Yahoo! News: Europe News

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• Sweet sexinesss at Elie Saab (AP)
• 7 dead after Belgium apartment building collapses (AP)
• Israel slams Iran as world recalls Holocaust (Reuters)
• Chelsea charge back to top as Gunners fire blanks (AFP)
• Rangers open 10-point gap, Celtic slump (AFP)
• Officials: US readies new Iran sanctions at UN (AP)
• Manchester United beat City to reach League Cup final (AFP)
• Downing's horror miss lets Arsenal off hook (AFP)
• Top court overturns suspected terrorist asset freeze (AFP)
• Chelsea halt Birmingham run to return to top (AFP)
• Karzai says Afghans will take on defense burden (AP)
• Jewish cemetery desecrated in eastern France (AP)
• In Poland, survivors mark Auschwitz anniversary (AP)
• Former attorney general testifies in Iraq inquiry (AP)
• UK Supreme Court strikes down govt terror measure (AP)
• UK, Dublin offer compromise plan for NIreland (AP)
• A free man: what is pope gunman's next move? (AP)
• NATO, Russia boost military ties in Afghan war (AP)
• Rights group: Racist violence drops in Russia (AP)
• Custody extended for suspect in cartoonist attack (AP)

Sweet sexinesss at Elie Saab (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 04:43 PM PST AP - Hollywood's favorite Lebanese designer, Elie Saab, on Wednesday delivered a sexy and sweet spring-summer 2010 haute couture collection of heavily beaded slip gowns in muted pastel tones.

7 dead after Belgium apartment building collapses (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 04:27 PM PST AP - Rescue workers recovered seven bodies from the rubble of a crowded apartment building that collapsed Wednesday after an apparent gas explosion.

Israel slams Iran as world recalls Holocaust (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 03:19 PM PST Reuters - Israel's leaders, with Iran on their minds, vowed never again to allow the "hand of evil" to kill Jews as the world marked International Holocaust Memorial Day on Wednesday.

Chelsea charge back to top as Gunners fire blanks (AFP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 03:08 PM PST AFP - Chelsea marched back to the top of the Premier League table with an emphatic 3-0 defeat of on-form Birmingham at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.

Rangers open 10-point gap, Celtic slump (AFP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 03:04 PM PST AFP - Rangers increased their lead at the top of the Scottish Premier League to 10 points with a 2-0 win at St Mirren on Wednesday as Celtic slumped to a 2-1 home defeat at the hands of Hibernian.

Officials: US readies new Iran sanctions at UN (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 02:26 PM PST AP - The Obama administration is preparing to circulate proposed tough new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program as early as this week at the United Nations, U.S. officials said Wednesday.

Manchester United beat City to reach League Cup final (AFP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 02:19 PM PST AFP - Wayne Rooney's 91st-minute header secured a 3-1 victory for Manchester United over rivals City at Old Trafford and carried the holders through to a League Cup final meeting with Aston Villa.

Downing's horror miss lets Arsenal off hook (AFP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 02:13 PM PST AFP - Arsenal survived a shocking miss by Aston Villa's Stewart Downing to earn a 0-0 draw at Villa Park on Wednesday.

Top court overturns suspected terrorist asset freeze (AFP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 02:08 PM PST AFP - The Supreme Court Wednesday overturned an assets freeze on suspected terrorists, which was introduced in line with UN Security Council resolutions.

Chelsea halt Birmingham run to return to top (AFP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 02:05 PM PST AFP - Chelsea eased their way back to the top of the Premier League after two goals from Frank Lampard and a first half strike from Florent Malouda sealed a comfortable 3-0 victory over Birmingham City.

Karzai says Afghans will take on defense burden (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 01:23 PM PST AP - Afghanistan's president promised Wednesday to lift the defense burden from the U.S. and its allies, as senior officials gathered in London for a conference to bolster flagging support for the international mission there.

Jewish cemetery desecrated in eastern France (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 12:41 PM PST AP - A Jewish cemetery in eastern France was desecrated Wednesday, with at least 18 gravestones marked with swastikas and overturned, police and Jewish officials said.

In Poland, survivors mark Auschwitz anniversary (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 11:21 AM PST AP - Bundled tightly against the cold and snow, elderly Auschwitz survivors walked among the barracks and watchtowers of Auschwitz and Birkenau on Wednesday, many clad in scarves bearing the gray and blue stripes of their Nazi prison garments decades ago.

Former attorney general testifies in Iraq inquiry (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 10:00 AM PST AP - Former Prime Minister Tony Blair's top legal adviser believed at first that it would be illegal for Britain to join the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq but ultimately changed his mind, he told the inquiry probing the conflict Wednesday.

UK Supreme Court strikes down govt terror measure (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 09:40 AM PST AP - Britain's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the government overstepped its power when it froze the bank accounts of five terrorist suspects without a vote in Parliament. It said the special Treasury orders were unlawful.

UK, Dublin offer compromise plan for NIreland (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 08:37 AM PST AP - The prime ministers of Britain and Ireland presented a compromise plan Wednesday to keep Northern Ireland's fractious politicians from breaking up their Catholic-Protestant government, but neither side accepted the deal.

A free man: what is pope gunman's next move? (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 07:31 AM PST AP - This week, the Turkish man who shot the pope in 1981 and just got out of jail drove to a police station. He wore sunglasses and was escorted by several heavyset men in suits. Inside, officers took his fingerprints with a scanner, and he applied for a passport.

NATO, Russia boost military ties in Afghan war (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 07:18 AM PST AP - NATO's top officer said Wednesday that Russia had agreed to boost cooperation with the alliance in Afghanistan, including opening more transit routes for supplies to international troops and helping service Soviet-built helicopters used by the security forces.

Rights group: Racist violence drops in Russia (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 07:04 AM PST AP - Racially motivated violence in Russia dropped sharply in 2009 due to a more vigorous effort by police and a shift in tactics by extremist groups, a human rights group said Wednesday.

Custody extended for suspect in cartoonist attack (AP) Posted: 27 Jan 2010 06:13 AM PST AP - Prosecutors say a Somali man accused of trying to kill a Danish cartoonist who caricatured the Prophet Muhammad has had his custody extended by four weeks.

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