2009年2月15日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Argentina win IRB Sevens rugby final (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 11:53 PM CST

Argentina celebrates winning the USA Rugby Sevens, on the second and final day of the USA Sevens Rugby Tournament at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on February 15. Argentina won 19-14.(AFP/Robyn Beck)AFP - Argentina beat England 19-14 in the final of the US round of the International Rugby Board Sevens to throw the world series wide open.

Galaxy return will be tough, admits Beckham (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 10:29 PM CST

AC Milan's English forward David Beckham (R) is replaced by Filippo Inzaghi during the Serie A football match against Inter Milan. Beckham has admitted that he would find it hard to go back to Los Angeles if the Galaxy and AC Milan failed to come to an agreement over his proposed transfer.(AFP/Giuseppe Cacace)AFP - David Beckham has admitted that he would find it hard to go back to Los Angeles if the Galaxy and AC Milan failed to come to an agreement over his proposed transfer.

British, French nuclear subs crash in Atlantic (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 10:04 PM CST

File picture shows the French submarine Triomphant which reportedly collided earlier this month with a British submarine in the Atlantic(AFP/File/Philippe Huguen)AFP - A British and a French submarine, both of them nuclear-powered and carrying nuclear weapons, collided in the Atlantic Ocean earlier this month, the Sun newspaper reported on Monday.

Title won't be decided by Old Firm duels, says Strachan (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 09:28 PM CST

Celtic's Shunsuke Nakamura (right) vies with Steven Davis of Rangers during Sunday's Old Firm derby at Parkhead in Glasgow. Celtic remain two points clear at the top of the Scottish Premier League after holding Rangers to a dreary goalless draw.(AFP/Graham Stuart)AFP - Gordon Strachan says he doesn't believe the Old Firm clashes will decide the destination of the title after his Celtic side held Rangers to a goalless draw at Parkhead.

Crisis leaves Russian ambitions thwarted at Rome G7 (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 09:26 PM CST

Russia's Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin looks down as he attends a news conference during a G7 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Rome February 14, 2009. (Alessia Pierdomenico/Reuters)Reuters - Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin may have felt it as a sign of the times that he was among the last at Rome's Excelsior hotel to see the closing statement from this weekend's meeting of global policymakers.

Wasps' McGeechan backs Cipriani for England rugby recall (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 08:50 PM CST

Wasps director of rugby Ian McGeechan believes it is only a matter of time before fly-half Danny Cipriani (pictured here in 2008) is restored to the England team. Cipriani has been sidelined by England manager Martin Johnson following disappointing displays against Australia and South Africa last year.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Wasps director of rugby Ian McGeechan believes it is only a matter of time before fly-half Danny Cipriani is restored to the England team.

Facebook use similar on mobile phones, computers: study (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 08:27 PM CST

A Muslim woman is seen here using social networking website Facebook. Facebook users spend almost 30 minutes a day on the site poking and messaging their friends on average, with access patterns similar on mobile phones and computers, according to a British study.(AFP/File/Bay Ismoyo)AFP - Facebook users spend almost 30 minutes a day on the site poking and messaging their friends on average, with access patterns similar on mobile phones and computers, according to a British study.

Villa's injury woes worry O'Neill ahead of crucial week (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 08:08 PM CST

Everton's Spanish midfielder Mikel Arteta (right) celebrates after scoring his team's second goal from the penalty spot during the FA cup fifth round football match against Aston Villa at Goodison Park, Liverpool, north-west England, on February 15. Everton won 3-1.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Martin O'Neill is facing fitness concerns about three of his most influential players ahead of what promises to be one of the most significant weeks of Aston Villa's season.

Ferguson eyes unprecedented Manchester United trophy haul (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 07:53 PM CST

Sir Alex Ferguson (pictured) insisted that his quest for five trophies is not an impossible dream after Manchester United remained on course for an unprecedented haul of silverware by beating Derby 4-1 in the FA Cup fifth round.(AFP/Geoff Caddick)AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson insisted that his quest for five trophies is not an impossible dream after Manchester United remained on course for an unprecedented haul of silverware by beating Derby 4-1 in the FA Cup fifth round.

Monument to Great Fire of London reopens (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 06:34 PM CST

AP - It's 202 feet (61 meters) high, has 311 stairs and is known simply as The Monument.

Austria: 'Katrina' pastor giving up promotion (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 04:47 PM CST

Pope Benedict XVI greets the faithful at the end of the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - A pastor who created a controversy by suggesting that God punished New Orleans with Hurricane Katrina because of the city's sins said Sunday he will ask the pope to rescind his promotion.

Hundreds join Moscow protest march (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 10:33 AM CST

People hold portraits of human-rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov, at right, and journalist Anastasia Baburova, second from right, during a rally to commemorate the slain journalist and lawyer at Pushkinskaya Square in central Moscow, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009. Hundreds of people gathered Sunday in Moscow to pay their respects to the victims of the recent contract-style slaying and to demand a stop to what they call political killings. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)AP - Several hundred people have marched through central Moscow calling for an end to political killings in Russia.

Turkey: Kurdish protesters clash with police (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 10:17 AM CST

Turkish Kurdish youths throw stones at an armored police vehicle during a protest to mark the 10th anniversary of the capture of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009. Turkish police across the country broke up demonstrations by Kurds marking the 10th anniversary of the capture of Ocalan. The leader of the Kurdistan Workers Party was captured in 1999 and is the sole inmate of an island prison. The group has expressed concern about his health and wants an end to his solitary confinement. (AP Photo/Murad Sezer)AP - Police clashed with stone-throwing demonstrators across the country's predominantly Kurdish southeast Sunday during protests marking the 10th anniversary of a separatist rebel leader's capture.

Baby-faced dad, 13, raises "broken Britain" fears (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 08:52 AM CST

Teenagers drink alcohol on a street corner on a rundown estate in Hebburn, England, Friday, Feb. 13, 2009. The problem of youthful binge drinking shows up in a rise in liver disease among Britons in their 20s, and in the unpleasant reputation British 'lager louts' have at many holiday resorts on mainland Europe. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell).AP - Ahhh, Britain. The land of Shakespeare and the Beatles, Churchill and the Queen. Rolling green hills, groovy London shops, hip plaids splashed over raincoats and umbrellas.

Fire at Russian apartment building kills 16 (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 08:32 AM CST

AP - A fire ripped through a wooden apartment building in southern Russia early Sunday, killing 16 people, emergency officials said.

Pirate Bay file-sharing trial to start in Sweden (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 08:03 AM CST

AP - File-sharing enthusiasts take note: A landmark trial opens Monday in Sweden against four men behind The Pirate Bay, a popular online piracy site.

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