2009年1月26日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

British bank Barclays sees 2008 profit above forecasts (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 02:27 AM CST

The logo of Barclays bank in central London. The financial firm has said it expects a 2008 pretax profit of more than the US$7.1 billion, anticipated by the market despite billions in writedowns due to the financial crisis.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - British bank Barclays said Monday it expected a 2008 pretax profit of more than the 5.3 billion pounds (5.6 billion euros, 7.1 billion dollars), anticipated by the market despite billions in writedowns due to the financial crisis.

Police to be called in over House of Lords claims (AFP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 02:23 AM CST

File photo shows peers awaiting the arrival of Queen Elizabeth II at the House of Lords, in Westminster, in London. Complaints are expected to be made to the police over accusations that four Labour party peers were willing to take money in order to influence legislation.(AFP/File/John Stillwell)AFP - Liberal Democrats are expected to be make complaints to the police on Monday over accusations that four Labour Party peers were willing to take money in order to influence legislation.

ING strikes deal with state on risky mortgages (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 02:16 AM CST

AP - ING Group NV, the Dutch bank and insurer, has struck a deal to have the government of the Netherlands assume most of the risk on euro27.7 billion in U.S. mortgage-backed securities.

Barclays 2008 pretax profit to over 5.3 bln pounds (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 01:39 AM CST

AP - Barclays PLC will report pretax profits for 2008 in excess of 5.3 billion pounds ($7.3 billion) despite absorbing 8 billion pounds in write-downs, the bank said Monday.

Philips posts 4th-quarter loss of euro1.47 billion (AP)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 01:25 AM CST

AP - Royal Philips Electronics NV, the world's largest lighting maker, on Monday reported a fourth-quarter loss of euro1.47 billion ($1.9 billion) and blamed weak global economic conditions for poor business performance, asset write-downs and restructuring charges.

Economist blocked in Thailand over royalty story (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 12:25 AM CST

Reuters - This week's edition of the Economist has not been distributed in Thailand because of local objections to an article about the royal family, the second disruption in two months, the magazine said. "This week our distributors in Thailand have decided not to deliver The Economist in light of our coverage relating to the Thai monarchy," it said in an email to Bangkok-based subscribers.

Sumo wrestler exorcises demons with emotional win (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 11:14 PM CST

Reuters - Amid tight security following a death threat against him, firebrand sumo grand champion Asashoryu buried doubts over his future with an emotional comeback win at the weekend.

Leo Sayer becomes Australian citizen (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 10:52 PM CST

British-born 70s pop star Leo Sayer, seen here in 2006, on Monday became an Australian citizen, saying the country had given him a new lease of life(AFP/File/David Hancock)AFP - British-born 70s pop star Leo Sayer on Monday became an Australian citizen, saying the country had given him a new lease of life.

Beckham hints at staying with AC Milan (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 07:44 PM CST

AC Milan's British midfielder David Beckham celebrates after scoring against Bologna during a Serie A football match at the Renato Dall'Ara stadium in Bologna. Milan won 4-1. Beckham left the door open to a possible long-term stay at AC Milan after scoring his first goal in Italian football(AFP/Fabio Muzzi)AFP - David Beckham left the door open to a possible long-term stay at AC Milan after scoring his first goal in Italian football in a 4-1 win at Bologna.

Cardiff replay worries Arsenal manager (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 07:43 PM CST

Arsenal's Robin van Persie (front) vies for the ball against Cardiff City's Roger Johnson during their FA Cup fourth-round match at Ninian Park. Arsenal were grateful to keep their FA Cup hopes alive after a goalless draw at Cardiff City.(AFP/Stringer)AFP - Arsene Wenger admits he is concerned at the prospect of a fixture back-log after Arsenal were held to a goalless draw in the fourth round of the FA Cup by Cardiff.

Religious leaders call on BBC to show Gaza ad (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 04:14 PM CST

This picture provided by the Stop the War Coalition shows some of their demonstrators occupying the lobby of BBC Scotland's headquarters in Glasgow, Sunday Jan. 25, 2009. Members of the British anti-war group said they would stay in the building until the national broadcaster agrees to air a charity fundraising appeal for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The occupation followed criticism from lawmakers and religious leaders who said that the BBC's decision not to air an advertisement from the Disasters Emergency Committee - a group of charities which includes the Red Cross, Oxfam, and Save the Children - was wrong. (AP Photo/Stop the War Coalition, via PA)AP - Members of a British anti-war group briefly occupied the Glasgow offices of the BBC on Sunday to protest the national broadcaster's decision not to air a charity fundraising appeal for Palestinians in Gaza.

Orthodox Church leaders to elect new patriarch (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 03:15 PM CST

AP - Senior members of the Russian Orthodox Church selected three candidates Sunday to become the church's new patriarch — including the favorite, Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, who is seen as likely to assert more independence from the Kremlin.

France, Spain still shaken by deadly storms (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 03:02 PM CST

A column of smoke rise from a forest fire between La Nucia and Finestrat, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009. Three urbanizations in La Nucia had to be evacuated after winds blew down a high-tension power pylon and started a fire in a forested area.(AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)AP - French authorities deployed 10,000 cleanup and recovery workers and Spain let evacuated villagers return home Sunday a day after deadly storms pounded southwest France and northeast Spain.

10 killed by Turkish avalanche (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 02:02 PM CST

The bodies of avalanche victims lie in the snow as army officers and rescue workers discuss trying to find possible survivors after an avalanche killed at least 10 people as they hiked on Mount Zigana (2,200-meter) in Gumushane province in northeastern Turkey, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009. The hikers, members of a mountaineering club, were walking to Mount Zigana when snow crashed down on them. (AP Photo/Zafer Sel, Anatolia)AP - An avalanche slammed into a group of Turkish hikers on a trip to a remote mountain plateau on Sunday, dragging them more than 1,640 feet (500 meters) into a valley and fatally burying 10.

Davos scales back glitz amid economic downturn (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 01:59 PM CST

AP - No Bono, no Angelina.

Paul Smith takes his cue from English schoolboy (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 01:34 PM CST

A model presents an ensemble as part of the men's Fall-Winter 2009/2010 collection by British fashion designer Paul Smith, in Paris, Sunday Jan. 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)AP - The English schoolboy, with his tweed-heavy wardrobe and penchant for irreverent mixing and matching, had the run of the catwalk at British designer Paul Smith's show on Sunday.

Berlusconi criticized over rape comments (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 01:28 PM CST

AP - Premier Silvio Berlusconi sparked outrage Sunday for suggesting that Italy's women were so beautiful they needed military escorts to avoid being raped.

Pope says Vatican II 'providential' (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 12:42 PM CST

AP - Pope Benedict XVI has praised as "providential" the Second Vatican Council, the 1960s meetings that led to liberalizing reforms in the Church.

Belgium: thousands take part in quiet march (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2009 11:26 AM CST

Mourners march to the entrance of the Fabeltjesland daycare center in Dendermonde, Belgium, Sunday Jan. 25, 2009. The daycare center was the scene of a stabbing incident in which two infants and one adult were killed as well as 13 injured. A march was organized for Sunday to show support for the parents and the community. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)AP - Some 6,000 people marched silently through this northwest Belgian town on Sunday, laying hundreds of bouquets and stuffed animals outside the daycare center where a man with a knife killed two babies and a caregiver.

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