2009年9月5日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Europe News


Capello given food for thought ahead of Croatia clash (AFP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2009 05:02 PM PDT

England striker Jermain Defoe (L) celebrates scoring the second goal with Aaron Lennon during their International friendly football match against Slovenia, at Wembley Stadium, in London. England warmed up for their crucial World Cup qualifier against Croatia with a 2-1 victory over Slovenia.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Fabio Capello was left with more questions than answers after England warmed up for Wednesday's crucial World Cup qualifier against Croatia with a 2-1 friendly victory over Slovenia at Wembley.


UK anti-Islamic extremism protest turns violent (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2009 03:12 PM PDT

AP - A rally against Islamic extremism in the ethnically mixed English city of Birmingham turned violent Saturday as protesters clashed with counter-demonstrators. Police reported more than 30 arrests.

Scarlets stun Leinster in Celtic opener (AFP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2009 02:26 PM PDT

The Scarlets beat European champions Leinster 18-16 in the teams' Celtic League opener. The Welsh regional side were on the backfoot in front of their home crowd at the Parc y Scarlets but kept in touch against the Irish province through tries from Sean Lamont, seen here in 2007 and Phil John before Rhys Priestland put them in front with a penalty nine minutes from the end of normal time.(AFP/File/Jacques Demarthon)AFP - The Scarlets beat European champions Leinster 18-16 in the teams' Celtic League opener on Saturday.


Attempted murder charge for UK jewel heist suspect (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2009 02:04 PM PDT

AP - British police charged a man with attempted murder Saturday in connection with a $65 million jewelry robbery in London last month.

Violence flares at anti-Islamic extremism protest (AFP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2009 01:36 PM PDT

A protestor is moved by police officers during a demonstration organised by the English Defence League after they clashed with anti-fascists protestors in Birmingham. Police arrested more than 30 people Saturday after violence broke out at the protest.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Police arrested more than 30 men Saturday after violence broke out at a protest against Islamic extremism in Birmingham.


Harlequins lose their head in Premiership opener (AFP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2009 01:29 PM PDT

Harlequins forged a 12-5 lead thanks to tries from England wing Ugo Monye, seen here in action in 2008, and new signing Gonzalo Camacho, but their first attempt to put the fake blood affair behind them with victory on the pitch ended in defeat as they lost 26-15 to London rivals Wasps in their English Premiership opener.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Harlequins's first attempt to put the fake blood affair behind them with victory on the pitch ended in defeat as they lost 26-15 to London rivals Wasps in their English Premiership opener.


Seventh man charged over jewellery robbery (AFP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2009 01:23 PM PDT

A woman walks past the Graff jewellery showroom on New Bond Street in central London, in August 2009. A seventh man was charged Saturday in connection with what is believed to be Britain's biggest jewellery heist, worth 40 million pounds, police said.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - A seventh man was charged Saturday in connection with what is believed to be Britain's biggest jewellery heist, worth 40 million pounds, police said.


Mom opposes Dutch girl's plan to sail the globe (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2009 01:08 PM PDT

FILE - This Aug. 24, 2009 file photo shows from left: Dick Dekker, Laura Dekker and her lawyer Peter de Lange during a press conference in the courtroom in Utrecht, Netherlands. The mother of the 13-year-old Dekker whose hopes of becoming the youngest sailor to circle the globe solo broke her silence Saturday, saying the voyage was too dangerous and her daughter was 'not yet grown up' enough. A court last week ordered Laura placed in the custody of child care authorities for two months, and appointed a child psychologist to report on her capacity to cope with the risks of the voyage and possible harm of lengthy isolation during such formative years. (AP Photo/ Bart Muhl, File)AP - The mother of a 13-year-old who hopes to become the youngest sailor to circle the globe solo broke her silence Saturday, saying the voyage was too dangerous and her daughter was "not yet grown up" enough.


15 dead as boat sinks in Macedonia lake (AFP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2009 01:06 PM PDT

Rescuers retrieve bodies from The Iliden -- a sunken passenger boat in southwest Macedonia. An ageing tourist boat sank suddenly in Macedonia's popular Lake Ohrid, killing 15 people including six Bulgarians as survivors held on to wooden planks and buoys.(AFP)AFP - An ageing tourist boat sank suddenly in Macedonia's popular Lake Ohrid on Saturday, killing 15 Bulgarians as survivors clung to wooden planks and buoys, officials said.


Suspects released in Sarkozy death threats probe (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Sep 2009 12:04 PM PDT

Reuters - French police have released all 11 people arrested two days ago over death threats and bullets sent to President Nicolas Sarkozy and other politicians, a judicial source said on Saturday.

Sightseeing boat sinks in Macedonian lake, 15 dead (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2009 11:25 AM PDT

Rescuers retrieve bodies of drowned people from a sunken  boat in Lake Ohrid  in southwestern Macedonia, on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2009. Police said that at there were fatalities  when a boat sunk Saturday during a sightseeing tour of Macedonia's  Lake Ohrid. (AP Photo/Pooi)AP - An overloaded sightseeing boat carrying dozens of Bulgarian tourists sank Saturday in a lake on Macedonia's western border, and 15 people drowned, officials said.


Officials: 5 rebels shot dead in southern Russia (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2009 02:50 AM PDT

Map of Chechnya locating the Shali region. Four police were killed in Chechnya when a suicide bomber walked up to their car and blew himself up, the latest attack in the increasingly violent Russian region, officials have said.(AFP/Graphic)AP - Authorities in Russia's North Caucasus region have shot dead five insurgents — one of whom was wanted for organizing a failed assassination attempt on Ingushetia's leader, and two of whom may have been planning a terrorist act in Moscow, officials said Saturday.


UK official says oil was part of Lockerbie talks (AP)

Posted: 05 Sep 2009 02:28 AM PDT

Released Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, is seen in a hospital bed in Tripoli Sunday Aug. 30, 2009  in this image taken from TV from  footage by Britain's Channel 4 News.  Libyan Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mohammed Siala, said Monday Aug. 31, 2009  that Abdel Baset al-Megrahi was in the hospital and described him as a 'dying man.' His comments came after Britain's Channel 4 television Sunday night showed footage of the 57-year-old al-Megrahi in a Tripoli hospital bed propped up by pillows and wearing an oxygen mask.  (AP Photo/Channel 4 News, via APTN)AP - Trade and oil considerations played a big part in the decision to include the Lockerbie bomber in a prisoner transfer agreement between Britain and Libya, a senior British official said in an interview published Saturday.


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