2009年2月20日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

'King of Pop' eyes concert comeback in London: reports (AFP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2009 01:03 AM CST

Pop megastar Michael Jackson is in advanced talks with concert organisers for a series of up to 30 live shows at London's O2 Arena this summer, British newspapers reported Saturday.(AFP/Pool/File/Aaron Lambert)AFP - Pop megastar Michael Jackson is in advanced talks with concert organisers for a comeback series of up to 30 live shows at London's O2 Arena this summer, newspapers reported Saturday.

Taliban bombs made with British electronics: report (AFP)

Posted: 21 Feb 2009 12:27 AM CST

An Afghan man takes a photo of mangled wreckage at the site of a suicide bomb attack in the outskirts of Kabul on February 1. Some roadside bombs used by the Taliban in Afghanistan include electronic parts that originally came from Britain and were supplied by British Muslims, the Daily Telegraph reported Saturday.(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - Some roadside bombs used by the Taliban in Afghanistan include electronic parts that originally came from Britain and were supplied by British Muslims, the Daily Telegraph reported Saturday.

South Korean woman fails driver's test 775 times (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 11:57 PM CST

Reuters - A South Korean woman who has failed the driver's exam 775 times is not about give up on her hope of buying a truck one day to go into her own business, whether other drivers want her on the road or not.

China pushes Russia to investigate ship incident (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 10:13 PM CST

AP - China said Friday it was "shocked" by the sinking of a Chinese cargo ship by a Russian warship and had summoned the Russian ambassador to push for a complete investigation.

Ryanair to remove airport check-in counters: O'Leary (AFP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 09:03 PM CST

File photo of an Irish air company Ryanair Boeing 737-800. Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is to remove all check-in desks and staff from airports by the end of the year to cut costs, chief executive Michael O'Leary told the Daily Telegraph Saturday.(AFP/File/Frederick Florin)AFP - Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is to remove all check-in desks and staff from airports by the end of the year to cut costs, chief executive Michael O'Leary told the Daily Telegraph Saturday.

Benitez warns Liverpool to respect slumping City (AFP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 08:20 PM CST

Rafael Benitez, seen here in December, admits Liverpool will find out how realistic their Premier League and Champions League hopes really are during a crucial period of four games in 10 days.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Rafael Benitez has warned Liverpool not to underestimate Manchester City on Sunday as his side start a crucial period that will define their season.

Swiss court blocks bank data sharing with US: report (AFP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 08:00 PM CST

The Swiss Parliament (L) is pictured with the logo of Swiss bank UBS on February 19 in Bern. A Swiss tribunal has barred financial regulators from handing banking information of UBS bank clients to US authorities investigating tax fraud, ATS news agency reported.(AFP/File/Nicholas Ratzenboeck)AFP - A Swiss tribunal has barred financial regulators from handing banking information of UBS bank clients to US authorities investigating tax fraud, ATS news agency reported.

US soldier guilty of murder in deaths of 4 Iraqis (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 05:51 PM CST

AP - A U.S. Army medic was convicted of murder Friday for his involvement in the execution-style slayings of four bound and blindfolded Iraqi detainees shot in the back of the head in the spring of 2007. The court sentenced him to life in prison.

Gates: Eventual truce in Afghanistan acceptable (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 04:33 PM CST

U.S. Secretary for Defense Robert Gates, center, is seen on his way to a media conference after a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Krakow, Southern Poland, Friday Feb. 20, 2009. Defense ministers are looking Friday at reforms to the alliance to help it meet modern threats, as well as the ambitions of Georgia and Ukraine, whose membership aspirations have deeply added to tensions with Russia. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that Washington could accept a political agreement between the Afghan government and the Taliban if the insurgents will lay down their arms and accept the government's terms.

Political dispute over Turkey media group fine (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 03:31 PM CST

This is a Tuesday, May 15, 2007 file photo of Turkish media mogul Aydin Dogan, right, is seen with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey. Turkey's main opposition party, Republican People's Party or CHP, is accusing Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of trying to muzzle the media after the government hit Turkey's biggest media group with a large fine over a tax dispute. Opposition lawmaker Atilla Kart said on Friday, Feb. 20, 2009, the US$500 million, euro395 million, in fines on media mogul Aydin Dogan is an attempt to silence critics ahead of local elections in March. The Dogan group has been a sharp critic of policies of the Islamic-oriented government, and engaged in a public spat with the prime minister last year. (AP Photo/Murad Sezer, File)AP - Turkey's leading media association and the main opposition party accused the prime minister on Friday of trying to muzzle the press, after the government hit Turkey's biggest media group with a fine of about $500 million for an allegedly late tax payment.

Appeal to be filed in Politkovskaya murder case (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 03:04 PM CST

Flowers outside the home of murdered Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Russia has ordered a new probe to find the killers of crusading journalist Anna Politkovskaya after the AP - Russian prosecutors said Friday they will appeal the acquittal of three men in the murder of acclaimed journalist Anna Politkovskaya, and the presiding judge in the case sent it back to investigators to continue the probe.

Sunken French battleship found (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 02:56 PM CST

This computer enhanced graphic of a sonar image made available on Friday, Feb. 20, 2009 by geoscience Galsi company, shows the outline of a French battleship Danton, sunk in 1917, by a German submarine and recently discovered on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Sardinia, Italy. Companies doing an underwater survey for a gas pipeline between Algeria and Italy say they have discovered the French battleship. They say the Danton is sitting upright in over 1,000 meters (yards) of water on the Mediterranean seabed 35 kilometers (22 miles) southwest of the island of Sardinia. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Galsi Company) EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO SALESAP - A French battleship sunk by a German submarine during World War I has been discovered in remarkable condition on the Mediterranean seabed off Sardinia, officials say.

Guantanamo Bay inmate to be sent to Britain (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 02:13 PM CST

In this file photo dated 2000 and released by the human rights and legal defense organization Reprieve, Guantanamo detainee Binyam Mohamed is pictured in London. Mohamed, a former U.K. resident who alleges he was tortured while in U.S. custody will soon be released from Guantanamo Bay and sent back to Britain, authorities said Friday, Feb. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Reprieve, File)AP - A former U.K. resident who alleges he was tortured while in U.S. custody will soon be released from Guantanamo Bay and sent back to Britain, authorities said Friday.

Vatican irked by `blasphemous' Israel TV show (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 01:51 PM CST

AP - The Vatican said Friday it has formally complained to the Israeli government about a private Israeli TV show that ridiculed Jesus and Mary in an "offensive act of intolerance."

UN fears for staff member kidnapped in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 12:21 PM CST

AP - The U.N. refugee agency said Friday it is "very concerned" about the health of an American aid worker who was kidnapped in Pakistan.

Spain: Judge Garzon hospitalized (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 12:09 PM CST

AP - Baltasar Garzon, a workaholic Spanish judge who has taken on Islamic extremists, Basque separatists and a Latin American dictator, was hospitalized Friday after an anxiety attack caused his blood pressure to shoot up, a court official said.

French judge asked to stop sale of Chinese relics (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 11:58 AM CST

AP - A Chinese-backed group is asking a Paris judge to suspend the sale of bronze relics looted in the 19th century and now part of a major auction of the estate of late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent.

Official: Europe must accept Guantanamo inmates (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 11:45 AM CST

In this January 19, 2009 file photo, reviewed by the U.S. Military, a sign marks a closed-off area at Camp Justice, the location of the U.S. Military Commissions court for war crimes, at the U.S. Naval Base, in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (Brennan Linsley/Pool/Files/Reuters)AP - A European human rights official said Friday that Europe should offer asylum to Guantanamo prisoners because European countries bear some responsibility for the detentions by the United States.

Tanked soldier takes 2 joyrides in Germany (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 11:37 AM CST

AP - Police say one joyride in a light tank wasn't enough for a drunken British soldier in Germany.

Belgium takes Senegal to world court (AP)

Posted: 20 Feb 2009 11:34 AM CST

AP - Belgium has taken Senegal to the International Court of Justice over the African nation's failure to prosecute a former Chad president for crimes against humanity and torture.

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