2010年3月11日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Give players input into captaincy - Murray (AFP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 04:51 PM PST

If Britain's embarrassing Davis Cup loss to Lithuania ends up costing John Lloyd the captaincy, Andy Murray, pictured in February 2010, thinks players should have a say in his replacement.(AFP/File/Marwan Naamani)AFP - If Britain's embarrassing Davis Cup loss to Lithuania ends up costing John Lloyd the captaincy, Andy Murray thinks players should have a say in his replacement.

Haiti: Kidnappers release 2 European aid workers (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 04:36 PM PST

AP - Kidnappers have freed two Swiss women snatched off the streets of Haiti's capital and held for five days, officials said Thursday.

BA worker in court accused of suicide bomb plot (AFP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 03:53 PM PST

British Airways aircraft parked outside Terminal 4 at Heathrow Airport in London. A British Airways computer expert appeared in court Thursday accused of planning suicide bombings and his own martyrdom. Prosecutors allege Bangladesh-born Rajib Karim offered to take advantage of a planned strike at the airline by joining the carrier's cabin crew.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - A British Airways computer expert appeared in court Thursday accused of planning suicide bombings and his own martyrdom.

BP to pay $7 billion for Devon exploration rights (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 03:28 PM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2007 file photo, the BP (British Petroleum) logo is seen at a gas station in Washington. BP will spend $7 billion to buy exploration rights to areas in the Gulf of Mexico, offshore Brazil and Canada owned by Devon Energy. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, file)AP - BP is expanding its dominant oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico and dropping anchor off Brazil with a $7 billion deal to buy exploration rights from Devon Energy.

Vatican criticizes condom machines in Rome school (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 02:39 PM PST

Students make their way to Keplero's high school in Rome, Thursday, March 11, 2010. The high school has incurred the ire of the Catholic Church after its decision to install condom-vending machines for students. Cardinal Agostino Vallini, the pope's vicar for Rome, has criticized the decision as trivializing sex, while the Italian bishops' newspaper said Thursday, March 11, 2010 that sex was being reduced to 'mere physical exercise.' The Keplero high school said it would go ahead with its plan to install six vending machines as part of its efforts to educate students in sexuality and HIV protection. The Vatican opposes artificial contraception. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - The decision by a Rome high school to install condom vending machines has set off a storm in Italy, with the Catholic Church charging the move will encourage young people to have sex and Rome's mayor saying it sends the wrong message.

UN food agency welcomes any probe into Somalia aid (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 02:25 PM PST

AP - A U.N. food agency said Thursday it will cooperate with any independent probe into its food operations in Somalia, after a report found that up to half the food aid intended for the nation's hungry people does not reach its destination.

Veteran Gade sets up Hidayat badminton clash (AFP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 02:24 PM PST

Indonesia's Taufik Hidayat returns a shot to England's Andrew Smith during their men's singles second round match at the Badminton All England Open Championships in The National Indoor Arena in Birmingham.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Peter Gade, who still clings to the dream that at the age 33 he can win another All-England title, reached the men's singles quarter-final for the seventh time on Thursday.

Juve in Europa League boxseat, Liverpool crash at Lille (AFP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 02:21 PM PST

Juventus' French forward David Trezeguet celebrates after scoring against Fulham during their UEFA Europa League round of 16 football match at Olympic stadium in Turin. Juve won 3-1.(AFP/Damien Meyer)AFP - Juventus assumed command of their Europa League last-16 tie against Fulham with a 3-1 first-leg win on Thursday, after beleaguered English giants Liverpool were beaten at Lille.

Politicians use ancient law in expenses court battle (AFP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 02:15 PM PST

A London street scene. Four lawmakers told a judge Wednesday they will use a 320-year-old law as a defence against prosecution over allegations they dishonestly claimed parliamentary expenses.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Four lawmakers told a judge Thursday they will use a 320-year-old law as a defence against prosecution over allegations they dishonestly claimed parliamentary expenses.

Turkey recalls envoy to Sweden over Armenia vote (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 01:26 PM PST

Reuters - Turkey recalled its ambassador to Sweden on Thursday and canceled an upcoming summit between the countries after the Swedish parliament branded the World War One killing of Armenians by Ottoman forces genocide.

Sweden labels mass killing of Armenians genocide (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 12:55 PM PST

AP - Sweden's parliament narrowly approved a resolution Thursday recognizing the 1915 mass killing of Armenians in Turkey as genocide, prompting the Turkish government to recall its ambassador in protest.

4 UK lawmakers in court over expenses scandal (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 11:57 AM PST

A British police officer, left, smiles at a protester demonstrating against the parliamentarians' expenses scandal outside the Westminster Magistrates Court in central London, Thursday March 11, 2010. Four British lawmakers are appearing in court for their allegedly shady practices in filing their expense claims in a scandal over politicians' expense claims. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - Four legislators being prosecuted in a political scandal involving fraudulent expenses claims by hundreds of British lawmakers pleaded not guilty on Thursday.

EU condemns Cuba for rights violations (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 11:50 AM PST

AP - The European Parliament voted Thursday to condemn Cuba for the "avoidable and cruel" death of a dissident hunger striker, earning a stinging response from Havana, which said it did not appreciate the lecture and would not respond to international pressure.

Italy murder convict blames Knox and ex-boyfriend (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 11:24 AM PST

AP - A man convicted in the 2007 slaying of a British student has written a letter implicating his co-defendants and denying he had ever said they had nothing to do with the murder.

Cyprus ex-leader's stolen body is reburied (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 11:20 AM PST

Women cry during a brief reburial ceremony for former President Tassos Papadopoulos at the suburban Nicosia cemetery in Cyprus, Thursday, March 11, 2010. The body of former Cypriot president Tassos Papadopoulos is reburied three months to the day after it was dug up from its grave and stolen. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)AP - The body of former Cypriot president Tassos Papadopoulos was reburied on Thursday, three months to the day after it was dug up from its grave and stolen in an apparent extortion bid.

Report: Ex-Vienna choir boys say they were abused (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 11:03 AM PST

AP - Two former members of the famed Vienna Boys' Choir say they were sexually abused by their supervisors, a top Austrian newspaper reported Thursday, as allegations of misconduct against children in Austria spread beyond the Roman Catholic Church.

UK court grants bail to ex-Bosnian vice president (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 10:44 AM PST

FILE - Then senior Bosnian politician Ejup Ganic attends a news conference in Tuzla, Bosnia, in this May 5, 2007 file photo. A British court granted bail to the former Bosnian President Ejup Ganic Thursday March 11, 2010. The 64-year-old was arrested March 1 at London's Heathrow airport on a Serbian warrant in connection with the 1992 death of Yugoslav army troops in Bosnia. (AP Photo/Amel Emric, File)AP - Britain's High Court granted bail Thursday to former Bosnian Vice President Ejup Ganic, who was arrested at London's Heathrow Airport on a Serbian war crimes warrant earlier this month.

Warning: Ancient sex on show in Paris (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 09:47 AM PST

Creature with supernatural attributes or dismembered by feline, part of 'Sexe Mort et Sacrifice' (Sex, Death and Sacrifice) exhibition are seen Monday, March 8, 2010 in Paris. On show at Paris' Quai Branly museum is an extraordinary and graphic testimonial to the Moche civilization of Peru and their sacrificial rites, which before death involved a lot of sexual intercourse.(AP Photo/Francois Mori)AP - The latest show at Paris' Quai Branly museum comes with a warning for visitors: "This exhibition of Moche ceramics shows sexual acts of an explicit nature."

BA employee in court on suicide bombing charge (AP)

Posted: 11 Mar 2010 08:56 AM PST

AP - A British Airways computer expert was charged Thursday with plotting suicide bombings — including one he allegedly planned to carry out himself.

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