2008年12月2日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

EU members ready to embrace public spending plan (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 04:33 AM CST

AP - European Union finance ministers worked on a plan Tuesday to pump euro200 billion ($252 billion) into the European Union economy in the next two years to stave off a recession.

EU thrashes out economic plan (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 04:32 AM CST

Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa listens to a repoter's question during a news conference in Tokyo December 2, 2008. (Yuriko Nakao/Reuters)Reuters - European Union ministers sought ways on Tuesday to boost investment and consumer spending while Australia slashed interest rates in the latest actions to combat the global financial crisis.

Condoleezza Rice plays piano at Buckingham Palace (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 04:19 AM CST

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, shakes hands with Condoleezza Rice, the US Secretary of State, as Louise Miliband, right, the wife of the British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, reacts, prior to a private musical concert with members of the London Symphony Orchestra, at Buckingham Palace in London, England, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/John Stillwell, PA)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave a piano recital for Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.

Muslim cleric ordered back to jail in Britain (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 04:14 AM CST

AP - A British court has ordered radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada to be returned to jail for violating bail.

Radical cleric Qatada ordered back behind bars (AFP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 04:13 AM CST

A undated file photo of Osama bin Laden. A British tribunal ruled that radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, once described as bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe, should return to jail, after finding he breached his bail terms.(AFP/File/null)AFP - A British tribunal ruled Tuesday that radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, once described as Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe, should return to jail, after finding he breached his bail terms.

Ronaldo wins European footballer of the year award (AFP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 04:02 AM CST

Manchester United's Portugal midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo pictured during a match against Villareal in Spain, November 2008. Ronaldo has won the European Footballer of the Year Award.(AFP/File/Diego Tuson)AFP - Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo won the European Footballer of the Year Award here on Tuesday.

Nations prepare for cluster bomb accord (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 03:52 AM CST

Ollie Pile, an operations manager with de-mining charity The Halo Trust in Georgia, explains the incoming trajectory of cluster ordinance, which were used in fighting in the conflict between Russia and Georgia in the Georgian village of Akhaldaba in this Friday, Oct. 31, 2008, photo. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)AP - When August's fighting surrounded her cottage in this quiet village, Tamuna Kitiashvili fled to the Georgian capital with her husband and 3-year-old daughter.

Tesco 3Q sales up 11.7 percent (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 03:50 AM CST

AP - Tesco PLC, Britain's largest supermarket group, reported Tuesday that sales grew 11.7 percent in the third quarter compared to the same period a year ago, led by a strong performance in its international operations.

British artist Mark Leckey wins Turner Prize (AFP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 03:40 AM CST

British artist Mark Leckey speaks after winning of the Turner Prize 2008 at the Tate Britain in London. Leckey won contemporary art's most prestigious award with a film that included cartoon characters such as Homer Simpson.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - British artist Mark Leckey has been named the winner of this year's Turner Prize, contemporary art's most prestigious award, with a film that included cartoon characters such as Homer Simpson.

Saakashvili warns West on Russia ties (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 03:38 AM CST

Reuters - Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili urged the West Tuesday not to return to "business as usual" with Russia without holding it to account for its five-day war with his country in August.

Fire on ferry in Baltic Sea, no injuries (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 11:50 PM CST

AP - Helicopters evacuated ferry passengers traveling from Finland to Stockholm in the Baltic Sea early Tuesday after a fire broke out in the engine room, rescue officials said.

Rich world needs more foreign workers: report (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 11:23 PM CST

AP - An international migration organization appealed Tuesday to countries to keep open their doors to immigrant workers despite the global economic crises.

French locate third body after Airbus crash (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 05:44 PM CST

AP - Search teams found a third body Monday following the crash of an Airbus A320 passenger jet off France's southern coast, bringing the official death toll to three with four others missing and feared dead, a French official said.

UNAIDS program appoints new executive director (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 03:09 PM CST

AP - The United Nations' AIDS program says Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed a new executive director for the group.

Highest tide in 20 years floods historic Venice (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 02:55 PM CST

People wade through high water by Venice's Rialto Bridge, northern Italy, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. Water in Venice has risen to its highest level in more than 20 years, leaving much of the Italian city under floods and forcing residents and tourists to wade through knee-high water. City officials say the sea level topped 156 centimeters (61 inches) on Monday, well past the 110 centimeter (40 inch) flood mark, with most streets submerged. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)AP - Venice could use a bailout. The city built on water has too much of it.

Mark Leckey wins Britain's Turner Prize for art (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 02:35 PM CST

British artist Mark Leckey gestures with a glass of wine in his hand before a photo opportunity after winning the 2008 Turner Prize at the Tate Britain in London December 1, 2008. (Andrew Winning/Reuters)AP - Artist Mark Leckey has won Britain's prestigious Turner Prize for a piece of work that draws in Homer Simpson and the Titanic movie.

Phone numbers presented in Politkovskaya trial (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 01:49 PM CST

AP - Defense lawyers in the trial of three men charged in the killing of Russian investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya said Monday that prosecutors' evidence is insufficient.

Raid on Parliament sets off debate (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 01:46 PM CST

AP - A decision by London's anti-terror police to arrest a lawmaker and raid his offices in an inquiry into the leaking of sensitive documents has triggered a passionate debate about democracy and the historic rights of Parliament in Britain.

French first lady joins global fight against AIDS (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 12:50 PM CST

French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, right, and Executive Director of the Geneva-based Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Michel Kazatchkine, attend a press conference on World Aids Day, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, in Paris. Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is to be named later Monday a special ambassador for the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, an international fund-raising organization. (AP Photo/Philippe Wojazer, pool)AP - France's glamorous first lady threw her considerable star power behind the global fight against AIDS on Monday, as the world tallied the victims of the HIV virus that infects a new person every 15 seconds.

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