Canada stun gun death 'not justified'

　　

　　Mr Braidwood called the police officers' actions "shameful" Canadian police officers were not justified in using a taser gun on a Polish immigrant who later died, an inquiry has found.

　　Robert Dziekanski, who did not speak English, died after being stunned five times with a Taser gun at Vancouver airport in 2007.

　　The district attorney general has said that a special prosecutor would look into possible criminal charges against the four officers involved.

　　The case sparked outrage across Canada.

　　Mr Dziekanski, 40, was a first-time traveller who had been emigrating to Canada, where his mother lived.

　　He disappeared for 10 hours at Vancouver airport, and grew distressed when he was told by an official that his mother was not there.

　　Airport workers called police after he threw a computer and a chair.

　　'Shameful'

　　Thomas Braidwood, the head of the inquiry commission, said that police had not been justified in using the Taser, and that Mr Dziekanski had not posed a threat to the officers, as had been claimed.

　　He said that the five jolts and the ensuing struggle with police had "contributed substantially to Mr Dziekanski's death".

　　The inquiry was set up after a video, filmed by a bystander, was released to the media.

　　Mr Braidwood said the video "shocked and repulsed people around the world".

　　Before his death, Mr Dziekanski reportedly asked the policemen: "Have you lost your minds?"

　　The commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, William Elliott, apologised to Mr Dziekanski's mother, Zofia Cisowski.

　　"I would like to express sincere regrets and apologise unconditionally for the role of the RCMP in this tragic death.

　　"Our policies and training were inadequate. The actions of our officers were inappropriate," he said at a news conference.

　　One of the officers involved is already suspended due to an investigation into a separate incident, while the other three remain in their positions but are not involved in "front-line policing", he said.

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Tea and coffee 'protect against heart disease'

　　

　　It is still not clear what difference milk makes to the health benefits Drinking several cups of tea or coffee a day appears to protect against heart disease, a 13-year-long study from the Netherlands has found.

　　It adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting health benefits from the most popular hot drinks.

　　Those who drank more than six cups of tea a day cut their risk of heart disease by a third, the study of 40,000 people found.

　　Consuming between two to four coffees a day was also linked to a reduced risk.

　　While the protective effect ceased with more than four cups of coffee a day, even those who drank this much were no more likely to die of any cause, including stroke and cancer, than those who abstained.

　　The Dutch tend to drink coffee with a small amount of milk and black tea without. There have been conflicting reports as to whether milk substantially affects the polyphenols - believed to be the most beneficial substance in tea.

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　　Having a cigarette with your coffee could completely cancel any benefits

　　Ellen Mason British Heart Foundation

　　Coffee has properties which could in theory simultaneously increase and reduce risk - potentially raising cholesterol while battling the inflammatory damage associated with heart disease.

　　But the study in the Journal of the American Heart Association finds those who drank between two and four cups a day lowered the risk of the disease by 20%.

　　"It's basically a good news story for those who like tea and coffee. These drinks appear to offer benefits for the heart without raising the risk of dying from anything else," said Professor Yvonne van der Schouw, the lead researcher.

　　Ellen Mason, Senior Cardiac Nurse at the British Heart Foundation, said: "This study adds further weight to the evidence that drinking tea and coffee in moderation is not harmful for most people, and may even lower your risk of developing, or dying, from heart disease.

　　"However, it's worth remembering that leading a healthy overall lifestyle is the thing that really matters when it comes to keeping your heart in top condition.

　　"Having a cigarette with your coffee could completely cancel any benefits, while drinking lots of tea in front of the TV for hours on end without exercising is unlikely to offer your heart much protection at all."

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Honour for major who led capture of German port in WWII

　　

　　Maj Hibbert led a team of 500 Commandos to seize the port at Kiel A British World War II veteran who led a team of Commandos that seized a key German port, allowing the Allies to then secure Denmark, is to be honoured.

　　Germany is bestowing the Great Seal of Kiel on Maj Tony Hibbert, who lives in Cornwall, for leading the 500-strong team in capturing the port of Kiel.

　　In May 1945, Operation Eclipse led to the surrender of a large German garrison and all the Nazis in Denmark.

　　The award is for his role in delivering Kiel from Soviet occupation.

　　Captured coastline

　　Germany's UK Consul will present the award to Maj Hibbert at his home later.

　　Operation Eclipse's success meant the Western Allies captured a swathe of Germany's Baltic coast as the Soviet Union marched on central Europe.

　　It involved Maj Hibbert's team operating deep behind enemy lines to seize the port, which then forced the surrender of the far larger garrison.

　　Earlier in the war, the Military Cross holder, who calls himself "The Maverick Major", had been evacuated from Dunkirk and had fought at Arnhem.

 

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Italian priest charged with molesting youngsters

　　

　　Pierino Gelmini founded the drug rehabilitation centre in 1963 A high-profile former Roman Catholic priest in Italy has been charged with sexual abuse.

　　Pierino Gelmini, 85, is alleged to have abused 12 young people at a drug rehabilitation centre he had founded.

　　He denies the charges. Mr Gelmini left the priesthood two years ago to defend himself.

　　The Comunita Incontro, which runs drug rehabilitation centres worldwide, has enjoyed the support of powerful figures in Italian politics.

　　In 2005, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gave $6m (£4m) to his organisation.

　　Mr Gelmini set up the Communita Incontro in 1963 in the Umbrian town of Amelia. It has more than 200 centres in Italy - and others in France, Spain, the US, Brazil and Thailand.

　　The allegations against him surfaced in 2008 when nine young men said he had sexually abused them. Another three went to police later.

　　The first hearing of his trial is due on 29 March 2011.

　　Mr Gelmini's lawyer says "there is no proof that can support the accusations".

　　Penance versus justice

　　The Roman Catholic Church in Italy has admitted that about 100 cases of paedophile priests have been reported to church authorities during the past 10 years.

　　But it is not known how many priests in the country have subsequently been defrocked under canon law - or how many have been prosecuted by police.

　　There has been a wave of allegations in the past few months that Church authorities in Europe and North and South America failed to deal properly with priests accused of child sex abuse, sometimes just moving them to new parishes where more children were put at risk.

　　Pope Benedict XVI himself has been accused of being part of a culture of secrecy, and of not taking strong enough steps against paedophiles when he had that responsibility as a cardinal in Rome.

　　However, his supporters say he has been the most pro-active pope yet in confronting abuse.

　　Last month, the Pope said the Church has "a very deep need" to acknowledge that it must do penance for its sins and "accept purification".

　　However, he added that forgiveness should not be a substitute for justice.

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Hopes dim of reaching trapped Colombia miners

　　

　　Relatives have all but given up hope that their family members escaped Rescuers are again struggling to reach dozens of coal miners trapped in north-western Colombia since a fireball tore through the shaft they were in.

　　The attempt to locate the miners has been suspended several times since the explosion late on Wednesday because conditions are so dangerous.

　　At least 18 bodies have been brought to the surface and it is thought about 50 others remain underground.

　　Experts believe there is little or no chance that any of them survived.

　　Rescue workers at the San Fernando mine in Amaga, Antioquia province have been battling against leaking methane gas and debris from the explosion.

　　The miners are believed to be trapped 2km (1.2 miles) underground, and so far rescue workers have only been able to advance 700m (0.4 miles) into the tunnel.

　　No hope

　　Workers have been drilling holes into the shaft and pumping in oxygen to ventilate it.

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　　In pictures: Colombia mine blast

　　Relatives of the trapped miners gathered at a local sports hall awaiting news of their loved ones, but many have already given up hope.

　　"It's impossible that anyone is alive," 28-year-old Diana Sepulveda told Associated Press (AP) news agency.

　　He husband, 25-year-old Wilson Salinas, had begun work at the mine only eight days before.

　　"If the explosion didn't kill him then the gas did because it was very dense," she said.

　　The blast occurred at 2200 local time (0300 GMT) when miners were changing shift, officials said.

　　For that reason, the exact number of people inside the mine was unclear, they said.

　　Safety measures

　　Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe said he would travel to the area to see the mine for himself soon.

　　Mining minister Hernan Martinez said records showed the mine did not have a proper ventilation system or gas-detection devices, AP reported.

　　Colombia is one of the world's largest coal exporters.

　　It has the second-largest reserves in South America, after Brazil. According to the US Energy Information Administration, it was the fourth-largest coal exporter in the world in 2008.

　　Dozens of workers have been killed in explosions at mines, many of which are makeshift.

　　A methane gas explosion killed eight workers in a mine last year, also in Antioquia province.

　　In February 2007, a gas explosion at a mine in north-eastern Colombia killed more than 30 workers.

　　After the blast at the makeshift La Preciosa site, about 580km (360 miles) north of the capital, Bogota, authorities said they would step up their supervision of Colombia's mines.

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New Zealand v Wales (Sat)

　　

　　Alun Wyn Jones hopes Wales can get to New Zealand fly-half Dan Carter

　　Wales face New Zealand at Carisbrook on Saturday aiming for their first win against the All Blacks since 1953.

　　Gavin Thomas returns to take on New Zealand captain and openside flanker Richie McCaw while Andrew Bishop is in for James Hook (shoulder) at centre.

　　Gethin Jenkins, Shane Williams and Martyn Williams are also absent, but Alun Wyn Jones takes over from Deiniol Jones at lock for Wales.

　　For New Zealand, Victor Vito takes over in the back row from Jerome Kaino.

　　The All Blacks go into the clash in the wake of last weekend's 66-28 drubbing of Ireland, who were reduced to 13 men at one stage as Ronan O'Gara's sin-binning followed Jamie Heaslip's sending off.

　　The previous weekend, Wales led South Africa 16-3 at the Millennium Stadium, but went on to lose 34-31.

　　Wales coach Warren Gatland has told Wales to have self-belief at Dunedin as they hope to end a 21-match losing streak that started in 1963 in Cardiff, where New Zealand won 6-0.

　　Since that game, the All Blacks have scored 91 tries to Wales' 14 in the games between them, with the tourists having conceded 33 on New Zealand soil while scoring just three in five Tests.

　　Wales have also been on the losing end three other times to New Zealand in the southern hemisphere.

　　The All Blacks ran in eight tries-to-one in a 49-6 win at the 1987 World Cup in Australia and three more without reply at the 1995 event in South Africa where Wales lost 34-9.

　　Even in 2003 in Australia, in a game lauded by Welsh fans among their team's most memorable performances in the professional era, the team coached by current All Blacks assistant Steve Hansen came off second best by eight-tries-to-four in a 53-37 loss.

　　

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　　The area where we are really behind New Zealand is the back row, but if our tight five can somehow get them onto their heels it might be a competitive game

　　Surreytaff

　　But Gatland can at least point to a less worrying trend during his tenure. Wales conceded two tries-to-none under the Kiwi in Cardiff in November 2008 and only one when they lost 19-12 at the Millennium Stadium earlier this season.

　　Wales captain Ryan Jones is keen to heed Gatland's words going into the clash at Carisbrook, an iconic venue in All Blacks history which will be staging its final international rugby match.

　　Pointing to under-strength France's success in New Zealand a year ago, Gatland said: "It wasn't until I left New Zealand that it dawned on me how difficult it is for any touring side to come here and give a performance and get a result.

　　"Perhaps the only country that's been able to do that - and they did that recently - and come with that air of confidence is France.

　　"You've got to come here and back yourself and have that belief and confidence that you can come down here and perform."

　　

　　We are expecting real intensity and physicality this weekend, which has been the hallmark of All Blacks-Wales matches in recent years

　　All Blacks coach Graham Henry

　　Jones said: "I think there's quite a bit of experience here. If you haven't faced the All Blacks in their own back yard - a lot of the guys have played them - they know what the challenge is.

　　"I think Warren's alluded to it. We saw glimpses of a fantastic All Blacks team on the weekend and we've got to be on the money come Saturday and give ourselves a chance."

　　However, All Blacks boss Graham Henry hopes his side can give Carisbrook a winning send-off.

　　He said: "We are expecting real intensity and physicality this weekend, which has been the hallmark of All Blacks-Wales matches in recent years.

　　"Carisbrook is an iconic ground that has hosted some marvellous rugby games over the years.

　　"It will be a special occasion and the All Blacks are delighted to be part of the celebrations to mark the final Test at the Brook."

　　Wales complete their two-Test tour against New Zealand at Waikato Stadium, Hamilton on 26 June.

　　New Zealand: Israel Dagg (Highlanders); Cory Jane (Hurricanes), Conrad Smith (Hurricanes), Benson Stanley (Blues), Joe Rokocoko (Blues); Daniel Carter (Crusaders), Jimmy Cowan (Highlanders); Ben Franks (Crusaders), Keven Mealamu (Blues), Owen Franks (Crusaders), Brad Thorn (Crusaders), Anthony Boric (Blues), Victor Vito (Hurricanes), Richie McCaw (Crusaders, capt), Kieran Read (Crusaders).

　　Replacements: Aled de Malmanche (Chiefs), Tony Woodcock (Blues), Sam Whitelock (Crusaders), Adam Thomson (Highlanders), Piri Weepu (Hurricanes), Aaron Cruden (Hurricanes), Richard Kahui (Chiefs).

　　Wales: Lee Byrne (Ospreys); Leigh Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues), Andrew Bishop (Ospreys), Jamie Roberts (Blues), Tom Prydie (Ospreys); Stephen Jones (Scarlets), Mike Phillips (Ospreys); Paul James (Ospreys), Matthew Rees (Scarlets), Adam Jones (Ospreys), Bradley Davies (Blues), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Jonathan Thomas (Ospreys), Gavin Thomas (Newport Gwent Dragons), Ryan Jones (capt).

　　Replacements: Huw Bennett (Ospreys), John Yapp (Blues), Deiniol Jones (Blues), Rob McCusker (Scarlets), Tavis Knoyle (Scarlets), Dan Biggar (Ospreys), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets).

　　Wales tour squad:

　　Forwards: Bradley Davies, Deiniol Jones, John Yapp (all Cardiff Blues), Huw Bennett, Paul James, Adam Jones, Ian Gough, Alun Wyn Jones, Ryan Jones (capt), Jonathan Thomas, Craig Mitchell (all Ospreys), Rob McCusker, Ken Owens, Matthew Rees, (all Scarlets), Gavin Thomas, (Newport Gwent Dragons).

　　Backs: Leigh Halfpenny, Richie Rees, Jamie Roberts (all Cardiff Blues), Dan Biggar, Andrew Bishop, Lee Byrne, Mike Phillips, Tom Prydie (all Ospreys), Jonathan Davies, Stephen Jones, Tavis Knoyle (all Scarlets), Will Harries (Newport Gwent Dragons).

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Australia v England (Sat)

　　

　　Martin Johnson will want an improved team display in the second Test

　　England return to the scene of their 2003 World Cup triumph for Saturday's second Test against Australia.

　　Manager Martin Johnson, who captained England when they lifted the Webb Ellis trophy in Sydney, needs a win for his side to level the two-match series.

　　However, England have not won a Test in one of the three Tri-Nations countries since then and have not beaten any of those teams since 2007.

　　Lock Courtney Lawes and scrum-half Ben Youngs make their first England starts.

　　England destroyed the Wallabies in the scrum in the first Test but struggled in other parts of the game as they ended up losing 27-17.

　　Johnson was fuming after the match, saying "that's as harsh as I've been with them" and he will looking for a positive response on Saturday.

　　He has made two changes to the side, bringing in Lawes for Wasps veteran Simon Shaw while Youngs replaces Danny Care.

　　England have won only eight games in 22 Tests under Johnson but the two-time British and Irish Lions skipper says he is not concerned about scrutiny of his results.

　　"Do I ever worry about my personal record? Not in that regard," he said.

　　"I just want to get better. I don't like losing matches. When you're involved with England being under pressure is what it's about.

　　"Look at the football World Cup. When you play in those tournaments pressure is what it's all about. Being able to handle it off the field and being able to apply it on the field.

　　"That's the whole game. That's what we're here for. If you don't want pressure this isn't the place for you."

　　

　　England skipper Lewis Moody says he hopes that the nerves he sensed before the first game will have disappeared by Saturday.

　　"The boys are keen to go out there," said the 32-year-old, who is joining Bath from Leicester this summer.

　　"Thankfully last week was the first Test and we have an opportunity to go back and play again.

　　"After the warm-up on Saturday I will sit down with the lads and make sure everyone is in the right place prior to the game.

　　"We have been through the situation now when we did have that angst and nervousness which made the first 40 minutes tough.

　　"Ben Youngs and Courtney have come in. They are very talented and excitable young guys and that enthusiasm can spread, which is great.

　　

　　Johnson (left) has left Wilkinson on the bench for both Australia Tests

　　"I am excitable at the best of times so when they are excited it is even better."

　　Fly-half Jonny Wilkinson, whose last-gasp drop-goal sealed victory over Australia in that World Cup final seven years ago, has been left on the bench for the second week running.

　　The move has been greeted with surprise in Australia with former Wallaby Tim Horan saying that England would live to regret not naming him ahead of fly-half Toby Flood or inside centre Shontayne Hape.

　　"I don't know what Martin Johnson is trying to achieve in leaving Jonny Wilkinson on the bench again," Horan wrote in the Sydney Morning Herald.

　　"Wilkinson has the ability to ignite this England backline. He has a presence and a passing game that would lift them for sure, as well as the ability to provide field position via his boot and capitalise on those territory gains by accumulating points."

　　England's chances of victory will not be helped by the return of inspirational centre Matt Giteau and highly-rated scrum-half Will Genia to the Australian team.

　　"I think there's still areas that we can work on but it was a massive step forward for us at the weekend as a backline," said Giteau during the week.

　　"All the backs and even the reserves performed really well. We've still got steps to make and progress to make but it's moving along nicely."

　　

　　Coach Robbie Deans, who is without his first-choice front row because of injury, has decided to stick with the same tight five that were outclassed in the first Test.

　　And skipper Rocky Elsom believes referee Romain Poite's memory of Australia's scrum being demolished by England will count against the tourists in the second Test.

　　"Even if you watch a replay it is hard to see exactly what is going on in the scrum," said Elsom.

　　"It is not until you watch in super slow-mo a few times that you realise where it went wrong.

　　"There is an element of that perception that goes on and for a referee who has to make a decision on the spot, that's going to play a part in the decision.

　　"The first few engagements will be reasonably telling. Part of being a good scrum and a good front row is being able to deal with whatever the referee serves up. The guys know that.

　　"There has been a lot of pressure on the front row but they have responded really well."

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Lorenzo hails Silverstone changes

　　

　　Lorenzo is favourite for the title following Valentino Rossi's injury

　　Jorge Lorenzo said he was happy with the revamped Silverstone circuit after setting the pace in practice ahead of Sunday's British MotoGP.

　　The Fiat Yamaha rider, who leads the title race, set a fastest lap time of two minutes 5.991 seconds.

　　Lorenzo, who led Ducati's Casey Stoner and Repsol Honda's Andrea Dovizioso, quickly took to the new layout.

　　"I'm happy with our day's work and I've really enjoyed the circuit - it's fast and fun to ride," said the Spaniard.

　　"We've worked really hard and I've ridden a lot of laps in order to begin to understand every corner and every straight.

　　

　　"Unfortunately it was cold and the asphalt was too, which meant that without any reference points in the beginning it was quite difficult, but hopefully Saturday and Sunday will be better."

　　Early pacesetter Randy de Puniet eventually set the fourth best time on his LCR Honda with rookie Ben Spies fifth on the Monster Yamaha Tech 3 machine.

　　The sixth fastest was Dani Pedrosa, Dovizioso's team-mate who kept the title race alive by winning two weeks ago at the Italian MotoGP to lie 25 points behind Lorenzo.

　　Reigning world champion Valentino Rossi misses the race after breaking his right leg in a crash in practice at Mugello.

　　

　　Dovizioso hopeful of second British MotoGP win

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Mercedes can win Formula 1 title, says Ross Brawn

　　Brawn is refusing to give up on the title despite a slow start

　　Mercedes boss Ross Brawn believes his team are still capable of winning this season's Formula 1 world title.

　　The German-owned outfit have managed only two podium finishes this season, Nico Rosberg taking third place at the Malaysian and Chinese Grands Prix.

　　And Rosberg, Mercedes's highest-placed driver, is 35 points behind leader Lewis Hamilton of McLaren.

　　But Brawn insisted: "We are still within striking distance of the Championship leaders."

　　The 55-year-old captured the title with his own team, Brawn GP, last season - with Jenson Button crowned champion - before selling to Mercedes before the new campaign.

　　But while Brawn remained at the helm, his team have not stayed at the front of the pack as they have struggled to match the pace of rivals McLaren, Red Bull and Ferrari.

　　

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　　McLaren have recorded one-twos in the previous two races to surge to the top of the standings - Hamilton leads Button by three points, with Red Bull's Mark Webber a further three points behind in third.

　　Rosberg lies in sixth place, with team-mate Michael Schumacher ninth - the seven-time champion, who returned to racing this year after three years in retirement is 75 points off the pace.

　　But Brawn is confident of closing the gap to the leaders, after seeing an encouraging performance by Rosberg in Montreal last team out, and he is optimistic about his team's chances of doing well at the next race in Valencia on 27 June.

　　He said: "Our car was well suited to the circuit in Montreal and our pace during the race was encouraging.

　　

　　Canadian Grand Prix in 90 seconds

　　"Nico was clearly one of the quickest cars during the race and his climb from the midfield to sixth place was a very impressive performance.

　　"Looking ahead to Valencia, the circuit is similar to Montreal in many ways with long straights connected by slow corners which should suit our car.

　　"We have an upgrade package which will be another good step in our development towards competing at the front of the field.

　　

　　It was an incident-packed race - Schumacher

　　"We will continue with our efforts to become more competitive. We have a number of the basics right and the difference between winning and losing is small. We need to close that difference."

　　Meanwhile, championship leader Hamilton is eager to build on his recent excellent form with another fine drive in Valencia.

　　"I had a great, attacking race there last year - but I've finished second for the past two seasons, so I feel like I have some unfinished business," said the 25-year-old Briton, who was champion in 2008.

　　"The last few grands prix have had some fantastic racing - it would be great for all the Spanish fans if we can have a great race here too.

　　"It's not a circuit where we've seen too much passing in the past, but I think this year could be different - the grid is so tight, there were battles all through the field in Montreal last week, so I think we could have a close and exciting race this year."

　　Hamilton's team-mate and reigning champion Button is also raring to go and is pleased with the recent improvements the team has made.

　　"As a team, we've taken maximum points in the last two races and it feels like we've really gathered considerable momentum," he said.

　　"The team really is functioning as a single unit, so I think we head into Valencia next weekend hopeful of being able to once again capitalise on that determination and ambition."

 

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South Africa make strong start against Windies

　　

　　Smith powered his way to another century for South Africa

　　South Africa captain Graeme Smith hit 132 to help put his side into a good position against the West Indies on day one of the second Test in St Kitts.

　　Smith and Alviro Petersen shared an opening stand of 99 before Petersen was dismissed for 52 by Shane Shillingford.

　　Off-spinner Shillingford also bowled Hashim Amla for 44 before Kemar Roach got rid of Smith after tea.

　　But Jacques Kallis (45 not out) and AB de Villiers (7 not out) guided the Proteas safely until the close.

　　It was the 21st test century for the 29-year-old who also became the third South African to reach 7,000 Test runs when he had scored 88.

　　The visitors won the toss on a good batting pitch but the hosts were let down by their fielding and dropped three catches.

　　Smith and Petersen gave South Africa the perfect start with Petersen passing his half-century first, thanks to three fours and two sixes.

　　But he top-edged a sweep off Shillingford and Roach held a brilliant catch at deep square leg.

　　South Africa continued to dominate after the interval as Smith and Amla added 112 for the second wicket.

　　But Windies captain Chris Gayle dropped Amla on 14 and then Smith then had a let-off on 79, when his sweep off Shillingford was spilled by Shivnarine Chanderpaul at square leg.

　　Smith arrived at his seventh century against West Indies just before tea but the Windies soon got a breakthrough when Amla edged Shillingford low to first slip with the score on 211.

　　Smith survived another scare after tea when on 112 and Kallis had helped extend the third-wicket partnership to 72 when Smith dragged a tired pull back on to his stumps to give Roach a wicket.

　　Kallis, who passed Australia's Steve Waugh to become sixth on the all-time run-scorers' list during his innings, hit three fours and a six as he closed in on another half century.

　　He and de Villiers held firm as light rain and bad light forced play to end 15 minutes early.

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World Cup 2010: Dutch to make late decision on Robben

　　

　　

　　Highlights - Netherlands 2-0 Denmark

　　Netherlands will wait until the morning of Saturday's game against Japan before deciding whether to risk Arjen Robben.

　　Robben completed a full training session on Friday for the first time since injuring his hamstring in a warm-up match against Hungary on 5 June.

　　When asked whether Robben would play, head coach Bert van Marwijk replied: "Ordinarily not, but you never know.

　　"We have to see how he responds. It's the first time he took part in a whole training session so that's something."

　　The Bayern Munich forward missed Netherlands' win over Denmark even though Dutch physio Dick van Toorn had insisted the player would be ready for Monday's opening match.

　　

　　Robben arrived in South Africa on Saturday morning and was taken to the Dutch base at the Hilton hotel in Sandton via police escort.

　　The former Chelsea and Real Madrid forward sustained what has been described as a "small tear" in his left hamstring towards the end the 6-1 victory over Hungary.

　　Robben, a second-half substitute, had scored two goals before pulling up when in possession in the 85th minute of his country's final warm-up match in Amsterdam.

　　The Netherlands' final game of Group E is against Cameroon on 24 June.

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Eleven killed in 'US missile strike' in Pakistan

　　

　　

　　US drone attacks are being stepped up along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border At least 11 people have been killed in a suspected US missile strike in the Pakistani tribal region of North Waziristan, local officials say.

　　A drone aircraft targeted a house in a village about 25km (15 miles) east of the main town of Miran Shah.

　　The identities of the dead are not yet known. The officials said militants were believed to have been inside.

　　The lawless region, a haven for members of the Taliban and al-Qaeda, has been repeatedly targeted by US drones.

　　Last month, al-Qaeda number three and Afghan operations chief Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, also known as Sheikh Said al-Masri, was believed to have been killed in such a strike in North Waziristan.

　　Residents told the Reuters news agency at least three drones were still flying over the village targeted on Saturday, and that they were afraid to approach the destroyed house because of them.

　　Some 70 drone strikes have killed more than 200 people in North and South Waziristan since the start of 2010, officials say.

　　Pakistan publicly criticises drone attacks, saying they fuel support for militants. But observers say officials privately condone the strikes.

　　The US military and CIA do not routinely confirm drone operations, but analysts say only they have deployed such aircraft in the region.

　　

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Aung San Suu Kyi's supporters mark her 65th birthday

　　

　　

　　Activists have held a demonstration in Manila calling for Ms Suu Kyi's release The 65th birthday of Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma's detained opposition leader, is being recognised by supporters both at home and abroad.

　　UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, US President Barack Obama and the UK have marked the occasion by reiterating calls for the Nobel laureate's release.

　　Members of Ms Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy plan to plant about 20,000 saplings around Burma.

　　Ms Suu Kyi has spent most of the last two decades in some form of detention.

　　Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, she is one of the world's best known political prisoners, and is currently under house arrest in Burma's former capital, Rangoon.

　　Demonstrations calling for her release are planned around the world later on Saturday.

　　Symbolic gesture

　　UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was "deeply concerned" that Ms Suu Kyi was still under house arrest.

　　"I have been persistently, consistently demanding that all the political prisoners including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi should be released without condition as soon as possible, so that they would be able to participate in the political process," he said.

　　The UK has also called for her immediate and unconditional release.

　　"Her continued detention, and that of more than 2,100 other political prisoners in Burma, contravenes international human rights law," said Foreign Secretary William Hague.

　　US President Barack Obama also joined the calls, referring to her as the "world's only imprisoned Nobel Peace laureate".

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　　Aung San Suu Kyi's life in pictures

　　Activists in the US are planning to stage a rally in Washington on Saturday.

　　The Free Burma coalition staged a demonstration outside the Burmese embassy in Manila, in the Philippines, on Friday.

　　And a group of global statesmen called The Elders, founded by Nelson Mandela, left a seat symbolically empty for her at a meeting in South Africa on Thursday.

　　Messages of support from around the world have also been posted on Facebook and other social networking websites.

　　Supporters in the Burmese city of Rangoon say they plan to throw a small party for her at one of their houses.

　　The National League for Democracy won Burma's last elections in 1990 but was not allowed to take power.

　　The party has been forcibly disbanded, and Ms Suu Kyi has been banned from standing in elections later this year.

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MTV Movie Awards Fashion Report: Kristen Stewart's Pale Lips, Katy Perry's Neon Nails, Plus All The Little Details

　　MTV Movie Awards Fashion Report: Kristen Stewart's Pale Lips, Katy Perry's Neon Nails, Plus All The Little Details

　　

　　OBVIOUSLY Katy Perry's now-signature blue hair and Ken Jeong's dreamy "little tiger snooze" costume were two of the biggest standout style moments from last night's 2010 MTV Movie Awards. Those, and the Jersey Shore" girls and Lindsay Lohan, who had on enough metallics to permanently deprogram all of the metal detectors at LAX. But there were also a handful of beauty trends and quirky details that shouldn't be overlooked.

　　

　　Nude/Next-To-Nude Lips: Flashy dresses and obviously made-up eyes ruled the Movie Awards red carpet, but bold lips did not. Even Katy Perry followed the "play up ONE thing" rule, offsetting her blue wig with baby pink lips. Audrina Patridge and Stephanie Pratt followed suit, complementing their black-lined eyes with just a trace of neutral gloss. Meanwhile, Jessica Biel took natural glam to even hotter new places.

　　

　　Pretty Ponytails! Audrina Patridge's ponytail kept her look fresh and not too overly done. Nicky Hilton's loosely braided ponytail looked picture-perfect, and Kristen Stewart's messy-on-purpose ponytail made us fall in love with her all over again.

　　

　　Katy Perry's Neon Nails: You may have been too busy noticing Katy Perry's other ... assets... like her BLUE WIG, obviously. But look closely, and Katy pulled off two manis in one night! A super-summery neon yellow for the red carpet, and hot pink during her "California Gurls" performance. That's a seasoned showbiz pro for you, nailing every last detail.

　　

　　Heavy Metals: Christina Aguilera's all about the S&M and freaky-deaky between-the-sheetsies behavior these days. (Don't believe me? Have you seen this?) So her Versace Atelier chain detail dress was the perfect way to say "I may clean up nicely, but I'm still ready to get 'Dirrty.' " And we also loved Audrina Patridge's chained-and-cuffed Giuseppe Zanotti spike heels.

Fashion Statement: Willow Smith, girl gone wild

　　

　　

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　　I'll surely get taken to task for daring to snark -- no matter how gently -- on a nine-year-old's get-up. But think of me not as a kid basher, but as more of an interventionist whose only aim is to save a misled elementary-aged girl from years of critiques from the Fug girls.

　　First of all, brava to miss Willow Smith -- budding actress and daughter of Hollywood power couple Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith. Even at nine, she's clearly working hard to establish her own persona. And that takes a lot of guts. And experimenting with one's look is better done at age nine, certainly, than at, say, age 32.

　　But there's a fine line between individuality and caricature. And, sadly, the leopard-print get-up Smith wore to Monday's "Karate Kid" premiere (brother Jaden stars) is more cartoonish than couture. From the Zubaz-style pants to the dominatrix-ish boots to the poof of hair perched atop her head, there is just nothing here to like. Believe me, I tried.

It's alive, after a fashion

　　

　　

　　Illustration: Matt Davidson

　　Tony Abbott has picked up Malcolm Turnbull's theme of careless waste in education and insulation, and run with it hard.

　　TONY Abbott is a strange person to run an anti-tax, anti-spending election campaign. Sure, Abbott got the leadership on the back of a simple phrase - ''great big new tax'' - liberally applied to the government's emissions trading scheme. He's picked up Malcolm Turnbull's theme of careless waste in education and insulation, and run with it hard.

　　His budget reply speech in May sung loudly with ''this reckless spending must stop''.

　　Advertisement: Story continues belowBut it was quickly revealed that the night before his reply Abbott had asked his shadow cabinet to approve a pretty reckless piece of spending of his own: a quick cash payment of $10,000 for stay-at-home mothers. This idea was quickly shut down by his colleagues.

　　That was to be on top of the opposition's proposed paid parental leave scheme, which had been announced in March, supported by a $2.7 billion tax imposed on businesses. It would give Australia parental leave to rival Sweden's.

　　(As an aside, for decades we've been told Australia should be like Scandinavia. So why Abbott's policy has been so enthusiastically laughed at by those who believe we should be playing policy one-upmanship with Pippi Longstocking is beyond me.)

　　Anyway, now the opposition is back condemning great big new taxes. Abbott claims increasing the tax paid by the mining industry would be like digging out the heart of the economy and sending it, still beating, to Guangdong Province to work the rest of its life making iPad knock-offs.

　　Putting aside the merits (and demerits) of the mining tax, there's a reason for this barrage of mixed messages.

　　It's that Abbott's small government identity doesn't quite fit him properly.

　　One of the most common claims made about the Opposition Leader is that his ideas are little more than nostalgia for John Howard - to elect Abbott is to give Lazarus another triple bypass. It's an understandable view. When in 2003 he was asked if he could think of anything he disagreed with Howard on, Abbott responded: ''No. No. I can't.''

　　But Abbott isn't exactly Howard. Abbott represents strongly just one side of the Howard legacy, a side that became more and more dominant as the Howard government got longer in the tooth - big government conservatism.

　　That's the best description of the Howard government's mix of modest social conservatism and giving the middle-class as much welfare as they can stomach.

　　Howard was much more like a progressive leftie than anybody gives him credit for.

　　Under Howard, the rich got taxed more, and the poor got taxed less. In 1996, the top 25 per cent of income earners paid 60 per cent of the Commonwealth's total tax revenue. By 2007, they were paying 67 per cent. That's a big increase.

　　On the other side of the city, the bottom 25 per cent of earners were paying 3.4 per cent of the total revenue in 1996. Eleven years later, that number had dropped to 2.5 per cent.

　　Yet Howard had made his way in the 1980s as an economic dry. He was supported by the rump of free marketeers in the Liberal Party who believed Australia needed to privatise the big, lumbering bureaucrat-run businesses, deregulate and destroy the cosy government cartels (the government's official Egg Marketing Board, for instance), lower taxes, cut spending and generally get off the economy's back.

　　Let's just call them neo-liberals. Everybody else does.

　　In government, Howard spent heavily and regulated heavily, but he did come good on some of the neo-liberal agenda. Telstra was fully sold, the GST implemented, media markets deregulated, and so on. Small steps, but enough of them to keep the free marketeers on side. Howard still got to call himself a neo-liberal, and everybody else got to damn him as one.

　　Howard was a neo-liberal on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and a big government conservative on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

　　Neo-liberalism in Australia is primarily an economic agenda. And Abbott's lack of interest in economics is famous: ''I have never been as excited about economics as some of my colleagues; you know, I find economics is not for nothing known as the dismal science.''

　　Much more than Howard, Abbott sees the economy as simply an engine to produce money for governments to spend. A good economy is important. But mainly so governments can fund social programs: ''You can't run a decent society without a strong economic base.'' The word ''run'' is crucial. That's hardly a vision of a neo-liberal, dry-as-dust, no-such-thing-as-society Brutopia.

　　All signals suggest an Abbott government would continue to bump up taxes in order to fund lavish subsidies to the middle class. Like Howard.

　　But unlike Howard, Abbott's interest in neo-liberal reform seems limited to WorkChoices.

　　So there was considerable disquiet within the Liberal Party when the parental leave scheme was announced. Not just with the way it was announced, but the very idea of levying a big new tax on business.

　　Former treasurer Peter Costello wrote in The Age: ''I have been to a lot of Liberal Party meetings in my life and I can honestly say I have never heard a speech in favour of higher tax.''

　　After all, many in the party still harbour an intuitive resistance to tax increases, let alone whole new taxes. Howard and Costello knew what they were doing. Their later budgets invariably had some sort of tax cut, no matter how piddly or token.

　　Any leader will do if you're winning. (That's politics. If you're losing, no leader is good enough.) The Opposition Leader has made big gains. But iron-man Abbott will have to work out harder if he's going to fit into the clothes of an anti-tax, anti-waste warrior.

　　Chris Berg is a research fellow with the Institute of Public Affairs and editor of the IPA Review.

Guy-centric weekend fashion events

　　Guy-centric weekend fashion events

　　

　　Friday-Sunday

　　Meet Your Maker: The Durable Goods Concern, which brought San Francisco "Man Up" a few months back, has returned with an even bigger market of locally made and produced products. Tanner Goods, Taylor Stitch, Esquivel Shoes, Outlier Taylored Cycling Apparel, Xetum Watches and host of coffee, wine and food purveyors will be participating at this weekend-long Mission event. Hosted in an old tap and dye factory turned design studio, it's sure to please the heritage crowd as well as those who appreciate made-in-SF wares.

　　4-9pm June 11, 11am-7pm June 12, 11am-6pm June 13 @ OHIO Design Studio, 630 Treat Ave. (at 19th), SF.

　　

　　Bronze ties by Steve Maloney will be showcased at the Wilkes Bashford Saturday.

　　Saturday

　　Head-to-toe trunk show: Join Wilkes Bashford, men's buyer Tyler Mitchel and artist Steve Maloney for a pre-Father's Day shopping event, partial proceeds of which benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of San Francisco. Custom-made Optimo Hats, vintage cufflinks from Antique Jewel Box, leather bags and wallets by Moore and Giles, socks from Ovadafut Socks and the reintroduced Penhaligons' cologne and shave gifts are just a few of the offerings for discerning dads. There's also the added bonus of a display of Steve Maloney's sculptural bronze ties.

　　10am-6pm June 12 @ Wilkes Bashford (street windows and on the 3rd floor), 375 Sutter St., SF.

　　

　　DSQUARED2 and Tod's eyewear: Marcolin Eyewear specialists will be on hand Saturday at this special event that benefits the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation. There's a $25 gift card in it for anyone purchasing a pair of frames.

　　2-6pm @ Saks Men's Store, 220 Post St., SF; call 415-438-5380 for appointments or more info.