2010年2月8日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Europe News


Top Asian policeman jailed for attacking Iraqi (AFP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:15 PM PST

Senior Metropolitan Police official Ali Dizaei, seen here in 2009, was sentenced to four years in jail for assaulting a man and trying to falsely accuse him in a spat over money.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The country's most senior Asian police officer was sentenced to four years in jail on Monday for attacking a man and trying to frame him in a petty row over money.


Bond yields fall on concerns about Europe debt (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 03:04 PM PST

AP - Interest rates slipped in the bond market Monday as concern rose about yawning budget gaps in some European countries.

Brown stands firm as Afghan toll passes Falklands (AFP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 02:57 PM PST

A British soldier keeps watch as he patrols the outskirts of Kabul. The government has vowed to stand firm in Afghanistan after the death toll reached the number killed in the 1982 Falklands war -- amid warnings of a new surge in casualties as a new onslaught is launched.(AFP/File/Shah Marai)AFP - Britain vowed to stand firm in Afghanistan Monday after the death toll reached the number killed in the 1982 Falklands war -- amid warnings of a new surge in casualties as a new onslaught is launched.


British soldier killed in Afghanistan, toll passes Falklands (AFP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 02:27 PM PST

British soldiers in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan. A bomb disposal expert was killed Monday by an explosion in Afghanistan, pushing Britain's death toll in the conflict above that of the 1982 Falklands war, defence officials said.(AFP/File/John D McHugh)AFP - A bomb disposal expert was killed Monday by an explosion in Afghanistan, pushing Britain's death toll in the conflict above that of the 1982 Falklands war, defence officials said.


UK's Iraq inquiry turns focus to Bush officials (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 01:18 PM PST

British Justice Secretary, Jack Straw, arrives at Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London,  Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, to give evidence before the Iraq Inquiry, which is investigating the circumstances surrounding British involvement in the Iraq war.  (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Britain's inquiry into the Iraq war will seek meetings with former members of the Bush administration after taking evidence from Tony Blair and other key British officials, the panel's chairman said Monday.


Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 01:07 PM PST

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, wears eye protection goggles as he visits an exhibition of Iran's laser science, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Ahmadinejad ordered his country's atomic agency on Sunday to begin the production of higher enriched uranium, a move that's likely to deepen international skepticism about the country's real intentions on the crucial issue of enriched uranium. (AP Photo/Mehr News Agency, Ruzbeh Jadidoleslam)AP - Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels.


If you think Europe's debt woes are all Greek to you, they're not (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:58 PM PST

McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Stock trading was volatile on Wall Street and across the globe Monday from fear that a debt crisis is gathering steam in parts of Europe and the Mediterranean.

France agrees to sell Russia advanced warship (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:47 PM PST

AP - France has agreed to sell Russia an advanced amphibious warship and is considering a Russian request for three more, French defense officials said Monday. It would be the first major arms deal between Russia and a NATO member.

French government seeks to boost national identity (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:18 PM PST

AP - The French flag will be hoisted at every school in France and the national anthem sung by students at least once a year as part of government efforts to instill in citizens a sense of pride in being French, Prime Minister Francois Fillon announced Tuesday.

International Court dismisses case of Darfur rebel (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 11:42 AM PST

Sudanese refugees press up against a fence in Djabal refugee camp near Goz Beida southern Chad, 2009. Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno paid a landmark visit to Khartoum, in a bid to consolidate a thaw in ties and boost efforts to bring peace to Sudan's war-torn Darfur region.(AFP/File/Philippe Huguen)AP - International war crimes judges dismissed the case against a Sudanese rebel leader Monday, ruling that prosecutors failed to provide enough evidence to put him on trial for the deaths of international peacekeepers.


Hamas sees `no prospects' for Mideast peace (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 09:25 AM PST

Hamas militant group leader Khaled Mashaal shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, during a meeting in Moscow on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. (AP photo)AP - The leader of Hamas said Monday he sees "no prospects' for a Mideast peace settlement, a stand that could reduce Russia's chances of holding a Middle East peace conference that includes the Palestinian militant group.


UK's Brown vows more cancer care as race heats up (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 08:39 AM PST

AP - You know an election is coming when British politicians suddenly promise sweeping improvements to the National Health Service, a simultaneous source of national pride and worry.

Pope Benedict XVI condemns child abuse by priests (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 08:00 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI is framed by balloons as he waves to the crowd gathered below in Saint Peter's square during his weekly Angelus blessing at the Vatican February 7, 2010. REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico (VATICAN - Tags: RELIGION)AP - Pope Benedict XVI condemned the abuse of children by priests Monday, saying the church will never stop deploring such behavior.


IRA splinter group disarms; no apology for carnage (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 06:53 AM PST

Spokespersons for the Irish National Liberation Army, (INLA), from left, Gerard Murray, Martin Mc Monagle, Willie Gallagher and  Martin Mc Ilkerney speak to the media at a  press conference to announce that the INLA has disposed of its weapons, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010.  The INLA a ruthless IRA splinter group responsible for some of Northern Ireland's most notorious killings, announced it has surrendered its weapons just days before an Anglo-Irish disarmament deadline is due to expire. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)AP - A ruthless IRA splinter group, the Irish National Liberation Army, declared Monday it had fully disarmed but offered no regrets for committing some of the worst atrocities of the Northern Ireland conflict.


Muslim man wins handshake case in Sweden (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 06:52 AM PST

AP - Sweden's unemployment agency has been found guilty of discrimination for expelling a Muslim man from a job training program because he refused to shake hands with a woman.

European stocks take a breather from debt fears (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 06:04 AM PST

People stand in front of the electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average closed at a nearly two-month low, falling 105.27 points, or 1.1 percent, to 9,951.82. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - European markets recovered somewhat Monday as investors looked past a slump in Asia and set aside worries about debt problems in countries like Greece and Portugal to buy into stocks made cheaper by last week's vicious sell-off.


Poland's 1st post-communist foreign minister dies (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 05:29 AM PST

AP - Poland's government says Krzysztof Skubiszewski, a legal expert who became Poland's first foreign minister after communism's collapse and helped the country chart a pro-Western course, has died. He was 83.

Hamas' top leader visits Moscow (AP)

Posted: 08 Feb 2010 05:07 AM PST

AP - The leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas is visiting Moscow as Russia seeks to expand its role in Middle East peacemaking.
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