2009年10月10日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Ferdinand 'not to blame' for England defeat: Capello (AFP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 05:34 PM PDT

Frank Lampard of England reacts after he missed a goal during the WC2010, Group 6 qualifying football match against Ukraine in Dnipropetrovsk. Ukraine won 1-0.(AFP/Sergei Supinsky)AFP - Fabio Capello insists England defender Rio Ferdinand should not be held responsible for his side's 1-0 qualifying defeat against Ukraine.

Russians vote in test for Medvedev's democracy pledge (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 03:21 PM PDT

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gesture as they watch a World Cup 2010 Group 4 qualifying match between Russia and Germany at Luzhniki stadium in Moscow October 10, 2009. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremlin/Vladimir RodionovReuters - President Dmitry Medvedev faces a test of his pledge to boost Russian democracy on Sunday when polls open for 30 million voters in regional elections the opposition say have been rigged.

Turkey, Armenia sign historic accord (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 02:38 PM PDT

Armenia's ambassador to Switzerland, Charles Aznavour, center, and his delegation arrive before the signing ceremony of a Turkey and Armenia peace deal in Zurich, Switzerland, Saturday Oct. 10, 2009. The Turks and Armenians are to sign an accord establishing diplomatic ties in hopes of reopening their border and ending a century of acrimony over their bloody past. (AP Photo/Christian Hartmann, Pool)AP - Turkey and Armenia signed a landmark agreement Saturday to establish diplomatic relations and open their sealed border after a century of enmity, as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton helped the two sides clear a last-minute snag.

Australia's Robertson reaches British Grand Prix final (AFP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 01:57 PM PDT

Australia's Neil Robertson reached the British Grand Prix final with a dramatic 6-5 semi-final victory over world champion John Higgins, pictured in May 2009, which went down to the final black in Glasgow on Saturday.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Australia's Neil Robertson reached the British Grand Prix final with a dramatic 6-5 semi-final victory over world champion John Higgins which went down to the final black in Glasgow on Saturday.

Manchester police arrest 48 in protest (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 01:28 PM PDT

Police contain protestors in Manchester's city center, after demonstrators took to the streets in rival race protests Saturday Oct. 10, 2009. Police in fluorescent jackets stood between hundreds of anti-Islam protesters and counter-demonstrators in the English city of Manchester on Saturday, arresting 18 people in a bid to keep the peace. Police locked down a section of the city center as some 2,000 people gathered. (AP Photo/Gareth Copley/PA Wire)AP - Police in fluorescent jackets stood between hundreds of anti-Islam protesters and anti-racist counter-demonstrators in the English city of Manchester on Saturday, arresting 48 people in a bid to keep the peace.

UK police arrest 48 as far right, opponents clash (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 01:22 PM PDT

A police officer watches demonstrators during a protest by the English Defence League in Manchester, northern England, October 10, 2009. REUTERS/Phil NobleReuters - Police arrested 48 men during skirmishes between a far-right group and opponents in the northern English city of Manchester on Saturday.

Man held in France over 'Qaeda links' released: official (AFP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 01:22 PM PDT

CERN scientists face computer screens at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) control center in 2008, near Geneva in Switzerland. The younger of two brothers arrested in France on suspicion of links to Al-Qaeda was released without charge, a judicial official said. The detention of the elder brother, a 32-year-old engineer at the CERN nuclear research lab, was extended, the source said.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - The younger of two brothers arrested in France on suspicion of links to the Al-Qaeda militant network was released on Saturday without charge, a judicial official said.

French culture minister in new scandal after 'boy sex' row (AFP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 01:02 PM PDT

French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand makes a phone call in Bordeaux. Mitterrand was back in the spotlight Saturday for standing as character reference for two rapists after a row over his admission of paying AFP - French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand was back in the spotlight Saturday for standing as character reference for two rapists after a row over his admission of paying "boys" for sex.

Ecuador to seek defense deals with Russia (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:31 PM PDT

Reuters - Ecuador's leftist President Rafael Correa said on Saturday he will travel to Russia late this month to strengthen ties aimed in part at enhancing his country's defenses.

Soros urges EU to do more to bail out Latvia (AFP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:08 PM PDT

US billionaire George Soros, pictured in March 2009, on Saturday called on the European Union to do more to help Latvia's hard-hit economy, expected to retract by an EU-worst 18 percent this year.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Wong)AFP - US billionaire George Soros on Saturday called on the European Union to do more to help Latvia's hard-hit economy, expected to retract by an EU-worst 18 percent this year.

Ireland's Green Party votes to stay in government (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 11:54 AM PDT

AP - Members of Ireland's environmentalist Green Party voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to stay in Prime Minister Brian Cowen's coalition government as it battles a runaway deficit, surging unemployment and crippled banks.

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Posted: 10 Oct 2009 11:18 AM PDT

AP - Turkey and Armenia clear snag to sign accord establishing ties aimed at ending long enmity.

Britain's Prince Philip reveals his TV woes (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:56 AM PDT

AP - He may be married to Queen Elizabeth II, but Prince Philip has the same technological troubles as millions of commoners.

Singer Luis Aguile has died (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:40 AM PDT

AP - Luis Aguile, an Argentine singer-songwriter whose career blossomed after he moved to Spain, died in a Madrid hospital on Saturday, his manager said. He was 73.

UK's Brown reveals he has 2 retina tears (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:28 AM PDT

FILE -- In this Thursday Oct. 1, 2009, file photo, Britain's Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Labour Party Gordon Brown smiles at the final day of the annual party conference in the southern coastal town of Brighton, England. The office of Britain's prime minister says Gordon Brown has two minor tears in his retina. But Brown's Downing Street office says in a Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, statement there has been no further deterioration and no change in his eyesight. Brown's doctors have decided against further operations. Brown lost the use of one eye in a sporting accident when he was a teenager. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis/file)AP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain disclosed Saturday that an eye examination showed two tears in his right retina — a revelation that could embolden critics who want him to step down before a national election.

US lead in danger? Nobels tell a different story (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 08:35 AM PDT

Graphic shows Nobel Prizes won by AmericansAP - After cleaning up in the Nobel science prizes, the United States on Friday scored another coup: the peace prize for a president less than nine months in office.

Russian president congratulates Obama on Nobel (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 07:48 AM PDT

AP - Russia's president has congratulated President Barack Obama on winning the Nobel Peace Prize, saying the award will encourage further U.S.-Russian cooperation, the Kremlin said Saturday.

Russia: Protest in St. Petersburg over skyscraper (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 07:29 AM PDT

FILE -- In this Nov. 2006 file photo, officials look at a model of the Gazprom's skyscraper at an exhibition in St. Petersburg, Russia. Governor of Russia's second city of St. Petersburg, Valentina Matviyenko, signed a decree Tuesday allowing the construction of a hulking skyscraper for state energy giant Gazprom in the city's czarist-era center. (AP Photo/File)AP - About 3,000 protesters rallied in Russia's former czarist capital on Saturday to protest a plan to build a hulking skyscraper for state energy giant Gazprom.

Hungary pageant for surgically enhanced beauties (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 07:13 AM PDT

Winners of the Miss Plastic Hungary beauty pageant, queen Reka Urban, center, first runner-up Edina Kulcsar, right, and second-runner up Alexandra Horvath, left, smile together after the contest in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. It's a night for unnatural beauties. With contestants showing off breast implants, nose jobs and face lifts, Miss Plastic Hungary 2009 will strive to promote the benefits of plastic surgery in a country where such artificial enhancements are viewed mostly with a wary eye. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)AP - It was a night for unnatural beauties. Contestants showed off breast implants, nose jobs and face lifts as Miss Plastic Hungary 2009 strove to promote the benefits of plastic surgery in a country where artificial enhancements are viewed mostly with a wary eye.

French soldiers fire on pirates in Indian Ocean (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 06:33 AM PDT

This picture released by the French army on October 7, shows Somali pirates who attempted to storm the French navy's 18,000 ton flagship in the Indian Ocean after mistaking it for a cargo vessel, being arrested. French marines aboard trawlers in the Indian Ocean Saturday fired on pirates to repel a dawn attack, as two vessels used in the attack were subsequently captured by Seychelles coastguards.(AFP/ECPAD/File/Olivier Amalvict)AP - French soldiers opened fire to chase off pirates who launched an attack Saturday on two fishing boats in the Indian Ocean, France's military said.

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