2008年12月14日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Gordon Brown heads to Pakistan in wake of Mumbai attacks (AFP)

Posted: 14 Dec 2008 12:54 AM CST

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (right) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai inspect an honour guard in Kabul. Brown paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan where he spoke to troops battling the Taliban before holding talks with Karzai and then heading to India and Pakistan.(AFP/POOL/Ahmad Masood)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown headed from India to Pakistan on Sunday in the latest bid by global leaders to ease tensions between the rival nations after last month's Mumbai attacks.

Indian PM meets Brown in wake of Mumbai attacks (AFP)

Posted: 14 Dec 2008 12:16 AM CST

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai inspect an honour guard in Kabul. Brown paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan, where he spoke to troops battling the Taliban before holding talks with Karzai.(AFP/POOL/Ahmad Masood)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Sunday named Laskhar-e-Taiba militants as responsible for the Mumbai attacks, backing India's accusations against the Pakistan-based group.

Queen Elizabeth II reins in extravagance as credit crunch grips (AFP)

Posted: 14 Dec 2008 12:11 AM CST

Queen Elizabeth II delivers her speech during the State Opening of Parliament in London, on December 3. Always concerned about staying in touch with her subjects, the queen has invited Britain's royal family to follow her example and tighten the purse strings during the financial downturn.(AFP/File/Dominic Lipinski)AFP - Always concerned about staying in touch with her subjects, Queen Elizabeth II has invited the royal family to follow her example and tighten the purse strings during the financial downturn.

Britain's environment minister concerned by Heathrow plan (AFP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2008 11:45 PM CST

Vapour trails from aircraft landing and taking off from Heathrow and London City airports are pictured during a sunset over south-east London, in September. The British government should ditch plans to expand London's main airport Heathrow if pollution levels are not dramatically cut, Environment Minister Hilary Benn told The Sunday Times newspaper.(AFP/File/Alessandro Abbonizio)AFP - The government should ditch plans to expand London's main airport Heathrow if pollution levels are not dramatically cut, Environment Minister Hilary Benn told The Sunday Times newspaper.

Panic as Ukraine's currency plummets (AFP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2008 09:47 PM CST

File photo shows a Ukrainian woman cleaning the steps in front of a currency exchange point in central Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. The national currency of Ukraine, whose pro-West government wants to join the European Union, has almost halved in value in the last six months, prompting panic amongst its heavily indebted population.(AFP/File/Yuri Kadobnov)AFP - The national currency of Ukraine, whose pro-West government wants to join the European Union, has almost halved in value in the last six months, prompting panic amongst its heavily indebted population.

Hughes unmoved after Cahill downs City (AFP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2008 09:44 PM CST

Everton's midfielder Tim Cahill kicks the ball during their Premier League match against Manchester City at the City of Manchester Stadium. Cahill underlined the problems facing Mark Hughes and Manchester City with a dramatic injury-time winner in Everton's 1-0 victory at Eastlands on Saturday.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Mark Hughes, the Manchester City manager, refused to panic despite his team slumping to their fifth home league defeat of the season in a 1-0 loss to Everton.

Ireland takes high-stakes gamble with EU poll re-run (AFP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2008 09:34 PM CST

Ireland's Prime Minister Brian Cowen speaks at a press conference after a working session of a second day of a European Council summit at the headquarters of the European Council on December 12.(AFP/John Thys)AFP - Irish punters voted with their wallets this weekend, strongly tipping the Yes campaign in an EU referendum re-run confirmed Friday -- but analysts warned the new poll remains a huge political gamble.

Russian warships visit Cold War ally Nicaragua (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Dec 2008 08:45 PM CST

Russia's anti-submarine destroyer Admiral Chabanenko arrives on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua, near the port city of Bluefieds, 460km (286 miles) west of Managua, December 13, 2008. Russian officials donated generators and computers to Nicaragua on Saturday during a visit by three Russian warships to the Central American nation that opposition leaders condemned as illegal. (Miguel Alvarez/Pool/Reuters)Reuters - Russian officials donated generators and computers to Nicaragua on Saturday during a visit by three Russian warships to the Central American nation that opposition leaders condemned as illegal.

Ferguson rues United's setback at Spurs (AFP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2008 08:21 PM CST

Tottenham Hotspur's captain Jermain Jenus (R) and Michael Dawson (L) challenge Manchester United's Carlos Tevez (C) during their Premiership match at White Hart Lane football stadium. Reigning champions Manchester United failed to capitalise on slip-ups from their English Premier League title rivals as they were held to a goalless draw away to Tottenham Hotspur(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson admitted Manchester United had wasted a golden opportunity to reinvigorate their English Premier League title challenge after they were held to a goalless draw by Tottenham Hotspur.

Benitez rues Liverpool's failure to tame Tigers (AFP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2008 08:17 PM CST

Liverpool's midfielder Javier Mascherano (R) is challenged by Hull City's forward Marlon King during their English Premier League football match at Anfield in Liverpool. Liverpool handed the initiative in the Premier League title race to Chelsea with a 2-2 draw against top-flight newcomers Hull as they came back from 2-0 down thanks to a Steven Gerrard double.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Rafael Benitez has admitted that Liverpool have to start beating teams like Hull City at home to have a chance of winning the Premier League.

Death on TV reveals a Swiss haven for suicides (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2008 06:21 PM CST

In this Dec. 5, 2008 photo is shown the veterinary drug sodium pentobarbital. Only Switzerland, in a law dating back to 1942, permits foreigners to come and kill themselves, placing few restrictions on the how, when and why. Doctors have relative freedom to prescribe a veterinary drug for that very purpose. (AP Photo/Keystone, Alessandro Della Bella)AP - Twice a week, on average, in a nondescript building by the railroad tracks, a foreigner comes to die.

Rioters in Greece attack police station, banks (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2008 04:35 PM CST

Candles spell out the name Alex, in from of riot police outside parliament during a demonstration in central Athens, Greece, on Saturday Dec. 13, 2008. More than 2,000 people are protesting against the police killing of teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos last week, which has sparked Greece's worst rioting in decades. Hundreds of shops were damaged in the riots, which also saw cars burnt and extensive vandalising of public property.(AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)AP - Rioting youths in the Greek capital attacked a police station, stores and banks and fought running battles with police late Saturday, authorities said, as violent protests against a police killing continued for the seventh straight day.

Iranian foreign minister calls off Paris trip (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2008 01:25 PM CST

AP - A French official says the Iranian foreign minister has called off a visit to Paris after a diplomatic spat with France.

Police search for Irish tourist in Tiber river (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2008 12:43 PM CST

Italian firefighters work on the flooded Tiber river's banks in Rome, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Rome declared a state of emergency as the swollen Tiber river threatened to flood and the death toll from the heavy rains battering much of Italy rose to four. An Irish tourist is missing since Friday night as he was looking at the swollen Tiber river, Rome's city police said. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - Police divers in Rome searched the swollen Tiber river Saturday for an Irish tourist who fell in while watching the waters rise from days of heavy rains that have thrashed much of Italy.

Former ETA prisoners call for Spain talks (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2008 11:44 AM CST

A person runs past a wall painted with Basque slogans in support of Basque prisoners in Usurbil, northern Spain, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. About 100 demonstrators who were formerly jailed as members of the violent Basque group ETA have protested in northern Spain calling on the government to begin talks to end the region's long-running separatist conflict. Two demonstrators read out statements at the protest calling for dialogue with Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's government. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)AP - About 100 demonstrators who were formerly jailed as members of the violent Basque group ETA protested in northern Spain on Saturday calling on the government to begin talks to end the region's long-running separatist conflict.

Vatican's Christmas tree lit (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2008 11:30 AM CST

The Vatican's tallest Christmas tree is seen twinkling by St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. Hundreds of pilgrims from the firs' native Austria sang carols in the pouring rain Saturday as the tree was officially unveiled. The Vatican says the 109-foot (33-meter) red spruce from the Piesting Valley is the tallest since Pope John Paul II started the tradition of setting up a tree in the square in 1982. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - The Vatican's tallest Christmas tree is twinkling in St. Peter's Square.

Russia retakes Georgian village near South Ossetia (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2008 11:21 AM CST

U.S. Senator John Kerry speaks at the airport while on a half-day visit to Tbilisi, Georgia, Saturday, Dec, 13, 2008. U.S. Senator John Kerry criticized Russian troops retaking a village near the breakaway region of South Ossetia Saturday just hours after withdrawing. (AP Photo/George Abdaladze)AP - Russian troops retook a village near the breakaway region of South Ossetia Saturday just hours after withdrawing, Georgia's Interior Ministry and European Union peace observers said.

French doctor denies treating Kim (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2008 09:40 AM CST

AP - A French neurosurgeon denied Saturday a newspaper report that he has treated North Korean leader Kim Jong Il or that he has any information about Kim's health.

Kasparov starts new Russian anti-Kremlin movement (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2008 08:52 AM CST

Opposition leaders Garry Kasparov, the former chess champion, left, and Boris Nemtsov, right, attending the founding congress of a new opposition movement called 'Solidarity' in Khimki, outside Moscow, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)AP - Former chess champion Garry Kasparov and other prominent liberals launched a new anti-Kremlin movement in Russia on Saturday.

German zoo: 2nd polar bear twin dies (AP)

Posted: 13 Dec 2008 06:44 AM CST

AP - Germany's Nuremberg zoo says a 3-week-old polar bear cub has died just days after its twin.

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