2011年3月17日星期四

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Libya no-fly zone 'vital to halt greater bloodshed' (AFP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 05:40 PM PDT

Britain's Foreign Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs William Hague (R), seen here with his French counterpart Alain Juppe on March 15, said that the United Nations Security Council's resolution to impose a no-fly zone over battle-torn Libya was vital to AFP - British Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the United Nations Security Council's resolution to impose a no-fly zone over battle-torn Libya was vital to "avoid greater bloodshed".

Busted Dutch Pedophile Ring Shows Depths of Human Depravity (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 05:09 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | According to the Associated Press, police say they have busted a Dutch-based international pedophile ring, arresting 184 suspects and rescuing 230 child victims from further abuse. The bust is the result of a three-year international investigation into an online forum called boylover.net, which is based in Amsterdam. Rob Wainwright, director of the European Union police agency (Europol), says the ring is "probably the largest online pedophile network in the world."

Prince William meets quake-hit Christchurch locals (AFP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 04:55 PM PDT

Prince William(C) receives a Maori cloak upon arriving at the Earthquake Memorial for those who were lost in the February 22 earthquake, in Christchurch.(AFP/Marty Melville)AFP - Prince William toured one of earthquake-hit Christchurch's most damaged suburbs Friday, ahead of a memorial service for those killed in New Zealand's most deadly disaster for 80 years.

Brit pack crash out as Braga, PSV qualify in Europa (AFP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 03:41 PM PDT

Manchester City's Ivorian defender Yaya Toure reacts at the final wistle as his side crash out of the Europa league after the UEFA Europa League Round of 16. Manchester beat the Ukrainian club 1-0 at home but bowed out 2-1 on aggregate.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Big-spending English giants Manchester City, Liverpool and Rangers crashed out of the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday to end Britain's interest in the competition.

UK urges Israel to return to peace talks (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 03:33 PM PDT

AP - Britain's foreign secretary has urged Israel's defense minister to return to peace talks with Palestinians and voiced concern about settlement construction.

Airbus faces manslaughter probe over Rio-Paris crash (AFP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 03:20 PM PDT

This picture released in 2009 by the Brazilian Navy shows divers recovering part of the tail section from the Air France A330 aircraft that crashed in midflight over the Atlantic ocean on June 1, 2009. Airbus is to face a criminal probe for alleged manslaughter in connection with the 2009 crash of a plane en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris with the loss of 228 lives, the manufacturer said.(AFP/BRAZILIAN NAVY/File)AFP - Airbus is to face a criminal probe for alleged manslaughter in connection with the 2009 crash of a plane en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris with the loss of 228 lives, the manufacturer said Thursday.

St Patrick's diet similar to today's health foods (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 02:08 PM PDT

People watch the St. Patrick's Day parade in New York, March 17, 2010. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, probably ate fare similar to today's pricey health foods such as cereal, fish and seaweed, according to a researcher who has studied the country's 5th century diet.

$125,871 paid for Middleton's see-through dress (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 02:06 PM PDT

Charlotte Todd stands next to the dress she designed, and which was worn by Kate Middleton during a St Andrew's University charity fashion show in 2002, during a media event prior to its auction, in London, Wednesday, March, 16, 2011. The dress is expected to sell from between 8-10 thousand pounds (US $12,850-16,063, euro 9,200-11,500), when sold at auction Thursday. The photograph at rear shows Middleton wearing the dress at the charity fashion show.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - A revealing piece of royal history was sold Thursday for 78,000 pounds ($125,871) when an unidentified buyer bought the infamous see-through dress Kate Middleton wore back in 2002 when she and Prince William were university friends.

Kate's see-through dress sells for £78,000 (AFP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 01:34 PM PDT

An auctioneer takes bids for a see-through dress(C) worn by Kate Middleton, fiancee of Britain's Prince William at Kerry Taylor Auction house in London. The dress sold for £78,000($125,000) smashing the expected price for the risque garment.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - The see-through dress that helped Kate Middleton catch the eye of husband-to-be Prince William sold Thursday for £78,000, smashing the expected price for the risque garment.

France supports quick Libya action after UN vote (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 01:32 PM PDT

Security agents try to stop supporters of Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi from protesting at the hotel where members of the foreign members were staying in Tripoli March 18, 2011. The United Nations authorised military action to curb Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on Thursday, hours after he threatened to storm the rebel bastion of Benghazi overnight, showing AP - The French prime minister says France would support military action against Moammar Gadhafi's Libya within a matter of hours if the U.N. Security Council approves it.

IAEA says Japan situation serious but stable (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 12:47 PM PDT

In this photo made off NHK TV video footage, a Japan Self-Defense Force helicopter with a bag containing water flies over Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, on its way to the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okumamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. Helicopters were sent to dump water onto the most troubled reactors to cool them down. (AP Photo/NHK TV) MANDATORY CREDIT, JAPAN OUT, NO SALES, TV OUT, EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - The situation at Japan's tsunami-stricken nuclear plant is "very serious," but at the moment does not appear to be deteriorating, a senior official of the U.N. atomic agency said Thursday.

France sends planes for departures from Japan (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 11:53 AM PDT

Many foreign travelers are stranded at Narita international airport due to the cancellation or delay of their flights Thursday, March 17, 2011 in Narita, Japan. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - The French government and Czech military have evacuated some of their citizens from Japan on special flights and Britain is planning the same, as international worries grew about health risks from Japan's leaking nuclear plants.

Flag-waving, some boos for Italy's 150th birthday (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 11:44 AM PDT

In this Wednesday, March 16, 2011 photo Italian actress Sophia Loren poses next to a Ferrari Formula One car during the Italian State TV program 'Centocinquanta' (One hundred and fifty) to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Italian unity in Rome. Italy marks its 150th birthday Thursday with pomp-filled ceremony and cultural events meant to highlight Italian unity and identity. Top leaders paid homage at the tomb of Italy's first king and will attend a performance of Verdi's 'Nabucco,' which helped inspire the successful drive for unity in 1861. (AP Photo/Cosima Scavolini, Lapresse)AP - Italy marked the 150th anniversary of its national unity with a public holiday on Thursday, joyful celebrations in cities such as Rome and Turin and not a few reminders of how fractured the country still is in some ways.

Anti-government rally draws 10,000 in Armenia (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 09:26 AM PDT

A woman surrounded by demonstrators holding Armenian flags, shouts during a rally in Yerevan, Armenia, Thursday, March 17, 2011. More than 10,000 anti-government protesters have rallied in the Armenian capital of Yerevan. Opponents of President Serge Sarkisian have several demands including the release of their incarcerated colleagues and snap elections. (AP Photo/Vahan Stepanyan, PanARMENIAN)AP - More than 10,000 anti-government protesters have rallied in Armenia's capital.

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Posted: 17 Mar 2011 09:13 AM PDT

AP - UN atomic agency: Japan situation 'very serious,' but not significantly worse.

500,000 pack Dublin for St. Patrick's Day parade (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 08:27 AM PDT

A man and a boy watch the the St Patrick's Day celebrations in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Thursday, March, 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)AP - More than 500,000 people packed the heart of Dublin for an unusual St. Patrick's Day parade Thursday that pointed out Ireland's current gloomy mood — and sought to sweep it away for a day.

Lawyers want more prep time for underage sex trial (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 06:52 AM PDT

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi looks on during a press conference with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, not pictured, after their meeting at Palazzo Chigi in Rome, Monday, March 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - Lawyers for Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi have reportedly asked to delay the start of his trial for allegedly paying for sex with an underage teenager so they can better prepare his defense.

ICRC departs Libyan rebel stronghold (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 06:33 AM PDT

AP - The International Committee of the Red Cross said Thursday it has pulled out of the rebel stronghold of Benghazi, Libya, because of deteriorating security.

Kadyrov's rule inspires fear in Chechnya (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 06:18 AM PDT

In this Wednesday, March 16, 2011 photo Raisa Turluyeva,40, stands amid the wreckage of her house holding photos of her son, in the village of Goity in Chechnya. Turluyeva's son disappeared after being seized by black-uniformed security forces after her family's houses were burnt down after a raid on suspected militants in October 2009. (AP Photo)AP - The brightly lit avenues, imposing new mosque and glitzy shopping malls in Chechnya's once bomb-scarred capital mean nothing to Raisa Turluyeva, whose son disappeared after being seized by black-uniformed security forces.

Political feud in Portugal endangers government (AP)

Posted: 17 Mar 2011 05:36 AM PDT

AP - The leader of Portugal's main opposition party says he won't support the minority government's latest measures aimed at avoiding a bailout for the debt-laden country.

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