2010年4月14日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Russian president on trade mission to Argentina (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 05:04 PM PDT

Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev,left, shakes hands with Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner at the government palace in Buenos Aires, Wednesday, April 14, 2010. Medvedev is on a one-day visit to Argentina. (AP Photo/ Eduardo Di Baia)AP - Dmitri Medvedev on Wednesday used the first-ever visit by a Russian president to Argentina to urge the countries to boost economic ties and cooperate more on nuclear energy.

Champions-elect Rangers held by 10-man United (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 03:20 PM PDT

Rangers coach Walter Smith, pictured in 2009. Rangers may have to wait longer than they would like to wrap up the Scottish Premier League title after being held to a 0-0 draw by 10-man Dundee United on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Cristina Quicler)AFP - Rangers may have to wait longer than they would like to wrap up the Scottish Premier League title after being held to a 0-0 draw by 10-man Dundee United on Wednesday.

Wigan remain in trouble after Portsmouth stalemate (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 03:19 PM PDT

Wigan's Spanish manager Roberto Martinez, pictured on April 4. Wigan remain in the relegation dogfight after being held to a 0-0 draw by already-relegated FA Cup finalists Portsmouth at the DW Stadium on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Wigan remain in the relegation dogfight after being held to a 0-0 draw by already-relegated FA Cup finalists Portsmouth at the DW Stadium on Wednesday.

Jagielka's own goal rescues dramatic draw for Villa (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 02:45 PM PDT

Aston Villa's Norweigan forward John Carew (C) and Everton's French defender Sylvain Distin compete for the ball during their English Premier League football match at Villa Park in Birmingham. b The match ended in a 2-2 draw.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Aston Villa rescued a dramatic 2-2 draw against Everton thanks to Phil Jagielka's late own goal on Wednesday but their bid for a Champions League spot is all but over.

Spurs beat Arsenal to shatter rival's Premier League title hopes (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 02:41 PM PDT

Tottenham Hotspurs Danny Rose (C) celebrates scoring his goal against Arsenal with Tottenham Hotspurs Cameroon player Benoit Assou-Ekotto (L) and Tottenham Hotspurs Tom Huddlestone during a Premier League match at White Hart Lane in London. Tottenham won 2-1.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - Danny Rose marked his Premier League debut with a stunning volley that set Tottenham on course for a 2-1 victory over Arsenal on Wednesday that ended their north London rivals' title hopes.

Spurs deliver hammer blow to Arsenal's Premier League title bid (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 02:05 PM PDT

Tottenham Hotspurs Danny Rose (C) celebrates scoring his goal against Arsenal with Tottenham Hotspurs Cameroon player Benoit Assou-Ekotto (L) and Tottenham Hotspurs Tom Huddlestone during a Premier League match at White Hart Lane in London. Tottenham won 2-1.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - Tottenham delivered a hammer blow to Arsenal's Premier League title challenge with a 2-1 win over their north London rivals at White Hart Lane on Wednesday.

Iceland volcano eruption melts glacier, causes floods (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 01:51 PM PDT

Lava spews from the Fimmvorduhals volcano near the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in March 2010. Up to 800 people were evacuated in Iceland Wednesday as the country's second volcano eruption in less than a month melted part of a glacier and caused heavy flooding.(AFP/File/Halldor Kolbeins)AFP - Iceland's second volcano eruption in less than a month melted part of a glacier and caused heavy flooding on Wednesday, forcing up to 800 people to evacuate and grounding some flights over Norway.

Iceland evacuates hundreds as volcano erupts again (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 01:44 PM PDT

In this image made available by the Icelandic Coastguard, Wednesday April 14, 2010, smoke and steam rises from the volcano under the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in Iceland, which erupted for the second time in less than a month, melting ice, shooting smoke and steam into the air and forcing hundreds of people to flee rising floodwaters. Authorities evacuated 800 residents from around the glacier as rivers rose by up to 10 feet (3 meters). Emergency officials and scientists said the eruption under the ice cap was 10 to 20 times more powerful than one last month, and carried a much greater risk of widespread flooding.(AP Photo/Icelandic Coastguard, ho) **EDITORIAL USE ONLY**AP - A volcano under a glacier in Iceland erupted Wednesday for the second time in less than a month, melting ice, spewing smoke and steam, closing a major road and forcing hundreds of people to flee rising floodwaters.

Actress Winslet speaks out against foie gras in video (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 01:36 PM PDT

Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet, seen here in March 2010, threw her weight Wednesday behind a campaign against foie gras, narrating a video which she said shows the AFP - Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet threw her weight Wednesday behind a campaign against foie gras, narrating a video which she said shows the "terrifying and painful" way the food is produced.

Polish president burial row causes protests (AFP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 01:16 PM PDT

A group of people attends a protest demanding not to burry the late Polish presidential couple in Cracow's Wawel castle, in front of the Palace of Culture in Warsaw. Fresh protests erupted in Poland Wednesday over a decision to bury president Lech Kaczynski in a castle with Polish kings that has ruptured the national unity since his death in a plane crash.(AFP/Joe Klamar)AFP - Fresh protests erupted in Poland Wednesday over a decision to bury president Lech Kaczynski in a castle with Polish kings that has ruptured the national unity since his death in a plane crash.

Italian court rebuffs gay marriage bid (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 12:01 PM PDT

AP - Italy's constitutional court has rejected bids to have gay marriages recognized in two Italian cities.

Suspected Somali pirates arrive in Netherlands (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 11:41 AM PDT

A suspected Somali pirate, seen in the center window of aircraft staircase, is escorted by a special unit of the military police after arriving at Eindhoven airport, south central Netherlands, Wednesday April 14, 2010. A Dutch military transport plane on Wednesday picked up 10 suspected Somali pirates who were arrested at sea and was flying them to the Netherlands to await transfer to Germany for trial. The 10 were captured April 5 by Dutch special forces marines who slid down ropes from a helicopter to recapture the seized German container ship MV Taipan. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)AP - A group of 10 suspected Somali pirates facing trial in Germany arrived in the Netherlands on a military transport plane Wednesday and were shuttled off to prison pending their extradition.

France opposes Iranian's extradition to US (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 11:24 AM PDT

Iranian engineer Majid Kakavand arrives in Paris Court in Paris, Wednesday, April 14, 2010. A French judge will decide whether to extradite Iranian engineer Majid Kakavand to the US where he is sought for purchasing electronics equipment over the Internet to resell to Iran's military. Kakavand's lawyers argue that he violated no laws in France or the European Union, which have no general trade embargo on Iran like the U.S. has. He was arrested in March 2009 as he arrived in Paris for vacation, was held in prison and then released on condition he says in Paris.(AP Photo/Francois Mori)AP - France on Wednesday voiced its opposition to a U.S. extradition request for an Iranian accused of evading export controls to purchase technology over the Internet to sell to Iran's military.

A look at leaders coming to Poland's state funeral (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 09:48 AM PDT

AP - A look at the world leaders who have said they will attend the state funeral of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife, Maria, in Krakow, Poland, on Sunday.

Dutch nurse acquitted of being a serial killer (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 09:45 AM PDT

Lucy de Berk, right, reacts near her daughter Fabienne, left, after hearing the verdict at court in Arnhem, Netherlands, Wednesday, April 14, 2010. Dutch nurse de Berk, who was once handed a life sentence for murdering seven patients under her care, has been completely exonerated and the country's attorney generally personally apologized Wednesday for her ordeal. Lucy de Berk, now 49, served six and a half years in prison before an extraordinary review of her conviction, which had been upheld by the country's Supreme Court, led to her release in 2008 pending a retrial. (AP Photo) ** NETHERLANDS OUT **AP - A Dutch nurse who served more than six years of a life sentence for allegedly murdering seven patients as a serial killer was exonerated Wednesday, and the country's attorney general personally apologized for her ordeal.

Vatican goes into damage control mode over abuse (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 09:39 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 7, 2010 file photo, Pope Benedict XVI, listens to his personal secretary Georg Gaenswein during the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican. The Vatican goes into full-fledged damage control mode in the priest sex abuse scandal ahead of the pope's first foreign trip since it erupted. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito, File)AP - The Vatican has gone into full-fledged damage control mode in the priest sex abuse scandal ahead of Pope Benedict XVI's first foreign trip since it erupted. Officials are promising surprising new initiatives. The pope's personal secretary is speaking out. And bishops around the world are being told to report abuse cases to the police.

Vatican tries to quell uproar over gay comment (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 09:02 AM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 8, 2008 file photo Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone speaks during an interview by the Associated Press, at the Vatican. The Vatican on Wednesday, April 13, 2010 moved to defuse growing anger over remarks by the pope's top aide that the 'problem'' behind the pedophile priest scandals is homosexuality and not to the church's celibacy requirement for clergy. Cardinal Bertone, the Holy See's No. 2 official as secretary of state, prompted an outpouring of irate words from advocacy groups for gays, politicians and even the French government, which portrayed his remarks earlier in this week in Chile as an affront to human rights. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, file)AP - The Vatican on Wednesday tried to defuse growing anger over remarks by the pope's top aide that the problem behind the pedophile priest scandals is homosexuality and not the church's celibacy requirement.

Croatian President apologizes to Bosnia (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 08:57 AM PDT

Croatian President Ivo Josipovic, walks downstairs to the press conference during an official visit to Bosnia, in Sarajevo, Wednesday, April 14, 2010. Josipovic arrived with his delegation in two days visit to Bosnia. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)AP - Croatia's president apologized Wednesday for his country's role in the Bosnian war, the clearest message of reconciliation to date from any leader of the three nationalities involved in Europe's bloodiest conflict since World War II.

Driver says Russian boy looked normal (AP)

Posted: 14 Apr 2010 08:40 AM PDT

** CORRECTS BOYS AGE IN LIGHT OF SUBSEQUENT INFORMATION ** In this image taken from Rossia 1 television channel TV, 7-year-old adopted Russian boy Artyom Savelyev gets into a minivan outside a police department office in Moscow, Thursday, April 8, 2010. Russia should freeze all child adoptions with U.S. families, the country's foreign minister urged Friday after an American woman allegedly put her 8-year-old adopted Russian son on a one-way flight back to his homeland. Artyom Savelyev arrived in Moscow unaccompanied Thursday on a United Airlines flight from Washington, the Kremlin children's rights office said Friday April 9.(AP Photo/Rossia 1 Television Channel)** TV OUT **AP - The driver hired to pick up a Russian boy whose adoptive American mother caused an international outcry by sending him back to Moscow says the boy looked cheerful, played with a Spider-man toy, and did not seem to show any of the mental problems the woman claims he has.

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