2009年9月12日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Mowbray relieved to avoid new Celtic injuries (AFP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2009 05:26 PM PDT

Celtic missed the chance to knock Rangers off the top of the Scottish Premier League after 10-man Dundee United held them to a 1-1 draw at Parkhead on Saturday. Australian Scott McDonald, seen here in action in May 2009, rescued a point for the Hoops as he headed in an equaliser after David Goodwillie had fired United into an early lead.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Tony Mowbray said he was relieved not to have added any more players to his ever-growing injury list ahead of Thursday's Europa League clash with Hapoel Tel Aviv, after his Celtic side emerged unscathed from a 1-1 draw with Dundee United.

Rising numbers of Britons travel to Somalia for 'jihad': report (AFP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2009 05:22 PM PDT

Somali men carry a stretcher with the body of one of the six people that were killed by a stray mortar shell fired by extremist insurgents that struck a hospital for army veterans in Mogadishu. Intelligence chiefs have warned Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government that Somalia is the next challenge in efforts to stem Islamic terrorism, a report said Sunday.(AFP/Mustafa Abdi)AFP - Intelligence chiefs have warned Prime Minister Gordon Brown's government that Somalia is the next challenge in efforts to stem Islamic terrorism, a report said Sunday.

AP Source: American Airlines talking with JAL (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2009 05:12 PM PDT

In this photo taken Aug. 7, 2009, Japan Airlines passenger planes park on the tarmac of Tokyo's Haneda Airport, Japan. Kyodo News reported Friday, Sept. 11, 2009, struggling Japan Airlines Corp. is considering receiving capital contributions from Delta Air Lines Inc. and forming a capital and business tie-up on international flight operations with the U.S. airline according to industry sources. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)AP - American Airlines parent AMR Corp. is negotiating for closer ties and possibly an investment in financially troubled Japan Airlines Corp., according to a person familiar with the talks.

Portugal Socialists ahead, but margin thin: polls (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Sep 2009 04:56 PM PDT

Reuters - Portugal's ruling Socialists were slightly ahead in two opinion polls published Saturday two weeks before a parliamentary election, but fell short of the absolute majority they have enjoyed the past four years.

Fowler shines as US lead Walker Cup (AFP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2009 04:52 PM PDT

Rickie Fowler of the USA hits his tee shot at the 2nd hole during the afternoon singles matches on the East Course at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Fowler notched two lopsided victories Saturday as the United States took an 8-4 lead over Great Britain and Ireland in the Walker Cup amateur golf matches.(AFP/Getty Images/David Cannon)AFP - Rickie Fowler notched two lopsided victories Saturday as the United States took an 8-4 lead over Great Britain and Ireland in the Walker Cup amateur golf matches.

Ban on TV product placement 'to be lifted' (AFP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2009 04:33 PM PDT

Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw is pictured in June 2009. Britain is to lift strict rules on product placement on television shows in an attempt to boost the advertising revenues of struggling broadcasters, reports said Sunday.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Britain is to lift strict rules on product placement on television shows in an attempt to boost the advertising revenues of struggling broadcasters, reports said Sunday.

EU discusses progress, problems during rare Mugabe talks (AFP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2009 01:16 PM PDT

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (L) meets with Swedish Development Minister Gunilla Carlsson in Harare. The European Union said Saturday it wanted Zimbabwe's unity government to succeed, but sought further political reforms from Mugabe during the bloc's first meeting with him in seven years.(AFP/Jekesai Njikizana)AFP - The European Union said Saturday it wanted Zimbabwe's unity government to succeed, but sought further reforms from President Robert Mugabe during a first meeting with him in seven years.

Magna wants to cut 10,500 jobs, 4,500 in Germany: report (AFP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2009 01:01 PM PDT

A flag bearing the logo of German carmaker Opel. Canadian auto parts maker Magna and its Russian finance partner plan to cut 10,500 jobs in Europe when taking over car makers Opel and Vauxhall, 4,500 of them in Germany, a German newspaper reported.(AFP/DDP/File/Philipp Guelland)AFP - Canadian auto parts maker Magna and its Russian finance partner plan to cut 10,500 jobs in Europe when taking over car makers Opel and Vauxhall, 4,500 of them in Germany, a German newspaper reported.

Pregnant woman jailed for heroin trafficking gives birth (AFP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2009 12:21 PM PDT

Samantha Orobator (C) is led from a courthouse in Vientiane after her sentencing in June 2009. Orobator, who was transferred when she was heavily pregnant from Laos to Britain to serve out her life sentence for drugs trafficking, has given birth, her lawyers said Saturday.(AFP/File)AFP - A woman, transferred when she was heavily pregnant from Laos to Britain to serve out her life sentence for drugs trafficking, has given birth, her lawyers said Saturday.

Russian officials: 7 die in Caucasus violence (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2009 12:05 PM PDT

Map locates the Ingushetia, Chechnya and Dagestan regions in Russia’s North CaucasusAP - Militant attacks and gunbattles across Russia's violence-plagued North Caucasus left seven people dead Saturday, including the second suicide bomber to strike in less than 24 hours, law enforcement and emergency officials said.

Russian leader orders restrictions on beer (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2009 11:51 AM PDT

AP - President Dmitry Medvedev is ordering new restrictions on the sale of beer and similar beverages in what appears to be his first effort to battle Russia's rampant alcoholism.

UK troubled by anti-Islam rallies, counterprotests (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2009 11:39 AM PDT

Muslim youths shout against anti-Muslim protesters in the London suburb of Harrow, Friday Sept. 11, 2009. Police separated a small group of anti-Muslims from a crowd outside a northwest London mosque. Police prevented members of Stop Islamification of Europe from approaching a crowd of several hundred that had gathered outside the Harrow Central Mosque. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Violent clashes between anti-Islam demonstrators and Muslim counter-protesters in English cities are worrying the government, with one British minister comparing the disturbances to 1930s-era fascist incitement.

Flash floods hit Turkey, hundreds evacuated (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2009 10:36 AM PDT

People try to save their belongings two days after flash floods in Ikitelli, Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009. Flash floods gushed across a major highway and a commercial district in Istanbul Wednesday, killing 31 people. Authorities say they are bracing for more heavy rain in Turkey as rescuers continue searching for nine people dragged away by flood waters in the country's northwest. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Usta)AP - Flash floods in northwestern Turkey forced the evacuation of about 200 workers at tile and brick factories by helicopter Saturday, an official said.

French photographer Willy Ronis dead at 99 (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2009 10:30 AM PDT

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2005 file photo, French photographer Willy Ronis holds a Rolleiflex camera at his apartment in Paris. Ronis, the last of the great French photographers best known for his shots of the quirky corners of Paris, died early Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009 at age 99. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)AP - Willy Ronis, the last of France's postwar greats of photography who captured the essence of Paris in black and white scenes of everyday life, died Saturday. He was 99.

Report: British special forces train Libyan troops (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2009 09:38 AM PDT

Libyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing but recently released from his Scottish prison on compassionate grounds, is seen with medical staff and unidentified others as he is visited by a group of African parliamentarians, not pictured, at Tripoli Medical Center in Tripoli, Libya Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009. The ailing Lockerbie bomber looked weak and pale, sat in a wheelchair, and did not speak as he was visited by a group of African parliamentarians Wednesday in a rare appearance at the hospital where he is being treated for prostate cancer. (AP Photo/Abdel Magid Al Fergany)AP - Some of Britain's most elite soldiers have been training Libyan forces in counterterrorism and surveillance for the past six months, a newspaper said Saturday.

Election fever heightens Ukraine political chaos (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2009 08:08 AM PDT

AP - The lawmaker strode through parliament, smiling politely and clutching a chair — his contribution to a barricade designed to paralyze proceedings.

Naples cardinal: Relic kiss OK despite swine flu (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2009 05:56 AM PDT

AP - The cardinal of Naples says it is OK for the faithful to kiss a flask of St. Gennaro's blood despite fears of swine flu.

12 German police injured in Hamburg clashes (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2009 05:05 AM PDT

German police forces clean up at a crossroads while water cannons extinguish a burning street barricade during clashes with left-wing demonstrators in Hamburg, Germany, on Friday, Sept. 11, 2009. Some hundreds protestors demonstrated against the meeting of Germany's right-wing party NPD. (AP Photo/Fabian Bimmer)AP - Police say 12 officers have been injured in clashes with left-wing demonstrators in the German city of Hamburg following a far-right rally.

Fans pack Milan square for funeral of TV host (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2009 04:54 AM PDT

People stand behind a banner reading, 'Bye Mike', during the funeral service of Mike Bongiorno, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009. Bongiorno a veteran TV host who made quiz shows popular in Italy in the 1950s and 1960s, died of a heart attack at his home in Monte Carlo Tuesday. He was 85. Nicknamed ' The Quiz King,'' Bongiorno was of American origin but made his name in Italy. He was one of Italy's most enduring and beloved television personalities. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Aresu)AP - Premier Silvio Berlusconi, TV personalities and thousands of fans of Italy's beloved television host Mike Bongiorno have turned out in Milan for his state funeral.

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