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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Europe ready to help Greece 'if necessary': Sarkozy (AFP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 04:25 PM PST

French president Nicolas Sarkozy (R) delivers a speech next to Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou during a joint press conference at the Elysee presidential palace, in Paris. European governments sharing the euro currency will help Greece out of financial crisis AFP - European governments are ready to help Greece pull itself out of its financial crisis "if necessary", French President Nicolas said Sunday following talks with the Greek prime minister.

Pre-election budget must fix debt fast: employers' group (AFP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 04:05 PM PST

Britain's upcoming pre-election budget must provide solutions for fixing the nation's massive debt pile at a faster pace than anticipated, the Confederation of British Industry said on Monday. Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling, pictured in January 2010, was expected to outline the country's latest budget plans later this month, ahead of a general election set to be held on May 6.(AFP/File/Eric Piermont)AFP - Britain's upcoming pre-election budget must provide solutions for fixing the nation's massive debt pile at a faster pace than anticipated, the Confederation of British Industry said on Monday.

Three die in fall from Scottish flats in 'triple suicide' (AFP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 03:45 PM PST

AFP - Three people plunged to their deaths from a high-rise block of flats in Scotland, police said, in what neighbours believed was a triple suicide by asylum seekers to avoid deportation.

Pakistan minister hopes for British boy's rescue within days (AFP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 03:13 PM PST

Raja Naqqash Saeed (C), father of British born kidnapped child Sahil Saeed, speaks with relatives at his residence in Jhelum, some 100 km (65 miles) south of Islamabad, on March 5. Pakistan's interior minister said Sunday he hoped a kidnapped British boy would be rescued within days, alleging that the five-year-old was snatched by someone AFP - Pakistan's interior minister said Sunday he hoped a kidnapped British boy would be rescued within days, alleging that the five-year-old was snatched by someone "very close to the family".

Adventurer Fiennes in car crash: police (AFP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 02:18 PM PST

Adventurer Ranulph Fiennes, pictured in 2009, was left AFP - Adventurer Ranulph Fiennes was left "dazed" and covered in blood after a car crash in which he apparently swerved onto the opposite side of the road, police and an eyewitness said Sunday.

Europe will stand by Greece: Sarkozy (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 01:34 PM PST

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech following a meeting with unions and employers' leaders to work out a timetable for pension reform at the Elysee Palace in Paris, February 15, 2010. REUTERS/Philippe WojazerReuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy promised Greece Sunday that euro zone countries would help it overcome its financial problems and vowed a European crackdown on financial speculators Athens blames for its woes.

France claims biggest haul of pirates off Somalia (AFP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 01:17 PM PST

French soldiers guard suspected Somali pirates on board the French warship AFP - French frigate Nivose has seized 35 pirates in three days off of Somalia, the French military said on Sunday, claiming "the biggest seizure" so far in the vital shipping lane.

Geldof attacks BBC report on Ethiopia aid (AFP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 12:54 PM PST

Anti-poverty campaigner Bob Geldof, pictured on February 2010, on Sunday lashed out at a BBC report that claimed millions of pounds raised for famine relief in Ethiopia by Band Aid in 1985 were used by rebels to pay for weapons.(AFP/DDP/File/Clemens Bilan)AFP - Anti-poverty campaigner Bob Geldof on Sunday lashed out at a BBC report that claimed millions of pounds raised for famine relief in Ethiopia by Band Aid in 1985 were used by rebels to pay for weapons.

NATO suspends training of Kosovo security force (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 12:45 PM PST

AP - NATO is suspending the training of Kosovo's security troops after a military-style parade that broke the force's agreement to focus only on civil emergencies, it said Sunday.

Swiss voters reject giving abused animals a lawyer (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 09:59 AM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2010 file photo dogs are seen behind a fence at an animal home in Kloten, Switzerland. In a referendum cheered by animal rights activists, Swiss voters are deciding on Sunday, March 7, 2010, whether to appoint special lawyers for animals that have been abused by humans. (AP Photo/KEYSTONE/Gaetan Bally)AP - The result was emphatic: Swiss voters don't think abused animals need to have their own lawyers.

At least 7 die in snow-linked accidents in Germany (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 08:44 AM PST

A bicycle is covered with fresh snow in Hamburg, northern Germany, on Sunday, March 7, 2010. Police say heavy winter weather in parts of Germany has led to more than 2,000 accidents over the weekend in which at least six people were killed and dozens more injured. (AP Photo/dapd/Axel Heimken)AP - Heavy snowfall in parts of Germany triggered a deadly avalanche and caused thousands of accidents, leaving at least seven people dead and dozens more injured, police said Sunday.

EU: Somali pirates free Thai fishing vessel (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 05:43 AM PST

A pirate boat in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia in 2009. Somali pirates raked in an estimated 60 million dollars in 2009 but the Indian Ocean's ransom hunters have also spurred a much larger industry of ship protection devices.(AFP/HO/File)AP - The European Union Naval Force says Somali pirates have freed the fishing vessel Thai Union 3 after receiving a ransom.

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