2011年5月4日星期三

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Israeli PM takes Hamas fight to Europe (AFP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 04:37 PM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at 10 Downing street in London. Netanyahu said Wednesday a unity pact between Fatah and Hamas was a AFP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday a unity pact between Fatah and Hamas was a "tremendous blow to peace" and vowed to press the point in his talks with British and French leaders.

Britain says still seeking U.N. condemnation of Syria (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2011 04:36 PM PDT

Reuters - Britain said on Wednesday it was still seeking condemnation at the United Nations of Syria's crackdown on protests despite being rebuffed in an attempt last week.

United advance to Barca Champions League showdown (AFP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 03:04 PM PDT

Manchester United's Brazilian midfielder Anderson (R) celebrates with his teammates Irish defender John O'Shea (C) and English midfielder Paul Scholes after scoring against FC Schalke during their UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg football match at Old Trafford in Manchester. United won 4-1 to advance to the final against Barca.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - A second-string Manchester United cruised into a dream Champions League final against Barcelona on Wednesday with a 4-1 victory over German side Schalke 04.

Portugal opposition set to back bailout (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2011 02:55 PM PDT

People enjoy the view along the Douro river in Porto April 8, 2011. REUTERS/Jose Manuel RibeiroReuters - Portugal's two key opposition parties signaled after meeting European and IMF officials on Wednesday they will back a 78-billion-euro bailout that is expected to consign the economy to two years of recession.

France to mull faster exit from Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 02:17 PM PDT

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, right, meets with French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe, left, in Paris, Tuesday May 3, 2011. The Pakistani Prime Minister is visiting France one day after a U.S. military raid on a secure compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, late Monday ended in the death of fugitive al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and others inside the compound. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)AP - France and the U.S. are considering speeding up their withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death, the French foreign minister said Wednesday.

Bin Laden death prompts questions about legality (AP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 02:16 PM PDT

FILE--Exiled Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden is seen in Afghanistan in this April 1998 file photo. The death of Osama bin Laden is expected to spark debate within the Afghan Taliban about their ties to al-Qaida — a union the U.S. insists must end if the Afghan insurgents want to talk peace. (AP Photo, File)AP - The legality of U.S. forces shooting an unarmed Osama bin Laden hinges on a highly contentious and long-debated question: Is anti-terrorism part of a military campaign or a law-enforcement effort?

France starts recovery of bodies from Rio-Paris crash (AFP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 01:39 PM PDT

This handout picture taken on May 2, and released by France's Bureau of Investigation and Analysis (BEA), shows the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) of the Air France plane from Rio de Janeiro to Paris that crashed in 2009. French police on Wednesday launched a long-awaited operation aimed at retrieving the bodies of passengers of an Air France jet.(AFP/BEA/ECPAD/Johann Peschel)AFP - French police on Wednesday launched a long-awaited operation aimed at retrieving the bodies of passengers of an Air France jet that plunged into the Atlantic in 2009, a source said.

Manchester United qualify for Champions League final (AFP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 01:38 PM PDT

Manchester United's Brazilian midfielder Anderson (R) celebrates with his teammates Irish defender John O'Shea (C) and English midfielder Paul Scholes after scoring against FC Schalke during their UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg football match at Old Trafford in Manchester. United won 4-1 to advance to the final against Barca.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Manchester United will play Barcelona in the Champions League final after the English side beat Schalke 04 4-1 here on Wednesday to win 6-1 on aggregate.

Celtic title hopes rocked by Inverness (AFP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 12:50 PM PDT

Celtic's Kris Commons (R) celebrates scoring with Daniel Majstorovic in February 2011. Celtic's title hopes were dealt a massive blow as they crashed to a 3-2 defeat away to Inverness Caledonian Thistle on Wednesday that leaves them trailing rivals Rangers by one point with three games remaining.(AFP/File/Graham Stuart)AFP - Celtic's title hopes were dealt a massive blow as they crashed to a 3-2 defeat away to Inverness Caledonian Thistle on Wednesday that leaves them trailing rivals Rangers by one point with three games remaining.

Book shows Piaf anguish in love letters to cyclist (Reuters)

Posted: 04 May 2011 12:42 PM PDT

Reuters - A set of love letters penned by Edith Piaf to her cycling champion lover Louis Gerardin have been published in France, where the late singer is as famous for her anguished love affairs as for her mournful ballads.

Berlusconi: I'll run again if needed (AP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 12:25 PM PDT

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi votes at the lower chamber Wednesday, May 4, 2011. Lawmakers have voted to maintain Italy's participation in the NATO-led military operation in Libya but called for Rome and its allies to work out an endgame for military action. The lower house of parliament passed a motion 308-294 that also commits Italy to seek a diplomatic solution to the conflict. (AP Photo/Mauro Scrobogna, Lapresse) ITALY OUTAP - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Wednesday said he'll run again for the premiership if needed, in an apparent change-of-tactic only a few weeks after indicating his nearly two decades in power were nearing an end.

Dirt artist among 4 finalists for UK Turner Prize (AP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 12:05 PM PDT

AP - A sculptor who molds dirt, flour and other everyday detritus is the favorite to win this year's Turner Prize, Britain's best-known and most provocative art award.

Kosovo hunters shoot dogs at city's request (AP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 11:56 AM PDT

AP - The video was shocking: Wounded dogs yelping in pain as they tried to escape the hunters gunning them down.

Amsterdam "Jewish Houses" project hits home (AP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 11:37 AM PDT

Images of four Amsterdam Jews who died in the Holocaust are seen on a building on Kromme Waal street where they lived during the war in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Wednesday, May 4, 2011. A project called 'Jewish Houses,' part of Wednesday's commemorations of World War II victims, encouraged Amsterdam residents to put up posters marking the 21,662 houses where Jews are known to have lived before the community was systematically sent to die in Nazi concentration camps. (AP Photos/ Evert Elzinga)AP - Millions of tourists have stood in line to see the cramped quarters where Anne Frank hid from the Nazis while writing the diary that so powerfully conveyed the horror of the Holocaust.

NATO chief says he favors financing Libyan rebels (AP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 10:11 AM PDT

EDITOR'S NOTE: PICTURE TAKEN ON GUIDED GOVERNMENT TOUR A female volunteer fighter stands in Zuwarah, 120 km (75 miles) west of Tripoli May 4, 2011. REUTERS/Louafi Larbi (LIBYA - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT MILITARY)AP - European powers appeared to be losing patience Wednesday with the stalemate in Libya as the foreign ministers of both France and Italy called for an end to the international military action there as soon as possible.

Rwandans tried in Germany for war crimes (AP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 09:52 AM PDT

AP - Two Rwandan militia leaders were accused of instigating "a reign of terror" and the killing of scores of civilians in eastern Congo as they went on trial in Germany Wednesday.

Turkey renovates Armenian monuments as gesture (AP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 08:41 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2008 file photo, the Church of Tigran Honents at Ani is seen in the Turkey-Armenia border province of Kars, Turkey. Turkey has launched a project to conserve an ancient cathedral and a church in what is seen as a gesture of reconciliation toward neighboring Armenia. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File)AP - Turkey has launched a project to conserve an ancient Armenian cathedral and church in what is seen as a gesture of reconciliation toward its neighbor.

Demjanjuk attorney says his client a victim (AP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 08:27 AM PDT

John Demjanjuk arrives in his wheelchair at the court building in Munich, southern Germany, Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Ukrainian-born Demjanjuk, 90, is accused of 28,060 counts of accessory to murder for allegedly serving as a guard in the Nazis' Sobibor death camp. Demjanjuk's defense start with the closing arguments. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)AP - John Demjanjuk's attorney argued Wednesday for his client's acquittal on 28,060 counts of accessory to murder, saying he never served as a Nazi guard and was a victim himself of both the Soviet regime and the Germans.

Prosecutor to seek arrest of 3 Libyans (AP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 08:09 AM PDT

AP - The International Criminal Court prosecutor says he will seek arrest warrants in the coming weeks against three Libyans who appear to bear "the greatest criminal responsibility" for crimes against humanity in the current uprising.

Britain divided over Oscars-style voting reform (AP)

Posted: 04 May 2011 07:01 AM PDT

Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg answers questions during a Q&A meeting at the Walker's Stadium, Leicester, Wednesday May 4, 2011. British voters must decide on a radical shake-up of the country's electoral system — choosing whether to ditch decades of ballot box tradition and embrace the same method used to select winners of the Academy Awards. The campaign ahead of Thursday's national referendum has thrown up elements of an Oscar-winning blockbuster — banding together sworn political foes, sparking stormy bust-ups across the Cabinet table and jeopardizing the country's most important romance: the alliance between Prime Minister David Cameron and his deputy Nick Clegg. (AP Photo/David Jones, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - British voters must decide whether to ditch decades of ballot box tradition, or go Hollywood in parliamentary elections by adopting the same voting method used for the Academy Awards.

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