2011年3月30日星期三

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Arrest after Semtex found near London Olympic site: police (AFP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 04:54 PM PDT

A handout picture from the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) press office taken on March 24, shows an arial view of the Olympic Stadium in London. Police said Wednesday they had arrested a female security guard at London's Olympic Stadium after a small amount of the bomb-making material Semtex was found during a search of her car.(AFP/ODA/File/Anthony Charlton)AFP - Police said Wednesday they had arrested a female security guard at London's Olympic Stadium after a small amount of the bomb-making material Semtex was found during a search of her car.

Kadhafi's foreign minister arrives in Britain and quits post (AFP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 04:43 PM PDT

Libyan Foreign Minister Mussa Kussa, pictured on March 7, arrived in Britain on Wednesday, telling the British government that he was resigning from his post, the Foreign Office (FCO) said.(AFP/File/Mahmud Turkia)AFP - Libya's Moamer Kadhafi suffered another blow Wednesday when his foreign minister flew into Britain telling officials he no longer wanted to represent the Tripoli regime.

US, Britain insert covert agents into Libya: reports (AFP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 04:21 PM PDT

A Libyan rebel walks with a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) as he takes position at the west gate of the eastern city of Ajdabiya. The United States and Britain have inserted covert intelligence agents into Libya to make contact with rebels and to gather data to guide coalition air strikes, a report said Wednesday.(AFP/Mahmud Hams)AFP - The United States and Britain have inserted covert intelligence agents into Libya to make contact with rebels and to gather data to guide coalition air strikes, a report said Wednesday.

$24 million donation secures Zurbaran works for UK (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 04:19 PM PDT

Reuters - A series of portraits by 17th century Spanish painter Francisco de Zurbaran hanging in Auckland Castle, northeast England, have been saved from the auction block by a 15 million pound ($24 million) donation.

English tabby a purrfect purring machine (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 04:03 PM PDT

In this handout photo released by Northampton College, Smokey, a gray and white tabby cat prepares to receive a treat from owner Ruth Adams, in Northampton , England. A British community college says it has a recorded a house cat whose lawnmower-like purr hit 73 decibels, 16 times louder than the average feline. Northampton College in central England said Wednesday, March 30, 2011, that it had dispatched a music team with specialist sound equipment to record 12-year-old Smokey. The recording has been submitted to the Guinness World Records. (AP Photo, Alisdair Tait, Northampton College) EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO SALESAP - No need to bell this cat: A gray-and-white tabby by the name of Smokey has cat-apulted to fame with purring so loud it has been recorded at a potentially record-setting 73 decibels.

Lucas signs long-term Liverpool contract (AFP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 03:50 PM PDT

Liverpool's Brazilian midfielder Lucas Leiva, seen here in 2010, has signed a new long-term contract at the club, the Premier League side announced on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Liverpool's Brazilian central midfielder Lucas Leiva has signed a new long-term contract at the club, the Premier League side announced on Wednesday.

UK: Libya's foreign minister to resign (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 03:24 PM PDT

File - Libya's Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa speaks to the media at a hotel in Tripoli, Libya in this Monday, March 7, 2011 file photo. Libya's foreign minister has left Tunisia for London after a two-day visit shrouded in secrecy, Tunisia's official news agency said Wednesday, March 30 2011. Moussa Koussa traveled on an early afternoon flight on an unidentified Swiss carrier from the Tunisian resort of Djerba toward the British capital, the TAP news agency reported. (AP Photo / Ben Curtis, file)AP - Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa arrived in Britain on Wednesday and is resigning from his post, Britain's government said.

Prince Harry takes plunge on Arctic trek (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 03:10 PM PDT

Britain's Prince Harry tries out an immersion suit, during training for the Walking with the Wounded expedition, on the island of Spitsbergen, situated between the Norwegian mainland and the North Pole, Wednesday March 30, 2011. The third in line to the British throne will train for three days before accompanying the team on the first five days of their four-week expedition. (AP Photo/ David Cheskin, Pool)AP - Prince Harry doesn't do things halfway.

Marchionne says Chrysler IPO could be delayed (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 03:03 PM PDT

Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne talks during the shareholders meeting of Fiat Group at the Lingotto Fiat headquarters in Turin, Italy, Turin, Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Marchionne said the two automakers potentially could generate combined revenues of €100 billion ($141 billion) by 2014. Marchionne expects Fiat's revenues alone to nearly double from €35.8 billion 2010 to €64 billion. Fiat SpA, which took over Chrysler LCC after it emerged from bankruptcy 21 months ago, is in the process of relaunching Chrysler, which still has not returned to profit. The automaker dramatically narrowed losses in 2010, and forecasts net income of $200 million to $500 million for 2011.(AP Photo/Massimo Pinca)AP - Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne suggested Wednesday that Chrysler may delay its initial public offering depending on the cash needs of the U.S. automaker and the auto workers union trust fund.

Ryanair to impose new anti-EU fee on all tickets (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 02:35 PM PDT

AP - Ryanair, the airline notorious for its array of extra charges, has just launched an unavoidable new fee that will add euro2 ($2.80) to every one-way ticket.

Austria to revamp Mauthausen concentration camp (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 02:10 PM PDT

AP - Austrian authorities presented plans Wednesday to restore and revamp the former Mauthausen concentration camp, calling it an important contribution to preventing the resurgence of Nazi sentiment.

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Posted: 30 Mar 2011 01:57 PM PDT

AP - Britain's Foreign Office says Libya's foreign minister arrives in UK and is resigning his post.

Belgian parliament backs report on church abuse (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 01:25 PM PDT

Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Child Sex Abuse in the Belgian Catholic Church, Karine Lalieux, prepares to read the final report on its findings at the Belgian Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. The Belgian parliament is calling for an independent arbitration committee to deal with years of child abuse by Roman Catholic clergy and possible compensation for victims.(AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)AP - Belgium's parliament on Wednesday called for an independent arbitration committee to deal with years of child abuse by Roman Catholic clergy and possible compensation for victims.

World powers tangle over arming Libya's rebels (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 11:19 AM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron, centre, listens to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, left, speak at the opening of the Libya Conference in London Tuesday March 29, 2011. International leaders plotted out an endgame Tuesday for Moammar Gadhafi's tottering regime, as British Prime Minister David Cameron accused the Libyan leader of shooting and starving his opponents into submission. (AP Photo/Stefan Rousseau/Pool)AP - World powers clashed Wednesday over whether it is legal to supply weapons to Libya's badly equipped rebels as Moammar Gadhafi's troops beat back their advance on the ground.

Berlusconi visits island overwhelmed by migrants (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 10:20 AM PDT

Migrants on a boat approach the Lampedusa harbor, Italy, Monday, March 28, 2011. Fishermen have used empty migrants' boats to block the entrance to Lampedusa harbor, a mostly symbolic act which still raised cheers from townsfolk gathered on the quays. News reports Monday said the boats, which had been seized by Italian authorities, were used to block the tiny island's port. Officials reported 460 migrants arrived from North Africa overnight, joining 3,000 more who have arrived in the last three days and escalating tensions on the island, closer to Africa than to mainland Italy. (AP Photo)AP - Premier Silvio Berlusconi promised Wednesday to quickly evacuate the thousands of North African migrants who have overwhelmed the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa, earning cheers from residents exasperated by the arrivals.

Kosovo court orders president to step down (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:33 AM PDT

AP - Kosovo President Behgjet Pacolli was ordered to vacate his post Wednesday, with the Constitutional Court ruling that his election violated the country's charter since he was the only candidate.

North Koreans upbeat after talks with ex-US envoys (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:16 AM PDT

North Korean diplomat Ri Gun, center, gives a statement to media at the airport Tegel in Berlin on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. A delegation of senior North Koreans has wrapped up three days of talks with former U.S. officials in Germany on the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and related issues. The six-person North Korean contingent, led by Ri Gun, the director general of the North American affairs bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and his deputy Choe Son Hui, departed from Berlin Wednesday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)AP - North Korean officials sounded upbeat Wednesday after three days of talks in Germany with former U.S. officials on the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and disputes between the two nations.

Nuke agency says radiation high outside 20-km zone (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:03 AM PDT

A protester wearing protective suit and a gas mask poses during a protest in central Sofia March 30, 2011, against the planned construction of a 2,000 megawatt nuclear plant of Belene. Following Japan's nuclear disaster the government has said it would seek additional safety guarantees for the plant in Belene on the Danube river. Bulgaria contracted Russia's Atomstroyexport to build the plant in 2006, but the project has since stalled over price disputes with Moscow and funding problems. The Balkan country has only one operational nuclear power plant at present with two Soviet-made reactors. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov (BULGARIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST ENERGY POLITICS)AP - U.N. nuclear agency officials say that readings outside the exclusion zone of the Japan nuclear disaster shows radiation exceeding recommended evacuation levels by the agency.

Thieves rob diamonds worth millions at Swiss fair (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 08:33 AM PDT

AP - Swiss prosecutors say thieves have stolen four diamonds worth millions of dollars (euros) from a watch and jewel fair in the northwestern city of Basel.

Lawyer asks int'l court to free Rwandan rebel (AP)

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 08:02 AM PDT

AP - The lawyer of a Rwandan rebel accused of involvement in war crimes and crimes against humanity in Congo asked the International Criminal Court Wednesday to release him from detention and allow him to return to his family in France.

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