Van Persie accuses Adebayor of deliberate stamp

Arsenal forward Robin van Persie has accused former teammate Emmanuel Adebayor of deliberately trying to injure him with a stamp during their English Premier League defeat to Manchester City.

Robin van Persie has accused Emmanuel Adebayor of trying to deliberately injure him.
var CNN_ArticleChanger = new CNN_imageChangerAdebayor, who left Arsenal for City in July for a fee in the region of $40 million, seemed to lunge at the Dutch international who sustained a cut on the side of his head which required treatment.
Match referee Mark Clattenburg did not get a clear view of the incident in a match which City won 4-2 at Eastlands and Adebayor escaped punishment following the van Persie incident, although he was booked for his goal celebration in front of the Arsenal fans after he ran the full length of the pitch.
Football Association chief executive Ian Watmore has confirmed the governing body will take a "good close look" at the two incidents involving Adebayor who scored in the 80th minute.
But van Persie directed his ire towards Togo international Adebayor, who spent three-and-a-half years at the Emirates Stadium before his move to City, with a statement on the official Arsenal Web site.

Britain denies deal with Libya over slain London cop

The British government has not dropped the case of a British police officer who was shot dead outside the Libyan embassy in London 25 years ago, the Foreign Office insisted Sunday.

British PM Gordon Brown is said to have spoken to Libyan leader Colonel Gadhafi about the Fletcher case in July.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown raised the killing of Yvonne Fletcher with Libya's leader, Moammar Gadhafi, as recently as July, when he visited Tripoli, a Foreign Office spokesman said.
"It is vital that the investigation is allowed to resume by the Libyans. The Fletcher family deserves answers. We continue to make every effort to press the Libyan Government to allow Metropolitan Police Service to visit," said the spokesman, who declined to be named in line with government policy.
Fletcher was shot in the back outside the Libyan People's Bureau, as the diplomatic offices were officially known, during a peaceful demonstration in 1984. London's Metropolitan Police say the shots that killed her came from the embassy.
Libya refused to let British police officers into the building to investigate that April 17, 1984 shooting, leading to what Scotland Yard calls "an 11-day siege" of the embassy. It ended with the occupants of the building being flown to Libya.

Clijsters into final amid controversial scenes

Serena Williams' bid to defend her U.S. Open title ended in controversy after the defending champion angrily remonstrated with a line judge at the end of her semifinal match against unseeded Kim Clijsters on Saturday.

Williams talks to head referee Brian Earley after being penalized in her semifinal against Clijsters.

The Belgian had been a set and 6-5 up when the line judge foot-faulted Williams on a second serve to give Clijsters match point.
Williams turned angrily to shout at the line judge and gesticulated with her racket, while some reports quoted Williams as saying "If I could, I would take this ... ball and shove it down your ... throat and kill you."
The line official informed match umpire Louise Engzell about the incident and tournament referee Brian Earley came on to the court as matters came to a head.
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Williams continued to argue with the officials and disputed the version of events given -- before she stormed off to shake hands with Clijsters having realized she had been penalized a point on match point for verbal abuse.

Suspect in 10 bank robberies arrested

A man suspected of robbing at least 10 banks in four states has been arrested, according to an FBI investigator and the Missouri State Patrol.

The FBI says this surveillance image shows Chad Schaffner, who they say robbed at least 10 banks.

( Chad Schaffner was arrested Saturday in Callaway County, Missouri, according to a dispatcher for the Missouri State Patrol and an FBI investigator close to the case.
The arrest took place in Kingdom City, Missouri, at about 2:45 p.m., said Missouri State Patrol radio operator Paula Price.
Authorities received a tip from someone who recognized Schaffner and gave his whereabouts, she said. Price would not say where the arrest took place, but said it occurred without incident and did not happen during a traffic stop. Kingdom City is about 100 miles west of St. Louis, Missouri.
Schaffner, 37, faces charges including bank robbery in Tennessee; burglary in Indiana; armed robbery in Illinois; and receiving stolen property in Ohio, Price said. He also faces drug charges from the Missouri State Patrol, she said. Schaffner is suspected of robbing banks in Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, according to the FBI.

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Easy Rider’ Rides Again

HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 9/12/09 - There are very few films that define a generation. “Easy Rider” was one, even though it was a terrible movie.This writer saw the original and it changed his life.Now a sequel of sorts has emerged, though Dennis Hopper is neither director, nor Peter Fonda not the star. Yet moves must be made to clear the way for the new fans.Yet as flawed as Hopper’s first film was, it was an appropriate fast ride through our youth. We all wanted to become outlaws, till we saw the final scene.Now there is new one, with new actors.One of the world’s quintessential cult film classics is roaring back onto the big screen. The long-awaited sequel/prequel EASY RIDER: THE RIDE BACK is ready to go on the road and slated to hold sneak peek screenings in select cities starting in October

NFL 2009: Get your Popcorn and Beer Ready

HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 09/12/09 - The NFL season kicks into high gear this Sunday with a full slate of games and no shortage of intriguing storylines that will surely captivate fans and media alike. Besides the return of Tom Brady and Michael Vick and the arrival of T.O. in Buffalo, fans must also wonder: How will Brett Favre’s veteran presence impact the Super Bowl contender Minnesota Vikings? Can the Detroit Lions, who were the NFL’s first 0 - 16 team in 2008, be victorious in at least one game this season? Which team will be the surprise team of 2009 - 2010? Stay tuned every Sunday and Monday night. By the time February rolls around, all questions will be answered.

New Wizard of Oz in Making

HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today/ C21) 9/11/09 — Endemol France has poached IMG Entertainment’s formats chief to handle format acquisitions in the territory and overseas, replacing Grant Ross, who has left only months after being promoted.
International formats players converge on London 11 Sep 2009Some of the world’s biggest formats buyers and producers; including Sony, Fox, Discovery, Ten Network, Studio Lambert, ITV Global, Comcast, Ned 3, Viasat, Australia’s Lifestyle Channel, Armoza and Zig Zag are coming together at C21’s Formats Lab Live in London on October 2 to discuss The Next Big Thing in non-scripted televis

Iran nuclear plans 'revealed' on Web site

An online news organization has published what it said is a copy of Iran's proposals to the United Nations which were supposed to address international concerns about its nuclear program.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

This week, Iran distributed its proposals to the diplomatic representatives of the U.N. Security Council's five permanent members, plus Germany.
The proposals have not been released to the public and CNN cannot independently verify that the five-page document on ProPublica.org is the actual proposal submitted to the U.N.
ProPublica.org describes itself as an independent news organization that "produces investigative journalism in the public interest."
The United States -- one of the permanent members, or "P-5" -- believes Iran's proposals are "not really responsive" to the concerns about its nuclear program, State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said Thursday

Coast Guard to review exercise after Potomac security scare

The U.S. Coast Guard promised a "thorough review" after a training incident Friday along the Potomac River briefly triggered concerns about the security of President Obama on the eighth anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

U.S. Coast Guard vessels appear Friday between the Memorial and 14th Street bridges on the Potomac River.
The Coast Guard will "take a good, hard look" at how it handled the routine training exercise to determine if the security scare that followed could have been avoided, Vice Adm. John Currier said.
Federal agency emergency operations centers were not aware of or notified about the exercise on the Potomac, and they began implementing response procedures, a federal source said.
Even the police department's Harbor Patrol, which is responsible for patrolling the river, was not notified, law enforcement sources in Washington said.
The patrol has now demanded the Coast Guard notify it in the future before any training exercises on the Potomac, the sources said.
The Coast Guard did not alert other agencies when it conducted the exercise, Currier said

Del Potro reaches his first U.S. Open semis

Sixth seed Juan Martin Del Potro of Argentina ended the U.S. Open semifinal hopes of Croatian 16th seed Marin Cilic 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1.

Juan Martin Del Potro celebrates a point against Marin Cilic during their quarterfinals U.S. Open match Thursday.
Del Potro kept unforced errors to 24, less than half Cilic's 53, and converted all of his break points in their quarterfinal match on Thursday. Del Potro, reaching his first U.S. Open semifinals, will face either Fernando Gonzalez or Rafael Nadal, whose quarterfinal match was suspended Thursday night because of rain.
Eleventh seed Gonzalez of Chile and number three seed Nadal of Spain were in their 2nd straight tie-breaking set, with Nadal leading 7-6 (7-4), 6-6 (3-2) when play was suspended.
Nadal, the six-time grand slam winner and reigning Australian Open champion, has been coming off a two-month lay-off due to knee tendinitis, a break that kept him from defending his 2008 Wimbledon crown. Gonzalez's best prior performance at the U.S. Open was as a quarterfinalist in 2002, and he was a semifinalist at the French Open this year.

IAAF urges caution over Semenya intersex claims

The international governing body for athletics urged caution Friday after reports that the world-champion South African runner Caster Semenya has both male and female organs.

The front cover of You magazine shows Semenya after a recent makeover.

The Sydney Morning Herald in Australia and The Sun newspaper in Britain reported that gender tests ordered by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) show the 18-year-old is a hermaphrodite.
Neither paper named the source of their information. IAAF spokesman Nick Davies would not discuss the findings with CNN. "I simply haven't seen the results," Davies said.
"We have received the results from Germany, but they now need to be examined by a group of experts and we will not be in a position to speak to the athlete about them for at least a few weeks.
"After that, depending on the results, we will meet privately with the athlete to discuss further action." Has Semenya been treated fairly?
The IAAF issued a statement, saying no decision on the case will be announced until the experts can look at the results.
A final decision regarding the case is not expected before the IAAF Council meets in late November in Monaco, the IAAF said.

Taiwan's Chen, wife sentenced to life

Former Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian was convicted Friday on corruption and money laundering charges, and was sentenced to life in prison, according to officials at Taipei City Court.

Former Taiwan president Chen Shui-bian walks inside the Taipei Detention Centre in Tucheng on Friday.

He was fined 200 million New Taiwan dollars (U.S.$6.1 million) as well.
Chen's wife, Wu Shu-chen, who earlier had been convicted of lying to prosecutors, also was convicted on similar charges. She received a life sentence and was fined 300 million New Taiwan dollars (U.S. $9.1 million), according to the Central News Agency, Taiwan's official news agency.
The former president was not at the courthouse when the verdict was read. He had asked to be excused and was being held at a detention center.
Supporters of Chen gathered outside the courthouse hours before the verdict, wearing bright-green shirts, and carrying yellow balloons and banners. Riot police stood by in case the crowd got out of control as they protested the verdict.

Digital contacts will keep an eye on your vital signs

Forget about 20/20. "Perfect" vision could be redefined by gadgets that give you the eyes of a cyborg.

The surface of the eye can be used to measure much of the same data you would get from blood tests.

The tech industry calls the digital enrichment of the physical world "augmented reality." Such technology is already appearing in smartphones and toys, and enthusiasts dream of a pair of glasses we could don to enhance our everyday perception. But why stop there?
Scientists, eye surgeons, professors and students at the University of Washington have been developing a contact lens containing one built-in LED, powered wirelessly with radio frequency waves.
Eventually, more advanced versions of the lens could be used to provide a wealth of information, such as virtual captions scrolling beneath every person or object you see. Significantly, it could also be used to monitor your own vital signs, such as body temperature and blood glucose level.
Why a contact lens? The surface of the eye contains enough data about the body to perform personal health monitoring, according to Babak Parvis, a University of Washington professor of bionanotechnology, who is working on the project.

Renault refer Nelson Piquet Jr. to police

The Renault Formula One team have commenced legal proceedings against former driver Nelson Piquet Junior over allegations made by the Brazilian that he was asked by the team to deliberately crash his car in last year's Singapore Grand Prix.

Renault boss Flavio Briatore has issued a statement confirming legal proceddings against Nelson Piquet Jr.

It has been claimed that Renault boss, Flavio Briatore, in order to maximize the chances of Fernando Alonso winning the 2008 race, planned the crash of teammate Piquet Jr.
Renault have hit back against the allegations concerning the event made by Piquet Jr in an official statement on their Web site.
"Managing Director Flavio Briatore personally wish[es] to state criminal proceedings against Nelson Piquet Junior and Nelson Piquet Senior [have commenced] in France concerning the making of false allegations," the statement read.
The statement added the three-times former world champion and his son had also attempted to "blackmail the team" into allowing Piquet Jr to continue to drive until the end of the 2009 season.
Renault, who dismissed Piquet Jr as their driver in August, confirmed they have referred the matter to the British police.

Here's the official Sony PSP-3000 versus PSP-2000 LCD comparison image. Click to see full size.

Sony added the antireflective technology to improve the PSP's outdoor playability. We took our two PSPs outside for some side-by-side testing under the bright California sun. Neither system was playable in direct sunlight, but the PSP-3000's display performed better than the 2000's when we took a look at both systems in a shady area beneath a tree. We had difficulty taking pictures of the PSP's antireflective screen in action outside--please bear with our angled indoor shots. The new system has the same video-out port and uses the exact same video cables as the PSP-2000, but Sony has upgraded the PSP-3000's video output to support gameplay output on interlaced displays using composite video cables. The move will surely excite gamers dismayed over the fact that the PSP Slim can output gameplay video only to progressive scan displays. Now they can buy a new PSP instead of an HDTV.
The PSP-3000's other major upgrade is its new built-in microphone. Sony put the integrated microphone into the PSP design roadmap after seeing the success of the headset-enabled SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo. Sony placed the microphone pickup beneath the screen to the right of the volume buttons, well out of thumb reach, to prevent any inadvertent muting.

PRESS RELEASE: Win tickets to the 2010 FIFA World Cup with your best football image

Sony World Photography Awards calls all sports and photography enthusiasts
Do you love sport? Are you passionate about photography? Would you like to go to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, sponsored by Sony?
As sports fans get ready for the biggest football event of next year, the Sony World Photography Awards – one of the largest global photographic competitions – is looking to uncover the best amateur football photographs in the world for the 2010 Campaign Award. The winning photographer will win tickets, travel and accommodation to a FIFA World Cup game in South Africa.
Combining the global love for football and sports photography, the Campaign Award seeks to find an image that captures the emotion and the passion of football from the fan’s point of view - the highs, the lows, and the incredible lengths supporters will go to support their teams. The award is now in its second year and was won in 2009 by Pakistani photographer Sarah Ahmad for her photograph titled “The Love of the Game: a cook, a cleaner, a mother… and an attacking midfielder”.

Prepare for the New Sony PlayStation 3 Slim, What You Need to Know

PlayStation fans, the confirmation is finally here. Sony Entertainment has announced the new Sony PlayStation 3 or PS3 Slim going to be available worldwide starting September 1st 2009. (Pre-order here)
What's the big difference between the new PS3 Slim and the bulky PS3? Well, just by looking at the price tag, the new PS3 Slim is going to cost only $299. It is less expensive than the bulky PS3. If you are waiting for the price of a PS3 console to come down, now September is a good time to jump in and you will be able to enjoy the new PS3 Slim.
The major visible differences between the new PS3 and the old one are PS3 Slim is not shiny and is less touch sensitive as it is replaced by a textured surface and physical buttons, and a lot smaller and thinner.
The PS3 Slim comes with 120GB harddrive, built in Wi-Fi network card, and the same two USB ports in the lower left front panel. It is still not compatible with PS3 games, lacking IR functionality and the ability to install other operating systems such as Linux.
The PS3 Slim not only cuts down the price, but it also cuts down the physical size (33% smaller), the weight (39% lighter), and the power use (34% less).

sony PS4 Future of consoles to be released

Are the next gen console PS4 or Xbox 3 really coming soon?In this age of gaming wars where companies fight for the supremacy of the gaming industry, Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft have been competing. These companies have been trying hard to woo the consumers with variety of features. In addition, most of all the age of integration has come now with adding of more than one device into the other. Gadgets are made such that they perform works of other gadgets too.For example the PlayStation 3 which is a gaming rig and a technology marvel is made for killer graphics and excellent performance. Apart from that, a blu ray drive is integrated into it so that it can be used as a blu ray player eliminating the need to buy a standalone blu ray drive. A 160 gb hard disk is also added in the drive so that one can save photos , videos, songs and others. In Wii, you have card reader so that one can connect media to the console and use it as a media player. Xbox console is the best ever online gaming device now with millions and millions of people using it for online gaming.Millions of dollars have been diverted to the research and development of these devices over the past years where each company tried to outcast the other by improving their consoles. The playstation updated to playstation two and later on to playstation three. Xbox released a normal Xbox and then upgraded to Xbox 360. Like this the fight among these companies have brought to the best of gaming devices available now .But since they made a trend of bring up newer consoles now and then , everyone is looking forward for a Xbox 3 and the PS4 . Though these are good enough for now, the rumors of next generation of consoles under development are creating raves.Considering the amount of money spent on the development of these consoles the companies would not want to release out a new one they still did not capitalize much on it yet. and also this will cause a heavy pressure from the software manufacturers as all that they made for these consoles will be obsolete if a newer console comes up . so possibility of releasing a newer version of these consoles until 2012 -2013 is very meek .Why should they release a new console when the rigs they made are good enough for some more year from now and it’s a strongly wise decision to stick to it. But then again if someone else dares to launch a new console sooner they can capitalize on that initially but sooner and later due to the completion others will also have to follow and release newer model but eventually it’s the consumer who will be happy with such kind of move than the companies.So finally it is clear that there is as such no need to release newer models but they will certainly delay the release as long as possible . However, someone will blink first in between for sure!!

Eight years since the 'dark day'

By Roger Hardy BBC Middle East and Islamic affairs analyst
Across the United States, the memory of 9/11 - that fateful Tuesday in 2001 when suicide attacks struck New York and Washington - is still very much alive.
This year the annual commemoration of the attacks in the US has been given a new name - the National Day of Service and Remembrance.
President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle have called on Americans to carry out community service as a way of honouring "the heroes of that dark day".
Down but not out
Dealing with the legacy of 9/11 is one of Mr Obama's toughest challenges.
There has been no repeat of 9/11 on American soil - but around the world al-Qaeda and its extended family are still in business.
Three recent events show that the global threat remains real:
the hotel bombings in the Indonesian capital Jakarta in July
the assassination attempt in August against the Saudi prince who is in day-to-day charge of his country's internal security
and the conviction this week of three British Muslims for their involvement in a plot to bomb seven transatlantic airliners in 2006.

Al-Qaeda leaders could still be winning the global battle for hearts and minds
The consensus among most experts is that al-Qaeda is down but not out.
It has been weakened by constant pressure from the US and its allies. Some of its middle-ranking leaders have been killed in US air strikes by pilotless Predator drones.
In two important countries where it once seemed strong - Iraq and Saudi Arabia - it has been pushed on to the defensive.
But the same experts tend to think that, in the global battle for Muslim hearts and minds, al-Qaeda has outperformed its adversaries.
Its ideology still seems to have a potent appeal to disaffected young Muslims around the world