2009年9月18日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Czechs survive Davis Cup battle, eye Spain final (AFP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 06:11 PM PDT

Radek Stepanek of Czech Republic returns a back hand to Croatia's Ivo Karlovic during their Davis Cup World Group semi-final match in Porec, Croatia. Stepanek won 6-7, 7-6, 7-6, 6-7, 16-14.(AFP/Hrvoje Polan)AFP - Croatia's Ivo Karlovic served a world record 78 aces, but still lost a six-hour Davis Cup semi-final marathon as the Czech Republic and holders Spain closed in on a December title showdown.

French Polynesia leader questioned in graft probe (AFP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 05:41 PM PDT

Veteran French Polynesia leader Gaston Flosse (pictured in January), an ally of former president Jacques Chirac, has been questioned in a graft probe in Tahiti as police searched his home and party headquarters.(AFP/File/Gregory Boissy)AFP - Veteran French Polynesia leader Gaston Flosse, an ally of former president Jacques Chirac, was questioned in a graft probe in Tahiti as police searched his home and party headquarters.

Kouchner: UN should stay in Haiti through election (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 03:41 PM PDT

Brazil's Foreign Minister Celso Amorin, right, stands with France's Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, center, and Haiti's Health Minister Alex Darsen during a meeting in Port-au-Prince, Friday, Sept. 18, 2009. Kouchner and Amorin are on a two-day official visit to Haiti.(AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)AP - France's foreign minister urged the U.N. to maintain peacekeeping troops in Haiti at least through next year's planned presidential elections, while acknowledging improved security in the impoverished, politically chaotic country.

12 Polish miners die in methane gas explosion (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 02:54 PM PDT

A survivor of a mining accident is brought to a hospital in Siemianowice Slaskie, Poland, Friday, Sept. 18, 2009. A methane leak in a Polish coal mine set off an explosion that killed 12 miners on Friday, Sept. 18, 2009 officials said. (AP Photo)AP - A methane leak in a Polish coal mine set off an explosion Friday that killed 12 miners and left dozens injured, 15 of them in critical condition, officials said.

Targeted deaths curb al-Qaida's expansion (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 02:19 PM PDT

FILE - This undated image originally released by Kenya's police force Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009 shows Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan. Nabhan was killed on Monday, Sept.14, 2009 by US commandos in Somalia. Recent deaths of militants in Somalia, Indonesia and Pakistan have chipped away at al-Qaida's power base, sapping the terror network of experienced operatives it had been using to train new recruits and wage attacks. (AP Photo/Kenyan Police, file)AP - Recent targeted attacks that killed militants in Somalia, Indonesia and Pakistan have chipped away at al-Qaida's power base, sapping the terror network of key leaders and experienced operatives who train recruits and wage attacks.

French court rules against eBay for counterfeiting (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 02:18 PM PDT

AP - A French court has found eBay responsible for brand counterfeiting and ordered the online marketplace operator to pay the luxury group LVMH euro80,000 ($118,000) compensation for damages caused to famous perfume brands like Christian Dior and Kenzo.

Poles, Czechs: US missile defense shift a betrayal (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 02:09 PM PDT

AP - Poles and Czechs voiced deep concern Friday at President Barack Obama's decision to scrap a Bush-era missile defense shield planned for their countries.

United edge Wednesday in Sheffield derby thriller (AFP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 02:00 PM PDT

Sheffield United ended a three-year winless streak against city rivals Sheffield Wednesday with a 3-2 English Championship victory in a pulsating Steel City derby here on Friday.(Sheffield United)AFP - Sheffield United ended a three-year winless streak against city rivals Sheffield Wednesday with a 3-2 English Championship victory in a pulsating Steel City derby here on Friday.

Analysis: Advantage to Russia in US missile move (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 01:52 PM PDT

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at an international investment forum in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, which is to host the 2014 Winter Olympics on Friday, Sept. 18, 2009. Putin on Friday praised President Barack Obama's decision to scrap plans for a missile defense system in Europe and urged the U.S. to also cancel Cold War-era restrictions on trade with Russia. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, pool)AP - The Kremlin got exactly what it wanted when the United States scrapped plans for missile defenses on Russia's borders.

Euro farmers dump milk to protest price slump (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 01:49 PM PDT

French farmers spray milk onto a field to protest falling milk prices, Friday, Sept. 18, 2009 in Bardos, southwestern France. Farmers around Europe are dumping milk in protests to call attention to falling milk prices and a plan to phase out milk quotas. The EU Farm Commissioner responded Thursday Sept. 17, 2009 by offering extra help to dairy farmers. (AP Photo/Bob Edme)AP - Angry French farmers dumped millions of liters of fresh milk next to one of France's most famous tourist sites on Friday to denounce the slumping cost of milk and an EU plan to end production quotas, which could further drive prices down.

Germany: al-Qaida posts video with new threat (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 12:50 PM PDT

AP - Al-Qaida has posted a new video threatening Germany, highlighting an increased threat level ahead of national elections and prompting authorities to step up security, the Interior Ministry said Friday.

Expert: bloody footprint not Italy defendant's (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 12:33 PM PDT

U.S. murder suspect Amanda Knox arrives for a hearing in the murder trial for Meredith Kercher at Perugia's courthouse, Italy, Friday, Sept. 18, 2009. Knox and Raffaele Sollecito, her former boyfriend, are charged with murder in the 2007 slaying of British student Meredith Kercher, with whom Knox shared a rented flat in the Italian city of Perugia. Both deny wrongdoing. (AP Photo/Stefano Medici)AP - A bloody footprint found at the house where a British student was killed in Italy was wrongly attributed to one of the defendants in the case, a forensic expert for the defense testified at the murder trial Friday.

Hard times: Spanish court clerks must take the bus (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 11:26 AM PDT

AP - Times are hard in much of Spain, but down south it's getting serious: Court clerks are reduced to forgoing taxis and catching a bus when they have to serve a summons.

Nuclear conference criticizes Israeli nukes (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 11:05 AM PDT

An Iranian technician works at the control room of the Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities (UCF), 420 kms south of Tehran in 2007. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Iran Friday to engage in talks with the United States and other powers on its suspect nuclear activities or pay the price of further isolation and economic pressure.(AFP/File/Behrouz Mehri)AP - Overriding Western objections, a 150-nation nuclear conference on Friday passed a resolution directly criticizing Israel and its atomic program for the first time in 18 years. Iran hailed the vote as a "glorious moment."

NATO chief proposes linked US/Russian/NATO defense (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:31 AM PDT

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen gestures while speaking during a speech at the Concert Noble in Brussels, Friday Sept. 18, 2009. Fogh Rasmussen, in his first foreign policy speech since taking office, has urged the Western alliance and Russia to consider linking their defensive missile systems. Rasmussen's call for a rethink of NATO's ties with Moscow comes a day after the U.S. dropped plans for a large defensive missile system in Europe that Russia opposed.(AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)AP - The head of NATO called Friday for the U.S., Russia and NATO to link their missile defense systems against potential new nuclear threats from Asia and the Middle East, saying that the old foes must forget their lingering Cold War animosity.

Greek police find pot plants in high-way median (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 09:27 AM PDT

AP - A man has been arrested in northern Greece for allegedly growing marijuana in the median strip of the country's main, um, highway.

Italians support shift in Afghan strategy (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 08:05 AM PDT

A sacrary shows 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 - The killing of six Italian soldiers in Afghanistan — Italy's deadliest day in the conflict to date — has set off calls to bring the troops home or least for a change in the international strategy in the war.

Polls: Merkel on track for new German coalition (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 07:20 AM PDT

AP - Chancellor Angela Merkel drew encouragement Friday from polls that showed her on track to form a new center-right government after Germany's national election, and pushed her agenda of tax relief to stimulate growth.

Lockerbie bomber releases legal documents (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 07:13 AM PDT

Abdel Basset al-Megrahi sits in a wheelchair in his room at a hospital in Tripoli September 9, 2009. REUTERS/Ismail ZetounyAP - The only man convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing posted his legal defense to the Web on Friday, saying he hopes it will help convince people he had nothing to do with the terrorist attack that killed 270 people.

Theater, TV make drama from world financial crisis (AP)

Posted: 18 Sep 2009 07:05 AM PDT

Michael Moore, right, director/writer/producer/star of the documentary 'Capitalism: A Love Story,' chats with Roseanne Barr at a screening of the film at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)AP - Greed, hubris, vast fortunes erased at a stroke — the financial crisis is dramatic gold dust for writers.

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