2008年11月6日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

House prices fall by record 13.7% (AFP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 04:26 AM CST

Property sale boards in south-east London, 2007. According to a survey by home loans provider Halifax house prices slumped by 13.7% in October compared with the figure for the same month in 2007, the biggest drop on record.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - House prices slumped by 13.7% in October compared with the figure for the same month in 2007, the biggest drop on record according to a survey by home loans provider Halifax published on Thursday.

Ferguson promises Man Utd boost to Celtic cause (AFP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 04:22 AM CST

Celtic's forward Scott McDonald (right) celebrates scoring against Manchester United during their UEFA Champions League Group E football match at Celtic Park in Glasgow. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson believes Manchester United could pave the way for Celtic to join his side in the knockout stages of the Champions League after Scott McDonald kept the Scottish champions' hopes alive in Group E.

Govt unveils ID card scheme for airports (AFP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 04:21 AM CST

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith holds an official British bio-metric ID card at a press conference in London, September 2008. A pilot scheme to provide national identity cards to workers at two airports will be announced by Smith.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - A pilot scheme to provide national identity cards to workers at two airports will be announced by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith on Thursday.

France's Lagarde cuts outlook for 2009 GDP growth (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 04:17 AM CST

AP - France slashed its forecast for economic growth next year, as Finance Minister Christine Lagarde on Thursday told lawmakers the economy could stagnate because of the global financial crisis.

Belgium's KBC bank swings to 3Q loss on writedowns (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 04:16 AM CST

AP - Belgium's KBC bank on Thursday said it swung to a loss of 906 million euros (US$1.16 billion) in the third quarter after it wrote off 1.4 billion euros (US$1.8 billion) from the value of complex financial investments.

InBev 3Q profit down nearly 14 pct as costs soar (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 04:14 AM CST

AP - Brewer InBev SA on Thursday posted a nearly 14-percent drop in third-quarter profit as the cost of making and packaging beer soared.

British house prices slide again in October (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 04:11 AM CST

AP - House prices in Britain fell at their fastest rate in five months in October, taking them back to levels they were at three years ago, the country's biggest mortgage lender said Thursday.

Insurer Aegon reports 329 million loss in Q3 (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 04:04 AM CST

AP - Insurer Aegon NV on Thursday said it swung to a net loss of 329 million euros ($425 million) in the third quarter, blaming write-offs and losses on investments resulting from the global financial crisis.

Bail bid for Lockerbie bomber (AFP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 04:02 AM CST

Policemen look at the wreckage of the 747 Pan Am airliner that exploded and crashed over Lockerbie. Lawyers will appear before a Scottish court seeking the release of the Libyan man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing on bail.(AFP/File/Roy Letkey)AFP - Lawyers will appear before a Scottish court on Thursday seeking the release of the Libyan man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing on bail.

IMF approves $16.5 billion Ukraine loan (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 03:43 AM CST

A woman walks in front of the main office of Prominvest bank in Kiev, November 5, 2008. (Konstantin Chernichkin/Reuters)Reuters - The International Monetary Fund approved a $16.5 billion loan program for Ukraine that includes monetary and exchange rate policy shifts to ease strains from the global financial crisis.

Russia to deploy short-range missiles near Poland (AP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 12:13 AM CST

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during his annual state of the nation speech in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev assailed the United States on Wednesday in his first state of the nation address, vowing to deploy missiles near Poland in response to U.S. plans for a European shield. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)AP - Russia will deploy short-range missiles near Poland to counter U.S. military plans in Eastern Europe, President Dmitry Medvedev warned Wednesday, setting a combative tone that clashed with global goodwill over Barack Obama's election.

Source: Winehouse husband out of jail, into rehab (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 03:46 PM CST

Singer Amy Winehouse reacts to photographers as her father Mitch, left, looks on outside at her Camden home, London Wednesday Nov. 5, 2008 . Amy Winehouse's husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, was released from prison earlier in the day. (AP Photo/Carl Court/PA)AP - The husband of troubled retro-soul singer Amy Winehouse swapped prison for rehab Wednesday, a man familiar with the matter said.

British beekeepers seek help to save honeybees (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 03:17 PM CST

Bee keepers gathered outside the Houses of Parliament to march to Downing Street to protest against the cut in research funding to protect honey bees, in London, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008. Scientists have been unable to determine the cause of a problem, known as Colony Collapse Disorder which has seen a dramatic decline in the number of honey bees. Possible explanations include pesticides, a new parasite or pathogen, or a combination of immune-suppressing stresses. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Beekeepers swarmed Parliament and the prime minister's office on Wednesday, demanding more funds for research after the number of Britain's honey bees dropped by nearly a third in the past year.

Son of Osama bin Laden loses asylum bid in Spain (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 02:13 PM CST

In this file photo dated Jan. 11, 2008, Omar Osama bin Laden is seen during an interview with the Associated Press in Cairo, Egypt. Omar Osama bin Laden, 27, asked for asylum upon arriving Monday at Madrid's airport on a flight stopping over from Cairo, Egypt, en route to Casablanca, Morocco, an Interior Ministry official said on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. Omar, one of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden's 19 children, is a metals trader who lives in Cairo with his British-born wife. He has not renounced his father, but has said he wants to be an 'ambassador for peace' between Muslims and the West. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser, File)AP - Spain rejected an asylum request from a son of Osama bin Laden on Wednesday after deciding he had not met the conditions necessary for him to remain.

Suddenly, it may be cool to be an American again (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 01:58 PM CST

Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. celebrate during an election party of the Democrats aboard in front of a cinema in central Berlin on early Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)AP - She was a stranger, and she kissed me. Just for being an American.

Correction: Europe Our Obama story (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 12:00 PM CST

AP - In a Nov. 1 story about political prospects for minorities in Europe, The Associated Press erroneously reported that there is only one black lawmaker in France's 577-seat National Assembly. The assembly has just one black lawmaker elected from mainland France. There are others elected from France's overseas territories.

UK army interpreter convicted of spying for Iran (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 11:47 AM CST

AP - A former British army interpreter was convicted of espionage Wednesday for sending e-mails to an Iranian diplomat while serving in Afghanistan.

6 linked to French aid group kidnapped in Somalia (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 10:58 AM CST

AP - Armed men ambushed a convoy in Somalia on Wednesday, taking four European aid workers and two Kenyans hostage, officials said.

Attacks on Russian holiday kill 2 (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 10:16 AM CST

AP - Russian youths killed two people from Central Asia and assaulted two others, including a Turkmen diplomat, in separate attacks that came on a national holiday celebrating Russian unity, officials said Wednesday.

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