2010年5月11日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Johnson hopes for England's Aussie rugby revival (AFP)

Posted: 11 May 2010 06:58 PM PDT

England head coach Martin Johnson whose last trip to Australia as an England player ended with him holding aloft the World Cup - now he is determined to usher in a new period of success for his country when he returns as manager next month.(AFP/File/Peter Muhly)AFP - Martin Johnson's last trip to Australia as an England player ended with him holding aloft the World Cup - now he is determined to usher in a new period of success for his country when he returns as manager next month.

Scholes snub for England opens door for Cole (AFP)

Posted: 11 May 2010 06:50 PM PDT

Midfielder Paul Scholes seen during Manchester United's clash with Stoke City. Scholes's decision to turn down the chance of a World Cup recall for England may have secured a seat on the plane to South Africa for player Joe Cole.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Paul Scholes's decision to turn down the chance of a World Cup recall for England may have secured Joe Cole's seat on the plane to South Africa.

Muhammad cartoonist 'head-butted' during lecture (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2010 06:41 PM PDT

File - Swedish artist Lars Vilks talks during an interview with the Associated Press in Stockholm, Sweden, in this Wednesday March 10 2010 file photo. The artist who angered Muslims by depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a dog was assaulted Tuesday May 11 2010 while giving a university lecture about the limits of artistic freedom. Vilks told The Associated Press a man in the front row ran up to him and head-butted him during a lecture, breaking his glasses but leaving him uninjured. It wasn't immediately clear what happened to the attacker. (AP Photo / Bertil Ericson, Scanpix, file) ** SWEDEN OUT **AP - A Swedish artist who angered Muslims by depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a dog was assaulted as furious protesters interrupted his university lecture about the limits of free speech.

Pope: Church's own sins to blame in sex scandal (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2010 06:41 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI talks to journalists during a press conference aboard the airplane, Tuesday, May 11, 2010, on the way to Lisbon for his four day visit to Portugal. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - In his most thorough admission of the church's guilt in the clerical sex abuse scandal, Pope Benedict XVI said Tuesday the greatest persecution of the institution "is born from the sins within the church," and not from a campaign by outsiders.

Britain's David Cameron becomes PM; Brown out (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2010 06:41 PM PDT

** ALTERNATIVE CROP OF LLP119 ** Britain's new Prime Minister David Cameron, left, accompanied by his wife Samantha, arrives at his official residence at No.10 Downing Street in central London, Tuesday May 11, 2010. Conservatives' leader Cameron has entered 10 Downing Street as new Prime Minister promising to lead Britain through to 'better times ahead'. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - David Cameron, the youthful leader who modernized the party of right-wing icon Margaret Thatcher, became prime minister Tuesday after the resignation of Gordon Brown — capping a gripping election saga that returns the Tories to government after 13 years of Labour Party rule.

Cameron finally British PM after cliffhanger polls (AFP)

Posted: 11 May 2010 06:40 PM PDT

Queen Elizabeth II greets Conservative party Leader David Cameron at Buckingham Palace in central London. Cameron has finally taken office as Prime Minister, ending his Conservative party's 13 years in opposition and vowing to form a AFP - David Cameron has finally taken office as Prime Minister, ending his Conservative party's 13 years in opposition and vowing to form a "strong and stable" coalition after inconclusive elections.

Cameron leads Britain into new coalition era (Reuters)

Posted: 11 May 2010 05:48 PM PDT

Britain's incoming Prime Minister David Cameron is greeted by Queen Elizabeth during a meeting in which she invited him to form the next government, at Buckingham Palace in London May 11, 2010. Gordon Brown resigned as prime minister of Britain on Tuesday and said Conservative leader David Cameron would take over, ending 13 years of rule by the centre-left Labour Party. REUTERS/John Stillwell/POOL (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)Reuters - New Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives and the smaller Liberal Democrat party struck an agreement on Wednesday to form Britain's first coalition government since 1945.

Obama first leader to congratulate UK's Cameron (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2010 05:02 PM PDT

** ALTERNATIVE CROP OF LLP119 ** Britain's new Prime Minister David Cameron, left, accompanied by his wife Samantha, arrives at his official residence at No.10 Downing Street in central London, Tuesday May 11, 2010. Conservatives' leader Cameron has entered 10 Downing Street as new Prime Minister promising to lead Britain through to 'better times ahead'. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - President Barack Obama became the first world leader to congratulate new British Prime Minister David Cameron on his appointment — offering an invite to visit Washington this summer in telephone talks.

Samsung Gets Touchy With New All-In-One PC's (PC World)

Posted: 11 May 2010 04:20 PM PDT

PC World - Consumer electronics manufacturer Samsung announced the upcoming launch of two new multitouch all-in-one PCs this Tuesday--for the United Kingdom at least.

EU seeks unconditional talks with US over Boeing-Airbus row (AFP)

Posted: 11 May 2010 04:07 PM PDT

An Airbus A320 takes off from the Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, southwestern France, in April 2010. The European Union on Tuesday called for unconditional talks with the United States to resolve the Boeing-Airbus dispute over subsidies currently being heard at the World Trade Organization.(AFP/File/Pascal Pavani)AFP - The European Union on Tuesday called for unconditional talks with the United States to resolve the Boeing-Airbus dispute over subsidies currently being heard at the World Trade Organization.

Brown leaves Downing street into uncertain future (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2010 03:18 PM PDT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown with his wife Sarah and his two sons leave Downing Street following his resignation as Prime Minister in Downing Street in London, Tuesday, May, 11 2010. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - In his last moments as prime minister, Gordon Brown revealed a human side to the stiff and glowering demeanor the world has become accustomed to.

Frenchman hailed as heroic outlaw goes on trial (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2010 02:49 PM PDT

Toni Musulin's lawyer Herve Banbanaste, left, talks to Claudia Chemarin Loomis France, a lawyer for French company specialized in transporting money and valuables, in a courtroom of Lyon, central France, at the start of Musulin trial Tuesday May 11, 2010. Musulin, a French armored car driver suspected of stealing euro11.6 million ($17.4 million) in cash before turning himself in to authorities in Monaco following a massive manhunt. Suspect Musulin appeared at a police station in the Mediterranean principality of Monaco after 11 days on the run. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)AP - A security driver who said he planned a heist that netted him euro11.6 million (now worth $14.7 million) because he was angry at his boss was convicted Tuesday and sentenced to three years in prison.

(AP)

Posted: 11 May 2010 02:23 PM PDT

AP - Prime Minister David Cameron's office: he, President Barack Obama discussed Iran, Afghanistan.

UK's Cameron: privileged, but with common touch (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2010 01:43 PM PDT

Britain's new Prime Minister, David Cameron, and his wife Samantha stand for the media outside No.10 Downing Street in London, Tuesday, May 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Tim Hales)AP - Upper-class David or down-to-earth Dave? Perceptions of David Cameron, the man who led the Conservatives back to power after a generation, all depend on the eye of the beholder.

2 dead in Albanian school shooting (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2010 01:18 PM PDT

AP - An apparently jealous teenager stormed into an Albanian high school class room Tuesday, fatally shooting a young woman he had met on Facebook and then committing suicide, police and media said.

French parliament lays groundwork for veil ban (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2010 12:27 PM PDT

AP - French lawmakers unanimously passed a resolution on Tuesday asserting that face-covering Muslim veils are contrary to the principles of liberty, equality and fraternity on which France is founded.

3 German rightists convicted in neo-Nazi camp case (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2010 10:35 AM PDT

AP - Three members of a far-right group were convicted Tuesday of organizing events to indoctrinate youth with neo-Nazi ideals, including a camping trip that had children painting masks with swastikas.

Viswanathan Anand retains world title (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2010 10:18 AM PDT

AP - Viswanathan Anand of India retained his world chess title Tuesday by winning with black against Bulgarian challenger Veselin Topalov.

How Britain's handover of power will unfold (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2010 10:16 AM PDT

AP - If Britain's Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties make an agreement to govern, the pageantry of a British government handover begins:

NYC's Bloomberg in London to view transit CCTV (AP)

Posted: 11 May 2010 10:07 AM PDT

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, right, listens to London Mayor Boris Johnson speaks to the media during a visit to the Westminster underground station control room to see the London transport CCTV network, London, Tuesday, May 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg visited Britain's capital in a fact-finding mission Tuesday in the wake of the thwarted Times Square bombing, visiting centers where experts monitor a vast network of security cameras — one of the largest in the world.

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