2009年7月24日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Vieira keen to earn his Spurs - Redknapp (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 05:35 PM PDT

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp, seen here, has admitted that former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira is keen to quit Inter Milan for a shock move to White Hart Lane(AFP/File/Ian Kington)AFP - Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has admitted that former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira is keen to quit Inter Milan for a shock move to White Hart Lane.

5 ancient Roman shipwrecks found off Italy coast (AP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 05:24 PM PDT

This photo taken in June 2009 and made available on Friday, July 24, 2009 by the Italian Culture Ministry and the Aurora Trust, shows amphorae, believed to be of Spanish origin and dating back to the 1st century A.D., after it was found with other objects off the coast of Ventotene, a tiny island part of an archipelago between Rome and Naples, Italy. Archaeology officials say they have found five well-preserved Roman shipwrecks off a small Mediterranean island, with their cargo of amphorae, pots and other objects largely intact. They date from the 1st century B.C. to the 4th century and carried wine amphorae, kitchen tools and some metal and glass objects that have yet to be identified, Italy's Culture Ministry said. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Italian Culture Ministry and the Aurora Trust, ho) NO SALESAP - Archaeologists have found five well-preserved Roman shipwrecks deep under the sea off a small Mediterranean island, with their cargo of vases, pots and other objects largely intact, officials said Friday.

Microsoft to let users pick browser (AP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 04:54 PM PDT

AP - Microsoft Corp. will offer computer users a choice of rival Web browsers to ward off new European Union antitrust fines, EU regulators and Microsoft said Friday.

Brown, Obama in Afghanistan talks as Britain pledges more troops (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 04:04 PM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown is pictured during a visit to a National Health Service (NHS) centre in central London. Brown on Friday called US President Barack Obama for talks on Afghanistan as Britain announced it would send in reinforcements after a recent spike in troop deaths.(AFP/POOL/Shaun Curry)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Friday called US President Barack Obama for talks on Afghanistan as Britain announced it would send in reinforcements after a recent spike in troop deaths.

Michael Jackson honored in Austria (AP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 03:49 PM PDT

Jermaine Jackson blows a kiss from the podium during a press conference of the 'Save the World Awards' in Vienna on Friday, July 24, 2009. Michael Jackson's brother says the King of Pop was a 'wonderful humanitarian' who considered it important to help others. Jackson commented at a news conference in the Austrian capital Friday just hours before he was due to attend a gala that will pay tribute to Michael Jackson's efforts to reach out to the less fortunate. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)AP - Michael Jackson was honored in Austria on Friday, a month after his death devastated fans across the world.

Obama, UK's Brown urge Afghan burden-sharing (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 03:13 PM PDT

Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown agreed on Friday it was necessary to share the military burden better with NATO allies in Afghanistan, Brown's office said.

Both U.S. political parties offend "Joe the Plumber" (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 03:04 PM PDT

Reuters - "Joe the Plumber," who came to symbolize U.S. taxpayer frustration during last year's election, sounds even angrier now at what he sees as excessive government spending on the economy and healthcare reform.

Brown, Obama urge allies to share Afghan burden (AP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 02:56 PM PDT

An Army carry team carries a transfer case containing the remains of Army Sgt. Joshua James Rimer Friday, July 24, 2009 at Dover Air Force Base, Del. According to the Department of Defense, Rimer, 24, of Rochester, Pa. died July 22 in Zabul province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday urged NATO allies to share the burden of heavy combat in Afghanistan amid the deadliest month of the war.

Queen Elizabeth ponders 'illegal' Commonwealth gifts on show (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 02:24 PM PDT

Queen Elizabeth II (R) is shown around the Commonwealth exhibition at Buckingham Palace in London by Sir Hugh Roberts, Director of the Royal Collection and Assistant Curator Caroline De Guitaut.(AFP/POOL/File/Ian Nicholson)AFP - Queen Elizabeth II on Friday toured a new exibition of gifts given to her on Commonwealth tours, but wondered whether some were "illegal" and would have to be handed back.

Spurs teenager pins back mighty Barcelona (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 02:05 PM PDT

Barcelona's Gaiyigaal Assulin (R) clashes with Tottenham Hotspurs' Aaron Lennon during the Wembley Cup competition at Wembley Stadium in west London, England. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - European champions Barcelona were denied a winning start to their pre-season campaign as Tottenham midfielder Jake Livermore's late goal earned a 1-1 draw in the Wembley Cup on Friday.

Spain on alert as fires hit south Europe (AP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 01:52 PM PDT

AP - Spain was placed on maximum wildfire alert Friday as authorities elsewhere in the Mediterranean also battled blazes and braced for a weekend heat wave.

10 people killed in storms in Central Europe (AP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 01:22 PM PDT

Rescue workers help commuters off a trolleybus caught in flood waters after a rain storm in central Minsk, Belarus, Friday, July 24, 2009. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)AP - Seven people have died in violent storms in Poland, two in the Czech Republic and one in Germany, authorities said Friday.

Aviation buffs recreate 1st English Channel flight (AP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 10:12 AM PDT

AP - Louis Bleriot was declared crazy by his own mother.

US, Russia discuss nuclear arms reduction pact (AP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 10:09 AM PDT

AP - The United States and Russia met in Geneva this week to build on the commitment by Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev to replace the expiring Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, a U.S. official said Friday.

Officials: 6 dead in Croatia train crash (AP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 10:05 AM PDT

Rescuers help injured passengers at the site where a train derailed near village of Rudine, southern Croatia, Friday, July 24, 2009. At least six people were killed and over 20 injured in the accident. (AP Photo)AP - A two-car train carrying about 90 passengers derailed in a remote area of southern Croatia on Friday, killing six people and injuring at least 55, officials said.

Medvedev: US need not abandon Ukraine or Georgia (AP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 10:02 AM PDT

AP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said U.S. efforts to mend relations with Moscow need not be made at the expense of Washington's ties to Ukraine and Georgia.

Syria says it is rebuilding relations with US (AP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 09:55 AM PDT

AP - Syria's foreign minister said Friday his country is working to rebuild its diplomatic relationship with the United States.

Bosnians euphoric over Lenny Kravitz show (AP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 09:54 AM PDT

US musician Lenny Kravitz performs on stage at the Les Vieilles Charrues festival in Carhaix, western France, Friday, July 17, 2009. (AP Photo/David Vincent)AP - Lenny Kravitz's concert in Bosnia offered a rare glimpse of international glamor in a nation still struggling with the aftermath of a devastating ethnic war.

Spanish police arrest ex-Argentine police official (AP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 09:40 AM PDT

In this photo released by the Spanish Police Friday July 24, 2009, Jorge Alberto Soza is seen. Spanish police have arrested ex-Argentine police official Jorge Alberto Soza, wanted for human rights crimes committed during that country's dirty war. Soza was arrested July 7, 2009 in the eastern town of Ontinyent and is being held in a Madrid jail pending his transfer to Argentina. Soza is wanted in Argentina in connection with 18 cases of kidnapping and torture between 1975 and 1977 when he was an assistant Federal Police commissioner and chief delegate in the southern Argentine city of Neuquen. (AP Photo/Spanish Police)AP - Spanish police have arrested a former Argentine police official suspected of committing human rights abuses during the South American country's dirty war, the Interior Ministry said in a statement Friday.

Serb Radicals leader convicted of contempt (AP)

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 07:15 AM PDT

AP - U.N. judges convicted the leader of Serbia's largest political party of contempt of court Friday for revealing the names of three protected witnesses who testified at his war crimes trial.

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