2009年4月29日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

French lawmakers reconsider Internet piracy bill (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 04:18 PM PDT

AP - French legislators reconsidered a bill Wednesday that would punish people who illegally download music and films by cutting off their Internet connections.

147-man Hendry beaten, comeback kid Higgins at it again (AFP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 04:03 PM PDT

Seven-times champion Stephen Hendry, seen here in 2006, lost 13-11 to Shaun Murphy in their World Championship quarter-final at the Crucible Theatre here on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - It was a tale of contrasting fortunes for two former Scottish snooker world champions here on Wednesday as seven-times champion Stephen Hendry lost 13-11 to Shaun Murphy but two-time champion John Higgins performed another Houdini act to move through to the semi-finals.

England confirm new Twenty20 event in 2010 (AFP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 03:12 PM PDT

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed here on Wednesday their plans to stage a two-division Twenty20 competition next year, an event they hope will rival the Indian Premier League.(ECB)AFP - The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed here on Wednesday their plans to stage a two-division Twenty20 competition next year, an event they hope will rival the Indian Premier League.

World takes drastic steps to contain swine flu (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 02:45 PM PDT

An Egyptian girl provides food for pigs at her family's private farm located in one large pig farming center north of Cairo, Egypt Wednesday April 29, 2009. Egypt began slaughtering the roughly 300,000 pigs in the country Wednesday, as a precaution against swine flu even though no cases have been reported, infuriating farmers who resisted the move and demanded compensation. (AP Photo/Nasser Nouri)AP - From Egypt's order that all 300,000 pigs in the country be slaughtered to travel bans and putting the kibosh on kissing, the world is taking drastic — and some say debatable — measures to combat swine flu.

United edges Arsenal in Champions League (AFP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 02:32 PM PDT

Manchester United's Irish defender John O'Shea(C) celebrates with teammates Darren Fletcher(L) and Rio Ferdinand after scoring against Arsenal during their UEFA Champions league semi final first leg football match in Manchester. Manchester won 1-0.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Manchester United will take a 1-0 lead into the second leg of their Champions League semi-final with Arsenal after the holders failed to fully capitalise on their domination here on Wednesday.

Witness in French student murder trial changes evidence (AFP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 02:22 PM PDT

Francoise Villemont(L), mother of murdered French student Gabriel Ferez and Guy Bonomo, father of murdered French student Laurent Bonomo outside the Old Bailey in London, on April 22, 2009. A key witness in the trial of two men accused of brutally murdering the two French students last year, changed her evidence on Wednesday, to exonerate one suspect and put the blame on the other.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - A key witness in the trial of two men accused of brutally murdering two French students in south London last year changed her evidence on Wednesday, to exonerate one suspect and put the blame on the other.

Prince Charles collects award in Germany (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 02:08 PM PDT

AP - Britain's Prince Charles kicked off a two-day visit to Germany on Wednesday by having lunch with President Horst Koehler and receiving an award for his environmental campaigning.

1 German soldier killed, 9 wounded in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 02:03 PM PDT

AP - Two attacks on German forces in Afghanistan killed one soldier and wounded nine Wednesday as Germany's foreign minister began a two-day visit to the country.

Auschwitz survivor in French Legion of Honor (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 01:54 PM PDT

AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has decorated concentration camp survivor and political icon Simone Veil as an officer in the Legion of Honor.

27 suspected in death of French Jew go on trial (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 01:46 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2006, file photo, Ruth Halimi holds a photo of her son Ilan while he was on vacation in Sicilia, Italy, as she stands in Paris, France. Twenty-seven young people go on trial Wednesday April 29, 2009 on charges of participating in the brutal torture and killing in 2006 of French Jew Ilan Halimi, in a case that horrified France. Youssouf Fofana, the presumed leader of the group, stands accused of premeditated murder, demanding ransom and acts of torture and barbarism, and he faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment if convicted. (AP Photo/Benoit Tessier, File)AP - The presumed leader of a group of 27 young people charged with participating in the torture and killing of a young French Jew took his seat in juvenile court Wednesday with the defiant declaration, "Allah will be victorious."

Hidden Auschwitz message troubles French survivor (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 01:44 PM PDT

Albert Veissid, a former Auschwitz death camp prisoner, shows his camp number at his home in Allauch, southern France, Wednesday, April 29, 2009. His name appears on a note, written in pencil and dated Sept. 20, 1944, found rolled up in a glass bottle hidden in a concrete wall by workmen while renovating a cellar in Oswiecim, which was called Auschwitz by the Nazis during World War II. The note bears the names, camp numbers and hometowns of the seven prisoners - six from Poland and one from France. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)AP - Albert Veissid stashed stolen marmalade for six fellow prisoners in an Auschwitz bunker, a French Jew helping Polish Christians in a gesture of desperate solidarity. In thanks, they shared spare cups of soup — and etched his name alongside theirs in a note buried in a bottle for 65 years.

WHO raises pandemic flu alert level to phase 5 (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 01:15 PM PDT

People wear surgical masks as they wait to be checked for swine flu at a mobile clinic set up in a tent in Mexico City April 29, 2009. The World Health Organisation on Wednesday raised the global flu alert level to 5, the second highest phase that indicates AP - The World Health Organization has raised its pandemic alert for swine flu to the second highest level, meaning that it believes a global outbreak of the disease is imminent.

Trouble at home for Italy's Berlusconi (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 10:55 AM PDT

FILE - In this Friday June 24, 2004 file photo, Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi, right, and his wife Veronica Lario wait for President George W. Bush and first lady Laura Bush at the Villa Madama residence for a social dinner, in Rome. Silvio Berlusconi may be one of Italy's most popular politicians, but the premier's approval ratings are sinking fast with at least one Italian - his wife. Veronica Lario publicly voiced her rage over reports that Berlusconi's party was lining up a troupe of TV showgirls and starlets as candidates for June's European Parliament elections. A spokesman for the conservative Freedom People party said the reports were unfounded, adding that the official list of candidates would be presented later Wednesday. Berlusconi contended the reported plans were a fabrication of the opposition and left-leaning media. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)AP - Silvio Berlusconi may be one of Italy's most popular politicians, but the premier's approval ratings are sinking fast with at least one Italian — his wife.

Kasparov stages guerrilla protest at Moscow trial (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 10:54 AM PDT

Kremlin opponent Garry Kasparov speaks to press, as he is attending the trial of fallen oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, April 29, 2009. The former world chess champion on Wednesday took his place in the public gallery of a Moscow court in a show of support for a man he and others consider a victim of political repression under former President Vladimir Putin. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)AP - Chess master Garry Kasparov staged the latest of his guerrilla hit-and-run protests against the Kremlin on Wednesday, showing up at the criminal trial of a former billionaire and engaging in a brief, heated debate with one of the prosecutors.

NATO resumes formal contacts with Russia (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 10:44 AM PDT

AP - NATO and Russia resumed formal contacts Wednesday, eight months after they were suspended because of last year's war with Georgia, officials said.

10 Turkish soldiers killed in attacks (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 10:36 AM PDT

Map locates a bomb explosion in Turkey1c x 1 3/4 inches; 46.5 mm x 44 mm;AP - A roadside bomb killed nine Turkish soldiers in an armored personnel carrier Wednesday in southeastern Turkey, making it the deadliest attack by suspected Kurdish rebels in six months, officials said.

Pope sorry for abuse at native Canadian schools (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 10:21 AM PDT

Native Canadian Phil Fontaine, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, attends Pope Benedict XVI general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday April 29, 2009. A group of native Canadians attended the pontiff's general audience on Wednesday before a private meeting where the pope expressed his concern for the acknowledged abuse and 'deplorable conduct' of some church members at Canadian schools that native Canadians were forced to attend, in an effort to assimilate them into Canadian society. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Pope Benedict XVI apologized Wednesday to native Canadians who were physically and sexually abused at church-run boarding schools they were forced to attend, saying he was sorry for their anguish and was praying they would heal.

Girlfriend testifies in UK case of 2 French killed (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 10:17 AM PDT

AP - The former girlfriend of a man accused of killing two French students in London last year testified Wednesday that he told her about the brutal crime a few hours after it happened.

Spanish judge opens Guantanamo investigation (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 09:40 AM PDT

AP - A Spanish judge opened a probe into the Bush administration over alleged torture of terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, pressing ahead Wednesday with a drive that Spain's own attorney general has said should be waged in the United States, if at all.

2 men jailed in Britain on terrorism charges (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 09:40 AM PDT

AP - Two men cleared of helping to plot London's 2005 suicide bombings were each sentenced Wednesday to seven years in prison on charges connected to terrorism training.

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