2009年9月17日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Lloyds bank to join govt's toxic asset plan: report (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 06:02 PM PDT

Lloyds Banking Group is likely to take part in the British government's insurance scheme for toxic assets after a stress test was completed on the state-controlled British lender, reports said Friday.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - Lloyds Banking Group is likely to take part in the government's insurance scheme for toxic assets after a stress test was completed on the state-controlled lender, reports said Friday.

AP NewsBreak: Nuke agency says Iran can make bomb (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 05:20 PM PDT

FILE - In this July 15, 2008 file photo, The Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamad El Baradei arrives for talks with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)AP - Iran experts at the U.N nuclear monitoring agency believe Tehran has the ability to make a nuclear bomb and worked on developing a missile system that can carry an atomic warhead, according to a confidential report seen by The Associated Press.

Italy's migrant crackdown sparks political tensions (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 05:11 PM PDT

Would-be immigrants sit on the deck of a rescue vessel of the Italian Guardia di Finanza (Financial Guard) as they arrive in the Sicilian harbour of Porto Empedocle in this April 20, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Antonio Parrinello/FilesReuters - The deaths of 73 African migrants who drifted for three weeks in the Mediterranean without rescue have heightened concern about Italy's crackdown on immigration, opening cracks in its ruling coalition and a rift with Brussels.

U.S. replaces Bush plan for Europe missile shield (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 04:24 PM PDT

A C300 anti-aircraft missile flies over head during an air defense exercise near the Black sea town of Shabla east of the Bulgarian capital Sofia, Friday, Sept. 4, 2009. The exercise is organized in accordance with the NATO military standards. (AP Photo/Petar Petrov)Reuters - President Barack Obama on Thursday scrapped a Bush-era missile defense plan for Europe that Russia had bitterly opposed and offered what he said would be faster, more flexible defense systems to protect against Iran.

G20 leaders set to curb bonuses, keep stimulus (Reuters)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 04:12 PM PDT

Reuters - European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to seek curbs on bankers' bonuses at next week's G20 summit and said they wanted evidence the recession is over before they stop spending to prop up their economies.

Merkel forced to answer allegations of Opel protectionism (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 04:00 PM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel poses in front of a Audi logo during her visit of the 63rd International Motor Show (IAA) in the central German city of Frankfurt am Main on the official opening day. Merkel on Thursday defended her government's decision to come to the aid of auto maker Opel, which has sparked accusations of protectionism.(AFP/DDP/File/Torsten Silz)AFP - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday defended her government's decision to come to the aid of auto maker Opel, which has sparked accusations of protectionism.

Europe agrees to claw back bankers' bonuses (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 03:26 PM PDT

Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt (R), whose country holds the rotating EU presidency welcomes French President Nicolas Sarkozy ahead of a European Union working dinner at the EU Council headquarters in Brussels. Europe's leaders agreed Thursday on a bid to jolt US President Barack Obama into a future 'claw back' of excessive bankers' bonuses at next week's G20 summit.(AFP/Gerard Cerles)AFP - Europe's leaders agreed Thursday on a bid to jolt US President Barack Obama into a future 'claw back' of excessive bankers' bonuses at next week's G20 summit.

UK army chief: Afghan defeat would harm reputation (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 02:59 PM PDT

AP - Britain's new army chief warned Thursday that failure in Afghanistan would alienate millions of Afghans, lead to a resurgence of al-Qaida inspired terrorism and destabilize neighboring Pakistan.

Spain indicts alleged 3 ex-Nazis for genocide (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 02:57 PM PDT

AP - A Spanish judge on Thursday indicted three alleged ex-Nazi death camp guards who all lived for many years in the United States, charging them with being accessories to genocide and crimes against humanity.

Spain sees Iceland, Croatia as EU members in 2010: FM (AFP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 02:39 PM PDT

Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, seen here on September 8, 2009, said Thursday he hoped EU accession talks with Iceland and Croatia could be concluded during Spain's EU presidency which ends in June next year.(AFP/File/Louai Beshara)AFP - Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos said Thursday he hoped EU accession talks with Iceland and Croatia could be concluded during Spain's EU presidency which ends in June next year.

EU leaders press Obama on bonuses, climate change (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 02:15 PM PDT

AP - EU leaders issued a joint plea to U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday to back their call for rich and developing nations to cap bankers' pay and to impose deeper cuts on emissions for a new global climate change pact.

Eastern Europe grumbles about downgrade in US ties (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 02:06 PM PDT

Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer gestures during the press conference in Prague on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. Fischer announced that the United States withdrew from the plans to build missile defence bases in the Czech Republic and Poland about which U.S. President Barack Obama informed him by phone. (AP Photo,CTK/Michal Kamaryt)AP - Scuttling a missile defense shield in the Czech Republic and Poland helps smooth relations between the U.S. and Russia. But at what price?

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Posted: 17 Sep 2009 01:15 PM PDT

AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy says EU leaders agree to impose a cap on banker pay.

Berlusconi: best to exit Afghanistan soon (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 12:20 PM PDT

A view of a sacrary displaying the six photos, of the fallen soldiers from the Italian Army, who died in an attack on an Italian military convoy in Kabul which also killed 10 Afghan civilians, seen in Rome, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. The victims, all paratroopers of the Italian 186th Folgore regiment, were in the photos on the table from left to right, 1st Corporal Major Matteo Mureddu, 1st Corporal Major Davide Ricchiuto, Liutenant Antonio Fortunato, Sargeant Major Roberto Valente, 1st Corporal Major Giandomenico Pistonami, and Corporal Major (scelto) Massimiliano Randino. Italy said Thursday that its troops will remain in Afghanistan, despite suffering its deadliest attack to date in the country, a suicide car bombing that killed six soldiers and wounded four, although one minister said he hoped the soldiers could return home by year's end. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)AP - Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Thursday it would be best for international troops to leave Afghanistan soon, after a bomb blast in Kabul killed six Italian soldiers in Italy's deadliest day yet in the conflict.

Jewish activists concerned ahead of UNESCO vote (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 12:14 PM PDT

Egyptian Culture Minister Hosni Farouk is seen during a break in hearings at the UNESCO headquarters, Tuesday Sept.15, 2009 in Paris. Farouk, who is campaigning to be the next head of the U.N. office that promotes cultural diversity, outraged many Jews with his comments in April 2008 vowing to burn any Israeli books found in Egypt's famed Library of Alexandria.(AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)AP - He's an Egyptian culture minister who once threatened to burn Israeli books — and he might soon become the face of the United Nations' arm for learning and culture.

Rights group: media covering polluters threatened (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 11:50 AM PDT

AP - Journalists face increasing threats when they report on companies and governments damaging the environment, a media rights group said Thursday, citing arrests, violence and disappearances of those who denounce deforestation, pollution and other damage.

Teen wounds 8 students, 1 teacher at German school (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 11:35 AM PDT

Police officers and paramedics walk in front of Carolinum school in Ansbach, Germany Thursday Sept. 17, 2009. Police say a 19-year-old armed with an ax has attacked a high school in southern Germany, wounding several students. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle)AP - An 18-year-old armed with an ax, knives and Molotov cocktails attacked his high school in southern Germany on Thursday, injuring eight pupils and a teacher before police shot and arrested him, authorities said.

Austria: Man convicted for flame-thrower killings (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 11:18 AM PDT

AP - An Austrian court has convicted a man for killing his in-laws by setting them on fire with a homemade flame-thrower.

Medvedev: US missile plan decision is responsible (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 10:46 AM PDT

AP - President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday praised the decision by the Obama administration to scrap plans for a missile defense system in Eastern Europe, calling it a "responsible move."

Turkey urges Syria, Iraq to fight terrorism (AP)

Posted: 17 Sep 2009 10:15 AM PDT

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, left, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, second from left, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, second from right, and Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa, right, are seen during their meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Usta)AP - Syria and Iraq should unite against terrorism, Turkey's foreign minister said Thursday amid efforts to defuse tensions over Iraqi allegations that Syria has been used as a launching pad for violence in Baghdad.

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