2009年1月6日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Defoe heading back to Tottenham (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 04:05 AM CST

England striker Jermain Defoe, seen here, is set to leave Portsmouth and rejoin Harry Redknapp at Tottenham, the London club said.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)AFP - England international striker Jermain Defoe is set to leave Portsmouth and rejoin Harry Redknapp at Tottenham, the London club said on Tuesday.

Russian gas situation 'dramatically' worse: EU official (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 04:00 AM CST

A woman passes by a gas pipe of the gas-compressor station in the small Ukrainian city of Boyarka, near Kiev on January 4. The situation with deliveries of Russian gas to Europe AFP - The situation with deliveries of Russian gas to Europe "changed very dramatically" overnight and is "getting worse," a top member of a European Union delegation in Kiev said on Tuesday.

Russian gas shipments to Balkans via Ukraine cease (AP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 03:59 AM CST

AP - Turkey, Romania, Greece and other Balkan nations reported a complete shut off of Russian gas shipped via Ukraine Tuesday, in a sharp escalation of a struggle over energy that threatens Europe as winter sets in.

Closing Gaza tunnels could bring quick ceasefire: Blair (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 03:52 AM CST

Middle East Quartet envoy Tony Blair, seen here in 2008, insisted that cutting off Gaza's supply tunnels from Egypt could bring about an immediate ceasefire -- otherwise Israel was in for a protracted campaign.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)AFP - Middle East Quartet envoy Tony Blair insisted Tuesday that cutting off Gaza's supply tunnels from Egypt could bring about an immediate ceasefire -- otherwise Israel was in for a protracted campaign.

Baby P council official appeals against sacking (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 03:43 AM CST

Reuters - The head of children's services at Haringey Council has launched an appeal against her dismissal over the Baby P case, the local authority said on Tuesday.

London shares rise (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 03:35 AM CST

London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares climbed 0.11 percent to 4,584.90 points at the start of trading, extending their positive beginning to 2009 after major losses suffered last year.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares climbed 0.11 percent to 4,584.90 points at the start of trading on Tuesday, extending their positive beginning to 2009 after major losses suffered last year.

Woolworths to close last of its stores (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 03:26 AM CST

A Leytonstone branch of Woolworths in east London, 2008. Woolworths, a century-old retail institution buckling under the weight of the economic crisis, will close its remaining 200 stores for the final time at the end of trading.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Woolworths, a century-old retail institution buckling under the weight of the economic crisis, will close its remaining 200 stores for the final time at the end of trading on Tuesday.

Russia gas supplies to south-east Europe halted (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 03:25 AM CST

A worker checks the valve gears in a natural gas control centre of Turkey's Petroleum and Pipeline Corporation, 35 km (22 miles) west of Ankara, January 5, 2009. (Umit Bektas/Reuters)Reuters - All supplies of Russian gas via Ukraine to Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece and Macedonia were halted on Tuesday due to a dispute between Moscow and Kiev over gas prices, officials in Sofia said.

Bush to honour Blair with US Medal of Freedom (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 03:22 AM CST

US President George W. Bush and former Prime Minister Tony Blair shake hands following a joint press conference in Washington, DC, 2006. Bush is to award the highest US civilian order to Blair next week.(AFP/File/Mandel Ngan)AFP - Outgoing President George W. Bush is to award the highest US civilian order to former prime minister Tony Blair next week.

Russia slashes gas exports to Europe (AFP)

Posted: 06 Jan 2009 02:45 AM CST

The logo of Russian state gas monopoly Gazprom on January 5. The Russian energy giant has drastically cut gas deliveries via Ukraine, which will disrupt supplies to Europe, Ukrainian state gas company Naftogaz has told AFP.(AFP/File/Bertrand Guay)AFP - Ukraine said Tuesday that Russia had drastically cut gas supplies to Europe and warned of "problems" ahead as several European countries reported that deliveries of Russian gas had stopped.

France tries accused 9/11 plotter in Tunisia blast (AP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 03:40 PM CST

AP - A European convert to Islam allegedly caught on camera beside Osama bin Laden denied Monday any role in a 2002 suicide attack on a Tunisian synagogue allegedly ordered by the self-described mastermind of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S.

Turkey restores citizenship of celebrated poet (AP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 03:06 PM CST

AP - Turkey restored the citizenship of its most famous poet Monday in a symbolic step meant to show it was addressing criticism of its human rights record in hopes of joining the European Union.

UN envoy: Nations must take Guantanamo inmates (AP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 11:39 AM CST

An arrow pointing to the direction of Mecca is seen on the floor of the 'Camp Four' detention facility movie room at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay December 10, 2008 in this image reviewed by the U.S. military. Camp Four houses the most 'compliant' detainees where they live in a more open, community-oriented manner. (Mandel Ngan/Pool/Reuters)AP - More nations must take in Guantanamo inmates once the U.S.-run prison closes, the U.N.'s torture investigator said Monday, insisting that many were held simply because they were "in the wrong place at the wrong time."

Moroccan immigrant becomes mayor of Rotterdam (AP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 10:12 AM CST

AP - The son of an Islamic preacher became the first Moroccan-born mayor of a Dutch city Monday, an appointment welcomed by his political friends and foes as a landmark in the successful integration of immigrants.

Pope names new Detroit archbishop (AP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 07:15 AM CST

AP - Pope Benedict XVI has named a new archbishop for Detroit, Michigan, and made appointments for top Church posts in Canada and California.

Cruise says church helped him overcome dyslexia (AP)

Posted: 05 Jan 2009 06:13 AM CST

In this file photo of Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008 Tom Cruise arrives for a taping of 'The Late Show with David Letterman,' in New York. U.S. actor Tom Cruise has told a Spanish magazine that Church of Scientology teachings helped him overcome dyslexia. 'I came to asked myself if I was normal or an idiot. I would try to concentrate but my memory was short and I felt anxiety, frustration, boredom. When I graduated (from school) in 1980 I was functionally illiterate,' Cruise says in the interview posted on the magazine's Web site Sunday Jan. 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)AP - U.S. actor Tom Cruise said Scientology teachings helped him overcome childhood dyslexia, a Spanish magazine reported.

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