2009年10月15日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Ireland completes ratification of Lisbon Treaty (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 05:28 PM PDT

Ireland completed its ratification of the EU's Lisbon Treaty, intensifying the pressure on the Czech Republic to overcome its objections and become the final member state to pass the treaty. Irish President Mary McAleese (pictured in June) announced she had signed a special legal instrument following a Yes vote in this month's referendum.(AFP/File/Patrick Hertzog)AFP - Ireland completed its ratification of the EU's Lisbon Treaty, intensifying the pressure on the Czech Republic to overcome its objections and become the final member state to pass the treaty.

Boy thought inside balloon found alive (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 05:23 PM PDT

Reuters - A 6-year-old boy who set off a massive search and rescue operation and media frenzy after it was reported he was inside a homemade helium balloon that broke loose and drifted for hours thousands of feet above Colorado has been found safe in his attic, police said on Thursday.

Japan's Uchimura takes world gymnastics title (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 03:17 PM PDT

Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs in the high bar event in the men's individual all-around final during the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2009 in London. Uchimura produced a performance of ruthless consistency to win the men's all-around title.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Japan's Olympic silver medallist Kohei Uchimura produced a performance of ruthless consistency to win the men's all-around title at the world gymnastics championships on Thursday.

Serb, U.S. drugs agents seize 2.8 tonnes of cocaine (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 02:52 PM PDT

Reuters - Serbian and U.S. agents seized 2.8 tonnes of cocaine destined for European markets on Thursday on a ship in the Atlantic, Belgrade daily Blic reported on Friday.

Google to launch platform for selling books online (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 02:39 PM PDT

AP - Google Inc. is launching a new online service that will let readers buy electronic versions of books and read them on such gadgets as cell phones, laptops and possibly e-book devices.

Reborn Wilkinson pushes England case (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 01:53 PM PDT

England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson, seen here in September 2009, kicked 16 points and survived a worrying late hit to lead Toulon to a 31-23 European Challenge Cup win over Saracens here on Thursday.(AFP/File/Gerard Julien)AFP - England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson kicked 16 points and survived a worrying late hit to lead Toulon to a 31-23 European Challenge Cup win over Saracens here on Thursday.

Reports: Russia warns US on missile defense (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 01:45 PM PDT

AP - A top Russian diplomat suggested Thursday that the U.S. should not talk with non-NATO nations about a prospective missile shield, Russian news agencies reported.

Auschwitz memorial launches Facebook page (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 01:24 PM PDT

A woman checks a Facebook page for the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz, for the Auschwitz Museum, in Warsaw, Poland, Oct. 15, 2009. The Auschwitz museum has launched a page on the Internet based Facebook site, in the hope of reaching young people, offering information but also an opportunity for discussion with the participation of the museum staff. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)AP - To try to reach young people around the world, the memorial museum at Auschwitz has launched a page on Facebook, the social networking site usually home to news and photos about friends, funny videos and the minutiae of modern life.

Spain shortens long arm of justice (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 01:19 PM PDT

AP - Spain's Parliament approved a law Thursday narrowing the scope of a cross-border justice doctrine which had allowed judges to indict people like Augusto Pinochet and Osama bin Laden.

Sarkozy defends ambitious son facing criticism (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 01:14 PM PDT

Newly-elected UNESCO Director-General Irina Gueorguieva, attends a news conference after the election at UNESCO headquarters in Paris October 15, 2009. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes (FRANCE POLITICS)AP - President Nicolas Sarkozy has come to the defense of his son, denying in an interview made public Thursday that he is behind the 23-year-old's much-criticized bid for a high-profile job.

Italy denies paying off Taliban in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 12:20 PM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2008 file photo, an unidentified injured French soldier is carried to an ambulance at Orly airport outside Paris, a day after insurgents ambushed French soldiers in Surobi, Afghanistan, killing 10 soldiers and injuring 21. The Italian government denied a newspaper report Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 that its secret services paid the Taliban thousands of dollars to keep an area in Afghanistan controlled by the Italians safe. The Times accused Rome of failing to inform its allies, misleading the French, who took over the Surobi district in mid-2008, into thinking the area was quiet and safe. Shortly thereafter, the French contingent was hit with an ambush that killed 10 soldiers and had big political repercussions back in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, files)AP - Italy and NATO on Thursday denied a newspaper report that Italian intelligence secretly paid the Taliban thousands of dollars to keep the peace in an Afghan area under Italian control.

Turkey: 33 suspected of planning attacks detained (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 11:03 AM PDT

AP - Turkish police detained Thursday more than 30 suspects allegedly linked to the al-Qaida terror network, saying they were planning to stage attacks on NATO facilities as well as U.S. and Israeli missions in the country.

Quick accord sought on Iran's uranium export (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 10:58 AM PDT

AP - World powers want Iran to agree quickly to the export of low-enriched uranium to Russia for further enrichment as it would reduce the risk of the material going for nuclear weapons, France's Foreign Ministry said Thursday.

Havel: Czech leader is damaging the country (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 10:56 AM PDT

AP - Vaclav Havel, who led the 1989 Velvet Revolution that peacefully toppled communism in the former Czechoslovakia, accused his presidential successor on Thursday of damaging the country by refusing to sign the EU reform treaty.

Harrods adds gold bars to its luxurious image (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 10:15 AM PDT

AP - Glittering bait for the well-heeled shopper: Harrods department store has added gold bars to its merchandise line.

UN rights chief backs Gaza war crimes report (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 09:28 AM PDT

AP - The U.N.'s top human rights official backed a report Thursday accusing Israeli forces and Palestinian militants of war crimes during their conflict in Gaza last winter.

Dole withdraws lawsuit against Swedish filmmaker (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 07:28 AM PDT

AP - Dole Foods is withdrawing a defamation lawsuit against a Swedish filmmaker after complaints in Sweden that it was trying to limit free speech, the company said Thursday.

UK far-right party to allow nonwhite members (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 04:09 AM PDT

AP - The far-right British National Party agreed Thursday to change its constitution to let nonwhite people become members.

UN tribunal sets Oct. 26 start for Karadzic trial (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2009 01:30 AM PDT

AP - Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will go on trial starting Oct. 26, the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal announced Thursday.

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