2009年6月16日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Breakdancing pensioner gets disability benefit cut (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 04:03 PM PDT

A pensioner vowed Tuesday to keep making his moves despite having his disability benefits cut after he appeared breakdancing on Britain's Got Talent.(Britain's Got Talent)AFP - A pensioner vowed Tuesday to keep making his moves despite having his disability benefits cut after he appeared breakdancing on a television talent show.

High-tech edge for Poland's Jewish history (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 03:20 PM PDT

Monument to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in the Polish capital, in 2006. The creators of Poland's future Museum of Polish Jews Tuesday in Warsaw launched the Virtual Shtetl website, a portal they hope will build the museum's collection even before its doors open in 2011.(AFP/File/Dimitar Dilkoff)AFP - The creators of Poland's future Museum of Polish Jews Tuesday in Warsaw launched the Virtual Shtetl website, a portal they hope will build the museum's collection even before its doors open in 2011.

Britain seeks to become world's 'digital capital' (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 02:53 PM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown tours the Arqiva broadcast transmitting station in Crystal Palace, London. The government wants to see Britain become the world's AFP - Britain declared a goal to become the world's "digital capital" on Tuesday by building cutting-edge broadband, telecoms and media infrastructure to cement its role as a "global economic powerhouse".

Khodorkovsky case tests Kremlin credibility: German MPs (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 02:32 PM PDT

Fallen Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky arrives at a court for his new trial on money laundering and embezzlement charges in Moscow April 27, 2009. REUTERS/Tatyana MakeyevaReuters - A parliamentary motion by Berlin's ruling parties says the trial of Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky is a test case for Moscow's justice system and President Dmitry Medvedev's vow to clean up the courts.

Dow Jones names Wall Street Journal Europe editor (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 02:00 PM PDT

AP - Patience Wheatcroft, a former editor for The Times of London and The Sunday Telegraph, was named Tuesday as The Wall Street Journal's editor-in-chief for Europe.

Prospective Saab owners used to life in fast lane (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 01:37 PM PDT

AP - Until its surprise move to buy Saab from General Motors, luxury automaker Koenigsegg Automotive AB was known mainly to a privileged few who could afford to spend more than a $1 million on a high-speed, customized sports car.

GM to sell Swedish unit Saab to Koenigsegg (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 01:25 PM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2009 file photo, a Saab logo is displayed on a car in Frankfurt, Germany. Saab Automobile, General Motors Corp.'s struggling Swedish unit known for its family cars, was rescued Tuesday, June 16, 2009, by a consortium led by Koenigsegg Automotive AB, a tiny luxury car maker which produces only a dozen custom-made models a year. (AP Photo/Ferdinand Ostrop, File)AP - Saab Automobile, General Motors Corp.'s struggling Swedish unit known for its family cars, was rescued Tuesday by a consortium led by Koenigsegg Automotive AB, a tiny company that produces only a dozen custom-made super cars a year.

Canadian fund raises bid for Australia's Macquarie (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 12:58 PM PDT

AP - A Canadian pension fund is sweetening its bid for Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group, a communications network company with operations in Australia and the United Kingdom. The Australian company's independent directors are supporting the deal.

Russia, China seek greater international clout (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 12:45 PM PDT

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao line up for a family photo at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Yekaterinburg, June 16, 2009. Singh urged regional cooperation against terrorism and other security threats on Tuesday, shortly before he was due to meet Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA POLITICS)AP - The leaders of four major emerging economies — Russia, China, Brazil and India — apparently failed Tuesday to reach consensus on reducing the dominance of the U.S. dollar despite growing calls for an alternative global reserve currency.

UK plans universal access to high-speed Internet (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 12:17 PM PDT

AP - About one-third of Britain's population does not have access to the Internet at home — a startling statistic that prompted a government promise Tuesday to overhaul the country's digital infrastructure.

Hotelier testifies against Prince Ernst August (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 12:00 PM PDT

German Prince Ernst August of Hanover, seen prior to the start of a trial at a court in Hildesheim, Germany, Monday, June 15, 2009. Prince Ernst August of Hannover, husband of Caroline of Monaco, was retried Monday on charges he assaulted a hotel owner in Kenya in a drunken rage. The 55-year-old a distant relative of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and great-grandson of the last German emperor, Wilhelm II was convicted in 2004 of causing serious bodily harm in the incident and fined euro445,000. The court ruled he repeatedly hit Josef Brunlehner, owner of a hotel on Lamu Island, with a metal object in January 2000 after becoming irritated at the noise from a disco. (AP Photo/Fabian Bimmer)AP - A hotel owner testified Tuesday that Prince Ernst August of Hannover, husband of Caroline of Monaco, hit him with a "blow like an iron hammer" during a January 2000 altercation in Kenya.

India reportedly urges Pakistan to stop terrorism (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 11:49 AM PDT

AP - The leaders of India and Pakistan met on the sidelines of a summit in Russia on Tuesday, raising hopes that they may be prepared to improve the strained relations of the nuclear-armed nations. But it was evident that last year's brutal terrorist attacks in Mumbai remain a big obstacle.

UK: Hard to eradicate risk some allies use torture (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 10:50 AM PDT

AP - Britain has abandoned some attempts to gather intelligence from detainees held overseas for fear they may be abused, the foreign secretary said Tuesday.

UN expert: rights situation in Sudan 'critical' (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 10:29 AM PDT

AP - The human rights situation in Sudan is "critical," an independent U.N. expert said Tuesday, accusing the nation's government of cracking down on its critics and shielding those responsible for gross violations such as rape, torture and murder.

Italy police recover looted relief of Roman god (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 08:55 AM PDT

AP - Italian police say they have recovered an illegally excavated marble bas-relief depicting one ancient Rome's most popular gods, worshipped mainly by the empire's soldiers.

Vatican China envoy to get tough with Beijing (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 08:52 AM PDT

AP - The Vatican's top envoy for China says the time has come for the Holy See to get tough with Beijing and not compromise over religious freedom, saying relations are taking a "worrisome slide" for the worse.

UN diplomat is new chief of UK's MI6 spy agency (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 08:27 AM PDT

FILE -- In this Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008 file photo Britain's United Nations ambassador John Sawers, speaks at UN headquarters. Britain's top diplomat at the United Nations has been appointed as the new head of the country's MI6 overseas spy agency, Prime Minister Gordon Brown's office said Tuesday. John Sawers, who is currently the U.K.'s permanent representative to the U.N., will take up his new post in November. He replaces John Scarlett, whose career has been dogged by concerns over the intelligence used to build the case for the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. He is retiring after five years. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens/file)AP - Britain's international spy agency has a new chief — a top U.N. diplomat who had a senior role in talks about Iran's disputed nuclear program.

(AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 07:49 AM PDT

AP - Brazil, Russia, India and China say world needs more diversified international monetary system.

Publisher of 'Harry Potter' denies plagiarism (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 07:39 AM PDT

AP - The publisher of the wildly popular and very profitable "Harry Potter" books says it intends to fight a lawsuit alleging that author J.K. Rowling stole the idea for the series about the boy wizard.

Italian police arrest dozens in anti-Mafia raid (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 06:53 AM PDT

AP - Italian police said Tuesday they had arrested 13 people suspected of helping a top Mafia fugitive hide, communicate with other mobsters and conduct his business.

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