2009年8月9日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Europe News


Pirates free Italian cargo ship, crew: minister (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Aug 2009 03:24 PM PDT

Reuters - An Italian tugboat and its crew of 16, seized by pirates off the Gulf of Aden in April, have been released, Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said on Sunday.

Teenager attacked with snake: police (AFP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2009 03:23 PM PDT

A python in captivity. A gang pinned down a 14-year-old boy and attacked him with a snake, forcing the reptile to bite the teenager on the arm, police said Sunday.(AFP/File/Robert Sullivan)AFP - A gang pinned down a 14-year-old boy and attacked him with a snake, forcing the reptile to bite the teenager on the arm, police said Sunday.


City play Tevez waiting game (AFP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2009 02:06 PM PDT

Manchester City are sweating on the fitness of Argentine striker Carlos Tevez, pictured in July 2009, ahead of the big-spending club's Premier League opener at Blackburn.(AFP/File/Karim Sahib)AFP - Manchester City are sweating on the fitness of Argentine striker Carlos Tevez ahead of the big-spending club's Premier League opener at Blackburn.


British, Australian security contractors shot dead in Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2009 01:50 PM PDT

An Iraqi military helicopter patrols the skies over Baghdad's AFP - Two security contractors, one British and the other Australian, were killed in an alcohol-fueled shooting inside the Iraqi capital's secure "Green Zone" on Sunday, officials said.


Murray ready to challenge for number two ranking (AFP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2009 01:41 PM PDT

Scotsman Andy Murray, pictured in May 2009, is prepared to challenge Rafael Nadal's world number two ranking, but it will take particular circumstances for the third seed to see his dream come true.(AFP/File/Patrick Kovarik)AFP - Scotsman Andy Murray is prepared to challenge Rafael Nadal's world number two ranking, but it will take particular circumstances for the third seed to see his dream come true.


Terror fear prompts England badminton pullout (AFP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2009 01:26 PM PDT

A policeman stands guard during a badminton training session at Gachibowli Stadium in Hyderabad. England have pulled out of the world badminton championships starting on August 10 over concerns about its squad being targeted by terrorists.(AFP/Indranil Mukherjee)AFP - England pulled out of the world badminton championships on Sunday because of terrorist fears, dealing another sporting bodyblow to India, the hosts of the 2010 Commonwealth Games.


Bomb blasts hit Majorca, ETA suspected: authorities (AFP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2009 12:31 PM PDT

A police officer walks beside a police cordon set up around a restaurant in the central district of Palma de Mallorca. Three bombs exploded in restaurants and a shopping centre on Majorca Sunday, officials said, just 10 days after a deadly attack by Basque separatists ETA on the holiday island.(AFP/Jaime Reina)AFP - Three bombs exploded in restaurants and a shopping centre on Majorca Sunday, officials said, just 10 days after a deadly attack by Basque separatists ETA on the holiday island.


Fergie fumes at Ballack and referee after Evra clash (AFP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2009 10:47 AM PDT

Sir Alex Ferguson of Manchester United gestures to referee Chris Foy at the final whistle during the FA Community Shield at Wembley Stadium in London. Chelsea and Manchester United launched the English season in explosive fashion as the Blues' 4-1 penalty shoot-out win in the Community Shield was marred by an ugly clash between Michael Ballack and Patrice Evra.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson claimed Michael Ballack should have been sent off for the foul on Patrice Evra that ignited a furious row during Chelsea's Community Shield victory over Manchester United on Sunday.


Mass WWII grave brings Poles, Germans together (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2009 10:32 AM PDT

An undated reproduction of a pre 1939 post card showing the town of Malbork. Remains of over 2,100 people including women and children believed to be German civilians buried at the end of World War II, were found in Malbork. (AP Photo)AP - Germans and Poles are laying ghosts of World War II to rest this week — more than 2,000 of them.


2 bombs explode on Spain's Mallorca; no injuries (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2009 09:55 AM PDT

Basque police stopand disperse an illegal street protest by several thousand supporters during an illegal rally to supports the Basque armed group ETA.  Two unidentified demonstrators were detained, officials said in the Basque town of San Sebastian northern Spain Saturday Aug. 8, 2009. (AP Photo /Alvaro Barrientos)AP - Two small bombs blamed on Basque separatist group ETA exploded Sunday in downtown locations on the Spanish resort island of Mallorca, causing no injuries, the government said. Police defused a third device found nearby.


After a decade in power, Putin not ready to quit (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2009 08:20 AM PDT

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is seen during an interview on the first anniversary of Russia's war with Georgia, at his residence in the Russian Black Sea resort city of Sochi, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009. Speaking on Saturday in Sochi, Putin said that nothing stands in the way of legitimate bilateral ties with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, according to the Interfax news agency. (AP Photo/Alexei Nikolsky, Pool)AP - Vladimir Putin celebrated a decade in power Sunday, and it appears the former KGB strongman may maintain his grip on Russia's government for years to come.


Pope: Nazi concentration camps a symbol of evil (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2009 07:20 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI greets faithful from a window of his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, on the outskirts of Rome, during the Angelus prayer, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2009. The pope's right arm is in cast after he fell and broke his wrist during his vacation in the Italian Alps of Les Combes d'Introd in July. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday that Nazi concentration camps were "extreme symbols of evil" and hell on earth.


(AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2009 06:31 AM PDT

AP - Spanish media say small bomb exploded in restaurant on Mallorca island after ETA warning

Basque separatists claim 4 deadly attacks in Spain (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2009 04:48 AM PDT

AP - Basque separatist group ETA has claimed responsibility for four bombing attacks that left three people dead and 60 injured in Spain this summer.

Chechen leader: Slain activist 'had no conscience' (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2009 04:27 AM PDT

AP - The Kremlin-backed leader of Chechnya said in a radio interview that a human rights activist whose bullet-ridden body was found in a neighboring province last month "never had any honor, dignity or conscience."

Pope: concentration camps a symbol of evil (AP)

Posted: 09 Aug 2009 04:05 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI blesses to faithful from a window of his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, in the outskirts of Rome, during his weekly general audience, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009. The pope's right arm is in cast after he fell and broke his right wrist during his vacation in the Italian Alps of Les Combes d'Introd in July.  (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Pope Benedict XVI says that Nazi concentration camps were "extreme symbols of evil" and hell on earth.


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