2011年4月20日星期三

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Rival wines vie in U.S. court for "mommy" label (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 05:52 PM PDT

Reuters - Rival wine sellers targeting overworked mothers are fighting over use of the word "Mommy" on their wine labels, according to a lawsuit filed in San San Francisco federal court.

Two award-winning war photographers killed in Libya (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 04:46 PM PDT

War photographer Tim Hetherington (C) is assisted by Libyan rebels as he climbs down a building after gunshots rang out from inside by loyalist forces in the besieged city of Misrata, hours before he was killed in the city while covering the conflict.(AFP/Phil Moore)AFP - Tim Hetherington, an Oscar-nominated British film director and war photographer, and award-winning US photographer Chris Hondros were killed and two other Western journalists wounded Wednesday in the besieged Libyan city of Misrata.

Britain, US vow to keep pressure on Kadhafi (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 03:34 PM PDT

A Libyan female member of Moamer Kadhafi's forces guards a checkpoint at a street in Tripoli. Britain and the United States on Wednesday stressed the importance of AFP - Britain and the United States on Wednesday stressed the importance of "continued military and diplomatic pressure" on Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi.

France vows to step up airstrikes in Libya (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 02:19 PM PDT

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, welcomes Libyan National Transitional Council's Mustapha Abdeljalil at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, Wednesday, April 20, 2011. France's government said Wednesday, it will send a small number of military liaison officers to Libya to work with opposition forces, but no ground troops.(AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)AP - Europe has moved closer to doing what it said it wouldn't do in Libya — directly jump into the bid to overthrow leader Moammar Gadhafi.

Celtic's troubled day ends in victory (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 02:18 PM PDT

Celtic's Kris Commons (R) celebrates scoring with Daniel Majstorovic in February 2011. Commons scored twice as Celtic defeated Kilmarnock 4-0 on Wednesday, closing the gap to Rangers to one point after a day in which Scottish football had again been dragged into sectarian strife.(AFP/File/Graham Stuart)AFP - Kris Commons scored twice as Celtic defeated Kilmarnock 4-0 on Wednesday, closing the gap on Rangers to one point after a day in which Scottish football had again been dragged into sectarian strife.

Malouda double revives Chelsea's title hopes (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 02:07 PM PDT

Chelsea's French footballer Florent Malouda (R) celebrates scoring his goal against Birmingham City during a Premier League football match at Stamford Bridge in London. Chelsea won 3-1.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - Florent Malouda struck twice either side of a Salomon Kalou strike as Chelsea moved into second place in the Premier League with a 3-1 victory over Birmingham at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.

Arsenal title blow as Spurs rescue draw (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 02:02 PM PDT

Tottenham Hotspurs' Croatian player Luka Modric (C) shoots at goal past Arsenal's French defender Bacary Sagna (L) and Alex Song (R) during the Premiership football match at White Hart Lane in London. The match ended in a 3-3 draw.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Arsenal failed to hang onto a lead for the second successive game as Spurs star Rafael van der Vaart dented their title hopes by rescuing a 3-3 draw in the north London derby on Wednesday.

Arsenal blow lead at Spurs as Chelsea go second (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 01:50 PM PDT

Chelsea's French footballer Florent Malouda (R) celebrates scoring his goal against Birmingham City during a Premier League football match at Stamford Bridge in London. Chelsea won 3-1.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - Arsenal's title challenge suffered another major blow on Wednesday as Spurs recovered from two goals down to rescue a 3-3 draw in the north London derby, while Chelsea went above the Gunners into second place after beating Birmingham 3-1.

Poland lets da Vinci gem travel (AFP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 01:08 PM PDT

Director of the Fine Arts Museum of Budapest Laszlo Baan answers a journalist's question in front of Leonardo da Vinci's 'Lady with an Ermine' in 2009. The AFP - The "Lady with an Ermine", a rare painting of a woman by Leonardo da Vinci and Poland's greatest art treasure, was set to hit the road Wednesday after a year of heated debate by officials and experts.

Russia's Medvedev shows off "dated" dance moves (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 12:41 PM PDT

Reuters - Moving to the beat of 1990s pop hit "American Boy," Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's stiff dance moves became an immediate viral hit on YouTube on Wednesday.

Putin's promises sound like a 2012 campaign spiel (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 12:10 PM PDT

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin addresses the State Duma, the parliament's lower chamber, in Moscow, Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Putin said in an annual address to parliament Wednesday that a key lesson of the global financial crisis is that vulnerability to economic shocks could undermine national sovereignty. He said Russia must be 'independent and strong' to resist outside pressure. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)AP - Vladimir Putin has given Russia's farmers, blue-collar workers, soldiers, parents and retirees good reasons to want him back in the Kremlin.

Small bomb hurled at officers in Northern Ireland (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 10:18 AM PDT

AP - Police say a small improvised explosive device has been thrown at a police foot patrol in Northern Ireland, but the device caused no injuries.

4 white lion cubs born at Belgrade Zoo (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 10:05 AM PDT

A three-day-old white lion cub sleeps in Belgrade Zoo, Serbia, Wednesday, April 20, 2011. The four white lions cubs, an extremely rare subspecies of the African lion were recently born in Belgrade Zoo. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)AP - Four white lion cubs have been born at the Belgrade Zoo.

A full feast: A 50-course menu from elBulli (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 09:57 AM PDT

AP - The following is the English version of the menu for dinner served at elBulli on March 30.

Spain's elBulli restaurant closing, transforming (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 09:56 AM PDT

This March 30, 2011 photo shows Spanish chef Ferran Adria as he speaks on the phone in his restaurant elBulli in Roses, Spain. The oft-imitated, modernist wizardry that Adria has pioneered for nearly 20 years in Spain's far northeastern tip has earned him fame, awards and the highest of honors. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)AP - The stairway to culinary heaven meanders up and down a dicey mountain road and ends in an idyllic Mediterranean cove with turquoise waters and food so eye-poppingly and artfully crafted it seems a shame to chew it up and swallow it.

Dutch tighten precautions after Deepwater disaster (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 09:53 AM PDT

AP - Dutch authorities say drilling operators and marine rescue units have three rapid-response exercises planned this year as part of lessons learned from the oil blowout in the Gulf of Mexico last year.

Bottles of 200-year-old champagne to be auctioned (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 09:31 AM PDT

AP - Two bottles of bubbly, preserved for nearly 200 years in a Baltic Sea shipwreck, are heading for the auction block.

Oh my Lord! UK's upper chamber is full to bursting (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 09:21 AM PDT

FILE -- In this May 25, 2010 file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II addresses a packed House of Lords, during the State Opening of Parliament in London. British lawmakers say the country's House of Lords is full to bursting, and can't cope with any more members. The country's upper chamber of Parliament has 792 active members, and legislators complain the overcrowding means they face a scramble for seats, office space and slots to speak during debates. Several leading members have backed a University College London report published on Wednesday April 20, 2011, which demands immediate action to reduce numbers in the packed chamber. Baroness Betty Boothroyd, a former House of Commons speaker, is among those who have urged Prime Minister David Cameron to stop appointing new members.(AP Photo/Leon Neal, pool, file)AP - Squeeze in Sir, excuse me Earl. Lawmakers say the red leather benches of Britain's House of Lords are packed to bursting — with Parliament's upper chamber straining to cope with the needs of almost 800 members.

Hard not be bullish on Spain's elBulli restaurant (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 09:07 AM PDT

This March 30, 2011 photo shows Spanish chef Ferran Adria during an interview with The Associated Press at his restaurant elBulli in Roses, Spain. The oft-imitated, modernist wizardry that Adria has pioneered for nearly 20 years in Spain's far northeastern tip has earned him fame, awards and the highest of honors. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)AP - Dinner began with a pillow and instructions on how to eat it.

4 missing after blast at Czech explosives plant (AP)

Posted: 20 Apr 2011 07:56 AM PDT

AP - A huge nitroglycerine explosion occurred at a factory in the Czech Republic on Wednesday, leaving nine people injured and four missing, officials said.

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