2009年3月4日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Wanted for war crimes in Darfur: Sudan's president (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 07:08 PM PST

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir attends a graduation ceremony at an air force academy near Khartoum, Sudan, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Sudan denounced an international tribunal that issued an arrest warrant against its president Wednesday on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, calling it a 'white man's court' that aims to destabilize the country. (AP Photo/Abd Raouf)AP - The president of Sudan became a wanted man Wednesday when the International Criminal Court charged him with war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur — its first action against a sitting head of state and one that could set the stage for more world leaders to be indicted.


Prince Charles named world's best dressed man (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 06:48 PM PST

Prince Charles has beaten off competition from US President Barack Obama to be named the world's best dressed man by Esquire magazine. Charles, 60, keeps it simple and has worn suits by Saville Row tailors Gieves and Hawkes, complete with pocket handkerchief and silk tie, for years. Esquire said he was AFP - Prince Charles has beaten off competition from US President Barack Obama to be named the world's best dressed man by Esquire magazine.


Spurs boss confident of Lennon England recall (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 06:39 PM PST

Tottenham Hotspur's captain Robbie Keane celebrates scoring the first goal of the match during their Premier League match against Middlesbrough at White Hart Lane football stadium. Spurs won 4-0.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - Harry Redknapp has backed Aaron Lennon for an England recall after the winger scored two goals in Tottenham's demolition of Middlesbrough.


Ronaldo not amused but United happy to keep winning (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 06:31 PM PST

Manchester United's Wayne Rooney (centre) scores against Newcastle United during their Premier League match at St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne. Manchester won 2-1.(AFP/Graham Stuart)AFP - Cristiano Ronaldo was involved in an angry confrontation in the tunnel after helping Manchester United restore their lead at the top of the English Premier League to seven points.


Defiant O'Neill promises Villa will fight to finish in top four (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 06:26 PM PST

Manchester City's forward Shaun Wright-Phillips scores during their Premier League match against Aston Villa at The City of Manchester Stadium. City won 2-0.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Martin O'Neill insists Aston Villa won't throw in the towel as the race to qualify for the Champions League hots up.


Britain says open to Hezbollah talks (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 05:41 PM PST

Palestinians carry the body of a Hamas member, killed during an Israeli army operation in the West Bank, with the flag of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah (left) being carried in the procession. Britain has said it is prepared to engage in direct contacts with the political wing of Hezbollah, after it became part of a national unity government there last year.(AFP/File/Hazem Bader)AFP - Britain said Wednesday it was prepared to engage in direct contacts with the political wing of Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, after it became part of a national unity government there last year.


WITNESS: Wildlife and radiation in evacuated Chernobyl zone (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 04:37 PM PST

Reuters - (Vasily Fedosenko is a Reuters photographer based in the Belarussian capital, Minsk.

Big French press find brand power helps online (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 04:12 PM PST

Reuters - In a grimy part of eastern Paris a morning editorial conference is underway, similar to the planning meetings that go on in newsrooms everywhere, except this one is being blogged live and readers can join in.

Manucho's late strike boosts Hull's survival hopes (AFP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 02:37 PM PST

Hull City's Angolan striker Alberto Manucho celebrates scoring a goal during their Premier League match against Fulham at Craven Cottage, London. Hull won 1-0.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Angola striker Manucho boosted Hull's hopes of staying in the Premier League with the late goal that snatched a 1-0 win at Fulham on Wednesday.


Turkish man survives truck, train collision (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 02:16 PM PST

AP - A Turkish man says life is "beautiful" after he survived a collision between a truck and a train that was captured on security camera video.

Bad altimeter a factor in Netherlands plane crash (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 11:51 AM PST

The head of the Dutch Safety Authority, Pieter van Vollenhoven, speaks during a press conference in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Investigators say a faulty altimeter played a role in a Turkish Airlines crash that killed 9 people in the Netherlands. The plane was landing on automatic pilot and the problem with the altimeter led to a loss of airspeed before the crash.The Boeing 737-800 carrying 135 passengers and crew went down in a muddy field one kilometer (less than a mile) short of the runway at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport shortly before it was due to land on Feb. 25. (AP Photo/ Rob Keeris)AP - A false reading from a faulty altimeter caused an autopilot to sharply slow a Turkish Airlines jet short of the runway last month, sending it plunging into a muddy field and killing nine people, Dutch investigators said Wednesday.


Vatican Radio: document shows Pius XII helped Jews (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 11:32 AM PST

AP - Vatican Radio said Wednesday that a 1943 document found in a Rome convent bolsters church contentions that Pope Pius XII tried to save Jews from Nazis in World War II.

Ukrainian security agents raid Naftogaz offices (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 11:26 AM PST

Ukrainian national security service armed agents wearing masks raid the headquarters of the country's natural gas company, Naftogaz, in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 4, 2009. The raid by armed agents was in connection with a criminal investigation launched this week into the alleged diversion of gas worth around 7.4 billion hryvna ($900 million), SBU national security service spokeswoman Marina Ostapenko told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)AP - Masked, armed security agents searched the headquarters of Ukraine's natural gas company Wednesday in a dispute between the country's feuding leaders that could jeopardize gas shipments to Europe.


Medvedev: Russia needs new top people (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 11:22 AM PST

A meeting  in the Moscow Kremlin, Wednesday,  March 4, 2009. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met with the first members of the presidential staff reserve, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported. (AP Photo/Natalia Kolesnikova, Pool)AP - President Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday that Russia's government needs new people in top positions, a signal that he wants more clout in leadership circles dominated by allies of his predecessor Vladimir Putin.


British charities: Sudanese gov't halts their work (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 11:07 AM PST

AP - Two British aid agencies say the Sudanese government has asked them to suspend operations in parts of the country, including Darfur.

US back as observer to UN rights council (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 10:37 AM PST

AP - The United States returned Wednesday to the U.N. Human Rights Council, a body it left nine months ago saying it was biased against Israel and had failed to confront notorious rights abusers.

Britain gives Sen. Kennedy honorary knighthood (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 10:28 AM PST

In this May 20, 2008 file photo, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., smiles as he sits in a family room at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Britain says Wednesday, March 4, 4009 it is awarding an honorary knighthood to veteran U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy. The government says the Massachusetts senator is being recognized for services to U.S.-U.K. relations and to Northern Ireland.  (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)AP - He won't be allowed to call himself Sir Ted, but U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy has been awarded an honorary knighthood by Britain.


Spanish region promotes itself with wrong photo (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 10:15 AM PST

AP - A photo designed to promote Spain's Costa Brava resort region featured a man and a boy holding hands and gazing out at a turquoise sea halfway around the world, in Australia.

Rome passes new rules for horse-drawn carriages (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 10:06 AM PST

AP - Rome's carriage horses must contend daily with traffic, pollution and heat, not to mention the weight of carriages filled with tourists.

German police raids in far-right music crackdown (AP)

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 08:59 AM PST

AP - German police raided 224 apartments and houses across the country Wednesday, confiscating 45,000 music CDs in a crackdown on the far-right music scene.
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