2011年4月30日星期六

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Poles travel to Rome for John Paul beatification (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:40 PM PDT

Polish pilgrims travel on a special train leaves for Rome, in Warsaw, Poland, late evening Friday, April 29, 2011. About 800 pilgrims took a special train to join tens of thousands of Poles attending the upcoming beatification of Pope John Paul II. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)AP - They slept in the aisles and celebrated Mass in the restaurant car.


Language of King James evolved (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT

AP - The language of the King James Bible evolved from earlier translations, as illustrated in the first verse of the Gospel of John:

King James editions marred by mistakes (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT

AP - The King James Bible was dogged by misprints and mistakes from the very first editions.

King James Bible still going strong at age 400 (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:00 PM PDT

AP - Every Sunday, the majestic cadences of the King James Bible resound in Her Majesty's Chapel Royal in London, in scattered parish churches in Britain and in countless chapels, halls and congregations around the world.

John Paul honored at vigil on eve of beatification (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 02:50 PM PDT

A faithful prays in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Saturday, April 30, 2011, a day before late Pope John Paul II's beatification. Tens of thousands of people are converging on Rome for the beatification and many are expected to attend an all-night vigil in Rome's Circus Maximus. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - Thousands of young people flooded an ancient Roman field Saturday for an all-night prayer vigil honoring Pope John Paul II on the eve of his beatification, remembering his teachings, travels and his own suffering.


Trump comeback dashes Ding's snooker hopes (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 02:47 PM PDT

Ding Junhui's hopes of becoming China's first world championship finalist were dashed on Saturday by English qualifier Judd Trump who won their semi-final 17-15.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Ding Junhui's hopes of becoming China's first world championship finalist were dashed on Saturday by English qualifier Judd Trump who won their semi-final 17-15.


William, Kate try to carve out some private time (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 02:17 PM PDT

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge walk hand in hand from Buckingham Palace in London Saturday April 30 2011, the day after their wedding. (AP Photo/ John Stillwell, pool)AP - Shunning an immediate overseas honeymoon and opting instead for a quiet weekend at a secret British location, Prince William and Kate Middleton made it clear Saturday they want to carve out some space for themselves.


German May Day clashes leave 10 police injured (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 01:55 PM PDT

Policemen form a cordon during a demonstration in Hamburg, northern Germany. Clashes between 4,000 far-left demonstrators and the police left 10 officers injured in the German city of Hamburg on Saturday on the eve of traditional May Day celebrations, police said.(AFP/DPA/Bodo Marks)AFP - Clashes between 4,000 far-left demonstrators and the police left 10 officers injured in the German city of Hamburg on Saturday on the eve of traditional May Day celebrations, police said.


Charles straight back to royal duties after wedding (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 01:53 PM PDT

Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, (R), and Britain's Prince Charles (L) arrive at the West Door of Westminster Abbey for the wedding of Britain?s Prince William and Kate Middleton in London on April 29. Prince Charles took no time off official duties following his son Prince William's wedding with a visit to the theatre Saturday, but admitted he was yet to recover from the late-night celebrations.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Prince Charles took no time off official duties following his son Prince William's wedding with a visit to the theatre Saturday, but admitted he was yet to recover from the late-night celebrations.


Royal newlyweds spring honeymoon surprise (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 01:22 PM PDT

Prince William and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, walk hand in hand from Buckingham Palace in London, before departing for their honeymoon. The newlyweds left for their honeymoon, heading to a secret destination having partied through the night following their wedding.(AFP/POOL/John Stillwell)AFP - Prince William and his new bride sprang a surprise Saturday, announcing they would not leave immediately on honeymoon and the prince will return to his day job as a helicopter pilot next week.


Residents set to buy Copenhagen hippie enclave (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 11:03 AM PDT

AP - Residents of a hippie enclave in the Danish capital announced Saturday they had agreed in principle to a deal that will allow them to collectively buy the former naval base they first occupied four decades ago.

Spanish nuclear power station in leak scare (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 08:45 AM PDT

AP - Media say 14 people were working in the containment area of a nuclear power plant in northeast Spain this week when water used to cool a reactor was unexpectedly released.

10 nations urge new push for non-proliferation (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 08:30 AM PDT

AP - Japan, Canada, Australia, Germany and six other nations urged other countries in the international community Saturday to renew efforts to prevent the proliferation of nuclear material.

Correction: Royal wedding running story (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 06:17 AM PDT

AP - In a story April 29 featuring updates about the royal wedding, The Associated Press erroneously identified a woman dressed as a bride and holding a sign saying "Will, it's not too late!" as Brenda Hunt-Stevenson. It was not her.

German officials: Suspects were planning bombing (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 06:14 AM PDT

An alleged al-Qaida  member, left, is brought to a building of the federal court in Karlsruhe, Germany, Saturday, April 30, 2011. German officials say three suspected al-Qaida members were working on making a shrapnel-laden bomb they could use in an attack on a crowded area such as a bus or bus stop when they were arrested Friday. The attack was 'still in the experimentation stage,' said anti-terrorism prosecutor Rainer Griesbaum in a news conference Saturday. (AP Photo/dapd, Daniel Kopatsch)  SWITZERLAND, AUSTRIA AND GERMANY OUTAP - Three suspected al-Qaida members were working on making a shrapnel-laden bomb in Germany to attack a crowded place such as a bus — a plot that shows Europe faces an ongoing terror threat, officials said Saturday.


(AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:28 AM PDT

AP - Palace says Prince William, Kate Middleton to take honeymoon at later date

Mugabe arrives in Rome for papal beatification (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:03 AM PDT

AP - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has arrived in Rome, sidestepping a European Union travel ban because he is headed for Pope John Paul II's beatification, being held Sunday in Vatican City.

NATO dismisses Taliban offensive as propaganda (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 03:22 AM PDT

The transfer cases containing the remains of Army Sgt. Matthew D. Hermanson of Appleton, Wis., and Army Spc. Preston J. Dennis of Redding, Calif., sit at the end of the loader ramp upon  arrival at Dover Air Force Base, Del. on Saturday April 30, 2011. The Department of Defense announced the deaths of Hermanson and Dennis who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)AP - NATO says Taliban's announcement of their spring military offensive in Afghanistan is a sign of the insurgents' desperation over recent setbacks.


NATO dismisses Gadhafi cease-fire proposal (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 02:41 AM PDT

AP - NATO says it wants Moammar Gadhafi's forces to end their attacks on civilians before it considers the Libyan leader's cease-fire offer.
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