2009年5月23日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Fashion heiress, economist push foreign aid plan (AP)

Posted: 23 May 2009 07:14 PM PDT

In this picture taken in London, Tuesday, May 19, 2009, socialite Renu Mehta, left, and Nobel prize-winning economist, James Mirrlees stand for picture. As the global financial crisis exacerbates developing world poverty, an unlikely duo of a fashion heiress and a Nobel-prize winning economist are pushing a controversial plan to boost aid donations by giving wealthy individuals a greater say in how the funds are distributed. With backers ranging from U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to a bevy of billionaires, supermodels and pop stars, socialite Renu Mehta and economist James Mirrlees argue that a private/public partnership on foreign aid is the only way to rescue international goals to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger as governments fall short of meeting U.N. goals. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - An unlikely duo of a fashion heiress and a Nobel Prize-winning economist is pushing a controversial plan to boost aid to the developing world by giving wealthy donors a greater say in how the money is distributed.

Berlusconi may address parliament over links to teen (AFP)

Posted: 23 May 2009 06:33 PM PDT

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, seen here in March 2009, said Saturday he may address parliament to refute AFP - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, already haunted by corruption allegations, said he may address parliament on "vile" reports over his links to a teenager at the heart of his public divorce.

Relegation drama on Premier League's final day (AFP)

Posted: 23 May 2009 06:13 PM PDT

Newcastle United's Mark Viduka (right) is seen in action during their Premier League match against Fulham at St James' Park in Newcastle, on May 16. Newcastle manager Alan Shearer insists pride and not pound notes will be at stake when his team make one last desperate attempt to avoid the shame of Premiership relegation on Sunday.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Alan Shearer insists pride and not pound notes will be at stake when Newcastle make one last desperate attempt to avoid the shame of Premier League relegation on Sunday.

Ecuador president nixes EU free trade deal (AFP)

Posted: 23 May 2009 06:09 PM PDT

Ecuador will not sign a free trade deal with the European Union, President Rafael Correa (seen here on April 27) said, criticizing the tenor of talks between the two.(AFP/File/Rodrigo Buendia)AFP - Ecuador will not sign a free trade deal with the European Union, President Rafael Correa said, criticizing the tenor of talks between the two.

Police concern at reported Buckingham Palace security breach (AFP)

Posted: 23 May 2009 04:59 PM PDT

Police motorcyclsits line up in front of Buckingham Palace in London. A royal chauffeur allowed two undercover journalists into Buckingham Palace for cash and let one of them sit in Queen Elizabeth II's Bentley car, a newspaper reported Sunday.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - A royal chauffeur allowed two undercover journalists into Buckingham Palace for cash and let one of them sit in Queen Elizabeth II's Bentley car, a newspaper reported Sunday.

Security breach at Buckingham Palace after driver paid: report (AFP)

Posted: 23 May 2009 03:25 PM PDT

Police motorcyclsits line up in front of Buckingham Palace in London. A royal chauffeur allowed two undercover journalists into Buckingham Palace for cash and let one of them sit in Queen Elizabeth II's Bentley car, a newspaper reported Sunday.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - A royal chauffeur allowed two undercover journalists into Buckingham Palace for cash and let one of them sit in Queen Elizabeth II's Bentley car, a newspaper reported Saturday.

US deports Gambino Mafia boss to Italy (AP)

Posted: 23 May 2009 03:09 PM PDT

AP - Italian authorities took into custody on Saturday a top boss from the Gambino Mafia clan who was deported from the United States after spending more than two decades in jail for drug trafficking.

Susan Boyle through to 'Britain's Got Talent' semis (AFP)

Posted: 23 May 2009 02:50 PM PDT

A handout image obtained in April 2009 from ITV shows Scottish Susan Boyle appearing on Britain's Got Talent television show during the auditions in Glasgow. Boyle, whose mighty singing voice has catapulted her to global fame thanks to YouTube, won through to the next round of talent show AFP - Susan Boyle, the dowdy Scottish spinster whose mighty singing voice has catapulted her to global fame thanks to YouTube, won through to the next round of talent show "Britain's Got Talent" Saturday.

MPs expense row fuels calls for early election: poll (AFP)

Posted: 23 May 2009 01:45 PM PDT

A woman reads a copy of the Daily Telegraph. The scandal over MPs' expenses is fuelling calls for early elections, a poll indicated Saturday, as a AFP - The scandal over MPs' expenses is fuelling calls for early elections, a poll indicated Saturday, as a "whistleblower" behind the revelations said he was proud of his role.

Obama treaty push hinges on global 'listening' net (AP)

Posted: 23 May 2009 01:16 PM PDT

ADVANCE FOR MAY 24; map shows seismic monitoring stations worldwideAP - In high-rise offices along the Danube, scientists riveted to computer screens "listen" to sounds no one can hear, "feel" every rumble in the Earth, "sniff" global skies for exotic gases — on alert for signs of a newborn atomic bomb.

US Energy Sec: World wants stable oil prices (AP)

Posted: 23 May 2009 12:43 PM PDT

US Energy Secretary Steven Chu, left, shakes hands with Italian Industry Minister Claudio Scajola after signing a bilateral agreement to cooperate on capture and carbon sequestration, in Rome, May 23, 2009. Chu said Saturday that the world wants oil prices to remain 'stable', warning that a new spike could impact the economy recovery. Chu is in Rome to attend an energy meeting of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized countries which opens Sunday. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Saturday that the world wants oil prices to remain stable, warning that a new spike could harm the economic recovery.

Spanish police arrest Voodoo extortion gang (AP)

Posted: 23 May 2009 10:55 AM PDT

AP - Ringleaders of a human trafficking ring that brought Nigerian women to Spain and forced them into prostitution by threatening them with Voodoo curses were brought before a judge on Saturday.

Prince's wedding draws Swedish royals to Bavaria (AP)

Posted: 23 May 2009 10:51 AM PDT

German Hubertus, hereditary Prince of Saxony Coburg and Gotha, right, with his American bride Kelly Jeanne Rondestvedt, sits in an open coach as they leave St. Moriz church in Coburg, Germany, following their wedding ceremony Saturday, 23. May, 2009. About 400 guests attended the ceremony. (AP Photo/Eckehard Schulz)AP - A German prince has married an American woman in a ceremony that drew Sweden's king and queen to the Bavarian town of Coburg.

Koehler re-elected as German president (AP)

Posted: 23 May 2009 09:52 AM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, second from right, congratulates German President Horst Koehler, second from left, after he was reelected as President at the Bundestag, parliament, in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, May 23, 2009. At left is party leader of the Liberals Guido Westerwelle, at right is Renate Kuenast of the Greens party. (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski)AP - German President Horst Koehler won a second five-year term Saturday, a victory that gave a symbolic boost to Chancellor Angela Merkel's hopes of forming a center-right government after a national election this September.

Church urges closure of Serbian drug rehab center (AP)

Posted: 23 May 2009 09:33 AM PDT

AP - Serbia's Orthodox Church said Saturday that a drug rehabilitation center run by its priests should be closed after a video was released that allegedly shows a patient being severely kicked and beaten by a staff member there.

French tourist kidnapped in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 23 May 2009 09:19 AM PDT

AP - France's Foreign Ministry says a French tourist has been kidnapped in southern Pakistan.

UK expense scandal widens with duck hut disclosure (AP)

Posted: 23 May 2009 09:16 AM PDT

AP - A lawmaker at the center of Britain's growing expense account scandal said Saturday he has been humiliated by public revelations about his attempt to get taxpayers to pay for a duck hut on his country estate.

Italy to send envoy to Iran (AP)

Posted: 23 May 2009 07:19 AM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009, file photo, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini speaking during a press conference at the Italian embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. Frattini said Saturday, May 23, 2009, he is sending a representative to Tehran to sound out the possibility of a meeting with Iranian officials after he canceled a visit earlier this week. Franco Frattini said Italy considers talks on regional security issues, especially the stabilization of Afghanistan, 'particularly important.'' (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq, File)AP - Italy's foreign minister said Saturday he is sending a representative to Tehran to sound out the possibility of a meeting with Iranian officials after he canceled a visit earlier this week.

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