2010年6月21日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Asian stocks down on fresh Europe concern (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 06:30 PM PDT

A couple walks by as a man stops and check on the electronic board of a stock securities' firm in Tokyo Monday, June 21, 2010. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index gained 146.33 points, or 1.5 percent, to 10,141.35. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP - Asian stock markets fell in early trading Tuesday on renewed concern over Europe's economic crisis after Fitch Ratings cut its debt rating on French bank BNP Paribas SA.

England in disarray as Capello crushes Terry (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 06:21 PM PDT

England's coach Fabio Capello, seen here at practice, says England must find the solution to their poor World Cup start in their match against Slovenia Wednesday or face the ignominy of crashing out in the group stage for the first time since 1958.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - England's preparations for their pivotal World Cup meeting with Slovenia on Wednesday have been left in disarray after Fabio Capello savaged former skipper John Terry for challenging his authority.

Federer given fright in Wimbledon's 1st round (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 06:00 PM PDT

Swiss Federer Roger Federer reacts after winning a point against Colombia's Alejandro Falla during the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Tennis Club. Federer won 5-7, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/1), 6-0.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Roger Federer and Venus Williams, the undisputed stars of Wimbledon over the past decade, had wildly contrasting journeys into the second round as the 2010 championships swung into action.

Afghan envoy takes extended leave 'amid tensions' (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 03:57 PM PDT

Sherard Cowper-Coles arrives at the Foreign Ministry for a meeting in Islamabad in 2009. Britain's special envoy to Afghanistan has taken AFP - The special envoy to Afghanistan has taken "extended leave," officials said Monday, amid reports that he clashed with NATO and US officials over strategy to tackle the Taliban insurgency.

Kissing Peru politician wins underwear from fans (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 03:50 PM PDT

Reuters - Charles Zevallos, a politician in Peru's Amazon basin, often wins kisses from female supporters, but things have moved to a whole new level as women at his rallies have started throwing their underwear at him.

Spain returns 2 independence war flags to Mexico (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 03:44 PM PDT

** ADDS MONTH IN PICTURES MXEV101,102, AND 103 ** Mexico's President Felipe Calderon, left, walks as Defense Secretary Guillermo Galvan and Navy Secretary Mariano Francisco Saynez, follow behind after saluting one of the first flags used during the war of independence against Spain, in Mexico City, Monday June 21, 2010. As part Mexico's celebrations of the bicentennial anniversary of Mexico's independence, Spain has returned to Mexico two of the first flags that were used by Mexican insurgents when the war of independence against Spain broke out in 1810. The flag in the photo is a replica of the original. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)AP - Spain has returned to Mexico two 19th century flags carried by Mexican independence war heroes.

Fan in court for England locker room breach (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 03:17 PM PDT

English football fans eat and drink at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town on June 18. A World Cup fan charged with trespassing after he entered the England team's locker-room and lectured the squad following a lacklustre 0-0 draw with Algeria will go on trial on Friday.(AFP/Rodger Bosch)AFP - A World Cup fan charged with trespassing after he entered the England team's locker-room and lectured the squad following a lacklustre 0-0 draw with Algeria will go on trial on Friday.

Chelsea tell Anelka to 'keep quiet' (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 02:25 PM PDT

Disgraced striker Nicolas Anelka, pictured on June 11, has been told by his English Premier League club Chelsea not to publicly discuss his controversial World Cup expulsion, his brother claimed on Monday.(AFP/File/Franck Fife)AFP - Disgraced striker Nicolas Anelka has been told by his English Premier League club Chelsea not to publicly discuss his controversial World Cup expulsion, his brother claimed on Monday.

Dollar higher on nagging European debt worries (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 02:14 PM PDT

AP - The dollar rose against major currencies Monday as investors continued to gauge developments in Europe's debt crisis, pulling attention away from China's decision to allow the yuan to appreciate against the U.S. currency.

British death toll in Afghanistan reaches 300 (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 01:17 PM PDT

Soldiers of the British Royal Airforce walk down a main road at Kandahar airfield on June 16. Ten NATO soldiers were killed in militant attacks and a helicopter crash in Afghanistan Monday, the second deadliest day this year as US-led troops build an ambitious campaign against the Taliban.(AFP/File/Ed Jones)AP - Britain marked the 300th fatality of its nine-year campaign in Afghanistan on Monday, a mournful milestone in a country struggling with its role on the front line of the NATO-led war.

UK envoy to Afghan-Pakistan taking extended leave (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 12:35 PM PDT

** CORRECTS TO TAKING LEAVE ** FILE- British Foreign Secretary David Milliband, right, is greeted by British Ambassador in Afghanistan Sherard Cowper Coles, at the military airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, in this file photo dated Tuesday, July 24, 2007. Britain's outspoken special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Sherard Cowper Coles, is taking leave according to Britain's Foreign Office on Monday June 21, 2010, following reports of rifts between the former ambassador and his U.S. colleagues in the region, but the Foreign Office refused to give further details. (AP Photo/Farzana Wahidy, file)AP - Britain's outspoken special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan has taken an extended leave of absence following reports of rifts between the former ambassador and his U.S. colleagues in the region, Britain's Foreign Office confirmed Monday.

Turkish troops hunt down Kurdish rebels (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 12:11 PM PDT

Three-year-old Shakhawan Mohammed lies in a hospital in Irbil, a city in the Kurdish controlled north 217 miles (350 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 20, 2010. The child was injured and his sister killed in what local officials say were Turkish air raids in Iraq's Kurdish north — the first reported civilian death from shelling that began last week. (AP Photo)AP - Elite commando units rappelled down from helicopters, and mechanized infantry units blocked escape routes of Kurdish rebels in a major operation along the Iraqi border on Monday. Turkey's military chief did not rule out a cross-border offensive against rebel hideouts in northern Iraq.

French inmate on trial for suspected cannibalism (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 10:55 AM PDT

AP - A French prisoner went on trial Monday and acknowledged killing his cellmate and then eating part of the man's lung.

Digs in Cyprus uncover more of Phoenician fort (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 09:53 AM PDT

AP - Digs in Cyprus have uncovered what may be soldiers' barracks belonging to a sprawling Phoenician fortress that was the island's largest ancient administrative hub dating back at least 2,500 years, the Cypriot Antiquities Department director said Monday.

Prada seeks 'simplicity regained' in menswear (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 09:45 AM PDT

A model wears a creation of D&G men's Spring-Summer 2011 collection, part of the Milan Fashion Week, unveiled in Milan, Italy, Monday, June 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)AP - Two of the Milan fashion world's designing women — Miuccia Prada and Gucci's Frida Giannini — like their men to be, well, masculine — but approached the job for next spring and summer very differently.

UK toddler killer charged with child porn offenses (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 09:44 AM PDT

FILE - This is police handout photo dated Feb. 20, 1993 shows Jon Venables one of the killers of toddler James Bulger. Venables convicted of murdering toddler James Bulger in 1993, when he himself was 10 years old, has been charged with child pornography offenses. Prosecutors say 27-year-old Jon Venables is charged with downloading and distributing indecent photographs of children. Venables was indicted earlier, but the charges could only be reported Monday June 21, 2010 after a judge ordered restrictions lifted. (AP Photo/PA, File) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - British prosecutors said Monday that a man convicted of murdering a toddler in 1993, when he himself was just 10 years old, has been charged with child pornography offenses.

Swiss mulled using force to free citizens in Libya (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 08:57 AM PDT

AP - Switzerland's president said Monday that officials considered using force to free two Swiss citizens who were detained in Libya for more than a year.

Charges sought in death of Congo leader Lumumba (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 08:38 AM PDT

FILE - This is a July 3, 1960 file photo of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Republic of Congo. A team of Belgian lawyers said Monday June 21. 2010 it is asking prosecutors to bring war crimes charges against officials allegedly involved in the assassination of Patrice Lumumba Congo's first democratically elected prime minister 50 years ago. (AP Photo, File)AP - A group of legal activists formally requested war-crimes charges Monday against a dozen Belgian government officials and military officers widely suspected in the assassination of Patrice Lumumba, Congo's first democratically elected prime minister.

Turkey opposition gains ground amid eastward drift (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2010 08:33 AM PDT

AP - Turkey rallied behind Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in his blistering condemnation of Israel after its commando raid on an aid ship to Gaza.

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