2010年3月14日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Europe News


"No need" for Greek bailout decision - German finance minister (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 05:34 PM PDT

German Interior Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble speaks during a presentation of charity sport stamps at the Finance Ministry in Berlin February 10, 2010. REUTERS/Thomas PeterReuters - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said there was no reason for Euro zone finance ministers to make any decision on financial aid for debt-ridden Greece when they met on Monday.


Sarkozy suffers setback in regional vote (AFP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 04:57 PM PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy accompanied by first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, casts his vote at a Paris polling station for the French regional elections. Sarkozy suffered a stinging setback in French regional elections on Sunday as projections showed his right-wing party trailing in the first round vote.(AFP/Pool/Eric Feferberg)AFP - President Nicolas Sarkozy suffered a stinging setback in French regional elections on Sunday as projections showed his right-wing party trailing in the first round vote.


Injured, tearful Beckham faces World Cup heartbreak (AFP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 04:42 PM PDT

AC Milan's English midfielder David Beckham kicks the ball during the Italian Serie A football match ACMilan against Chievo at San Siro Stadium in Milan. Beckham could be ruled out of the World Cup after suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon injury on Sunday.(AFP/Damien Meyer)AFP - David Beckham's dreams of playing in a fourth World Cup looked doomed on Sunday after he suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon injury.


Hoax news report on Russia invasion panics Georgia (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 04:35 PM PDT

AP - Georgians have been panicked by a hoax television news program announcing the Russian army had invaded and killed President Mikhail Saakashvili.

Big rise in arms imports threatens SE Asia: report (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 04:04 PM PDT

Reuters - A huge increase in arms imports by Southeast Asian countries in the past five years could threaten the region's stability, a Swedish-based research institute said on Monday.

Culture clash: European art provokes Muslims (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 04:04 PM PDT

Swedish artist Lars Vilks talks during an interview with the Associated Press in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday March 10 2010. The Swedish artist who angered Muslims by drawing the Prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog says he believes the suspects arrested in Ireland and the U.S.  in an alleged plot to kill him were not professionals . (AP photo/Scanpix, Bertil Ericson)AP - With the West locked in conflicts across the Muslim world, why would anyone throw fuel on the fire?


Murray makes it through in Indian Wells (AFP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 03:41 PM PDT

Andy Murray of Great Britain serves to Andreas Seppi of Italy during the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California. Murray, trying to improve on a runner-up finish last year, booked his third-round berth at the BNP Paribas Open Sunday with a 6-4, 6-4 victory.(AFP/Getty Images/Matthew Stockman)AFP - Andy Murray, trying to improve on a runner-up finish last year, booked his third-round berth at the BNP Paribas Open Sunday with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Italian Andreas Seppi.


You are now entering Checkpoint 'McCharlie' (AFP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 03:28 PM PDT

Bags reproducing the now famous sign indicating that AFP - Checkpoint Charlie, a world-famous symbol of the Cold War that until 1989 was the front line between two nuclear-armed superpowers, is getting its own McDonalds. For many, this is the final straw.


Sarkozy's party humbled by leftists in French vote (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 03:28 PM PDT

AP - French voters scarred by economic crisis dealt President Nicolas Sarkozy and his conservative leadership a stern blow Sunday by strongly favoring leftist candidates in regional elections, according to near-complete official results.

Sarkozy faces heavy loss in French regional poll (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 02:12 PM PDT

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers the inaugural speech at the international conference on major forest areas in Paris, March 11, 2010. REUTERS/Philippe WojazerReuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's UMP party was beaten by the Socialists in the first round of regional elections on Sunday, according to early results which also showed a resurgence for the far-right.


Russia's ruling party heads for victory (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 01:32 PM PDT

AP - The ruling United Russia party appeared headed for an expected victory in regional elections Sunday, according to partial results, although many disgruntled voters threw their support behind opposition candidates.

Serb leader not opposed to Ganic trial in Bosnia (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 11:52 AM PDT

Former senior Bosnian politician  Ejup Ganic is driven away from Wandsworth Prison in London after a British court granted bail Thursday March 11, 2010. The 64- year-old was arrested on March 1 at London's Heathrow airport on a Serbian warrant in connection with an attack on retreating soldiers in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo in 1992. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - In a bid to defuse tensions over the arrest in Britain of an ex-Bosnian leader, the Serbian president said Sunday that Belgrade would not oppose his extradition to Bosnia instead of Serbia.


Prince Charles to visit bison-filled Polish forest (AP)

Posted: 14 Mar 2010 11:02 AM PDT

In this photo dated Feb. 2005, bison, Europe's largest land mammal, forage in the recently fallen snow in the Bialowieza Forest in Poland.  Britain's Prince Charles is visiting Poland on upcoming Monday, a journey that will include a visit to the bison-filled woodland of  Bialowieza Forest,  Europe's last remaining primeval forest which remains only thanks to preservation efforts of various kings and czars from centuries past and present. (AP Photo/Michal Kosc)    ** POLAND OUT **AP - Britain's Prince Charles visits Poland on Monday, a journey that includes a visit to a bison-filled woodland — Europe's last remaining primeval forest thanks to preservation efforts of kings and czars of centuries past.


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