2008年9月29日星期一

Yahoo! News: Europe News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Europe News

Gov't nationalises Bradford and Bingley (AFP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 04:09 AM CDT

A sign hangs outside a branch of the Bradford & Bingley bank in London. The government has announced the nationalisation of troubled lender Bradford & Bingley, the latest European victim of the global financial crisis.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - The government announced Monday the nationalisation of troubled lender Bradford & Bingley, the latest victim of the fast-moving global financial crisis.

Global shares hit as banking crisis bites in Europe (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 04:04 AM CDT

A man walks past a bank's money exchange centre in Seoul, September 29, 2008. (Jo Yong-Hak/Reuters)Reuters - European shares fell heavily on Monday as fallout from the credit crisis hit the region's banking sector, forcing partial nationalization of two banks and leaving investors to ponder the impact of a U.S. bailout plan.

London stocks drop amid B&B rescue (AFP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 03:52 AM CDT

A computerised display of the FTSE 100 index in London. The London stock market plunged in early trading, as investors digested the nationalisation of bank Bradford & Bingley and a US deal on a massive Wall Street bailout.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The London stock market plunged in early trading on Monday, as investors digested the nationalisation of bank Bradford & Bingley and a US deal on a massive Wall Street bailout.

European banks rescued as U.S. bailout vote nears (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 03:51 AM CDT

Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, attends a news conference in the speaker's offices about the current financial crisis on Capitol Hill, September 26, 2008. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. lawmakers prepared to vote on Monday on a $700 billion fund to buy toxic debt as the global financial crisis produced Europe's biggest bank rescue to date.

Cadbury recalls China-made sweets in Asia (AFP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 03:48 AM CDT

Sweet maker Cadbury has recalled its China-made chocolates from shelves in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia, the company said, the latest fallout from the toxic milk scandal.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Sweet maker Cadbury has recalled its China-made chocolates from shelves in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia, the company said Monday, the latest fallout from the toxic milk scandal.

Europe's Conservatives Sour On the Free Market (Time.com)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 03:35 AM CDT

Time.com - France's conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy finds himself echoing long-standing positions of his Socialist opposition

Austria stunned by right's election gains (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 03:34 AM CDT

Top candidates for the Austrian national elections from left, Werner Faymann from the Social Democrats, SPOE, Wilhelm Molterer from the Peoples' Party, OEVP, Heinz Christian Strache from the Freedom Party, FPOE, Joerg Haider from the Alliance for the Future of Austria, BZOE and Alexander van der Bellen from the Greens, from left, pose for a photograph prior to the start of a TV debate at the parliament in Vienna, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008. Initial projections from Austria's parliamentary elections Sunday indicate the Social Democrats are poised for victory, though the real winners may turn out to be the country's two far-right parties. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)AP - Austria's governing coalition is in turmoil after losing seats in parliament and watching two far-right parties make big gains in national elections.

New watchdog to keep children safe online (AFP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 03:24 AM CDT

Children use a computer. A new government body has been launched aimed at protecting children when they use the Internet. The UK Council for Child Internet Safety will police the web for children and take down harmful websites.(AFP/File/Mychele Daniau)AFP - A new government agency was launched on Monday aimed at protecting children from cyber-bullying when they use the Internet.

Fortis stocks open 14.5 percent higher after bailout (AFP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 03:04 AM CDT

Shares in Belgian-Dutch financial group Fortis opened 14.5 percent higher on the Amsterdam stock exchange Monday after Belgian, Dutch and Luxembourg officials announced an 11.2 billion euro bailout at the weekend, news agency ANP reported.(AFP/File/John Thys)AFP - Shares in Belgian-Dutch financial group Fortis opened 14.5 percent higher on the Amsterdam stock exchange Monday after Belgian, Dutch and Luxembourg officials announced an 11.2 billion euro bailout at the weekend, news agency ANP reported.

West, Islamic nations split at nuclear meeting (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 02:47 AM CDT

AP - VIENNA, Austria — Islamic anger over Israel's nuclear program and bids by Iran and Syria to gain more influence threaten to turn this week's 145-nation International Atomic Energy Agency meeting into an unprecedented showdown between the West and the developing world.

Opposition leaders call Belarus elections bogus (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 02:26 AM CDT

A voter leaves an election booth after filling in his ballot during parliamentary elections in the Belarusian village of Sloboda, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008. Belarusians vote Sunday in parliamentary elections that are being seen as a test of the country's commitment to democracy. (AP Photo)AP - Opposition leaders called on the West not to recognize the results of Belarus parliamentary elections after opponents of authoritiarian President Alexander Lukashenko failed to win any seats.

Far-right parties make big gains in Austrian vote (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 09:51 PM CDT

AP - Austria's far-right made huge gains in Sunday's parliamentary elections in a sign voters were disenchanted with the two main political parties which governed in a coalition for the past 18 months.

UK military says 3 disks of soldiers' data lost (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 10:57 AM CDT

AP - Computer disks that went missing from a British military base contain sensitive data on Royal Air Force personnel who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, Britain's Ministry of Defense said Sunday.

Gebrselassie breaks marathon world record (AP)

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 04:17 AM CDT

AP - Haile Gebrselassie has broken the marathon world record for the second straight year.

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