2010年1月25日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Blair to give '2,000-pound-a-minute' talks (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 06:08 PM PST

Former prime minister Tony Blair gestures at an event on climate change. Blair will add to an already lucrative portfolio by giving lectures to a hedge fund that reportedly bet on the collapse of the country's banks, his spokesman said.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Former prime minister Tony Blair will add to a lucrative portfolio since leaving power with lectures to a hedge fund that reportedly bet on the collapse of the country's banks, his spokesman said.

Unraveling Ulster government faces all-night talks (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 04:05 PM PST

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, right, and his Irish counterpart Brian Cowen arrive for talks with Northern Ireland political leaders at Hillsborough Castle, Northern Ireland, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)AP - The British and Irish governments launched a round-the-clock mission Monday to save Northern Ireland's unraveling administration, a Catholic-Protestant coalition that was supposed to forge a lasting era of nonviolent compromise.

Jaguar Land Rover announces CEO stepping down (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 03:31 PM PST

The Land Rover and Jaguar emblems are pictured at the Land Rover assembly plant at Halewood in Liverpool. Struggling carmaker Jaguar Land Rover's chief executive David Smith stepped down on Monday, the company said, after a breakdown in negotiations on workers' pay and conditions.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Struggling carmaker Jaguar Land Rover's chief executive David Smith stepped down on Monday, the company said, after a breakdown in negotiations on workers' pay and conditions.

Fiat CEO: Chrysler-Fiat integration moving forward (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 03:14 PM PST

AP - Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne said Monday that a new Chrysler plant that will build Fiat engines in southeastern Michigan represents "a huge step forward" for the integration of Chrysler into Fiat.

N.Ireland leaders in crunch power-sharing talks (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 01:47 PM PST

Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness (L) speaks to the media before meeting Democratic Unionist Party leader Peter Robinson at Stormont Government buildings in Belfast. The British and Irish prime ministers made an unscheduled dash to Northern Ireland Monday and engaged in emergency talks with the province's feuding leaders in a bid to save their faltering administration.(AFP/Peter Muhly)AFP - The British and Irish prime ministers made an unscheduled dash to Northern Ireland Monday and engaged in emergency talks with the province's feuding leaders in a bid to save their faltering administration.

UK talks to focus on Taliban reconciliation plan (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 12:58 PM PST

US Marines ready for a night patrol in Huskers camp on the outskirts of Marjah in central Helmand. Under a plan announced by US President Barack Obama in December, 30,000 US troops will go to Afghanistan this year -- on top of more than 70,000 already there -- before they begin withdrawing in July 2011.(AFP/Christophe Simon)AP - Afghanistan's president said Monday that the West, once resistant to reconciliation with the Taliban, now backs his plan to persuade some militants to lay down their weapons.

Cold snap kills 40 in eastern Europe (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 12:48 PM PST

A man takes a photo of icicles on a thickly frozen jetty in Sassnitz on the Baltic Sea island Ruegen, northern Germany. More than 40 people have died this week as eastern and central Europe battles a Siberian cold snap that has cut power and roads, disrupted air travel and stranded whole villages, officials said Monday.(AFP/DDP/Jens Koehler)AFP - More than 40 people have died this week as eastern and central Europe battles a Siberian cold snap that has cut power and roads, disrupted air travel and stranded whole villages, officials said Monday.

Hammers make McCarthy move (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 12:34 PM PST

South Africa's Benni McCarthy, seen here in 2009, could be on his way from Blackburn to West Ham after his current club confirmed Monday they'd received a written offer from their Premier League rivals.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - South Africa's Benni McCarthy could be on his way from Blackburn to West Ham after his current club confirmed Monday they'd received a written offer from their Premier League rivals.

No more French combat troops for Afghanistan: Sarkozy (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 12:18 PM PST

French President Nicolas Sarkozy waits to be interviewed by anchorwoman Laurence Ferrari during the evening news program of France's top television channel TF1. Sarkozy said France will send no more combat troops to Afghanistan, in an interview on Monday three days before an international conference on stabilising the country.(AFP/Pool/Gerard Cerles)AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy said France will send no more combat troops to Afghanistan, in an interview on Monday three days before an international conference on stabilising the country.

Borthwick retains England captaincy (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 12:10 PM PST

Steve Borthwick, seen here in 2009, will retain the England captaincy for the upcoming Six Nations Championship opener against Wales, the Rugby Football Union announced Monday.(AFP/File/Juan Mabromata)AFP - Steve Borthwick will retain the England captaincy for the upcoming Six Nations Championship opener against Wales, the Rugby Football Union announced Monday.

Panel to favor partial ban on full veil in France (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 12:05 PM PST

This Jan. 12, 2010 photo shows Faiza Silmi, a 32-year-old Moroccan, walking in Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis, 38 kilometers (24 miles) southwest of Paris. A French parliamentary panel will recommend Tuesday a ban on face-covering Muslim veils in public areas from hospitals to schools but will stop short of pressing for the garb to be outlawed in the street, the panel's president says. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)AP - A parliamentary panel will recommend on Tuesday that France ban face-covering Muslim veils in public locations such as hospitals and schools, but not in private buildings or on the street, the group's president said.

UK 7-year-old raises tens of thousands for Haiti (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 11:47 AM PST

Charlie Simpson waves during his five mile cycle ride around South Park, west London, Sunday Jan. 24, 2010. A young British schoolboy has raised nearly 100,000 pounds ($160,000) for Haiti's relief effort. Seven-year-old Charlie Simpson was so upset by the devastating images of Haiti's deadly earthquake that he asked his mother if she could help him set up a sponsored bicycle ride around his local park in west London. Charlie originally hoped to raise 500 pounds ($800) for UNICEF's Haiti appeal with Sunday's 5-mile bike ride but his Internet page was flooded with donations. (AP Photo/ Tim Ireland/PA Wire)AP - A young British schoolboy has raised more than 100,000 pounds ($160,000) Monday for Haiti's relief effort by cycling round his local park.

Italy distances self from criticism of US in Haiti (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 11:20 AM PST

AP - Italy distanced itself from harsh criticism of the U.S. relief effort in Haiti on Monday, a day after the top Italian disaster official called it a "pathetic" failure and questioned the role of U.S. troops.

Pope decries 'aversion' to Christians (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 11:17 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI, left, walks in procession upon his arrival at St. Paul Outside the Walls' Basilica in Rome, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI says the world is marked by religious indifference and is decrying what he calls a 'growing aversion' to Christians. The pontiff is also urging Christians to overcome their differences through dialogue so that they can unite their efforts to influence debates in society on ethical issues like abortion, euthanasia and the limits of science and technology. Benedict was leading a Vespers service Monday evening in Rome's Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls. The occasion drew to a close a week that the Vatican each year dedicates to prayers for Christian unity. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - Pope Benedict XVI decried Monday what he called "growing aversion" to the Christian faith in the world.

Putin pimps Russian-made ride with German engine (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 10:49 AM PST

File - In this May 16, 2009 file photo, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin looks at his new car, a locally-produced Lada Niva SUV, as he shows it to the media in his Black Sea residence in Sochi, southern Russia. The prime minister admitted Monday Jan. 25 2010 to outfitting his Russian-made SUV with a German engine made by Opel. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Pool)AP - Vladimir Putin drives a Lada Niva to support Russia's domestic car industry. Never mind that it has a German engine.

Dozens of Americans, Canadians sought asylum in UK (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 10:37 AM PST

AP - British government figures show that dozens of Americans and Canadians have applied for asylum in the U.K. in the past few years on the grounds that they were persecuted in their own countries.

Cyprus police bust large antiquities theft ring (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 10:18 AM PST

In this image released by the Cyprus Police on Monday, Jan. 25, 2010, show the antiquities miniature gold coffin seized yesterday in southern city of Limassol, Cyprus. Cyprus police said they had broken up an antiquities theft ring negotiating a euro11 million ($15.5 million) deal to sell artifacts dating as far back as 2,000 B.C. Police spokesman Michalis Katsounotos said 10 Cypriots had been arrested and another five, including a Syrian man, were being sought in the case, believed to be the largest of its kind in the Mediterranean island's history. The suspects face charges of illegally possessing and trading in antiquities. Miniature gold coffin and other gold objects, don't appear to be Cypriot. (AP Photo/Cyprus Police, HO) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Authorities have busted a smuggling ring in Cyprus and recovered dozens of ancient artifacts it planned to sell for euro11 million (15.5 million), including a miniature gold coffin, silver coins and terra-cotta urns, police said Monday.

Rights group: Russian religious freedom in danger (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 08:35 AM PST

AP - Religious freedoms are being rapidly curtailed throughout Russia as the Orthodox Church seeks to boost its dominance, human rights activists warned Monday.

UK university: We will investigate radicalization (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 08:24 AM PST

AP - The British university attended by the man alleged to have attacked a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day said Monday it would investigate whether there was anything at the school that could push students toward extremism.

Karzai: Taliban reconciliation has West's support (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 07:52 AM PST

AP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the United States and Europe back his plan to invite some Taliban fighters to lay down their arms and reintegrate them into Afghan society.

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