2008年12月26日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Russia drops ruble for 3rd time in 5 days (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2008 02:43 AM CST

AP - Russia's Central Bank has allowed the ruble to drop for the third time in five days as the government continues to feel the heat in the global meltdown.

27 dead in Ukrainian apartment blast: ministry (AFP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2008 02:19 AM CST

Rescuers try to move a concrete block and rescue a trapped man after the explosion of a five-story residential building in the Crimean Black Sea town of Yevpatoria. At least 27 people were killed after a blast ripped through an apartment block in Ukraine's Black Sea town of Yevpatoria, according to a new toll released by the government Friday(AFP/Vasiliy Batanov)AFP - At least 27 people were killed after a blast ripped through an apartment block in Ukraine's Black Sea town of Yevpatoria, according to the latest toll released by the government.

Death toll in Ukraine apartment blast rises to 26 (AP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2008 02:03 AM CST

AP - The death toll from an explosion that leveled an apartment building in southern Ukraine reached 26 on Friday as the country observed a day of national mourning, officials said.

Germany looks to Russia for clues on WWII massacre (AFP)

Posted: 26 Dec 2008 12:08 AM CST

A street scene in the eastern German town of Treuenbrietzen from 1945. Investigations continue into the massacre of an estimated 1000 of the towns inhabitants by Soviet Red Army troops(AFP/File/null)AFP - For over 50 years, the inhabitants of this small east German town of Treuenbrietzen kept quiet about a World War II massacre. And many today still have no wish to revisit the past.

British playwright Pinter dead at 78: wife, agent (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2008 07:40 PM CST

Writer Harold Pinter arrives for the premiere of the film, 'Sleuth', directed by Kenneth Branagh in London, 2007. Pinter, one of theatre's biggest names for nearly half a century, has died aged 78, his wife Lady Antonia Fraser and agent said Thursday.(AFP/File/Jane Mingay)AFP - Tributes have poured in for Nobel Prize-winning British playwright Harold Pinter, one of theatre's biggest names for nearly half a century, who died aged 78.

Scolari puts his faith in Chelsea spirit (AFP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2008 07:32 PM CST

Luiz Felipe Scolari (seen here on December 8) has responded defiantly to Chelsea's latest disappointment but knows his side cannot afford another setback when they begin their Christmas programme against West Bromwich Albion.(AFP/File/Ian Kington)AFP - Luiz Felipe Scolari has responded defiantly to Chelsea's latest disappointment but knows his side cannot afford another setback when they begin their Christmas programme against West Bromwich Albion.

Ukraine apartment block blast kills 22 (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2008 06:52 PM CST

Rescuers carry an injured man from the debris of a shattered five-storey block in the Black Sea resort of Yevpatoria in the Crimea peninsula, December 25, 2008. An explosion has destroyed the five-storey apartment building in southern Ukraine, killing at least 11 people, including a child, and at least 24 were missing, officials said on Thursday. (Stringer/Reuters)Reuters - A suspected gas explosion devastated a five-storey apartment building in southern Ukraine, killing 22 people and leaving more than 20 still unaccounted for, officials said Thursday.

Pope appeals for solidarity in tough economy (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2008 06:19 PM CST

Pope Benedict XVI walks past a statue of Baby Jesus as he celebrates the Christmas Midnight Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, early Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - Pope Benedict XVI urged a world confronting a financial crisis, conflict, and increasing poverty not to lose hope at Christmas, but to join in "authentic solidarity" to prevent global ruin.

Wolf captured near tourist part of Great Wall (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Dec 2008 04:43 PM CST

The Great Wall of China in Badaling, north of Beijing. A wolf has been spotted near the popular tourist spot, with officials rushing to catch it before it attacks anyone(AFP//File/Carl de Souza)Reuters - A wolf has been captured by forestry workers near a part of China's Great Wall close to Beijing which is popular with tourists, state media said on Thursday.

New York man killed by avalanche in Austria (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2008 11:03 AM CST

AP - Austrian police say an avalanche in western Austria has killed a New York City resident.

Queen Elizabeth gives somber Christmas broadcast (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2008 09:22 AM CST

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II stands in the Music Room of Buckingham Palace after recording her Christmas Day message to the Commonwealth, on Monday Dec. 22, 2008.(AP Photo/ John Stillwell, pool)AP - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II delivered a somber Christmas broadcast Thursday, acknowledging how the economic crisis has cast a shadow over the traditional festive season and calling for people to show courage in the tough times ahead.

Nobel-winning playwright Harold Pinter dies at 78 (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2008 08:44 AM CST

In this Oct. 17, 1973 file photo, British playwright Harold Pinter is seen in New York. Pinter, whose distinctive contribution to the stage was recognized with the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005, has died after a long battle with throat cancer, his second wife Lady Antonia Fraser said Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008. He was 78. (AP File Photo)AP - Harold Pinter, praised as the most influential British playwright of his generation and a longtime voice of political protest, has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 78.

Jewish groups blast TV show (AP)

Posted: 25 Dec 2008 06:53 AM CST

AP - Jewish groups have condemned a Belgian public broadcaster for airing a show in which a standup comedian jokes about the Holocaust and the persecution of Jews.

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