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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Fidesz wins Hungary election with strong mandate (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 05:03 PM PDT

Hungarian women wearing traditional costume vote at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Veresegyhaz, 30km (17miles) east of Budapest April 11, 2010. REUTERS/Laszlo BaloghReuters - Viktor Orban declared a sweeping victory for his center-right Fidesz party on Sunday and told cheering supporters that leading Hungary as prime minister would be the biggest task of his life.

Magnitude 6.2 quake hits southern Spain: USGS (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 04:43 PM PDT

A man points at a seismic chart. A magnitude 6.2 quake hit southern Spain on Monday some 24 kilometres (14 miles) to the southeast of the city of Granada, the US Geological Survey said.(AFP/File/Sam Yeh)AFP - A magnitude 6.2 quake hit southern Spain on Monday some 24 kilometres (14 miles) to the southeast of the city of Granada, the US Geological Survey said.

Hungary's ruling Socialists suffer stinging defeat (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 04:35 PM PDT

Member of the controversial Hungarian Guard, wearing paramilitary-style uniform, waits or the election results in the election center of Jobbik, Hungary's far-right wing party, in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, April 11, 2010. The latest polls expect the extremist Jobbik winning more than 10 percent of the vote in Sunday's parliamentary elections. (AP Photo/Timea Fauszt)AP - Hungary's center-right party reclaimed the right to govern on Sunday, winning over 50 percent of the vote and handing the ruling Socialists a humiliating defeat. Extreme rightists backed by black clad paramilitary troops took more than 15 percent to come in third.

Poles grieve over president killed in plane crash (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 04:34 PM PDT

Volunteers carry candles in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, April 11, 2010, after Polish President Lech Kaczynski died in a plane crash. Kaczynski, his wife and some of the country's highest military and civilian leaders died on Saturday April, 10, 2010, when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog in western Russia, killing 96. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)AP - Poland's government moved swiftly Sunday to show that it was staying on course after the deaths of its president and dozens of political, military and religious leaders, even as tens of thousands of Poles expressed their grief over the plane crash in Russia that shocked the country.

McCoy hit with driving fine after Aintree win (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 04:29 PM PDT

Grand National winner Tony McCoy, pictured on April 10, was fined for using his mobile phone while driving just hours after his victory in the world's greatest steeplechase, he admitted Sunday.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Grand National winner Tony McCoy was fined for using his mobile phone while driving just hours after his victory in the world's greatest steeplechase, he admitted Sunday.

BAE Systems tops ranking of biggest arms maker: study (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 03:48 PM PDT

Britain's BAE Systems topped an international ranking of the world's biggest arms groups, becoming the first non-US company to hold the spot, a leading defence think tank said on Monday.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Britain's BAE Systems topped an international ranking of the world's biggest arms groups, becoming the first non-US company to hold the spot, a leading defence think tank said on Monday.

Right-wing Fidesz wins landslide in Hungary vote (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 03:43 PM PDT

Leader of Hungary's biggest opposition party, Fidesz Civic Party, and candidate in the general elections Viktor Orban and his wife put their ballot into the voting box in front of the election procedure board in Budapest. The right-wing opposition Fidesz party won a landslide victory, while the far-right Jobbik party gained its first entry into parliament, partial results showed.(AFP/Balint Porneczi)AFP - The right-wing opposition Fidesz party won a landslide victory in Hungarian general elections Sunday, while the far-right Jobbik party gained its first entry into parliament.

Europe agrees 30-billion-euro Greek rescue (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 03:41 PM PDT

Eurogroup finance president and Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker (R), and European Commissioner for economic affairs, Olli Rehn (L) give a press conference at the EU headquarters in Brussels. Euro nations Sunday revealed an aid package worth 30 billion euros this year alone for debt-ridden Greece, unfurling a massive safety net designed to restore confidence in the single currency.(AFP/Georges Gobet)AFP - Euro nations Sunday revealed an aid package worth 30 billion euros this year alone for debt-ridden Greece, unfurling a massive safety net designed to restore confidence in the single currency.

Russia cast as nuclear security leader despite flaws (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 03:16 PM PDT

Reuters - The nuclear security summit starting on Monday is a chance for Russia to promote itself as a global leader on the crucial issue, but experts say Moscow must do more to safeguard its own big stocks of bomb ingredients.

Big week in election as leaders face TV debates (AFP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 02:23 PM PDT

Conservative Party leader David Cameron (L) poses for a photograph with a member of the public during a visit to Cheam. The general election is too close to call, opinion polls suggested Saturday, four days after campaigning officially began for the May 6 vote.(AFP/POOL/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AFP - Britain's knife-edge general election is set to come alive this week after a lacklustre start, with the three main party leaders going head-to-head in a TV debate and launching their manifestos.

(AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 01:42 PM PDT

AP - Election office: Hungary's center-right leads in vote, Socialists in 2nd place ahead of far-right.

One forest, two Polish tragedies, 70 years apart (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 12:28 PM PDT

Volunteers carry candles in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, April 11, 2010, after Polish President Lech Kaczynski died in a plane crash. Kaczynski, his wife and some of the country's highest military and civilian leaders died on Saturday April, 10, 2010, when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog in western Russia, killing 96. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)AP - The leader of Poland's government in exile while the nation was under Soviet-backed rule. The shipyard worker whose firing helped ignite the labor uprising that ultimately toppled communism here. A banking head who helped keep the country stable while the rest of the European Union plunged into recession.

Pope's ivory tower past adds to his detachment (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 10:41 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 7, 2010 file photo Pope Benedict XVI greets the faithful during the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Long before entering Vatican life, Pope Benedict XVI won renown as a theologian and a German university professor, penning more than forty books and winning a devoted following of students who respected his prodigious memory and briliant mind. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito, File)AP - Long before entering Vatican life, Pope Benedict XVI won renown as a theologian and a German university professor, penning more than 40 books and winning a devoted following of students who respected his prodigious memory and brilliant mind.

Survivors, veterans mark Buchenwald liberation (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 08:35 AM PDT

AP - Survivors of the Buchenwald concentration camp have been joined by U.S. veterans and German dignitaries at a ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of its liberation.

Greek police arrest 6 domestic terrorism suspects (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 07:38 AM PDT

People look at a house after Greek police searched it in the northern Athens suburb of Nea Ionia on Saturday April 10, 2010, for evidence linking its occupants to an as yet undisclosed terrorist group.Greek authorities said they have detained terrorist suspects and recovered 'significant evidence.' Police would not offer further details, but Greek television reported that at least four people were detained, suspected of belonging to terrorist group Revolutionary Struggle. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)AP - Greek police have arrested six people suspected of being members of Revolutionary Struggle, a terrorist group accused of a rocket strike against the U.S. Embassy and the shooting of a riot policeman, authorities said Sunday.

UN official: Climate deal unlikely this year (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 06:07 AM PDT

In this undated photo released by the Office of the New York City Mayor, Rohit Aggarwala, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg's chief adviser on environmental policy, speaks from the podium in New York as Mayor Michael Bloomberg, right, listens. Aggarwala, who created the environmental agenda that shaped Bloomberg's reputation as an international climate change leader, will leave the administration for a job in the private sector. (AP Photo/NYC Mayor's Office)AP - The top U.N. climate official says negotiators are likely to hold at least four conferences this year, but without much expectation of concluding a binding agreement on global warming.

Pope offers condolences to Poland, dodges scandal (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 05:48 AM PDT

A faithful holds a Polish flags adorned with a black ribbon as Pope Benedict XVI is projected on a giant screen in St. Peter's square at the Vatican while delivering his blessing from the papal retreat in Castel Gandolfo, Sunday, April 11, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI offered condolences to Poland on Sunday following a plane crash that killed the country's president and other senior officials, saying he was praying for the victims and the 'beloved' Polish nation. Poles holding up the red-and-white banners of the Polish flag sang mournfully after the pope spoke during his noon blessing from the papal retreat in Castel Gandolfo. Benedict said he had learned with sadness of the crash and the deaths. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - Pope Benedict XVI offered condolences to Poland on Sunday following a plane crash that killed the country's president and other senior officials, saying he was praying for the victims and the "beloved" Polish nation.

UK election becomes a family affair (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 04:17 AM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah meet staff at Aylesford Newsprint in Rochester England Tuesday April 6 2010. Britain goes to the polls in a general election on May 6. (AP Photo/Stefan Rousseau/PA) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - One wants to dispel the notion that he's half-man, half-machine. The other wants to banish the notion that he's too posh for office. So in a break with tradition, the men fighting to become Britain's prime minister are turning to their wives for help.

Poland waits repatriation of president, first lady (AP)

Posted: 11 Apr 2010 01:34 AM PDT

A young man waves a Polish flag in front of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, April 10, 2010, as news broke about the death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski . The Polish presidential plane with Kaczynski and wife on board crashed near the airport in Smolensk, western Russia, early morning Saturday, killing all passengers. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)AP - Poland is enveloped in mourning, with many attending church services to mark the loss of many of the country's elite, including President Lech Kaczynski, in a plane crash in Russia.

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