2009年10月14日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Explorers: North Pole summers ice free in 10 years (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 05:22 PM PDT

AP - The North Pole will turn into an open sea during summer within a decade, according to data released Wednesday by a team of explorers who trekked through the Arctic for three months

Arctic ice cap to disappear in 20-30 years: study (AFP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 04:27 PM PDT

In this undated image obatined from www.catlinarcticsurvey.com, British explorers Pen Hadow (R) and Ann Daniels cross a refrozen lead in the North Pole. The Arctic ice cap will disappear completely in summer months within 20 to 30 years, a polar research team said as they presented findings from an expedition led by adventurer Pen Hadow.(AFP/HO/File/Martin Hartley)AFP - The Arctic ice cap will disappear completely in summer months within 20 to 30 years, a polar research team said as they presented findings from an expedition led by adventurer Pen Hadow.

German artist poses 1,250 Nazi garden gnomes (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 03:16 PM PDT

Gnomes showing the Hitler salute are seen in the installation 'Dance with the Devil' of German artist Ottmar Hoerl at a square in Straubing, southern Germany, on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. The exhibition with 1.250 gnomes will open on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009. (AP Photo/Christof Stache)AP - A German artist is posing 1,250 garden gnomes with their arms outstretched in the stiff-armed Hitler salute in an installation that he calls a protest of lingering fascist tendencies in German society. Artist Ottmar Hoerl posed the gnomes in the historic central marketplace of Straubing, a town in southeastern Germany, on Wednesday. The exhibit called "dance with the devil" is to run through Oct. 19.

George Clooney in London for film festival gala (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 02:24 PM PDT

Director Wes Anderson, centre, is flanked by U.S. actors George Clooney, left, and Bill Murray as they pose at the photo call for the film 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' during the London Film Festival in London, Wednesday Oct. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)AP - Like the London Film Festival, Wes Anderson's "Fantastic Mr. Fox" is a mix of British grit and American glamor.

Britain's Brown pledges more Afghanistan troops (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 02:22 PM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown leaves his official residence, 10 Downing Street, for the new parliamentary year's first Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons in London, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. Brown was expected to announce Wednesday that he's sending more British troops to Afghanistan amid rising dissent about the conflict. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged Wednesday to send more troops to Afghanistan but only if NATO and the Afghan government do more to help fight the Taliban.

Crouch and Beckham make World Cup cases as England beat Belarus (AFP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 02:10 PM PDT

England's striker Peter Crouch celebrates after scoring the third goal during their final group 6 World Cup 2010 qualifying football match against Belarus, Wembley Stadium, London. England won 3-0.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Peter Crouch made his case for a World Cup starting place with two goals as England wrapped up their qualifying campaign with a 3-0 win over Belarus on Wednesday.

Armenia, Turkey pursue 'soccer diplomacy' (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 02:08 PM PDT

Turkish riot police officers survey outside the Ataturk Stadium in Bursa, Turkey, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009, hours before the Armenia's President Serge Sarkisian arrives for a soccer World Cup qualifier between the national teams of Turkey and Armenia, returning a gesture by Turkey's president in what has become known as soccer diplomacy. President Sarkisian's announcement followed the signing of an agreement in Switzerland Saturday between Armenia and Turkey to establish diplomatic ties and end a century of enmity between the two neighbors.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)AP - Turkey defeated longtime foe Armenia on a soccer field Wednesday — an event that had little significance in the world of sports but meant a lot in the arena of international politics.

UN: Record 1 billion go hungry (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 01:46 PM PDT

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Secretary-General Jacques Diouf, gestures during an interview with APTV in FAO's headquarters in Rome, Monday Oct. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Parents in some of Africa's poorest countries are cutting back on school, clothes and basic medical care just to give their children a meal once a day, experts say. Still, it is not enough.

Russian gays express disappointment in Clinton (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 01:37 PM PDT

From left: Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov, MGU head Viktor Sadovnichy, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov seen during unveiling of the Walt Whitman statue at MGU (Moscow State University) on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. Clinton attended the ceremony unveiling the statue at Moscow State University with Russian officials. (AP Photo)AP - Russia's leading gay activist said Wednesday that he was disappointed that Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with an outspoken foe of gay rights during her two-day trip to Russia and did not decry homophobia in the country.

Syria raises doubts about signing EU partnership (AFP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:59 PM PDT

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem walks with his Spanish counterpart Miguel Angel Moratinos (L) during a meeting at Al-Shaab Palace in Damascus. Syria indicated on Thursday it might not sign a partnership deal with the European Union on October 26 as announced in Brussels last week, saying it wanted to study the deal in detail.(AFP/Louai Beshara)AFP - Syria indicated on Thursday it might not sign a partnership deal with the European Union on October 26 as announced in Brussels last week, saying it wanted to study the deal in detail.

Iraqi shoe thrower says he would do it again (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 12:14 PM PDT

Muntadhar al-Zeidi, center, an Iraqi reporter who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush, speaks during a press conference at the offices of his employer Baghdadiyah TV after his release from a Baghdad prison Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was deeply embarrassed by his act of protest. Al-Maliki was standing beside Bush at a Dec. 14 news conference when the reporter suddenly shot up from his chair had hurled his shoes toward the podium. Bush was unhurt but had to duck twice to avoid being hit. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)AP - The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush said Wednesday he has no regrets and would carry out his brazen protest again, even if it cost him his life.

African cardinals denounce "cultural imperialism" (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:25 AM PDT

AP - African cardinals denounced the "cultural imperialism" of wealthy countries in their aid, trade and health care policies for Africa, saying Wednesday that the West's promotion of abortion rights and condoms is destroying the continent's moral fabric.

Lawyers in CIA trial argue for immunity (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 10:07 AM PDT

AP - Lawyers for two high-ranking former CIA operatives in Italy charged in the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric argued on Wednesday that their clients should be granted diplomatic immunity.

German book fair head defends choice of China (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 09:22 AM PDT

Visitors skim through books, at the Frankfurt book fair, in Frankfurt, central Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Daniel Roland)AP - The director of the world's largest book fair said Wednesday that the selection of China as the event's special guest should help the country move closer to the West and away from censorship and restrictions on dissent.

44-year French probe into disappearance resurfaces (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 09:18 AM PDT

FILE - In this early 1960s photo shows Moroccan opposition leader Mehdi Ben Barka. Barka disappeared 44 years ago this month, snatched by two French police officers in front of a chic Left Bank cafe. This month, the probe looked set to take a long-awaited key step forward, at last before hitting yet another glitch. Ben Barka's son says entangled ties between France and former colony Morocco are to blame for keeping the case a mystery. (AP Photo, File)AP - Unsolved for 44 years, a case into the disappearance of a prominent Moroccan exile kidnapped off a Paris sidewalk has resurfaced — and now is posing uncomfortable questions for France's leadership.

Russian lawmakers protest rigged local elections (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 09:04 AM PDT

AP - Dozens of Russian lawmakers staged a rare walkout from parliament Wednesday to protest what they and independent monitors describe as rigged local elections across Russia.

Report: Russia to allow pre-emptive nukes (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 08:09 AM PDT

AP - A top Russian security official says Moscow reserves the right to conduct pre-emptive nuclear strikes to safeguard the country against aggression on both a large and a local scale, according to a newspaper interview published Wednesday.

Mussolini paid well as British agent in WWI (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 07:20 AM PDT

FILE - This is a January 14, 1939 file photo showing Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini. standing between Italian Foreign Minster Count Galeazzo Ciano and British Prime Minister Sir Neville Chamberlain, right, at the Termini railway station in Rome. A historian says Benito Mussolini was well paid as a British agent during World War I. The Guardian newspaper reported Wednesday Oct. 14, 2009 that Peter Martland of Cambridge University discovered that Mussolini was paid 100 pounds a week by Britain in 1917 equal to about 6,000 pounds (US$9,600) today. (AP Photo, File, File)AP - A historian says Benito Mussolini was well paid as a British agent during World War I.

EU wants more reform in Turkey (AP)

Posted: 14 Oct 2009 05:52 AM PDT

AP - The European Union told Turkey on Wednesday to speed up reforms to boost its chances of joining the bloc and made a special appeal to protect the freedom of expression of Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk.

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Posted: 14 Oct 2009 04:51 AM PDT

AP - UK's Gordon Brown says troop increase is conditional upon other allies bearing their share.

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