2009年5月8日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Artists pin hopes on "affordable" art in NY (Reuters)

Posted: 08 May 2009 07:13 PM PDT

Reuters - Artists and gallery owners have their fingers crossed at New York's Affordable Art Fair this week, waiting to see how the economic downturn affects sales of their work even as demand in the high-end market crumbles.

Man linked to ANC murder helping far-right British (AFP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 05:19 PM PDT

Members of ANC military wing carry the coffin of the assassinated SAfrican Communist Party leader Chris Hani, during a vigil near Soweto, in April 1993. Hani was murdered outside his Johannesburg home by a white supremacist a few days dearlier.(AFP/File/Walter Dhladhla)AFP - A man linked to the murder of African National Congress leader Chris Hani is playing a key role in the far-right British National Party's bid to win a first European seat, according to a report.

Demjanjuk appeals German arrest warrant (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 02:59 PM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 28, 2005 file photo, John Demjanjuk arrives at the federal building in Cleveland for an immigration hearing. A German lawyer for suspected Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk is seeking to block his client's deportation from the United States, a spokesman said Monday May 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)AP - John Demjanjuk's German attorney on Friday challenged a Munich arrest warrant charging the suspected Nazi death camp guard with 29,000 counts of accessory to murder, in the hope of stopping his deportation from the U.S.

British MPs expense X-rated movies, horse manure (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 02:41 PM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown attends a ceremony to unveil a memorial to murdered police officer Sharon Beshenivsky in Bradford, England, Friday May 8, 2009. Brown claimed thousands of pounds for a cleaner while other ministers claimed for gardeners, beds and television sets, a newspaper report revealed Friday, a disclosure certain to fuel public outrage over lawmaker excess. Brown's office immediately defended the expenses, published in Britain's Daily Telegraph, arguing that no rules were broken. The newspaper reported that some ministers used public money to furnish or upgrade their homes.(AP Photos/John Giles-pa)AP - It has all the makings of a Monty Python sketch — prim British lawmakers caught in a farce over expense claims for everything from X-rated movies to a bathtub plug.

Fiery president faces composed foe (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 02:35 PM PDT

Demonstrators attend a rally outside the parliament in the capital Tbilisi, Georgia, Friday, May 8, 2009. A top opposition leader in Georgia vowed Friday to press ahead with 'stronger and more serious' street protests to demand the resignation of President Mikhail Saakashvili. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)AP - As street protesters seek to drive Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili from office, one of the leading candidates to replace him is a former ally and fellow architect of the Rose Revolution that brought him to power.

Blades blunt Preston in Championship playoff (AFP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 02:08 PM PDT

Sheffield United bagged a 1-1 draw at Preston Noerth end on Friday in their Championship semi-final 1st leg playoff at Deepdale. Brian Howard, seen here in action in February 2009, volleyed the equaliser 21 seconds into the second half after Sean St Ledger had fired home midway through the opening period to put the hosts in front.(AFP/File)AFP - Sheffield United bagged a 1-1 draw at Preston Noerth end on Friday in their Championship semi-final 1st leg playoff at Deepdale.

Envoy criticizes flu 'discrimination' of Mexicans (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 12:19 PM PDT

Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone, seen here on May 4, has told reporters in Tokyo that a six-year-old Japanese boy who lives in Chicago was confirmed to have contracted the A(H1N1) virus, making him the first Japanese national to be infected.(AFP/File/Cris Bouroncle)AP - Nations need common rules for responding to flu outbreaks to prevent discrimination and unfair trade restrictions, Mexico's U.N. envoy said Friday, complaining that Mexican citizens and exports were being unfairly singled out.

France remembers troops of southern D-Day landing (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 11:56 AM PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, second from left, French defense minister Herve Morin, left, and French prime minister Francois Fillon, third from left, review troops during a ceremony to commemorate the 64th anniversary of the Allied victory over Nazi Germany, in Sainte Maxime, Southern France, Friday May 8, 2009.(AP Photo/Pool/Gerard Julien)AP - President Nicolas Sarkozy paid homage Friday on a Riviera beach to soldiers from French colonies who 65 years ago landed in southern France to help defeat the Nazis in what is known as the "forgotten D-Day."

N.Ireland police seek journalist's Real IRA source (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 11:26 AM PDT

AP - A prominent Northern Ireland journalist vowed Friday she would never reveal her dissident Irish Republican Army sources as a Belfast judge considered a police demand for the information.

Actress at center of Gurkhas issue in UK (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 11:12 AM PDT

Joanna Lumley, a British actress and a pro-Gurkha activist, listens to a reporter's question during a news conference in central London, Thursday May 7, 2009. Lumley, best known for playing Patsy in the TV comedy series 'Absolutely Fabulous,' is campaigning on behalf of the Gurkhas, the Nepalese veterans of Britain's armed forces, some of whom are being denied the right to settle in Britain.The Gurkhas are an ethnic group native to Nepal and neighboring areas. Many Gurkhas fought alongside British soldiers for almost 200 years including in both world wars and, most recently, in Iraq and Afghanistan and many thousands have died in the service of Britain. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - An actress best known for playing a selfish, champagne-guzzling fashionista is winning her battle against the British government on a humanitarian issue — securing settlement rights for Gurkha war veterans. She also is embarrassing Prime Minister Gordon Brown's faltering government in the process.

Police say US man confessed to killing Italian (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 10:50 AM PDT

Italian forensic police officers recover evidence from the storage space where the body of a man identified as Riccardo Nistri, 62, was found murdered, in Florence, central Italy, Thursday May 7, 2009. A 24-year-old American studying in Florence was detained Thursday for questioning in connection with Nistri's death. Florence police picked up the American and brought him to the hospital because he was covered in blood and seemed confused. He was later taken to the police station for questioning. (AP Photo/Lorenzo Galassi)AP - An Italian police investigator said Friday that a visiting American art student has confessed to killing a man in Florence.

Croatian lawmaker convicted of war crimes (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 09:54 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sunday, May 28, 2006 file photo, Croatian politician Branimir Glavas is seen attending a soccer match in Osijek, eastern Croatia. A Croatian court has convicted the opposition lawmaker of war crimes, making him the first senior politician from the country to be held responsible for wartime atrocities against Serbs. Branimir Glavas was sentenced Friday, May 8, 2009 to 10 years in prison for war crimes against civilians.(AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)AP - A Croatian court convicted an opposition lawmaker of war crimes on Friday, but he vowed in a video statement to avoid imprisonment.

Defendant helps in court in Italy slay trial (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 09:09 AM PDT

Italian murder suspect Raffaele Sollecito looks on prior to a hearing in the Meredith Kercher murder trial, in Perugia, Italy, Friday, May 8, 2009. US murder suspect Amanda Knox and her former Italian boyfriend Sollecito are on trial for the murder of Knox's British roommate student Kercher, found dead in the house they shared in Nov. 2007. (AP Photo/Stefano Medici)AP - An Italian student on trial with his American ex-girlfriend for allegedly killing her British roommate helped prosecutors on Friday show a crime scene video in which police find potentially damaging evidence, Italian media said.

Medvedev urges respect for Soviet role in WWII (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 08:24 AM PDT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev shakes hands with World War II veterans during a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier outside the Moscow Kremlin, on Friday, May 8, 2009, to mark the upcoming Victory Day celebration. Victory Day, marking Nazi Germany's defeat in the World War II, is celebrated in Russia on May 9, the date of the Nazis' capitulation to the Soviet Union, which took place in the evening on May 8, 1945 (May 9 by Moscow Time), following the original capitulation Germany agreed earlier to the joint Allied forces on the Western Front. The Soviet government announced the victory early on May 9 1945 after the signing ceremony in Berlin. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)AP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signaled support Friday for legislation that would make it a crime to belittle the Soviet Union's contribution to the Allied victory in World War II.

Blair: US-China deal key to climate change accord (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 08:23 AM PDT

AP - The key to a new global climate change agreement will be a deal between the United States and China, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Friday.

Germany mulls paint ball ban after school shooting (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 07:56 AM PDT

AP - Germany's government wants to tighten gun controls and ban combat games such as paint ball after a school shooting that left 16 dead, but victims' relatives said Friday the measures did not go far enough.

Guatemalan anti-mining activist wins rights prize (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 07:30 AM PDT

Dr Yuri Melini who was awarded the Frontline protection of Human Rights Defenders Award, is seen in Dublin City Hall, Ireland, Friday, May, 8, 2009. Dr Yuri Melini , a leading Guatemalan environmentalist who recently survived an assassination attempt won an international human rights award Friday for his efforts to stop the rapid growth of mines in the mineral-rich Central American nation. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)AP - A leading Guatemalan environmentalist who recently survived an assassination attempt won an international human rights award Friday for his efforts to stop the rapid development of mines in the mineral-rich Central American nation.

Marks & Spencer caves in, cuts prices on big bras (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 06:49 AM PDT

Two full page adverts place by British largest clothing retailer Marks and Spencer in two British daily newspapers seen in London, Friday, May 8, 2009, offering their apologies for charging extra for large size bras. The Battle of the Bust is over, and consumers have triumphed. Britain's largest clothing retailer, Marks & Spencer, has backed down on its incendiary policy of charging a 2 pound ($3) surcharge for bras that are DD or larger in the face of a spreading consumer revolt. Think women don't care about this issue? Then think again — that's what M&S executives had to do after some 14,000 women gave their name to a Facebook campaign aimed at eliminating the big boob penalty. 'We always try to do the right thing by our customers and we thought we had, but it's clear we've got it wrong this time,' said M&S chairman Stuart Rose. 'From Saturday, no matter whether it's large or small bras you need, the price will be the same.'(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - The Battle of the Bust is over, and consumers have triumphed.

What British lawmakers bought (AP)

Posted: 08 May 2009 06:17 AM PDT

AP - Some of the items claimed on expenses by British lawmakers, according to the Daily Telegraph:

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