Yahoo! News: Europe News

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• Europe and economic data to call stocks' tune (Reuters)
• Catherine Zeta-Jones honored by Queen Elizabeth II (AP)
• Eriksson confident over Drogba recovery (AFP)
• Tennis aces Nadal and Murray crash out at Queen's (AFP)
• Russia now says Iran sanctions ban S-300 missiles (AP)
• Elephant blocks U.S. squad on trunk road (Reuters)
• Capello tells Rooney to keep his cool (AFP)
• Somali pirates free UK-flagged ship after ransom (Reuters)
• Spain unveils proposed labour market reform (AFP)
• West Ham chase Henry and Cole (AFP)
• Pope begs forgiveness, promises action on abuse (AP)
• Ex-UN arms inspector to face Iraq war inquiry (AP)
• Exhibition on Krakow under Nazis opens in Poland (AP)
• EU urges China to release convicted dissident (AP)
• Critics slam new climate change proposal in Bonn (AP)
• France to try ex-officials of Chilean dictatorship (AP)
• NATO: Developments now favor alliance war effort. (AP)
• Dutch election winner visits queen before talks (AP)
• World stocks hit by weak retail sales data (AP)
• Iran expects to hold trial soon for 3 Americans (AP)

Europe and economic data to call stocks' tune (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 04:32 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. stock investors will keep a close eye on Europe next week, looking for signs the debt crisis may be stabilizing, while industrial production, housing starts and inflation data may offer more clues on the U.S. economic outlook.

Catherine Zeta-Jones honored by Queen Elizabeth II (AP) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 04:02 PM PDT AP - From Wales to Hollywood to "Chicago" — now Catherine Zeta-Jones has an appointment at Buckingham Palace.

Eriksson confident over Drogba recovery (AFP) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 01:53 PM PDT AFP - Ivory Coast skipper Didier Drogba could be fit to play in his team's opening World Cup clash against Portugal, coach Sven-Goran Eriksson said Friday.

Tennis aces Nadal and Murray crash out at Queen's (AFP) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 12:50 PM PDT AFP - Rafael Nadal suffered his first defeat in 25 matches as he was beaten by Feliciano Lopez in the quarter-finals at Queen's Club on Friday, while defending champion Andy Murray also crashed out.

Russia now says Iran sanctions ban S-300 missiles (AP) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 12:35 PM PDT AP - The new U.N. sanctions prevent Russia from delivering S-300 air-defense missiles to Iran, a Kremlin official said Friday, in a reversal of the position announced by Russia's Foreign Ministry the day before.

Elephant blocks U.S. squad on trunk road (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 11:38 AM PDT Reuters - The United States training session ahead of Saturday's World Cup Group C opener with England was briefly delayed after an elephant blocked the route of the team bus.

Capello tells Rooney to keep his cool (AFP) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 11:29 AM PDT AFP - Fabio Capello has warned Wayne Rooney that his hunger for World Cup glory must be tempered by a cool head if England are to thrive in South Africa.

Somali pirates free UK-flagged ship after ransom (Reuters) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 11:13 AM PDT Reuters - Somali pirates have released a British-flagged ship they seized on January 1, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry said on Friday, and the European Union Naval Force said the release came after a ransom was paid.

Spain unveils proposed labour market reform (AFP) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 11:06 AM PDT AFP - Spain's Socialist government on Friday unveiled details of its proposed labour market reform that is aimed at reviving economic growth and allaying jitters over its public finances.

West Ham chase Henry and Cole (AFP) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 10:48 AM PDT AFP - France striker Thierry Henry and England midfielder Joe Cole are both transfer targets for West Ham although the English Premier League side have admitted they are unlikely to land the two World Cup players.

Pope begs forgiveness, promises action on abuse (AP) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 10:42 AM PDT AP - Addressing the clerical abuse scandal from the heart of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Benedict XVI begged forgiveness Friday from victims and promised to "do everything possible" to protect children at a Mass celebrated by 15,000 priests from around the world.

Ex-UN arms inspector to face Iraq war inquiry (AP) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 08:54 AM PDT AP - Former U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix and former British political and military leaders have been called for questioning by a panel investigating the Iraq war.

Exhibition on Krakow under Nazis opens in Poland (AP) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 08:35 AM PDT AP - A new exhibition recounting the fate of Poles — both Jews and non-Jews — during World War II opened in southern Poland on Friday at the former factory used by Oskar Schindler.

EU urges China to release convicted dissident (AP) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 08:14 AM PDT AP - The European Union on Friday condemned the five-year prison sentence for a Chinese dissident, Tan Zuoren, saying his conviction for subversion violated his freedom of speech and international standards of fairness.

Critics slam new climate change proposal in Bonn (AP) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 08:12 AM PDT AP - Developing nations on Friday sharply criticized a new document put forth by negotiators at U.N. climate talks, and environmentalists said it did not reflect much progress in efforts to battle global warming.

France to try ex-officials of Chilean dictatorship (AP) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 07:54 AM PDT AP - A judicial official says 14 former officials in the regime of the late Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet are to be tried in absentia in Paris in December.

NATO: Developments now favor alliance war effort. (AP) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 07:43 AM PDT AP - NATO leaders declared Friday that the alliance had regained the initiative in the Afghan war, promising that the gains could result in a handover of security responsibilities in some parts of the country to local authorities by year's end.

Dutch election winner visits queen before talks (AP) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 07:27 AM PDT AP - The head of the free-market VVD party put in his bid to lead the next Dutch government Friday, saying he will explore an alliance with anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders to see if they can put the Dutch economy back on track.

World stocks hit by weak retail sales data (AP) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 07:27 AM PDT AP - World stocks were hit Friday by news of an unexpected drop in U.S. retail sales, which suggests the recovery in the world's largest economy is slower than expected.

Iran expects to hold trial soon for 3 Americans (AP) Posted: 11 Jun 2010 06:14 AM PDT AP - Three Americans detained in Iran for almost a year on suspicion of spying will likely go on trial soon if prosecutors decide there is enough evidence to press charges, Iran's top human rights official said Friday.

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