2011年1月14日星期五

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Jockey McCoy has history in his sights on Kauto Star (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 05:23 PM PST

This file photo shows jockey Ruby Walsh riding Kauto Star during annual Cheltenham Race Festival in Gloucestershire, west England. Kauto Star, who is the only horse to have regained the Cheltenham Gold Cup, holds the record for winning the King George VI Chase four times in a row.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - It may be 2011 but racing turns back the clock at Kempton on Saturday with the staging of the 2010 King George VI Chase, held over after being frozen off from it's traditional home on Boxing Day.

Pope John Paul II moves a step closer to sainthood (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 05:02 PM PST

FILE - In this Friday April 8, 2005 file photo, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who became the new Pope, Benedict XVI, at the Vatican Tuesday April 19, 2005, is seen blessing the coffin containing the body of Pope John Paul II, during the funeral mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. The pope has approved a miracle attributed to Pope John Paul II's intercession and set May 1 as the date for the beloved pontiff to be beatified. Pope Benedict XVI declared in a decree Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, that the cure of a French nun who suffered from Parkinson's disease was miraculous, the last step needed for the beatification. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)AP - During Pope John Paul II's 2005 funeral, crowds at the Vatican shouted for him to be made a saint immediately. "Santo subito!" they chanted for one of the most important and beloved pontiffs in history.

Fiat-Chrysler deal hangs in balance (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 04:27 PM PST

Employees stand and argue in front of the Mirafiori Fiat plant in Turin. Polls closed at the Mirafiori plant in Turin on Friday as workers finished voting on a divisive deal with the new Fiat-Chrysler auto giant that could prove key for the company's future.(AFP/Olivier Morin)AFP - Survival of Fiat's historic Mirafiori plant in Turin hung in the balance Saturday after the workforce finished voting on a divisive deal with the new Fiat-Chrysler auto giant that could prove key for the company's future.

BP, Rosneft announce share swap, Arctic exploration deal (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 03:59 PM PST

Oil giant BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley (L) shakes hand with state-run Russian firm Rosneft's President Eduard Khudainatov (R) after signing an agreement to form a global and arctic strategic alliance at the BP headquarters in central London. The agreement creates the first major equity-linked partnership between a national and international oil company.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - The heads of energy giant BP and state-run Russian oil firm Rosneft announced a deal Friday to swap shares in a joint venture to exploit the vast untouched energy resources of the Arctic.

Robertson crashes out of Masters, Fu into semis (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 02:57 PM PST

Australia's world champion Neil Robertson, seen here preparing a shot, saw his Masters hopes ended at the quarter-final stage on Friday when he slumped to a 6-4 defeat at the hands of Northern Ireland's Mark Allen.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Australia's Neil Robertson saw his Masters hopes ended at the quarter-final stage on Friday when he slumped to a 6-4 defeat at the hands of Northern Ireland's Mark Allen.

FM condemns violence, urges elections in Tunisia (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 02:54 PM PST

Foreign Secretary William Hague, pictured here in 2010, on Friday condemned the violence in Tunisia and called for free and fair elections, after the Tunisian president fled following deadly protests.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP - Foreign Secretary William Hague on Friday condemned the violence in Tunisia and called for free and fair elections, after the Tunisian president fled following deadly protests.

Russian state-owned oil firm takes stake in BP (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 02:38 PM PST

AP - In a major deal that cements energy ties between Russia and Britain, oil company BP announced Friday night that Russia's state-owned oil firm Rosneft will take 5 percent of BP's ordinary voting shares in a major stock swap.

Iran's nuke tour without major powers, key allies (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 01:51 PM PST

A view of the US Treasury Department building in Washington, DC. The Treasury Thursday slapped sanctions on 24 shipping companies, including 20 in Hong Kong, for allegedly operating as fronts for Iranian businesses involved in Tehran's missile programs.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)AP - A weekend tour of Iran's nuclear sites is going ahead without Russia, China, the European Union or key allies Turkey and Brazil, blunting Tehran's attempts to gain support from major powers ahead of crucial talks on its atomic activities.

Rosneft, BP agree share swap in Arctic deal (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 01:51 PM PST

Oil giant BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley (L) shakes hand with state-run Russian firm Rosneft's President Eduard Khudainatov (R) after signing an agreement to form a global and arctic strategic alliance at the BP headquarters in central London. The agreement creates the first major equity-linked partnership between a national and international oil company.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Oil giant BP and state-run Russian firm Rosneft announced a deal Friday to work together to exploit the resources in the Arctic and to swap shares so Rosneft will hold five percent of BP, a statement said.

Rovers return for Santa Cruz (AFP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 01:36 PM PST

Paraguayan international Roque Santa Cruz, seen here in 2010, has joined former club Blackburn Rovers on loan from Manchester City for the remainder of the season, it was confirmed Friday.(AFP/File/Lluis Gene)AFP - Paraguayan international Roque Santa Cruz has joined former club Blackburn Rovers on loan from Manchester City for the remainder of the season, it was confirmed Friday.

Italy's Berlusconi in prostitution probe (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 12:40 PM PST

FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 20, 2010 file photo, Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi sits as he listen to a speech during the traditional meeting at the Quirinale Presidential palace called to exchange Christmas greetings in Rome. Italy's leading newspaper is reporting that Premier Silvio Berlusconi is under investigation in a prostitution case involving a then-17-year-old Moroccan girl. Corriere della Sera reported online Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, that the 74-year-old premier is suspected of abusing his power in trying to cover up his alleged encounters with the girl, nicknamed Ruby. Berlusconi's office said it had no immediate comment. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)AP - Prosecutors are investigating whether Premier Silvio Berlusconi paid for sex with an underage girl from Morocco and then abused his power in trying to cover up the encounters, officials said Friday.

Lebanese general seeks access to case file (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 07:32 AM PST

Maj. Gen. Jamil al-Sayyed, Lebanon's former chief of general security, in the courtroom of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011. The U.N. tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is holding a public hearing Friday to discuss demands by Jamil al-Sayyed to see the evidence that led to him being jailed as a suspect for nearly four years, although he was freed from a Lebanese jail in April 2009 for lack of evidence, he claims false witnesses framed him but he now wants access to their evidence so he can sue them in local courts. (AP Photo/Jerry Lampen, Pool)AP - A Lebanese general who was jailed for nearly four years as a suspect in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri warned Friday that an international tribunal's refusal to let him see "false witness" testimony he claims framed him is undermining the court's credibility.

Spain wants to put Demjanjuk on trial (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 07:27 AM PST

AP - A Spanish judge has indicted John Demjanjuk on charges of being an accessory to genocide and crimes against humanity while serving as a Nazi concentration camp guard.

Bus driver describes carnage of 2005 bomb attack (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 07:20 AM PST

AP - The driver of a bus attacked in the July 7, 2005 suicide bombings in London said Friday he had urged passengers to disembark just moments before the explosion.

Russian parliament debates arms pact with US (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 07:04 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 - Legislators in the lower house of Russia's parliament on Friday passed a set of conditions they say are required for the country to honor a pivotal nuclear arms pact with the United States, reacting to a similar resolution by the U.S. Senate.

Belarus says Germany, Poland tried coup (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 06:45 AM PST

AP - The newspaper of Belarus' presidential administration on Friday accused Poland and Germany of trying to overthrow the authoritarian leader. Both countries denied the claim.

Judge: Alleged UK terror gang face trial in 2012 (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 05:55 AM PST

AP - A British judge says nine men accused of plotting terrorist attacks on London landmarks including the Houses of Parliament and the U.S. embassy will stand trial next year.

(AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 03:56 AM PST

AP - Berlusconi's lawyers say prostitution probe is "absurd and groundless"

Lebanon's caretaker PM seeks support (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 03:17 AM PST

Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri, left, and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan pose for cameras before a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011. Hariri consulted with Turkey as part of efforts to rally international support after the Shiite militant group Hezbollah brought down the Lebanese government. Pro-Western Hariri, having met with President Barack Obama in Washington and stopped in France en route to Turkey, was expected to discuss steps to solve the government crisis with Erdogan and Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.(AP Photo)AP - Lebanon's pro-Western prime minister consulted with regional power Turkey on Friday as part of efforts to rally international support after the Shiite militant group Hezbollah brought down the Lebanese government.

Mideast Quartet to meet in Germany (AP)

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 02:59 AM PST

AP - The German government says the Quartet of Middle East peacemakers will meet on the sidelines of a security conference in Munich next month.

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