands in his shop after Dutch authorities searched the place as they investigate following the arrests of twelve Somalis suspected of involvement in terrorist activities.(AFP/ANP/Robin Utrecht)AFP - Twelve men of Somali origin have been arrested in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam on suspicion of involvement in terrorist activities, the Netherlands prosecution service said on Saturday.

Cahill poised to lead Everton attack (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 01:03 PM PST

Everton manager David Moyes is set to ask Tim Cahill to lead his misfiring attack for Sunday's visit of Birmingham.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Everton manager David Moyes is set to ask Tim Cahill to lead his misfiring attack for Sunday's visit of Birmingham.

Queen gives Christmas day speech (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 12:55 PM PST

Queen Elizabeth II (L) receives flowers from children as she leaves after attending a Christmas Day church service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham. The queen used her Christmas Day message Saturday to highlight the importance of sport as a way of building communities, 19 months ahead of the London Olympic Games.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - Queen Elizabeth II used her Christmas Day message Saturday to highlight the importance of sport as a way of building communities, 19 months ahead of the London Olympic Games.

Pope urges courage for Catholics in China, Iraq (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 12:44 PM PST

Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful during the 'Urbi et Orbi' (to the City and to the World) message in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI in his Christmas Day message Saturday urged Catholics loyal to him in China to courageously face limits on religious freedom and conscience. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano)AP - Iraqi Christians celebrated a somber Christmas in a Baghdad cathedral stained with dried blood, while Pope Benedict XVI exhorted Chinese Catholics to stay loyal despite restrictions on them in a holiday address laced with worry for the world's Christian minorities.

Dutch detain 12 Somalis on terror suspicions (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 12:21 PM PST

AP - Dutch police have arrested 12 Somali men in the key port city of Rotterdam on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack, the public prosecutor said Saturday.

Turkey wants to make peace with Israel (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 11:53 AM PST

Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu smiles as he waits for Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Syrian counterpart Naji al-Otari to arrive for a ceremony in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. Ministers from Turkey and Syria are holding talks to build on already thriving cooperation between the neighbors. Erdogan and al-Otari chaired a meeting of their countries' ministers aimed at boosting their trade and cooperation. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)AP - Turkey's foreign minister on Saturday said the country wants improved ties with Israel, but it must apologize and offer compensation for its deadly raid on a Gaza Strip-bound aid flotilla.

(AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 03:13 AM PST

AP - Pope in Christmas message tells Catholics in China to courageously face limits on freedom.

Traffic improves at Paris airport after snow snarl (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 02:27 AM PST

Planes are seen on the snow covered tarmac at the Charles-de-Gaulle Roissy airport, near Paris, Friday Dec. 24, 2010. The civil aviation authority asked Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport to cancel 20 percent of flights because of snow. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)AP - Air traffic is improving at Paris' main airport, where hundreds spent the night on terminal floors and personnel handed out Christmas puppets and chocolates to stranded families.

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