2010年2月26日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

England's limits set for Six Nations Ireland test (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 06:23 PM PST

England's Nick Easter vies with an Italian player during their Six Nations match in Rome's Flaminio Stadium on February 14. England aims to complete the third leg of a Six Nations Grand Slam against defending champions Ireland at Twickenham on Saturday.(AFP/File/Filippo Monteforte)AFP - Winning isn't everything for England manager Martin Johnson -- it's the only thing.

France keeps Slam bid alive in Six Nations (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 04:46 PM PST

France's Francois Trinh-Duc powers his way to score a try during the Six Nations international between Wales and France at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. France won 26-20.(AFP/Bertrand Langlois)AFP - France left themselves with a 'home run' to a Six Nations Grand Slam after the tournament leaders held their nerve to beat Wales 26-20 at the Millennium Stadium here on Friday.

Turkish PM: All linked to coup plot will be tried (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:47 PM PST

Turkish Interior Minister Besir Atalay, left, seen during a debate at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010. A Turkish court in Istanbul on Thursday charged more ranking military officers with plotting to topple the Islamic-rooted government, increasing the number of jailed officers to 20 - including five admirals and three generals. The court acted hours before President Abdullah Gul, Chief of Staff Gen. Ilker Basbug and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met to discuss tensions over the largest-ever crackdown on the military in Turkey.( AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)AP - Turkey's prime minister vowed Friday to put everyone who conspired against the country's democracy on trial, as the number of military officers charged and jailed for allegedly plotting a 2003 coup against his Islamic-based government rose to 33.

Obama talks debt crisis with 2 Europe leaders (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:03 PM PST

AP - The White House says President Barack Obama has spoken with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and German Chancellor Angela Merkel about the debt crisis in Greece.

UPS to record $40M loss related to asset sale (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:03 PM PST

AP - UPS Inc., the world's largest shipping carrier, will record a loss of roughly $40 million related to the sale of a specialized transportation and express freight business in Germany within its supply chain and freight segment.

EU Orders Google To Delete Street View Images (NewsFactor)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:00 PM PST

NewsFactor - Google can't seem to get a break these days. Beyond the Google Buzz bashing and the Google Video conviction controversy, the search titan is wrangling with the European Union on privacy issues. The EU ordered Google to take down images it captures for its Street View service after six months.

Judge criticises secret services in torture row (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 01:54 PM PST

Ethiopian born former terror suspect Binyam Mohamed is pictured in central London in August, 2009. Previously secret comments by a senior judge criticising the secret services over torture claims in a ruling on the former Guantanamo Bay detainee have finally been made public.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The secret services faced criticism from a senior judge over their "dubious record" Friday amid allegations they colluded in the torture of an ex Guantanamo Bay inmate.

Berlusconi likens Italian judges to Taliban (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 01:30 PM PST

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi waves as he leaves a memorial mass for his mother at the church of Santa Maria in Via in Rome. Berlusconi launched a fresh attack on the country's judges Friday, likening them to Afghanistan's Taliban and saying they had seized power from the people.(AFP/Andreas Solaro)AFP - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi launched a fresh attack on the country's judges Friday, likening them to Afghanistan's Taliban and saying they had seized power from the people.

Postbank Ireland to wind down by end of year (AFP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 11:55 AM PST

Postbank logo. Postbank Ireland, joint-owned by the Irish post office and French bank BNP Paribas, said Friday it would stop accepting new customers and wind down by the end of the year.(AFP)AFP - Postbank Ireland, joint-owned by the Irish post office and French bank BNP Paribas, said Friday it would stop accepting new customers and wind down by the end of the year.

Berlusconi wants acquittal in corruption trial (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 11:44 AM PST

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi makes his point during the presentation of 'Promotori della liberta'' (Promoters of Freedom), ahead of regional elections which will take place at the end of March, in Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Sandro Pace)AP - Premier Silvio Berlusconi insisted on Friday that his corruption trial go forward so it can end with his acquittal, even as his lawyers were working for a possible suspension of the court hearings.

Genocide case opens against Bosnian Serb general (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 09:40 AM PST

Former Bosnian Serb general Zdravko Tolimir, right, arrives in the courtroom for the start of his trial at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, Friday, Feb. 26, 2010. Tolimir, 61, was the ranking intelligence and security officer during Bosnia's 1992-95 war and a close aid to the fugitive Bosnian Serb commander, General Ratko Mladic. He is the last suspect in the custody of the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal to go on trial. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski, Pool)AP - U.N. prosecutors opened the genocide trial Friday of a senior Bosnian Serb army general, accusing him of supervising the execution and burial of thousands of Muslims during the climax of the Bosnian war.

Spain throws out Tibet abuse probe (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 09:34 AM PST

AP - Spain's National Court has halted a probe into alleged Chinese abuses in Tibet, the first case to be ditched under a new law curbing Madrid's jurisdiction over crimes committed abroad.

507-carat rough diamond sold for record $35M (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 09:17 AM PST

AP - Diamond supplier Petra Diamonds Ltd. said Friday it sold a 507-carat diamond for $35.3 million (euro25.8 million), breaking the record for the highest price ever paid for a rough diamond.

Judge: UK spies had 'dubious record' over torture (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 08:56 AM PST

AP - A senior British judge on Friday accused domestic spy agency MI5 of colluding in the alleged torture of detainees in U.S. custody, issuing a stern criticism despite a government attempt to suppress the details.

Swiss face 'holy war' with Gadhafi's Libya (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 08:39 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2009 file photo a man passes by a poster of the right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP/UDC) which shows a woman wearing a burqa against a background of a Swiss flag upon which several minarets resemble missiles at the central station in Geneva, Switzerland. Libya's leader called for a jihad, or holy war, against Switzerland on Thursday Feb. 25, 2010 because of its ban on mosque minarets — escalating a long-running diplomatic feud between the two countries. Moammar Gadhafi also urged Muslims everywhere to boycott Swiss products and to bar Swiss planes and ships from the airports or seaports of Muslim nations. (AP Photo/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi, File)AP - After two centuries of neutrality, Switzerland found itself in a bizarre and unprecedented situation Friday, facing a would-be "holy war" announced by Libya's Moammar Gadhafi.

Danish daily issues apology over prophet drawing (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 07:13 AM PST

The Editor of the Danish daily newspaper Politiken, Toeger Seidenfaden left, shakes hands with Saudi Arabian Lawyer Faisal Yamani during their meeting in London on Thursday Feb. 25, 2010. The Politken newspaper said Friday Feb. 26, 2010, that it had handed over an official apology from the newspaper for reprinting cartoon images of the Prophet Muhammad with a bomb-shaped turban, in their newspaper. Danish daily Politiken said its apology was part of a settlement with Muslim groups in the Middle East and Australia, who are represented by Saudi Arabian Lawyer Faisal Yamani, although other Danish media had previously rejected calls to apologize for the cartoons. (AP PHOTO/POLFOTO, PER MAGID)AP - A Danish newspaper on Friday apologized for offending Muslims by reprinting a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad with a bomb-shaped turban, rekindling heated debate about the limits of freedom of speech.

Russia fumes at US missile defense plan (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 06:44 AM PST

AP - Russia has serious concerns about U.S. plans to deploy missile interceptors in Romania, the Foreign Ministry said Friday.

German parliament backs Afghan troop increase (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:27 AM PST

AP - The German parliament has approved plans to send up to 850 extra troops to Afghanistan.

Dutch TV to air new story in Holloway case (AP)

Posted: 26 Feb 2010 02:22 AM PST

AP - A Dutch television station is airing an interview with the man once suspected of involvement in the disappearance of U.S. teenager Natalee Holloway, in which he again claims to have disposed of her body.

German officer who defied orders dies in France (AP)

Posted: 25 Feb 2010 09:20 PM PST

AP - A former German officer who helped save Bordeaux's port from destruction by Nazi forces in World War II has died.

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