Jul 11, 2010
Iniesta the hero as Spain win World Cup for first time - CNN.com
July 11, 2010 -- Updated 2212 GMT (0612 HKT)
(CNN) -- Spain won the World Cup for the first time as an extra-time goal from Andres Iniesta gave them a last-gasp victory over the Netherlands in the final at Soccer City on Sunday night.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Spain win World Cup for the first time with 1-0 win over the Netherlands
- Goal from Andres Iniesta in extra time settles final at Soccer City
- Match is littered with yellow cards and a red for Dutchman John Heitanga
Naomi Campbell will appear at war crimes trial of Charles Taylor - CNN.com
July 9, 2010 -- Updated 1915 GMT (0315 HKT)
Supermodel Naomi Campbell is being compelled to testify about how she obtained a "blood diamond."
World Cup final: Holland 0 Spain 1 match report - Telegraph
Viva EspaƱa: Andres Inesta celebrates after scoring the crucial goal to hand Spain the World Cup Photo: GETTY IMAGES
A final so far removed from the Beautiful Game, so far out of keeping with such a largely upbeat tournament, was settled four minutes from the end of extra time by Andres Iniesta, so crowning Spain champions of the world for the first time. They had waited so long what was an extra half-hour?
World Cup final: Holland v Spain live, 0-1 - Telegraph
By Nick Pearce
Jubilation: Andres Iniesta, left, celebrates having scored the winning goal for Spain. Photo: REUTERS
‘Nerakhoon’ (‘The Betrayal’) - Refugees’ Tale Took 23 Years to Tell - NYTimes.com
Pandinlao Productions
Thavisouk Phrasavath and his mother in a scene from “The Betrayal” (“Nerakhoon”), a documentary directed by Ellen Kuras.
IT is not exactly news that independent productions can take a seeming eternity. But “The Betrayal” (“Nerakhoon”), a documentary about a refugee family from Laos and the first feature directed by the cinematographer Ellen Kuras, stretches most definitions of a marathon shoot. It was 23 years in the making.
An Olympian Is Smacked by Burden - NYTimes.com
Mark Avery for The New York Times
Bob Malaythong, who was born in Laos, has struggled to come to terms with his family’s hard times and his fortune in becoming an Olympian.By GREG BISHOP
Published: July 31, 2008ORANGE, Calif. — Down the street from Disneyland, a 27-year-old who never had a childhood practices a kid’s game that will take him to the Beijing Olympics.
Cambodia Court Cases Mount Against Opposition - NYTimes.com
Arantxa Cedillo
Cambodian police evicted 70 families on Friday, giving them a small payment for their homes, which were on valuable land.
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s courts have been busy in recent weeks with cases of defamation, disinformation and incitement brought by the government in what critics say is part of a broad assault on civil liberties.
Survivors Shed Light on Dark Days of Khmer Rouge - NYTimes.com
Mariko Takayasu
Chum Mey, a mechanic, was spared because he was needed to make repairs. The two men are to testify against their torturer.
Seth Mydans/International Herald Tribune
Bou Meng was singled out during the Khmer Rouge reign of terror in Cambodia to produce portraits of the group’s leader.
The Female Factor - Crusader Rowing Upstream in Cambodia - Series - NYTimes.com
Justin Mott for The New York Times
MAK PRAING, CAMBODIA — “I’m going to get my votes!” cried Mu Sochua as she stepped into a slender rowboat, holding one side for balance. “One by one.”
A Race Changes Lives in Cambodia - NYTimes.com
Rahman Roslan for the International Herald Tribune
San Mao, center, the winner of the 10-kilometer, or 6.2-mile, race for athletes with artificial legs, shook hands with the second place winner in the 14th Angkor Wat International Half Marathon 2009.
The Saturday Profile - Combing Cambodia for Missing Friends - Biography - NYTimes.com
Seth Mydans
Tim Page, a photographer, during the latest of many fruitless trips to find the remains of his friend Sean Flynn, who disappeared during the Vietnam War.
By SETH MYDANS
Published: June 18, 2010
Data on Balkan Wars Found in Home of Suspect - NYTimes.com
Petar Kujundzic/Reuters
Gen. Ratko Mladic in Belgrade in 1993.
ICTY The Hague
A page from a diary General Mladic kept that was discovered behind a false wall in his home in Belgrade, one of 18 notebooks found there.
World Cup Final Transcends South Africa’s Colonial Past - NYTimes.com
Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
Many black South Africans are supporting the Netherlands against Spain in Sunday’s title game.
By JERĆ LONGMAN
In Haiti, the Displaced Are Left Clinging to the Edge - NYTimes.com
By DEBORAH SONTAG
Ruth Fremson/The New York Times
Hundreds of families live on the median strip of a road in the Port-au-Prince area.
Six months after an earthquake, only 28,000 of 1.5 million displaced Haitians have new homes, and Port-au-Prince remains a tableau of life in the ruins.
YAHOO, World News
- 'Barefoot Bandit's' 2-year run from law is over (AP)
AP - The teenage "Barefoot Bandit" who allegedly stole cars, boats and airplanes to dodge U.S. law enforcement was nabbed Sunday as he tried to make a water escape then brought handcuffed — and shoeless — to the capital to face justice, abruptly ending his two-year life on the lam.
- Japan ruling party handed big defeat over tax plan (AP)
- Soldiers take over where Afghan gov't fears to go (AP)
- China confirms it renewed Google operating license (AP)
- 775 coffins: Bosnia marks 1995 Srebrenica massacre (AP)
- How the World Cup Has Resurrected India's Enron (Time.com)
YAHOO, Entertainment
- 'Despicable Me' tops weekend box office at $60.1M (AP)
AP - "Despicable Me" wasn't such a bad guy after all, it seems, opening at the top of the box office with an estimated $60.1 million.
- LeBron's 'Decision' watched by nearly 10M people (AP)
- Carrie Underwood marries hockey player Mike Fisher (AP)
- Amber Riley to bring some 'Glee' to All-Star game (AP)
- Naomi Campbell will testify at war crimes trial (AP)
- Soprano Angela Meade conquers 'Norma' (AP)
YAHOO, Local
- 'Barefoot Bandit's' 2-year run from law is over (Seattle Times)
- Canyon wildfire forces evacuations in C Washington (Seattle Times)
- Distressed whale beaches itself again (seattlepi.com)
- 33-hour closure of I-405 in Renton this weekend to congest region's traffic (seattlepi.com)
- Sources: Someone else may know what happened to Kyron (KING5 Seattle)
- 'Barefoot Bandit's' two-year run from law is over (KING5 Seattle)
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YAHOO, Top Stories
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Oil unleashed temporarily in attempt to contain it (AP) AP - Hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil are being allowed to spew into the fouled waters of the Gulf of Mexico while BP engineers prepare to install a new containment system they hope will catch it all in the coming days.
- Japan votes in election seen as test for Democrats (AP)
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- Bosnians mark 15 years since Srebrenica massacre (AP)
- Official: Bahamas police catch 'Barefoot Bandit' (AP)
- New photos show smiling Fidel Castro out in public (AP)
Bulgaria: FIFA Boss: 2010 World Cup Survived Vuvuzelas - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
Sports | July 11, 2010, Sunday
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has rejected criticism of the 2010 World Cup. Photo by EPA/BGNES FIFA President Sepp Blatter has defended the achievements of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, calling the tournament “special”.
"Every World Cup has its own history and its own culture. It was a World Cup in a new continent with new culture and therefore it must be analysed on different levels. If you look at the enthusiasm in South Africa and the TV audiences around the world then it was a special World Cup,“ Blatter told 5 live's Sportsweek in a interview ahead of Sunday night's final between the Netherlands and Spain.
"Every World Cup has its own history and its own culture. It was a World Cup in a new continent with new culture and therefore it must be analysed on different levels. If you look at the enthusiasm in South Africa and the TV audiences around the world then it was a special World Cup,“ Blatter told 5 live's Sportsweek in a interview ahead of Sunday night's final between the Netherlands and Spain.
Bulgaria: Serbia to Swap Territories with Kosovo, Unblock UN Membership - Report - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
World | July 10, 2010, Saturday
Serbian president Boris Tadic. Photo by EPA/BGNES. Serbian authorities are seriously considering an unblocking of Kosovo's membership in the EU in return of an exchange of territories between Serbia and Kosovo, according to Serbian sources quoted by Bulgarian National Radio.
Jul 10, 2010
FIFA World Cup: Germany downs Uruguay in five goal thriller - FIFA World Cup - NZ Herald News
Germany's Thomas Mueller scores the opening goal past Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera. Photo / AP
Nominees for Golden Ball Award announced
Uruguay v Germany 2-3 Telegraph
Leveller: Germany goalscorer Marcell Jansen celebrates with team-mate Sami Khedira Photo: REUTERS
Miss Universe Romania 2010 crowned
Alexandra Catalina Filip smiles after being crowned Miss Universe Romania 2010 in Bucharest July 9, 2010. Filip will represent Romania at the Miss Universe beauty pageant due to be held on August 23 in Las Vegas in the United States. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
"Avatar" to return with additional 8 minutes
"Avatar" to return with additional 8 minutes
This "Avatar: Special Edition" will be screened only in 3D and 3D IMAX and contains 8 minutes of totally new content including some new creatures and action scenes.
China becomes world's biggest sex-toy producer
BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhaunet) -- The next time you walk into a sex shop in the United States, take a look at the wide range of toys and products on the shelves. Aside from the pornographic material, chances are that most of the vibrators, dildos and lingerie carry the "made in China" label.
Nothing unusual about that, you might think, but the irony is that China is a very conservative country where porn magazines, DVDs and websites are strictly prohibited, and where sex is still a taboo subject.
Nothing unusual about that, you might think, but the irony is that China is a very conservative country where porn magazines, DVDs and websites are strictly prohibited, and where sex is still a taboo subject.
HK sets aside 2 million HKD to aid mainland flood victims
HONG KONG, July 9 (Xinhua) -- The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Friday approved two grants totaling 2.05 million HK dollars to aid flood victims in China's southern provinces.
A government spokesperson said the grants will be handed to the Association of Chinese Evangelical Ministry and Oxfam for their relief efforts aimed at flood victims in Jiangxi and Yunnan.
The HKSAR government has earlier allocated 15.18 million HK dollars for Amity Foundation, the Salvation Army and World Vision to provide emergency services for flood victims in Guangxi, Hunan and Jiangxi.
A government spokesperson said the grants will be handed to the Association of Chinese Evangelical Ministry and Oxfam for their relief efforts aimed at flood victims in Jiangxi and Yunnan.
The HKSAR government has earlier allocated 15.18 million HK dollars for Amity Foundation, the Salvation Army and World Vision to provide emergency services for flood victims in Guangxi, Hunan and Jiangxi.
Interview: China contributes to space-based information access a lot: UN official
ADDIS ABABA, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) said on Thursday China plays a large role in providing technical support to national and regional organizations that they will have access to and use space-based information to mitigate the negative impact of global climate change.
The UN-SPIDER will officially open its third office in Beijing, China where it will effectively coordinate its entire program in ensuring the access to and develop the capacity to use all types of space-based information to support the full management of disaster management cycle.
The UN-SPIDER will officially open its third office in Beijing, China where it will effectively coordinate its entire program in ensuring the access to and develop the capacity to use all types of space-based information to support the full management of disaster management cycle.
Avatar plagiarism case heading to court
"I was told to go to court next Monday to provide more material," writer Zhou Shaomou told China Daily on Friday.
This photo shows a poster of James Cameron's box office
behemoth "Avatar". (XInhua/Reuters file photo)
McNuggets ruffle feathers
The State Food and Drug Administration called for a national investigation targeting food safety of McNuggets in China on Tuesday, and the Beijing health supervision bureau claimed in an earlier report that it has already carried out its investigation on the fast food.
Not loving it: McDonald's under scrutiny in China
By Kang Juan
BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese consumers' concern over the safety of fast food is growing as watchdogs began to inspect McDonald's chicken nuggets, which are reported to contain "two harmful chemical ingredients," with the official conclusion yet to be drawn.
The State Food and Drug Administration is working with relevant departments to monitor McDonald's McNuggets and other products that may contain the additives, the agency said in a statement posted on its website Tuesday.
Unauthorized births run counter to aims of World Population Day
By Zhao Ting
BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhuanet) -- The world’s population reached 5 billion on July 11, 1987, and the United Nations set that date as World Population Day.
The theme of this year’s 21st World Population Day is “Everyone counts”, and the activities in China will focus on the 2010 population census and emphasize the right to life.
BEIJING, July 8 (Xinhuanet) -- The world’s population reached 5 billion on July 11, 1987, and the United Nations set that date as World Population Day.
The theme of this year’s 21st World Population Day is “Everyone counts”, and the activities in China will focus on the 2010 population census and emphasize the right to life.
Argentina seeks enhanced relations with China: president
BUENOS AIRES, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Argentine President Cristina Fernandez said Friday her country attaches great importance to its strategic partnership with China and expressed the hope that her upcoming visit to China will further push the bilateral relations to a new high.
Fernandez was speaking in the Tucuman province in northern Argentina where she attended "Independence Day" celebrations.
Fernandez was speaking in the Tucuman province in northern Argentina where she attended "Independence Day" celebrations.
Chinese, French business leaders meet to discuss cooperation
PARIS, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Over 500 Chinese and French business leaders gathered at the Sino-French Cooperation and Investment Forum, which opened here Friday, to discuss how to expand bilateral business cooperation under new international circumstances.
The event was sponsored by the Chinese Commerce Ministry and the French Economy Ministry. Participants included senior executive officers in aviation, energy, manufacture, agriculture, food and light industry.
The event was sponsored by the Chinese Commerce Ministry and the French Economy Ministry. Participants included senior executive officers in aviation, energy, manufacture, agriculture, food and light industry.
6th Cross-Strait Economic, Trade and Culture Forum kicks off in Guangzhou
The sixth Cross-Strait Economic, Trade and Culture Forum kicks off in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, July 10, 2010. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)
South African octopus predicts World Cup winner
JOHANNESBURG, July 9 (Xinhua) -- South Africa, host for the FIFA 2010 World Cup, has its own version of the psychic German octopus Paul which has been successfully predicting winners in all of Germany's games in the tournament.
UN Security Council issues presidential statement on sinking of Korean ship
Delegates attend the conference of the U.N. Security Council at the U.N. headquarters in New York, the United States, on July 9, 2010. The U.N. Security Council on Friday adopted a presidential statement on the sinking of the South Korean corvette Cheonan in March. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)
UNITED NATIONS, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a presidential statement on the sinking of the South Korean corvette Cheonan in March.
The statement, adopted by consensus, said that the Security Council "deplores the loss of life and injuries and expresses its deep sympathy and condolences to the victims and their families and to the people and government of the ROK (Republic of Korea)."
The statement, adopted by consensus, said that the Security Council "deplores the loss of life and injuries and expresses its deep sympathy and condolences to the victims and their families and to the people and government of the ROK (Republic of Korea)."
Nominees for World Cup Best Young Player Award, Jul 10, 2010
JOHANNESBURG, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Following are the three nominees for the 2010 World Cup Best Young Player Award, who were announced by FIFA's Technical Study Group here on Friday:
BMW unveils new concept car in Hong Kong
Reception held to mark 49th anniversary of Sino-DPRK friendship treaty
BEIJING, July 9 (Xinhua) -- A reception was held here Friday to mark the 49th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance between China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Abdul'ahat Abdulrixit, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and DPRK's ambassador to China Choe Pyong Gwan attended the reception hosted by the DPRK embassy in China.
Editor: Mu Xuequan
Abdul'ahat Abdulrixit, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and DPRK's ambassador to China Choe Pyong Gwan attended the reception hosted by the DPRK embassy in China.
Editor: Mu Xuequan
Top Chinese legislator calls for close Sino-Franco trade partnership
| Top Chinese legislator calls for close Sino-Franco trade partnership |
| Wu Bangguo, China's top legislator, said Friday that China and France should strengthen their cooperation and build a close, long-term and sustainable type of new economic and trade partnership. |
Mainland students shut out of top arts college
The new Asia campus of a renowned American art and design school will open with students from 44 nations - but none from the mainland....
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