2010年5月31日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

PM urges Israel to 'respond constructively' to criticism (AFP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 04:44 PM PDT

Israeli soldiers stand guard aboard a missile ship as the Israeli navy intercepts a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in the Mediterranean Sea. British Prime Minister David Cameron urged his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron urged his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to "respond constructively to legitimate criticism" of its storming of an aid ship bound for Gaza.

Spain's Inditex opens first Zara store in India (AFP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 02:51 PM PDT

A man walking past the entrance of a mock Zara store at the headquarters of Spain's Inditex group in Arteixo, in 2006. Spain's Inditex, Europe's largest clothing retailer, said Monday that it had opened the first store of its flagship Zara brand in India as part of its push into the fast-growing Asian market.(AFP/File/Miguel Riopa)AFP - Spain's Inditex, Europe's largest clothing retailer, said Monday that it had opened the first store of its flagship Zara brand in India as part of its push into the fast-growing Asian market.

Crash injuries to sideline Indy racer Conway three months (AFP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 01:48 PM PDT

England's Mike Conway, pictured in 2009, will be sidelined from IndyCar racing for at least three months with leg and back injuries sustained in his frightening Indianapolis 500 crash, his team said Monday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jonathan Ferrey)AFP - England's Mike Conway will be sidelined from IndyCar racing for at least three months with leg and back injuries sustained in his frightening Indianapolis 500 crash, his team said Monday.

Headache for Merkel as German president quits (AFP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 01:35 PM PDT

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives to address a press conference at the chancellery in Berlin. German President Horst Koehler quit on Monday after comments linking overseas military action with the country's commercial interests, creating fresh problems for Merkel.(AFP/David Gannon)AFP - German President Horst Koehler quit on Monday after comments linking overseas military action with the country's commercial interests, creating fresh problems for Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Pope appoints panel to investigate Ireland abuse (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 01:34 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI gestures at faithful during the Angelus prayer from his studio's window overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, May 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Pope Benedict XVI on Monday appointed nine prelates, including the archbishops of Boston and New York, to investigate child abuse in Ireland's Catholic institutions.

Police crush protests as Russia-EU summit opens (Reuters)

Posted: 31 May 2010 01:10 PM PDT

Russian policemen detain opposition party supporters during a protest rally in central St. Petersburg, May 31, 2010. REUTERS/Alexander DemianchukReuters - Police violently dispersed anti-Kremlin rallies in Russia's largest cities and detained dozens of protesters on Monday, as President Dmitry Medvedev was set to welcome European Union leaders at a summit.

IAEA report reduces chances of Iran fuel swap deal (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 12:31 PM PDT

Iranian protestors trample on a representation of an Israeli flag, as a poster of Israeli President Shimon Peres is held upside down in an anti-Israel demonstration in front of the U.N. office in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 31, 2010, to protest over Israel's deadly commando raid on ships taking humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip. Israeli naval commandos stormed a flotilla of ships carrying aid and hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists to the blockaded Gaza Strip on Monday, killing nine passengers in a botched raid that provoked international outrage and a diplomatic crisis. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)AP - Iran has amassed more than two tons of enriched uranium, the U.N. atomic agency said Monday in a report that heightened Western concerns about the country developing the ability to produce a nuclear weapon.

G20 ministers to discuss Europe at Korea G20 meeting (Reuters)

Posted: 31 May 2010 12:31 PM PDT

Reuters - There will be considerable discussion about the European economy at the G20 meeting of finance officials and central bankers in Busan, South Korea, this weekend, a senior Canadian finance official said on Monday.

Russia hands over plane crash recordings to Poland (Reuters)

Posted: 31 May 2010 12:27 PM PDT

Flight recorders from the crashed TU-154 Polish military plane are displayed at a laboratory of the Intergovernmental Aircraft Committee in Moscow, May 31, 2010. REUTERS/Alexander NatruskinReuters - Russia agreed Monday to give Poland copies of cockpit recordings as part of an investigation into last month's plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski.

Spain vows labour market reform by end of June (AFP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 12:11 PM PDT

Spain's Finance Minister Elena Salgado, pictured on May 18. The struggling Spanish government vowed Monday to push through reforms of the labour market aimed at reviving the economy by the end of June if unions and employers fail to agree on the terms.(AFP/File/John Thys)AFP - The struggling Spanish government vowed Monday to push through reforms of the labour market aimed at reviving the economy by the end of June if unions and employers fail to agree on the terms.

Israel boat raid sparks condemnations, protests (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 11:34 AM PDT

Riot police surround pro-Palestinian Turks protesting against Israel, at the entrance of Israeli ambassador's residence in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, May 31, 2010. The Israeli military says more than 10 pro-Palestinian activists have been killed after attacking naval commandos who were halting an aid flotilla heading toward the blockaded Gaza Strip.The army says the soldiers were attacked with knives and clubs as they boarded the six vessels Monday.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)AP - Turkey withdrew its ambassador to Israel and called for an emergency session of the U.N. Security Council as condemnations erupted across Europe and the Arab world Monday over Israel's deadly commando raid on ships taking humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip.

Russia gives Kaczynski plane crash info to Poland (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 10:37 AM PDT

AP - Russia on Monday handed over to Poland copies of cockpit conversation recorders and other materials related to the investigation into the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski.

President's party leads in Georgia local elections (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 09:45 AM PDT

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili speaks to the media after voting, during the municipal elections at a polling station in Tbilisi, Georgia, Sunday, May 30, 2010. Voters in Georgia were choosing local leaders Sunday in the first ballot since President Mikhail Saakashvili led the country into a disastrous war with neighboring Russia nearly two years ago. Saakashvili's rule has elevated Georgia's status in the West yet turned it into a bitter adversary of Russia. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)AP - Candidates from President Mikhail Saakashvili's party dominated local elections in Georgia, according to preliminary results Monday in the first ballot since the war with Russia two years ago.

German president quits over military remarks (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 09:26 AM PDT

German President Horst Koehler announces his resignation following criticism about remarks he made on German military deployments abroad at Bellevue Palce in Berlin, on Monday, May 31, 2010. In a surprise announcement, German President Horst Koehler resigned Monday after being criticized for remarks in which he appeared to link military deployments abroad with the country's economic interests. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)AP - President Horst Koehler stunned Germans by resigning Monday after being criticized for appearing to link military deployments abroad with the country's economic interests — creating a new headache for Chancellor Angela Merkel.

(AP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 08:11 AM PDT

AP - Turkey's prime minister describes Israeli raid as 'state terrorism'

Kurdish rebels kill 6 Turkish soldiers (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 07:57 AM PDT

AP - Kurdish rebels launched a rocket attack on a military vehicle near naval base in southern Turkey early Monday, killing six soldiers and wounding seven, the military said.

Russia: Katyn probe can't be reopened (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 05:58 AM PDT

AP - There is no legal basis for reopening an investigation into the Katyn massacre, when thousands of Polish officers were killed by Soviet secret police, a top Russian official said Monday.

Air France crash victims' families want new search (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 05:41 AM PDT

AP - A year after Air France Flight 447 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, families of some of the 228 victims are demanding a new search for the flight recorders — and for answers.

New round of climate talks kicks off in Germany (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 04:51 AM PDT

AP - A new round of climate negotiations kicked off in Germany on Monday with squabbling over money and procedural questions that some say could threaten progress at the two-week United Nations conference.

New U.S.-Russian space crew ready to go (AP)

Posted: 31 May 2010 04:42 AM PDT

AP - The next U.S.-Russian crew for the international space station said Monday they are fully ready for their mission even though they initially flunked one of their tests.

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