2009年2月23日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Swiss to vote on tighter gun controls (AP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2009 12:44 AM CST

In this May 5, 2000 file photo, Swiss soldiers are seen on a walk near Belchen, Switzerland. Campaigners said Monday, Feb. 23, 2009 they have collected enough signatures to force a referendum in Switzerland on whether to confine army weapons to military compounds. Service in the country's militia army is compulsory for men, and conscripts have to take their guns home between call-ups. (AP Photo/Keystone, Martin Ruetschi, file)AP - Switzerland's part-time soldiers traditionally store their guns in the attic, in a cupboard or under the bed. They see it as their honor and duty to keep their weapons close at hand.

Guantanamo detainee returns to Britain alleging 'torture' (AFP)

Posted: 24 Feb 2009 12:10 AM CST

Binyam Mohamed hides his face as he leaves RAF Northolt, in north London. The British resident who was detained at Guantanamo Bay will on Tuesday spend his first full day of freedom in more than six years after returning to Britain and alleging he was AFP - A British resident detained at Guantanamo Bay will on Tuesday spend his first full day of freedom in more than six years after returning to Britain and alleging he was "tortured in medieval ways".

'Slumdog' success not sign of British film renaissance: Boyle (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2009 11:18 PM CST

Winner for Best Director for AFP - Observers should be wary of pronouncing a renaissance for the British film industry after the success of "Slumdog Millionaire" at the Oscars, director Danny Boyle has writen.

Guantanamo detainee freed after 4 years in prison (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2009 10:52 PM CST

Binyam Mohamed, 30, foreground, a British resident who has been held at Guantanamo Bay for more than four years, covers his face as he leaves RAF Northolt in west London Monday Feb. 23, 2009, after nearly seven years in U.S. captivity — the first inmate from the U.S. prison camp freed since President Barack Obama took office. The Ethiopian-born detainee has been held at Guantanamo since September 2004 after his arrest in Pakistan, accused by U.S. officials of being part of a conspiracy to detonate a 'dirty bomb' on American soil. (AP Photo/ Sang Tan)AP - The first Guantanamo detainee released since President Barack Obama took office returned to Britain on Monday, saying his seven years of captivity and torture at an alleged CIA covert site in Morocco went beyond his "darkest nightmares."

Hat's entertainment at new London exhibition (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2009 10:52 PM CST

British fashion model Erin O'Connor (left) poses for photographs with milliner Stephen Jones at a photocall at the Victoria and Albert museum in west London, on February 20. Featuring bonnets, baseball caps, Balenciaga and bowlers, a London exhibition opening Tuesday charts the life-cycle of hats from the milliner's mind to the wearer's head.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - Featuring bonnets, baseball caps, Balenciaga and bowlers, a London exhibition opening Tuesday charts the life-cycle of hats from the milliner's mind to the wearer's head.

China sets out on European spending spree: report (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2009 10:51 PM CST

File photo shows a Chinese container ship docking at Le Havre port in France. Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming was set to fly to Europe Tuesday at the head of a 300-strong team charged with spending billions of dollars on European products, state media said.(AFP/File/Robert Francois)AFP - Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming was set to fly to Europe Tuesday at the head of a 300-strong team charged with spending billions of dollars on European products, state media said.

Jobless ex-con asks for more prison time in Taiwan (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Feb 2009 09:10 PM CST

Reuters - A jobless Taiwan man released from prison two years ago asked police to send him back so he could eat, police and local media said on Tuesday, a grim sign of hard economic times on the island.

Fergie facing defensive headache ahead of Mourinho meeting (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2009 07:56 PM CST

Manchester United's English midfielder Paul Scholes (centre) and team-mates warm up during a training session at the San Siro stadium in Milan, on February 23, on the eve of their UEFA Champions league second round first leg football match against Inter Milan.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Manchester United face a defensive injury crisis ahead of Tuesday's crucial Champions League round of 16 first-leg clash away to Inter Milan.

YSL auction fetches record price for Matisse (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2009 07:46 PM CST

A view of the Grand Palais in Paris before an auction by Christie's Monday, Feb. 23, 2009. 733 works of art collected over half a century by French fashion icon Yves Saint-Laurent and his partner, Pierre Berge, are being auctioned by Christie's through until Wednesday 25, with a sale expected to gross euro 200-300 million ($250-380 million). The highest price is expected to go to a 1914-1915 Picasso painting called 'Instruments de musique sur un gueridon,' (Musical Instruments on a Table) from his cubist period. The canvas is the last large-format painting from the period still in private hands, Christie's said.A portion of the proceeds will go to support AIDS research. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)AP - A painting by Henri Matisse sold Monday for euro32.1 million ($41.1 million) — a record auction price for a work by the artist — at an art sale from the estate of Yves Saint Laurent, Christie's said.

Wenger's youngster face acid test against Roma (AFP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2009 07:30 PM CST

Arsenal's manager Arsene Wenger (right) talks to striker Robin Van Persie (2nd left) during a training session for the forthcoming UEFA Champions League first knockout round, first leg match against Roma at Arsenal's training ground in north London, on February 23. Arsenal will play Roma on Tuesday.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Arsene Wenger admits Arsenal's Champions League showdown with AS Roma will provide the acid test of his young team's ability to compete at the highest level.

Spain's justice minister resigns amid controversy (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2009 05:47 PM CST

AP - Spain's justice minister resigned Monday amid an uproar over his contacts with a judge conducting a corruption investigation that has implicated some members of the conservative opposition.

Feathers and fun in Paul Smith's winter collection (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2009 04:29 PM CST

AP - British designer Paul Smith threw together feathers, fedoras and forest greens for an outdoorsy feel as he unveiled a 2009 collection at London Fashion Week on Monday.

Coca-Cola to install vending machines in Venice (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2009 03:13 PM CST

AP - The mayor of Venice says it's a good business deal. But bar owners and the media are criticizing his plan to install Coca-Cola vending machines in their world famous city of gondolas, masked street performers and flooded streets.

No individual blame in UK's tainted blood scandal (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2009 01:20 PM CST

This is a Tuesday July. 31, 2007 file photo of Robert Mackie as he speaks during an interview in Peebles, Scotland . Mackie is one of some 5,700 British hemophiliacs who received tainted blood and were infected with HIV, hepatitis or both. The first extensive report into Britain's 'tainted blood' scandal stopped short Monday Feb. 23, 2009 of blaming individual doctors in what is widely viewed as the worst treatment disaster in the history of Britain's National Health Service. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)AP - The first extensive report into Britain's tainted blood scandal stopped short Monday of blaming individual doctors or companies for what is widely viewed as the National Health Service's worst treatment disaster.

A list of major helicopter prison escapes (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2009 12:14 PM CST

AP - A list of notable helicopter prison breaks since 1996.

Bulgarian breaks chess marathon record (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2009 11:54 AM CST

AP - A Bulgarian grandmaster appears to have broken the world record for the highest number of chess games played simultaneously, organizers said Monday.

Norway renews search for South Pole conqueror (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2009 10:56 AM CST

AP - Norway plans to resume the search for South Pole conqueror Roald Amundsen's plane 81 years after it vanished during an Arctic rescue mission, the Royal Norwegian Navy announced Monday.

Analysis: Kyrgyz base closure risky for Moscow (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2009 10:42 AM CST

AP - When the United States was served an eviction notice from its only military base in former Soviet Central Asia last week, Russia scored a tactical victory in its quest to restore military and diplomatic dominance over the energy-rich region.

Statement from ex-Guantanamo detainee Mohamed (AP)

Posted: 23 Feb 2009 10:36 AM CST

AP - The following is a statement released Monday by former Guantanamo detainee Binyam Mohamed:

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