2011年4月21日星期四

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Queen Victoria's gown offers hints on Middleton's (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT

This is a undated handout image released by Britain's Royal Mail of stamps of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Britain's Royal Mail is celebrating Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding with a new set of stamps that feature their official engagement portraits. Two pictures of the couple taken by fashion and celebrity photographer Mario Testino will be printed on the set of commemorative stamps. (AP Photo/Royal Mail) EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO ARCHIVE NO SALES THIS IMAGE CAN ONLY BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH STORIES ABOUT THE ROYAL WEDDING STAMPSAP - The celebrated silk-and-lace bridal gown worn by Queen Victoria offers some clues about what Kate Middleton will wear when she walks down the aisle April 29, even if much has changed since Victoria's low-key wedding in 1840.

Britain gears up for global royal wedding (AFP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 04:22 PM PDT

Union Jack flags are seen here on London's Regent Street, on April 20, in preparation for the royal wedding between Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton at Westminister Abbey on April 29.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Britain is making final preparations for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton next week as the biggest royal occasion in 30 years brings closure to the tragic legacy of Princess Diana.

Fiat to spend $1.3B to boost its stake in Chrysler (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 02:42 PM PDT

In this photo made on Feb. 10, 2011, shows a Fiat 500, at the opening of the Pittsburgh International Auto Show, in Pittsburgh. Italian automaker Fiat Spa said Wednesday, April 20, 2011, first-quarter profits were €29 million ($41.5 million), compared with a loss a year earlier, on increased sales of luxury brands and strong performance in the components business.(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)AP - Fiat will spend $1.3 billion to raise its ownership stake in Chrysler, the first time the Italian company will invest cash in the Detroit automaker.

French police probing missing family make macabre find (AFP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 02:11 PM PDT

An agent carries a body in Nantes, from the house of a family who disappeared 17 days ago. French police opened a murder probe Thursday after their search for a missing family yielded a severed leg then five buried bodies -- believed to be those of a mother and her four children.(AFP/Jean-Sebastien Evrard)AFP - French police opened a murder probe Thursday after their search for a missing family yielded a severed leg then five buried bodies -- believed to be those of a mother and her four children.

BP pledges $1 billion to restore oil-stained Gulf (AFP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 02:04 PM PDT

A shrimp boat trolls for its catch on April 19, near Middle Ground in southern Louisiana. BP has pledged $1 billion to jump-start projects aimed at restoring the US Gulf Coast after last year's massive oil spill, officials said Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/John Moore)AFP - BP has pledged $1 billion to jump-start projects aimed at restoring the US Gulf Coast after last year's massive oil spill, officials said Thursday.

Real captain Ramos drops King's Cup under a bus (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 01:48 PM PDT

Reuters - Sergio Ramos suffered an embarrassing mishap during Real Madrid's celebration of Wednesday's King's Cup triumph when he dropped the trophy under a bus at their victory parade.

An A to Z of the royal wedding (AFP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 01:19 PM PDT

Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton visit Darwen Aldridge Community Academy in Darwen, north-west England, earlier this month.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - The royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29, from A to Z:

UK's Cameron: NATO not creeping toward ground war (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 01:03 PM PDT

A Libyan rebel fighter gestures as they make their way to the frontline, on the outskirts of Ajdabiya, Libya, Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Moammar Gadhafi's loyalists shelled the Nafusa mountain area and clashed with opposition forces in the besieged coastal city of Misrata Wednesday, rebels said, as the Libyan leader also sought to quell resistance in the western part of the country that is largely under his control. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)AP - British Prime Minister David Cameron insisted Thursday that NATO isn't edging toward the deployment of ground troops in Libya despite the decision by several European nations to send military staff to assist rebel forces.

Abbas in Paris as France mulls recognising Palestine (AFP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:52 PM PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) welcomes Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas prior to a meeting at the Presidential Hotel Matignon in Paris. Sarkozy hosted Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in Paris on Thursday as Europe reflects more and more openly on the prospect of recognising an independent Palestine.(AFP/Lionel Bonaventure)AFP - President Nicolas Sarkozy hosted Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas in Paris on Thursday as France told the United Nations that Europe was considering giving formal recognition to a Palestinian state.

Bodies found at home of missing French family (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:45 PM PDT

French police motorcyclists are seen in Nantes, western France, outside the house of a French family who have been missing since early April, and where a severed leg was discovered Thursday, April 21, 2011. French police investigating the mysterious disappearance of a family of six from the northwestern city of Nantes made a gruesome discovery Thursday — a one-legged corpse in a freshly dug grave beneath the terrace of the family house, officials said.(AP Photo/David Vincent)AP - French police have exhumed five bodies from a freshly dug grave at a house in the northwestern city of Nantes — believed to be a family who went missing almost three weeks ago.

Prince Charles to use Texan's jet in US visit (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:42 PM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2009 file photo, Britain's Prince Charles, left, and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall are seen in a carriage during a state procession with Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and visiting Indian President Pratibha Patil at Windsor Castle, England. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, file)AP - A Texan billionaire has given Prince Charles use of a private jet for his upcoming trip to the U.S., palace officials said Thursday.

Queen Elizabeth handing out presents on birthday (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:23 AM PDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, celebrating her 85th birthday, takes part the traditional Royal Maundy Service at Westminster Abbey, Thursday April 21, 2011. According to Buckingham Palace, it was the first time the Queen's birthday had fallen on Maundy Thursday. Each Maundy money recipient - all retired pensioners invited in recognition of their service to the church and the community - will receive two purses - one red and one white - in the centuries-old tradition. The red purse contains a 5 pound ( US$ 8.15: euro 5.6) coin commemorating the Duke of Edinburgh's 90th birthday in June, and a 50p (US$ 0.82: euro 0.57) coin marking the 2012 London Olympic Games. The white purse holds uniquely minted Maundy Money of silver one, two, three and four penny pieces, the sum of which equals the Queen's age. (AP Photo/Arthur Edwards, pool)AP - It's Queen Elizabeth II's birthday, but she's the one handing out the presents.

Pope praises John Paul II ahead of beatification (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:13 AM PDT

A Krakow resident watches a sculpture of late of Pope John Paul II in Krakow, Poland, Monday, April 18, 2011. The bronze sculptures of the Polish born pope that have been created by different artists attract many people prior to the the beatification on May 1. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)AP - Pope Benedict XVI warmly praised his predecessor Pope John Paul II in a Holy Thursday address days before John Paul's May 1 beatification, holding him up as a example of faith amid Western indifference to Christianity.

Turkey: Kurdish candidates can run for parliament (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 10:01 AM PDT

Television crews wait outside the High Election Board in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, April 21, 2011. A policeman and a civilian were wounded by gunshots during a protest in Turkey's southeast Thursday as Kurds, furious over a decision to bar some independent Kurdish candidates, who have been convicted of illegal alliances with Kurdish rebels, from a national ballot, clashed with police for a third day, the Anatolia news agency said.(AP Photo)AP - Turkey's top election body on Thursday reversed a decision that had barred several Kurdish candidates from running in a parliamentary vote in June — a move likely to ease violence that has killed one protester and left dozens wounded.

UK PM warns over courts' use of secret injunctions (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 09:53 AM PDT

AP - Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron has expressed unease with recent British court decisions involving gag orders.

US hands over terror suspect to Germany (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 09:35 AM PDT

AP - The United States handed over to Germany on Thursday a suspected Islamic militant whose information provided to U.S. interrogators in Afghanistan led authorities across the world to issue terror warnings for Europe last year, prosecutors said.

Archbishop urges support for Kate and William (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 07:47 AM PDT

FILE - This Nov. 16, 2010 file photo shows Britain's Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton as they pose for the media at St. James's Palace in London. The couple will wed on April 29, 2011. (AP Photo/ Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)AP - The archbishop who will marry Prince William and Kate Middleton has made a short film about his role in the royal wedding, and urged people to support the royal couple in the weeks, months and years to come.

Spain court bans atheist march on Holy Thursday (AP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2011 04:12 AM PDT

AP - A court has barred atheists from holding a march on Holy Thursday, saying that would be offensive to Spanish Catholics who mark Easter with processions of their own.

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