2009年10月16日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Kosovo, Macedonia sign border deal (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 04:40 PM PDT

AP - Kosovo's authorities said Friday they have demarcated a disputed border with Macedonia, a scene of tensions in the past.

EU officials warn of disappearing cod (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 03:26 PM PDT

Cod and chips is served up in a traditional Fish and Chip shop in London, Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. The European Union Commission wants cod catch quotas to be cut by twenty-five percent to save threatened fish in key areas, saying the prized fish is sliding toward commercial extinction in several historic Atlantic fishing grounds. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - Cod is slipping closer to disappearing from key European fishing grounds, officials warned Friday, saying that only steep catch cuts will prevent the disappearance of a species prized for centuries for its flaky white flesh.

E-books gain a foothold at Frankfurt Book Fair (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 02:19 PM PDT

AP - While paper books still outnumber texts that can be read online or on dedicated readers like the Kindle or eBook, use of the electronic versions is growing.

UK court order: release torture allegation details (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 02:10 PM PDT

AP - Seven secret paragraphs detailing the alleged torture of a former Guantanamo detainee should be disclosed, a British High Court has ruled — a decision that could ignite fresh criticism of U.S. interrogation practices and raise prickly questions for the British government.

Government to appeal court order on US intelligence (AFP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 01:56 PM PDT

Foreign Secretary David Miliband said he was AFP - The government will appeal against a court ruling ordering it to publish secret US intelligence documents related to the alleged torture of a former Guantanamo Bay inmate, it said Friday.

Toys R Us refinances European revolving loan (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 01:43 PM PDT

AP - Toys R Us Inc. said Friday that is has refinanced a European credit revolver set to expire in 2012 and has secured new rates of about Libor plus 4 percent.

Serbs prepare talks on shared Bosnian government (AFP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 12:58 PM PDT

Representatives of Bosnian Serb parties on Friday met Serbia's President Boris Tadic, seen here in March 2009, in Belgrade ahead of talks aimed at strengthening Bosnia's central government, an official from his cabinet said.(AFP/File/Daniel Mihailescu)AFP - Representatives of Bosnian Serb parties on Friday met Serbia's President Boris Tadic in Belgrade ahead of talks aimed at strengthening Bosnia's central government, an official from his cabinet said.

Europe casts doubt on Opel sale (AFP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 12:54 PM PDT

A logo of German car maker Opel pictured at a car dealer in Luckenwalde, eastern Germany. The European Commission on Friday voiced concern about German aid for auto maker Opel, saying there were AFP - The European Commission on Friday raised the prospect of a repeat sale of Opel, warning that planned German aid for the current bid to buy the General Motors unit could breach EU competition rules.

Putin on the Ritz: Russian PM floats song contest (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 12:51 PM PDT

FILE -In this Saturday, May 9, 2009 file photo, Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest Svante Stockselius, center, and Russian television Channel One director Konstantin Ernst, left, accompany Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, second from right, during his visits to the Olympic Stadium where the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest will be held, Moscow. Putin is proposing that East challenge West in a head-to-head battle of the song contests, suggesting that Russia, China and some Central Asian countries launch a regional song competition that's been likened to the Eurovision Song Contest. (AP Photo/Alexei Nikolsky, Pool, File)AP - From the Cold War to a Battle of the Bands.

Cold War: Moscow's mayor in a flurry over snowfall (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 10:35 AM PDT

A woman makes her way over the snowy tracks left by pedestrians in St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. Snow fell Monday across St. Petersburg, while temperatures reached 1 Celsius (34 Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)AP - Moscow's mercurial mayor, famous for seeding clouds to prevent rain during parades, is escalating his war on weather with plans to slash this year's snowfall by one-fifth in the Russian capital.

Moscow police break up protest against elections (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 10:28 AM PDT

OMON, riot police officers detain participants of an unsanctioned protest against the results of local elections in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. Moscow police have broken up a small group of protesters demanding the cancellation of local election results across Russia and detained some of them. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)AP - Police on Friday detained about 10 people protesting alleged fraud in local elections across Russia and prevented them from delivering a petition to the presidential administration.

1788 cognac, 1875 wine on sale at Paris auction (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 08:40 AM PDT

Four bottles of 1875 Armagnac Vieux, covered in a black fungus that looked like matted cat fur and unearthed from the labyrinthine wine cellar this week are seen at La d'Argent restaurant in Paris, Thursday Oct. 15, 2009. Paris' landmark Tour d'Argent restaurant is cleaning out its 450,000-bottle winecellar — one of the best in the world — and putting 18,000 bottles up for auction in December, an event that has captured the imagination of French wine-lovers. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)AP - Over the years, the chief sommelier had forgotten they were there. And when the four bottles of 1875 Armagnac Vieux were finally unearthed from the labyrinthine wine cellar this week, they were covered in a black fungus that looked like matted cat fur.

Dutch lawmaker: UK trip is a win for free speech (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 08:03 AM PDT

Anti-Islamic Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders, left, address journalists below a portrait of the Duke of Ancaster at an office across from London's Houses of Parliament Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. Wilders has been allowed into Britain. The British government banned him from the country earlier this year, arguing that his presence could incite violence. Wilders, who describes the Quran as fascistic and opposes Muslim immigration to the Netherlands, is known for his 15-minute film 'Fitna,' which outraged Muslims across the world by suggesting that Islam was synonymous with terrorism. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - Anti-Islamic Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders returned to Britain on Friday — eight months after being turned away by authorities at Heathrow Airport.

Queen Elizabeth II opens new UK Supreme Court (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 08:01 AM PDT

AP - Queen Elizabeth II formally opened Britain's new Supreme Court on Friday in a ceremony attended by high court justices from the United States and around the world.

Berlin landmark backdrop for climate protest (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 08:01 AM PDT

AP - Environmental activists have hung a giant banner from a prominent Berlin landmark, the Victory Column, urging Germany's leader to take the lead in combatting climate change.

TV show adds to Turkish-Israeli tension (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 07:51 AM PDT

Selcuk Cobanoglu, executive producer of the 13-episode drama, 'Ayrilik - Askta ve Savasta Filistin,' which means Separation - Palestine in Love and War in Turkish, that tells a love story against the backdrop of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, gestures, in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. . Turkey on Friday shrugged off angry protests from Israel about the Turkish television drama that portrays Israeli soldiers as cruel and repressive, and has deepened tension between the Jewish state and its key Muslim ally. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Usta)AP - Turkey on Friday shrugged off angry protests from Israel about a Turkish television drama that portrays Israeli soldiers as cruel and repressive and has deepened tension between the Jewish state and its key Muslim ally.

Berlin brothel cuts rates for 'green' customers (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 06:41 AM PDT

AP - Part of Berlin's red-light scene is going green.

Pope calls for 'determined' action on hunger (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 05:54 AM PDT

AP - The world must take "determined and effective" action against hunger after the global economic crisis pushed the ranks of the undernourished to a record 1 billion, Pope Benedict XVI said Friday.

French farmers torch hay on Paris' Champs-Elysees (AP)

Posted: 16 Oct 2009 05:32 AM PDT

Farmers demonstrate on the Champs Elysee in Paris by burning tires and straw, Friday Oct. 16, 2009. Farmers blocked off the famous avenue to protest grain prices that have fallen below the cost of production.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)AP - French farmers struggling with slumping grain prices blanketed the Champs-Elysees with bales of hay and set them ablaze Friday, and blocked highways around the country as they demanded government help.

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