2009年11月2日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Climate delegates call on US for robust policy (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 04:16 PM PST

U.N. Climate chief Yvo de Boer attends to the press conference after the opening session of the U.N. climate talks in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Barcelona is host the final round of climate talks before December's Copenhagen UN climate summit. (AP Photo/David Ramos)AP - As China's actions to curb gas emissions garnered praise at U.N. climate talks, the United States came under renewed pressure to come up with a plan to cut pollution blamed for hastening global warming.

Lizards, rodent, frog added to endangered list (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 04:01 PM PST

AP - A rare tree frog found only in central Panama could soon croak its last, as deforestation and infection push the species toward extinction, an environmental group said Tuesday.

ElBaradei asks Iran for quick response on nukes (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 03:18 PM PST

AP - The head of the U.N. nuclear agency urged Iran on Monday to clarify its response amid mixed signals over a U.S.-backed proposal that would have Tehran ship most of its nuclear material abroad for processing.

Union launches legal action in postal strike (AFP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 02:55 PM PST

The postal union announced late Monday legal action against state-owned postal service Royal Mail as a dragging strike over pay, working conditions and modernisation took a new twist.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - The postal union announced late Monday legal action against state-owned postal service Royal Mail as a dragging strike over pay, working conditions and modernisation took a new twist.

Former spy shot dead near Putin's Moscow office (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 01:52 PM PST

Reuters - Gunmen shot dead a former KGB spy turned basketball tycoon in his car Monday a few hundred meters from the Moscow office of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, officials said.

Tower of London Beefeaters suspended for bullying (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 01:43 PM PST

FILE - Yeoman Warder Moira Cameron, left, poses with male colleagues, at the Tower of London, Monday Sept. 3, 2007. Cameron, 42, was the first female protector of the Crown Jewels, famously known as Beefeaters of the Tower of London, since the corps of Tower guards was created in 1485. It is revealed Monday Nov. 2, 2009, that Two male Beefeaters at the Tower of London have been suspended for allegedly bullying their female colleague, Cameron, and a third is subject to an internal investigation over alleged harassment. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, FILE)AP - Women faced their share of trouble at the Tower of London, including three queens who were beheaded there.

Former KGB spy shot dead in Moscow (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 01:36 PM PST

In this photo taken April 28, 1999, Shabattai Kalmanovich, seen in Vilnius, Lithuania. Kalmanovich, 60, a Russian businessman convicted in Israel in the 1980s of being a KGB spy, the chief executive of Spartak's women's basketball team since 2008, was gunned down Monday , Nov. 2, 2009, near his apartment in central Moscow after unidentified gunmen opened fire on his Mercedes from an onpassing car, Moscow city police said. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)AP - A Russian businessman who had been convicted in Israel of being a KGB spy was shot dead in Moscow on Monday, police said.

RBS to cut 3,700 jobs in UK branch network (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 01:16 PM PST

People walk past the headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland in London, Monday Nov. 2, 2009, one of the banks which were rescued by government action following the recent worldwide collapse of the financial sector. RBS Group PLC said Monday that the European Commission will require the sale of more assets than the bank originally expected, while gaving no details about what parts of its business it might be forced to sell, as negotiations continue between RBS, the British Treasury and the European Commission. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, which is 70 percent owned by the British government, said Monday it plans to cut 3,700 jobs in its British branch network over the next two years.

Ukraine closes all schools to fight swine flu (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:57 PM PST

A woman wears a face mask as a precaution against flue at a bus stop in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, with a poster advertising presidential candidate former Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, in the background. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)AP - Urging its citizens not to panic, Ukraine on Monday closed the nation's schools for a week to avoid the spread of swine flu and suggested that nightclubs, cinemas and food markets in the west also shut down.

Canada requests WTO consultations on seal hunt ban (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:39 PM PST

AP - Canada is taking its seal hunt dispute with the European Union to the World Trade Organization.

Putin requests EU credits for Ukraine (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:36 AM PST

AP - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin urged the European Union on Monday to lend Ukraine at least $1 billion to help it pay for natural gas supplies from Russia and avoid another disruption of flows to Europe.

Pieces of WWII-era UK warship apparently found (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 10:05 AM PST

AP - Pieces of a British destroyer that was badly damaged by Albanian mines in 1946, straining relations between the two countries for decades, appear to have been discovered in a waterway near Greece, U.S. and Albanian researchers said Monday.

British Airways Christmas strike threat looms (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 09:18 AM PST

AP - The Unite union said Monday it will announce the results of a planned ballot of British Airways PLC cabin crew for strike action in mid-December, raising the prospect of a walkout over the busy Christmas period.

European, US stocks up on manufacturing optimism (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 08:47 AM PST

A man walks past an electronic stock indicator in central Tokyo Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock average shed 272.08 points, or 2.71 percent, from Friday to 9,762.66, to wrap up the morning session. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - European and U.S. stock markets rose Monday after a much better than anticipated U.S. manufacturing survey helped ease concerns that the recovery in the world's largest economy was faltering.

Former agent jailed for theft from royal composer (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 08:44 AM PST

AP - The former agent to Queen Elizabeth II's official composer was sentenced to prison Monday for embezzling more than 500,000 pounds ($800,000) from his employer over a period of 16 years.

7 indicted for helping Madrid bombers flee (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 08:40 AM PST

AP - A Spanish judge on Monday indicted seven people for allegedly helping several of the suspected Madrid train bombers flee after the 2004 terror attacks.

Prosecutor blames Karadzic for Srebrenica massacre (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 08:27 AM PST

AP - Radovan Karadzic orchestrated the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys and his only regret was "that some Muslim men got away," a U.N. prosecutor said Monday at the former Bosnian Serb leader's war crimes trial.

Victim's son urges Nazi hit man to accept blame (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 07:28 AM PST

AP - The son of a Dutch civilian killed by a Nazi hit squad during World War II urged the former Waffen SS soldier charged with his father's murder to accept responsibility for his actions in court Monday.

Novelist NDiaye wins France's top literary prize (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 07:08 AM PST

AP - French-born writer Marie NDiaye won France's top literary prize Monday for "Three Strong Women," her moving tale of the struggles of women in Europe and Africa.

Royal heirlooms on sale at Christie's auction (AP)

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 06:58 AM PST

AP - Fancy a piece of British royal history? Then head to Christie's in London this month.

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