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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Yanukovych claims win in Ukraine presidential vote (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 05:16 PM PST

Ukrainian opposition leader and presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych is seen at a polling station during the presidential election in Kiev, Ukraine Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)AP - Pro-Russian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych declared victory early Monday in Ukraine's presidential runoff but his opponent rejected the claim, saying the vote was too close to call.

SAP CEO resigns, replaced by 2 co-chief executives (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 05:01 PM PST

AP - The chief executive of German software company SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, has resigned after his contract was not renewed and will be succeeded by two co-CEOs, the company said Sunday.

SAP names two new co-CEOs (AFP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 04:49 PM PST

A man walks past the logo of German professional software giant SAP in Mannheim, southwestern Germany. German-based SAP, the world's largest professional software group, announced Sunday that Leo Apotheker was stepping down as chief executive officer and was being replaced by two company insiders.(AFP/DDP/File/Sascha Schuermann)AFP - German-based SAP, the world's largest professional software group, announced Sunday that Leo Apotheker was stepping down as chief executive officer and was being replaced by two company insiders.

Pro-Russia candidate to win Ukraine presidency: exit polls (AFP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 04:21 PM PST

Presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovich makes a statement for the results of exit-polls after the second round of Presidential elections in his headquarter in Kiev. Yanukovich was on course Sunday to win Ukraine's presidency, exit polls showed, after voters punished pro-Western politicians and paved the way for closer ties with Russia.(AFP/Genya Savilov)AFP - Russia-friendly politician Viktor Yanukovich was on course to win Ukraine's presidency, exit polls showed, after voters delivered a stinging rebuke Sunday to leaders of the 2004 Orange Revolution.

Opposition's Yanukovich claims win in Ukraine poll (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 04:21 PM PST

An electoral official prepares a voting booth at a polling station in Dnipropetrovsk February 6, 2010. Ukraine is holding a run-off vote for president on Sunday. REUTERS/Vasily FedosenkoReuters - Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich claimed victory in Ukraine's presidential elections on Sunday and told his bitter rival Yulia Tymoshenko to resign as prime minister, but she refused to concede and declared she was ahead.

Sinn Fein says leader received death threat (AFP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 04:15 PM PST

Gerry Adams, the leader of Northern Ireland's Catholic party Sinn Fein, pictured on February 5, has received a death threat and a junior minister in the group has been warned that he will be AFP - The leader of Northern Ireland's Catholic party Sinn Fein has received a death threat and a junior minister in the group has been warned that he will be "executed within 24 hours", the party said Sunday.

Britain braces for casualties ahead of Afghan assault (AFP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 03:15 PM PST

British soldiers with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) patrol in Sangin district of Helmand province in December 2009. The British government warned the country on Sunday to brace for casualties among its servicemen in Afghanistan ahead of a major assault against Taliban-led militants in the south.(AFP/File/Abdul Malik)AFP - The British government warned the country on Sunday to brace for casualties among its servicemen in Afghanistan ahead of a major assault against Taliban-led militants in the south.

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Posted: 07 Feb 2010 03:00 PM PST

AP - Ukraine: Yanukovych leads Tymoshenko 52-to-43 percent with 18 percent of votes counted.

ETA seeking to move bomb-making to Portugal: Madrid (AFP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 01:34 PM PST

Police officers from the bomb squad prepare a robot to inspect a villa in Obidos, 100 kms north of Lisbon on February 5. Basque separatist group ETA is seeking to transfer its bomb-making capability to Portugal, Spain's interior minister said Sunday, after a huge cache of explosives was discovered there last week.(AFP/File/Carlos Barroso)AFP - Basque separatist group ETA is seeking to transfer its bomb-making capability to Portugal, Spain's interior minister said Sunday, after a huge cache of explosives was discovered there last week.

Campbell gives emotional defence of Blair over Iraq war (AFP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 12:51 PM PST

Former Director of Communications Alastair Campbell, seen here in 2008, gave an emotional defence of the ex-premier, saying he had been subject to AFP - Tony Blair's former communications chief gave an emotional defence of the ex-prime minister Sunday, saying he had been subject to "vilification" over Britain's war with Iraq but was an "honourable man".

Skier survives 17 hours under Swiss avalanche (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 11:21 AM PST

AP - A skier was buried beneath an avalanche for 17 hours in the Swiss Alps before being pulled from the snow with only mild hypothermia, police said Sunday.

Britain to tighten student visa requirements (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 11:12 AM PST

AP - Britain is tightening its rules on student visas to prevent people from flouting the rules and working illegally.

Karzai: Afghanistan may institute conscription (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 08:26 AM PST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai delivers his speech at the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)AP - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday he is looking at instituting conscription to build an army big enough to provide security without international help.

Gates says it's not too late for Iran sanctions (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 04:25 AM PST

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, right, shakes hands with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, during a meeting in Rome's Chigi Palace, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday it was time for the international community to rally together to put significant pressure on Iran to abandon its nuclear program and expressed optimism that, given time, tougher sanctions would work.

NATO: Russia need not fear expansion (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2010 03:02 AM PST

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is seen during his speech at the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)AP - The head of the panel crafting a new mission statement for NATO says Russia has no reason to fear the alliance's eastward expansion.

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