2008年11月1日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

US asks Australia, NZealand, EU for N Korea energy aid: Seoul (AFP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 01:37 AM CDT

Washington has asked Australia, New Zealand and the European Union if they could replace Japan in supplying energy aid to North Korea, South Korea's foreign minister, Yu Myung-Hwan, has said.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)AFP - Washington has asked Australia, New Zealand and the European Union if they could replace Japan in supplying energy aid to North Korea, South Korea's foreign minister was quoted as saying Saturday.

SAS chief in Afghanistan quits in equipment row: report (AFP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 01:15 AM CDT

A British soldier in southeast Afghanistan. The head of Britain's special forces in Afghanistan has resigned, it emerged Saturday, reportedly in disgust at equipment failures that he believes led to the death of four of his troops(AFP/Pool/File/Mandel Ngan)AFP - The head of Britain's special forces in Afghanistan has resigned, it emerged Saturday, reportedly in disgust at equipment failures that he believes led to the death of four of his troops.

Malaysia backs Kosovo independence, angers Serbia (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2008 12:25 AM CDT

AP - Malaysia on Saturday defended its recognition of Kosovo as an independent state — a move that caused Serbia to expel the Southeast Asian nation's ambassador.

S. Korea: US seeks energy assistance for N. Korea (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 11:06 PM CDT

South Korean Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan, left, poses with his Dutch counterpart Maxime Verhagen during their meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008. Verhagen is on a two-day visit for talks with South Korean leaders to improve bilateral ties. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)AP - The United States has asked Australia, New Zealand and the European Union whether they could provide energy assistance to North Korea under an aid-for-disarmament deal, a South Korean official said Saturday.

Brown heads to Gulf for talks on world economy (AFP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 09:07 PM CDT

Gordon Brown, seen here, is heading for a tour of oil-rich Gulf states, hoping to persuade them to give extra funds to help countries hit by the world economic turmoil(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - Gordon Brown is heading for a tour of oil-rich Gulf states, hoping to persuade them to give extra funds to help countries hit by the world economic turmoil.

Serbia expels Malaysia's ambassador (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 08:20 PM CDT

AP - Serbia's Foreign Ministry says the government has expelled Malaysia's ambassador after his country recognized the independence of Kosovo.

Virgin Atlantic sacks 13 staff after Facebook criticism (AFP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 06:47 PM CDT

Undated handout photo of the Airbus A340-600 sporting the logo and colors of the British company Virgin Airways. Virgin Atlantic said Friday it has sacked 13 of its cabin staff after they criticised the airline and some of its passengers on social networking website Facebook.(AFP/HO Virgin/File/Pascal Pavani)AFP - Virgin Atlantic said Friday it has sacked 13 of its cabin staff after they criticised the airline and some of its passengers on social networking website Facebook.

Peru hopes for record with 7.5 tonne pair of jeans (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 06:46 PM CDT

Reuters - Peruvian seamstresses hoping to snag a Guinness World Record for sewing the largest pair of blue jeans celebrated on Friday, one day after cranes buckled while trying to lift the giant 7.5-tonne pants.

EU launches Congo peace initiative, to fly in aid (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 05:54 PM CDT

Refugees who fled fighting between government soldiers and Renegade Congolese General Lauren Nkunda, walk past the body of a dead Congolese soldier, on the road between Kibati and Kibumba near Goma, October 31, 2008. Thousands of Congolese civilians displaced by a rebel attack streamed out of an eastern city on Friday to seek safety as diplomatic efforts intensified to turn a shaky ceasefire into a lasting peace. (Stringer/Reuters)Reuters - France and Britain launched a European Union initiative on Friday to secure peace in east Congo and the EU may fly in food for tens of thousands of civilians fleeing attacks by rebels and soldiers.

Lyrics to UK band Canary Wolf's "Credit Crunch" (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 05:25 PM CDT

AP - Here are the lyrics to Canary Wolf's "Credit Crunch."

Queen's gay marriage comments ignite flap in Spain (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 04:17 PM CDT

AP - A journalist on Friday defended the accuracy of his book that quotes Queen Sofia criticizing gay marriage. The book has irked the royal palace. Spain's king and queen are largely respected as figurehead representatives of the state, and rarely speak out on political or social issues.

Bailout could turn tables on Russia's oligarchs (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 04:09 PM CDT

Employees of MICEX ( Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange) are seen during a trading session in Moscow on Friday, Oct. 31, 2008. Russia's Alfa Bank confirmed Friday that it is seeking a $400 million long-term loan from national development bank VEB. Rumors have been circulated for the past few days that Russia has agreed to help cash-strapped Alfa to repay a $2 billion loan to a group of banks led by Deutsche Bank AG. (AP Photo/ Mikhail Metzel)AP - They amassed some of the world's biggest fortunes in the wild privatizations of Russia's post-Soviet chaos and the oil boom that followed. Now some of Russia's richest men are facing the choice of losing some of their empires or pleading at the Kremlin's doors for a bailout.

Russia communists say Ukraine Bond girl a traitor (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 03:51 PM CDT

Actress Olga Kurylenko arrives for the Royal World Premiere of the 22nd James Bond film 'Quantum of Solace' in a central London's cinema, Wednesday Oct. 29, 2008. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - First it was Indiana Jones. Now it's James Bond's latest lady friend.

Moroccan migrant to be Rotterdam mayor (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 03:48 PM CDT

AP - A Moroccan-born politician who told immigrants to either integrate or take the next plane home will become the first immigrant to lead one of the Netherlands' major cities.

Dublin shelves plans for U2 Tower (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 02:18 PM CDT

In this undated handout released by Geranger Ltd on Friday, Oct. 31, 2008, an artists impression of the U2 Tower is seen. Plans to build the tallest building in Ireland, with new recording studios for Irish band U2 on top, have been suspended because of Ireland's property slump and slide into recession. The Dublin Docklands Development Authority says it remains committed to building the long-planned U2 Tower, but announced Friday that a souring economy at home and abroad means the project must be shelved. (AP Photo/PA, Geranger Ltd, HO)AP - Plans to build the tallest building in Ireland — with new recording studios for Irish supergroup U2 on top — were suspended Friday because of Dublin's slumping property market and slide into recession.

2 Austrian hostages freed after 8 months in Africa (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 12:31 PM CDT

AP - Two Austrians kidnapped in Tunisia by an al-Qaida affiliate have been released, ending an eight-month ordeal and anguished diplomatic attempts to win their freedom.

Croatia: Police charge 5 in journalist's killing (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 12:08 PM CDT

A person signs a book of condolences in central Zagreb for Ivo Pukanic and Niko Franjic, journalists killed yesterday in downtown Zagreb. Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader vowed Friday to stamp out organised crime the day after a deadly car-bomb attack in the capital raised concerns over a series of mafia-style killings.(AFP/HO)AP - Croatian police say they have filed murder charges against five people over the bomb death of a well-known journalist.

Czech weekly refuses to apologize to Milan Kundera (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 12:06 PM CDT

AP - A Czech weekly has refused to apologize to author Milan Kundera for publishing allegations he once informed on a Western spy.

Cameroon militia threaten to kill oil workers (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 11:00 AM CDT

In this Monday, Aug. 14, 2006, file photo local villagers watch a Nigerian soldier walk by in Archibong in the southern Bakassi Peninsula, as Nigerian troops withdrew from the disputed area which was officially handed over to Cameroon. A Cameroon militia group took 10 mostly foreign oil workers hostage from a tug the Bourbon Sagitta, operated by the French maritime services company Bourbon, Friday, Oct. 31, 2008 off the West African nation's coast, and threatened to kill the captives if demands for autonomy talks with the government are not met. (AP Photo/George Osodi, File)AP - A Cameroon militia group took 10 mostly foreign oil workers hostage Friday off this West African nation's coast, and threatened to kill the captives if demands for autonomy talks with the government are not met.

Student wanted in US will not be handed over (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 09:49 AM CDT

AP - Serbia's police chief said Friday that a Serbian basketball player who fled the United States after a bar brawl will not be handed over to the United States, despite a request from two U.S. senators.

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