2009年7月27日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Man Utd chase four in a row without Ronaldo (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 06:09 PM PDT

Manchester United's Michael Owen (L) with Nani. United may have won the last three Premier League titles but they will face even more scrutiny than usual when they come up against Birmingham on the opening day of the season on August 16(AFP/File/Li Xin)AFP - Manchester United may have won the last three Premier League titles but they will face even more scrutiny than usual when they come up against Birmingham on the opening day of the season on August 16.

Lawmakers get new tax-payer funded allowance: report (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 04:58 PM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown is pictured during a visit to a National Health Service (NHS) centre in central London, on July 24, 2009. Lawmakers have introduced new rules allowing them to claim 9,000 pounds a year without receipts despite public outrage over an expenses scandal, a newspaper said Tuesday.(AFP/Pool/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Lawmakers have introduced new rules allowing them to claim 9,000 pounds a year without receipts despite public outrage over an expenses scandal, a newspaper said Tuesday.

Sweden asks Venezuela to explain FARC weapons find (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 04:52 PM PDT

Colombian soldiers check a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) camp, in a rural zone in Puerto Rico, Meta department, in Colombia, on July 25, 2009. Colombia has seized anti-tank weapons from leftist FARC rebels that were purchased by Venezuela in Europe, Vice President Francisco Santos said Monday, as Sweden sought an explanation.(AFP/File/Luis Ramirez)AFP - Sweden called on Venezuela Monday to explain how Swedish-made weapons sold to the South American country ended up in the hands of Colombian FARC guerillas.

Anglican Church may have 'two track' structure (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 04:44 PM PDT

AP - The worldwide Anglican Communion may have to accept a "two track" system in which churches can hold different opinions about gay clergy and same-sex unions, the Archbishop of Canterbury said Monday in a bid to keep the church unified.

Crouch reunited with Redknapp at Spurs (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 03:03 PM PDT

England international striker Peter Crouch, seen here in 2008, was reunited with Harry Redknapp at English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur on Monday after completing his much-anticipated move there from rivals Portsmouth.(AFP/File/Chris Ratcliffe)AFP - England international striker Peter Crouch was reunited with Harry Redknapp at English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur on Monday after completing his much-anticipated move there from rivals Portsmouth.

Canada to take seal ban fight to WTO (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 02:43 PM PDT

A Harp seal pup lays on an ice floe in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence near Charlottetown, Canada. Canada said Monday it would take its fight for the country's seal hunting industry to the World Trade Organization, vowing to appeal a European Union decision to ban imported seal products.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)AFP - Canada said Monday it would take its fight for the country's seal hunting industry to the World Trade Organization, vowing to appeal a European Union decision to ban imported seal products.

UK's military calls Afghan operation a success (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 02:36 PM PDT

First Lt. Nathan Burr greets his fiance Laura Jaeger upon his return from his year-long deployment with St. Paul-based C Company, 2nd Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment, Monday, July 27, 2009 at Holman Field in St. Paul, Minn. The soldiers served in Iraq and Afghanistan performing aero-medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) and medical resupply missions. This was the first time a Minnesota Army National Guard unit received a change of mission to Afghanistan while already serving in Iraq. (AP Photo/St. Paul Pioneer Press, Chris Polydoroff)AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown declared Monday that a mission to oust Taliban fighters from an Afghan stronghold has been a major success, despite a mounting death toll and public skepticism over the merits of the campaign.

Myanmar democracy leader wins top Amnesty honor (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 02:31 PM PDT

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2007, file photo, released by Myanmar News Agency, Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, meets with Relations Minister Aung Kyi, unseen, at the state guesthouse in Yangon, Myanmar. Myanmar's democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on Monday July 27, 2009 was named the recipient of Amnesty International's highest honor, the Ambassador of Conscience Award. The human rights watchdog said it hoped this would help protect her as she faces a potential prison sentence. (AP Photo/Myanma News Agency, File)AP - Myanmar's long-detained democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is receiving Amnesty International's highest honor, U2's Bono publicly announced Monday before 80,000 cheering fans.

Photo licenses may drive Hutterites out of Alberta (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 02:26 PM PDT

Reuters - Up to 10 colonies of the strict Christian Hutterite sect say they face religious persecution from the Canadian province of Alberta's plan to force them to have their photos on driver's licenses and may leave Alberta rather than comply.

Court hands serial bigamist suspended sentence (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 01:33 PM PDT

Couples getting married. A former model who wed five men without divorcing any of them was handed a suspended jail sentence Monday by a court after being charged with bigamy.(AFP/File/Ali Yussef)AFP - A former model who wed five men without divorcing any of them was handed a suspended jail sentence Monday by a court after being charged with bigamy.

With 3 years to go, London Olympics still on track (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 01:29 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2008 file photo, Kim Willoughby, of the United States,hits a shot during a women's volleyball match against Poland at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Beijing. The Olympic silver medalist and former University of Hawaii, Willoughby has been sentenced to five years probation for assault. The 28-year-old Willoughby had pleaded no contest to the charge under a plea agreement with prosecutors. Circuit Judge Karen Ahn on Monday, July 27, 2009 also ordered Willoughby to pay $2,000 for medical bills run up by the victim, Sara Daniel. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)AP - This Olympic training went so well that the two star British athletes broke out in smiles.

Will Moldovans, cowed by crackdown, rise up again? (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 01:28 PM PDT

Young Moldovans use the free wireless connection in Stefan cel Mare Park Chisinau, Moldova Monday July 27, 2009. In April, young demonstrators - some using the social network Twitter to stay in touch after cell phone networks went down - stormed parliament and Voronin's office. But a harsh police crackdown on anti-government protesters appears to have prompted many to think twice about taking to the streets to agitate for change. (AP Photo/John McConnico)AP - Moldovans go to the polls Wednesday, three months after protesters stormed the capital accusing the communist-led government of rigging nationwide elections — and used Twitter to rally support after cell phone networks went down.

Correction: Byzantine Mosaic story (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 10:54 AM PDT

AP - In a July 24 story about the mosaic face of an angel at the former Byzantine cathedral of Haghia Sophia in Istanbul, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the Haghia Sophia was built in 537 B.C. It was completed in 537 A.D., not B.C., according to the Haghia Sophia museum and Turkey's Culture and Tourism Ministry.

Patriarch Kirill: No independent church in Ukraine (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 10:06 AM PDT

Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko, right, welcomes Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, July 27, 2009.The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church arrived in Ukraine Monday for a 10-day visit aimed reasserting Moscow's dominance over a key Orthodox land whose leaders seek to shake off Russia's spiritual and political grip. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)AP - The head of the Russian Orthodox Church rejected calls from Ukraine's president to create a local Orthodox church that would be independent from Moscow, saying he firmly supports the status quo.

UN allows gay, lesbian group to join debates (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 09:28 AM PDT

AP - The United Nations granted official status to a gay and lesbian organization from Brazil on Monday, allowing it to participate in U.N. meetings ranging from health to human rights.

US Vice President Biden hits nerve in Russia (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 09:16 AM PDT

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is seen before his departure from Georgia, in Tbilisi, Thursday, July 23, 2009. Biden arrived Wednesday in the former Soviet republic a year after its war with Russia. (AP Photo/ Irakli Gedenidze, Presidential Press Service, Pool)AP - An interview U.S. Vice President Joe Biden gave to an American newspaper was front-page news Monday in Moscow, where his characterization of Russia as a weakened nation hit a raw nerve.

France's high-octane Sarkozy gets a wakeup call (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 08:48 AM PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy waves while leaving the Val-de-Grace military hospital, Monday, in Paris July 27, 2009. Sarkozy has been discharged from the military hospital where he spent the night and his office says the French leader's collapse while jogging was due to heat and overwork. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)AP - Nicolas Sarkozy's high-octane lifestyle just hit a speed bump.

Albanian prime minister's re-election confirmed (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 08:48 AM PDT

AP - Albanian officials confirmed Monday that Prime Minister Sali Berisha's party has won re-election following a lengthy recount process.

EU supports more anti-terror data sharing with US (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 08:26 AM PDT

AP - European Union nations on Monday unanimously supported expanding the bloc's anti-terror cooperation with the United States to stop the transfer of funds supporting terror groups.

Vatican says pope fell looking for light switch (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2009 08:06 AM PDT

AP - The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI was looking for a light switch in the bedroom of his Alpine chalet when he tripped and broke his wrist while on vacation 10 days ago.

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