2011年1月13日星期四

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Body of murdered Irish bride leaves Mauritius (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 02:33 PM PST

Mortuary workers carry a coffin containing the body of Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius. The body of Michaela McAreavey, the daughter of a prominent Irish sports personality murdered whilst on her honeymoon in Mauritius, was repatriated Thursday, an official said.(AFP)AFP - The body of Michaela McAreavey, the daughter of a prominent Irish sports personality murdered whilst on her honeymoon in Mauritius, was repatriated Thursday, an official said.

Ding too strong for Dott in Masters (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 02:26 PM PST

Ding Junhui of China, seen here on January 10, overpowered former world champion Graeme Dott 6-2 to advance into the semi-finals of the Masters tournament at Wembley on Thursday.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - China's Ding Junhui overpowered former world champion Graeme Dott 6-2 to advance into the semi-finals of the Masters tournament at Wembley on Thursday.

Fiat workers vote in crucial factory referendum (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 01:37 PM PST

Employees enter the Mirafiori Fiat plant in Turin. Workers at Fiat's historic Mirafiori plant in northern Italy began voting on Thursday on a deal that would bring one billion dollars in investment in return for tougher work conditions.(AFP/Giuseppe Cacace)AFP - Workers at Fiat's historic Mirafiori plant in northern Italy began voting on Thursday on a deal that would bring one billion dollars in investment in return for tougher work conditions.

France sets quota for women on big companies' boards (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:44 PM PST

Office workers descend a set of stairs to a train station in central Sydney October 8, 2009. REUTERS/Tim WimborneReuters - France's parliament gave final approval on Thursday to a law forcing large companies to reserve at least 40 percent of their boardroom positions for women within six years.

Medvedev acknowledges graft progress scant, seeks law (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:27 PM PST

Reuters - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev acknowledged on Thursday he has made little headway in tackling corruption and called for a new law to make it more difficult to set up shell companies to pay bribes by sending funds abroad.

Warhol portraits of Charles and Diana go on sale (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:20 PM PST

Director of Opera art gallery Jean-David Malat(R) and employee Sebastien Plantin pose with portraits of Britain's Prince Charles and Diana by US artist Andy Warhol in London. The two matching portraits made using synthetic polymer and silkscreen ink on canvas have gone on display for the first time since 1982.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - Two matching portraits of princess Diana and Prince Charles by pop art icon Andy Warhol have gone on display for the first time since 1982, ahead of being sold, a London gallery said.

Report: al-Qaida claims Niger kidnapping (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:18 PM PST

AP - A purported spokesman for al-Qaida's North Africa branch claimed responsibility Thursday for kidnapping two French nationals in Niger who later died during a failed rescue attempt.

London policing focused on terror threat (AFP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:13 PM PST

A view of the 2012 London Olympics stadium which will host the opening ceremony. Security for the 2012 London Olympics is being planned with a severe terror threat in mind and spectators can expect airport-style measures, the police officer in charge said Thursday.(AFP/POOL/File/David Bebber)AFP - Security for the 2012 London Olympics is being planned with a severe terror threat in mind and spectators can expect airport-style measures, the police officer in charge said Thursday.

Belarus boy faces orphanage after parents jailed (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:52 AM PST

In this photo made Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011, Danil Sannikov, a 3-year-old son of a jailed Belarus presidential candidate and a journalist, is seen with his grandmother Lyutsina Khalip at home in Minsk, Belarus. The boy's grandmother, Lyutsina Khalip, is fighting to keep her 3-year-old grandson out of an orphanage after the secret police jailed his parents, Irina Khalip, a journalist and Andrei Sannikov, an opposition presidential candidate who had challenged President Alexander Lukashenko. The repression of this family is part of a broad campaign to punish Lukashenko's opponents and crush all dissent. After winning a fourth term last month, Lukashenko unleashed the KGB against the opposition in a chilling echo of the Soviet era. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)AP - In the aftermath of Belarus' presidential election, a 3-year-old boy is at the heart of a battle with a secret service that still calls itself the KGB.

Fox shoots man (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:50 AM PST

A wild fox cub lies outside its burrow near the village of Khatenchitsy, some 37 miles north of Minsk, June 26, 2007. REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoReuters - A wounded fox shot its would be killer in Belarus by pulling the trigger on the hunter's gun as the pair scuffled after the man tried to finish the animal off with the butt of the rifle, media said Thursday.

Evidence mounts over John Paul II beatification (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 10:26 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2010 file photo made available by the Vatican's L'Osservatore Romano newspaper, Pope Benedict XVI prays before the tomb of Pope John Paul II for the traditional November 2nd All Soul's day prayers, in the Vatican Grottoes. Evidence is mounting that the pope will soon approve the miracle needed to beatify Pope John Paul II. On Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011, workers began restoring a mosaic near the entrance of St. Peter's Basilica where John Paul's remains are expected to be moved for better public access once he takes the key step toward possible sainthood. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, File)AP - Evidence is mounting that the pope will soon approve the miracle needed to beatify Pope John Paul II, setting the stage for a major celebration this year for a Catholic Church trying to recover from the clerical sex abuse scandal.

Italy: Court ruling weakens Berlusconi's immunity (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 10:19 AM PST

AP - A law shielding Premier Silvio Berlusconi from prosecution was weakened by a top Italian court Thursday in a highly awaited and politically charged decision.

Chinese spend big on Belgian racing pigeons (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 10:05 AM PST

In this photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011, China's Yi Minna, the Chief Operating Officer at the PiPa pigeon auction house which organized the Roosen sale, watches pigeons at Pigeon Paradise in Knesselare, Belgium. In one month, two auctions of Belgian racing pigeons have set one record after another, confirming Belgium as the age-old prime breeding hub and China as pigeons' new home of conspicuous consumption. It also highlights the past and future in the sport. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)AP - The coop where Blue Prince lived stands empty now, the racing pigeon gone for good.

Polish PM: Russian plane crash report incomplete (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 10:04 AM PST

Alexei Morozov head of the technical commission of Interstate Aviation Committee speaks in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. Russian officials investigating the airplane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski are placing the blame squarely on the Poles, saying the crew was under pressure to land in bad weather from an air force commander who had been drinking. A projecting in the background shows an automatic command to the crew to pull up. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)AP - Poland's prime minister described as "incomplete" a report by Russian aviation investigators that blames last year's crash that killed the Polish president and 95 others mostly on the plane's pilots.

Acid-laden tanker capsizes on Rhine in Germany (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 09:53 AM PST

Tug boats secure a tanker carrying 2,400 tonnes of sulphuric acid after the barge capsized at the river Rhine near St Goarshausen, south of Koblenz, western Germany, Thursday, Jan 13, 2011. First reports say that no cargo leaked. Two of the four crew members are still missing. The other two could be rescued. (AP Photo/dapd, Torsten Silz)AP - A tanker loaded with sulfuric acid capsized on the Rhine river in Germany on Thursday, and special cranes and more than 100 rescuers struggled to right the vessel and find two crew members who remain missing.

Australia's floods a glimpse of warmer future (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 09:24 AM PST

In this image provided by NASA taken on Jan. 7, 2010, the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer instrument on NASA's Terra spacecraft captured this image of the inundated city of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia. For Australia, La Niña typically means above-average rains, and the current La Niña is no exception. Heavy rains that began in late December led to the continent's worst flooding in nearly a half century, at its peak inundating an area the size of Germany and France combined. Rockhampton is the largest city affected by the current flooding. Torrential rains in northeastern Australia caused the Fitzroy River to overflow its banks and flood much of the city and surrounding agricultural lands. Both the airport and major highways are underwater, isolating the city. In this natural color rendition, muddy water is brown, and shallow, clearer water is gray. Vegetation is depicted in various shades of green, and buildings and streets are white. (AP Photo/NASA)AP - Though you can't make a direct link between Australia's killer floods and climate change, they do hold a warning for the future: Scientists predict such extreme weather events will increase both in intensity and frequency as the planet warms.

(AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 08:25 AM PST

AP - Italian court ruling weakens immunity protection for Premier Silvio Berlusconi

Mount Etna comes back to life with brief eruption (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 05:54 AM PST

Mount Etna spews lava on the southern Italian island of Sicily January 13, 2011. Mount Etna is Europe's tallest and most active volcano. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello (ITALY - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)AP - Italy's Mount Etna has come back to life with a brief eruption that sent lava down its slopes and a cloud of ash into the sky, forcing the overnight closure of a nearby airport.

Russia lukewarm about further nuclear arms cuts (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 05:48 AM PST

Democratic Senator John Kerry (C) makes a statement after a closed session about the new START treaty on Capitol Hill in Washington December 20, 2010. Flanking Kerry are Senators Diane Feinstein (L) and Carl Levin, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)AP - Russia on Thursday turned a cold shoulder to further cuts in nuclear weapons, warning that they can only be discussed in coordination with other arms control issues.

Turkey prepares to host Iran nuclear talks (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 05:42 AM PST

AP - Turkey's foreign minister has met EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton for talks ahead of next week's nuclear talks between Iran and world powers in Istanbul.

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