2010年3月23日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Europe News


Wolves on the rampage against West Ham (AFP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:28 PM PDT

Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Mick McCarthy reacts at the final whistle during their Premier League match against West Ham United at Upton Park in London. The Wanderers won 3-1.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - Wolves took a huge step towards securing their Premier League status with a 3-1 win away to fellow strugglers West Ham at Upton Park here on Tuesday.


To Europeans, U.S. Universal Health Care Is Long Overdue (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 04:50 PM PDT

Time.com - Europe can't understand why it took so long for the U.S. to pass universal health care. Now that Americans are finally closing in, they're getting a little gentle ribbing from across the Atlantic

Govt kicks out Israeli diplomat in passport row (AFP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 04:41 PM PDT

A handout picture posted on the website of Hamas's armed wing Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades in January 2010 shows murdered Hamas militant Mahmud al-Mabhuh.The government has ordered the expulsion of an Israeli diplomat over the use of fake British passports in the killing of a Hamas commander in Dubai.(AFP/Hamas/File)AFP - The government said Tuesday it was kicking out an Israeli diplomat over the "intolerable" use of fake British passports in the killing of a Hamas chief, in a sharp escalation of tension over the murder.


Deutsche, Moore Capital in UK insider trading probe (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 04:01 PM PDT

Reuters - One of the biggest insider trading cases to hit London in years cast a shadow on Tuesday on European banks Deutsche Bank AG (DBKGn.DE) and BNP Paribas SA , as well as U.S. hedge fund Moore Capital.

UK Red Arrows stunt pilots report training crash (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 03:47 PM PDT

Britain's Red Arrows aerobatics squad flies over the Greek Air Force base of Kastelli, on the island of Crete, during a media presentation on Monday, March 22, 2010. A pilot was injured in a crash during pre-season training at Kastelli on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Image Photo Services)AP - Two British pilots escaped serious injury Tuesday after their jets crashed during an airborne stunt by the Royal Air Force's Red Arrows.


Six arrested in major insider trading probe (AFP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 02:13 PM PDT

Lord Turner, chairman of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), addressing a conference in 2009. Six men were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of insider trading after a major probe by the FSA watchdog.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Six men were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of insider trading after a major probe by the Financial Services Authority watchdog.


UK expels Israeli diplomat over Dubai case (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 01:48 PM PDT

Hamas militant, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh (ringed), is shown arriving at his hotel in this CCTV handout from Dubai police February 15, 2010. REUTERS/Dubai Police/HandoutAP - Britain took the extraordinary step Tuesday of expelling an Israeli diplomat for the first time in more than 20 years, after concluding there was compelling evidence that Israel was responsible for the use of forged British passports in the plot to slay a senior Hamas operative in Dubai.


UK expels Israeli diplomat over Dubai passports (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 01:36 PM PDT

Hamas militant, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh (ringed), is shown arriving at his hotel in this CCTV handout from Dubai police February 15, 2010. REUTERS/Dubai Police/HandoutReuters - Britain said on Tuesday it was expelling an Israeli diplomat after concluding that Israel had forged British passports used by the suspected killers of a Hamas commander in Dubai.


Redknapp reminds O'Hara of Spurs loyalty (AFP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 01:22 PM PDT

Tottenham Hotspur Manager Harry Redknapp, seen here in February 2010, has told Jamie O'Hara to remember where his ultimate allegiance lies after the midfielder said he wanted Fulham to knock Spurs out of the FA Cup.(AFP/File/Ian Kington)AFP - Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has told Jamie O'Hara to remember where his ultimate allegiance lies after the midfielder said he wanted Fulham to knock Spurs out of the FA Cup.


Finnish central bank raises recovery expectations (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 12:56 PM PDT

AP - Finland's economy will grow 1.6 percent this year, the country's central bank said Tuesday, revising up a previous forecast for no growth until 2011.

German 'gang of retirees' sentenced in kidnapping (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 12:40 PM PDT

AP - Three German retirees who lost $1.4 million in the financial crisis and kidnapped their American investment adviser in an attempt to recoup the money were convicted Tuesday, with their 74-year-old ringleader sentenced to six years in prison.

Religious groups pledge to end AIDS stigma (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 11:59 AM PDT

AP - Religious groups from around the globe pledged Tuesday to prevent the stigmatization of people living with HIV and AIDS, in a joint statement welcomed by a senior U.N. official as a sea change in attitudes.

Anglo-Saxon treasure to remain in local UK museums (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 10:04 AM PDT

FILE - This is a Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 file photo of  part of a recently discovered hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold is displayed at Birmingham Museum in Birmingham, England .  A fundraising campaign to keep a huge collection of Anglo-Saxon gold in the area where it was unearthed has raised enough money for the treasure hoard to be kept in two central England museums it was reported on Tuesday March 23, 2010. The Staffordshire Hoard  the largest find of Anglo-Saxon gold ever recorded will reside in museums in Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent in England's West Midlands, near where the collection was found. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)AP - A fundraising campaign to keep a huge collection of Anglo-Saxon gold in the area where it was unearthed has raised enough money for the treasure hoard to be kept in two central England museums.


(AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 09:13 AM PDT

AP - Israeli ambassador expresses disappointment at diplomat's expulsion in fake passport affair.

5 million cigarettes stolen from truck in Germany (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 08:53 AM PDT

AP - Thieves have stolen more than 5 million cigarettes from a truck at a highway rest area in western Germany as its driver slept in the cab.

English not enough for top EU foreign policy chief (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 08:42 AM PDT

AP - Lady Catherine Ashton, under fire for being unqualified for her job as Europe's foreign minister, has upset the French with her flawed command of what was once the language of international diplomacy. Her diplomatic response: I will learn better French.

Ill Havel cancels meeting with Prince Charles (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 08:33 AM PDT

AP - Former Czech President Vaclav Havel has canceled a meeting with Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla due to illness, his aide said Tuesday.

3 zoo tigers escape in Spain, killed by police (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 07:57 AM PDT

AP - A zoo in Spain's Canary Islands says three tigers escaped from their cage after a mistake by an employee and were later shot by police.

Cameron demands inquiry into new sleaze charges (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 07:57 AM PDT

Britain's Conservative Party leader David Cameron, right, makes a speech at St Mary's Church, south west London Saturday March 20, 2010. Britain's main opposition Conservative Party says it will impose a new tax on banks to avoid taxpayers bearing the cost of any future bailouts if the party wins upcoming general elections. Cameron says in prepared comments for a speech on Saturday that he will impose the tax even if other countries decide against doing so. That goes a step further than Prime Minister Gordon Brown's ruling Labour Party, which says it favors such a tax — but only with international agreement.  (AP Photo/Katie Collins/PA Wire) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT  **AP - Get out your shin guards, British election season is here.


Austria: Priest resigns after admitting abuse (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 07:22 AM PDT

AP - An Austrian diocese says a priest has resigned after admitting he abused a 17-year-old boy.
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