2010年2月15日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Army officer denies knowledge of 'Iraqi abuse' (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 04:48 PM PST

An Iraqi man walks past two British soldiers manning a checkpoint on the outskirts of Basra in 2003. A former commanding officer of a British army unit has denied that he knew about allegations Iraqi prisoners were abused by troops under his command in 2003.(AFP/File/Roberto Schmidt)AFP - A former commanding officer of a British army unit has denied that he knew about allegations Iraqi prisoners were abused by troops under his command in 2003.

Europe warns money men they can't 'destroy' Greece (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 04:07 PM PST

Luxembourg Prime Minister and Eurogroup president Jean-Claude Juncker gives a press conference after an Eurogroup meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels. Europe on Monday warned international money markets that a relentless attack on Greece and by extension the euro will fail, with new cost-cutting measures set to be imposed on Athens.(AFP/Georges Gobet)AFP - Europe on Monday warned international money markets that a relentless attack on Greece and by extension the euro will fail, with new cost-cutting measures set to be imposed on Athens.

Belgian train collision kills at least 18 (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 04:00 PM PST

Rescue workers work in and around two passenger trains that collided in Halle, Belgium, Monday Feb. 15, 2010. Early reports say up to 20 people may have been killed in a head-on collision between two trains outside the capital, Brussels. Officials say the trains collided during the morning rush hour in snowy conditions. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)AP - A rush-hour commuter train sped through a red signal and slammed into an oncoming train as it left a suburban Brussels station, killing at least 18 people and disrupting rail traffic in northern Europe.

Eurozone tells Greece to ready new cuts, taxes (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 03:24 PM PST

A giant euro symbol stands in front of the building which houses the European Central Bank. The Spanish - who currently hold the EU presidency - have announced that European nations would offer support to help Greece tackle its unprecedented deficit crisis, which poses a threat to other eurozone nations who also face budgetary problems.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)AP - European finance ministers bluntly told Greece to prepare tougher spending cuts and new taxes in an attempt to snuff out a government debt crisis that has shaken the entire eurozone.

Head-on Brussels train crash kills 18 (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 02:54 PM PST

The wreckage of two passenger trains sits on the tracks. A head-on collision between two commuter trains outside Brussels during the rush-hour on Monday killed at least 18 people and injured 125, an official said, adding that driver error was suspected.(AFP/BELGA/Eric Vidal)AFP - At least 18 people were killed and almost a hundred injured when two rush-hour commuter trains smashed into each other outside Brussels Monday, rail officials said.

Belgian trains crash head-on, 18 confirmed dead (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 02:14 PM PST

Map locates site of fatal train crash in BelgiumReuters - Two commuter trains crashed head-on near Brussels during the morning rush hour on Monday, killing at least 18 people.

Afghan civilian deaths a 'serious setback': military chief (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 02:00 PM PST

A British soldier takes his position during a patrol in Qari Saheb village in the Helmand province on the third day of a joint operation Mushtarak. The death of 12 Afghan civilians in rocket attacks during a major US-led offensive is a AFP - The death of 12 Afghan civilians in rocket attacks during a major US-led offensive is a "very serious setback," the head of the armed forces admitted Monday.

Dubai says Hamas man killed by European hit squad (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 01:02 PM PST

This combination image made from undated photos released by the Dubai Ruler's Media Office on Monday, Feb. 15, 2010, which were claimed by Dubai's Police Chief to show eleven suspects wanted in connection with the killing of a Hamas commander, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, in his Dubai hotel room last month. (From left to right, top row): Evan Dennings of Irish nationality, Gail Folliard of Irish nationality, James Leonard Clarke of British nationality, Jonathan Louis Graham of British nationality; (From left to right, middle row) Michael Bodenheimer of German nationality, Paul John Keeley of British nationality, Michael Lawrence Barney of British nationality; (From left to right, bottom row) Peter Elvinger of French nationality, Kevin Daveron of Irish nationality, Melvyn Adam Mildiner of British nationality, Stephen Daniel Hodes of British nationality. (AP Photo/Dubai Ruler's Media Office) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Dubai's police chief said Monday an 11-member hit squad carrying European passports and disguised in wigs, fake beards and tennis clothes was behind the mysterious killing of a Hamas commander in his hotel room last month. Authorities also released photos of the 11.

Israel asks Russia for Iran "sanctions with teeth" (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 12:53 PM PST

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet for talks in Moscow's Kremlin February 15, 2010. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Vladimir RodionovReuters - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday asked Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to punish Iran by backing "sanctions with teeth" against the Islamic Republic's energy sector.

India's Tata hires General Motors' ex-European chief (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 12:24 PM PST

India's leading car maker Tata Motors said Monday it had appointed the former head of General Motors' European operations, Carl-Peter Forster, pictured in 2009, as its chief executive officer.(AFP/DDP/File/Philipp Guelland)AFP - India's leading car maker Tata Motors said Monday it had appointed the former head of General Motors' European operations as its chief executive officer.

Vatican to Irish bishops: admit blame (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 12:00 PM PST

In this picture made available by the Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI, background center, meets with Irish Bishops at the Vatican, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010. An extraordinary summit between Irish bishops and Pope Benedict XVI opened Monday with a prayer and fraternal kisses in what Ireland's top bishop called a first step toward repentance for the country's clergy sex abuse scandal. (AP Photo/Osservatore Romano, HO)AP - A top Vatican prelate told Irish bishops at an extraordinary Vatican summit with Pope Benedict XVI Monday they must admit their own blame in cover-ups of generations of sex abuse of minors, or risk losing the faith of Ireland's Catholics.

Israeli PM pushes for Iran sanctions in Moscow (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 10:01 AM PST

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, speak prior to their meeting in Moscow's Kremlin, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010. Israel's prime minister is meeting with Russia's president in a visit expected to focus on a push for Moscow's support of strong international sanctions against Iran. (AP Photo/Yuri Kochetkov, pool)AP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he pressed for "severe sanctions" against Iran over its nuclear program in his meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, and he praised the Russian leader for showing "an understanding" over the issue.

Baltic the sea dog swimming through fan mail (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 09:17 AM PST

Baltic, a Polish dog that survived an ordeal of several days on an ice floe, is seen with his new owner Adam Buczynski just before they head out on a three-day mission at sea, in Gdynia, Poland, on Wednesday Feb. 10, 2010. Baltic was rescued by Buczynski about 15 miles from the Polish coast after getting stuck on an ice sheet that carried him at least 75 miles down the Vistula River and out to sea. (AP Photo/Krzysztof Mystkowski)AP - The incredible story of Baltic, the Polish pooch rescued from an ice sheet at sea, has struck a chord worldwide.

Britain, France: Probe Iran election violence (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 09:02 AM PST

AP - Britain and France led a call Monday for an international probe into the violence that followed last year's disputed presidential election in Iran.

Serious European train crashes since 1990 (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 08:58 AM PST

AP - Here is a list, compiled by the Brussels-based European Railway Agency, of European train accidents causing 15 or more fatalities since 1990. The number of dead is followed by the injured in parentheses:

Britons hail record lottery with a bacon sandwich (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 08:48 AM PST

AP - Britain's richest-ever lottery winners say they celebrated their 56 million pound ($88 million) jackpot in modest style — with breakfast in a grocery store.

Official: Save, don't bulldoze, Haiti's heritage (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 08:44 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 14, 2010 file photo, people walk by the Cathedral which collapsed during an earthquake in Port-au-Prince. Haiti's historical heritage risks being bulldozed in the push to rebuild towns and cities flattened by last month's earthquake, a leading cultural official warned Monday Feb. 15, 2010. U.N. officials say preserving the country's churches, artwork and mementos from its slave revolt will be crucial for Haitians' long-term emotional recovery. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)AP - Haiti's historical heritage risks being bulldozed in the push to rebuild towns and cities flattened by last month's earthquake, a leading cultural official warned Monday.

Yanukovych's inauguration in Ukraine to be Feb. 25 (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 08:05 AM PST

Ukraine's Regions Party head and President-elect Viktor Yanukovich during a memorial ceremony at the war memorial for those who died in the Soviet war in Afganistan (1979-1989) in Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)AP - Viktor Yanukovych will be inaugurated Feb. 25 as the new president of Ukraine despite Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's challenges to the election, a party official said Monday.

Hundreds protest outside UK nuclear weapons site (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 07:14 AM PST

AP - Hundreds of peace protesters demonstrated Monday outside a factory in southern England where warheads for Trident nuclear submarines are made.

Spain to take 5 from Guantanamo (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 05:06 AM PST

AP - Spain said Monday it is willing to take in five inmates from the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, not just the two it had announced last month.

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