2010年7月10日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

European probe Rosetta successfully flies by asteroid: ESA (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 04:39 PM PDT

This handout picture from the European Space Agency (ESA) shows an artist's rendition of ESA's probe Rosetta's closest approach to Earth during its second swing-by of our planet in 2007. The European spacecraft Rosetta performed a fly-by of a massive asteroid on Saturday, the European Space Agency said, taking images that could one day help Earth defend itself from destruction.(AFP/ESA)AFP - The European spacecraft Rosetta performed a fly-by of a massive asteroid on Saturday, the European Space Agency said, taking images that could one day help Earth defend itself from destruction.

Church of England rejects women bishops proposal (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 04:01 PM PDT

Britain's Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams addresses The General Synod of Church of England during a meeting at Church House in central London, in February 2010. The Church of England was in turmoil Saturday after plans by its top leaders designed to avoid a split over allowing women bishops were voted down.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - The Church of England was in turmoil Saturday after plans by its top leaders designed to avoid a split over allowing women bishops were voted down.

England women top New Zealand (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 03:06 PM PDT

Katherine Brunt, pictured in action in 2009, took three wickets and hit the winning runs as England beat New Zealand by one wicket in the first women's one-day international here on Saturday.(AFP/File)AFP - Katherine Brunt took three wickets and hit the winning runs as England beat New Zealand by one wicket in the first women's one-day international here on Saturday.

BP removes oil cap in the Gulf, readies for new one (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 02:02 PM PDT

This still image from a live BP video feed shows robots working to replace the cap on a gushing well in the Gulf of Mexico. BP engineers using underwater robots on Saturday removed a loosely fitting cap over a gushing well in the Gulf of Mexico, allowing oil to flow freely into the sea for at least two days.(AFP/BP)AFP - BP engineers using underwater robots on Saturday removed a loosely fitting cap over a gushing well in the Gulf of Mexico, allowing oil to flow freely into the sea for at least two days.

In Spain, over one million rally for Catalan autonomy (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 01:04 PM PDT

Hundreds of thousands of people march in Barcelona in support of the Catalan region's statute of autonomy, after it was challenged by a constitutional court.(AFP/Josep Lago)AFP - More than a million people on Saturday marched in northeastern Spain in support of the Catalan region's statute of autonomy, after it was challenged by a constitutional court.

Mercury soars across Europe (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 12:49 PM PDT

A boy plays in a fountain on a hot summer day in Madrid.(AFP/Dani Pozo)AFP - Europe baked Saturday in scorching summer temperatures, as authorities warned of the danger to the very young and old and linked a number of deaths to the heatwave.

Bangladesh beat England in shock victory (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 12:40 PM PDT

Bangladesh's Shaful Islam (C) celebrates taking the wicket England's Jonathan Trott and winning the game during their second One Day International series cricket match at The County Ground in Bristo. Bangladesh won for the first time in 25 matches and enjoyed their first victory over England in any format with a stunning five-run success in the second one-day international.(AFP/Olly Greenwood)AFP - Bangladesh won for the first time in 25 matches and enjoyed their first victory over England in any format with a stunning five-run success in the second one-day international here on Saturday.

England upset Argentina in Field Hockey Champions Trophy (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 12:31 PM PDT

England caused the upset of the first round of the 18th women's Champions Trophy tournament here Saturday, beating Argentina 2-1. Alex Danson, pictured in action in 2009, made England's two goals.(AFP/File)AFP - England caused the upset of the first round of the 18th women's Champions Trophy tournament here Saturday, beating Argentina 2-1.

Gaza aid ship leaves Greece for Egypt (AP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 12:29 PM PDT

AP - A ship commissioned by a Libyan charity organization has left Greece headed for the Egyptian port of al-Arish, and not for Gaza, as originally planned, according to Greek authorities.

Catalans rally for greater autonomy within Spain (AP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 12:04 PM PDT

Demonstrators hold catalan flags and shout slogans as they take part in a protest in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday July 10, 2010. Thousands of demonstrators marched in Barcelona in favor of the Catalan charter that refers to Catalonia as a nation. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)AP - More than a million people gathered Saturday in northeastern Barcelona to demand greater regional autonomy for Catalonia and protest a recent court ruling forbidding this prosperous region from calling itself a nation.

Bosnian Serb party lauds genocide suspect Karadzic (AP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 11:39 AM PDT

AP - A Bosnian Serb party is honoring its founder, Radovan Karadzic, a day before the mass funeral for 775 victims of the Srebrenica massacre — a crime for which he is standing trial.

Spy swap mystery: Cyprus bail jumper who vanished (AP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 11:16 AM PDT

FILE - This undated handout photo released by the Cyprus police on Thursday, July 1, 2010, shows Christopher Robert Metsos, an alleged member of a Russian spy ring. The alleged paymaster of the Russian spy ring was arrested June 29 in Cyprus on an Interpol warrant while trying to board a flight to Budapest, Hungary, two days after his 10 alleged co-conspirators were arrested in the United States. His companion, a beautiful younger woman, was allowed to fly out. But the case dissolved into rumor-fueled confusion hours later when the suspect, who called himself Christopher Metsos, vanished after handing over a Canadian passport that claimed he was 54 and got released on bail. (AP Photo/Cyprus Police)AP - The United States and Russia swapped 14 spies with precision, but one piece of the puzzle remains: The alleged spy who disappeared after posting bail in Cyprus.

Srebrenica massacre memorial to point finger at UN (AP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 09:23 AM PDT

In this Wednesday, June 30, 2010 photo, a Bosnian activist displays shoes collected to make 'The Pillar of Shame', German activist's Phillip Ruch's monument to Srebrenica, in Sarajevo. A huge jumble of worn shoes, more than 16,000 of them, each pair representing a victim of Europe's worst massacre since World War II, will spell out 'U.N.' in gigantic letters. The 'Pillar of Shame' is to be raised in the hills above the Bosnian town of Srebrenica with a controversial goal: singling out the United Nations and international leaders as the ones most responsible for failing to prevent the mass killings. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)AP - Phillip Ruch's monument to Srebrenica is a huge jumble of worn shoes, more than 16,000 of them, each pair representing a victim of Europe's worst massacre since World War II.

5 injured in Spain's running of the bulls (AP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 04:13 AM PDT

A reveler runs alongside a Dolores Aguire Ybarra ranch fighting bull during the San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona, Spain, Saturday, July 10, 2010. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)AP - Five revelers were injured but there were no gorings at a danger-filled and crowded weekend running of the bulls at Spain's San Fermin festival on Saturday.

UK fugitive kills himself after police move in (AP)

Posted: 10 Jul 2010 12:50 AM PDT

Members of the public gather at the police cordon, on a street in Rothbury, England, as a man identified as fugitive Raoul Moat is known to be nearby and surrounded by armed police, Friday July 9 2010. British police said Friday they are negotiating with the murder suspect, after searching for Moat for a week, who is wanted for allegedly wounding his ex-girlfriend, killing her new boyfriend and shooting to wound a police officer. (AP Photo / Chris Radburn, PA) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES **AP - A fugitive wanted for murder killed himself after police moved in to arrest him Saturday, ending a weeklong manhunt that had transfixed Britain.

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