2009年12月23日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Queen urges Commonwealth to lead on climate change (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 04:04 PM PST

Queen Elizabeth II, pictured in November 2009, will urge the Commonwealth to keep taking the lead on global issues such as the environment in her Christmas message, according to extracts released Thursday.(AFP/File/Luis Acosta)AFP - Queen Elizabeth II will urge the Commonwealth to keep taking the lead on global issues such as the environment in her Christmas message, according to extracts released Thursday.

European travellers battle new Christmas chaos (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 03:07 PM PST

A traveller holding a toy lion talks to a police officer while standing in the queue at St. Pancras station in central London as he attempts to catch one of the last Eurostar trains before Christmas. Thousands of Eurostar passengers anxious to get away for Christmas battled for train places out of London as heavy rains and freezing conditions sparked yet more travel chaos across Europe.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Thousands of Eurostar passengers anxious to get away for Christmas battled for train places out of London Wednesday as heavy rains and freezing conditions sparked yet more travel chaos across Europe.

Colorado parents sentenced for 'balloon boy' hoax (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 02:34 PM PST

Reuters - A Colorado couple who riveted America with a bogus claim their son had floated away in a balloon received a 90-day jail term for the father on Wednesday, and both face thousands of dollars in restitution.

Poland earmarks more money for Auschwitz security (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 02:29 PM PST

Police officers present parts of the retrieved inscription from the Auschwitz Birkenau entrance, during a press conference in Krakow, Poland, Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2009. The infamous inscription 'Arbeit Macht Frei' from the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz Birkenau was stolen Dec. 18, 2009 and retrieved by the Polish Police three days later. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)AP - Poland's culture minister on Wednesday promised the Auschwitz museum money to step up security after the infamous "Arbeit Macht Frei" ("Work Sets You Free") sign was stolen from the site of the former Nazi death camp.

Spain's Telefonica buys Internet phone provider Jajah (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 01:28 PM PST

Partial view of the building housing the Spanish telecom company Telefonica taken in downtown Madrid. Telefonica said Wednesday its 02 unit had bought Jajah, a provider of Internet-based phone service with headquarters in the US and Israel, for 145 million euros (207 million dollars).(AFP/File/Eric Cabanis)AFP - Spain's Telefonica said Wednesday its 02 unit had bought Jajah, a provider of Internet-based phone service with headquarters in the US and Israel, for 145 million euros (207 million dollars).

US court orders treasure returned to Spain: culture ministry (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 12:58 PM PST

The Odyssey Explorer, a ship belonging to US deep-sea explorer firm Odyssey is led into the port of Algeciras in 2007. A Florida court has ruled that US treasure hunting firm, Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc., must return a priceless trove recovered from a 19th century ship to Spain, Spain's culture ministry said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Jose Luis Roca)AFP - A Florida court has ruled that US treasure hunting firm, Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc., must return a priceless trove recovered from a 19th century ship to Spain, Spain's culture ministry said Wednesday.

Venice flooded as Italy's bad weather continues (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 12:04 PM PST

Cafe chairs and tables are submerged in high water in St. Mark's Square after the water level reached a peak of 144 cm (4.70 feet), the highest level of 2009, in Venice, Italy, early Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009. The phenomenon of high water, which floods the Venice lagoon, occurs mainly between autumn and spring when tides are reinforced by seasonal winds. The heavy rain and snowfall which has been hitting most of Italy in the past few days contributed to raising the water level in the lagoon. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)AP - An unusually high tide flooded most of Venice early Wednesday, forcing tourists and residents to wade through knee-high waters or take to improvised, elevated boardwalks set up in St. Mark's Square and other landmarks.

Boy George loses 'Big Brother' court appeal (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 11:44 AM PST

Pop star Boy George, seen here entering Snaresbrook Crown Court. Eighties pop star George failed in his High Court bid to overturn a probation order preventing him from taking part in next year's Celebrity Big Brother show.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - British 1980s pop star Boy George failed Wednesday in a High Court bid to overturn a probation order preventing him from taking part in the reality television show "Celebrity Big Brother".

Charlton salutes fellow Munich survivor Scanlon (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 11:43 AM PST

Manchester United great Bobby Charlton paid tribute to Albert Scanlon, seen here in a hospital bed in Munich in 1958, on Wednesday after the death of his fellow Munich air disaster survivor at the age of 74.(AFP/File)AFP - Manchester United great Bobby Charlton paid tribute to Albert Scanlon on Wednesday after the death of his fellow Munich air disaster survivor at the age of 74.

Ford agrees Volvo sale to Chinese carmaker (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 11:40 AM PST

Customers looks at a Chinese Geely car at its outlet in Beijing in October 2009. US auto giant Ford said Wednesday it had agreed on the main terms for selling its Swedish brand Volvo Cars to Chinese car maker Geely, a deal set to underline China's growing economic clout.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - US auto giant Ford said Wednesday it had agreed on the main terms for selling its Swedish brand Volvo Cars to Chinese car maker Geely, a deal set to underline China's growing economic clout.

Dutch court: Runaway sailor can stay with father (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 11:39 AM PST

Laura Dekker, center, arrives accompanied by local authorities to board a flight at the Princess Juliana International Airport on the Caribbean island of St. Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. Dekker, a fourteen-year-old Dutch girl who made headlines around the world earlier this year when she unsuccessfully went to court to be allowed to go on a single-handed round-the-world sailing voyage, was found by the police after she ran away from home in the Netherlands. (AP Photo/Gromyko Wilson)AP - A Dutch court ruled Wednesday that 14-year-old sailor Laura Dekker can remain in her father's custody after she ran away from home and traveled alone to the Caribbean.

AP INTERVIEW: Ceausescu fooled by aides, son says (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:50 AM PST

AP - The late communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu was deceived by his advisers and still believed Romanians adored him hours before his overthrow, his only surviving child said Wednesday in a rare interview two decades after the fall of the regime.

2nd Irish bishop quitting over Dublin abuse report (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 09:14 AM PST

Bishop Donal Murray speaks in St John's Cathedral in Limerick, Ireland, Thursday Dec. 17, 2009, after resigning as as Bishop of Limerick. Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Murray, who was heavily criticized in an Irish investigation of clergy sex abuse of children and a church hierarchy cover-up, the Vatican said Thursday. The one-line announcement that Monsignor Donal Murray had resigned did not mention the scandal. It said, however, that Murray resigned under a Canon Law provision that allows bishops, younger than the mandatory retirement age of 75, to step down when they become 'unsuited' to continue in the post.(AP Photo/pa)AP - A second Roman Catholic bishop in Ireland announced Wednesday he will resign in the wake of a damning investigation into decades of church cover-up of child abuse in the Dublin archdiocese.

Vatican defends move on World War II-era pope (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 08:58 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI, left, addresses prelates for Christmas wishes in the Clementine Hall at the Vatican, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Tony Gentile, Pool)AP - The Vatican sought Wednesday to quell its latest public dispute with Jewish groups, saying the pope's decision to move Pope Pius XII closer to sainthood isn't an act of hostility against those who say he failed to sufficiently denounce the Holocaust.

EU official in Georgia: Russia violates peace deal (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 08:04 AM PST

AP - Russia has failed to fully observe an EU-brokered peace deal that ended last year's war with Georgia, the EU monitoring mission chief says.

Muslims slam UK pledge to reform war crimes law (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 07:52 AM PST

AP - Britain's flagship Muslim organization on Wednesday attacked a government pledge to reform a war crimes law used to try to arrest visiting Israeli dignitaries, saying the move could hurt Britain's image in the Middle East.

UK's Gordon Brown to testify before Iraq inquiry (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 07:48 AM PST

Britain's Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party Gordon Brown addresses media in Copenhagen December 17, 2009. Brown and other members of his government will not appear before an inquiry into the Iraq war until after a general election next year, the inquiry team said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Christian CharisiusAP - British leader Gordon Brown won't testify before his country's investigation of the Iraq war until after the next general election, the committee behind the inquiry said Wednesday.

Russian church: Homosexuality is personal choice (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 07:03 AM PST

AP - The head of the Russian Orthodox Church said Wednesday that although the church views homosexuality as a sin, gays should not face discrimination.

UN climate chief urges avoiding blame over summit (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 06:54 AM PST

US President Barack Obama speaks during a plenary session at the Bella Center in Copenhagen on December 18. Disappointment at the outcome of a United Nations-sponsored climate change conference in Copenhagen is AP - The top U.N. climate official says that though the Copenhagen global warming summit went sour countries should avoid blaming each other and get down to work on a better deal next year.

World markets up again on US economic hopes (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2009 05:48 AM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2008 file photo, a Wall St. street sign is shown in front of the American flag hanging on the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Stocks ended an erratic session with a slender gain Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, as rising commodities prices offset disappointment over an unexpected drop in home sales. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)AP - World stock markets rose Wednesday amid mounting optimism about the speed of the U.S. economic recovery after further solid economic data.

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