2010年6月15日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Flash floods claim six lives in southern France (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 05:25 PM PDT

People walk in water in the aftermath of flooding in a western district of the French south eastern city of Draguignan. Heavy rains have triggered flash floods in the mountains above France's southern Cote d'Azur region, killing six people, while at least another three were missing, officials have said.(AFP/Christian Daures)AFP - Heavy rains have triggered flash floods in the mountains above France's southern Cote d'Azur region, killing six people, while at least another three were missing, officials have said.

AP Interview: US teen sailor unfazed by ordeal (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 04:42 PM PDT

American teenage sailor Abby Sunderland, seen here arriving at Port-aux-Francais on the island of Kerguelen in the French Southern and antarctic lands three days after she was rescued from her dismasted yacht in the Indian Ocean told AFP on Tuesday that she knew the dangers before setting out to sail around the world.(AFP/Loic Bourc'his)AP - Yes, she's 16, but Abby Sunderland says she knew what she was doing when she tried to sail around the world alone, and was prepared when it all went wrong in a remote zone of the Indian Ocean.

Bloody Sunday report blames British soldiers fully (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 03:11 PM PDT

An unidentified man reacts while marching through Londonderry, Northern Ireland to the Guildhall where relatives of those killed on Bloody Sunday saw the first copies of the Saville Inquiry report Tuesday June 15, 2010. Thirteen civilians killed on Bloody Sunday died as a result of 'unjustifiable firing' by British soldiers, the long-awaited report found. More than 1,000 Londonderry residents applauded, hugged and cried outside city hall as the long-awaited verdict was announced live on a huge television screen. They had campaigned for 38 years for the victims — originally branded as Irish Republican Army bombers and gunmen — to have their good names restored and the guilt of the soldiers proved beyond doubt. (AP Photo/ Julien Behal/PA) ** UK OUT **AP - Relatives of 13 Catholic demonstrators shot to death by British troops on Northern Ireland's Bloody Sunday cried tears of joy Tuesday as an epic fact-finding probe ruled that their loved ones were innocent and the soldiers entirely to blame for the 1972 slaughter.

Ireland's premier survives confidence vote 82-77 (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 02:22 PM PDT

AP - Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen has fended off an opposition attempt to topple him from power, winning a confidence vote in parliament 82-77.

Govt finally says sorry for Bloody Sunday killings (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 02:00 PM PDT

Thousands of people gather outside the Guild Hall in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, to hear the results of the Saville Inquiry. British Prime Minister David Cameron apologised Tuesday for the Bloody Sunday killings, one of the darkest days in Northern Ireland's history, calling them AFP - The government finally apologised Tuesday for Bloody Sunday, one of Northern Ireland's darkest days in which 13 people died, calling the killings "unjustified and unjustifiable".

Russia to Belarus: pay or we will cut gas (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 01:01 PM PDT

AP - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev warned Belarus on Tuesday that it must pay its debt for Russian natural gas supplies within five days or face cuts.

Spanish unions call general strike over labour market reform (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 12:50 PM PDT

People hold a huge union flag during a demonstration to protest the government austerity cuts in Madrid on June 8. Spain's two main unions on Tuesday called a 24-hour general strike for September 29 to protest a government plan to overhaul the labour market and ease market fears over the fragile economy.(AFP/File/Dominique Faget)AFP - Spain's two main unions on Tuesday called a 24-hour general strike for September 29 to protest a government plan to overhaul the labour market and ease investor fears over the fragile economy.

French fighter sale talks with UAE moving forward: minister (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 12:47 PM PDT

A French-made Rafale fighter jet flies during the first day of the Dubai Airshow in 2009. Technical talks on the sale of Rafale fighters to the United Arab Emirates are wrapping up, Defence Minister Herve Morin said Tuesday, adding that France was likely to pick up part of modernisation costs(AFP/File/Marwan Naamani)AFP - Technical talks on the sale of Rafale fighters to the United Arab Emirates are wrapping up, Defence Minister Herve Morin said Tuesday, adding that France was likely to pick up part of modernisation costs.

British PM apologizes for N.Ireland's Bloody Sunday (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 12:30 PM PDT

A seagull flies in front of a mural which shows a group of men, led by a Catholic priest, carrying the body of shooting victim Jackie Duddy during 1972's Bloody Sunday, in the bogside area of Londonderry June 10, 2010. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughtonReuters - Prime Minister David Cameron apologized on Tuesday for the 1972 killings by British troops of 13 protesters on Northern Ireland's Bloody Sunday after a long-awaited report said all those shot were unarmed.

Toure poised for Barcelona exit, says agent (AFP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 12:23 PM PDT

Ivory Coast international Yaya Toure is poised for a move away from Barcelona and Manchester City is a strong option, his agent Dimitri Seluk said Tuesday following talks at the Spanish club.(AFP/Toshifumi Kitamura)AFP - Ivory Coast international Yaya Toure is poised for a move away from Barcelona and Manchester City is a strong option, his agent Dimitri Seluk said Tuesday following talks at the Spanish club.

Western nations slam Iran over human rights record (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 10:25 AM PDT

Iranian flags are waved by protesters during a demonstration in Sergel Square, central Stockholm, Sweden, Saturday June 12, 2010, on the anniversary of last June's disputed presidential election. Since last June 12, the opposition has claimed that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected through massive vote fraud and that Mousavi was the rightful winner. It rallied for months against the election results but was met by a heavy government crackdown. (AP Photo/Scanpix/Anders Wiklund) ** SWEDEN OUT **AP - Western nations rebuked Iran for its human rights record Tuesday after overcoming an attempt by Iran and its Muslim allies to block the statement from being read aloud in the U.N. Human Rights Council.

Paris police ban pork street party in Muslim area (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 09:41 AM PDT

AP - French police have banned a street party whose organizers planned to serve alcoholic cocktails and pork sausages in a heavily Muslim neighborhood of Paris, authorities said in a statement Tuesday.

Spanish move toward restricting burqa (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 09:33 AM PDT

A woman wearing a headscarf walks in Barcelona, Spain, on Tuesday, June 15, 2010. Spain's justice minister says the government favors barring women from wearing burqas in government buildings. Francisco Caamano said Tuesday that face-covering Islamic garments are degrading to women and the restriction will be included in an upcoming bill governing religious issues.(AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)AP - Spain's government on Tuesday said it favors barring the use of burqas in government buildings, joining other European countries considering similar moves on the grounds that such garments are degrading to women.

German court: Gay marriage is only 'partnership' (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 08:58 AM PDT

AP - A Berlin court declined to set a precedent by recognizing a gay marriage performed in Canada, ruling Tuesday that the union would only be considered a civil partnership in Germany.

Hostages released uninjured from German store (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 07:47 AM PDT

Policemen secure the area in front of a fashion shop in downtown Leipzig, Eastern Germany Tuesday June 15, 2010. Police say an armed man is holding several people hostage in a clothing store in the German city of Leipzig. Police spokeswoman Uta Barthel told The Associated Press Tuesday the man is threatening his hostages with a weapon. She had no further information about the weapon. She says it is not yet known how many people are being held inside the downtown H&M store. The man has let several people go and she has no reports of any injuries. (AP Photo/dapd/ Eckehard Schulz)AP - Several people were released without injury Tuesday after being held hostage for several hours in a clothing store in the German city of Leipzig, a police spokeswoman said.

US Marines storm Estonian beachhead in exercise (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 07:40 AM PDT

AP - United States Marines are conducting their first amphibious landing exercise in a territory that was once part of the Soviet Union.

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Posted: 15 Jun 2010 07:37 AM PDT

AP - UK prime minister apologizes on behalf of government and country for Bloody Sunday killings.

German government's future questioned (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 07:31 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 11, 2010 file picture German Chancellor Angela Merkel briefs the media prior to a meeting with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso at the chancellery in Berlin. Just as Germany stands at the center of efforts to get Europe's finances under control, officials are busy fending off speculation that the chancellor's center-right government risks collapsing well before its term expires in 2013. Only eight months after taking power, her coalition of choice looks like a marriage made in hell, riven with tensions over everything from tax to Germany's next president, whose June 30 election is widely viewed as a serious test for the government. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber,File)AP - Less than a year ago Chancellor Angela Merkel was riding high — triumphing in elections that allowed her to create the center-right coalition she'd long craved.

Ireland expels Israeli over forged passports (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 07:19 AM PDT

AP - Ireland announced Tuesday it's expelling an Israeli embassy official in punishment for the alleged Mossad use of forged Irish passports to assassinate a top Hamas militant in Dubai, further damaging strained Irish-Israeli relations.

Italian police arrest alleged top mobster (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2010 06:59 AM PDT

This picture made available by the Italian Police shows Italian Camorra crime syndicate mobster Nicola Schiavone was arrested early Tuesday, June 15, 2010, in his villa in Casal di Principe, a small town north of Naples. Schiavone was believed to have taken the helm of the Casalesi clan, a ruthless group responsible for murders, extortion and other trafficking. (AP Photo/Italian Police, HO)AP - Italian police on Tuesday nabbed a suspected high-ranking mobster of the Camorra crime syndicate who is believed to have ordered three murders.

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