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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Finland mourns 10 victims of school shooting (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 03:35 AM CDT

Candles are laid outside the Kauhajoki vocational high school in Kauhajoki, Finland, Thursday Sept. 25, 2008. A masked gunman whose violent YouTube postings prompted police to bring him in for questioning opened fire Tuesday at his trade school in western Finland, killing ten people before shooting himself in the head. (AP Photo/Lehtikuva/Vesa Moilanen)AP - Finns nationwide are mourning the victims of a school massacre in which a lone gunman killed 9 fellow students and a teacher before shooting himself.

Kinnear tells Newcastle stars to stop sulking (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 03:33 AM CDT

Newcastle United's Captain Michael Owen is pictured after a Carling Cup third round match against Tottenham Hotspur in Newcastle on September 24. Joe Kinnear plans to start his reign at crisis club Newcastle by telling his struggling stars to stop sulking after the team slumped to a fifth successive defeat, 2-1 at Blackburn.(AFP/File/Craig Brough)AFP - Joe Kinnear plans to start his reign at crisis club Newcastle by telling his struggling stars to stop sulking.

Ferguson claims penalty that never was as United's due (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 03:28 AM CDT

Manchester United's midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo scores from a penalty during a Premier league match against Bolton Wanderers' at Old Trafford in Manchester. A controversial Ronaldo penalty and a goal from substitute Wayne Rooney were sufficient to earn Manchester United their first home league win of the season, 2-0 against Bolton.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Alex Ferguson has admitted Manchester United enjoyed a lucky break with a penalty decision that allowed Cristiano Ronaldo to put his team on course for a 2-0 win over Bolton.

Kate Moss 'lipstick' self-portrait sells for £33,600 (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 03:24 AM CDT

A handout image obtained from Lyon and Turnbull shows a painting entitled 'Who needs blood when you've got lipstick' by model Kate Moss. The self-portrait by the supermodel, drawn with lipstick and marked with her lip prints, was picked up by a private buyer Saturday for 33,600 pounds, after failing to sell at auction.(AFP/HO/Justin Sutcliffe)AFP - A self-portrait by supermodel Kate Moss, drawn with lipstick and marked with her lip prints, has been picked up by a private buyer for 33,600 pounds, after failing to sell at auction.

Tories aim to show readiness for govt (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 03:21 AM CDT

Conservative party leader David Cameron gives a speech in London in April 2008. The Conservatives are set to start their party conference believing that victory at the next general election is a distinct possibility for the first time in a decade.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The Conservatives start their party conference Sunday believing that victory at the next general election is a distinct possibility for the first time in a decade.

MP weds lesbian partner (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 03:16 AM CDT

A wedding cake with statuettes of two women. Treasury Minister Angela Eagle has become the first female MP to enter into a civil partnership with her lesbian partner.(AFP/File/Gabriel Bouys)AFP - A junior minister has become the first female MP to enter into a civil partnership with her lesbian partner.

Conservative poll lead halved: survey (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 03:12 AM CDT

Conservative party leader David Cameron is seen here in April 2008. The Conservative Party has seen its opinion poll lead over the governing Labour Party halved on the eve of its annual conference, according to a new survey published in The Sunday Telegraph.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The Conservative Party has seen its opinion poll lead over the governing Labour Party halved on the eve of its annual conference, according to a new survey published Sunday.

Gains for far right predicted in Austria (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 02:50 AM CDT

Top candidate of the Alliance for the Future of Austria, BZOE, for Sunday's national elections in Austria, Joerg Haider, center, signs autographs during a final election campaign in Voelkermarkt in the Austrian province of Carinthia, on Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. The latest polls, without specifying a margin of error, show the Social Democrats clinging to a three point lead over the People's Party in their quest for the top spot. The far-right Freedom Party is expected to come in a resounding third. (AP Photo/Gert Eggenberger)AP - Austrians began voting in parliamentary elections Sunday that analysts said could bolster the standing of the country's two right-wing parties.

Olmert to visit Russia in October (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 02:44 AM CDT

Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will visit Russia early next month for talks with its leaders, Olmert's office said on Sunday.

Belarus votes as opposition cries foul (AFP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 02:12 AM CDT

A woman leaves a booth at a polling station in Minsk. Polling stations opened Sunday in Belarussian parliamentary elections that could determine whether the autoratic regime of President Alexander Lukashenko warms to the West.(AFP/Alexey Gromov)AFP - Belarussians voted Sunday in parliamentary elections that could determine whether President Alexander Lukashenko's regime warms to the West or moves deeper into Russia's orbit.

US Navy honored for WWII role at beach in France (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 06:21 PM CDT

The U.S Navy Monument is seen during a Dedication ceremony at Utah Beach, western France, Saturday, Sept 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)AP - The U.S. Navy was honored Saturday for its key role in the massive amphibious wartime invasion that helped propel the Allies to victory in World War II.

Russia blasts US dominant role in world affairs (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 05:41 PM CDT

AP - Russia called Saturday for a revival of the global anti-terrorism coalition that formed after Sept. 11, 2001 but started to unravel with what it called the subsequent domination by a single power — a veiled reference to the United States.

3 men arrested in London on under anti-terror law (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 01:31 PM CDT

AP - London police said they arrested three men Saturday on suspicion of terror links. Two of the arrests were made in a city square where the publisher of a forthcoming book about the Prophet Muhammad has its office.

Macedonian parliament strips deputies of immunity (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 12:58 PM CDT

AP - The Macedonian parliament on Saturday stripped two ethnic Albanian deputies of immunity from prosecution for crimes allegedly committed during the country's 2001 ethnic conflict.

Ukrainian ship goes missing off Bulgaria's coast (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 10:44 AM CDT

AP - Bulgaria's transport minister says a Ukrainian ship has sunk in the Black Sea and rescuers are searching for survivors.

Pilots get on board Alitalia rescue plan (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 10:42 AM CDT

An Alitalia flight attendant disembarks from a plane at Fiumicino international airport in Rome September 26, 2008. The rescue of Alitalia from bankruptcy is back on track, Italy labour minister Maurizio Sacconi told Il Giornale newspaper in an interview given before key pilots' unions also signed up to the deal early on Saturday. REUTERS/Max Rossi (ITALY)AP - Alitalia's pilots unions, the most vocal opponents of a rescue package for the bankrupt airline, have finally backed the deal after a group of investors agreed to cut the number of pilot layoffs, union officials said.

Report: Minister forecasts cut in German growth (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 10:39 AM CDT

AP - Germany will probably have to cut significantly its economic growth forecast for 2009 amid fallout from the global financial crisis, the country's economy minister was quoted as saying Saturday.

Pope says tourists must not harm the planet (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 10:30 AM CDT

AP - Pope Benedict XVI has urged tourists to respect the environment and local cultures, touching again on a theme that has earned him a reputation as the "green pope."

Across Europe, it's becoming 'politics as USual' (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 09:32 AM CDT

AP - Bright red balloons bulge from overhead nets. Right on cue, the beaming politician strides onstage, dwarfed by two giant screens, and the crowd erupts into giddy cheers of "Vi kan hvis du vil!"

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