2011年2月8日星期二

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Hague warns Israel over 'belligerent' rhetoric (AFP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 04:55 PM PST

British Foreign Secretary William Hague talks to journalists in Tunis. Hague warned AFP - Foreign Secretary William Hague warned "belligerent" Israel to tame its rhetoric and said unrest in Arab countries may hinder the peace process, in comments published on Wednesday.

Assange 'offered to be interviewed in Sweden': lawyer (AFP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 04:11 PM PST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (R) and Mark Stephens, Assange's lawyer, leave Belmarsh Magistrates' Court, in south-east London. Assange repeatedly offered to be interviewed in Sweden last year over allegations of rape and molestation, his Swedish lawyer told a British court on Tuesday.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange repeatedly offered to be interviewed in Sweden last year over allegations of rape and molestation, his Swedish lawyer told a British court on Tuesday.

Assange's lawyer: Sweden acted improperly in probe (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 04:10 PM PST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives at Belmarsh Magistrates' Court in London, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. A lawyer for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Monday that Swedish secrecy around rape proceedings and his client's global notoriety mean there is a risk of a 'flagrant denial of justice' if he is extradited to Sweden over sex crimes allegations. A two-day extradition hearing that began Monday will decide Assange's legal fate. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - The man famous for leaking thousands of secret U.S. military and diplomatic documents just spent two days in court fighting extradition to Sweden and criticizing prosecutors there for allegedly leaking his name to the media in a sex crimes inquiry.

McDonald's sales top expectations; Europe stronger (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 03:40 PM PST

AP - McDonald's Corp. reported a 5.3 percent rise in January sales at locations open more than a year, giving credit to its McCafe hot chocolate, Chicken McNuggets and the addition of oatmeal to the menu.

Uncle of missing Swiss twins says hopes fading (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 03:09 PM PST

AP - The family of missing Swiss twins says hopes of finding the girls are waning after police discovered their father had mailed thousands of euros to his estranged wife before he apparently killed himself.

Summary Box: German industrial production drops (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 03:00 PM PST

AP - A DECLINE: Industrial production in Germany, Europe's largest economy, fell 1.5 percent during December, hurt by a slump in construction amid harsh winter weather. The construction sector dropped a massive 24.1 percent during the month.

Summary Box: UBS posts 1st annual profit since '06 (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 02:37 PM PST

AP - PROFIT RECOVERY: Swiss banking giant UBS AG reported its first yearly profit since 2006, before the global financial crisis began, even though fourth-quarter earnings were worse than expected.

Ireland down Wales in Nations Cup opener (AFP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 02:26 PM PST

Manchester United's Northern Irish midfielder Darron Gibson, pictured in January 2011. The Republic of Ireland won the inaugural Nations Cup match as they beat Wales 3-0 at Lansdowne Road here on Tuesday.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - The Republic of Ireland won the inaugural Nations Cup match as they beat Wales 3-0 at Lansdowne Road here on Tuesday.

Painting of Picasso's muse sold at British auction (AFP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 02:18 PM PST

Pablo Picasso's AFP - A celebrated masterpiece by Pablo Picasso sold Tuesday at Sotheby's auction house in London for 25.2 million pounds, more than double its pre-auction valuation.

Publisher defends book on Polish plunder of Jews (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 01:18 PM PST

In this undated photo provided by author Jan Gross, Polish villagers are purportedly shown during a search for gold and other treasure amid the human remains of Jews killed at the Treblinka death camp. The photograph serves as the starting point for a new book, 'Golden Harvest,' which is sparking controversy in Poland. A Polish publishing house defended its decision Tuesday Feb 8 2011 to publish a book that has sparked controversy with its argument that Poles actively profited from Jewish suffering during the Holocaust. The book by Jan Gross and Irena Grudzinska Gross, argues that rural Poles sometimes sought financial gain from Jewish misfortune in a variety of ways, from plundering Jewish mass graves to ferreting out Jews in hiding for reward. (AP Photo)AP - A Polish publishing house defended its decision Tuesday to publish a book that has sparked controversy with its argument that Poles actively profited from Jewish suffering during the Holocaust.

Greek bank robber blamed for deadly terror attack (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 12:44 PM PST

AP - Greece's most wanted bank robber — a man who deeply embarrassed authorities by escaping from prison twice by helicopter — was involved in a militant bombing that killed a police officer last year, officials said Tuesday.

Trial sought for Berlusconi in prostitution probe (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 12:20 PM PST

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. EU leaders meet for a one-day summit on Friday, with energy, the eurozone debt crisis and unrest in Egypt set to dominate the agenda. (AP Photo/Thierry Charlier)AP - Prosecutors said Tuesday they will request a trial against embattled Premier Silvio Berlusconi over accusations he paid for sex with a 17-year-old girl and then used his influence to try to cover it up.

Russia, UK paper spar over expelled reporter (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 12:14 PM PST

AP - Russia's Foreign Minister says it refused entry to a reporter from one of Britain's major newspapers because he didn't follow accreditation procedures properly — but added he can return if the errors are worked out.

French PM acknowledges gifts from Egyptian govt (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:58 AM PST

AP - France's prime minister acknowledged Tuesday that the Egyptian government offered his family free lodging, a plane flight and an outing on the Nile during a Christmas vacation in Egypt.

Charles Taylor's boycotts end of war crimes trial (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:29 AM PST

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor argues with a photographer as he awaits the start of the prosecution's closing arguments during his trial at the U.N.-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam February 8, 2011. Taylor's lawyer stormed out of court Tuesday after judges refused to accept a written summary of the former Liberian president's defense case at the end of his war crimes trial. British attorney Courtenay Griffiths ignored judges at the Special Tribunal for Sierra Leone who ordered him to stay in court after unprecedented angry exchanges erupted before closing arguments in the three-year case. 'How will posterity judge the credibility of this court if, at this 11th hour, they prevented Mr. Taylor from presenting ... 90 percent of his closing arguments?' Griffiths said outside court. He said he refused to 'lend legitimacy to proceedings' by staying. (AP Photo/Jerry Lampen, Pool)AP - Charles Taylor's war crimes trial is ending the way it began — with the former Liberian president boycotting proceedings and claiming they are politically motivated and unfair.

10 injured in gas blast in southeastern Turkey (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 10:53 AM PST

AP - A governor in Turkey says a liquified petroleum gas tank exploded at a petrol station, injuring 10 people at an adjacent supermarket in southeastern Turkey.

Romania may get even tougher on witches (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 10:40 AM PST

AP - There's more bad news in the cards for Romania's beleaguered witches.

Paris honors 'Mad Men' creator (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 10:38 AM PST

U.S. actress Christina Hendricks, star of the hit TV series Mad Men poses during a ceremony where the U.S. creator, executive producer and writer of the series Matthew Weiner, unseen, received the Vermeil Medal of the City of Paris, in City Hall, Paris Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)AP - Paris is formalizing its fascination with "Mad Men" by giving a medal to the hit series' creator and executive producer, Matthew Weiner.

Hungarian diplomats in custody in fraud case (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 10:16 AM PST

AP - Prosecutors say three officials, including a former Hungarian ambassador to Russia, have been taken into custody, suspected of taking part in the sale of Hungary's commercial office in Moscow at below its market value.

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