2010年5月29日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Europe News


Czech vote leaves unclear who will form next govt (AP)

Posted: 29 May 2010 05:11 PM PDT

Chairman of the Social Democratic Party Jiri Paroubek reacts during a press conference after preliminary results of the general election in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, May 29, 2010. Paroubek announced to resign from a post of chairman of Social Democrats due to the election results. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)AP - It was not clear Sunday who will form the Czech Republic's next government, after the left-wing Social Democrats narrowly won the country's parliamentary election but center-right parties captured more votes overall.


Bells sound in Liverpool to mark Heysel anniversary (AFP)

Posted: 29 May 2010 03:28 PM PDT

Wreathes and football scarves of Italian club Juventus and English club Liverpool lie in the stadium on the 25th anniversary of the Heysel stadium disaster in Brussels. Bells rang out in Liverpool on Saturday to mark the 25th anniversary of the Heysel stadium disaster in which 39 football fans were killed.(AFP/BELGA/Nicolas Maeterlinck)AFP - Bells rang out in Liverpool on Saturday to mark the 25th anniversary of the Heysel stadium disaster in which 39 football fans were killed.


Vatican abuse prosecutor: Culprits going to hell (AP)

Posted: 29 May 2010 03:00 PM PDT

People find the front doors to the Trinity Baptist Church locked in Concord, N.H., Thursday, May 27, 2010.  Authorities in New Hampshire are now investigating attacks on a girl and a man who attended  the church 13 years ago. Ernest Willis, 51, of Gilford, N.H., has been charged with two counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault and two counts of felonious sexual assault in 1997. (AP Photo/Concord Police Department) (AP Photo/Jim Cole)AP - The Vatican prosecutor of clerical sex abuse warned perpetrators on Saturday that they would suffer damnation in hell that would be worse than the death penalty.


Scots set up England sevens clash (AFP)

Posted: 29 May 2010 02:28 PM PDT

Scotland set up a quarter-final clash against England in the IRB World Seven Series after dominating play here on Saturday. Andrew Turnbull, pictured in action in 2008, grabbed a brace in their 33-12 victory over the USA(AFP/Getty Images/File/Nick Laham)AFP - Scotland set up a quarter-final clash against England in the IRB World Seven Series after dominating play here on Saturday.


UK Treasury minister resigns amid expenses scandal (AP)

Posted: 29 May 2010 02:18 PM PDT

File - File photo dated May 17 2010 of Britain's Chief Secretary to Treasury David Laws .  The Tory-Liberal Democrat coalition suffered a major blow tonight as David Laws was forced to resign over expenses abuse allegations.  (AP Photo/  Andrew Winning-pa, file )  **UNITED KINGDOM OUT: NO SALES: NO ARCHIVE:**AP - A senior minister in Britain's new coalition government resigned Saturday after admitting that he claimed tens of thousands of pounds (dollars) in taxpayers' money to pay rent to his long-term partner.


German leader Merkel goes from glories to disgrace (AP)

Posted: 29 May 2010 01:42 PM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, May 3, 2010 file photo German Chancellor Angela Merkel briefs the media after a special cabinet meeting to provide Greece with billions in aid as part of an EU bailout plan at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany. It was only last year, that Forbes named German Chancellor Angela Merkel the world's most powerful woman for the fourth time in a row. But over the last few months, the German chancellor's handling of the economic crisis has driven her into someone widely disliked at home and increasingly isolated and even reviled abroad. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)AP - It was only nine months ago that Forbes magazine named German Chancellor Angela Merkel the world's most powerful woman for the fourth year in a row.


New government rocked by minister's resignation (AFP)

Posted: 29 May 2010 01:33 PM PDT

A key minister in the new coalition government, Chief Treasury Secretary David Laws, pictured on May 12, said Saturday he was resigning following revelations over his expenses claims.(AFP/File/Geoff Caddick)AFP - The new coalition government suffered a blow Saturday when a high-profile finance minister, David Laws, resigned following revelations over his expenses claims.


Europe forgets debt worries with kitsch song contest (AFP)

Posted: 29 May 2010 01:32 PM PDT

A British fan with a painted face poses ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest at the Telenor Arena in Baerum, near Oslo, Norway. Millions of people tuned in to an extravaganza of kitsch on Saturday as Europe set aside its financial worries for a few hours for the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest.(AFP/DDP/Nigel Treblin)AFP - Millions of people tuned in to an extravaganza of kitsch on Saturday as Europe set aside its financial worries for a few hours for the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest.


Ospreys pip Leinster for Celtic League title (AFP)

Posted: 29 May 2010 01:23 PM PDT

Ospreys hung on to win the Celtic League title here on Saturday, the Welsh region beating Irish province Leinster 17-12 in a nail-biting game. First-half tries from Tommy Bowe and man-of-the-match Lee Byrne, pictured in action in 2009, did the damage as the Welsh deservedly ended the season with silverware, becoming the first side to win the Celtic League three times.(AFP/File/Martin Bureau)AFP - Ospreys hung on to win the Celtic League title here on Saturday, the Welsh region beating Irish province Leinster 17-12 in a nail-biting game.


Laws quits over expenses (AFP)

Posted: 29 May 2010 01:11 PM PDT

A key minister in the new coalition government, Chief Treasury Secretary David Laws, pictured on May 12, said Saturday he was resigning following revelations over his expenses claims.(AFP/File/Geoff Caddick)AFP - The new coalition government suffered a blow Saturday when a key finance minister, David Laws, announced he was resigning following revelations over his expenses claims.


Kurdish rebel chief to abandon peace efforts (AP)

Posted: 29 May 2010 10:28 AM PDT

AP - Imprisoned Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan accused Turkey of ignoring his calls to establish talks with his rebels and said he would withdraw from the peace process, a Kurdish newspaper reported Saturday.

UK police find human remains in river (AP)

Posted: 29 May 2010 06:43 AM PDT

AP - Police investigating the deaths of three British women say they have recovered what are believed to be human remains in a river in northern England.

Diana's daring black dress goes on the block (AP)

Posted: 29 May 2010 06:23 AM PDT

AP - It was black and strapless, with a sassy sequined flounce at the bodice and a gloriously full, swishy skirt.

Strict policing, no arrests at Moscow gay parades (AP)

Posted: 29 May 2010 04:44 AM PDT

AP - Two Gay Pride parades were held without arrests in Moscow on Saturday, the first time the notoriously intolerant Russian authorities have not intervened since the inaugural attempt to hold the event in the capital in 2006.

Gored Spanish bullfighter suffering infection (AP)

Posted: 29 May 2010 03:52 AM PDT

In this photo made Friday, May 21, 2010, Spanish matador Julio Aparicio is seen minutes before being gored by a bull during a bullfight during the San Isidro Feria at the Las Ventas bullring in Madrid. Aparicio underwent surgery and is out of critical danger. (AP Photo/Domingo Botan)AP - A Madrid hospital says Spanish bullfighter Julio Aparicio has returned to intensive care and is fighting an infection after a horrific goring in the throat by a bull.


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