2010年3月1日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Argentina asks US help to end Falklands spat (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 05:55 PM PST

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, stands with Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, left,, following their joint news conference at Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, March 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)AP - Argentina asked for U.S. help Monday in resolving a brewing dispute with Britain over the Southern Atlantic islands that were the subject of a brief war more than 25 years ago and where Britain has begun drilling for oil.

Clinton sidesteps mediation role in Falklands dispute (AFP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 05:47 PM PST

File photo shows a Union Jack in Stanley in the Falkland Islands. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday sidestepped an Argentine request to mediate in its long-running Falklands dispute with Britain.(AFP/File/Daniel Garcia)AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday sidestepped an Argentine request to mediate in its long-running Falklands dispute with Britain.

Former Bosnian leader Ganic arrested in London (AFP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 03:37 PM PST

Former Bosnian president Ejup Ganic, pictured in 1993 was arrested at London's Heathrow airport on Monday, on an extradition warrant from Serbia for killing soldiers in breach of the Geneva Convention, police said.(AFP/File)AFP - Former Bosnian president Ejup Ganic was arrested in London Monday on an extradition warrant from Serbia for alleged warcrimes during the 1990s Balkans conflict, police said.

AIG to sell Asian life insurer to repay bailouts (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 03:22 PM PST

FILE - In this March 19, 2009 file photo, people walk past the building of Prudential PLC in central London. British insurer Prudential PLC said Monday, March 1, 2010, it will buy the Asian unit of bailed out American International Group Inc. in a deal worth $35.5 billion that will allow AIG to pay back some of the money it owes U.S. taxpayers.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, file)AP - American International Group Inc. is selling a cornerstone of its business, Asia-based life insurer AIA Group, in a government-approved $35.5 billion deal. The sale to British insurer Prudential PLC could reduce by nearly one-fifth the amount of federal bailout money still invested in struggling AIG.

Russia moves closer to Iran sanctions over nukes (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 03:00 PM PST

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Yukiya Amano from Japan waits for the start of IAEA's board of governors meeting at Vienna's International Center, on Monday, March 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)AP - Russia's president said Moscow was ready to consider new sanctions on Iran for its nuclear defiance on Monday and the chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency warned that he cannot confirm that all of Tehran's atomic activities are peaceful.

Ex-Bosnian leader arrested at London airport (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 02:28 PM PST

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 11 1998 file photo, then Bosnian Federation President Ejup Ganic gestures during a news conference after talks about the fate of the northern Bosnian town of Brcko in Vienna. British police arrested a former senior Bosnian leader in London Monday, March 1, 2010, on a Serbian warrant alleging he committed war crimes, to the outrage of Bosnian leaders who said the move undermined Bosnian sovereignty. Ejup Ganic, 63, was arrested at London's Heathrow airport following an extradition request from Serbia that alleges he conspired to murder wounded soldiers, in breach of the Geneva Convention, British police said. The former Bosnian vice president was trying to leave the U.K. when he was detained. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File)AP - British police arrested a former senior Bosnian leader in London Monday on a Serbian warrant alleging he committed war crimes, to the outrage of Bosnian leaders who said the move undermined Bosnian sovereignty.

Dollar jumps on political, debt woes in Europe (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 01:57 PM PST

AP - The dollar jumped to a 9-month high against the pound and extended its rise against the euro on worries about Greece's financial stability and British government debt.

Spain accuses Venezuela over assassination plot (AFP/File)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 01:44 PM PST

A Spanish judge has charged 13 members of the Basque separatist group ETA and the Colombian rebel group FARC over a plot to kill Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, seen here in 2008.(AFP/File/Eric Feferberg)AFP/File - Spain demanded Monday that Venezuela answer charges it helped Basque separatist group ETA and Colombian rebels plot to kill Colombia's president Alvaro Uribe in Spain, allegations Caracas dismissed as "unacceptable."

Medvedev hopes for START successor deal soon (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 01:38 PM PST

Reuters - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday he hopes for agreement very soon on a nuclear arms reduction treaty with the United States.

Central European Distribution reports 4Q loss (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 01:14 PM PST

AP - Central European Distribution Corp., a beer and spirits importer and distributor, on Monday reported a loss for its fiscal fourth quarter, though its adjusted profit beat analyst expectations.

French reform gives more power to the people (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 01:12 PM PST

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, center, speaks with former French Presidents, Jacques Chirac, right, and Valery Giscard d'Estaing, after delivering a speech at the Constitutional Council in Paris March 1, 2010. They are known as 'Les Sages', the Wise Men and their role is to proclaim whether French laws are constitutional. As a massive reform expanding their powers went into effect Monday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy instructed them to be a little wiser than usual. (AP Photo/Charles Platiau, Pool)AP - They are known as "Les Sages" — the wise men — and their role is to judge whether French laws are constitutional. As a massive reform expanding their powers went into effect Monday, French President Nicolas Sarkozy instructed them to be a little wiser than usual.

UN sending 45 satellite phones to Chile (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 12:54 PM PST

AP - The United Nations is sending 45 satellite phones to Chile for officials coordinating earthquake relief efforts and is prepared to send 30 tons of food and other aid if the government gives the green light, the top U.N. representative for Latin America said Monday.

Energy, culture on tap for Medvedev trip to France (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 12:48 PM PST

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, right, is welcomed by France's President Nicolas Sarkozy , Monday, March 1, 2010 upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace for a formal 2 day-state visit in Paris. Russia and France pursue their burgeoning courtship which is angling to sell Moscow a massive warship and secure stakes in pipelines pumping Russian gas to western Europe. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)AP - Russia and France took a big step toward tighter relations Monday, entering talks about the possible sale of four French warships to Moscow as Russia toughened its stance against nuclear-minded Iran.

Spanish judge accuses Venezuela of links to rebels (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 12:25 PM PST

One of the three suspected members of Basque separatist group ETA, with green coat over his head, is escorted by members of the French anti-terrorist squad RAID, in the village of Cahan, northwestern France, Sunday Feb. 28, 2010. The suspected leader of the Basque separatist group ETA was arrested by police on Sunday. Ibon Gogeascoechea and two other suspected ETA members were taken into custody by French police following a long surveillance operation on a cottage that had been rented using false identity papers. (AP Photo/Vincent Michel)AP - A Spanish judge on Monday accused Venezuela of collaborating with Basque separatist militants and Colombian rebels, and said the two groups plotted to assassinate Colombia's president while he visited Spain.

Europe storm death toll at 62; France hardest hit (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 12:08 PM PST

Partial view of the sea wall that protects the northern part of the Ile de Re island, near La Rochelle, western France, Monday March 1, 2010, the wall was broken by Sunday's deadly storm that hit most part of France. The storm, named Xynthia, was the worst in France since 1999 when 90 people died. Prime Minister Francois Fillon held an emergency cabinet meeting and afterward called the storm a 'national catastrophe.' (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)AP - Rescue workers in dinghies cruised flooded streets on France's Atlantic coast Monday, searching for people still trapped in their homes by storms that smashed through concrete sea walls and killed at least 62 people across Western Europe.

Russia ready to consider new Iran sanctions (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 11:31 AM PST

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and his France's counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy shake hands, Monday, March 1, 2010 upon his arrival at the Elysee Palace for a formal 2-day state visit in Paris. Russia and France pursue their burgeoning courtship which is angling to sell Moscow a massive warship and secure stakes in pipelines pumping Russian gas to western Europe.(AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)AP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says his country is ready to consider new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program.

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Posted: 01 Mar 2010 11:24 AM PST

AP - Russia's president says Moscow is ready to consider sanctions against Iran.

Karadzic: Islamic militants to blame for bloodshed (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 11:05 AM PST

In this image taken from International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) TV camera, showing Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic as he gives his opening statement on Monday, March 1, 2010, at the U.N. war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Karadzic faces charges of genocide and war crimes, accused of orchestrating a campaign to destroy the Muslim and Croat communities in eastern Bosnia to create an ethnically pure Serbian state. Karadzic told the tribunal his cause 'is just and holy' and that he has a good case against the accusations. (AP Photo/ICTY)AP - Wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, defending himself against charges of Europe's worst genocide since the Holocaust, told judges Monday he was not the barbarian depicted by U.N. prosecutors, but was protecting his people against a fundamentalist Muslim plot.

Michelin grants 3rd star to country auberge (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 09:59 AM PST

AP - Gilles Goujon shed tears of joy after learning his L'Auberge du Vieux Puits, tucked in a village in southern France, won a coveted third star Monday from the arbiter of fine dining, the Michelin Red Guide.

US, Russian nuclear negotiators meet again March 9 (AP)

Posted: 01 Mar 2010 09:12 AM PST

AP - American and Russian negotiators have left Geneva after failing to conclude a new nuclear weapons treaty in their latest round of talks, a U.S. official said Monday.

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