2009年10月19日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

GM focused on closing Opel deal: FT (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 05:19 PM PDT

General Motors Chief Executive Fritz Henderson is seen here during a recent press conference. GM remains focused on the sale of its loss-making European unit Opel despite EU concerns about the deal, according to the Financial Times.(AFP/File/Philippe Lopez)AFP - General Motors remains focused on the sale of its loss-making European unit Opel despite EU concerns about the deal, the Financial Times reported Tuesday.

Police stop driver for 15 violations in 11 minutes (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 05:14 PM PDT

AP - Authorities say an Italian man took reckless driving to new heights in 11 frantic minutes of traffic violations in eastern Switzerland. They said they first spotted the 47-year-old driver as he sped his jeep past an unmarked police car at 160 kph (100 mph) in a rainstorm Sunday.

Fulham enjoy birthday celebration at Hull's expense (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 02:45 PM PDT

Fulham's Bobby Zamora celebrates scoring his goal against Hull City during a Premier League football match at Craven Cottage in London. Fulham won 2-0.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - Fulham celebrated the club's 130th anniversary by pulling clear of the Premier League's relegation zone with a 2-0 win over fellow strugglers Hull at Craven Cottage on Monday.

London, Washington insist global climate deal can be done (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 02:31 PM PDT

Smoke comes out of chimneys in the eastern German town of Erfurt. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned the planet faced AFP - The United States and Britain insisted Monday they had not given up on securing a deal to tackle climate change at a crunch summit in December after a meeting of major polluting countries in London.

UK's Brown urges progress on climate pact (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 02:27 PM PDT

Todd Stern, U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change, reacts during a press conference following the conclusion of the Major Economies Forum in London, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. The forum is seeking agreement on funding from the developed world for poorer countries, to help them adapt to changes in the earth's climate that threaten to flood coastal regions, make farming unpredictable and spread diseases. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)AP - The world has less than two months to agree on how to avoid catastrophic global warming whose impact would be felt for generations, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday, a stark warning that puts pressure on the United States to finalize its position before this year's global climate conference in Denmark.

Biden to soothe Polish, Czechs on missile defense (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 02:18 PM PDT

Reuters - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden heads to central and eastern Europe on Tuesday to soothe concerns from Poland and the Czech Republic about Washington's revamped plans for a missile defense system there.

Diplomats: 1st day of Iran nuke talks inconclusive (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 01:52 PM PDT

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei, front, arrives for a meeting of delegates from Iran, the U.S. Russia and France, on Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, at Vienna's International Center. The talks between the nations focus on a technical issue with huge strategic ramifications, whether Iran is ready to farm out some of its uranium enrichment program to a foreign country. Others are not identified. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)AP - A first day of talks to get Iran to send most of its enriched uranium abroad — and thus delay its potential to make a nuclear weapon — ended inconclusively Monday, with Tehran remaining uncommitted, diplomats told The Associated Press.

Germany hopeful Opel deal will survive (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 01:15 PM PDT

Picture taken Oct. 15 2009 shows the sun reflected in an Opel logo in Bochum, western Germany. The European Union's competition commissioner has voiced concern to Germany over its planned financial aid for a deal that would see car parts marker Magna and a partner take a majority stake in auto maker Opel. The European Commission said Friday Oct. 16, 2009 that commissioner Neelie Kroes wrote Germany's economy minister citing 'significant indications' that the aid was promised on condition that a specific bidder was selected. The Commission said that would be incompatible with EU internal market rules. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)AP - The German government said Monday it is hopeful of overcoming European Union worries about General Motors Co.'s deal to sell its Opel subsidiary to a Canadian-Russian consortium, and argued that there was no need to review the bidding process.

Strong Daimler figures boost shares (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 12:11 PM PDT

A boxful of Mercedes symbols is seen at the Daimler AG plant which produces C-class Mercedes-Benz cars in Sindelfingen in 2008. German automaker Daimler on Monday reported better-than-expected third quarter figures including profit at its Mercedes Benz division, pushing its shares up by more than seven percent.(AFP/DDP/File/Michael Latz)AFP - German automaker Daimler on Monday reported better-than-expected third quarter figures including profit at its Mercedes Benz division, pushing its shares up by more than seven percent.

Croatia arrests seven people for war crimes: report (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 11:28 AM PDT

Reuters - Croatia arrested seven people on Monday on suspicion of committing war crimes in neighboring Bosnia in 1995, a state prosecution spokeswoman told state radio.

Iraqi shoe thrower gets hero's welcome in Geneva (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:27 AM PDT

Iraqi reporter Muntadhar al-Zeidi, who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush and became a folk hero in the Arab world for his act, speaks next to his lawyer Swiss Mauro Poggia, right, during a press conference at the Geneva press club, in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. The Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at former US president George W. Bush during a press conference last year is hoping to promote a humanitarian foundation in Geneva to support victims of the war in his home country. (AP Photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron)AP - The Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at President George W. Bush leaned back in his chair and soaked in the round of applause.

Singer death column sparks Twitter rage (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 10:13 AM PDT

Members of Irish band Boyzone, Ronan Keating, foreground left, Mikey Graham foreground right, Keith Duffy, background left, partially seen, and Shane Lynch background right, carry the coffin of fellow band member Stephen Gately from St. Laurence O'Toole Church, after the funeral service, in Dublin, Ireland, Saturday Oct. 17, 2009. Gately was found dead on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009, in a house near Port d'Andratx on the western tip of Mallorca. The singer had gone to Mallorca with his partner Andrew Cowles. The two were wed in a civil union in 2006. Autopsy results released on Tuesday showed Gately died of natural causes. (AP Photo/Niall Carson/PA)AP - Britain's press watchdog said Monday it had received a record 21,000 complaints about a newspaper column on the death of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately after critics used Twitter to brand the article homophobic and insensitive.

Kurds cross Iraqi border to Turkey to seek peace (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 09:43 AM PDT

Turkish Kurds demonstrate in support of Kurdish rebels in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. A small group of unarmed Kurdish rebels in combat dress crossed into Turkey from northern Iraq on Monday in a show of support for peace with the Turkish government. Thirty-four Kurds walked across the Iraqi-Turkish Habur border gate, where they were immediately detained by paramilitary police and moved to the headquarters of a nearby military battalion for questioning by four prosecutors, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported. The banner reads: 'Open the way for peace.' (AP Photo/Ibrahim Usta1AP - Unarmed Kurdish rebels in combat dress marched into Turkey from northern Iraq on Monday in a show of support for peace with the Turkish government.

Gorbachev: Russian elections mockery of voters (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 09:30 AM PDT

AP - Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev harshly criticized recent regional elections in Russia, describing them as a mockery of democracy in an interview published Monday.

No winner for $5 million African leadership prize (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 08:09 AM PDT

Mo Ibrahim speaks at a press conference in London, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. It was announced that there is no winner for the Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership this year. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - In a snub to recent ex-presidents and heads of state in Africa, organizers of a multimillion-dollar annual prize for good governance on the continent said Monday they had decided not to give out the award this year.

NATO: Time is not on allies' side in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 07:28 AM PDT

This May 2009 photo provided by the Mace family was taken by Army Spec. Stephan Mace at Combat Outpost Keating in Afghanistan. The photo shows the base on low ground, surrounded by craggy outcroppings, that make the location difficult to defend. Mace and seven other soldiers were killed Oct. 3, 2009, when Keating was attacked by several hundred militant fighters. Mace's funeral took place Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, at Arlington National Cemetery. U.S. forces have since been withdrawn from the base. (AP Photo/Stephen Mace)AP - NATO's 28 member states must quickly endorse U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal's recommendation to send reinforcements to Afghanistan because time is not on the alliance's side, its chief said Monday.

First Darfur case to reach Hague tribunal begins (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 07:17 AM PDT

Bahr Idriss Abu Garda in the courtroom of International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. The 46-year-old Sudanese rebel leader is appearing at a hearing to decide whether he must stand trial on charges of leading an attack that killed 12 peacekeepers. The case against Abu Garda is the tribunal's first stemming from the conflict in Darfur. Abu Garda surrendered voluntarily to the court last May and was released. He returned to the courtroom Monday to attend the hearing. (AP Photo/Evert-Jan DanielsAP - Prosecutors on Monday accused a Sudanese rebel leader of planning an attack that killed 12 African peacekeepers, in the first Darfur case to reach an international tribunal.

Lavrov, EU leaders focus on bilateral ties (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 06:55 AM PDT

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, shares a word with Swedish counterpart Carl Bildt during a press conference at the EU Council building in Brussels, Monday Oct. 19, 2009. The EU says talks between its top officials and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will deal mainly with bilateral ties, but may also touch on international issues such as Iran's nuclear program. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)AP - Talks between the European Union and Russia are on track to conclude a new partnership and cooperation agreement to replace the one that expired last year, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday.

Ex-British spy takes book battle to Supreme Court (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 06:47 AM PDT

AP - A former British spy is asking Britain's Supreme Court to overturn a decision by domestic intelligence agency MI5 to block him from publishing a book about his career.

12 investigated in Italy for quake dorm collapse (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2009 06:19 AM PDT

AP - Prosecutors said Monday they have placed 12 people under investigation over the collapse of a university dormitory that came to symbolize the shoddy construction blamed for so many deaths in Italy's April 6 earthquake.

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