2009年4月7日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Rescuers pull woman from Italy quake rubble (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 02:10 PM PDT

Firefighters search through the rubble of collapsed buildings, in L'Aquila, central Italy, Tuesday, April 7, 2009. Rescuers worked frantically in this central Italian city early Tuesday, scooping through piles of rubble with their hands in the search for survivors after the country's deadliest earthquake in nearly three decades. Entire blocks were flattened in the mountain city of L'Aquila and nearby villages by Monday's temblor that killed at least 179 people and injured 1,500. More than 70 people were still missing. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Rescuers on Tuesday pulled a 20-year-old woman alive from the ruins of a five-story building some 42 hours after it collapsed in Italy's worst earthquake in three decades. Eleonora Calesini was conscious and speaking to the firefighters extricating her from the rubble as continuing aftershocks brought down chunks of masonry from crumbling buildings in L'Aquila following Monday's quake that killed more than 200 people.

Adebayor acrobatics give Arsenal the tie (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 02:02 PM PDT

Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor celebrates his goal against Villa Real during their Champions League quarter final football match at home to Villa Real at Madrigal Stadium. The two teams tied 1-1.(AFP/Diego Tuson)AFP - A brilliant acrobatic equaliser by Emmanuel Adebayor earned Arsenal a 1-1 draw and a crucial away goal in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Villarreal here on Tuesday.

U.S. hints deadline could slip on Russia arms deal (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 01:54 PM PDT

Reuters - The chief U.S. negotiator in arms talks with Russia said on Tuesday she was optimistic a deal to cut nuclear warheads could be reached with Moscow by year-end as planned but hinted that deadline could shift.

Lacklustre United suffer setback against Porto (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 01:50 PM PDT

FC Porto's Cristian Rodriguez(C) scores against Manchester United during their UEFA Champions League quarter final first leg football match at Old Trafford in Manchester. The two teams tied 2-2.(AFP/Francisco Leong)AFP - Manchester United are in danger of losing their grip on the Champions League after the holders were held to a 2-2 draw by Porto in Tuesday's quarter-final first leg.

Death of a village: Losses devastate Italian town (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 01:33 PM PDT

Firefighters search through rubble in the village of Onna, a day after a powerful earthquake struck the Abruzzo region in central Italy, on Tuesday, April 7, 2009. In this tiny village where hardly anyone lives, nearly nothing is left standing. Italy's deadly earthquake crushed people as they slept, killing 40 of the hamlet's 300 inhabitants. It turned a picturesque, close-knit community into a ghost town populated by a few numbed survivors. Some stumbled around, dazed, carrying a few prized possessions. Others wept quietly or stared silently at heart-wrenching items jutting out of a pile of rubble three stories high: a child's shattered guitar, a little girl's play stroller — and a bloodstained mattress. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)AP - Some stumbled around dazed, still wearing the pajamas they fled in. Others wept or stared at heart-wrenching items jutting out of a pile of rubble three stories high: a child's shattered guitar, a little girl's play stroller — a bloodstained mattress.

Aftershock sows panic as Italy quake toll hits 228 (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 01:18 PM PDT

A combo of two pictures shows the damaged dome of the Duomo church a day after an earthquake struck the Italian city of Aquila April 7, 2009. The death toll from a devastating earthquake in central Italy rose to 207 on Tuesday and aftershocks hampered the race to dig possible survivors out of the debris. REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito (ITALY DISASTER)Reuters - Strong aftershocks shook central Italy on Tuesday and hampered rescue efforts after the country's worst earthquake in three decades killed at least 228 people and left thousands homeless.

Moscow nightmare still torments Terry (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 01:12 PM PDT

Chelsea's John Terry, seen here at a training session at Chelsea's training facility, has revealed he is still haunted by his penalty miss in last season's Champions League final and is unsure whether he will ever truly get over the experience.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - Chelsea captain John Terry, has revealed he is still haunted by his penalty miss in last season's Champions League final and is unsure whether he will ever truly get over the experience.

Quake-prone Italy lags in quake-proofing buildings (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 12:46 PM PDT

Firefighters search through the rubble of collapsed buildings, in L'Aquila, central Italy, Tuesday, April 7, 2009. Rescuers worked frantically in this central Italian city early Tuesday, scooping through piles of rubble with their hands in the search for survivors after the country's deadliest earthquake in nearly three decades. Entire blocks were flattened in the mountain city of L'Aquila and nearby villages by Monday's temblor that killed at least 179 people and injured 1,500. More than 70 people were still missing. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Italy is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in the world, but the vast majority of buildings in its most vulnerable regions don't meet modern seismic safety standards, experts say. Scientists say that is why Monday's temblor near L'Aquila took such a devastating toll.

French soldier kills four in Chad shooting spree (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 12:32 PM PDT

French troops are pictured in N'Djamena in 2007. European peacekeepers launched a manhunt Tuesday for a AFP - European peacekeepers launched a manhunt Tuesday for a "deranged" French Foreign Legion officer who went on a shooting spree in Chad, killing two comrades, a Togolese UN soldier and a local farmer.

McLaren invited to explain themselves (AFP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 12:07 PM PDT

Formula One giants McLaren Mercedes have been summoned to appear before an extraordinary meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Paris on April 29, 2009, to answer charges over their behaviour of driver Lewis Hamilton, seen here, at the opening Grand Prix of the season.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)AFP - Formula One giants McLaren Mercedes have been summoned to appear before an extraordinary meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Paris on April 29 to answer charges over their behaviour at the opening Grand Prix of the season.

Protesters storm Moldovan parliament, 50 injured (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 11:58 AM PDT

Anti-communist demonstrators wave the Moldovan flag next to a bonfire on the steps of parliament, Tuesday April 7, 2009, in Chisinau, Moldova, during protests against the declared results of Sunday's parliamentary elections. Many thousands of demonstrators attempted to storm the presidential palace and parliament in a violent demonstration against what they said were fraudulent elections.(AP Photo/John McConnico)AP - Anti-communist demonstrators stormed Moldova's parliament Tuesday, hurling computers through windows and torching furniture to protest elections they say were fraudulent.

Brit officials wrestle with cost of cancer drugs (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 11:25 AM PDT

AP - In October, Rocky Fernandez was told he might not live to Christmas.

Court prosecutor: isolate Sudan's president (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 09:55 AM PDT

AP - The International Criminal Court's deputy prosecutor urged world leaders on Tuesday to cut ties with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the court for alleged war crimes in Darfur.

World wine consumption falls for 1st time in years (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 09:43 AM PDT

AP - Shun that bottle and save your euros: That's what French and Italians are saying as the recession cuts into wine consumption in traditional lands of the vine.

A glance at victims and damage in Italy's quake (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 09:31 AM PDT

AP - The following are figures given by Italian rescuers and government officials on Monday's earthquake in central Italy:

UK: Boys of 10, 11 charged with attempted murder (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 09:28 AM PDT

AP - Two brothers aged 10 and 11 were accused Tuesday of the attempted murder of two other boys — becoming some of the youngest people ever charged with such a serious crime in Britain.

Beatles catalog to be digitally remastered (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 09:23 AM PDT

AP - Beatles fans will have a chance to add substantially to their collections when a digitally remastered version of the band's catalog becomes available in September.

British Tamils protest Sri Lanka offensive (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 08:56 AM PDT

British police officers clear protesters away from the road outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Tuesday, April 7, 2009. The protesters gathered outside the Houses of Parliament blocking access to Westminister Bridge in a demonstration calling for an end to the war in Sri Lanka, between the government and the Tamil Tiger. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Some 2,000 people demanding a halt in Sri Lanka's military offensive on the Indian Ocean island demonstrated Tuesday in front of Britain's Parliament, where they vowed to stay until a cease-fire was called.

Dutch seize 350 kilograms of cocaine in Caribbean (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 08:08 AM PDT

AP - The Dutch defense ministry says one of its frigates and the U.S. Coast Guard have seized 350 kilograms (770 pounds) of cocaine from a small boat in the Caribbean.

Rare 2-seat Spitfire up for auction (AP)

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 07:33 AM PDT

Peter Tuplin inspects the plane he restored, a rare MkIX two-seat Spitfire, at Truxton Airfield near Andover, England, Tuesday April 7, 2009, before it is auctioned by Bonhams on April 20. The meticulously restored MkIX second world war era aircraft, with an estimated value of around 1.5 million pounds ($2.2 million), is ready to fly. (AP Photo / Chris Ison, PA)AP - A rare two-seat version of the Spitfire fighter, the plane that earned a nation's gratitude in the Battle of Britain, may fetch a record price in an auction this month.

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