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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Russia continues to withhold gas to Ukraine (AP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2009 03:14 AM CST

AP - Russian media report that Moscow has withheld natural gas supplies to Ukraine for a second day as talks remain suspended.

Europe watches gas flows after Russia cut-off (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Jan 2009 02:14 AM CST

A pressure gauge is seen at a Ukrainian gas compressor station in the village of Boyarka near the capital Kiev, January 1, 2009. (Gleb Garanich/Reuters)Reuters - European Union states were monitoring for any signs of a reduction in their gas supplies from Russia on Friday after Moscow cut off the gas to its neighbor Ukraine in a contract dispute.

After Sarkozy, a Czech takes EU helm (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 02 Jan 2009 02:00 AM CST

The Christian Science Monitor - He has called global warming a myth, backed Russia's recent invasion of Georgia, likened bank bailouts to socialism, and refuses to fly the European Union flag over his office in the Prague Castle.

'This is my last chance' says troubled footballer Gascoigne (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2009 09:07 PM CST

File photo of English footballer Paul Gascoigne, who said drink and drug addictions nearly killed him in 2008 and knows he is now on his last chance to save himself, in an interview published Friday.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - England football legend Paul Gascoigne said drink and drug addictions nearly killed him in 2008 and knows he is now on his last chance to save himself, in an interview published Friday.

ECB to meet over Pietersen-Moores 'rift' - report (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2009 06:56 PM CST

England's build-up to their tour of the West Indies, as well as their campaign to reclaim the Ashes, was clouded in controversy on Thursday when skipper Kevin Pietersen, pictured in 2008, and coach Peter Moores were reported to have fallen out.(AFP/File/Chris Ratcliffe)AFP - England's build-up to their tour of the West Indies, as well as their campaign to reclaim the Ashes, was clouded in controversy on Thursday when skipper Kevin Pietersen and coach Peter Moores were reported to have fallen out.

Vienna tourists hang on as carriage horses bolt (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2009 05:58 PM CST

AP - A woman and her two small daughters got more than their expected scenic tour through downtown Vienna on Thursday, when a team of unruly horses took them on a wild ride — leaving the coachman behind.

Londoners beat hangovers to watch New Year's Day parade (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2009 05:21 PM CST

Members of a US marching band known as 'Slinger High School' from Wisconsin, march through Parliament Square during London's New Year's Day Parade in London. With the night's revelry, fireworks and hangovers behind them, hundreds of thousands of people turned out to watch London's New Year's Day parade.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - With the night's revelry, fireworks and hangovers behind them, hundreds of thousands of people turned out to watch London's New Year's Day parade.

Boo the bankers and lose the spouse (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jan 2009 05:01 PM CST

Reuters - The global recession manifests itself in big ways and small: most gloomy, some quirky and many reflecting the inventive human spirit. Here is a look at some signs of the times.

Pompey set to see Defoe leave (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2009 04:47 PM CST

Portsmouth admitted on Thursday that England striker Jermain Defoe, pictured in 2008, is set to leave the club during the January transfer window.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Portsmouth admitted on Thursday that England striker Jermain Defoe is set to leave the club during the January transfer window.

Rare Bugatti untouched for 50 years could fetch millions: report (AFP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2009 01:50 PM CST

The 1937 Bugatti 57S originally owned by Earl Howe is displayed in the Bonham's auction room at Olympia, London in 2008 ahead of it's sale in the Bonham's AFP - A rare Bugatti supercar left to gather dust in an English garage for half a century could fetch millions when it goes under the hammer next month, a report said Thursday.

Danish police arrest man in mall shooting (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2009 01:36 PM CST

AP - Danish police say they have arrested a man of Palestinian descent on suspicion of shooting and wounding two Israelis at a shopping mall.

Czech Republic takes over EU presidency (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2009 12:49 PM CST

AP - The Czech Republic took over the rotating European Union presidency Thursday, with the bloc aiming to see its new governance treaty approved in 2009.

Israeli minister: Gaza decisions made day-by-day (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2009 12:38 PM CST

French President Nicolas Sarkozy takes leave of Israeli foreign ministerTzipi Livni following their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Thursday Jan. 1, 2009. Tzipi Livni's visit to Paris offered Nicolas Sarkozy an opportunity to discuss solutions proposed by EU foreign ministers to the Gaza violence.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)AP - Any decision by Israel to end fighting in Gaza will depend on a daily assessment of its military operations against the militant Islamic group Hamas, the Israeli foreign minister said Thursday in Paris.

Paul Hofmann, who informed on Nazis, dies at 96 (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2009 12:14 PM CST

AP - Paul Hofmann, an Austrian who informed on his Nazi commanders in occupied Rome and later became a New York Times correspondent and author, has died, the newspaper reported Thursday. He was 96.

Pope seeks major changes to financial system (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2009 05:49 AM CST

Pope Benedict XVI visits the nativity scene after celebrating a New Year's Eve vespers service, at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008. Pope Benedict XVI is calling for 'sobriety and solidarity' in 2009 as the world struggles with economic and social woes. His appeal was made amid the splendor of St. Peter's Basilica during a New Year's Eve vespers service on Wednesday. Benedict described these times as being 'marked by uncertainty and worry for the future.' (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - Pope Benedict XVI challenged world leaders on Thursday to make major changes to the global financial system, saying short-term answers to the financial crisis weren't sufficient.

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