2010年7月3日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Reprieved Capello ready to swing the axe (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 04:05 PM PDT

Fabio Capello, who has been spared the chop as England manager despite his team's early exit from the World Cup, pictured here in June 2010, has indicated that the axe will fall instead on some of his most famous players.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Fabio Capello, who has been spared the chop as England manager despite his team's early exit from the World Cup, has indicated that the axe will fall instead on some of his most famous players.

Poland set to vote in tight presidential run-off (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 03:05 PM PDT

A Polish nun walks past a picture of late Polish President Lech Kaczynski outside the presidential palace in Warsaw July 3, 2010. Poland's centrist presidential candidate Bronislaw Komorowski faces a tight run-off vote against his right-wing rival Jaroslaw Kaczynski on July 4 after beating him by only a few percentage points during the first round of voting two weeks ago. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (POLAND - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS RELIGION)Reuters - Poles choose a new president on Sunday in an election run-off that will help decide the speed and scale of economic reforms and set the tone for Warsaw's ties with its European Union partners and with Russia.

Bangladesh suffer Sussex thrashing (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 02:55 PM PDT

Bangladeshi cricketer Roqibul Hassan is pictured in action in 2009. Bangladesh went down to a mammoth 149-run defeat in a warm-up match against Sussex here on Saturday -- just five days before the start of their one-day series with England.(AFP/File/Munir Uz Zaman)AFP - Bangladesh went down to a mammoth 149-run defeat in a warm-up match against Sussex here on Saturday -- just five days before the start of their one-day series with England.

Clinton juggles diplomacy, wedding prep demands (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 02:47 PM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers the keynote address on democracy and freedom during the Community of Democracies Program at the Slowacki Theater, in Krakow, Saturday, July 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Drew Angerer, Pool)AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton says she's not letting the demands of global diplomacy stop her from planning daughter Chelsea's wedding.

Pakistan get set for Aussies with easy win (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 02:18 PM PDT

Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi is pictured in action in June 2010. Pakistan completed preparations for next week's two Twenty20 internationals against Australia at Edgbaston with a six-wicket win over Northamptonshire at Wantage Road here on Saturday.(AFP/File/Lakruwan Wanniarachch)AFP - Pakistan completed preparations for next week's two Twenty20 internationals against Australia at Edgbaston with a six-wicket win over Northamptonshire at Wantage Road here on Saturday.

Cyprus president: Not our fault spy suspect fled (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 01:13 PM PDT

Alleged Russian spy suspects Patricia Mills and Michael Zottoli are seated in court in Alexandria, Virginia. The dramatic arrests of 11 suspected deep-cover Russian agents, a throwback to the heydays of the Cold War, came after a threat to the decade-long US investigation, a report said Saturday.(AFP/File/Art Lien)AP - The president of Cyprus said Saturday the island's authorities are not to blame for the disappearance of an alleged fugitive Russian spy.

Gays, lesbians show pride in European capitals (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 12:38 PM PDT

Participants take part in the Madrid Gay Pride march entitled, AFP - An estimated one million people thronged the streets of London on Saturday for the annual Pride celebrations celebrating lesbian and gay culture, with events also held in other European capitals.

Wiggins, Schleck lose time to yellow jersey rivals (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 12:25 PM PDT

Britain's Bradley Wiggins sprints in the 8.9 km prologue and individual time-trial run around Rotterdam during the 2010 Tour de France cycling race. Wiggins finished 56sec off the pace of Swiss specialist Fabian Cancellara.(AFP/Pascal Pavani)AFP - Britain's Bradley Wiggins suffered what could prove to be a costly blow on Saturday as he opened his Tour de France account in disastrous fashion.

Clinton: `Steel vise' crushing global activists (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 11:42 AM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton delivers remarks at the Schindler Factory Museum in Krakow, Poland, Saturday, July 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Drew Angerer, Pool)AP - Intolerant governments across the globe are "slowly crushing" activist and advocacy groups that play an essential role in the development of democracy, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday.

Indonesia proof that democracy, Islam can co-exist: minister (AFP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 11:40 AM PDT

Muslim Indonesians gather at Silang Monas park as they pray during the celebration of Prophet Muhammad's birthday called Maulid Nabi in Jakarta in February 2010. Indonesia has moved from an authoritarian state to one of the world's largest democracies, proving Islam and democracy can co-exist, the foreign minister of the world's largest Muslim country said Saturday.(AFP/File/Adek Berry)AFP - Indonesia has moved from an authoritarian state to one of the world's largest democracies, proving Islam and democracy can co-exist, the foreign minister of the world's largest Muslim country said Saturday.

UK considers religious gay union ceremonies (AP)

Posted: 03 Jul 2010 05:09 AM PDT

AP - Britain's government is considering letting same-sex couples include religious elements in civil partnership ceremonies.

Put on at the Ritz: Brit conman convicted of scam (AP)

Posted: 02 Jul 2010 05:15 PM PDT

Undated North Yorkshire Police handout photo of Anthony Lee, 49, who faces a substantial jail sentence after being convicted Friday July 2 2010 of an ambitious scam to sell London's Ritz hotel for 250 million pounds ($380 million). Jobless truck driver Lee was at the heart of a con based on 'one great big lie', convincing potential buyer Terence Collins that he was a 'close friend and associate' of the reclusive billionaire Barclay brothers, owners of the prestigious hotel in Piccadilly, Southwark Crown Court in central London heard. (AP Photo/North Yorkshire Police via PA)AP - An unemployed British truck driver was convicted Friday of trying to sell the world famous Ritz Hotel for 250 million pounds ($380 million) to a duped investor.

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