2011年2月14日星期一

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Beckham libel and slander lawsuit dismissed (AFP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 05:18 PM PST

English footballer David Beckham trains with Tottenham Hotspur in January 2011. Beckham's 25 million-dollar libel and slander lawsuit against In Touch magazine was dismissed on Monday by a US District Court judge.(AFP/POOL/File/Paul Childs)AFP - English football star David Beckham's 25 million-dollar libel and slander lawsuit against In Touch magazine was dismissed by a US District Court judge.

UK invites online comments on new bill (AP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 04:02 PM PST

AP - Britain's government is asking the public to play a role in lawmaking by posting online comments on a new piece of legislation.

Ancelotti concedes Premier League title as Chelsea held (AFP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 03:27 PM PST

Chelsea's Frank Lampard controls the ball watched by Fulham's Captain Danny Murphy during a Premier League match at Craven Cottage in London, England. The match ended in a 0-0 draw.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti conceded defeat in the Premier League title race after his side played out a goalless draw at Craven Cottage on Monday night.

Suicide bombers kill 2 in Russia (AP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 02:58 PM PST

AP - A pair of suicide bombers, including a woman, attacked security forces in Russia's volatile Dagestan province on Monday, killing two security officials and wounding 21 others, according to officials and news reports.

See-through dress that snared prince up for sale (AFP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 02:00 PM PST

This handout from Kerry Taylor Auctions (KTA) in London shows the see-through knitted lace dress which helped Kate Middleton catch the eye of her husband-to-be Prince William. The dress designed by Charlotte Todd is going under the hammer, the auctioneers said Monday.(AFP/KTA-HO)AFP - A see-through dress that helped Kate Middleton catch the eye of husband-to-be Prince William is going under the hammer, auctioneers said Monday.

Boatloads of Tunisians land in Italy, sparking refugee crisis (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 01:33 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - More than 4,500 Tunisians have fled North Africa for Europe, taking advantage of a security vacuum at home and creating a potential humanitarian emergency for Italy, which has called for a European Union summit in response.

Padlocks keep love safe in Poland (AFP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 01:27 PM PST

People walk on Tumski Bridge, known as the Bridge of Lovers, in Wroclaw. On Valentine's Day, couples in Wroclaw give each other padlocks, hang them on the bridge's railings and then throw away the keys in the Oder river as a symbol of eternal love.(AFP/File/Piotr Hawalej)AFP - On Valentine's Day, traditional symbols of love like roses and chocolates are nowhere in sight on the historic Tumski bridge spanning the river Oder in Wroclaw, western Poland.

Commercial launch for multi-firm WAC mobile apps group (AFP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 01:16 PM PST

A worker prepares a stand the day before the opening of the 3GSM World congress in Barcelona, on February 13. The Wholesale Applications Community (WAC), set up last year by major international operators to develop a universal platform for mobile applications, was commercially launched in Barcelona Monday.(AFP/File/Josep Lago)AFP - The Wholesale Applications Community (WAC), set up last year by major international operators to develop a universal platform for mobile applications, was commercially launched in Barcelona Monday.

Three British troops killed in Afghanistan (AFP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 01:03 PM PST

A rapid-response Apache helicopter waits for an emergency call at Bastion Airfield in Camp Bastion in 2010. A British soldier was killed Monday by an explosion in Afghanistan after it was announced earlier in the day that two soldiers had died in a blaze at the main British base in the war-torn country.(AFP/POOL/File/Leon Neal)AFP - A British soldier was killed Monday by an explosion in Afghanistan after it was announced earlier in the day that two soldiers had died in a blaze at the main British base in the war-torn country.

UK: Europe to discuss freezing Egyptian assets (AP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 01:03 PM PST

AP - Britain's foreign secretary said Monday the European Union will discuss a request from Egypt's military rulers to freeze assets held by members of ex-President Hosni Mubarak's ousted regime.

Moscow court dismisses defamation case vs Putin (AP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 12:36 PM PST

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen during his meeting with Sports Minister Viltaly Mutko, left, and Tatarstan regional President Rustam Minnikhanov to discuss preparedness for the Universiade-2013 in Kazan, in the Konstantin Palace near St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)AP - A Moscow court on Monday threw out a defamation suit filed against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin by political opponents that he accused during a live TV show of stealing from the state.

Serbian PM initiates sacking of his deputy (AP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 09:32 AM PST

Serbia's Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic gestures during a press conference, in Belgrade, Serbia, Monday, Feb. 14, 2011. Cvetkovic says he is initiating the replacement of his deputy and the leader of a key coalition party, heralding a possible collapse of the government and early elections. Cvetkovic said Monday he wants Deputy Prime Minister in charge of economy Mladjan Dinkic out of his cabinet after he criticized the premier and the government for not doing enough to stave off the Balkan country's deep economic crisis. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)AP - Serbia's prime minister said Monday he is sacking a key coalition partner in a move that could lead to the government's collapse and early elections.

Dutch court ponders halt to lawmaker's hate trial (AP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 09:05 AM PST

AP - An Amsterdam court will reconsider dismissing the hate speech trial of one of the Netherland's most popular leaders, an anti-immigrant politician who has compared Islam to fascism and called for a ban on the Quran.

WikiLeaks: NATO unimpressed by Russia's military (AP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 08:53 AM PST

AP - NATO was not impressed by Russia's military performance after two large maneuvers in 2009 because its forces relied on aging equipment, lacked transport and suffered from manpower shortages, according to a leaked U.S. diplomatic cable.

Danish teacher presumed dead after boat accident (AP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 08:52 AM PST

AP - Danish police have abandoned the search for a 44-year-old teacher who went missing after a dragon boat with two adults and 13 teenagers capsized in a chilly fjord.

Royal peek-a-boo: Kate's sheer dress to be sold (AP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 08:28 AM PST

Undated photo released Monday Feb. 14, 2011 by Kerry Taylor Auctions of designer Charlotte Todd with the dress she designed, which was worn by Kate Middleton at the St Andrew's University charity fashion show, in 2002. (AP Photo/HO Kerry Taylor Auctions) EDITORIAL USE ONLY.AP - A see-through dress that some believe played a key role in bringing Kate Middleton and Prince William together will be auctioned off in London next month.

Sketchy intelligence: Artist unveils study of MI6 (AP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 07:49 AM PST

Silhouettes of artist James Hart Dyke, lower right, and a photographer, lower left, in a room with his paintings 'Waiting in the hotel room', right, 'Spies eat paper', center, and Espionage' on display in an exhibition 'A year with MI6' in Mount Street Gallery in London, Monday, Feb. 14, 2011. Artist James Hart Dyke on Monday unveiled a series of paintings and drawings created during a year embedded with Britain's MI6 intelligence agency, in an uncharacteristic act of openness for the secretive organization. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Spies complain that intelligence is often sketchy — and here's the proof.

Hungarian man, 96, charged with WWII war crimes (AP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 07:37 AM PST

General view of the house of Sandor Kepiro a former WWII Hungarian military officer who has been charged with war crimes photographed in Budapest, Hungary, Monday, Feb. 14, 2011. The Budapest Investigating Prosecutor's Office says the charges against 96-year-old Sandor Kepiro stem from his participation in a raid by Hungarian forces in Novi Sad, northern Serbia, in January 1942, during which more than 1,200 civilians were killed. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)AP - A former Hungarian military officer has been charged with war crimes in the 1942 slaughter of 1,200 civilians in Serbia, prosecutors said Monday.

British reporter back in Moscow after expulsion (AP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 06:47 AM PST

This a handout photo dated August 17 2005 of The Guardian newspaper's Moscow correspondent Luke Harding, issued Monday Feb. 7 2011. Britain's Guardian newspaper said Monday its Moscow correspondent has been expelled from Russia, after he used WikiLeaks' cables to report on allegations that Russia under the rule of Vladimir Putin had become a 'virtual mafia state.' Harding, who had been back in London for two months reporting on the contents of leaked U.S. diplomatic cables, was refused entry by Russian authorities when he tried to return to Moscow last weekend, the paper's editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger said. (AP Photo / Christian Jungeblodt / The Guardian, ho)AP - The Moscow correspondent for the U.K.'s Guardian has returned a week after Russia denied him entry, sparking a flare-up of tensions, but the newspaper said Monday it was unclear how long he would be allowed to stay.

Germany hit with mild earthquake (AP)

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 06:07 AM PST

AP - The German Research Center for Geosciences says western Germany has been hit with a mild earthquake.

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