2011年4月25日星期一

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Chernobyl widows mourn as bell tolls 25 times (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:59 PM PDT

A unique photo of the 4th destroyed reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant made by the plant's photographer Anatoliy Rasskazov in the first hours after the deadly April 26 1986 explosion. A highly radioactive vapor trail seen coming from the heart of the destroyed reactor. He died in 2010 of Chernoby-related cancer. (AP Photo/Anatoliy Rasskazov)AP - Black-clad Orthodox priests sang solemn hymns, Ukrainians lit thin wax candles and a bell tolled 25 times for the number of years that have passed since the Chernobyl disaster as the world began marking the anniversary Tuesday of the worst nuclear accident in history.

Dzeko goal powers Man City past Blackburn in Premiership game (AFP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:43 PM PDT

Blackburn Rovers' David Dunn (L) vies with Manchester City's Aleksandar Kolarov during their English Premier League match at Ewood Park, Blackburn. Man City won 1-0.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini backed Edin Dzeko to become a regular scorer after the £27 million forward hit his first Premier League goal.

Comeback king Ding reaches last eight at snooker Worlds (AFP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 05:33 PM PDT

China's Ding Junhui, pictured in January, staged a dramatic comeback from 9-12 down to defeat England's Stuart Bingham 13-12 on Monday and reach the world championship quarter-finals for the first time.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - China's Ding Junhui staged a dramatic comeback from 9-12 down to defeat England's Stuart Bingham 13-12 and reach the world championship quarter-finals for the first time.

Majority of European firms fail on carbon reporting: study (AFP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 04:05 PM PDT

Somke raises above Paris from an incinerator in Ivry-sur-Seine in 2009. Less than half of Europe's top 300 firms are publishing full and verified carbon emission data, with French and Swiss companies ranking worst at greenhouse gas reporting, a study showed Tuesday.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)AFP - Less than half of Europe's top 300 firms are publishing full and verified carbon emission data, with French and Swiss companies ranking worst at greenhouse gas reporting, a study showed Tuesday.

US feared London mosque was extremist 'haven': WikiLeaks (AFP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 03:51 PM PDT

Muslims pray on a residential street outside Finsbury Park mosque in north London in 2004. The mosque served as a AFP - A mosque in north London served as a "haven" for Islamic extremists as the capital became a central hub in the worldwide movement of militants, US documents seen by WikiLeaks showed Monday.

Abuse prompts United star to sign off Twitter (AFP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 03:14 PM PDT

Manchester United midfielder Darron Gibson, pictured in January 2011, was forced to cancel his newly-created Twitter account on Monday after just two hours when the Irish international was subjected to a tirade of abuse.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Manchester United midfielder Darron Gibson was forced to cancel his newly-created Twitter account on Monday after just two hours when the Irish international was subjected to a tirade of abuse.

Italy says air force can bomb Libya military targets (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 01:47 PM PDT

Reuters - Italy, which has been playing a limited role in NATO operations in Libya, decided on Monday that its air force will be allowed to bomb selected military targets in the former Italian colony.

Italy to take part in bombing raids over Libya (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 01:46 PM PDT

AP - Italy will take part in strategic bombing raids in NATO's Libya mission, Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Monday, following a phone call with United States President Barack Obama

Pre-wedding poll shows support for royals (AFP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 01:06 PM PDT

An image issued by the Lego press office on Monday shows Lego figures representing Britain's Prince William and his bride-to-be Kate Middleton. As preparations step up for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, an opinion poll Monday showed two-thirds of British people believe the country is better off because of the royal family.(AFP/Ho/LEGO)AFP - As preparations step up for the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, an opinion poll Monday showed two-thirds of British people believe the country is better off because of the royal family.

Activists mark Chernobyl anniversary (AFP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 12:59 PM PDT

Anti-nuclear protesters march towards the Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant near the southern German city of Bergrheinfeld. Several Easter Monday protests were to take place in France and Germany to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster.(AFP/DPA/David Ebener)AFP - Anti-nuclear activists in France and Germany staged mass protests Monday to demand reactors be closed on the eve of the 25th anniversary of Chernobyl and after Japan's Fukushima nuclear accident.

Real IRA condemns queen's planned visit to Ireland (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 12:22 PM PDT

AP - An Irish Republican Army splinter group vowed Monday to oppose next month's visit to Ireland by Queen Elizabeth II and to keep killing Northern Ireland police officers — particularly those recruited from its own Catholic heartlands.

Russia's Medvedev hints he may not run again (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 11:27 AM PDT

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev stands with 'liquidator' Gennady Solodkov, during a ceremony to award 'liquidators', emergency workers who fought the blaze at the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, on the eve of 25th anniversary of the disaster in Moscow's Kremlin, Monday, April 25, 2011. (AP photo/Alexander Natruskin, pool)AP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Monday he might choose a job as the "angel" of high-tech business when he leaves office, in a clear hint that he may not run for re-election.

Tunisian Islamist leader says no to extremism (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 11:07 AM PDT

** CORRECTS DATE ** Tunisia's Ennahdha party leader Rachid Ghanouch gestures as he speaks during the closing of an annual Muslim gathering in Le Bourget, outside Paris, Monday, April 25, 2011. Ghanouchi, the leader of Tunisia's Muslims, said Monday at the close of an annual Muslim gathering outside the French capital Paris that extremism takes root in injustice, but must be fought. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)AP - A noted Tunisian Islamic thinker urged the world's Muslims on Monday to reject extremism and restore the true nature of Islam.

Austria: Reporter missing in Libya believed alive (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 07:47 AM PDT

Colleagues and relatives of South African photojournalist Anton Hammerl, seen on poster, stage a support rally in Johannesburg, South Africa, Thursday April 21, 2011, for Hammerl and other journalists detained in Libya. The other detained journalists are Clare Morgana Gillis, an American freelance journalist and contributor to The Atlantic; Spanish photographer Manu Brabo and American correspondent for GlobalPost James Foley. New York-based Human Rights Watch said the journalists were taken captive earlier this month while reporting on the outskirts of Brega, Libya. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)AP - Austria's foreign ministry says a photographer who went missing in Libya is believed to be alive and well and may soon by allowed to call his relatives.

Correction: Turkey-Armenians story (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 04:52 AM PDT

AP - In an April 24 story about commemorations in Turkey on the anniversary of the massacres of Armenians during World War I, The Associated Press incorrectly reported the name of a documentary producer as Ayse Gunaysu. The producer is Talin Suciyan.

Britain's royals, once rulers, are now celebrities (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 04:21 AM PDT

AP - Poor Kate Middleton. She's not just marrying a future king. She's marrying all of us.

Death toll in Minsk subway bombing rises to 14 (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 03:38 AM PDT

VIDEO: Belarus on Tuesday sought to identify the perpetrators behind the bombing on the Minsk metro that killed 12 and wounded 150, the first major apparent act of terror in its post-Soviet history. Images of the president bringing flowers on the scene of the accident. Duration: 00:29.AP - The Belarusian health ministry says the death toll from a subway bombing in Minsk two weeks ago has risen to 14.

Nostalgic Poles rebuild medieval castles (AP)

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 02:12 AM PDT

This Wednesday, April 10, 2011 shows a reconstructed medieval castle in Bobolice, Poland. Hoping to cash in on the appeal of the Middle Ages, some Polish developers are completely rebuilding medieval-style castles, throwing in the idle canon and or suit of armor for effect. The developers are driven by a desire to recapture the glory of a time when Poland was a great European power, before centuries of occupation, warfare and foreign rule left much of the country in ruins. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)AP - The thick fortress walls in eastern Poland no longer repel attacks by marauding armies of armored knights. The castle and others like it — with their fanciful turrets and ramparts — still evoke an age of chivalry and legend remembered with great fondness in the country.

In Easter message, pope urges diplomacy in Libya (AP)

Posted: 24 Apr 2011 08:01 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful upon his arrival in St. Peter's square to celebrate Easter mass at the Vatican, Sunday, April 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - Pope Benedict XVI offered an Easter prayer Sunday for diplomacy to prevail over warfare in Libya and for citizens of the Middle East to build a new society based on respect.

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