2009年1月16日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Ukraine and EU leaders seek to end gas cutoff (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 04:05 AM CST

A pressure gauge points to zero at a gas compressor station near the border between Ukraine and Poland in the settlement of Drozdovychi, 120 km west of Lviv, January 15, 2009. REUTERS/Vitaliy HrabarAP - Ukraine's President will meet with top officials from gas-starved European nations to try to end a politically charged gas row with Russia.

Sony Ericsson sinks further into the red (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 04:01 AM CST

A man looks at the Sony Ericsson mobile phone stand at a trade fair in Hanover, 2007. Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said it had plunged further into the red in the fourth quarter with a net loss of 187 million euros (247 million dollars), with sales slumping 22 percent.(DDP/AFP/File/Marcus Brandt)AFP - Mobile phone maker Sony Ericsson said on Friday it had plunged further into the red in the fourth quarter with a net loss of 187 million euros (247 million dollars), with sales slumping 22 percent.

Milan confirm 'colossal' Kaka bid from Man City (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 04:00 AM CST

AC Milan revealed on Thursday that they had received a 'colossal' bid from Manchester City for Brazilian superstar Kaka, seen here on January 12, 2009, and are considering the world-record offer.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - AC Milan have revealed that they had received a "colossal" bid from Manchester City for Brazilian superstar Kaka and are considering the world-record offer.

Russia hopes US will not seek NATO expansion (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 03:53 AM CST

AP - Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Russia hopes the new U.S. president will not raise tensions by making Ukrainian and Georgian membership in NATO a priority.

Kercher murder trial opens in Italy (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 03:52 AM CST

The trial of an American student and her former boyfriend opened over the alleged sex-murder of Meredith Kercher, seen here, in the Italian university town of Perugia.(AFP/File/Str)AFP - The trial of an American student and her former boyfriend opened on Friday over the alleged sex-murder of their British housemate Meredith Kercher in the Italian university town of Perugia.

Trial opens for US suspect in Italy slaying (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 03:45 AM CST

This combination of three file photos shows: from left, of Italian student Raffaele Sollecito, slain British woman Meredith Kercher and her American roommate Amanda Knox. More than a year after Kercher's death, Knox and Sollecito go on trial Friday Jan. 16, 2009 on charges of murder and sexual violence. (AP Photos)AP - An American college student and her Italian former boyfriend went on trial Friday accused of sexually assaulting and murdering her roommate in a slaying that shocked Italy.

EdF to buy stake in leading Swiss energy firm (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 03:44 AM CST

AP - Electricite de France SA said Friday it has agreed to buy a 25 percent stake in Switzerland's leading energy company Alpiq Holding SA for about euro705 million ($922 million).

UBS sells parts of commodities unit to Barclays (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 03:40 AM CST

AP - Switzerland's UBS AG said Friday it is selling parts of its commodities business to Barclays Bank PLC for a yet-to-be determined sum.

New efforts to break Russia-Ukraine gas deadlock (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 03:37 AM CST

A pipeline is seen at a gas compressor station in Sudzha in Russia's Kursk region January 11, 2009. International monitors arrived on Sunday at a gas compressor station near the Ukrainian-Russian border to observe gas flows to Europe, a Reuters photographer said. (Gleb Garanich/Reuters)Reuters - European energy firms were working on a plan on Friday to break the deadlock between Russia and Ukraine and restore gas supplies to Europe in mid-winter.

Boy George to be sentenced for falsely imprisoning male escort (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 03:36 AM CST

Pop star Boy George, seen here in 2007, is to be sentenced after being found guilty by a court in London of falsely imprisoning a Norwegian male escort.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Pop star Boy George is to be sentenced on Friday after being found guilty by a court in London of falsely imprisoning a Norwegian male escort.

Owner: Pirates free Danish ship held for 2 months (AP)

Posted: 16 Jan 2009 03:21 AM CST

A handout photograph from the Indian Navy, shows Indian Marines on a suspected pirate ship in the Gulf of Aden. Pirates have released a Danish cargo ship and its 13 crew members held off the Somali coast since early November after a ransom was paid, the operator of the ship said on Friday(AFP/HO/File/Ho)AP - A Danish shipping company says a cargo ship with a Russian crew held for more than two months by Somali pirates has been released after a ransom payment.

DVD teaches autistic kids what a smile means (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2009 05:29 PM CST

September 2008 file photo of Professor Simon Baron-Cohen photographed in the Great Court at Trinity College, Cambridge England. For the past three years, Professor Baron-Cohen has been working on a cartoon series that new research shows is dramatically effective in helping children with autism understand and recognise emotions. The DVD 'The Transporters' goes on sale in United States on January 12. (AP Photo/Brian Harris)AP - It wasn't until Jude met Jenny that the 3-year-old autistic boy understood what happy people look like. Jenny, a green trolley car with a human face, had a furrowed brow when her wheel buckled and she got stuck on a track. But after being rescued by friends, she smiled broadly — and that's when something clicked for little Jude Baines.

Economic crisis pressures Russia's ruling tandem (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2009 03:36 PM CST

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin stand at the Tomb of late Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II at the Epiphany Cathedral in Moscow, in a Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009 photo. President Dmitry Medvedev twice has rebuked the government led by his predecessor Vladimir Putin, raising the question of whether a rift is developing between the powerful former Kremlin leader and the man he chose to replace him. (AP Photo/Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)AP - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev has twice rebuked the government led by his predecessor Vladimir Putin in the past couple of weeks, raising questions of whether a rift is developing between the powerful former Kremlin leader and the man he chose to replace him.

EU not asked yet to take Guantanamo prisoners (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2009 01:32 PM CST

AP - The European Union has received no formal request from the U.S. to accept detainees if it closes the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists, officials said Thursday, making it hard for EU countries to decide what to do.

20th anniversary year of Berlin Wall's fall begins (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2009 11:47 AM CST

AP - Chancellor Angela Merkel chose the archives of the dreaded East German police Thursday to begin nearly a year of commemorations marking the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Berlin Wall.

Czech architect Jan Kaplicky dies (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2009 10:08 AM CST

In this March 1, 2008 file photo Czech-born world-renowned architect Jan Kaplicky, left, is pictured with his wife Eliska Fuchosva in Prague. British-based Czech architect Jan Kaplicky, who designed the award-winning media center at Lord's cricket ground in London, has died, an official said Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009. He was 71. Czech media reported that Kaplicky died just hours after his wife Eliska gave birth to their daughter Johanka. Kaplicky collapsed on a Prague street on Wednesday evening, said Jirina Ernestova, a spokeswoman for Prague's rescue service. She said rescue workers unsuccessfully attempted to resuscitate Kaplicky for 30 minutes. The cause of death was not immediately known. (AP Photo/CTK, Veronika Simkova/file)AP - Award-winning Czech architect Jan Kaplicky has died at age 71 after collapsing in a Prague street.

Artist creates sensation by mocking EU nations (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2009 10:00 AM CST

AP - Is it a joke? A very expensive art hoax? A sly, shockingly satirical look at the 27 nations that make up the European Union?

'Slumdog' leads field for British Academy awards (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2009 09:24 AM CST

In this Dec. 10, 2008 file photo British actress Kate Winslet poses after the screening of 'The Reader' in the Soho Hotel in London. Double Golden Globe winning British actress Kate Winslet was nominated twice for a Leading Actress Bafta, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, for her roles in The Reader and Revolutionary Road. (AP Photo/MJ Kim)AP - Underdog-turned-favorite "Slumdog Millionaire" picked up 11 nominations Thursday for the British Academy film awards, Britain's version of the Oscars.

US Africom begins 1st peacekeeper supply operation (AP)

Posted: 15 Jan 2009 08:38 AM CST

AP - The U.S. Air Force is airlifting heavy machinery to Rwandan troops serving in an international mission in Darfur, the first time the new U.S. Africa Command has undertaken a large-scale peacekeeper support operation.

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