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Yahoo! News: Europe News

RBS mulls share rights issue: reports (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 03:33 PM PDT

A view of the London headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland. The Royal Bank of Scotland is considering approaching the market for extra money to avoid giving more control to the government, reports said Sunday, the second bank to mull such a move.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The Royal Bank of Scotland is considering approaching the market for extra money to avoid giving more control to the government, reports said Sunday, the second bank to mull such a move.

UK's Brown to meet Libya's Gaddafi Thurs: report (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 03:02 PM PDT

Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will greet Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi at the United Nations on Thursday in their first meeting since the release of the Lockerbie bomber, The Daily Telegraph reported on Monday.

Spain Opel workers protest Magna: media (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 02:05 PM PDT

Reuters - Thousands of people marched through the streets of Zaragoza north east Spain on Saturday to protest Canada's Magna's (MGa.TO) acquisition of 55 percent of General Motors' Opel, Spanish media reported.

Church of England head urges protection for Iranian refugees (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 02:04 PM PDT

A picture released by the People's Mujahedeen shows Iraqi security forces clashing with a member of the Iranian opposition-in-exile at Camp Ashraf in July 2009, north of Baghdad in the Diyala province. The head of the Church of England said Sunday that Iraq and the United States have a duty to protect Iranian refugees in a camp in Iraq from violence or abuse.(AFP/HO/File/People's Mujahedeen)AFP - The head of the Church of England said Sunday that Iraq and the United States have a duty to protect Iranian refugees in a camp in Iraq from violence or abuse.

Top designers come home to fanfare in London (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 01:27 PM PDT

A model displays an outfit by designer Nicole Farhi during Spring/Summer 2010 collection show on the third day of the London Fashion Week, in central London.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Matthew Williamson and Antonio Berardi made their hotly-anticipated return to London Fashion Week on Sunday, injecting some serious glamour into the event as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.

2 people die in poisoning at German therapy group (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 12:48 PM PDT

Exterior view of the house of a psychotherapist in Berlin, Germany, Sept. 20, 2009. Two people died and 10 others were hospitalized after being poisoned while taking part in a group therapy session in Berlin, German police said Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009. One person is in critical condition in a coma. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)AP - A doctor leading a group therapy session gave participants drugs and other substances that killed two and left 10 hospitalized, Berlin police said Sunday. One person was left comatose and in critical condition.

Murray despair as third-rate Britain suffer Davis Cup relegation (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 12:04 PM PDT

Andy Murray vies during a Davis Cup tennis Euro/Africa Group Zone One mens singles match against Jerzy Janowicz of Poland at the Liverpool Echo Arena venue, Liverpool. World number three Murray and Great Britain were relegated to the third tier of world tennis on Sunday after a 3-2 defeat against Poland condemned them to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - World number three Andy Murray and Great Britain were relegated to the third tier of world tennis on Sunday after a 3-2 defeat against Poland condemned them to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

Lib-Dems reject working with Conservatives (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 11:40 AM PDT

Liberal Democrat Party leader Nick Clegg speaks in 2007. Clegg on Sunday rejected a suggestion from the main opposition Conservatives to work together against the ruling Labour government.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - The head of the Liberal Democratic party on Sunday rejected a suggestion from the main opposition Conservatives to work together against the ruling Labour government.

Sweden gears up for 2010 vote with expansive budget (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 11:35 AM PDT

Reuters - Sweden's center-right government, hoping to ride a wave of stimulus measures to re-election next year, announced on Sunday extra spending plans to underpin tentative signs of economic recovery.

Five-wicket Swann saves England from whitewash (AFP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 11:19 AM PDT

England's Graeme Swan, who took five wickets against Australia, is pictured during the seventh one day international cricket match at the Riverside, in Chester-Le-Street. Swann's maiden ODI five-wicket haul ensured England avoided the humiliation of becoming the first side to lose a one-day series 7-0 with a four-wicket win over Australia on Sunday.(AFP/Graham Stuart)AFP - Graeme Swann's maiden ODI five-wicket haul ensured England avoided the humiliation of becoming the first side to lose a one-day series 7-0 with a four-wicket win over Australia on Sunday.

Medvedev: Israel not planning Iran strike (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 10:22 AM PDT

In this photo taken Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during an interview with Swiss media at the Barvikha residence outside Moscow. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)AP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says Israeli officials have assured him that they are not planning a military strike on Iran.

Rowan Williams: protect Camp Ashraf residents (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 09:48 AM PDT

AP - The Archbishop of Canterbury said Sunday that the U.S. and Iraq must protect the residents of Camp Ashraf from violence and abuse.

Key events that led to major French slander trial (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 09:14 AM PDT

AP - Some key events in the scandal known as the Clearstream affair that comes to trial Monday in Paris:

Countdown to destruction at French migrant camp (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 08:38 AM PDT

A migrant washes his clothes in the so-called 'jungle'camp in Calais, northern France, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009. The camp in the French port city of Calais, used by migrants waiting to cross into Britain from France, is to be closed and demolished, French officials have announced. The camp was established after the official Red Cross camp at Sangatte near Calais was closed in 2002. It is estimated some 1500 people live at the camp which is known locally as 'the jungle'. French officials have said each one of the residents at the camp would be given the chance to apply for asylum or be repatriated. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)AP - Hijrat Hotak's parents sold the family home in Afghanistan, paying a smuggler $15,000 (euro10,200.61) to help buy a bright future in Britain for their 15-year-old son.

Oil company agrees to Ivory Coast waste settlement (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 08:35 AM PDT

AP - Oil-trading company Trafigura said Sunday it has agreed to a settlement with people who claim they fell ill after a tanker dumped hundreds of tons of waste around the Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan.

Italian 'cave dweller' Montalbini dead at 56 (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 06:31 AM PDT

AP - Italian sociologist Maurizio Montalbini, who spent months dwelling in caves to study how the mind and body cope with complete isolation, has died at 56.

Presidential rivalry at core of big French trial (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 04:15 AM PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy gestures while speaking during a press conference after a special EU summit at the EU Council building in Brussels, Thursday Sept. 17, 2009. The U.S. is set to face renewed pressure from the EU Thursday as the bloc's 27 leaders meet to draft a strategy to push President Barack Obama to agree on a cap on excessive executive and trader bonuses. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)AP - Two men who reached the pinnacle of French politics after a career-long battle stand at the heart of a slander trial opening in Paris on Monday.

Swiss confirm officials visited Guantanamo camp (AP)

Posted: 20 Sep 2009 02:30 AM PDT

AP - The Swiss Justice Ministry says officials visited the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, last month to gather information on inmates the Alpine country is considering taking in when they are released.

Paris rooftops abuzz with beekeeping (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2009 09:00 PM PDT

This Aug. 26, 2009 photo shows Joelle Waldman, left, and Gilles Rannou collecting honey at the Luxembourg Garden in Paris. The bee business is thriving on famous rooftops and public gardens in the middle of the urban jungle in Paris even as bees are disappearing from fields across France and the world, threatening plants and food supplies. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)AP - In the romantic city of lights, the bees are downright busy.

Russia says it won't deploy missiles near Poland (AP)

Posted: 19 Sep 2009 06:54 PM PDT

The Russian missile complex AP - Russia said Saturday it will scrap a plan to deploy missiles near Poland since Washington has dumped a planned missile shield in Eastern Europe. It also harshly criticized Iran's president for new comments denying the Holocaust.

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