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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Priest uncovering beginnings of Final Solution (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2009 12:49 AM CST

This file photo provided by Paris' Holocaust Memorial shows a German soldier shooting an Ukrainian Jew during a mass execution in Vinnitsa, Ukraine, between 1941 and 1943. For decades, the Holocaust was epitomized by barbed wire fences, gas chambers and death camps, a tragedy amply documented in history textbooks and reflected in solemn memorial sites around the world. The extermination of over 2 million Eastern European Jews by guns in the middle of quiet villages and towns across Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, has been underresearched and the victims have largely been forgotten. Many of their remains still lie unidentified and unmarked. (AP Photo/USHMM/Courtesy of the Library of Congress)AP - The Holocaust has a landscape engraved in the mind's eye: barbed-wire fences, gas chambers, furnaces.

Pakistan key to fixing Afghanistan: British military chief (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2009 12:04 AM CST

A British soldier with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stands guard during a patrol on the outskirts of Kabul. Peace will only come to Afghanistan if Pakistan can sort out the militants on its side of the border, where US strikes are not helping, the head of Britain's armed forces told The Sunday Times newspaper.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - Peace will only come to Afghanistan if Pakistan can sort out the militants on its side of the border, where US strikes are not helping, the head of Britain's armed forces told The Sunday Times newspaper.

Europe struggles for unity in face of recession (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 11:52 PM CST

Economy and finance ministers meet at EU headquarters in Brussels. Despite promises to tackle recession together, EU governments are scrambling each in their own corner to come up with new measures to revive their economies, threatening the bloc's unity.(AFP/File/Dominique Faget)AFP - Despite promises to tackle recession together, EU governments are scrambling each in their own corner to come up with new measures to revive their economies, threatening the bloc's unity.

'Superman' Brown falls to earth as recession hits (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 11:45 PM CST

A blizzard of bankruptcies and job cuts has brought Prime Minister Gordon Brown crashing back down in the opinion polls, after an initial ratings boost from his handling of the credit crunch.(AFP/Pool/File/Stefan Rousseau)AFP - A blizzard of bankruptcies and job cuts has brought Prime Minister Gordon Brown crashing back down in the opinion polls, after an initial ratings boost from his handling of the credit crunch.

One year on, France's first couple settles in (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 09:50 PM CST

Carla Bruni and Nicolas Sarkozy, seen here, on Monday celebrate their first wedding anniversary(AFP/File/Gerard Cerles)AFP - Carla Bruni and Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday celebrate their first wedding anniversary.

Redknapp hits back at Benitez over Keane (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 09:24 PM CST

Tottenham Hotspur's English manager Harry Redknapp, seen January 21, defended himself against accusations made by Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez as the war of words regarding the future of Robbie Keane intensified.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Harry Redknapp defended himself against accusations made by Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez as the war of words regarding the future of Robbie Keane intensified.

British PM slams strikers in EU workers row (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 07:43 PM CST

Police watch protesters outside the Total Lindsey oil refinery in Immingham, near Grimsby, north-east England. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown branded wildcat strikes indefensible as he sought to defuse a row over foreign workers and stop industrial action spreading across Britain this week.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown branded wildcat strikes indefensible as he sought to defuse a row over foreign workers and stop industrial action spreading across Britain this week.

Manchester United manager ready for title twists (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 07:24 PM CST

Manchester United's midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo scores from a penalty during their English Premiership football match against Everton at Old Trafford in Manchester. Manchester United went five points clear at the top of the English Premier League with a 1-0 win over Everton.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said he expected there to be tricky moments between now and the end of the season after seeing his side extend their Premier League lead.

136-kg car bomb found by N. Ireland school (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 05:04 PM CST

The Police Service of Northern Ireland forensic team are pictured in 2006. A viable 300-pound (136-kilogramme) car bomb was discovered close to a school in Northern Ireland, police said Saturday, in a grim reminder of the increasing threat posed by dissident paramilitaries.(AFP/File/Peter Muhly)AFP - A viable 300-pound (136-kilogramme) car bomb was discovered close to a school in Northern Ireland, police said Saturday, in a grim reminder of the increasing threat posed by dissident paramilitaries.

Europe, US pressured to lift sanctions, support Zimbabwe (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 04:54 PM CST

Zimbabwean opposition Movement for Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai addresses a press conference in Harare on January 30, 3009. The African Union and continental giant South Africa called Saturday for the US and Europe to lift sanctions on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's regime as he prepares to share power with his rival.(AFP/File/Desmond Kwande)AFP - The African Union and continental giant South Africa called Saturday for the US and Europe to lift sanctions on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's regime as he prepares to share power with his rival.

Cyprus to search suspected Hamas arms ship again (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 04:09 PM CST

AP - The saga of a ship suspected of carrying arms from Iran to Gaza grew more complicated Saturday as Cypriot authorities searched the ship, then backed away from previous assertions that it was violating U.N. resolutions.

UK gov't seeks end to protests over foreign labor (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 02:34 PM CST

Demonstrators gather at dawn at Total's Lindsey oil refinery near Immingham, north east England Friday Jan. 30, 2009. Seven hundred employees at a Scottish refinery walked out Friday, joining a growing campaign of protests against foreign citizens being hired for an oil industry construction project in England. The protests were provoked by an Italian company's decision to use Italian and Portuguese workers for a 200 million-pound ($280 million) project at the Total's Lindsey refinery. (AP Photo/Jon Super).AP - In the face of growing protests and rising unemployment, the British government said Saturday it understands the frustration of energy workers who have walked out over the hiring of foreign citizens. But it warned against protectionism, saying isolating the British economy would only make the downturn worse.

23 die in Russian nursing home fire (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 12:57 PM CST

AP - A nursing home fire in northwestern Russia killed at least 23 people Saturday, and officials said local authorities were slow to report the blaze.

Russian newspaper mourns another murdered reporter (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 12:39 PM CST

The morning editorial meeting at Russia's leading investigative newspaper takes place in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Jan. 26, 2009. Novaya Gazeta's staff is trying to plan the next issue and editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov, foreground, is in an understandably foul mood. In a country considered one of the most dangerous for journalists, no Russian newspaper has suffered like Novaya Gazeta. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)AP - The dead loom over the morning editorial meeting at Russia's leading investigative newspaper. Novaya Gazeta's staff is trying to plan the next issue and editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov is in an understandably foul mood.

Cleric whose Katrina comment caused stir promoted (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 12:13 PM CST

AP - An Austrian pastor who has been quoted as calling Hurricane Katrina God's punishment for sin in New Orleans is being promoted to the rank of bishop.

Protection fear amid trade impasse in Davos talks (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 12:11 PM CST

Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso speaks during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)AP - The world's biggest powers offered no renewed hopes for a long-awaited trade deal as the specter of protectionism loomed over the last full day of the World Economic Forum.

Protesters rally in anger at Russia's economy (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 10:47 AM CST

AP - Thousands of protesters rallied against the government in cities across Russia on Saturday, reflecting mounting anger over the nation's economic woes.

Anti-forum protest turns violent in Geneva (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 09:01 AM CST

AP - Riot police have fired tear gas at bottle-throwing demonstrators in Geneva protesting against the annual World Economic Forum meeting in the Swiss Alps.

Its a catastrophe for the apostrophe in Britain (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 08:26 AM CST

A street sign naming St. Paul's Square without an apostrophe is seen in Birmingham, England, Thursday Jan. 29, 2009. An English local government has decided to stop using apostrophes in its street signs, saying they are confusing, old fashioned and interfere with modern GPS systems. Britain's self appointed guardians of the English language are outraged. (AP Photo/David Jones, PA)AP - On the streets of Birmingham, the queen's English is now the queens English.

Survey: Most Austrians don't want Gitmo inmates (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2009 08:02 AM CST

AP - A new survey suggests three in four Austrians don't want their country to take in prisoners from Guantanamo Bay.

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