2008年9月13日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Huge crowd turns out for pope's visit to Paris (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2008 04:18 AM CDT

Pope Benedict XVI waves to wellwishers as he leaves the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, following a vespers service. Pope Benedict XVI urged Christians to make their voices heard in France and other countries that have strong traditions of secularism, saying Friday that politics and religion must be open to each other. The pope embarked Friday on a four-day trip, his first to France as pontiff, that takes him from the presidential Elysee Palace to the Roman Catholic shrine in Lourdes. (AP Photo/Philippe Wojazer, pool)AP - More than 200,000 people turned out for Pope Benedict XVI's outdoor Mass on Saturday — an outpouring of faith for a traditionally Roman Catholic country that has witnessed a sharp decline in churchgoing among Catholics.

Georgia: Russia meets partial pullout deadline (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2008 03:56 AM CDT

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili chairs a government session in Tbilisi, Georgia, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. A popular former ally of President Mikhail Saakashvili on Friday questioned the wisdom of last month's war with Russia, calling for a 'conversation' in his homeland about whether the conflict could have been avoided. (AP Photo/Irakli Gedenidze, Pool)AP - A Georgian official says Russia has fulfilled its commitment to withdraw forces from several positions in western Georgia.

Pope leads French Catholics for open-air mass (AFP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2008 03:52 AM CDT

Catholics hold candles during a AFP - Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday led more than 200,000 followers in an open-air mass in Paris to celebrate his first official visit to France, the "eldest daughter" of the Catholic Church.

Celtic striker McDonald desperate to prove fitness (AFP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2008 03:51 AM CDT

Celtic striker Scott McDonald (pictured in action in July 2008) is desperate to prove his fitness and play some part in the game against his former club Motherwell.(AFP/File/Miguel Riopa)AFP - Celtic striker Scott McDonald is desperate to prove his fitness and play some part in Saturday's game against his former club Motherwell.

Robinho set to star in moneybags match-up (AFP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2008 03:45 AM CDT

Robinho is set to make his Premier League debut against Chelsea - the club he was set to join until English football's previously unchallenged big-spenders were trumped by Manchester City.(AFP/File/Vanderlei Almeida)AFP - Robinho is set to make his Premier League debut on Saturday against Chelsea - the club he was set to join until English football's previously unchallenged big-spenders were trumped by Manchester City.

Passenger trains running again in Channel tunnel (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2008 03:19 AM CDT

Eurostar passengers coming from Paris wait for the departure of their shuttle bus at the rail station in Calais, France, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. Eurostar travelers have to cross the Channel by ferry as the Channel tunnel service is suspended after a fire broke out on a freight train Thursday. Rescuers evacuated dozens of people from the Channel Tunnel after a fire on a freight shuttle injured 14 people and forced the closure of the key transport link. Six people suffered smoke inhalation and eight were slightly injured after the blaze took hold on a truck being carried from Britain to France. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)AP - Eurostar passenger trains are running again through the tunnel under the English Channel two days after an undersea fire suspended service.

Jade Goody has cancer surgery (AFP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2008 03:08 AM CDT

Reality TV show contestant Jade Goody, seen here in 2007, has undergone cancer surgery after being forced to pull out of an Indian programme which was to re-unite her with Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty.(AFP/File/Manpreet Romana)AFP - TV personality Jade Goody has undergone cancer surgery after being forced to pull out of an Indian programme which was to re-unite her with Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, a spokesman said.

Freight, passenger traffic resume in Channel Tunnel (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Sep 2008 02:25 AM CDT

A freight shuttle prepares to enter the Channel Tunnel in Coquelles in northern France September 13, 2008. (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters)Reuters - Freight and passenger traffic resumed on Saturday in the Channel Tunnel linking Britain to continental Europe after a fire on Thursday that completely halted traffic, the Eurotunnel and Eurostar companies said.

Russian troops start withdrawal from Georgia (AFP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2008 02:13 AM CDT

A Russian APC is parked at a check point outside Poti. Russian troops on Saturday left two camps near Georgia's port of Poti, starting a withdrawal pledged by Moscow in a European Union-brokered accord on ending the conflict in the ex-Soviet state.(AFP/Seyran Baroyan)AFP - Russian troops on Saturday left two camps near Georgia's port of Poti, starting a withdrawal pledged by Moscow in a European Union-brokered accord on ending the conflict in the ex-Soviet state.

Scientists race to crack the potato's genetic code (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Sep 2008 02:03 AM CDT

A farmer clears soil off a native potato on his plot in Chincheros in the Andean highlands of Cuzco in this March 25, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Enrique Castro-Mendivil/FilesReuters - Scientists around the world have teamed up to sequence the genome of the potato, hoping to crack the genetic code of one of the world's most important crops at a time of surging population growth and high food prices.

Pentagon team to assess Georgia's military needs (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 03:08 PM CDT

AP - In a delicate mission, a U.S. Defense Department team is coming to assess Georgia's military needs after its war with Russia, a show of support that is certain to stoke Moscow's anger.

US says it will support Ukraine if threatened (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 02:51 PM CDT

Russian soldiers at a Georgian checkpoint in Teklati. Russian troops prepared Friday to start a tentative pull-out from Georgia as Moscow vowed to strengthen its military after last month's war and turned its diplomatic fire on Ukraine(AFP/Seiron Baroian)AP - A senior U.S. diplomat said Friday the United States would back Ukraine in case of a territorial dispute but Ukraine's defense minister said his country's role as the main natural gas conduit to Europe makes a conflict with Russia unlikely.

Documents: Russia impeding South Ossetia monitors (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 02:21 PM CDT

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili chairs a government session in Tbilisi, Georgia, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. A popular former ally of President Mikhail Saakashvili on Friday questioned the wisdom of last month's war with Russia, calling for a 'conversation' in his homeland about whether the conflict could have been avoided. (AP Photo/Irakli Gedenidze, Pool)AP - Russian forces and their separatist militia allies are keeping international monitors out of South Ossetia, according to confidential OSCE documents that cast doubts on hopes for a lasting resolution of the war over the breakaway region.

2 US soldiers to face court-martial in Iraq deaths (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 01:49 PM CDT

AP - Two American soldiers will face a court-martial in Germany for the alleged slaying of four prisoners in Iraq, the Army announced Friday.

Russia criticizes US official for Texas bar talk (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 12:25 PM CDT

AP - Texas bar talk just ain't right for international diplomacy.

`Chunnel' fire a reminder of UK's ties to Europe (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 12:16 PM CDT

A British traffic policeman on a motorcycle escorts two lorries past long lines of trucks parked on the M20 motorway in the Dover direction lanes at Ram Lane, England, Friday Sept. 12, 2008. The traffic built up after a fire broke out Thursday afternoon on a truck aboard a 30-car shuttle train traveling from England to France using the Channel Tunnel, injuring 14 people. A French official says firefighters have extinguished a blaze in the tunnel under the English Channel, but undersea train traffic remains suspended for a second day. Gerard Gavory, deputy head of the Calais regional administration, told reporters the main fire was put out Friday morning, though firefighters were still putting out some flames. (AP Photo/ Max Nash)AP - Above ground, the fire would have been minor. Breaking out deep below the English Channel, it has stranded thousands of travelers, imperiled millions of dollars in trade and starkly demonstrated the importance — and fragility — of Britain's only land link to Europe.

Sweden drops charges against 3 terror suspects (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 11:42 AM CDT

AP - A Swedish prosecutor has decided not to press charges against the three Swedes arrested on suspicion of funding terrorism earlier this year.

Moscow government wants to hand pick juries (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 11:39 AM CDT

AP - Moscow's city government is pushing for federal legislation to give major Russian cities the authority to hand pick juries for trials, officials and lawyers said Friday.

Court probing deadly Darfur camp attack (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 11:30 AM CDT

AP - Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court may add a deadly attack by Sudanese troops on a Darfur refugee camp last month to a list of war crimes allegations against President Omar al-Bashir.

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