2010年6月8日星期二

Yahoo! News: Europe News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Europe News

Sex abuse crisis gives new momentum to dissidents (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 06:25 PM PDT

Representatives of the Women's Ordination Conference stage a protest in front of St.Peter's Basilica, in Rome, with holding poster at front, from left, Therese Koturbash from Dauphin, Matitoba, Canada, Mary Ann Schoettly from Newton, N.J, US, and Erin Saiz Hanna, Washington, D.C. US, as they protest on Tuesday, June 8, 2010. Groups that have long demanded that women be ordained Roman Catholic priests took advantage of the Vatican's crisis over clerical sex abuse to press their cause demanding the Vatican open discussions on letting women join the priesthood. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - The clerical sex abuse crisis is energizing Roman Catholic dissidents who want to open up the priesthood to women and ditch celibacy requirements.

Britain gives US strongest pledge to stay in war (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 05:37 PM PDT

Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, is greeted by British Defense Secretary Liam Fox, right, in London, Tuesday, June 8, 2010. At center is protocol officer Mark Corbet Burcher. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)AP - Britain's new government publicly assured the United States on Tuesday that it remains committed to its central role in the war in Afghanistan, despite heavy losses in what U.S. defense chief Robert Gates called the "absolute middle of the thick of the fight."

Bernanke says Europe committed to euro's survival (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 04:31 PM PDT

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke attends a conference hosted by the Bank of Japan in Tokyo May 26, 2010. REUTERS/Yuriko NakaoReuters - European leaders are committed to ensuring the survival of the euro and have enough money to meet obligations of heavily indebted member countries, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Monday.

Govt introduces language test for immigrant spouses (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 04:12 PM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron is pictured on the doorstep of 10 Downing Street in London, on June 7. The new government is to introduce an obligatory English language test for all non-EU immigrants seeking to join their spouse or marry here, it announced Wednesday.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AFP - The new government is to introduce an obligatory English language test for all non-EU immigrants seeking to join their spouse or marry here, it announced Wednesday.

Palace: Queen Elizabeth II to visit ground zero (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 03:28 PM PDT

AP - Buckingham Palace says that Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will visit the former site of the Twin Towers as part of her forthcoming tour of North America.

US, EU sign deal to end long banana dispute (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 02:44 PM PDT

A worker piles up bunches of bananas at the warehouse of a market in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. The United States said Tuesday it had signed an agreement with the European Union aimed at ending a longstanding dispute over banana tariffs.(AFP/File/Elmer Martinez)AFP - The United States said Tuesday it had signed an agreement with the European Union aimed at ending a longstanding dispute over banana tariffs.

Hungary unveils fiscal plan to cut deficit (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 02:02 PM PDT

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban passes parliamentarians after announcing his government's new economic rescue package programme during the plenary session of the lawmakers in the parliament building in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, June 8, 2010. (AP Photos/MTI, Zsolt Szigetvary)AP - Hungary's prime minister on Tuesday proposed an overhaul of the tax system and cuts to the public sector, to reassure jittery markets that it can handle its debt.

Former UK premier Thatcher visits Downing Street (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 01:42 PM PDT

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron, left, talks to former Prime Minister, Baroness Thatcher, during their 45 minute meeting inside No.10 Downing Street in London Tuesday, June 8, 2010. Baroness Thatcher famously visited Tony Blair and Gordon Brown at Number 10 shortly after their elevation to the premiership in 1997 and 2007 respectively. She was last in 10 Downing Street during November last year when she attended the unveiling of her portrait - the first painting of a living politician to be hung in the official residence of the Prime Minister. (AP Photo/Chris Harris, Pool)AP - Some 20 years after she left No. 10 Downing Street, a frail-looking Margaret Thatcher was back to visit with her Conservative successor, David Cameron.

Galileo's fingers in Florence museum (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 01:31 PM PDT

A woman looks at two fingers of Italian 17th century astronomer Galileo Galilei on display at the newly reopened Galileo Museum of science, in Florence, Tuesday, June 8, 2010. The museum director announced that the thumb and middle finger from Galileo's right hand had turned up at an auction and were recognized as being the fingers of the scientist who died in 1642. The Museum of the History of Science shut down for two years for renovations and reopened on Tuesday, calling itself The Galileo Museum. (AP Photo/Fabrizio Giovannozzi)AP - Two of Galileo's fingers, removed from his corpse by admirers in the 18th century, have gone on display in a Florence museum now named after the astronomer.

Swiss lawmakers reject US-UBS tax evasion deal (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 01:17 PM PDT

A woman holding an umbrella walks in front of the entrance of Swiss banking giant UBS headquarters in Zurich in May 2010. A landmark US tax evasion settlement for banking giant UBS was put in limbo Tuesday as Swiss parliamentarians rejected the accord in a heated debate dominated by disagreements over banking bonuses.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - A landmark tax evasion deal between the United States, Switzerland and the banking giant UBS was rejected by Swiss lawmakers Tuesday, sparking a warning of legal action from Washington.

Anglicans cut Episcopalians from ecumenical bodies (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 12:57 PM PDT

AP - The Anglican Communion has suspended U.S. Episcopalians from serving on ecumenical bodies because of the election of a lesbian as a bishop in California.

Cousteau's spirit to live on in centennial events (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 12:44 PM PDT

File - French explorer Jacques Cousteau holds a news conference at the Cousteau Society in New York in this Wednesday, Jan. 17, 1996 file photo. The widow of legendary marine explorer Jacques Cousteau said Tuesday June 8 2010 she is trying to relaunch the commandant's iconic ship the Calypso — sunk, badly damaged and now in rehab — in time to mark the centennial of his birth. (AP Photo / Marty Lederhandler, file)AP - The widow of legendary marine explorer Jacques Cousteau said Tuesday she is trying to relaunch his iconic ship the Calypso — sunk, badly damaged and now in rehab — in time to mark the centennial of his birth.

Iran sanctions vote Wed, Gates predicts passage (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 12:23 PM PDT

A suspected uranium-enrichment facility near Qom, 156 km (97 miles) southwest of Tehran, is seen in this September 27, 2009 satellite photograph released by DigitalGlobe on September 28, 2009. REUTERS/DigitalGlobe/Handout/FilesAP - The United States and its allies called for a U.N. vote Wednesday on imposing new sanctions on Iran's suspect nuclear program, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said those would be followed by even stricter unilateral penalties by Washington and others.

Diana's racy black dress bought by fashion museum (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 11:49 AM PDT

In this Friday May 28, 2010 photo, designer Elizabeth Emanuel stands with two dresses and a blouse that she designed for Princess Diana, at an auction house in London. A racy black gown worn by Lady Diana Spencer on one of her first official engagements is up for sale in London. The strapless silk taffeta dress, by designers Elizabeth and David Emanuel, who also designed Diana's frothy wedding gown is expected to fetch between 30,000 pounds and 50,000 pounds ($36,000 to US$61,000) at an auction Tuesday, June 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - A racy black gown worn by Lady Diana Spencer on one of her first official engagements has been snapped up by a Chilean fashion museum for nearly 200,000 pounds (more than $275,000) — several times the original estimate.

Descartes letter returned to French library (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 11:24 AM PDT

A letter of French philosopher Rene Descartes is seen at the Institut de France, in Paris, Tuesday June 8, 2010. The long-lost letter, stolen in the 1800s, was rediscovered in the Haverford College library in Pennsylvania USA. Originally part of the collection of the Institut de France, this correspondence along with thousands of other letters and documents were stolen by Count Guglielmo Libri (1803â€AP - A letter by 17th century French philosopher Rene Descartes that languished unnoticed in a U.S. college library for more than a century has been restored to France.

Belgian elex frontrunner wants to break up nation (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 11:00 AM PDT

A young boy rides his bike past public signs in Wezembeek-Oppem, a Flemish town near Brussels and a flash point of linguistic strife where francophone language signs are routinely defaced,Tuesday June 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Matthew Busch)AP - The frontrunner in Belgium's elections this weekend is running on perhaps the ultimate in divisive proposals: the breakup of the nation.

Spain to reopen Caves of Altamira despite warnings (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 10:26 AM PDT

FILE - This 1985 file photo released by Pedro A. Saura, shows a large male bison, the best known figure in the Altamira cave in northern Spain. Spain's Cultural Ministry said Tuesday June 8, 2010 that Spain has decided to reopen a cave complex with prized prehistoric paintings after 8 years of closure, despite scientists warnings' that heat from human visitors damages the art. The site was declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1985. (AP Photo/Pedro A. Saura, HO, File) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY **AP - A cave complex boasting prized prehistoric paintings will reopen after eight years of closure, despite scientists' warnings that heat and moisture from human visitors damage the site known as the Sistine Chapel of Paleolithic Art.

UN refugee agency says being expelled from Libya (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 10:19 AM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, May 7, 2009 file photo, rescued migrants are seen on board an Italian coast guard boat while arriving at the port of Tripoli, Libya after Italy shipped more than 200 migrants who had been rescued in the Mediterranean Sea back to Libya. The U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said Tuesday, June 8, 2010 that it is being expelled from Libya without explanation despite being responsible for registering thousands of refugees in the North African country. (AP Photo/Abdel Magid al-Fergany, File)AP - The U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday it is being expelled from Libya without explanation despite being responsible for thousands of refugees in the North African country.

Israel military investigating deadly flotilla raid (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 09:39 AM PDT

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talks during a Likud faction meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, Monday, June 7, 2010. Netanyahu has rejected a proposal by U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon for an international commission to investigate Israel's killing of nine activists during a raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying humanitarian supplies and hundreds of activists protesting the closure of the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory, but officials said Netanyahu was open to a probe that would look into the actions of the activists as well. (AP Photo/Tara Todras-Whitehill)AP - Israel's military said it will have its own experts examine what caused a naval raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla to turn deadly, while nations led by Turkey condemned the operation and intensified demands for an international investigation.

Russia: Soldiers stole bank cards from plane wreck (AP)

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 09:04 AM PDT

AP - Four Russian soldiers have been charged with stealing bank cards from the wreckage of the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others, prosecutors said Tuesday.

发贴者：iwvck18 时间 19:33 0 条评论

bnzv