2009年4月22日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Sarkozy's son awarded 'papa's boy' diploma (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 06:54 PM PDT

A group of French activists waging a AFP - A group of French activists waging a "Save the Rich!" campaign on Wednesday awarded President Nicolas Sarkozy's son with a "papa's boy" diploma for his actions in favour of the French well-to-do.

Lions put their faith in rugby 'beasts' (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 06:29 PM PDT

The British and Irish Lions aim to make sure they at least match the power threat of world champions South Africa after selecting a group of forwards branded AFP - The British and Irish Lions aim to make sure they at least match the power threat of world champions South Africa after selecting a group of forwards branded "beasts" by scrum coach Graham Rowntree.

Chelsea's Premiership title hopes are over: Hiddink (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 05:31 PM PDT

Everton's Joao Alves de Assis Silva (left) fights for the ball with Chelsea's John Terry during their Premiership match at Stamford Bridge in London. Chelsea's league title challenge is fading after the Blues were held to a 0-0 draw.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - Guus Hiddink admits Chelsea's title challenge is over after the Blues were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw by Everton.

Canadian, European al Qaeda hostages freed: Mali (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 04:38 PM PDT

Canadian diplomat Robert Fowler is seen in this undated file photo. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Two Canadian diplomats and two European tourists held hostage by al Qaeda's north African wing in the Sahara desert have been released, a spokesman for Mali's president and Canada's Prime Minister said on Wednesday.

Chewing gum may raise maths grades in teens (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 04:11 PM PDT

Reuters - In a study likely to make school janitors cringe, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday that chewing gum may boost academic performance in teenagers.

Turkey says accord reached with Armenia on roadmap (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 03:57 PM PDT

AP - Turkey and Armenia have agreed on a roadmap for normalizing relations and reaching reconciliation, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said Wednesday, but it wasn't immediately clear how they would tackle their bitter dispute over Ottoman-era killings of ethnic Armenians.

Keane in line for Ipswich return - reports (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 03:16 PM PDT

Sunderland's manager Roy Keane, seen here in 2008, arrives to attend the Barclays Premier League football match against Fulham at Craven Cottage in London, England. Keane could be in line for an unexpected return to management after being linked with the vacancy at Ipswich Town, according to reports in the British media.(AFP/File/Ian Kington)AFP - Roy Keane could be in line for an unexpected return to management after being linked with the vacancy at Ipswich Town, according to reports in the British media.

Neville and O'Shea out for 'weeks' - Ferguson (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 03:50 PM PDT

Manchester United's English defender Gary Neville takes part in a training session at their Carrington training ground in Manchester, north-west England in 2008. Manchester United returned to the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 victory over Portsmouth but the win came at a cost with injuries to captain Neville and John O'Shea.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Manchester United returned to the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 victory over Portsmouth but the win came at a cost with injuries to captain Gary Neville and John O'Shea.

Thousands pour into Georgian capital to protest (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 02:47 PM PDT

Georgian opposition supporters hold opposition flags as they rally outside the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia, Wednesday, April 22, 2009. Opposition leaders said they would lead the street protests every evening until Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili stepped down. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)AP - Thousands of opposition supporters from Georgia's provinces poured into the capital late Wednesday to join the protests aimed at forcing President Mikhail Saakashvili to step down.

Ukraine leader to review gas accords with Moscow (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 02:26 PM PDT

President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko listens to a journalist's question during his press conference in Kiev. Agreements reached in January to end the gas dispute between Kiev and Moscow should be reviewed as they disadvantage Ukraine, the country's president, Viktor Yushchenko, said.(AFP/Sergei Supinsky)AFP - Agreements reached in January to end the gas dispute between Kiev and Moscow should be reviewed as they disadvantage Ukraine, the country's president, Viktor Yushchenko, said Wednesday.

Somalia asks for help in setting up coast guard (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 01:34 PM PDT

Somalia's Foreign Minister Mohamed A. Omaar speaks with the Associated Press at a hotel in Brussels, Wednesday April 22, 2009. Preparatory talks seek to smooth the way for Thursday's international donor conference to raise assistance for Somali security forces and African Union troops in the lawless Horn of Africa nation. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)AP - Somalia's foreign minister urged the international community Wednesday to help its fledgling government set up a coast guard to fight the rampant piracy that has disrupted shipping in one of the world's busiest waterways.

Hamas leader fails to address British lawmakers (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 01:15 PM PDT

AP - An attempt by the leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas to make an unprecedented video link address to British lawmakers failed Wednesday following a technical glitch.

Oscar-winning cinematographer Jack Cardiff dies (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 12:06 PM PDT

AP - British cinematographer Jack Cardiff has died at the age of 94.

Turkey calls back ambassador to Canada (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 11:48 AM PDT

AP - Turkey recalled its ambassador to Canada, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday, after government ministers there reportedly took part in an event that labeled the Ottoman-era killings of Armenians as genocide.

Italy police fear for couple who abandoned 3 kids (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 11:44 AM PDT

AP - Authorities hunting for a German couple who abandoned the woman's three young children at a pizzeria in northwestern Italy searched local Alpine rivers Wednesday to see if the man and woman had committed suicide.

Torture tale in Britain with 7 missing paragraphs (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 11:27 AM PDT

In this photo reviewed by the US Military, a guard works at Guantanamo's Camp 6 detention center at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in January 2009. A little known Pentagon agency that trained US troops to resist torture promoted the use of some of the same interrogation techniques on Al-Qaeda, which were aired and quickly authorized at high levels of the US government.(AFP/POOL/File/Brennan Linsley)AP - It is a page-turner of a tale — but one with seven missing paragraphs.

UN conference: Economic crisis could fuel hatred (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 10:43 AM PDT

A general view of the assembly hall during the high level segment of the Durban review Conference (Durban II) at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, April 21, 2009. Over 100 countries at a global meeting on racism have agreed Tuesday on a declaration calling on the world to combat intolerance.(AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi)AP - The world racism conference looked beyond the Middle East on Wednesday to concerns over the economic crisis, with speakers warning that increased joblessness could lead to greater intolerance of foreigners if governments fail to act.

French labor tensions rise after worker rampage (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 10:13 AM PDT

A Continental worker walk past the smashed windows of the guard post at the entrance of the Clairoix tire factory, northern France, Wednesday, April 22, 2009. Workers at the factory, who agreed in 2007 to a 40-hour work week, up from France's standard 35-hour week, to boost productivity and keep the site open, damaged the building after a French court rejected an attempt to block the closure of their plant. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)AP - French automotive workers hurled floor lamps at windows and stomped on furniture as despair over the economic downturn took a violent turn.

Italian judge to rule in May on CIA trial (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 10:03 AM PDT

AP - A judge will decide next month whether to continue with the politically sensitive trial of 26 Americans and seven Italians accused in the alleged kidnapping of an Egyptian terror suspect after the high court threw out key evidence deemed classified.

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