2010年5月20日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Cameron and Sarkozy to work together on bank regulation (AFP)

Posted: 20 May 2010 04:33 PM PDT

French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) and Britain's Prime minister David Cameron give a press conference after their diner at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Cameron and Sarkozy began what they called a new partnership Thursday, vowing to work together to craft new global financial regulation.(AFP/Eric Feferberg)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron and France's President Nicolas Sarkozy began what they called a new partnership Thursday, vowing to work together to craft new global financial regulation.

Italy bishop testifies in priest sex abuse case (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2010 04:19 PM PDT

Prosecutor Francesco Scavo looks on during a hearing in the trial of Rev. Ruggero Conti, in a Rome courtroom, Thursday, May 20, 2010. Rev. Ruggero Conti is accused of sexual violence and prostitution concerning seven young boys who frequented his parish in a working class neighborhood of Rome. The case is being closely watched because Conti served as an adviser to Rome mayor Gianni Alemanno and worked in the Vatican's backyard. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)AP - An Italian bishop testified Thursday in the trial of a priest accused of molesting boys that he heard rumors of abuse two years before the priest was arrested but didn't find them credible enough to warrant removing him or informing the Vatican.

Grant resigns as Portsmouth manager (AFP)

Posted: 20 May 2010 03:59 PM PDT

Portsmouth manager Avram Grant acknowledges the crowds applause following his team's defeat to Chelsea during the FA Cup Final football match at Wembley, in north London, on May 15. Grant on Thursday resigned as manager of Portsmouth, stepping back from a role in which he won praise for his unsuccessful attempts to keep the debt-ridden team in the Premier League.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Avram Grant on Thursday resigned as manager of Portsmouth, stepping back from a role in which he won praise for his unsuccessful attempts to keep the debt-ridden team in the Premier League.

5 masterpieces stolen in $123M Paris museum heist (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2010 03:39 PM PDT

Police officers search for clues as they pack up the frames of the stolen paintings outside the Paris Museum of Modern Art, following the report of five paintings having been stolen, Thursday May 20, 2010. Police and prosecutors say a lone thief has stolen five paintings worth a total of Euros 500 million ($613 million), including works by Picasso and Matisse and Modigliani. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)AP - A broken alarm system made it as easy as 1-2-3: A masked intruder clipped a padlock, smashed a window and stole a Picasso, a Matisse and three other masterpieces from a Paris museum Thursday — a $123 million haul that is one of the world's biggest art heists.

Dutch start driving exam for those who fear test (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2010 02:39 PM PDT

AP - Some people flunk their driving tests because they can't parallel park. Others flunk for not entering traffic safely. And an unlucky few flunk for fear of flunking itself. In response, the Netherlands has launched a special driving exam for people who suffer from acute test anxiety.

Woman thought to be dead found alive in Croatia (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2010 02:38 PM PDT

AP - A month ago, a mother and father identified a body in a morgue as their daughter's. A funeral was held and the family mourned its loss. But it turned out that 39-year-old Tea Buric was still alive. This week police found her when they showed up at an apartment in the southern city of Split to investigate a report of domestic violence.

Fed's Tarullo says Europe crisis threatens U.S. economy (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2010 02:06 PM PDT

Daniel Tarullo, member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, gestures before testifying before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Security and International Trade and Finance Subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington in this September 30, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Molly RileyReuters - Europe's debt crisis poses a "potentially serious" risk to the U.S. economic recovery because it threatens global credit markets and large American banks, a top Federal Reserve official said on Thursday.

Paris museum burglar grabs 120-million-dollar art haul (AFP)

Posted: 20 May 2010 01:59 PM PDT

A woman sits on the stairs at the entrance of the Paris' Musee d'Art Moderne (Paris modern art museum), which is closed after five works including paintings by modern masters Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso have been stolen. A lone thief broke into a major Paris gallery and made off with a 120-million-dollar haul of modern masterpieces, including works by Matisse and Picasso, officials said.(AFP/Bertrand Langlois)AFP - A lone thief robbed works by Matisse, Picasso and three other modern masters from a Paris gallery Thursday as it emerged an alarm was out of order at the time of the 120-million-dollar heist.

Cameron visits France on 1st foreign trip (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2010 01:56 PM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron takes a question, during the launch of the Government Programme Coalition Agreement document in London, Thursday May 20, 2010. Britain's coalition government outlined a joint legislative programme, promising support for the Afghanistan war, a new drive toward Middle East peace and a 'close and frank' relationship with the United States. Prime Minister David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg published details of the agreement struck between their Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties after the country's inconclusive May 6 election, in which no party won a clear majority to govern.(AP Photo/Stefan Wermuth, pool)AP - David Cameron, Britain's new prime minister, said Thursday his government will support the eurozone's efforts to control its debt crisis, but that he's glad his country uses the pound, not the euro, as its currency.

Fed official: Europe's crisis poses risks to US (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2010 01:37 PM PDT

AP - Europe's debt crisis poses serious risks to the unfolding economic recoveries in the United States and around the globe, a Federal Reserve official said Thursday.

US agrees to announce missile launches (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2010 01:31 PM PDT

AP - The United States has agreed to notify other nations before it launches most ballistic missile tests or satellites, in a measure that builds on a landmark arms agreement with Russia and is meant to encourage Moscow to reciprocate.

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Posted: 20 May 2010 12:19 PM PDT

AP - US agrees to notify other countries before planned launches of ballistic missiles, satellites.

Naples police break up phony iPhone ring (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2010 12:00 PM PDT

AP - Neapolitan mobsters have added another application of sorts to their flourishing trafficking in Chinese-made fakes — phony iPhones, along with counterfeit name-brand drills, chain saws and other consumer goods, Italian customs agents said Thursday as they announced they had broken up an alleged European sales network.

Reports: Turkey bombs Kurdish rebels in Iraq (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2010 11:32 AM PDT

AP - Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq on Thursday, the state-run Anatolia news agency said.

Taylor prosecutors want Naomi Campbell to testify (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2010 10:18 AM PDT

Model Naomi Campbell arrives for the Chopard 150th anniversary party, during the 63rd international film festival, in Cannes, France, Monday, May 17, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)AP - Prosecutors trying former Liberian president Charles Taylor for war crimes at a U.N.-backed court asked judges Thursday to subpoena supermodel Naomi Campbell to testify about being given uncut diamonds by Taylor.

UK's Cameron, Clegg finalize coalition deal (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2010 09:55 AM PDT

AP - Britain's coalition government outlined a joint program Thursday, promising support for the Afghanistan war, a new drive toward Middle East peace and a "close and frank" relationship with the United States.

Alleged hacker sought in US to stay in UK for now (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2010 09:52 AM PDT

AP - Britain's Home Office says a man wanted in the U.S. for allegedly hacking into American military computers can stay in the U.K. for now because the new home secretary has agreed to grant more time to consider the case.

Judges reject Demjanjuk defense argument (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2010 08:35 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 20, 2010 file picture accused Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk arrives in a courtroom in Munich, German. Demjanjuk, an 89-year-old former U.S. auto worker, is on trial in Germany facing charges he helped force 27.900 Jews into gas chambers in the Sobibor extermination camp in 1943. John Demjanjuk's trial has been called off for the second day in a row as the defendant remained hospitalized after complaining of chest pains. Demjanjuk suffers from numerous health problems and was hospitalized in a university clinic Tuesday after complaining of chest pains. Presiding Judge Ralph Alt said Wednesday may 19, 2010 that doctors told him that Demjanjuk did not show signs of a heart attack but was being treated for dangerously low hemoglobin levels. (AP Photo/Tobias Hase, Pool,File)AP - Judges threw out motions to dismiss the case against accused Nazi guard John Demjanjuk on Thursday, rejecting several key defense arguments and saying they found the evidence against him to be strong.

AP Interview: Haiti still struggling from quake (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2010 06:50 AM PDT

People pray at the Incarnation of Our Lord church in Philadelphia, Wednesday, May 5, 2010 during a check presentation ceremony by Cardinal Justin Rigali Archbishop of Philadelphia and Catholic Relief Services President Ken Hackett. A ceremonial check representing over $1.8 million in parishioners' donations for Haiti earthquake recovery efforts was presented to a representative of Catholic Relief Services. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - Haiti is still struggling to provide homes, sanitation and basic health care to hundreds of thousands affected by the earthquake four months ago, the country's top Red Cross official said Thursday.

Spain: Basque separatist leader arrested in France (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2010 06:15 AM PDT

** CORRECTS NAME OF SUSPECTED ETA MILITARY LEADER IN FIRST SENTENCE ** In this photo released by the Spanish Interior Ministry, shows Mikel Kabikoitz Carrera Sarobe the suspected military leader of the Basque separatist group ETA. Spain says the suspected leader of the Basque separatist group ETA's commando units has been arrested in France along with four other people. The Interior Ministry identified the suspect as Mikel Kabikoitz Carrera Sarobe. (AP Photo/Spanish Interior Ministry) ** NO SALES **AP - French police arrested the leader of Basque separatist group ETA Thursday and his second in command, Spanish officials said, calling it an important blow but not a death knell for the violent organization.

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