2008年10月1日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

German WestLB, Dekabank preparing merger: report (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 04:26 AM CDT

The headquarters of German regional bank WestLB in Duesseldorf. WestLB is drawing up a timeframe for a merger with Dekabank, an institution that manages funds from German savings banks, press reports have said.(AFP/DDP/File/Henning Kaiser)AFP - German regional bank WestLB is drawing up a timeframe for a merger with Dekabank, an institution that manages funds from German savings banks, press reports said on Wednesday.

German retail sales rebound in August (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 04:22 AM CDT

A woman walks past a shop window in Berlin. German retail sales posted a surprise jump in August as energy prices eased, but analysts were divided over whether the boost would prevent Europe's biggest economy from falling into recession.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)AFP - German retail sales posted a surprise jump in August as energy prices eased, but analysts were divided over whether the boost would prevent Europe's biggest economy from falling into recession.

Russia's last czar declared victim of repression (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 04:20 AM CDT

AP - The Russian Supreme Court on Wednesday declared the last czar and his murdered family to be victims of political repression — a decision that helps Russia move toward closing a chapter in its tortured history.

Russian navy ships to visit Libya (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 04:12 AM CDT

AP - Russia's navy says its warships will visit Libya and other Mediterranean countries en route to Venezuela.

Chelsea and Liverpool seek wins against Cluj, Eindhoven (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 04:11 AM CDT

Liverpool's Ryan Babel (right) is congratulated by teammate Robbie Keane after scoring against Manchester United during their English Premier League match at Anfield on September 13. Liverpool will be looking to notch up their second successive Champions League victory when they play PSV Eindhoven.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Both Chelsea and Liverpool will be looking to notch up their second successive Champions League victory when they play surprise Romanian package Cluj and PSV Eindhoven respectively on Wednesday.

EU monitors start patrols in Georgia (AP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 04:10 AM CDT

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, right, speaks, while EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana listens during a joint news conference in Tbilisi, Georgia, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008. Russian troops have allowed a group of European Union monitors to enter a buffer zone on the edge of Georgia's separatist province of South Ossetia, on Wednesday, Oct.1, 2008, despite an earlier warning to them to stay out of the area. (AP Photo/ George Abdaladze)AP - European Union monitors began patrolling Georgian territory Wednesday under a French-brokered peace deal, facing a Russian military that seemed reluctant to retreat.

BoE pumps £16.8bln into money markets (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 04:02 AM CDT

The Bank of England on Wednesday offered 30 billion dollars (16.8 billion pounds) to banking institutions on a one-week tender amid ongoing world economic turmoil.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The Bank of England on Wednesday offered 30 billion dollars (16.8 billion pounds) to banking institutions on a one-week tender amid ongoing world economic turmoil.

Cigarette packs to carry graphic picture warnings (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 03:43 AM CDT

One of a range of images issued by the Department of Health showing how smoking harms the body. This image, of a man with throat cancer, is just one of a series of gruesome picture which will be printed on cigarette packets from October 1 instead of the written health warnings.(AFP/HO/Department of Health)AFP - Smokers buying cigarettes will from Wednesday be confronted with a series of gruesome images printed on the packets showing how tobacco damages health.

European stocks climb in early trade (AFP)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 03:36 AM CDT

A stock broker at Frankfurt's stock exchange on September 30. European shares rose after gains in Asia and overnight on Wall Street, amid renewed hope that a revised version of a US financial rescue plan would be adopted by Congress.(AFP/DDP/Thomas Lohnes)AFP - European shares rose Wednesday, after gains in Asia and overnight on Wall Street, amid renewed hope that a revised version of a US financial rescue plan would be adopted by Congress.

European, Russian policymakers urge U.S. to pass bailout (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Oct 2008 03:24 AM CDT

Reuters - European and Russian policymakers urged U.S. politicians to pass a new version of a $700 billion bank rescue package on Wednesday as a new Senate vote on the bailout loomed.

Nobel literature head: US too insular to compete (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 08:17 PM CDT

This Sept. 22, 1994 file photo shows Swedish novelist and literary critic Horace Engdahl. Bad news for American writers hoping for a Nobel Prize in literature: The head of the award jury believes U.S. literature is insular and restrained by 'ignorance.' (AP Photo/Weine Lexius)AP - Bad news for American writers hoping for a Nobel Prize next week: the top member of the award jury believes the United States is too insular and ignorant to compete with Europe when it comes to great writing.

Dancing queens rule at Gaultier's spring show (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 05:07 PM CDT

A model presents a creation by French fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier as part of his spring-summer 2009 ready-to-wear collection presented in Paris, Tuesday Sept. 30, 2008. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)AP - French designer Jean Paul Gaultier turned his headquarters into a rehearsal studio Tuesday, sending out a dance-inspired spring collection driven by his recent collaboration with a top choreographer.

UK edition of novel about Prophet's wife uncertain (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 03:37 PM CDT

AP - Plans for the British publication of a controversial novel about a young wife of the Prophet Muhammad are stalled following a fire at the publisher's London office, a sales representative for the company was quoted Tuesday as saying.

Gorbachev to form political party in Russia (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 03:07 PM CDT

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev speaks to reporters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 18,2008. Gorbachev will join forces with Russian tycoon Alexander Lebedev to launch a new political party independent of the Kremlin, the billionaire businessman said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Tim Shaffer/FilesAP - A Russian billionaire said Tuesday he is teaming up with former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev to form a new political party that will challenge the country's recent steps away from democracy.

French policeman shot in clashes with youths (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 02:48 PM CDT

AP - A French police officer was shot and wounded during clashes with youths that broke out after a teenager died while fleeing police, authorities said Tuesday.

UK court rules in favor of Gurkha veterans (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 01:37 PM CDT

Actress Joanna Lumley, center, with Gurkha VC veterans Lachhiman Gurong, left, and Tul Bahador Pun, outside the High Court in London, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008. Former Gurkha soldiers who served in the British Army have won a significant court battle in their long-running fight to settle in the U.K. The Nepalese soldiers challenged British government rules that those who retired before 1997 did not have an automatic right to settle in Britain. Currently only Gurkhas who retired after July 1, 1997, when their base was moved from Hong Kong to England, are automatically granted the right to stay. Britain has argued that some of those who retired before 1997 have weak links to Britain and must have their cases reviewed individually. London's High Court ruled Tuesday that those restrictions were illegal and had to be reworked. (AP Photo/John Stillwell/PA)AP - A British court has struck down immigration restrictions placed on Gurkha veterans who served in the country's armed forces, ordering the government to draw up a new policy that takes their service into account, lawyers for the Gurkhas said Tuesday.

Vatican No. 2 blasts search for quick profits (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 12:24 PM CDT

AP - A top Vatican official said Tuesday that the world's financial crisis is the result of the search for short-term profits as a goal in itself — and an example of what happens when basic rights and the common good are ignored.

Belarusian leader defends landslide vote (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 11:19 AM CDT

AP - Belarus' authoritarian president on Tuesday defended the ex-Soviet nation's parliamentary elections despite the opposition's failure to win a single seat.

Britain's Conservatives see huge lead in polls (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 10:38 AM CDT

David Cameron, leader of Britain's opposition Conservative Party speaks on stage at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, England Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008. The annual conference runs until Wednesday.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - Ahead in opinion polls, boosted by a run of special election victories over the governing Labour Party and newly in charge of London's City Hall, Britain's main opposition Conservatives have every reason to feel cocky.

Greek prime minister kicks out rebellious deputy (AP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 10:37 AM CDT

AP - Greece's embattled prime minister fired one of his deputies Tuesday in a risky move to impose party discipline, leaving his governing conservative party with a razor-thin majority in parliament.

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