2009年12月12日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Smith hopeful Euro flops Gers can be kings at home (AFP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 05:02 PM PST

A Kris Boyd double helped Rangers to a convincing 3-0 win over St Johnstone to keep them two points behind Celtic in the race for the Scottish Premier League title.(AFP/File)AFP - Rangers manager Walter Smith is hoping his side can return to domestic dominance after a dismal Champions League run saw them exit Europe before Christmas.

Hollins v Whittle in 'Strictly Come Dancing' final (AFP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 03:40 PM PST

Television presenter Chris Hollins will take on actor Ricky Whittle in the final of this year's AFP - Television presenter Chris Hollins will take on actor Ricky Whittle in the final of this year's "Strictly Come Dancing" after actress Ali Bastian was knocked out of Saturday's semi-final.

Solomon voted off 'X Factor' final (AFP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 03:11 PM PST

Stacey Solomon was voted off AFP - Stacey Solomon was voted off "The X Factor" on Saturday, leaving Joe McElderry and Olly Murs to battle it out in Sunday's showpiece climax.

Higgins into UK final despite O'Sullivan surge (AFP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 02:48 PM PST

World champion John Higgins, pictured in May 2009, held his nerve to stave off a dramatic fightback by Ronnie O'Sullivan and win 9-8 to book a place in the final of the UK Championship against China's Ding Junhui.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - World champion John Higgins held his nerve to stave off a dramatic fightback by Ronnie O'Sullivan and win 9-8 to book a place in the final of the UK Championship against China's Ding Junhui.

Leinster topple Scarlets as French suffer (AFP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 01:03 PM PST

Toulouse's Yannick Jauzion (R) skips free of the tackle of Cardiff Blues' Xavier Rush during their Heineken Cup Rugby Union match at the Cardiff City Stadium. Toulouse went down to a 15-9 reverse at the hands of Cardiff Blue.(AFP/James Benwell)AFP - Holders Leinster scored a riproaring 32-7 win away to Llanelli Scarlets on Saturday to bolster their hopes of reaching the European Cup quarters.

United fail to make most of Chelsea Premiership slip-up (AFP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 12:23 PM PST

Manchester United's defender Wes Brown (R) clashes with Aston Villa's midfielder James Milner during the English Premier League football match at Old Trafford in Manchester. Manchester United suffered a shock 1-0 loss at home to Aston Villa.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Chelsea extended their lead at the top of the English Premier League table despite a 3-3 draw with Everton on Saturday after champions Manchester United suffered a shock 1-0 loss at home to Aston Villa.

Brisa group wins Spain-Portugal line bid (AFP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 12:15 PM PST

Brisa Motorway company logo. A consortium led by Portuguese motorway company Brisa has won the bid for the construction of the first section of bullet train lines between Lisbon and Madrid, the Portuguese government announced Saturday.(Brisa)AFP - A consortium led by Portuguese motorway company Brisa has won the bid for the construction of the first section of bullet train lines between Lisbon and Madrid, the Portuguese government announced Saturday.

Protesters in Madrid challenge job-market reforms (AFP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 11:53 AM PST

People hold a banner reading AFP - Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in Madrid on Saturday in a protest called by the two main Spanish trades unions against the Socialist government's plans to reform the jobs market.

McCanns visit Portuguese resort where child vanished (AFP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 11:45 AM PST

Parents of missing child Madeleine McCann, Gerry McCann (L) speaks to reporters as his wife Kate McCann looks on as they leave the building of the Tribunal Civil de Lisboa in Lisbon on December 11. The McCann couple returned to the small Portuguese seaside resort where Madeleine disappeared in 2007, they said Saturday, in a case that grabbed world attention.(AFP/File/Francisco Leong)AFP - The parents of missing girl Madeleine McCann returned to the small Portuguese seaside resort where she disappeared in 2007, they said Saturday, in a case that grabbed world attention.

Bulgaria could take in a Guantanamo prisoner (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 11:12 AM PST

AP - Bulgaria's prime minister says the country could accept one prisoner from Guantanamo following calls from Washington to take in detainees from the U.S. prison in Cuba.

Kurds fight running battles with Turkish police (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 09:08 AM PST

AP - Angry Kurds battled Turkish police with rocks and firebombs Saturday to protest a decision by the country's top court to shut down a pro-Kurdish political party on charges of ties to militants.

Swiss Muslims protest minaret ban (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 08:47 AM PST

AP - Around 700 Swiss Muslims peacefully protested against their country's minaret ban on Saturday, with speakers denouncing what they called a hate campaign against Islam.

Sperm whale pod beached on Italian shore; 5 die (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 07:15 AM PST

In this photo taken Friday, Dec. 11, 2009, a man looks at a stranded whale on the shore of Foce Di Varano, southern Italy. A herd of sperm whales has washed ashore on Italy's southern coast, killing at least five animals in what experts say is a rare and puzzling mass beaching for such a large species. Nine whales measuring up to 40 feet (12 meters) in length were stranded Thursday on a beach in Puglia, the heel of boot-shaped Italy. (AP Photo/Vincenzo Maizzi)AP - A pod of sperm whales beached on Italy's southern coast and at least five died in what experts said Saturday was a rare and puzzling mass beaching for such a large species.

Climate talks to go closed doors, or over dinner (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 06:29 AM PST

FILE - This Wednesday, May 28, 2008 photo from files shows foreign ministers from left: Per Stig Moeller, Denmark; Sergej Lavrov, Russia; Jonas Gahr Stoere, Norway; Aleqa Hammond, Greenland; Gary Lunn, Canada; John D. Negroponte, United States Deputy Secretary of State; and Greenland's Prime Minister Hans Enoksen with icebergs in the Ice Fiord near Ilulissat in Greenland, before attending the Arctic Ocean Conference. The Copenhagen climate conference caps two years of negotiations among 192 countries. They have convened for formal talks nearly a dozen times, usually getting nowhere. But their leaders or top negotiators have met even more often in informal settings — touring a South African wildlife park, walking on an Argentinian glacier or relaxing near the fjords of Greenland. (AP Photo/Scanpix, Jan-Morten Bjoernbakk, File)AP - If a climate deal is to be done, it is more likely to be thrashed out over coffee in the corridor, a glass of wine at dinner or a stroll along Copenhagen's cobbled downtown streets than in the vast conference hall.

Climate talks advance in Copenhagen amid protests (AP)

Posted: 12 Dec 2009 01:07 AM PST

Climate change demonstrators gather outside The Parliament during the climate march in Copenhagen. Hundreds of demonstrators in six major Canadian cities held street marches Saturday to demand global warming solutions from world leaders attending the climate change summit in Copenhagen.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AP - With a draft agreement on the table, climate negotiators in Copenhagen are bargaining over emissions targets and financing — key issues that need to be resolved before world leaders can sign a pact to curb global warming.

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