2009年7月4日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Millar primed and hoping for more Tour success (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 05:38 PM PDT

US cycling team Garmin-Slipstream (GRM)'s rider David Millar rides past Monte-Carlo Casino as he competes in the 15-km individual time-trial and first stage of the 2009 Tour de France cycling race run around Monaco, on July 4. Millar finished 14th clocking in 00:20:20.(AFP/Patrick Hertzog)AFP - Britain's David Millar has a reputation for being laid-back, but the Garmin team rider is hoping his new, relaxed attitude on the bike transforms to big results on this year's Tour de France.

A leader of Hungary's 1956 revolution dies (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 04:02 PM PDT

AP - Bela Kiraly, one of the military leaders of Hungary's short-lived anti-Soviet revolution in 1956, has died, the government said. He was 97.

Six police hurt in clashes at Italian anti-US military base demo (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 03:59 PM PDT

Demonstrators (background) face riot policemen during a protest against the expansion of Dal Molin, a US army base in Italy in Vicenza, northern Italy. Six policemen were hurt in clashes late Saturday with demonstrators at a rally of more than 3,000 people against the 500-million-dollar enlargement of a US military base in Italy, police said.(AFP/Christophe Simon)AFP - Six policemen were hurt in clashes late Saturday with demonstrators at a rally of more than 3,000 people against the 500-million-dollar enlargement of a US military base in Italy, police said.

French arrest three key ETA suspects (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 02:39 PM PDT

Police cars, carrying three suspected members of the outlawed Basque separatist group ETA, arrive at the police station of Bayonne, southwestern France. Asier Borrero, Itziar Plaza and Iurgi Garitagoitia -- all of whom figure on the Spanish Civil Guard's list of wanted ETA figures -- were picked up for driving a stolen vehicle near the southern French city of Pau.(AFP/Daniel Velez)AFP - French police on Saturday arrested two men and a woman suspected of being key members of the outlawed Basque separatist group ETA.

Madonna pays tribute to Michael Jackson in concert (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 02:21 PM PDT

AP - Madonna has paid tribute to Michael Jackson in the same arena where he was to stage his great comeback, dancing along with an impersonator doing Jackson's distinctive moves.

Michelle Obama bringing glamour to Moscow (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 02:02 PM PDT

FILE -- In this April 3, 2009, file photo, U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, during a visit to Baden-Baden, Germany. Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamor to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband on his summit with the Russian president. But the American first lady, who has wowed publics in the U.S. and Europe with her easy elegance and charm, will perhaps face a bigger challenge in winning over a Russian public that has scant respect for women who grab the limelight from their powerful husbands. Russia still has trouble with the concept of an empowered woman behind the throne. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, file)AP - Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamour to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband on his summit with the Russian president.

Russia scolds OSCE for equating Hitler and Stalin (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 01:49 PM PDT

Reuters - Russian lawmakers threatened the OSCE with "harsh" consequences on Saturday after the European security body's parliamentary arm condemned both Stalinism and fascism for starting World War Two.

Residents raise safety fears after London high-rise fire (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 12:37 PM PDT

A burnt out tower block is pictured in Camberwell, south London. Residents raised questions Saturday about the safety of a high-rise public housing block in London hit by a fire which killed six people including a newborn baby, as police launched an investigation.(AFP)AFP - Residents raised questions Saturday about the safety of a high-rise public housing block in London hit by a fire which killed six people including a newborn baby, as police launched an investigation.

Europe's free, state-run health care has drawbacks (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 12:32 PM PDT

AP - As President Barack Obama pushes to overhaul the American health care system, the role of government is at the heart of the debate. In Europe, free, state-run health care is a given.

Romania gets European loan for new metro line (AFP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 12:28 PM PDT

Bundled euro banknotes. Romania will get a 370-million-euro (517-million-dollar) loan from the European Investment Bank to build a new metro line in Bucharest, Transport Minister Radu Berceanu said Saturday.(AFP/File/Philippe Desmazes)AFP - Romania will get a 370-million-euro (517-million-dollar) loan from the European Investment Bank to build a new metro line in Bucharest, Transport Minister Radu Berceanu said Saturday.

Albanian opposition threatens street protests (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 11:29 AM PDT

Albania's Prime Minister Sali Berisha invites the third-place SMI to join him in a coalition to form a government Saturday, July 4, 2009. Albania's opposition Socialists charged Saturday that the ruling Democrats were improperly trying to influence the country's lengthy vote count by declaring victory before all ballots from last week's national election were tallied. Albania's opposition Socialists charged Saturday that the ruling Democrats were improperly trying to influence the country's lengthy vote count by declaring victory before all ballots from last week's national election were tallied. (AP Photo / Hektor Pustina)AP - Albania's opposition Socialists charged Saturday that the ruling Democrats were improperly trying to influence the country's lengthy vote count by declaring victory before all ballots from last week's national election were tallied.

Ireland seeks release of Darfur aid workers (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 10:52 AM PDT

AP - The head of an Irish humanitarian aid agency appealed Saturday for the release of two of its employees kidnapped in Darfur.

Clashes at protest vs US base expansion in Italy (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 10:50 AM PDT

A protester waves a peace flag at a demonstration against the expansion of a U.S. military base at the Dal Molin airport, in Vicenza, northern Italy, Saturday, July 4 2009. Thousands of people flocked to this northeastern Italian city on Saturday to protest a planned U.S. military base expansion. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)AP - Protesters clashed with police at a demonstration Saturday against the planned expansion of an airport and U.S. military base in the northern city of Vicenza.

Vatican runs deficit amid economic crisis (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 09:32 AM PDT

AP - The Vatican said Saturday it ran a deficit in 2008 as its finances and donations from across the world were hit by the global economic crisis.

Police name 5 victims of London high-rise fire (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 09:13 AM PDT

A resident, right, looks out from a nearby block of flats, near a fire damaged building, in Camberwell, southeast London, Friday, July 3, 2009. 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. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Police on Saturday identified five of the six people killed when fire swept through a London high-rise, as investigators try to find out what started the blaze and whether the building's design contributed to the tragedy.

Correction: France-Crash Investigation story (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 08:52 AM PDT

AP - In a July 2 story about the probe into the crash of Air France flight 447, The Associated Press erroneously quoted Charles-Henri Tardivat, a lawyer for the victims' families, as saying the phase of grief had passed. Tardivat said families "started concentrating on their families, their grief, and how to be able to put a close on at least that part of their life" once they realized how little was available from the investigation.

British PM's wife joins 1000s at gay pride parade (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 08:49 AM PDT

Prime Minister's wife Sarah Brown meets gay rights campaigner a Peter Tatchell, right, as she joined more than half a million marchers and other supporters in the gay pride parade through London Saturday July 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Johnny Green/PA)AP - The wife of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has joined thousands of revelers in London's annual gay pride march.

Pope urges G8 leaders to act on crisis (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 07:34 AM PDT

AP - Pope Benedict XVI has urged G-8 leaders meeting in Italy next week to rewrite global financial rules and defend the world's poor from the effects of the economic downturn, the Vatican said Saturday.

F1's Ecclestone criticized after Hitler comments (AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 06:00 AM PDT

AP - Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone faced criticism from politicians and Jewish groups Saturday after being quoted as saying that Adolf Hitler "got things done."

(AP)

Posted: 04 Jul 2009 05:24 AM PDT

AP - Pope urges G-8 leaders to rewrite financial rules, defend world's poor from economic crisis.

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