2011年4月28日星期四

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Wait nearly over as royal wedding dawns (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:55 PM PDT

An image of Prince William and his soon-to-be bride Kate Middleton is seen on a souvenir in London April 27, 2011. REUTERS/Marcelo del PozoReuters - The wait is nearly over for Prince William and Kate Middleton, who are to marry at Westminster Abbey on Friday in a dazzling display of royal pomp and pageantry set to draw a huge audience at home and abroad.

For photographer, John Paul's an obvious saint (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:50 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 25, 2005 file photo made available by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope John Paul II holds a crucifix as he follows on video-link the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) torchlight procession in front of Rome's Colosseum from his chapel in his private apartments at the Vatican, Good Friday. As the pope's personal photographer, Mari saw John Paul's 27-year papacy through the unique lens of someone with nearly unrestricted access, and his verdict as John Paul's beatification approaches is certain: he was a living saint. (AP Photo/Arturo Mari, Osservatore Romano, ho) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - It was May 4, 1984 and Pope John Paul II was visiting Sorok Island off South Korea, a one-time leper colony where several hundred people with the disfiguring disease were receiving care.

Poles joyful over beatification of John Paul II (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:48 PM PDT

Cyclists ride past the God's Providence Temple, as a giant portrait of Pope John Paul II is being lifted onto the front of the building, in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, April 28, 2011. The portrait will be unveiled on May 1 after the beatification of the Polish born Pope. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)AP - Poles are already calling him John Paul the Great.

Prince William to wear famous British army redcoat (AFP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 04:49 PM PDT

Ceremonial uniforms for the Irish Guards regiment are pictured at Victoria barracks in Windsor on April 21. Prince William has made a surprise choice of a military uniform for his wedding on Friday, opting for the world-famous scarlet colours of the British army. The prince is the honorary colonel of the Irish Guards infantry regiment and has chosen to wear their red tunic.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Prince William has made a surprise choice of a military uniform for his wedding on Friday, opting for the world-famous scarlet colours of the British army.

UK police: 3 arrests around royal wedding (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:24 PM PDT

AP - Three people have been arrested in a security clampdown related to Prince William's wedding to Kate Middleton, police said Thursday.

Kate and William wow crowds on wedding eve (AFP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:23 PM PDT

Kate Middleton arrives at the Goring Hotel in central London where she will be staying prior to her wedding to Britain's Prince William on April 29.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - Kate Middleton attended a final rehearsal at Westminster Abbey on the eve of her wedding as Prince William delighted crowds of wellwishers with an impromptu appearance on Thursday.

Trump and Williams strike first blood (AFP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 03:01 PM PDT

China's Ding Junhui, pictured in January 2011, was trailing England's fast rising snooker player Judd Trump 5-3 after the first session of their best of 33 world championship semi-final here on Thursday.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Chinese star Ding Junhui was trailing England's fast rising snooker player Judd Trump 5-3 after the first session of their best of 33 frames world championship semi-final here on Thursday.

(AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:42 PM PDT

AP - British police say 3 people arrested in security clampdown related to Prince William's wedding.

Super Falcao sinks Villarreal, Benfica edge Braga in Europa League (AFP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 02:22 PM PDT

FC Porto's forward Radamel Falcao (front) from Colombia heads the ball to score his third goal against Villarreal during their UEFA Europa League semi-finals first leg football match at the Dragao Stadium in Porto. Porto won 5-1.(AFP/Miguel Riopa)AFP - A stunning four goal show by Colombian striker Falcao saw Portuguese champions Porto come from a goal down to overwhelm Spanish side Villarreal 5-1 on Thursday in their Europa League semi-final first leg clash in Oporto.

Royal die-hards keep warm outside with wedding fever (AFP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 01:46 PM PDT

Royal fans sit on chairs along the Mall in central London, ahead of the royal wedding, holding their spot to watch part of wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton on Friday.(AFP/Pierre-Philippe Marcou)AFP - As the sun set over London on the eve of the royal wedding, die-hard fans from around the world settled down for a chilly night outside, determined to get front-row seats for the historic occasion.

Ancient ship found near Rome (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 01:03 PM PDT

AP - Archaeologists say they have found the upper side of an ancient ship near Rome.

Belgium moves closer to banning burqa in public (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:35 PM PDT

AP - Belgium has taken a major step toward banning burqa-type Islamic dress in public when its lower house of parliament overwhelmingly backed the measure.

2 Russian nationalists convicted of killing lawyer (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:33 PM PDT

AP - Two Russian nationalists were convicted Thursday of killing a prominent human rights lawyer and a reporter, who were gunned down in a brazen daytime attack in central Moscow more than two years ago.

Britain braces for royal wedding's king-sized bill (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 11:01 AM PDT

AP - It may be the stuff fairytales are made of — but Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding comes with a hefty real-life price tag.

Chechnya's strongman quizzed in court by top foe (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 10:21 AM PDT

Oleg Orlov, a Russian rights activist, seen inside a court room in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 28, 2011. Russia's most celebrated human rights activist accused Chechnya' s feared leader of running a 'totalitarian' regime as he prepared to face off with the strongman in a trial that tests Russia's tolerance for criticism of harsh rule in the violent region. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)AP - Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov faced off Thursday against one of his most scathing critics, a Russian human rights activist on trial for accusing the strongman of being behind a murder in 2009.

Finmeccanica 1Q earns down 92 percent (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 09:59 AM PDT

AP - Italian defense and aerospace company Finmeccanica SpA on Thursday said first-quarter earnings dropped by 92 percent due to higher financial expenses and lower energy and aeronautics revenues.

IAEA chief: Syria tried to build nuclear reactor (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 09:28 AM PDT

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Yukiya Amano, left, Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Angel Gurria, center, and Director General OECED Nuclear Energy Agency(NEA) Luis Echavarri, right, smiles as they arrives for a press conference at the OECD headquarters in Paris, Thursday, April 28, 2011. Heads of IAEA and Nuclear Energy Agency of the OECD give a report on Japan's nuclear crisis. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)AP - The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said for the first time that a target destroyed by Israeli warplanes in the Syrian desert in 2007 was the covert site of a future nuclear reactor, countering assertions by Syria that it had no atomic secrets.

Turkey urges Syria to stop crackdown (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 08:31 AM PDT

Members of a pro-Islamic human right group shout slogans to protest against Syrian president Bashar Assad and condemn the killings of protesters in this country, outside the Syria's embassy in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, April 25, 2011.AP Photo)AP - Turkey on Thursday held out the prospect of closer economic ties if Syria's president meets demands for reform, even as Western powers warned of sanctions if Syria's bloody crackdown doesn't cease.

Solar plane prepped for first international flight (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:54 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 6, 2011 file photo, German test pilot Markus Scherdel takes off in the solar-powered prototype airplane 'Solar Impulse' from the airbase in Payerne, Switzerland, for the first test flight in 2011. A team of Swiss adventurers are preparing their solar-powered plane for its first international flight next month. The Solar Impulse team said Thursday, April 28, 2011, the flights to Belgium and France are a big challenge because the plane will need to navigate across international air traffic networks. (AP Photo/Keystone, Dominic Favre, file)AP - A team of Swiss adventurers are preparing their solar-powered plane for its first international flight next month.

List of guests attending the royal wedding (AP)

Posted: 28 Apr 2011 05:54 AM PDT

AP - A list of some of the guests who will attend the marriage of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.

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