2009年5月10日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Icelandic cabinet to push parliament on EU membership (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 02:41 PM PDT

Leader of Iceland's Social Democratic Party and Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir is pictured in April 2009. Iceland's new government announced Sunday it would soon press parliament to vote on whether the country -- badly shaken by the global financial crisis -- should apply for European Union membership.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)AFP - Iceland's new government announced Sunday it would soon press parliament to vote on whether the country -- badly shaken by the global financial crisis -- should apply for European Union membership.

Iceland to push parliament on EU membership (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 01:51 PM PDT

Leader of Iceland's Social Democratic Party and Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir is pictured in April 2009. Iceland's new government announced Sunday it would soon press parliament to vote on whether the country -- badly shaken by the global financial crisis -- should apply for European Union membership.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)AFP - Iceland's new government announced Sunday it would soon press parliament to vote on whether the country -- badly shaken by the global financial crisis -- should apply for European Union membership.

Merkel in veiled attack on British Conservatives (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 12:47 PM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a rally at the Sony Centre in Berlin. Merkel made a thinly veiled attack Sunday on Britain's eurosceptic main opposition Conservative Party, who are currently riding high in opinion polls.(AFP/John Macdougall)AFP - German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a thinly veiled attack Sunday on Britain's eurosceptic main opposition Conservative Party, who are currently riding high in opinion polls.

Iceland's government moves closer to joining EU (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 12:27 PM PDT

AP - Iceland's new government said Sunday it will ask parliament to vote on whether the recession-hit country should start membership talks with the European Union.

Police arrest suspected crime boss in south Italy (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 12:02 PM PDT

AP - Police say they arrested a fugitive crime boss who they found holed up in a secret room of his brother's house in the southern Italian region of Calabria.

Reborn Fiat shakes up Italian stereotype (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 11:23 AM PDT

In this Thursday, May 7, 2009 photo, Fiat logos are seen at a retailer in Milan, Italy. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)AP - In a perfect world, so the joke goes, the Germans are the mechanics, the Swiss are the timekeepers and the Italians are the lovers.

Cavendish in pink as Petacchi wins Giro 2nd stage (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 11:23 AM PDT

Britain's Mark Cavendish (Columbia/USA) rides in the pack during the second stage of 92nd Giro of Italy between Jesolo and Trieste. Cavendish retained the race leader's pink jersey on Sunday after Alessandro Petacchi of LPR won stage two of the Tour of Italy at Trieste.(AFP/Damien Meyer)AFP - Britain's Mark Cavendish of the Columbia team retained the race leader's pink jersey ahead of Aussie teammate Mark Renshaw on Sunday after Alessandro Petacchi of LPR won stage two of the Tour of Italy at Trieste.

Blair hails Rwandan revival as 'inspiration to the world' (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 10:45 AM PDT

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair, seen here on May 8, 2009, on Sunday praised genocide-scarred Rwanda as AFP - Former Prime Minister Tony Blair on Sunday praised genocide-scarred Rwanda as "an inspiration to the world," after talks with President Paul Kagame.

Centrica agrees deal to buy British Energy stake: reports (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 10:41 AM PDT

Gas burners of a stove are pictured in London. British energy firm Centrica is set to announce a deal to buy a 25 percent stake in nuclear company British Energy from French owners EDF, press reports stated Sunday.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Energy firm Centrica is set to announce a deal to buy a 25 percent stake in nuclear company British Energy from French owners EDF, press reports stated Sunday.

Georgian leader to meet with opposition (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 10:27 AM PDT

Demonstrators attend a protest rally outside the Georgian parliament in Tbilisi, Georgia, Sunday, May 10, 2009. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili agreed Sunday to demands for a meeting with opposition forces, raising the prospect of an end to demonstrations that have crippled the capital for more than a month. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)AP - The Georgian president agreed Sunday to demands for a meeting with opposition forces, raising the prospect of an end to demonstrations that have crippled the capital for more than a month.

UK politicians face curb on expenses after scandal (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2009 04:45 AM 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 - A senior British lawmaker says Parliament will set up an independent body to oversee legislators' expenses following a series of damaging revelations.

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