2008年9月14日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Official: Plane crash in Ural mountains kills 88 (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2008 03:32 AM CDT

Debris of a Boeing-737-500 scatter around the passenger jet's crash site near rail tracks of the Trans-Siberian railway on the outskirts of the city of Perm in central Russia, few hours after the crash, early Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008. The passenger jet, which was operated by an Aeroflot subsidiary and traveling from Moscow, crashed as it was preparing to land early Sunday, killing all 88 people aboard, officials said Sunday. (AP Photo/Komsomolskaya Pravda-Perm)AP - A passenger jet traveling from Moscow to the Ural Mountains city of Perm crashed near residential buildings as it was preparing to land early Sunday, killing all 88 people aboard, officials said.

Two die from Paris river crash injuries: police (AFP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2008 03:27 AM CDT

A tourist boat glides past the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. Two people who were seriously injured when a pleasure boat carrying 12 people sank in the River Seine in Paris have died.(AFP/File/Jean-Pierre Muller)AFP - Two people, who were seriously injured when a pleasure boat carrying 12 people sank in the River Seine in Paris, died Sunday, police said.

Dalai Lama cancels Europe trip, need more rest (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2008 03:25 AM CDT

AP - The Dalai Lama has canceled a planned trip to Europe in October after doctors advised the Tibetan spiritual leader to rest more while he recovers from exhaustion.

Russian Aeroflot plane crashes, 88 people killed (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Sep 2008 03:19 AM CDT

A video grab shows firefighters working near the wreckage of a Russian airliner near the Siberian city of Perm, September 14, 2008. (RU-24 via Reuters TV/Reuters)Reuters - A Russian Boeing 737-500 airliner crashed near the Ural mountains on Sunday, killing all 88 passengers and crew on board, including 21 foreign nationals.

Damien Hirst seeks art market revolution (AFP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2008 03:11 AM CDT

Artist Damien Hirst poses for photographs in front of his work entitled 'The Incredible Jouney' during a photocall at Sotheby's in central London. Hirst, who broke the mould by putting sharks in formaldehyde, has turned his attention to revolutionising the art market by selling his work direct at auction.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Artist Damien Hirst, who broke the mould by putting sharks in formaldehyde, has turned his attention to revolutionising the art market by selling his work direct at auction.

Tourist boat sinks in Paris killing man and child (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Sep 2008 02:42 AM CDT

French rescue workers haul a pleasure craft out of the River Seine near the Notre Dame Cathedral after a boating accident late September 13, 2008. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters)Reuters - A 6-year-old child and a man have died in hospital after they were trapped in a tourist boat that sank on the River Seine in the heart of Paris, police said on Sunday.

Pope makes pilgrimage at Lourdes shrine (AFP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2008 01:32 AM CDT

Thousands await the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI for an open-air mass at the Esplanade des Invalides in Paris. Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday prayed at one of the most revered Christian shrines hours after leading an open-air mass in central Paris attended by 260,000 people.(AFP/Stephane de Sakutin)AFP - More than 150,000 people were expected to attend an open-air mass given by Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday during his pilgrimage to the shrine town of Lourdes, amid heavy security.

Spicy food may have killed British bride in India, says doctor (AFP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2008 01:19 AM CDT

An Indian labourer carries a sack of dried red chilli peppers from a wholesale spice store in New Delhi. A British bride who died ten days after marrying a local man in India may have been killed by asthma provoked by eating spicy food, her doctor was quoted as saying Sunday.(AFP/File/Nicholas Bradley)AFP - A British bride who died ten days after marrying a local man in India may have been killed by asthma provoked by eating spicy food, her doctor was quoted as saying Sunday.

Brown facing growing revolt (AFP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2008 12:42 AM CDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown stands outside 10 Downing Street. The calls for Brown to face a leadership contest grew Sunday as former ministers attacked his performance and more party members backed a showdown(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - The calls for Prime Minister Gordon Brown to face a leadership contest grew Sunday as former ministers attacked his performance and more party members backed a showdown.

Madame Tussaud's returns wax Hitler to Berlin (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2008 11:47 PM CDT

Visitors look at a wax figure of Adolf Hitler in a mock bunker at the German 'Madame Tussauds' in Berlin September 13, 2008. The figure of Hitler was back on display on Saturday at the waxworks at Berlin's well-known Unter den Linden boulevard, two months after its head was wrenched off by a visitor. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke (GERMANY)AP - Adolf Hitler has returned to Berlin.

Russians troops leave west, but remain in Georgia (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2008 11:35 PM CDT

A column of Russian armored vehicles moves on a road leading to Georgia's breakaway province of Abkhazia near Zugdidi, Georgia, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008. Hundreds of Russian forces packed up and withdrew from positions Saturday in western Georgia, and a Georgian official said Russia had met a deadline for a partial pullout a month after the war between the two former Soviet republics. (AP Photo/Georgy Abdaladze)AP - Russian soldiers and armored vehicles pulled back from positions deep in western Georgia on Saturday, meeting a closely watched withdrawal deadline a month after the war between the former Soviet republics.

(AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2008 08:49 PM CDT

AP - Reports: plane crashes in central Russia with at least 88 aboard, no survivors.

Alitalia official: time running out for bailout (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2008 05:55 PM CDT

Alitalia national airline staff stage a protest inside Rome's Fiumicino international airport, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, as the company unions entered what was billed as the last round of do-or-die talks on a plan to save the company from bankruptcy. Alitalia's administrator Augusto Fantozzi warned Saturday that time was running out for saving the bankrupt Italian carrier as he met with unions amid stalled talks on a rescue plan. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - Alitalia's bankruptcy administrator on Saturday warned unions opposed to a rescue plan that time was running out for saving the Italian carrier, as flights were at risk of cancellation for lack of fuel and some workers would be laid off soon.

Putin expects new US president to improve ties (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2008 10:32 AM CDT

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at a meeting with a group of Western foreign policy experts in Sochi on Russia's Black Sea coast, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008. Putin on Thursday harshly defended Russia's war in Georgia and insisted that Russia has no intention of annexing the territory of former Soviet republics. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Pool)AP - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said he expects the next U.S. administration to improve the two countries' strained relations and urged Washington to remember that "mutual interests outweigh some disagreements" during global crises.

Thousands lead invisible life in Italy (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2008 08:30 AM CDT

AP - They speak Italian, eat Italian and cheer for Italy's soccer stars, but they are not Italian. In fact, it's hard to say what they are.

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