2008年9月15日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, US crisis hits European stocks (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 03:46 AM CDT

Lehman Brothers has declared bankruptcy and Merrill Lynch announced a rescue sale in a series of dramas in the US financial system which hit European stocks as soon as trading began.(AFP/Getty Images/Michael Nagle)AFP - Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy Monday and Merrill Lynch announced a rescue sale in a series of dramas in the US financial system which hit European stocks as soon as trading began.

London stock market slides 2.28% at open (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 03:45 AM CDT

People walk past the London Stock Exchange. London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares slid 2.28 percent at the start of trading straight after falling by 0.72 percent at the open, following the collapse of US investment giant Lehman Brothers.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares slid 2.28 percent at the start of trading on Monday straight after falling by 0.72 percent at the open, following the collapse of US investment giant Lehman Brothers.

Lehman Brothers UK operation in administration (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 03:44 AM CDT

AP - The accounting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers says British operations of Lehman Brothers have been placed under administration.

British soldier killed in Afghanistan to be named (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 03:38 AM CDT

A British soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan. A British soldier killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, becoming the third British casualty there in a week will be named.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - A British soldier killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, becoming the third British casualty there in a week will be named on Monday, the Ministry of Defence said.

Pope celebrates Mass for the sick at Lourdes (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 03:22 AM CDT

Pope Benedict XVI speaks at the end of the Marian Procession of Light at the Rosary Basilica (Basilique Notre-Dame du Rosaire) on September 13, 2008 in the Sanctuary of Lourdes. REUTERS/Alberto Pizzoli/PoolAP - Pope Benedict XVI celebrated an open-air Mass on Monday for the sick, many bundled in quilts in wheelchairs or stretchers, as he closed a visit to the Lourdes shrine reputed for its healing powers.

Parents to be alerted about paedophiles (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 03:16 AM CDT

Parents in England will be able to ask whether a person with access to their child is a convicted sex offender, under a new pilot scheme launched on Monday.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Parents in England will be able to ask whether a person with access to their child is a convicted sex offender, under a new pilot scheme launched on Monday.

GKN to buy Airbus plant in Britain (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 03:15 AM CDT

British engineering firm GKN said Monday it had agreed to buy the plant in Britain owned by European planemaker Airbus, which has hit financial troubles owing to delays to its A380 superjumbo.(AFP/DDP/File/Michael Urban)AFP - British engineering firm GKN said Monday it had agreed to buy the plant in Britain owned by European planemaker Airbus, which has hit financial troubles owing to delays to its A380 superjumbo.

Bank of England ready to intervene after Lehman collapse (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 02:55 AM CDT

The Bank of England building in central London. The Bank of England said it was monitoring money markets and stood ready to intervene if necessary, after the collapse of US investment giant Lehman Brothers.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The Bank of England said Monday it was monitoring money markets and stood ready to intervene if necessary, after the collapse of US investment giant Lehman Brothers.

Business leaders say country slipping into recession (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 02:00 AM CDT

Coins are pictured in London. Britain's main association of business leaders became the latest group Monday to warn that the country was slipping into a recession, although it said the downturn should be short-lived.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Britain's main association of business leaders became the latest group Monday to warn that the country was slipping into a recession, although it said the downturn should be short-lived.

Barclays says has walked away from Lehman deal (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 01:39 AM CDT

Barclays said on Monday that it had walked away from a merger deal aimed at saving US investment group Lehman Brothers.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Barclays said on Monday that it had walked away from a merger deal aimed at saving US investment group Lehman Brothers.

Ferry sinks off Turkey's coast; at least 1 dead (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2008 07:21 PM CDT

AP - A ferry carrying some 100 people sank in the Sea of Marmara late Sunday, killing at least one person, officials said. At least 23 more were missing.

BBC: UK spies monitored Omagh bombers' phones (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2008 05:26 PM CDT

AP - British authorities recorded conversations between those responsible for the Omagh bombing — Northern Ireland's worst terrorist atrocity — on the day of the attack, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported Sunday.

Disposable goods targeted by new French tax plan (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2008 04:05 PM CDT

AP - Plastic forks, disposable diapers, drafty houses — if it hurts the environment, make it cost more. That's the message France's government wants to send with a raft of proposed new taxes.

Russia pilots proud of flights to foreign shores (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2008 11:44 AM CDT

A Tupolev-160 warplane during combat training flight near the Engels air force base in the Saratov region, about 700 km (450 miles) southeast of Moscow in this December, 1997, file photo. The Tu-160, known as the Blackjack in the West, is a long-distance strategic bomber capable of carrying out nuclear strikes. Two Russian strategic bombers landed in Venezuela on Wednesday as part of military maneuvers an unprecedented deployment to the new ally's territory amid increasingly tense relations with the United States. The Russian Defense Ministry said the two Tu-160 bombers flew to Venezuela on a training mission and will conduct training flights over neutral waters in the next few days before returning to Russia, according to a statement carried by Russian news wires. (AP Photo/ File)AP - The Russian long-range bombers that have resumed missions into the Western Hemisphere nearly 20 years after the end of the Cold War are delivering a clear message: Russia wants to be seen as a global superpower once again.

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