2010年5月8日星期六

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Blast hits Russia's largest coal mine, 8 dead (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2010 05:05 PM PDT

AP - A methane explosion tore through Russia's largest underground coal mine on Saturday, killing eight workers and injuring 24 others, a regional emergency services official said.

Pope accepts resignation of German bishop (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2010 02:38 PM PDT

FILE - In this March 2, 2009 file picture Walter Mixa, Catholic Bishop of Augsburg, waits for the beginning of the Spring Assembly of the German Bishop's Conference in Hamburg, northern Germany. The leading bishop from Pope Benedict's XVI's German homeland who is being investigated by prosecutors for alleged sex abuse of his post Saturday May 8, 2010, the latest casualty of the pontiff's housecleaning of prelates stained by accusations of molesting minors. Benedict formally accepted the resignation offer made April 21 by Bishop Walter Mixa, an outspoken conservative voice in the German church and a military chaplain for Germany, as well as head of the Augsburg diocese. Mixa is also under probe for alleged financial misconduct at a children's home under his direction. He had admitted slapping children decades ago when he was a priest, but his lawyer has denied press reports prosecutors are investigating him on a sexual abuse complaint. (AP Photo/Focke Strangmann,File)AP - A leading German bishop who has acknowledged slapping children and is being investigated for sexual abuse of minors and financial misconduct lost his job Saturday as Pope Benedict XVI continued cleaning house.

Ash delays and reroutes trans-Atlantic flights (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2010 01:58 PM PDT

This image provided by NASA shows the ash plume from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano over the North Atlantic acquired on Friday May 7, 2010. mammoth cloud of volcanic ash stretching 1,250 miles (2,000 kilometers) across the North Atlantic is forcing most flights between North America and Europe to divert into a sky-high traffic jam, Irish and European air authorities said. (AP Photo/NASA)AP - BRUSSELS — The Icelandic volcano with the unpronounceable name reminded the world again that it has the power to disrupt international travel — coughing out a spreading cloud of ash that delayed or canceled hundreds of flights between Europe and North America on Saturday.

UK Conservatives, Lib Dems mull possible pact (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2010 12:53 PM PDT

Britain's Liberal Democrats party leader Nick Clegg arrives at the Local Government Offices in London for a meeting, Saturday, May 8, 2010. Clegg is to meet with lawmakers from his party to discuss a possible deal to support a Conservative-led government following the inconclusive national election. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Within days, Britain may have something it hasn't seen since World War II — a coalition government.

Chavez rockets to No. 1 on Twitter in Venezuela (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2010 11:00 AM PDT

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez smiles as he speaks to gathered diplomats inside Presidential Palace in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Wednesday May 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Manuel Diaz)AP - President Hugo Chavez is tops on Twitter in Venezuela less than 2 weeks after launching his account, surpassing Internet-savvy foes who dominate the social networking site and use it to oppose him.

The Sale of Harrods: End of a Long Feud with Britain's Upper Crust? (Time.com)

Posted: 08 May 2010 01:10 PM PDT

Time.com - Mohamed al Fayed's ownership of the iconic department store irritated the elite, including the royals. But don't quite expect him to be silent now that he's sold the store.

At least 8 dead in Russian coal mine blast (Reuters)

Posted: 08 May 2010 05:09 PM PDT

Reuters - A methane blast at a large Siberian coal mine killed at least eight people, and dozens more were still underground hours after the explosion, emergency officials said Sunday.

Palestinian approval clears way for Mideast talks (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2010 11:03 AM PDT

U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell, left, and Saeb Erekat, Chief Palestinian negotiator, wave to the press before his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, not pictured, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Saturday, May 8, 2010. Palestinian leaders on Saturday gave their backing for indirect peace talks with Israel, clearing the way for the Obama administration's first sustained on-the-ground Mideast peace effort. U.S. envoy George Mitchell will now shuttle between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders for up to four months to try to narrow the vast gaps on the terms of Palestinian statehood. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)AP - Formal Palestinian approval of indirect talks with Israel cleared the way Saturday for President Barack Obama's first sustained on-the-ground attempt to bring peace to the Middle East.

3 bodies found headless near Acapulco; 5 more shot (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2010 04:14 PM PDT

Map locates the Acapulco, Mexico where the beheaded bodies of three men were discoveredAP - Three headless bodies showing signs of torture were found just outside Acapulco and the bodies of five other men with multiple gunshot wounds were discovered in a car north of the Pacific resort, police said Saturday.

Visitors face transport hurdles in South Africa (AFP)

Posted: 08 May 2010 04:20 PM PDT

Residents of the Johannesburg township of Soweto get a bus to go to work on May 5. Football fans face an array of transport worries when they navigate South Africa for the World Cup, crossing a country three times the size of Germany and traveling notoriously complex city streets.(AFP/File/Alexander Joe)AFP - Football fans face an array of transport worries when they navigate South Africa for the World Cup, crossing a country three times the size of Germany and traveling notoriously complex city streets.

Australian lawmaker stirs burqa controversy (AFP)

Posted: 08 May 2010 04:01 PM PDT

An Australian politican's call to ban the burqa AFP - An Australian politican's call to ban the burqa "for safety" following an armed robbery by a bandit wearing the Islamic veil has triggered heated public debate following similar moves in Europe.

Australia unable to pin blame for Ady Gil crash (AFP)

Posted: 08 May 2010 02:06 AM PDT

This January 6 photo from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society shows the Sea Shepherd's ship Ady Gil (bottom). Australian authorities said they had been unable to determine who was to blame for the sinking of a superboat during clashes between Japanese whalers and militant activists off Antarctica.(AFP/HO/File/Joanne Mcarthur)AFP - Australian authorities Saturday said they had been unable to determine who was to blame for the sinking of a superboat during clashes between Japanese whalers and militant activists off Antarctica.

Nazia Quazi case encourages Canadian Muslims to speak out (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 07 May 2010 02:30 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - It is Saturday morning in a downtown restaurant, and Shahla Khan Salter sits with three other local Muslims. They’ve been brought together by a 24-year-old Indo-Canadian who has been trapped in Saudi Arabia since 2007 due to a practice that requires women to have a male guardian's permission to travel. Ms. Khan Salter has assembled the group to brainstorm ways to help the young woman, Nazia Quazi, return to Canada.

With Elections Near, Australia's Rudd Backs Off Ambitious Carbon Trading Plan (Time.com)

Posted: 08 May 2010 01:10 PM PDT

Time.com - Facing waning enthusiasm from the public on global warming ahead of elections, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has put the his Emissions Trading Scheme on hold

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