2009年8月29日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Brit teen arrested in huge cocaine bust at Peru airport (AFP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 03:49 PM PDT

A bag of seized freebase cocaine. Peruvian customs officials on Saturday arrested a British teenager attempting to board a flight to London with some 29 kilograms (64 pounds) of cocaine in her suitcase, police said.(AFP/File/Mauricio Duenas)AFP - Peruvian customs officials on Saturday arrested a British teenager attempting to board a flight to London with some 29 kilograms (64 pounds) of cocaine in her suitcase, police said.

German left hopes to unsettle Merkel in state votes (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 03:24 PM PDT

Reuters - Chancellor Angela Merkel's rivals get what may be one of their last chances to slow her drive for a second term on Sunday, when voters in three German states go to the polls less than a month before a federal election.

Brown hints at troop boost on Afghan visit: reports (AFP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 12:55 PM PDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged to speed up the training of Afghan security forces and hinted more British troops could be sent to Afghanistan during a surprise visit Saturday, reports said.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged to speed up the training of Afghan security forces and hinted more British troops could be sent to Afghanistan during a surprise visit Saturday, reports said.

France obtains tax suspects' Swiss account details (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 12:54 PM PDT

Reuters - France has secured the names and details of some 3,000 suspected tax evaders with Swiss bank accounts in what the budget minister described as a first in its battle against banking secrecy.

Murray hopes polished form brings Slam title at US Open (AFP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 12:34 PM PDT

Andy Murray of Scotland hits a forehand against Roger Federer of Switzerland during the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters on August 22, 2009 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Murray has fine-tuned his game since reaching his first Grand Slam final at last year's US Open, boosting his confidence that he might be able to capture his first major title this time.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Nick Laham)AFP - Andy Murray has fine-tuned his game since reaching his first Grand Slam final at last year's US Open, boosting his confidence that he might be able to capture his first major title this time.

Arsenal self-destruct at United to lose unbeaten Premiership record (AFP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 11:40 AM PDT

Arsenal's Andrei Arshavin (R) clashes with Manchester United's Antonio Valencia (L) during their English Premier League football match at Old Trafford in Manchester. Manchester United ended Arsenal's unbeaten start to the season as the Gunners self-destructed in their 2-1 defeat at Old Trafford.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Manchester United ended Arsenal's unbeaten start to the season as the Gunners self-destructed in their 2-1 defeat at Old Trafford on Saturday.

War of words between Vatican and Berlusconi clan heats up (AFP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 11:02 AM PDT

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gives a press conference held at the Chigi Palace on August 7, 2009 in Rome. A war of words between the Roman Catholic Church and Berlusconi's clan heated up Saturday as reports said the row had led to the Vatican cancelling a meeting between its number two official and the Italian prime minister.(AFP/File/Vincenzo Pinto)AFP - A war of words between the Roman Catholic Church and Silvio Berlusconi's clan heated up Saturday as reports said the row had led to the Vatican cancelling a meeting between its number two official and the Italian prime minister.

GM wants Russians barred from Opel takeover: report (AFP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 10:48 AM PDT

The General Motors logo is seen at the General Motors Arlington Assembly Plant in July 2009 in Arlington, Texas. GM wants Russian firms barred from taking over its German subsidiary Opel, but Berlin does not agree, according to the weekly Der Spiegel.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Tom Pennington)AFP - US auto giant General Motors wants Russian firms barred from taking over its German subsidiary Opel, but Berlin does not agree, according to the weekly Der Spiegel.

Whittaker, Boyd take Rangers top (AFP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 09:59 AM PDT

Doubles from Steven Whittaker, pictured here in 2008, and Kris Boyd helped Rangers return to the top of the Scottish Premier with a 4-1 thrashing of a beleaguered Hamilton Academical side.(AFP/File/Francisco Leong)AFP - Doubles from Steven Whittaker and Kris Boyd helped Rangers return to the top of the Scottish Premier with a 4-1 thrashing of a beleaguered Hamilton Academical side.

The Basque country at a glance (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 08:34 AM PDT

AP - The Basque Country: This region of northern Spain became semiautonomous in 1979 after a new Spanish Constitution was adopted following the death of dictator Gen. Francisco Franco. Its capital is Vitoria, its biggest city is Bilbao.

For Basque patriots, soccer team is a unique icon (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 08:32 AM PDT

In this Aug. 16, 2009 photo, an Athletic Bilbao's supporter wearing a typical Basque red beret waves the team's flag before a soccer match against FC Barcelona at San Mames stadium in Bilbao, northern Spain. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)AP - Before home soccer games in this Basque city, local fans wearing their team's red-and-white jersey cram into bars and streets around the San Mames stadium and chant, full-throated, Athletic Bilbao's traditional call to arms.

Murdoch son: BBC threatens independent journalism (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 07:55 AM PDT

AP - The son of media mogul Rupert Murdoch has called the British Broadcasting Corp. a threat to independent journalism.

Portugal houses 2 Gitmo detainees as free men (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 04:42 AM PDT

AP - Two Syrians previously held at Guantanamo Bay have arrived in Portugal as free men, the government said Saturday.

World's youngest round-the-world sailor back in UK (AP)

Posted: 29 Aug 2009 04:22 AM PDT

Mike Perham, 17, arrives at the finish, off the Lizard in Cornwall, England to became the youngest person to sail solo around the world without assistance Thursday Aug. 27, 2009. Perham grabbed the solo record after completing the 28,000-mile (45,000-kilometer) trip, crossing the finish line in Cornwall, in southern England. To mark Thursday's achievement, the Guinness Book of World Records created a new category for Perham — youngest sailor to circumnavigate the globe solo, supported. His father, Peter, sailed in a boat behind him, but did not offer assistance — which Guinness defines as being accompanied on the boat by another human being, said Amarilis Espinoza, a spokeswoman for the record book. (AP Photo/Barry Batchelor/PA Wire)AP - The world's youngest round-the-world sailor has returned to Britain after charting some 28,000 miles (45,000 kilometers).

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