2010年3月12日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Pope under fire for transfer, letter on sex abuse (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 04:23 PM PST

Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, head of Germany's bishops conference, is seen before the beginning of the spring meeting of Germany's bishops conference in Freiburg February 22, 2010. REUTERS/Johannes Eisele/FilesAP - Germany's sex abuse scandal has now reached Pope Benedict XVI: His former archdiocese disclosed that while he was archbishop a suspected pedophile priest was transferred to a job where he later abused children.

Badminton: Lin Dan's history bid shattered by Bao (AFP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 03:30 PM PST

Lin Dan of China returns a shot in his quarter final match against Bao Chunlai of China during The All England Open Badminton Championships at The National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, central England. Lin Dan had his bid to achieve an open era record of five All-England titles shattered by his sixth-seeded compatriot Bao Chunlei on Friday.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Lin Dan, the World and Olympic champion, had his bid to achieve an open era record of five All-England titles shattered by his sixth-seeded compatriot Bao Chunlei on Friday.

Three freed in Ireland after Swedish cartoonist 'plot' arrests (AFP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 03:29 PM PST

Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks poses for a photography in the streets of Stockholm, on March 11. Three of seven Muslims arrested over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who drew the Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog have been released without charge, Irish police said Friday.(AFP/File/Francois Campredon)AFP - Three of seven Muslims arrested over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist who drew the Prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog have been released without charge, Irish police said Friday.

German Church apologizes, vows action on abuse (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 03:13 PM PST

Reuters - The head of Germany's Catholic Church apologized to victims of child abuse by priests on Friday and met Pope Benedict who encouraged him to press ahead with tough new measures.

Brazilian judge awards $1M in Air France suit (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 03:07 PM PST

AP - A Brazilian judge has ordered Air France to pay the equivalent of more than $1 million in damages to the family of one of the victims of last year's crash that killed more than 200 people, officials said Friday.

Pope backed sex abuse priest transfer when archbishop (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 02:38 PM PST

Reuters - Pope Benedict was involved in a decision to move a priest suspected of child abuse to his diocese for therapy when he was an archbishop in 1980, his former diocese in southern Germany said on Friday.

Nokia revises 2009 market share down to 34 pct (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 01:14 PM PST

AP - Nokia Corp. on Friday revised its global market share estimate for mobile phones in 2009 to 34 percent, from an earlier 38 percent, and said it expected no growth this year.

Brown, Sarkozy slam US 'protectionism' over plane (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 12:11 PM PST

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, embraces French President Nicholas Sarkozy, as he arrives in Downing Street in London, Friday, March 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - The French and British leaders accused the U.S. of protectionism on Friday over a contract to build a new Air Force refueling tanker.

Sarkozy lauds Brown ahead of election (AFP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 12:06 PM PST

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) is greeted by Prime Minister Gordon Brown as he arrives at 10 Downing Street in London. Sarkozy showered praise on Brown Friday weeks before a general election here, but rebuked Brown's main rival over his policy in Europe.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy showered praise on Prime Minister Gordon Brown Friday weeks before a general election here, but rebuked Brown's main rival over his policy in Europe.

Body of ETA member turns up in French morgue (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 12:03 PM PST

This image made available on Friday March 12, 2010 by the family of Jon Anza Ortunez family, shows an undated portrait of suspected member of the armed Basque group ETA member, Jon Anza Ortunez. The body of Ortunez has turned up in a morgue in France, nearly a year after his mysterious disappearance, a committee of his supporters said Friday. Ortunez, was last seen April 18 2009 In a statement released to a Spanish Basque newspaper in May, ETA claimed him as a member and blamed Spanish police for a role in his disappearance — a claim Spain denied.(AP Photo/HO) **NO SALES**AP - The body of a longtime member of the armed Basque group ETA has turned up in a morgue in France, nearly a year after his mysterious disappearance, a committee of his supporters said Friday.

Pope to skip Alps this summer (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 09:59 AM PST

AP - The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI, who broke his wrist last summer during his Alpine vacation, is passing up invitations to return to the mountains so he can spend his holiday near Rome.

Hung Parliament possible as UK polls tighten (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 08:34 AM PST

Britain's Parliament buildings, The Palace of Westminster is seen from Westminster Bridge in London, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The latest buzz word in the clubby world of British politics is 'hung Parliament.' It doesn't mean the current Parliament would be hanged, although some voters in these troubled economic times might relish that idea. It means an election so close that no party receives more than half the seats in the House of Commons, the lower house of Parliament. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - The latest buzz word in the clubby world of British politics is "hung Parliament."

Austrian govt finds mass graves of Nazi victims (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 08:31 AM PST

In this photo made available by the Austrian army, on Friday, March 12, 2010, a man holds a wartime photo, made from U.S. bombers, showing open graves and bodies. Seen in the background is the army sports field in the southern city of Graz, where the mass graves of victims killed by the Nazis are located. Austrian government officials say they have identified at least two mass graves of Nazi victims on property used by the army.(AP Photo/Bundesheer/Peter Lechner)AP - At least two mass graves containing dozens of people killed by the Nazis have been found on property used by the Austrian army, government officials said Friday. An army statement suggested some of the remains may be that of U.S. pilots shot down and imprisoned during World War II.

Court bars far-right party from taking new members (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 08:07 AM PST

AP - A British court has barred a far right, anti-immigrant political party from accepting new members until it stops discriminating against nonwhite people.

Ukraine opposition challenges Yanukovych in court (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 06:40 AM PST

AP - Ukrainian lawmakers have filed a challenge to a law that allowed newly elected President Viktor Yanukovych to cement his grip on power.

Russia criticizes US, NATO over Afghan drugs (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 06:26 AM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2008 file photo, Russian Ambassador to NATO Dimitri Rogozin speaks during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels. Rogozin is criticizing the alliance's military strategy in Afghanistan, Friday March 12, 2010, where the emphasis has shifted away from fighting drug trafficking, saying the resulting surge in heroin smuggling is endangering Russia's national security. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)AP - Russia's envoy to NATO has sharply criticized the alliance's battle with drug trafficking in Afghanistan, saying it has led to a surge in heroin smuggling that is endangering Russia's national security.

Serb nationalists name street after Mladic (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 05:20 AM PST

AP - A far-right group has put up placards in Belgrade's business district honoring Ratko Mladic, Europe's most wanted war crimes fugitive.

Man says he was abused by nun (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 05:10 AM PST

AP - A man says he was abused by a nun while a child — the first such accusation amid widening allegations of sexual misdeeds leveled against Austria's Roman Catholic church.

Doing time on God's clock in Georgia (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 04:50 AM PST

AP - Convicts in Georgia can now serve their time working for the Georgian Orthodox Church.

Victorian Thames tunnel in London reopens (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2010 03:06 AM PST

AP - A 19th-century tunnel under the River Thames that was hailed as a wonder of Victorian engineering has reopened to pedestrians for two days.

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