2009年5月14日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Brazilian testifies to dismembering British teen (AP)

Posted: 14 May 2009 03:18 PM PDT

Mohamed D´Ali Carvalho Santos, right, looks at his current girlfriend Ellen de Matos while she testifies during Santos' trial in Goiania, Brazil, Thursday, May 14, 2009. Santos, who admitted killing and dismembering her former girlfriend, 17-year-old British Cara Marie Burke on July 25, 2008 while high on cocaine, hopes to get a reduced sentence based partly on his heavy drug use. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)AP - A young Brazilian man calmly testified Thursday that he stabbed a British teenager to death and dismembered her last year after they argued about his heavy drug use and his refusal to give her money.

F1 driver Hamilton joins Button fan club (AFP)

Posted: 14 May 2009 03:16 PM PDT

Brawn GP's British driver Jenson Button is pictured in the pits of the Circuit de Catalunya, on May 8, 2009 in Montmelo, near Barcelona, during the first practice session of the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix. World champion Lewis Hamilton shrugged off being shunted into the Formula One shadows by Button on Friday, but insisted his dreams of retaining his hard-earned title are not doomed.(AFP/File/Pierre-Philippe Marcou)AFP - World champion Lewis Hamilton shrugged off being shunted into the Formula One shadows by Jenson Button on Friday, but insisted his dreams of retaining his hard-earned title are not doomed.

Heads roll in expenses row (AFP)

Posted: 14 May 2009 01:47 PM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks at Kirk Hallam community college in Ikeston, in Derbyshire, as he attends the Labour Party European and Local Election Launch. Britain's parliamentary expenses row claimed its first scalps Thursday, as Brown suspended a former minister while an opposition MP was forced to quit by the latest revelations.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Britain's parliamentary expenses row claimed its first scalps Thursday, as Prime Minister Gordon Brown suspended a former minister and an opposition MP was forced to quit by the latest revelations.

Heads roll in British expenses row (AFP)

Posted: 14 May 2009 01:36 PM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaks at Kirk Hallam community college in Ikeston, in Derbyshire, as he attends the Labour Party European and Local Election Launch. Britain's parliamentary expenses row claimed its first scalps Thursday, as Brown suspended a former minister while an opposition MP was forced to quit by the latest revelations.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Britain's parliamentary expenses row claimed its first scalps Thursday, as Prime Minister Gordon Brown suspended a former minister and an opposition MP was forced to quit by the latest revelations.

Lion coach McGeechan quits Wasps role (AFP)

Posted: 14 May 2009 01:23 PM PDT

British and Irish Lions coach Ian McGeechan, seen here in 2003, on Thursday stepped down as director of rugby at English Premiership side Wasps after four seasons in the job.(AFP/File/Christophe Simon)AFP - British and Irish Lions coach Ian McGeechan on Thursday stepped down as director of rugby at English Premiership side Wasps after four seasons in the job.

Former UN spokesman defends Annan in book (AP)

Posted: 14 May 2009 12:49 PM PDT

AP - Kofi Annan lost his voice, looked vacant at meetings and even sought medical help after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, according to a new biography by his former spokesman.

England centurions salute Gooch (AFP)

Posted: 14 May 2009 12:12 PM PDT

England batsman Alastair Cook bats against the West Indies during the first day of the second NPower cricket Test match at Chester-le-Street. Cook and Ravi Bopara batted England into a strong position on the first day of the second Test against the West Indies here at the Riverside.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Essex duo Ravi Bopara and Alastair Cook both paid tribute to watching mentor Graham Gooch after they each scored centuries on the first day of the second Test against the West Indies.

Asus Sends $420 Seashell Netbook To U.S. Market (NewsFactor)

Posted: 14 May 2009 11:55 AM PDT

NewsFactor - The booming species of computer called the netbook is getting a new member -- the Asus Eee PC 1008HA, also known by the easier-to-remember name of Seashell. The $420 machine, being compared in some quarters to Apple's MacBook laptop, was recently released in the United Kingdom and is now heading for the U.S. market.

Natixis shares plunge after massive loss (AFP)

Posted: 14 May 2009 11:10 AM PDT

The headquarters of Natixis in Charenton-Le-Pont, a Paris suburb. Shares in French investment bank Natixis plunged Thursday after it reported a massive first quarter loss of 1.8 billion euros (2.5 billion dollars) and another capital increase.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)AFP - Shares in French investment bank Natixis plunged Thursday after it reported a massive first quarter loss of 1.8 billion euros (2.5 billion dollars) and another capital increase.

Lithuanian economy to shrink 15.6% in 2009: central bank (AFP)

Posted: 14 May 2009 10:43 AM PDT

An elderly woman gives two coupons for a discount to the cashier at a supermarket in Vilnius. Lithuania's central bank on Thursday more than tripled its already doom-laden forecast for the Baltic state, saying the economy was likely to contract 15.6 percent this year.(AFP/File/Petras Malukas)AFP - Lithuania's central bank on Thursday more than tripled its already doom-laden forecast for the Baltic state, saying the economy was likely to contract 15.6 percent this year.

Nigerian rebels hijack oil ship, hold 15 sailors (AP)

Posted: 14 May 2009 09:26 AM PDT

Map of Nigeria showing the location of the Niger Delta in the south of the country. Militants were holding 15 foreigners hostage in the oil-rich Niger Delta as Nigeria's main armed group Thursday reiterated a warning to oil companies to evacuate staff or face AP - Nigerian militants hijacked an oil industry ship and were holding 15 Filipino sailors hostage Thursday as the gunmen demanded that all oil workers leave the southern Niger Delta within days.

Spanish study shows cocaine in the air in 2 cities (AP)

Posted: 14 May 2009 08:52 AM PDT

AP - Air pollution has long been a fact of life in Spanish cities, but scientists now say it is not just smog that chokes people as they walk to work or stroll through the park. A new study has found the air in Madrid and Barcelona is also laced with at least five drugs — most prominently cocaine.

Spain moves to ease abortion law (AP)

Posted: 14 May 2009 08:17 AM PDT

AP - The Spanish government approved a plan Friday to ease its abortion law and allow the procedure without restrictions up to 14 weeks of pregnancy, pressing ahead with a sweeping social reform agenda that has irked conservatives and the Catholic church.

Picturesque British village with 21 cottages sold (AP)

Posted: 14 May 2009 06:48 AM PDT

FILE- This is a Tuesday March 17, 2009 file image showing a l view of the village of Linkenholt in southern. A buyer has been found for the picturesque British village of Linkenholt, but the details are secret. Real estate agent Tim Sherston said Thursday that the leafy village of Linkenholt is off the market. But he couldn't say who the buyer was or how much was paid because of a confidentialty agreement. Linkenholt is located about 70 miles (110 kilometers) west of London. The village's 21 cottages, manor house and accompanying pavilion were sold, along with 1,500 acres (600 hectares) of farmland and another 425 acres (170 hectares) of woods. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - The leafy English village of Linkenholt with its 21 cottages and a manor house has found a buyer.

Russia offers to revive European arms-control deal (AP)

Posted: 14 May 2009 06:18 AM PDT

AP - Russia said Thursday it was proposing a new version of a key European arms-control treaty it suspended more than a year ago, and could once again honor the agreement if the U.S. and its NATO allies accept the changes.

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