2010年3月2日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Driver in doghouse after walking pet while in car (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 06:24 PM PST

AP - An English dog-owner has been fined after taking his pet for a stroll while driving next to him in his car. Prosecutors said Paul Railton was spotted driving at low speed along a country lane in December, holding his dog's leash through the car window as the animal trotted alongside.

Capello warns his stars to stay out of trouble (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 06:11 PM PST

England manager Fabio Capello answers questions during a press conference on the eve of their International friendly against Egypt at London Colney, on March 2. With the World Cup in South Africa less than 100 days away, Capello is concerned that the vast amount of money and power enjoyed by the country's top players has led some of them to lose focus.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - Fabio Capello has warned his pampered players that they cannot afford to let their privates lives get in the way of his World Cup preparations.

Investigators need Madeleine McCann files: spokesman (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 05:23 PM PST

Undated photo of Madeleine McCann who went missing in Portugal in 2007. Files containing reported sightings of Madeleine held by Portuguese police should be handed to investigators still searching for her, a family spokesman urged.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - Files containing reported sightings of missing Madeleine McCann held by Portuguese police should be handed to investigators still searching for her, a family spokesman urged.

Spain says Venezuela to cooperate with probe (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 05:18 PM PST

AP - Venezuela has pledged to cooperate with a Spanish court that accuses the South American nation's government of collaborating with Basque separatist militants and Colombian rebels, the Spanish foreign minister said Tuesday.

Child killer back in jail after rules breach: ministry (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 04:23 PM PST

Mother of murdered toddler James Bulger, Denise Fergus (R), and husband Stuart Fergus leave the Royal Court of Justice after the decision in the murder case in London in 2000. A notorious child killer who abducted a toddler and murdered him on a railway track was back behind bars Wednesday after breaching the conditions of his release from prison, officials said.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - A notorious child killer who abducted a toddler and murdered him on a railway track was back behind bars Wednesday after breaching the conditions of his release from prison, officials said.

Pedal issue at first drew little notice in Europe (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 04:02 PM PST

FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010 file photo, the Toyota logo is shown at a dealership in North Palm Beach, Fla., The first reports of sticky accelerators on Toyota cars weren't made in the United States, where authorities have pressed Toyota into massive recalls that have gone global. They were made in Europe, most prevalently in Britain and Ireland. There were no major accidents, it was mostly an annoyance that a skilled driver could manage. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)AP - Long before Toyota's serious problems with surging accelerators, reports surfaced in Europe of a less catastrophic problem with gas pedals that didn't ease off when drivers removed their foot.

Ukraine's Yanukovich moves to tighten grip on power (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 03:09 PM PST

Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovich answers questions during a joint news conference with European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek after their a meeting in Brussels March 1, 2010. REUTERS/Thierry Roge (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS)Reuters - Ukraine's government faces a vote of no-confidence Wednesday as newly elected President Viktor Yanukovich moves to oust arch rival Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and consolidate power.

Iceland hopeful of deal in deposit dispute (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 02:22 PM PST

AP - Icelandic Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir said Tuesday she hopes to reach a deal in the next couple of days over the controversial payment of $5.7 billion to Britain and the Netherlands for deposits lost when the country's banks collapsed.

Brazil find their rhythm to kill off Ireland (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 02:10 PM PST

Brazil's midfielder Kaka (C) competes with Republic of Ireland's midfielder Keith Andrews (L) and defender Stephen Kelly (R) during their International friendly football match against Republic of Ireland at the Emirates Stadium in London. Brazil won 2-0.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Brazil warmed up for the World Cup in impressive fashion as the South Americans defeated the Republic of Ireland 2-0 in Tuesday's friendly in London.

German court overturns law on phone, e-mail data (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 01:51 PM PST

Two network cables are pictured in Frankfurt, central Germany, Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Germany's highest court in Karlsruhe on Tuesday overturned a law allowing authorities to retain data on telephone calls and e-mail traffic for help in tracking criminal networks. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)AP - Germany's highest court on Tuesday overturned a law that let anti-terror authorities retain data on telephone calls and e-mails, saying it marked a "grave intrusion" into personal privacy rights and must be revised.

Serbia, Bosnia want custody of ex-Bosnian leader (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 01:26 PM PST

AP - Serbia and Bosnia on Tuesday both demanded custody of a former Bosniak leader arrested in London on war crimes allegations, further straining relations between the two Balkan nations.

French officials arrest widow of Rwandan leader (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 12:25 PM PST

Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana and his wife Agathe during a 1977 visit to the Elysee Palace in Paris. French authorities have arrested Agathe after Rwanda accused her of helping to plan the country's 1994 genocide.(AFP/File/STF)AP - French authorities on Tuesday briefly detained the widow of Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, who is being sought by Rwanda on charges related to the nation's 1994 genocide, officials said.

Icons and opposition mark Medvedev visit to Paris (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 11:17 AM PST

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, center, his wife Svetlana, left, listen to Mgr Patrick Jacquin as they visit the Notre Dame cathedral, in Paris, Tuesday March 2, 2010. Russia and France took their courtship to a new level in Paris on Monday, entering talks about the sale of four French warships to Moscow, standing together against nuclear-minded Iran and urging a new global financial order. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool)AP - Russia's president turned his attention away from French warships and toward icons and relics Tuesday as the Louvre Museum and Notre Dame cathedral pulled out the stops for Dmitry Medvedev's visit to Paris.

Catholic diocese seeks cash to pay Irish victims (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 11:02 AM PST

AP - A Roman Catholic diocese at the center of Ireland's child-abuse scandals appealed Tuesday to its parishioners to cover some of its more than euro10 million ($14 million) in bills to victims and lawyers.

Ukrainian PM's Orange coalition dissolves (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 10:36 AM PST

AP - Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's pro-Western Orange coalition dissolved Tuesday as her former allies turned against her, setting her up to be ousted in a no-confidence vote.

UK parties agree on rules of live TV debates (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 10:29 AM PST

AP - British broadcasters say they have agreed with the nation's three main political parties on the format of an unprecedented series of U.S.-style television debates before the upcoming national election.

Greek FM: New austerity measures to be announced (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 09:41 AM PST

Taxi drivers batter the cab of a colleague who broke a union strike, outside parliament in central Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Taxi drivers launched a two-day nationwide strike Tuesday to protest a government tax measure that will force them to issue receipts. Greece will wait to see how markets react to tougher austerity measures demanded by the European Union before deciding on when to issue new state bonds, a government official said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)AP - Greece's finance minister says the government will announce new austerity measures on Wednesday and expects an 'immediate' assessment of the cuts from the European Union.

NIreland's Paisley to quit Parliament after 40 yrs (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 09:21 AM PST

FILE - In this May 8, 2007 file photo Northern Ireland's First Minister Ian Paisley, left, and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness smile after being sworn in as ministers of the Northern Ireland Assembly, at Stormont Parliamentary Building, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Ian Paisley, the hard-line Northern Ireland evangelist who led Protestants into power-sharing with Catholics, announced Tuesday March 2, 2010 he will retire from the British Parliament after a 40-year career. The 83-year-old Paisley spent decades opposing compromise with minority Catholics, particularly the Irish Republican Army supporters of Sinn Fein. He did a stunning U-turn in 2007 by forging a Northern Ireland administration alongside Sinn Fein deputy leader Martin McGuinness. (AP Photo/Paul Faith, Pool, file)AP - Ian Paisley, the hard-line Northern Ireland evangelist who led Protestants into power-sharing with Catholics, announced Tuesday he will retire from the British Parliament after a 40-year career.

Winston Churchill, WWII leader's grandson, dies (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 09:18 AM PST

FILE - This Oct. 20, 2002 file photo shows Winston Churchill a former member of Parliament and grandson of Britain's wartime leader Winston Churchill, who died Tuesday March 2, 2010 at his home in London. Churchill was a member of the House of Commons from 1970 to 1997. Earlier he had been a foreign correspondent for The Times, The Daily Telegraph and other publications. (AP Photo/ John Stillwell/PA Wire, File)AP - Winston Spencer Churchill, a former member of Parliament and grandson of Britain's wartime leader, died Tuesday, an associate said. He was 69.

Experts explore 1641 Irish slayings of Protestants (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2010 08:52 AM PST

AP - One of the most divisive and hotly disputed events in Irish history — the 1641 killings of thousands of Protestant settlers by Catholic natives — is to be examined in forensic detail for the first time, researchers said Tuesday.

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