2010年2月27日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Coe wants to match full stadiums in London (AFP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 04:03 PM PST

London Olympics chief Sebastian Coe, pictured in 2008, said Saturday he wanted the 2012 Games to replicate the packed venues in Vancouver that had helped make the event a success.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - London Olympics chief Sebastian Coe said Saturday he wanted the 2012 Games to replicate the packed venues in Vancouver that had helped make the event a success.

Charities send teams to quake-hit Chile (AFP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 03:42 PM PST

A man cleans the rubble in a street of Santiago after a huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Chile. British charities were preparing Saturday to send specialists to Chile after an earthquake which left more than 200 people dead, as Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Britain stood ready to help.(AFP/Claudio Santana)AFP - British charities were preparing Saturday to send specialists to Chile after an earthquake which left more than 200 people dead, as Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Britain stood ready to help.

'A Prophet' sweeps Cesar French film awards (AFP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 03:28 PM PST

French director Jacques Audiard gives a speech after receiving the award of the best director for his movie AFP - Director Jacques Audiard's bleak prison drama "A Prophet" swept France's Cesar cinema awards on Saturday, winning a total of nine prizes including best film and best actor.

Three killed as storm lashes Spain, Portugal and France (AFP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 02:41 PM PST

Waves break along the shore of A Guarda, northwestern Spain. A powerful storm packing hurricane-force winds lashed Spain, Portugal and France on Saturday, killing at least three people, leaving tens of thousands of homes without power and causing transport chaos.(AFP/Miguel Riopa)AFP - A powerful storm packing hurricane-force winds lashed Spain, Portugal and France on Saturday, killing at least three people, leaving tens of thousands of homes without power and causing transport chaos.

Virgin out to prove small is beautiful: Branson (AFP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 02:28 PM PST

Newcomers Virgin are out to show that teams don't need to spend a large fortune to achieve success in Formula One. Team owner Richard Branson, pictured in 2009, explained: AFP - Newcomers Virgin are out to show that teams don't need to spend a large fortune to achieve success in Formula One.

Explosive device fired at N.Ireland police station (AFP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 02:24 PM PST

A coat of arms is pictured at the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Headquarters in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on February 5. An explosive device was fired at a police station in Northern Ireland on Saturday, but it did not hit the building and there were no reports of injuries, police said.(AFP/File/Peter Muhly)AFP - An explosive device was fired at a police station in Northern Ireland on Saturday, but it did not hit the building and there were no reports of injuries, police said.

Belgian leaders mourn rail crash victims, but families stay away (AFP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 01:48 PM PST

Belgian political and religious leaders (L) and relatives of victims of the February 15 rail crash gather in the Center for Fine Arts in Brussels to mourn the dead and offer condolences to their friends and relatives. Few of the 680 invited mourners attended the service.(AFP/BELGA/Julien Warnand)AFP - Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme and Crown Prince Philippe led a national ceremony of remembrance for the victims of a rail crash in which 18 people died, though few family members attended.

Conservative party seeks to arrest poll slide (AFP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 01:46 PM PST

Conservative Party leader David Cameron, pictured in January 2010, denied his policies were not bold enough after the party's lead over ruling Labour was cut from 20 percent to as little as five points in a year.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Conservatives sought Saturday to arrest their fast-disappearing lead in opinion polls, with a general election to take place within months.

German state buys stolen tax cheat data (AFP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 01:43 PM PST

This photo illustration shows a man holding a CD in the southern German city of Ludwigsburg on February 26. Germany's most populous state has bought stolen information on 1,500 suspected German tax cheats holding bank accounts in Switzerland, a regional government spokesman told AFP Saturday.(AFP/DDP/File/Sascha Schuermann)AFP - Germany's most populous state has bought stolen information on 1,500 suspected German tax cheats holding bank accounts in Switzerland, a regional government spokesman told AFP Saturday.

Shawcross handed bitter-sweet England call-up (AFP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 01:39 PM PST

Stoke's defender Ryan Shawcross walks from the field after being sent off by referee Peter Walton for a challenge on Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey at the Britannia Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent. Fabio Capello handed a surprise call-up to Shawcross for England's friendly against Egypt just hours after the Stoke defender was sent off in tears during his club's defeat against Arsenal.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Fabio Capello handed a surprise call-up to Ryan Shawcross for England's friendly against Egypt just hours after the Stoke defender was sent off in tears during his club's defeat against Arsenal.

Europe wary of following Dubai killers' trail (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 11:18 AM PST

FILE - This photo released by the Dubai Ruler's Media Office on Monday, Feb. 15, 2010, shows Dubai's Police Chief Lt. Gen. Dhahi Khalfan Tamim identifying eleven suspects wanted in connection with the killing of a Hamas commander, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, in his Dubai hotel room last month. A killer — or killers — may be on the loose in Europe after a Hamas operative was slain last month in Dubai. European nations, however, seem to be in no rush to find him, her or them. The spotlight is falling on those countries where police say the alleged assassins' trails begin and end: Switzerland, Italy, France, Germany and the Netherlands. Authorities there have either declined to say whether they are investigating, or told The Associated Press they have no reason to hunt down the 26 suspects implicated in the Jan. 19 killing of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. (AP Photo/Dubai Ruler's Media Office, File) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - A killer — or killers — may be on the loose in Europe after a Hamas operative was slain last month in Dubai.

Berlusconi corruption trial to continue (AP)

Posted: 27 Feb 2010 09:49 AM PST

AP - A panel of judges ruled Saturday that Premier Silvio Berlusconi's trial on corruption charges will continue, despite a ruling by Italy's highest appellate court that overturned the conviction of the lawyer the Italian leader allegedly bribed.

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