2009年11月13日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Button tours McLaren factory - report (AFP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 03:37 PM PST

World champion Jenson Button, pictured on November 1, cast more doubt over his future with Brawn GP on Friday when it was reported he had toured the factory of Formula One rivals McLaren.(AFP/File/Fred Dufour)AFP - World champion Jenson Button cast more doubt over his future with Brawn GP on Friday when it was reported he had toured the factory of Formula One rivals McLaren.

Wales survive scare to beat Samoa (AFP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 03:17 PM PST

Wales' James Hook looks for space during the international angainst Samoa rugby match at Millennium Stadium. Wales held on for an unconvincing victory Friday when they edged Samoa 17-13 at the Millennium Stadium.(AFP/James Benwell)AFP - Wales held on for an unconvincing victory Friday when they edged Samoa 17-13 at the Millennium Stadium.

Cricket: England edge South Africa in rain-hit T20 (AFP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 03:01 PM PST

England cricketer Eoin Morgan lines up a shot off the delivey of South African cricketer Johan Botha during a Twenty20 match at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. Morgan played a stunning innings of 85 not out off 45 balls as England won.(AFP/Alexander Joe)AFP - Eoin Morgan played a stunning innings of 85 not out off 45 balls as England won a rain-affected first Twenty20 international against South Africa at the Wanderers Stadium on Friday.

France's Vivendi takes control of Brazil's GVT (AFP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 03:00 PM PST

French media group Vivendi logo is seen in Paris, in 2008. France's Vivendi said Friday it had acquired 37.9 percent of Brazilian telecom operator GVT and irrevocable options to buy another 19.6 percent, giving it control of the group.(AFP/File/Patrick Hertzog)AFP - France's Vivendi said Friday it had acquired 37.9 percent of Brazilian telecom operator GVT and irrevocable options to buy another 19.6 percent, giving it control of the group.

Blasts rock Russian ammunition depot, 2 killed (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 02:45 PM PST

Fire erupts at the arsenal near Ulyanovsk, 720 kilometers (430 miles) east of Moscow, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, while ammunition was being destroyed at the arsenal near Ulyanovsk. Provincial governor Sergei Morozov said 35 people who were working at the facility were considered missing, the Interfax, RIA Novosti and ITAR-Tass news agencies reported, also saying 3,000 people were being evacuated.(AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Natalia Melnik)AP - Huge explosions and flames ripped through a Russian military arsenal for hours on Friday, killing two firefighters and sending personnel fleeing to a bomb shelter to wait out the worst of the firestorm, officials said.

5,000 more European troops expected for Afghan war (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 02:21 PM PST

US troops patrol the streets of Bamiyan. President Barack Obama is leaning towards a compromise strategy on troops to Afghanistan, officials said amid growing concerns over Kabul's government and the US envoy there advising against sending more reinforcements.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AP - Europe may send 5,000 more soldiers to Afghanistan, Britain's prime minister said Friday — affirming support for the NATO mission as the Obama administration nears a decision on increasing American troop levels.

Chechnya says helicopter attack kills 20 rebels (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 12:48 PM PST

Reuters - Chechen security forces killed up to 20 Islamist rebels in a helicopter attack near the capital Grozny, the region's leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on Friday.

UK navy ship watched as pirates took 2 Britons (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 12:32 PM PST

This photo provided Friday by the French Army shows French soldiers arresting suspect pirates off Somalia, Thursday Nov.12, 2009. The French Defense Ministry said Friday Nov. 13 2009 that the Floreal surveillance boat, backed by a Luxembourg maritime surveillance plane, intercepted a pirate ship and two skiffs 650 nautical miles (about 750 statute miles) east of Hobyo, Somalia. The French sailors also seized assault rifles, rocket launchers and other weaponry during Thursday's operation which was part of the EU anti-piracy mission in the region. (AP Photo/French Army/ECPAD)AP - The crew of a Royal Navy vessel watched as a British couple was abducted by Somali pirates, unable to rescue them without endangering their lives, the British military said Friday.

Russia urges EU help to avert Ukraine gas crisis (AFP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 12:25 PM PST

Russian Ambassador to the EU Vladimir Chizhov, pictured in September 2009, appealed Friday for the European Union to enact AFP - A senior Russian official appealed Friday for the European Union to enact "preemptive measures" to prevent another gas crisis in Ukraine this winter.

Syrian president says Israel doesn't want peace (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 12:07 PM PST

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, takes leave of Syrian President Bashar Assad following their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Friday Nov. 13, 2009. Assad says that Mideast peace will be the main issue in his talks with President Nicolas Sarkozy and that 'France must act.' (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)AP - Syrian President Bashar Assad urged France on Friday to support Turkish mediation efforts to get momentum in the Middle East peace process.

Russian policemen turn to YouTube (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 11:54 AM PST

Alexey Dymovsky, a dismissed Russian police officer addresses journalists in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. A Russian police officer who decried corruption among colleagues in his video blog has been fired and threatened with a lawsuit, Interior Ministry officials said Monday. The allegations laid out on the Internet by Alexey Dymovsky, who served in the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk, have attracted attention amid persistent public concern about police corruption and abuses. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)AP - When a police officer posted a video on YouTube complaining of rampant abuse in Russian law enforcement, it seemed like a lonely voice in a sea of social media.

Turkey announces plans for Kurdish rights (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 09:21 AM PST

Unidentified lawmakers of the opposition Nationalist Action Party react against the ruling Justice and Development Party members during a debate about government's 'Kurdish initiative' at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Nov. 10, 2009. Turkey's government opened a campaign Tuesday to soften an anti-terrorism law that has been used to jail Kurdish minors involved in violent protests, part of a wider initiative to expand the rights of minority Kurds and end a generation-old conflict. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)AP - Turkey's government on Friday announced new measures aimed at reconciling with minority Kurds and ending a 25-year-old insurgency, but there was no mention of the sweeping amnesty sought by Kurdish rebels.

Total UK admits charges in huge 2005 oil fire (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 07:19 AM PST

AP - Oil company Total UK has pleaded guilty to three charges stemming from a massive oil depot fire in 2005, the biggest conflagration in Europe since World War II.

Swiss privacy watchdog to sue Google Street View (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 07:09 AM PST

AP - Google Inc.'s unstoppable drive to map and photograph the world has run into an immovable object — Switzerland's strict tradition of personal privacy.

UK: Toddler hit by playmate gets payout (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 06:55 AM PST

AP - A young boy who was attacked by his 3-year-old playmate with a car jack can claim compensation from a British government body that helps crime victims, lawyers said Friday.

Swine flu causes surge of garlic sales in Serbia (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 06:39 AM PST

A girl walks past a stand with garlic at Belgrade green market, Serbia, Friday, Nov. 13, 2009. Belgrade's open-air markets were a welter of busy customers on Friday with one thing on their mind — garlic. In Serbia, garlic is a remedy for all, including swine flu whose recent surge has triggered mild panic among the population. The prices of garlic have spiked on Belgrade's markets because of the increase in demand, and public places are smelling of the little white bulbsas people munch them as if eating apples. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)AP - Belgrade's open-air markets were a welter of busy customers on Friday, pushing and shoving to buy one item — garlic.

Report: Somali terror suspect had US residency (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 05:40 AM PST

AP - A Somali man suspected of recruiting youth in Minneapolis for Islamic terrorism in Somalia has a U.S. green card, Dutch media reported Friday.

Witness in Italy may hold key to Guantanamo trials (AP)

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 05:10 AM PST

AP - In a decade-long journey, the Tunisian went from drug pusher on the streets of Milan, to Islamic militant trained in Afghanistan to kill Americans, to potential key witness against Guantanamo Bay detainees.

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