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2011年4月21日星期四

Baseball takes control of the Los Angeles Dodgers

But two people with knowledge of the location bad said, that he also strongly in his team consider forcing the sale draws by calling "fit interests of baseball" forces has managed the team of Frank McCourt, since 2004, snatch, he believes owners who enrich the franchise while.

Blessed said in a statement that he taught McCourt was made of his decision, he said, "The best interests of the Club, his big fans and all of the major league baseball protect."

Blessed added that his Office "his thorough examination the operation and finances of the Dodgers of Mr. McCourt still would property at the time."

McCourt has charged the once renowned franchise with more than $400 million in debt, and was involved in an ugly and long legal battle with his wife on the conditions of their divorce.

Earlier this month, San Francisco Giants fan was severely beaten outside Dodger Stadium in an incident, the McCourt a lack of adequate security admitted at once venerable ballpark exposed.

When Selig, his calls extraordinary powers, he would seek the support of three quarters of sports 30 owners, and then sell the Dodgers in McCourt's name.

The two people with knowledge of Selig's would think not identified because they had not authorized, publicly talk about possible action plan of the Commissioner.

You said, blessed is the view that McCourt is heavily damaged, has the value, and the reputation which the Dodgers while only with his own profits concern and benefits.

Buy McCourt, a Boston real estate developer, who previously tried the Red Sox, did not try, sell the Dodgers despite its financial difficulties and very public dispute with his wife, Jamie.

William Nicholas Selig had a stand against McCourt earlier in this year when he refused McCourt's request available$ 200 million by Rupert Murdoch's Fox Entertainment Group, which previously owned the team.

Rejected McCourt Selig the 433 million US dollars, which he already owes to add more debt.? Blessed has approval rights over all the team credits. But earlier this month McCourt a personal loan of $ 30 million of Fox got, which is not in Selig the jurisdiction to deny the Los Angeles Times reported.

McCourt bought the team seven years ago for $430 million of Fox, a subsidiary of News Corporation. There were a few other bidders, including Malcolm Glazer, the owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; Alan Casden, a real estate developer; and, to a lesser extent, Dave Checketts, former President of the Madison Square Garden, the now the sale of its stake in the St. Louis Blues.

But contain his deals, the a 145 million US-dollar loan from Fox, McCourt as the winner despite the financial structure, which was like to unload the Dodgers. Although the entire transaction considered was heavily used, it also meets baseball's debt rules and mitigated Fox wearing baseball at national level and the Dodgers locally on his Fox Sports Network sports West regional.

The divorce trial and the advertising around's McCourt divorce have Selig displeased. The McCourts took $ 108 million in personal distributions from the team between 2004 and 2009, nearly half for personal mortgages and real estate, according to court records cited by the Los Angeles Times.

And concerns, beating the Giants fan outside Dodger stadium that McCourt had not enough on the aging ballpark security attention or put into service of its upkeep enough money.

Although McCourt not blessed the inner circle, such as Fred Wilpon, belonging to main owner of the Mets, one other troubled franchise, it simply out even an unpopular owner force may not.

"It would be messy and might set a precedent, the other owners might not want," said Marc Ganis, a sports industry consultant. He said it could better failure to its debt and then step waiting for McCourt to pay in run and to sell the team. Blessed Hicks by Thomas O., who had preferred Selig, in default for its loans to a group helped orchestrated last year's sale of the Texas Rangers under the leadership of Nolan Ryan.

Selig pushed out by suspensions and strong conviction and other officials baseball Marge SCHOTT as lead owner of the Cincinnati Reds in 1999, largely for its insensitive remarks about ethnic groups.


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MLB with the Los Angeles Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Rubby De La Rosa throws against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning of their spring training baseball game. The Los Angeles Dodgers from pitcher Rubby De La Rosa throws against the San Francisco Giants in the first round of their spring training baseball game. (Associated Press)

Major League Baseball took the extraordinary measure of control assuming a Dodgers in Los Angeles, a team increasingly paralyzed by bitter divorce of owners Frank and Jamie McCourt.

Once among the glamour of baseball franchises, the Dodgers were consumed by infighting since Jamie McCourt filed for divorce after thirty years of marriage in October 2009, a week after her husband shot him as Chief Executive of the team. Frank McCourt charged Jamie to having a romantic relationship with her custody of the body-driver and the evil at work exercise.

Selig said the Dodgers of Los Angeles Frank McCourt owner that he will appoint a representative to oversee all aspects of the company and the day-to-day operations of the club.

I took this action because of my deep concerns about finance and operations of the Dodgers and protect the interest of the club,"Selig said Wednesday in a news release. The Los Angeles Times reported this week that Frank McCourt has organized a loan of 30 million US of Fox, partner of the television team. Selig has not approved a new contract in the long term between the team and Fox, and the Times said that the money was needed to make payroll.

Selig said that he will appoint his representative in a few days.

"My Office will continue its in-depth investigation into the operations and finances of the Dodgers and related entities during the period of the property of Mr. McCourt," Selig said. "The Dodgers have been one of the most prestigious franchises in all sports, and we owe it to their legion of loyal fans to ensure that this club is now properly managed and will be guided properly in the future."

Relocation of the Selig could be seen by some as a precedent should the New York Mets have additional financial difficulties. With the owners, Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz, under the pressure of a prosecution related to the Bernard Madoff swindle, the borrowed dishes $ 25 million year last of the major League Baseball. Unlike the McCourts, the Wilpon is a friend for a long time of Selig.


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Award-winning war photographer killed in attack in Libya - Los Angeles Times

Chris Hondros and Tim HetheringtonTim Hetherington, is left in a building by a rebel helped in Misurata, Libya, hours before he was killed. Chris Hondros, right on mission in Misurata of this week. (AFP/Getty Images;) Associated press) reporting of Misurata, Libya - Tim Hetherington, an award-winning news photographer and Co-Director of the Oscar-nominated documentary "Restrepo" and Chris Hondros, a veteran war photographer for Getty Images, were killed Wednesday in an explosion in the Libyan city of Misurata, doctors and colleagues reported.

At least two other photo journalist injured in the explosion, which was believed to go through a round mortar be been caused. Held city in the western Libya leader Moammar Kadafi has attacked several weeks by forces loyal to the Libyan the rebels.

The wounded journalists were Michael Brown of the Corbis Agency, and Guy Martin by Panos Pictures. Hondros, 41, whose working published edition of the Los Angeles Times, on the front page of Wednesday's was after suffering a wound and died some hours later fell into the Misurata's Hikma hospital in coma.

Doctors at the hospital said that seven fighters rebelling and a Ukrainian doctor Wednesday in bombings were killed.

The most Misurata is in rebel hands, although it is surrounded by Kadafi of the forces that have superior firepower. The journalists had in the vicinity of the front lines working with a local militia officer in an area of snipers and other fighters loyal to Kadafi challenged. The journalists were revealed to more territory secure again on foot when they were hit by the fire.

Photos: Images by Hetherington and Hondros

"We were trying, in a safe place." It was too quiet. It said dangerous "Guillermo Cervera, a freelance photo-journalist, which a few metres away from the explosion at the time.""I heard the whoosh of an explosion, and all were on the ground."

Rebels moved in vehicles, and hospital, took the photographer hikmah Cervera said. Mohammed Zawwam, a local journalist, said Hetherington Misurata of people help to and to do a video project on the conflict had said.

"He was just a good guy, an amazing guy, me", Zawwam said.

Hetherington in Liverpool, England, born, studied literature at the University of Oxford, according to his website biography. His documentary, "Restrepo" of a train by soldiers in Afghanistan, won the grand jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival last year.

The New York Hondros extends conflicts around the world, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Kashmir, Liberia and the West Bank since the late 1990s. In 2004 he was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in the spot news photography for his work in Liberia and in 2006 he won the gold medal by Robert Capa.

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2011年4月20日星期三

GAZA STRIP: Suspect in killing of Italian activist dies in standoff - Los Angeles Times

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GAZA STRIP: Suspect in killing of Italian activist dies in standoffComments (0) April 19, 2011?|? 9:34pm

Hamas rulers in the Gaza Strip said Tuesday that a man suspected of killing an Italian pro-Palestinian activist in the territory committed suicide during a tense police standoff.

The suspect, a Jordanian citizen, shot himself after he hurled a grenade at two of his partners, critically injuring one of them, the Hamas-run Interior Ministry said in a statement published on its website.

Three policemen were injured during an exchange of fire, the statement added.
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Hamas police said armed officers surrounded a house in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip in which three Islamist Salafists had taken shelter.

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Police cordoned off the area and evacuated scores of houses. Clashes between police and the armed Salafists lasted almost two hours.

A police official who spoke on condition of anonymity said police tried to resolve the situation peacefully, but the other side continued firing at soldiers and mediators.

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The Interior Ministry on Monday posted names and photos on its website of suspects in the killing of Italian activist Vittorio Arrigoni and indicated that it had begun a manhunt.?

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The body of Arrigoni was discovered in an abandoned house just hours after a radical Islamist group with links to Al Qaeda announced that it was holding him in exchange for the release of its leader, who is being held in a Hamas prison.

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It was the first abduction of a Westerner in Gaza since 2007. It is also the only instance of such a kidnapping victim being slain.

--Ahmed Aldabba in Gaza City

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2011年4月15日星期五

Safe, los Angeles Dodgers game say police

A Los Angeles Police officer stands watch as fans arrive at Dodger Stadium prior to the start of the Dodgers game.A Los Angeles police officer stands watch as fans in the Dodger stadium before the start of the game of Dodgers arrive.San Francisco Giants fan Bryan stow was fought March 31Doctors brought him into a medically induced coma, but declined his people SedationAt at least 38 were cited for minor violations as security was more affiliate KRON entertainment solution UpRead about this story from CNN.

Los Angeles (AP) Thursday on the Los Angeles Dodgers game was a "safe" event, which said police after security in the wake of a 31 March attack blinged was, in the San Francisco Giants fan was seriously injured.

"We had a great game safe," Los Angeles said Police Department Deputy Chief José Perez after the loss of Dodgers "this is the benchmark we have in future Dodger will play."

And as police security to baseball games talked about their efforts, Bryan stow was still of beaten hospitalized after a last Dodgers Giants game.

Stow, 42, was put into a medically induced coma after the attack. About 100 witnesses saw stow attacked, when he left a stadium parking lot. The two suspected that the attackers fled after the beat within in a light, 4-door car of a woman with a young, authorities said.

Members of the family said doctors have reduced Stow's sedation and are in the hope he wakes up soon.

"We have received hundreds of tips, but we are far from a solution," Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck told reporters Thursday. He appealed to submit such information to say that they can do anonymously. He showed reporters new composite sketches of the suspects. A $100,000 reward offer officials for information about arrests and convictions.

There were more police presence inside and outside the stadium Thursday. Officers were for eCommunications the no tailgating rule was enforced and no fans were drinking in the surrounding areas before entering the stadium, was announced by the police. In addition, increased illumination to the car park has been added.

It said at least 38 people were cited for various violations including open containers and drink in public, Perez.

Perez said that he had heard no reports of violent crime Thursday.

Dodgers owner Frank McCourt said he hoped officials further can go and bring fans behavior changes.

"We hope that the solutions which we introduced on sports and entertainment venues throughout America used here in the Dodger Stadium," McCourt said.

In the hospital, Stow is hospitalized at the Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center.

As of Wednesday, "It does not have more seizures for a few days," wrote Stow's sister Erin on a website launched to updates on his condition, provides www.support4bryanstow.com. Doctors have reduced its sedation, she wrote.

"As soon as it is from his system, he can be examined and hopefully (pray) he responds to commands." "Or better yet, wakes up."

Stow has none for five days, his cousin, John Stow, had seizures, CNN said "which is enormous." Affiliate KRON on Thursday, "We are very grateful." It is not known when stow reactivated, he said. He said "Head injuries are unique,". "Every case is different, so we will be just patient..." "Bryan's go to do it when he is ready."

The family has said they are grateful for the outpouring of support. Since the unprovoked attack, money has poured many donors and fundraising events, pay Stow's medical expenses and his two young children.

A dual fundraiser said Monday at Dodger Stadium and AT & T Park in San Francisco, raised more than $120,000 was, American medical response spokesman Jason Sorrick. All in all was more than $ 200,000 for Stow, raised, who works for AMR.

"We could not proud Bryan and the way the community around it has gathered together", said John stow. Another event was in the San Francisco area will take place Thursday.CNN's Stan Wilson contributed to this report.

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2011年4月11日星期一

11 killed in blast in Belarus u-Bahn-Station - Los Angeles Times

Belarus bombingPeople help a man in an explosion in a u-Bahn station in downtown Minsk injured. (Anton Motolko, AFP/Getty Images / April 11, 2011)A powerful blast rocked the Metro Minsk during rush hour evening Monday, 11 passengers killed and 126 others in a busy downtown u-Bahn-Station. Belarus law enforcement the explosion on a platform at the station of Oktyabrskaya said when a train arrived, was an act of terrorism.

The explosion destroyed Windows, injured persons within the train and the platform of the station, where close to the presidential headquarters was in the center of Belarusian capital.

"I just entered to bring the station to our daughter of my mother in-law's when I felt a growing smell of burning and saw many people rush out, some of them screaming," Ivan Kaplún, an engineer of the proximity to the station live, said in a telephone interview.

Kaplún said he helped a wounded woman perform over on body and pools of blood.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, often described as the last European dictator, blast placed flowers at the site and hurried to his Office for an emergency meeting, after which he announced that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had offered to send a team of researchers.

"I must admit that we have seriously challenged," said Lukashenko speech conferred on televised late Monday. "An adequate response is required and this answer must be found."

Lukashenko expressed also a desire the support of the public to help "Find this freaks."

The attack was celebrated the first in Minsk since July 3, 2008, when dozens of people in a public park have been violated, as independence day. The perpetrators were not found, even though every adult man the country ordered fingerprints Lukashenko.

Lukashenko was re-elected in December last year, to win about 80% of the vote in a controversial election. European Union observers refused to accept the results and Lukashenko's inauguration in January was ignored by the most Western diplomats.

The tainted vote led to an election night protest that was crushed brutally by the police, dozens of demonstrators, including arrested several presidential candidates.

Lukashenko accused in the West of funding the opposition. "We today could have caught in another country," Lukashenko said at a press conference at the end of December, blaming the opposition for trying to storm Government Headquarters, encouraged by Western support and financing.

"If they me of the West not I tell absolutely trust them probably they tried lull us... but we are now seeing their real face."

Human rights activists warn before serious political consequences in the aftermath of Monday's blast. "Something tells me that the authorities take down you the situation and the opposition can on with renewed force,", said Valentin Stefanovich, Deputy Head of the Vyasna, a Center for human rights.

About 30 activists of the opposition, including ex-presidential candidate Nikolai Statkevich and Andrei Sannikov, are still in custody and may face up to 15 years in prison on the election night protests.

Svetlana Kalinkina, editor-in-Chief of the newspaper the independent Narodnaya Volya said "who is behind this inhuman and mysterious Act of barbarism to do nothing which has opposition," in an interview with the times. "But I'm sure that law enforcement is the search for culprits in the opposition, as they always do."

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2011年4月8日星期五

No excuse, but NATO is statement of regret after airstrike rebels - Los Angeles Times

Libya unrestA rebel Libya waits with his weapon on the edge of Ajdabiya, Libya. (Maurizio Gambarini, EPA / April 7, 2011)Reporting from London and Tripoli, Libya - NATO Rear Admiral Russell Harding, Deputy Commander of the NATO operation in Libya, said Friday that NATO planes can indeed beat rebels close to the city of Brega on Thursday but offered no apology for what apparently was a fatal mistake.

The Secretary General of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, has a statement of regret about the rebel deaths, apparently by the NATO air strikes outside Brega added.

"This is a very unfortunate incident." I regret stark the loss of life "said Fogh Rasmussen." "I can assure you that we do our utmost to avoid civilian casualties."

In the meantime ship for the first time un with tons of humanitarian supplies brought relief, the besieged city of Misurata. The ship chartered by the world food programme, food and medical supplies for tens of thousands of civilians trapped by Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi include armed forces in the rebel held town.

A NATO led Alliance, which includes the United States battle to Kadafi's forces from the hurt civilians in different parts of the country to prevent controlled East, in particular the rebels, where forces loyal and against the longtime ruler of Libya in a battlefield standoff were locked.

NATO appeared to admit that his actions in the death of rebels may have been for the second time in less than a week.

"It seems that two of our strikes yesterday [Thursday] the death of a number of [transitional National Council of] forces may have been," said Harding from Naples, Italy. He said that after Ajdabiya saw, made North-East of Brega, the fighting on the road very confusing and difficult to monitor the situation.

"The situation in the area is always still very liquid liquid, with tanks and other vehicles moved in different directions, so that it can very difficult that they cannot be." "In addition, up to that time, the we not the TNC holding tanks, had seen", the British officer said.

He added that it not NATO responsibility to try to improve communication with the rebels to more erroneous air strikes to avoid.

"It is not for us trying civilians what persuasion, to improve communication with the rebels to protect", he said.

World Food Program Executive Director Josette Sheeran described the arrival of the ship relief in Misurata as "a breakthrough for the un humanitarian operation in Libya." He said it "can we reaching tens of thousands of people who caught in one of the toughest areas of conflict."

People randomly shooting and targeting their access a former Libyan Energy Minister, that the city on a fishing boat escape said news agencies, that Kadafi of the armed forces were to subdue civilians in Misurata, constant bombing to water supplies.

Fathi Omar bin Shatwan and his family arrived in the island nation Malta days after the escape of Misurata, where he been less than six weeks.

"she bombed food shops, supermarkets, water supplies and the port," he was quoted words. "It is that it has become natural for people like this for so long." "It is scary, but the fear is normal after a while."

He also said that he saw no future for Kadafi or his sons in a future Libya. He claimed that more officials of Kadafi itching were regime to defect as Foreign Minister Musa KUSA fact, but were afraid to do so.

He urged NATO to quickly to end the conflict through targeted all Kadafi of military equipment. "NATO do the job is good," he said.

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2011年4月6日星期三

Japan's Ocean meets radiation 7.5 million times legal limit - Los Angeles Times

FishA broker leads earthquake and tsunami disaster between fish at the fish market of Hirakata, Osaka in Kita, Japan, trade, for the first time since the March 11. (Toru Yamanaka / AFP/Getty Images / Bongarts / April 5, 2011)The operator of Japan's Fukushima knit nuclear plant said Tuesday, that it radioactive iodine to 7.5 million times of the permitted in sea water sample in the vicinity of the plant had found, and Government officials imposed a new health limit for radioactivity in fish.

The reading of the iodine-131 was recorded Saturday, said Tokyo Electric Power Co.. Another example taken Monday found on 5 million times of the permitted. The Monday examples were also found contain radioactive caesium in 1.1 million times of the permitted.

The exact source of the radiation was not immediately clear, although Tepco has said that strongly contaminated water from a mine close to the No. 2 reactor were leaking has. The utility initially believed, that was the leak of a crack, but several attempts, the crack seal has failed.

On Tuesday, the company that leak could come instead from a faulty joint said the pit is a tube, so that radioactive water in a layer of gravel under penetrate. The utility said that this would fit "liquid glass" into gravel in an effort to stop more leakage.

In the meantime further Tepco share, what it than water with low radiation into the sea to make room in on-site storage tanks for more highly contaminated water. In all the company said it planned, but on Tuesday morning, it had 11,500 tons of water, less than 25% of that amount will appear.

Although the Government which authorized release of 11,500 tons and said that radiation would quickly diluted and dispersed into the ocean, fish with high readings of iodine are found.

On Monday officials recognized that more than 4,000 Bequerels iodine-131 / kg in a kind of fish called a sand eels caught less than three miles off the coast of the city Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki. The juveniles contained also 447 Bequerels of caesium-137, as problematic regarded as iodine-131, because it has a much longer half-life.

On Tuesday, chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said that the Government was establishing a standard of 2,000 Bequerels of iodine Atom per kilogram fish, allows the same level in vegetables. Previously, the Government had no specific level for fish. An another haul of the eels with 526 Bequerels of cesium was detected Tuesday, about the standard of 500 Bequerels per kilogram.

Fishing of sand removed lances. Local fishermen calls Tepco to stop the release of radioactive water into the sea and demanded that the company they compensate for their losses.

Fishing has in the close to been the plant banned, and the vast majority of fishing activities in the region has stopped tsunami and earthquake damage to boats and port on 11 March was. However, some fishermen are making catches, only to a few buyers due to concerns about the radiation to be found.

It is not clear, which could provide the Fischer Tepco, but has the company Tuesday saying that it "condolence payments" residents to local amounting to 180 million yen ($ 2 million) had to evacuate their homes due to the radiation of the Fukushima plant had offered. A city, refused payment.

The company has yet to decide as residents in the vicinity of the facility for damage, make up for it would, while financial analysts say, the claims could be in the tens of billions of dollars. TEPCO's executive Vice President said on hinges decision on damages Takashi Fujimoto of the company how much the Government are parts of the load.

Edano asked the company to speed up that his decisions on compensation.

For now the company has offered 20 million yen ($240,000) for each 10 villages, towns and cities within 12 miles of the plant give Fujimoto said.

"We hope that they will find it useful for now," he said.

Namie, a city of about 6 miles north of the plant, refused to take the money 20,600. city official Kosei Negishi said, that he and other government officials from a makeshift Office in nihonmatsu, Fukushima city, somewhere else in Fukushima Prefecture, worked and that she faced more pressing issues.

"The coastal areas of Namie hard hit we were by the earthquake and the tsunami but due to the radiation and the evacuation had order still no chance to the 200 people perform a search, are missing," said Negishi. "Why should we use our resources less than 1,000 yen ($12) to everyone, residents spent?"

Tokyo electric power Fujimoto recognised, that was a "gap" in the views of businesses and Namie officials.

TEPCO's shares fell to an all-time low Tuesday covered by the maximum daily trading Grenze--about 18%--362 yen, below the previous record low of 393 Yen in 1951 reached. Share of the company has 80% of their Wertes--nearly 1.1 trillion Yen--since the Quake and tsunami, lost after the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Fujimoto said "We share prices decline very seriously," reporters.

Fujimoto said the company's annual earnings report, which was originally scheduled for April 28, would be moved, but he declined it, all other information.

Julie.Makinen@LATimes.com

Hall is a special correspondent.


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Italian Premier sex trial opens, memory - Los Angeles Times

TrialDemonstrators hold posters and shirts carry Milan read "Out" to a court during the first day of Prime Minister of Silvio Berlusconi's "Ruby the heart stealer" trial. (Giuseppe Cacace / AFP/Getty Images / Bongarts / April 6, 2011)The process of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on charges of sexual misconduct and abuse of Wednesday makes open in Milan and was adjourned almost immediately to 31 May.

It was one of the testimony on alleged orgy-like parties at Berlusconi's Villa and phone-tap transcripts with girls who were said to male entertained handsomely paid guests on the most anticipated courtroom include events in the history of Italy, with evidence.

It began negotiations with a disappointing ten minutes.

The Defense list of senior friends, Ministers, members of Parliament, TV presenters and actors is testimony reportedly include George Clooney, has a villa close to Lake Como.

Berlusconi not Moroccan performer Karima El Mahroug, known by her stage name Ruby Biagiotti - Ruby the heart stealer - was present.

The 74-year-old Prime Minister is accused paying for sex with Mahroug last year, when she was 17 - a year younger than for legal prostitution in Italy - if she invited to Parties at his villa in Arcore, outside Milan, described in the press as fixed, which contain striptease and sex.

The Prime Minister has always protested his innocence, denying the sex with her and say that she lied about her age...

He was also accused of calling Milan police in May 2010 release her from prison on suspicion of the theft of more than $4000, claims it was related to then Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Berlusconi says that he convinced was that she was related with Mubarak and tried to avoid a diplomatic incident.

Berlusconi, who accused against him politically motivated the Italian justice, is also other studies for corruption, fraud and embezzlement in connection with his activities as a media entrepreneur.

Wednesday's hearing came a day after the Italian Parliament by a narrow margin in in favour of the transition of the study, a ministerial Special Court instead of the Milan court, caused by the charges of abuse of power was. However, not the study is intended to influence the decision, until he is confirmed by the Constitutional Court, told of Reuters is reported.

Coverage in the press was Wednesday study on newspaper and agency limited reporter; TV cameras in Italian courts usually allows were kept outside.

Reports that the prosecution would join Mahroug were denied by her defense lawyer, according to the Italian press agency ANSA. It said that the Court, her lawyer, Paolo Boccardi said, that his client not damage than say they would "not for journeys to the Arcore, neither... sometimes suffer damage from frequenting the Prime Minister"

Boccardi said contradicted the accusation of prostitution "what has always said Karima, she never was the object, sexual acts by the Prime Minister....""she has stressed always, that it, it takes no prostitutes during this study for granted that she were paid."

Janet.Stobart@LATimes.com


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Yemen President gets a stern warning of Obama spokesman - Los Angeles Times

Yemeni Protestor Faces 4-3-11

Statement of spokesman Jay Carney on violence in the Yemen, the White House provided
The United States condemns the use of force by the Yemeni Government forces against demonstrators in Sana'a, Taiz and Hodeida in the past few days.

The Yemeni people have to a right to demonstrate peacefully, and we remember its President Ali Abdullah Saleh rYemen President Ali Abdullah SalehEsponsibility so that the safety and security of the Yemenis, are their universal right of to political expression exercise.

We call for the Government of Yemen to carry out full investigations into these events and responsible drawn for their actions to the responsibility.

The United States strongly supports the Yemeni people in the search for more options and their exercise of political and economic reforms, which will meet their expectations.

President Saleh has to resolve the political impasse, so that meaningful political change in the near future in an orderly and peaceful manner can take place with the opposition.

We call for all sides and a course of charts, who is Yemen's unity, progress and future prosperity before the individual agendas to conduct a constructive political dialogue.???? ####

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Photo: Yahya Arhab / EPA ('protestors faces in the Yemen of this week). Associated press (Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh).


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2011年4月4日星期一

Japanese nuclear power plant continues to radioactive water leak in ocean - Los Angeles Times

Radioactive water still in the sea Monday after a failed attempt to the leak of the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant with an absorbent polymer, sawdust and shredded paper seal seep.

Tokyo Electric Power Co. officials think that the leak has an 8-inch crack in the concrete pit holding cables located near reactor No. 2 is been. On Monday, Tepco said, it would use a colouring agent to try to trace the path of the leak, Kyodo News reported. The levels of emissions in the pit water are millisieverts an estimated 1000 per hour, a high, but not immediately lethal dose.

Engineers planned injection nitrogen gas in reactors No. 1, 2 and 3 in an attempt to prevent that start possible explosions of the development of hydrogen gas. Explosions in the three reactors the reactor buildings badly damaged in the first four days after the magnitude 9 earthquake and associated tsunami March 11 and the cooling off pumps, the water, provided to the reactors. Government officials say, it last may, months, to fully restore the cooling systems.

Japan's official death toll from the disaster 12,000 on Sunday crowned, about 25,000 U.S. and Japanese forces intensive three-day recovery effort finished. The search is located 78 body, but more than 15,000 people are still officially as missing. Around 160,000 survivors remain in shelters.

The Japanese Red Cross and the Central Community Chest of Japan have collected more than $1 billion, but have yet to distribute cash directly to victims, and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano, Sunday to urge that the process be speeded up.

A red cross spokeswoman, Miyoko Kawamura, replied that the payments would probably begin this month.

Edano also said that the Government would have once again independent experts the soil around the nuclear power plant in Fukushima test to reevaluate, whether current evacuation orders should be modified. The Government has people told to evacuate, within 12 miles of the plant and has asked to leave the residents within 18 miles or at least stay inside as much as possible.

The Government is under renewed pressure from groups, including Greenpeace, to his evacuation area, but at the same time, expand inhabitants the 12-mile limit was left looking for permission to return home briefly to collect personal belongings. Officials in recent days have not shown to move characters in both directions, and Edano said Sunday, the current job "a long time," will last even though he conceded that it "tough on people."

Edano added that the Government had reviewed the thyroid function 900 children up to the age of 15 in two villages, Iitate and Kawamata, just outside of 18 miles and showed no signs of exposure to high radiation levels. High levels of radiation were detected in the water and grass in Iitate. Edano said it was the third time that the Government had carried out tests on children in areas outside the 18-mile zone.

The Red Cross has sent more than 200 emergency relief teams to the disaster zone and thousands of volunteers for victims. Still not sold cash payments from the pot of more than 1 billion dollars collected by the Japanese Red Cross and Red Crescent societies and the Central community received chest of Japan.

In past disasters in Japan, independent panels in each prefecture have determined who receives this aid and how much. Edano proposed that this time, which must be streamlined.

"Usually donations are paid by local governments to decide, based on the conditions for the money distribution, independent committees", said Edano. "But this time the Central Government has a role to play in the establishment of an independent Committee", is figure out how to split donations.

Tomohide Atsumi, President of the Nippon Volunteer Network active in disaster, said that the Red Cross has "a policy of stock and provide a high value on equality, and it takes time to determine damage."

On the other hand he said often immediately spent donations to non-profit groups, get. Atsumi said that his organization help funds immediately after the disaster, to buy underwear and other supplies for the evacuated and a bus for volunteers to victims in the Northeast Charter used.

Overall, he said, is Japan or learn, how you balance between order and a more free-form solution in the disaster relief efforts produce. An overemphasis on organization and top-down decision-making, he said, probably more voluntary to the disaster zone prevents faster go.

"The drive be organized is very strong in our importance but people are not good at improvising socially," he said. "I want to use the metaphor of classical music and jazz." Music is our traditional disaster response as classic - it is a conductor of a large Orchestra, a fancy Hall. Disaster relief should be more like Jazz - you can something with a trumpet player, a drummer. "Must not a whole orchestra."

The size and the power of the massive tsunami are how the disaster zone has become more accessible, expert learning more about.

A group of researchers led by Yoshinobu Tsuji of the Tokyo University Earthquake Research Institute studying the tsunami affected area around Miyako, Iwate Prefecture. They found evidence that the waves could have up to 124 M, according to public NHK. You make would beat the highest waves, Japan's northeastern shore since 1896, when the tsunami waves in the Ofunato 125 meters were recorded.

"This tsunami was similar to the tsunami [1896] - and it would have been larger," Tsuji said.

Julie.Makinen@LATimes.com

Hall is a special correspondent. Times staff writer Thomas H. Maugh II in Los Angeles contributed to this report.


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2011年4月3日星期日

An American drawn to help, his Ivorian home - Los Angeles Times

Ivory Coast fightingForces loyal prepare Ivory Coast, where French troops have taken over by the airport to Alassane Ouattara for the battle in Abidjan. (Legnan Koula, EPA / 4 April 2011)Reporting of Abidjan, C?te d'Ivoire-

Two months ago, the Americans had a quiet s life in New Jersey with his three children, a nice car and his own company. He is now in the war.

But a computer mouse, no trigger strokes his finger. And instead of lots slung belts of ammunition, he swings an e-Mail Inbox full, atrocities.

The Ivorian native returned to his home in the name of democracy. He wound up in the middle of a war between the militias loyal to the two men, the power in this west African State claim: current President Laurent Gbagbo and former opposition leader Alassane Ouattara, the internationally recognised winner of last fall's presidential election.

Many people in Ivory Coast know like to fight. Ouattara's forces have an offensive to take Gbagbo from power started and Sunday's battles intensified in Abidjan, as a commercial centre of the country with people in many areas, not in a position to leave their homes. Heavy fighting continued around the Presidential Palace, the State television station RTI and a military base. Port Bouet airport took over French troops.

But only a handful of technical experts here know the tools of a modern propaganda war: such as a TV channel from scratch established encrypt the enemy TV signal, jam, his radio signal or created a TV satellite connection. And most of them work for Gbagbo.

So, the American, who has a high-tech mobile communications company in the United States, which is active in Africa, the call was given. He would return to Ivory Coast, Ouattara an information war fighting, that he was to lose to help?

The Americans insist on anonymity fear of the violence against his family, some of them in Abidjan, which has seen their narrow dirt alleys become a killing field.

"they are actually trying to figure out, which helps" Ouattara, says the American, 45, the left Ivory Coast for 30 years and is a friend of the President-designate.

Prior to the American on board Ouattara had accused rebels of the massacres no presence on television during Gbagbo the State television station and that the United Nations was guilty of genocide claimed to kill Ivorians conspiracy with France and install an alien, to govern the country. Ouattara's fighter was keeping the station Thursday but Gbagbo's fighters took it back and used on young militia against death for Gbagbo it calls.

Gbagbo has also blocked Pro-Ouattara newspaper distribution and stopped means mobile phone SMS messages - which most people in Africa and organize rallies.

The TV station, radio television ivoirienne, "Helped spur Wheelback" - the abuses by frequent indications of quality to the violence against UN peacekeepers, west African nationals and Ouattara supporters, a March 15 report by human rights watch charged.

"Television," the American says, "is more dangerous than a weapon."

Caught with Ouattara and his Government of Gbagbo forces in Abidjan's Golf Hotel since December the Americans took over a restaurant in the hotel and turned it into a pro-Ouattara television station.

The Americans set up a FM Radio Studio and created a satellite link, more difficult for Gbagbo, scramble as the terrestrial channel.

It is a daily battle of mind signals from broadcasting on the same frequency as Gbagbo's experts try to scramble Ouattara. "I try, the next step assume" he says.

The American flicks through his e-Mail Inbox, his fingers tap the down and until arrows impatiently, until he finds an alert in it with cell phone video loaded by two men down from the tyres and burnt alive as police stand by and watch.

"When this guy dying, he wanted out." "You him again in the fire to put", says the Americans, shows the scene. Then he pulls video of an other atrocity, Pro-Gbagbo militias queries a fear dealers in Northern Ivory Coast and then the head with a brick busting. (Human rights watch has said that both sides have committed atrocities but have been the vast majority of Pro-Gbagbo forces.)

He scrolls down through hundreds of messages, many with such grisly installations.

"It is frightening." It says heartless, "he.""I was here when I was 15 and I saw something like never before."


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