2009年6月22日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Why Europe Is Talking Tougher than Obama on Iran (Time.com)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 04:55 PM PDT

Time.com - The leaders of France, Germany and Britain have all spoke out more strongly against Tehran than President Obama has. There's a good reason for that

Italy: Strong aftershock hits quake zone (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 03:51 PM PDT

Protestors from the earthquake-hit area around L'Aquila attend a demonstration in front of Italy's parliament to complain of the slow pace of reconstruction, in Rome June 16, 2009. REUTERS/Tony GentileAP - A powerful aftershock hit the quake-struck areas of central Italy on Monday, rattling buildings as far away as Rome. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

UK lawmakers elect new speaker of House of Commons (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 03:30 PM PDT

John Bercow MP addresses the House of Commons in this image made from TV, in London, Monday June 22 2009. Members of Britain's House of Commons elected John Bercow, a member of the main opposition Conservative party, as their new speaker on Monday after the previous holder was forced out amid an expenses scandal. (AP Photo / House Of Commons TV via PA)AP - British lawmakers elected a new speaker of the House of Commons on Monday, part of a bid to put the political storm over their lavish taxpayer-funded expenses behind them.

Scandal-hit parliament elects new speaker (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 03:03 PM PDT

The sun sets on the Houses of Parliament in London. Members of the House of Commons elected John Bercow, a member of the main opposition Conservatives, as their new speaker Monday after his predecessor was forced out amid an expenses scandal.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)AFP - The House of Commons elected a new speaker Monday after the previous holder became the first to be forced out in 300 years amid an expenses scandal that has rocked politics.

Sarkozy says burqas are 'not welcome' in France (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 02:32 PM PDT

Two women, one wearing the niqab, a veil worn by the most conservative Muslims that exposes only a woman's eyes, right, walk side by side, in the Belsunce district of downtown Marseille, central France, Friday June 19, 2009. The French government's spokesman says he favors the creation of a parliamentary commission to study the small but growing trend of burqa wear in France. Luc Chatel says the commission could possibly propose legislation aimed at banning the burqa and other fully covering garments worn by some Muslim women. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)AP - President Nicolas Sarkozy declared Monday that the Islamic burqa is not welcome in France, branding the face-covering, body-length gown as a symbol of subservience that suppresses women's identities and turns them into "prisoners behind a screen."

Europeans pressure Iran to end protest crackdown (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 02:23 PM PDT

Iranians hold photos taken during clashes in Iran following the presidential election during a demonstration near the Iranian embassy in Paris, Monday June 22, 2009 to protest the outcome of the presidential election in Iran. Iranian riot police attacked hundreds of demonstrators with tear gas and fired live bullets in the air to disperse a rally in central Tehran Monday, carrying out a threat by the country's most powerful security force to crush any further opposition protests over the disputed presidential election. The inscription on the central photo reads 'No to police violence in Iran'. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)AP - Europe has stepped up pressure on Iran to end its bloody crackdown on street protests, feeling less constrained to speak out than President Barack Obama — who has made engagement with the Islamic Republic a keystone of U.S. foreign policy.

Burkas not welcome in France: Sarkozy (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 01:30 PM PDT

A woman wears a burka in Afghanistan. President Nicolas Sarkozy says the Islamic burka is AFP - President Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday that the Islamic burka is not welcome in secular France, home to Europe's largest Muslim community.

Britain evacuating families of staff in Iran (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 01:27 PM PDT

AP - Britain's Foreign Office said Monday it was evacuating the families of staff based in Iran amid continued violence in the wake of the country's disputed election.

Israel PM on first official European tour (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 01:18 PM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to a party meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem. Netanyahu heads for his first official trip to Europe on Tuesday, aiming to press Italy and France to harden sanctions against arch-foe Iran over its nuclear drive.(AFP/Menahem Kahana)AFP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads for his first official trip to Europe on Tuesday, aiming to press Italy and France to harden sanctions against arch-foe Iran over its nuclear drive.

Ministers delay decision on Airbus military plane by a month (AFP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 01:16 PM PDT

An undated computer generated image released by Airbus and showing an Airbus A400M. Defence ministers from the seven European nations engaged in building the troubled Airbus A400M military plane agreed Monday to postpone until next month a decision on whether to renegotiate the contract.(AFP/Airbus/File)AFP - Defence ministers from the seven European nations engaged in building the troubled Airbus A400M military plane agreed Monday to postpone until next month a decision on whether to renegotiate the contract.

Italy: no response from Iran to G-8 invitation (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 12:59 PM PDT

AP - Italy considers its G-8 meeting invitation to Iran rejected since Tehran has not yet responded, the foreign minister said Monday in a sign of Rome's growing impatience.

Leader of Russian region wounded in suicide attack (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 11:52 AM PDT

President of the North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia, Yunus-Bek Yevkurov leaving the Grand Kremlin palace after the State award ceremony in Moscow, Russia in this June 12, 2009, file picture. A car bomb exploded as the president of the troubled Russian region of Ingushetia passed by in his convoy Monday morning, critically wounding him and killing or wounding several others. (AP Photo/Sergei Chirikov, pool, file)AP - A suicide bomber badly wounded a provincial president in Russia's North Caucasus on Monday, an assassination attempt that undermined the Kremlin's claim that it has brought stability to the predominantly Muslim region.

25 arrests in Paris jewel robbery of Harry Winston (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 11:16 AM PDT

AP - French police arrested 25 suspects Monday in connection with last year's multimillion-dollar robbery at Harry Winston jewelers and recovered some of the stolen rings, necklaces and watches.

Man involved in Achille Lauro hijacking dies (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 10:26 AM PDT

AP - A Palestinian man who helped plan the 1985 hijacking of the Achille Lauro cruise ship during which an American passenger was killed has died in an Italian jail.

WHO: 51 more swine flu deaths as pandemic spreads (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 10:18 AM PDT

A piglet stands in a pen on a small farm outside of Calgary, Alberta, in this April 2, 2009 file photo. Summer is usually a profitable time for America's hog producers but this year swine flu, recession and high feed prices have even the largest farmers operating deep in the red and some smaller ones on the brink of bankruptcy. Picture taken April 2, 2009. To match feature FOOD/PORK REUTERS/Todd Korol/Files (CANADA BUSINESS FOOD HEALTH)AP - The World Health Organization says the global tally of deaths from swine flu has increased by 51 to 231.

(AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 09:50 AM PDT

AP - Paris police arrest 25 people, retrieve some loot from multimillion-dollar Harry Winston jewelry heist.

UNESCO panel considers new World Heritage sites (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 08:52 AM PDT

AP - The Dolomite mountains in northern Italy and architectural works by Le Corbusier are among sites nominated to join UNESCO's World Heritage List at a meeting that began Monday in Spain.

Whaling talks said stuck on compromise deal (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 08:16 AM PDT

Japanese whalers cut open a Baird's beaked whale, their first catch of the season, which was caught some 60 kilometers (38 miles) off the coast, in Wada, southeast of Tokyo, Sunday morning June 21, 2009. The whaling firm of Gaibo Hogei Corporation Ltd., is one of eight coastal whaling operations in Japan that hunt Beard's Beaked and Pilot whales, species not subject to the International Whaling Commission's 1986 ban on commercial whaling. The catch, measuring more than 10 meters in length, comes a week before the International Whaling Commission (IWC) are due to meet in Madeira, Portugal. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)AP - The International Whaling Commission on Monday began discussing a possible compromise deal that would reduce the number of whales killed each year.

Polish city ravaged by Nazis to cut Hitler's tree (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 07:56 AM PDT

AP - The towering tree is believed to have been Adolf Hitler's gift to the occupied town of Jaslo — planted to the sound of a Nazi band during World War II.

Spanish bar helps people let off steam (AP)

Posted: 22 Jun 2009 07:25 AM PDT

AP - A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.

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