2009年11月24日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Comatose for 23 years, Belgian feels reborn (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 04:45 PM PST

Belgian patient Rom Houben, seen here using a specially-adapted computer to type messages at the Weyerke institute near Liege. Houben, who was wrongly diagnosed as being in a coma for 23 years, has revived the debate on care for those considered in a vegetative state, with the astonishing case far from unique according to a recent study.(AFP/Stringer)AP - Helped by a therapist, Rom Houben's outstretched finger tapped with surprising speed on a computer touchscreen, spelling out how he felt "alone, lonely, frustrated" in the 23 years he was trapped inside a paralyzed body.

NIreland: 2 charged with attack on police (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 03:43 PM PST

AP - Two suspected Irish Republican Army dissidents have been charged with attempting to kill an off-duty police officer near the province's border with the Republic of Ireland last week, police said Tuesday.

N.Ireland police charge two over shooting (AFP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 03:42 PM PST

A Police forensic team remove a car in front of the Policing Board headquarters in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on November 23. Northern Ireland police charged two men Tuesday over a weekend shooting that, along with a failed car bombing, posed new threats to the long-troubled province's fragile peace process.(AFP/Peter Muhly)AFP - Northern Ireland police charged two men Tuesday over a weekend shooting that, along with a failed car bombing, posed new threats to the long-troubled province's fragile peace process.

Federer floors Murray to seal no.1 spot (AFP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 03:23 PM PST

Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates after beating Andy Murray of Great Britain 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, in a Singles match during the Barclays ATP World Tour Tennis Finals in London.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Roger Federer beat Britain's Andy Murray in three sets on Tuesday at the ATP World Tour Finals to guarantee finishing the season as the world number one.

Gunners cruise into last 16 (AFP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 02:57 PM PST

Arsenal's forward Carlos Vela (L) takes the ball past Standard Liege's Felipe (C) and goalkeeper Sinan Bolat during their Champions League Group H football match in London. Arsenal won 2-0.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Arsenal recovered the swagger that has characterised their best performances this season as they eased into the last 16 of the Champions League with a 2-0 win over Standard Liege.

Rangers suffer calamity as European dream ends (AFP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 02:53 PM PST

Stuttgart's Sebastian Rudy (L) celebrates with teamates after scoring the opening goal against Rangers during the UEFA Champions League football match in Glasgow. Rangers' Champions League hopes were extinguished for another season here on Tuesday as they slumped to a 2-0 defeat to Stuttgart at Ibrox.(AFP/Derek Blair)AFP - Rangers' Champions League hopes were extinguished for another season here on Tuesday as they slumped to a 2-0 defeat to Stuttgart at Ibrox.

Liverpool out of Champions League despite victory (AFP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 02:36 PM PST

Liverpool's Jamie Carragher (R) fights for the ball with Hungarian Zsolt Laczko (L) of VSC Debrecen in the Puskas stadium of Budapest during their UEFA Champions League football match. Liverpool's miserable season continued as they were knocked out of the Champions League at the group stage despite a 1-0 victory over Debrecen.(AFP/Attila Kisbenedek)AFP - Liverpool's miserable season continued as they were knocked out of the Champions League at the group stage despite a 1-0 victory over Debrecen at the Ferenc Puskas Stadium here on Tuesday.

Liverpool knocked out of Champions League (AFP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 01:50 PM PST

Liverpool's Jamie Carragher (R) fights for the ball with Hungarian Zsolt Laczko (L) of VSC Debrecen in the Puskas stadium of Budapest during their UEFA Champions League football match. Liverpool's miserable season continued as they were knocked out of the Champions League at the group stage despite a 1-0 victory over Debrecen.(AFP/Attila Kisbenedek)AFP - Five-time champions Liverpool were knocked out of the Champions League at the group stage on Tuesday.

Jet-wing pilot to attempt Africa-Europe flight (AFP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 01:43 PM PST

Swiss Yves Rossy, known as AFP - A Swiss man will attempt to fly from Africa to Europe using a jet-powered wing attached to his back on Wednesday, his technical team announced Tuesday.

Mullen leads US in arms control talks with Russia (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 01:11 PM PST

AP - President Barack Obama's top military adviser attended the latest talks with Russia to replace an expiring Cold War-era arms control agreement, the U.S. said Tuesday.

Diplomats: Big powers prepare Iran resolution (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 01:06 PM PST

Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast speaks during news conference in Tehran November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl/FilesAP - Six world powers have readied a resolution critical of Iran's nuclear program, diplomats said Tuesday, as Tehran suggested it was still ready to discuss a U.N.-backed plan meant to delay the Islamic Republic's ability to make a nuclear weapon.

British panel begins inquiry on Iraq war (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 10:50 AM PST

Anti-war protesters from the 'Stop the War' group, wearing masks depicting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, right, former US president George W. Bush, center and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, left, pose for the photographers, outside the conference center where the Iraq war inquiry ia taking place, in central London, Tuesday Nov. 24, 2009. In the most sweeping inquiry by any nation involved in the Iraq war, a panel investigating Britain's role in the conflict begins questioning witnesses Tuesday in hearings that critics hope will humble former Prime Minister Tony Blair and expose alleged deception in the buildup to conflict. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - An inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war kicked off Tuesday with top government advisers testifying that some Bush administration officials were calling for Saddam Hussein's ouster as early as 2001 — long before sanctions were exhausted and two years before the U.S.-led invasion.

Unnatural selection? Thieves swiped Darwin's notes (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 10:19 AM PST

AP - British authorities say they're searching for a leather-bound notebook Charles Darwin used in developing his theory of natural selection.

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Posted: 24 Nov 2009 09:35 AM PST

AP - Man once thought in coma says he feels like newborn baby after regaining power to communciate.

UK official: Obama's delay hurts our Afghan case (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 09:14 AM PST

AP - British defense secretary Bob Ainsworth says the United States' delay in deciding how many reinforcements to send to Afghanistan has harmed his country's ability to rally public support for the war.

Italy police nab 'paralyzed' Mafia boss on the run (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 08:47 AM PST

AP - A convicted Mafia boss who got out of jail by faking paralysis and anorexia has been arrested at a restaurant after more than two months on the run, police in Sicily said Tuesday.

2 warlords plead innocent in Congo massacre trial (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 08:23 AM PST

Former leader of the National Integrationist Front, Mathieu Ngudjolo, awaits the start of his trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. The International Criminal Court starts its second trial, focusing on a massacre that left more than 200 people dead and laid waste to their village in eastern Congo in 2003. Germain Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolo are charged with three crimes against humanity and seven war crimes, including murder, rape, sexual enslavement and pillage for allegedly commanding the fighters responsible for the attack. (AP Photo/ Michael Kooren, Pool)AP - Two Congolese militia leaders sent child soldiers and other fighters to wipe out a village in a revenge attack that left more than 200 men, women and children dead, a prosecutor told judges Tuesday at the International Criminal Court.

Prostitute claims Berlusconi offered help with inn (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 06:30 AM PST

FILE - In this Saturday Aug. 1, 2009 file photo, Italian escort Patrizia D'addario poses during an Italian style party named 'I love Silvio', in Paris. The prostitute at the center of Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex scandal has written a book, saying she feels betrayed by him and has been frightened by threats, including the ransacking of her home. Patrizia D'Addario, whose memoir went on sale Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, in Italy, claims she has suffered 'strange'' threats since she revealed earlier this year that she had taped-recorded her purported bedroom encounter with Berlusconi. In 'Gradisca, Presidente,'' (At Your Pleasure, Premier), D'Addario elaborates on her earlier accounts of the night she spent with Berlusconi in his Rome residence. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)AP - The prostitute at the center of Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex scandal claims in a new book that she slept with him on the understanding he would help her set up a countryside inn but she got "nothing" in return.

Walesa takes Poland's president to court (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 04:49 AM PST

AP - A Warsaw court on Tuesday began hearing a lawsuit filed by Lech Walesa in which the Solidarity founder is demanding damages from Polish President Lech Kaczynski for having called Walesa a communist-era agent.

UK to hold public inquiry into alleged Iraq abuse (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 04:37 AM PST

AP - Britain's defense ministry says it will formally order a public inquiry this week into the alleged abuse and killing of Iraqi civilians by British soldiers.

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