2009年7月3日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Six die in London tower block blaze: emergency services (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 04:40 PM PDT

A burnt out tower block is pictured in Camberwell, south London. Six people including a newborn baby died Friday in a massive fire at a tower block in London, the city's emergency services said.(AFP)AFP - Six people including a newborn baby died Friday in a massive fire at a tower block in London, the city's emergency services said.

6 people killed in London high-rise blaze (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 02:50 PM PDT

AP - Six people, including a 3-week-old baby, were killed and 30 people had to be rescued when fire ripped through a high-rise apartment building in London on Friday, emergency services said.

Ericsson announces broadband contracts in China (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 01:08 PM PDT

Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there.(Ericsson/File)AFP - Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there, it said Friday.

Volkswagen plans electric car in 2013: head (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 01:05 PM PDT

A view of the Volkswagen logo. Volkswagen hopes to turn out its first all-electric car in 2013, VW head Martin Winterkorn said Friday(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP - German auto maker Volkswagen hopes to turn out its first all-electric car in 2013, VW head Martin Winterkorn said Friday.

Murray targets US Open after Wimbledon heartbreaker (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 12:55 PM PDT

Scotland's Andy Murray returns a ball to US Andy Roddick during their semi final match on Day 11 at the 2009 Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Club. Murray insists he can transform his Wimbledon misery into a US Open title celebration when he heads to New York, his favourite city, for the last Grand Slam of the season.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Andy Murray insists he can transform his Wimbledon misery into a US Open title celebration when he heads to New York, his favourite city, for the last Grand Slam of the season.

Australia's North finds Test bearings (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 12:26 PM PDT

Marcus North, seen here in February 2009, all but booked his place in Australia's side for next week's first Ashes Test after making a century in his final innings before the series opener with England.(AFP/File/Gianluigi Guercia)AFP - Marcus North all but booked his place in Australia's side for next week's first Ashes Test after making a century Friday in his final innings before the series opener with England.

Airline BA to cut capacity, delay new planes (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 12:09 PM PDT

AP - British Airways PLC announced Friday it will ground aircraft, slash seat numbers and postpone taking delivery of a dozen new Airbus A380 superjumbos as it faces a recession-driven decline in passengers.

Owen completes stunning Manchester United move (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 12:08 PM PDT

Michael Owen, seen here in April 2009, has joined English champions Manchester United on a two-year contract, the club announced here on Friday, in a remarkable turnaround for the injury-prone striker.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Michael Owen has joined English champions Manchester United on a two-year contract, the club announced here on Friday, in a remarkable turnaround for the injury-prone striker.

Putin rejects Obama criticism before meeting (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 11:49 AM PDT

Reuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday rejected U.S. President Barack Obama's charge that he was mired in Cold War thinking, setting the scene for a stormy first meeting at a Moscow summit next week.

Pygmy hippo born at Edinburgh Zoo (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 11:41 AM PDT

One of London zoos' two pygmy hippo opens wide to have his teeth brushed and checked by a keeper in their enclosure at the zoo in 2006. A rare pygmy hippopotamus has been born at Edinburgh Zoo, officials said Friday.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - A rare pygmy hippopotamus has been born at Edinburgh Zoo, officials said Friday.

Pope OKs miracle to beatify UK Cardinal Newman (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 11:23 AM PDT

AP - Cardinal John Henry Newman, an influential 19th-century Anglican theologian who converted to Roman Catholicism, moved a step closer to possible sainthood Friday after the pope approved a miracle attributed to his intercession.

Russia to allow US arms shipments to Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 10:40 AM PDT

Pakistani trucks taking essential supplies Afghanistan near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman. The United States and Russia may soon sign a deal boosting the transit of US supplies to Afghanistan through Russia, the Kommersant daily has reported, citing diplomatic sources.(AFP/File/Asghar Achackzai)AP - Russia said Friday it will allow the United States to ship weapons across its territory to Afghanistan, a long-sought move that bolsters U.S. military operations but potentially gives the Kremlin leverage over critical American supplies.

Russia approves bill easing pressure on NGOs (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 09:47 AM PDT

AP - Russia's lower house of parliament on Friday approved a bill easing restrictions on the country's beleaguered human rights groups and other non-governmental organizations.

Jill Biden meets troops in Germany (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 09:43 AM PDT

Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, center, talks with Sergeant Eric Gholston, right, and his wife Army Gholston, left, inside a dining facility at Warner Barracks, a U.S. Army Garrison in Bamberg, southern Germany, on Friday, July 3, 2009. Jill Biden visits U.S. Army Garrisons in Bamberg and Schweinfurt on July 3rd and July 4th to celebrate the Independence Day with soldiers and their family members stationed in Germany. This is part of Biden's ongoing work to raise awareness and show appreciation for members of the military and their families. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)AP - Jill Biden, the wife of the U.S. vice president, observed U.S. Independence Day by visiting American troops in Germany en route to an education conference in Paris.

Russia-US summit a chance to jumpstart ties (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 09:29 AM PDT

AP - Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev will likely sign a stack of agreements during their Moscow summit, but their chief goal may be for the United States and Russia to stop acting like adversaries — even if they can't be friends.

Prosecutors: Demjanjuk fit to stand trial (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 09:29 AM PDT

In this Feb. 28, 2005 file photo, John Demjanjuk arrives at the federal building in Cleveland for an immigration hearing. German prosecutors say doctors have determined that John Demjanjuk is fit to stand trial over allegations that he was an accessory to murder at a Nazi death camp. Munich prosecutors say in a statement Friday July 3, 2009 that they expect to file formal charges later this month. They say doctors have determined the 89-year-old is fit to face trial on condition that court sessions do not exceed two 90-minute periods per day. The retired auto worker is accused of being an accessory to murder in 29,000 cases at the Sobibor camp. The longtime Ohio resident was deported in May after losing a court battle to stay in the United States. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)AP - John Demjanjuk moved one step closer to another trial after German prosecutors said Friday that doctors had deemed the 89-year-old fit to go to court on charges of being accessory to murder at the Sobibor Nazi death camp.

Mystery surrounds missing Cuban pitcher (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 08:50 AM PDT

AP - A Cuban pitcher considered by many baseball scouts to be the No. 1 left-handed prospect in the world left his hotel and vanished before the first ball was thrown at a tournament in the Netherlands, leaving his whereabouts a mystery, a spokesman for the Dutch team said Friday.

Putin responds to Obama's criticism (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 08:13 AM PDT

AP - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says the U.S. president is wrong to suggest he remains mired in a Cold War mindset.

Italian train derailment death toll rises to 22 (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 07:55 AM PDT

A firefighter escorts a resident back from her damaged home, where she collected some of her belongings, near the train station of Viareggio, northern Italy, Thursday, July 2, 2009, two days after a freight train derailed and two liquefied petroleum gas-filled tankers exploded collapsing at least two nearby buildings. (AP Photo/Lorenzo Galassi)AP - The death toll from a train explosion in Tuscany rose to 22 Friday after three injured people died in hospital, Italian officials said.

Obama appeals to skeptical Russians (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2009 07:31 AM PDT

US President Barack Obama (right) with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in London in April 2009. The Russian and US presidents plan next week to sign deals on replacing a Cold War-era missile treaty and the transit of US military supplies bound for Afghanistan, a Kremlin aide said Friday.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AP - Barack Obama dolls have hit Moscow shelves and a bar is handing out half-price cocktails to anyone who says the magic words "Yes we can" in anticipation of the American president's arrival here Monday for a summit.

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