2009年5月25日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Elliott stunner fires Burnley into Premier League (AFP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 06:29 PM PDT

Wade Elliot (centre) of Burnley is tackled by Stephen Quinn (left) and Nick Montgomery of Sheffield United during the Championship Play-Off Final between Burnley FC and Sheffield United FC at Wembley Stadium, north London. Burnley were promoted to the English Premier League on Monday as Wade Elliott's stunning strike earned them a 1-0 victory.(AFP/Geoff Caddick)AFP - Sheffield United manager Kevin Blackwell admits he could quit Bramall Lane to avoid suffering the consequences of his side's failure to win promotion to the Premier League.

Celtic search for new boss after Strachan quits (AFP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 06:02 PM PDT

Gordon Strachan, seen here in 2008, resigned as Celtic manager 24 hours after his team's failure to retain the Scottish Premier League title.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Celtic have been forced to launch a hurried search for a new manager after Gordon Strachan quit the Scottish Premier League club.

Sarkozy may visit Pakistan in autumn: official (AFP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 05:45 PM PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (right) welcomes Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on May 15. Sarkozy hopes to visit Pakistan this autumn to show backing for President Zardari in his fight against Taliban insurgents, according to a French official.(AFP/File/Patrick Kovarik)AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy hopes to visit Pakistan this autumn to show backing for President Asif Ali Zardari in his fight against Taliban insurgents, according to a French official.

Opposition promise reform after expenses row (AFP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 05:17 PM PDT

Opposition leader David Cameron (seen here on May 12), who opinion polls suggest could be prime minister within a year, has called for a AFP - Opposition leader David Cameron, who opinion polls suggest could be prime minister within a year, has called for a "radical redistribution of power" in response to the expenses scandal.

Springsteen, Spinal Tap to rock Glastonbury 2009 (AFP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 04:44 PM PDT

Bruce Springsteen, pictured on May 3, 2009, Neil Young and Blur were announced Monday as the headline acts at this year's Glastonbury festival, with spoof rockers Spinal Tap also set to grace the stage.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Bryan Bedder)AFP - Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young and Blur were announced Monday as the headline acts at this year's Glastonbury festival, with spoof rockers Spinal Tap also set to grace the stage.

Poet quits top post after claims of smear campaign (AFP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 02:22 PM PDT

The first female Oxford Professor of Poetry quit Monday after admitting publicising old allegations of sexual harrassment against her rival, in a row which has scandalised academics.(Oxford University)AFP - The first female Oxford Professor of Poetry quit Monday after admitting publicising old allegations of sexual harrassment against her rival, in a row which has scandalised academics.

EU farmers protest collapse of milk prices (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 01:21 PM PDT

Protesters unload a model of a milk cow, ahead of a demo by European dairy farmers who are gathering in Brussels, to voice their demands, Monday, May 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)AP - Dairy farmers created traffic chaos in Berlin, blocked milk processing plants in France and protested at EU headquarters in Brussels on Monday, seeking more aid to stay in business as milk prices plummet.

Archbishop slams Irish Catholic orders over abuse (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 01:08 PM PDT

John Kelly, coordinator of Survivors of Child Abuse (SOCA) is pictured after a press conference to launch the five-volume, 2,500-page report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse in state-funded Roman Catholic Church-run institutions dating back to the 1930s. Sexual abuse was AP - Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin slammed Irish Catholic orders Monday for concealing their culpability in decades of child abuse, and said they needed to come up with much more money to compensate victims.

European farmers protest to demand help on milk prices (AFP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 01:07 PM PDT

Dairy farmers block the entrance of dairy company Danone in Bailleul, northern France, during a demonstration to denounce falling milk prices. Furious farmers blockaded roads and brought some dairies to a halt in Europe-wide protests Monday to demand help for slumping wholesale milk prices, as EU officials announced some concessions.(AFP/Philippe Huguen)AFP - Furious farmers blockaded roads and brought some dairies to a halt in Europe-wide protests Monday to demand help for slumping wholesale milk prices, as EU officials announced some concessions.

Church of Scientology on trial in France (AFP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 12:36 PM PDT

A Church of Scientology official, Eric Roux, speaks to journalists at a Paris court. The Church of Scientology and six of its French leaders went on trial on Monday on charges of organised fraud that could lead to an outright ban on the organisation in France.(AFP/Pierre Verdy)AFP - The Church of Scientology and six of its French leaders went on trial on Monday on charges of organised fraud that could lead to an outright ban on the organisation in France.

N.Ireland soccer mob beats Catholic man to death (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 12:23 PM PDT

AP - Militant Protestant supporters of a Scottish soccer team beat to death a Roman Catholic man in the latest sign of how sports rivalries inspire sectarian bloodshed in Northern Ireland, police and politicians said Monday.

Somali pirates hone their tactics (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 12:19 PM PDT

AP - The Somali pirates who hijacked the Danish tug Svitzer Korsakov telephoned Yemen, Djibouti and Dubai in a futile search for someone to collect a ransom and forward it to them for a fee. To the captive captain, they seemed like amateurs with no backup on shore.

Austria: brawl in Sikh temple leaves preacher dead (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 11:52 AM PDT

Protesters run for cover as Indian police chase them during a protest in Amritsar, India, Monday, May 25, 2009. Indian officials clamped a curfew on a north Indian city Monday and soldiers were called in after a shooting at a Sikh temple in Austria sparked a night of protests. A leader of the sect was killed and another wounded Sunday when Sikhs wielding knives and a handgun attacked the two in Vienna. At least 15 others wounded, Austrian police said. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)AP - Investigators believe a sermon at a Sikh temple set off an attack that saw worshippers use a frying pan and microphone stands to fend off knife- and gun-wielding assailants who fatally shot a cleric, police said Monday.

French court tries Church of Scientology (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 11:03 AM PDT

AP - The Church of Scientology could be dissolved in France if it is convicted in a trial that opened Monday in a Paris court, where the group and seven of its French leaders stand charged of organized fraud and illegal pharmaceutical activity.

G8 ministers: invest in energy, keep prices stable (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 10:32 AM PDT

US Energy Secretary Steven Chu, gestures during the closing joint press conference of the energy meeting of the Group of Eight (G8) industrialized countries in Rome, Monday, May 25, 2009. (AP Photo/Sandro Pace)AP - Energy ministers from the Group of Eight industrialized countries urged their governments and the rest of the world on Monday to keep investing in new and cleaner energy sources, despite the economic crisis.

Study says businesses can create clean energy jobs (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 10:13 AM PDT

Denmark's Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller, left, and United Nations General Secretary Ban Ki-moon, right, talk Monday May 25, 2009 during a sailing trip to an off-shore wind mill park outside Copenhagen, Denmark. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told The Associated Press he was 'deeply disturbed' by the announcement from the nation's official news agency that it carried out an underground nuclear test Monday far bigger than one conducted three years ago. (AP Photo/POLFOTO, Tariq Mikkel Khan)AP - Business leaders vowed Monday to help world governments set a price on carbon, establishing a market that governments can use to cut greenhouse gases.

Cocaine test prompts Red Bull removal in Germany (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 10:03 AM PDT

AP - Six German states have told retailers to stop selling Red Bull Cola energy drinks after a test found a trace amount of cocaine.

Swiss warn US Senate investigator in nuclear probe (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 09:50 AM PDT

AP - Switzerland has warned a U.S. Senate investigator not to interview a Swiss lawyer involved in a nuclear smuggling case, a spokesman for the Swiss Justice Department said Monday.

NATO says Georgia will join as maneuvers are held (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 09:35 AM PDT

Soldiers from different countries seen during NATO military exercises named 'Cooperative Lancer 09' at the Vaziani military base outside Tbilisi, Georgia, Monday, May 25, 2009. NATO opens its military exercises to the media, as the opposition plans a mass protest Tuesday to call for the ouster of President Mikhail Saakashvili. Russia has sharply criticized the war games, saying they raise the threat of renewed conflict in the country 10 months after the Russia-Georgia war. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)AP - NATO said Monday that Georgia will eventually become a member — reaffirming its support for the country with which it is hosting joint military exercises, to Russia's dismay.

British expenses scandal heads to EU parliament (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2009 08:05 AM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown is seen at his monthly press conference at 10 Downing Street in London, Tuesday, May 19, 2009. The Prime Minister faced questions about the resignation of Michael Martin the speaker of the House of Commons, a casualty of a scandal into the abuse of MP's expenses claims. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool)AP - The British lawmakers' expenses scandal spread to Europe on Monday, as Prime Minister Gordon Brown ordered his European legislators to meet stricter accountability rules amid fears that similar abuses could be taking place at the European Parliament.

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