2010年7月16日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

England eye homegrown coach after Capello era (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 03:19 PM PDT

England's coach Fabio Capello speaks during a press conference in Rustenburg on June 2010. England are poised to appoint a homegrown coach when the reign of Italy's Capello comes to an end.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - England are poised to appoint a homegrown coach when the reign of Italy's Fabio Capello comes to an end.

Oosthuizen high and dry as gales lash Open (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 02:19 PM PDT

South African golfer Louis Oosthuizen watches his tee shot from the 15th tee during his second round on day two of the British Open Golf Championship at St Andrews in Scotland. Oosthuizen was left leading the British Open in the second round here Friday through a combination of his own talent and the forces of nature.(AFP/Peter Muhly)AFP - Farmer's boy Louis Oosthuizen forged a five-stroke, second-round lead in the British Open here Friday through a combination of his own talent and the merciless forces of nature.

Sixth lawmaker charged in expenses scandal (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 01:34 PM PDT

Director of public prosecutions Keir Starmer speaks during a press conference in 2009. Prosecutors said Friday they were charging a member of the House of Lords for allegedly claiming thousands of pounds in fraudulent expenses, the sixth person charged after a major scandal.(AFP/POOL/File/Dominic Lipinski)AFP - Prosecutors said Friday they were charging a member of the House of Lords for allegedly claiming thousands of pounds in fraudulent expenses, the sixth person charged after a major scandal.

Cautious optimism as BP oil well cap holds up (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 01:20 PM PDT

This still image from a live BP video feed shows no apparent oil leakage in the Gulf of Mexico. The 30-foot (10-meter) cap, sealed off on Thursday to enable tests on the well below, has stopped oil from flowing into the ocean for the first time since an April explosion on a BP-leased drilling platform just off Louisiana.(AFP/BP-HO)AFP - A giant cap on a leaking Gulf of Mexico well was holding back gushing crude for a second day Friday, amid hopes BP may have almost staunched the worst oil spill in US history.

Two-thirds of Britain would ban the Islamic veil: poll (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 01:10 PM PDT

A variety of headscarves and veils are worn by women at the Whitechapel market in east London in 2006. Two thirds of British people would support a ban on Muslim women wearing face-covering veils in public similar to the one approved by French lawmakers this week, a poll found Friday.(AFP/File/John D Mchugh)AFP - Two thirds of British people would support a ban on Muslim women wearing face-covering veils in public similar to the one approved by French lawmakers this week, a poll found Friday.

Norway al-Qaida case highlights terror strategy (AP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 01:01 PM PDT

David Jakobsen, left, leaves court in Oslo, Monday, July 12 2010. Three men arrested in Norway and Germany last week on suspicion of plotting attacks and of having links to al Qaeda were planning to hit targets in Norway, police authorities said on Monday. The court named two of the suspects as Mikael Davud and David Jakobsen. (AP Photo / Hakon Mosvold Larsen, Scanpix) ** NORWAY OUT **AP - In Scandinavia, authorities fight terrorism by disrupting plots rather than making arrests, and last week's detention in Norway of suspected al-Qaida members was an aggressive departure from routine.

West Ham sign Barrera and Piquionne (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 11:42 AM PDT

West Ham signed Mexico World Cup winger Pablo Barrera, pictured in action in June 2010, from Pumas UNAM for four million pounds (6.1 million dollars) on Friday.(AFP/File/Jung Yeon-Je)AFP - West Ham signed Mexico World Cup winger Pablo Barrera from Pumas UNAM for four million pounds and also landed French striker Frederic Piquionne from Lyon on Friday.

Argentina treats embattled Spanish judge as hero (AP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 11:18 AM PDT

Spain's Judge Baltazar Garzon, left, embraces Taty Almeida, a member of the Human Rights organization Mother's of Plaza de Mayo, during a ceremony in support of Garzon at the former Argentine Navy School of Mechanics (ESMA) in Buenos Aires, Thursday, July 15, 2010. The ESMA was a torture center during the 1976-83 dictatorship. (AP Photo/ Natacha Pisarenko)AP - Fourteen years ago, a group of Argentine women wearing white kerchiefs with the names of their missing children flew to Madrid and entered the chambers of Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon. He says they changed his life.

Hamilton, Button target Red Bull match-up (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 11:11 AM PDT

McLaren Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton drives at the Silverstone circuit on July 11. Hamilton believes it will not be long before he is able to match the pace of rivals Red Bull despite being almost a second slower at the British Grand Prix.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Lewis Hamilton believes it will not be long before he is able to match the pace of rivals Red Bull despite being almost a second slower at the British Grand Prix.

Rare stinking flower draws crowds (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 10:57 AM PDT

Reuters - Thousands of people are breathlessly waiting for one of the largest and rarest flowers in the world to bloom. But when Lois the Corpse Flower finally unfurls, they may want to hold their breath.

UK peer charged with false accounting of expenses (AP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 09:24 AM PDT

AP - A Conservative member of the House of Lords has been charged with false accounting over his expenses claims, Britain's chief prosecutor said Friday.

First woman Lutheran bishop resigns (AP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 09:19 AM PDT

Lutheran Bishop Maria Jepsen declares her resignation during a press conference in Hamburg, northern Germany, Friday, July 16, 2010. The first woman elected as a Lutheran bishop in Germany is resigning amid allegations of failing to thoroughly investigate sexual abuse cases. (AP Photo/ddp, Philipp Guelland)AP - The first woman ever elected as a Lutheran bishop has resigned from her post in northern Germany amid allegations she failed to thoroughly investigate reports of a sexually abusive pastor.

Italian police show latest recovery of looted art (AP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 08:56 AM PDT

A police officer looks at some of the hundreds of ancient artifacts recovered during an operation against looted art, at the Colosseum in Roma Friday, July 16, 2010. The 337 pieces displayed at the ancient Roman arena include vases, bronze tools and marble statues of Venus, some dating as far back as the 8th century B.C. Police said the pieces are worth some 15 million euro (about $20 million) overall. They say the pieces were returned from Switzerland in June after a two-year investigation. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)AP - Italian police have recovered hundreds of ancient artifacts in their latest effort to crack down on the looting of art, and have looted art, and they chose a unique setting to display them Friday: the Colosseum.

Judges won't extradite Kosovo terror suspect to US (AP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 08:31 AM PDT

AP - A panel of international judges on Friday decided not to extradite a Kosovo terror suspect to the United States on legal grounds and then set him free, a European Union official said.

Germany rejects Spanish bid to buy Octopus oracle (AP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 08:03 AM PDT

In this picture provided by the Sea Life Aquarium in Oberhausen, Germany, shows octopus Paul swimming next to a golden cup similar to the World Cup trophy Monday July 12, 2010. No more World Cup, no more octopus oracle. Paul, the octopus who became a pop culture sensation by correctly predicting the outcome of as many World Cup matches as he has legs - all seven of Germany's games plus the Spain-Netherlands final - is going to retire. However, Paul took one last curtain call on Monday. Aquarium employees presented the octopus with a golden cup - similar to the official World Cup trophy. (AP Photo/ho/Sea Life)AP - Octopus oracle Paul's prescience wasn't needed to predict how this one would turn out: His aquarium in Germany on Friday gave a resounding "nein" to a bid to move the celebrity mollusk to Spain.

Bishop killed in Russia's Dagestan (AP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 05:58 AM PDT

AP - Officials in Russia's violent, largely Muslim republic of Dagestan say a Christian bishop has been shot to death by unknown attackers.

Kosovo teen's dream of a future in Austria ends (AP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 04:52 AM PDT

FILE - The Oct. 12, 2007 file photo shows then 15-years-old Arigona Zogaj, left, whose father and four siblings were deported to Kosovo and priest Josef Friedl as they arrive for a news conference in Ungenach, Upper Austria. Arigona Zogaj has been splashed across the covers of magazines, pursued by paparazzi and can mobilize large crowds. From the sound of it, she could be a movie star. Her true claim to fame is that Austria doesn't want her. Late Thursday, July 15, 2010 the 18-year-old asylum seeker who speaks German like a local returned to Kosovo after losing an eight-year battle to stay in this Alpine republic that has grappled with xenophobia but also seen a surge in support for Zogaj and others who share her plight. (AP Photo/rubra. file)AP - Arigona Zogaj has been splashed across the covers of magazines, pursued by paparazzi and can mobilize large crowds. From the sound of it, she could be a movie star.

Russia's Duma OKs more power for security service (AP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 04:00 AM PDT

AP - Russia's lower house of parliament approved a bill Friday that would widen the powers of the Federal Security Service, the KGB's main successor agency — a proposal that has alarmed opposition activists.

Interpol cracks down on World Cup gambling in Asia (AP)

Posted: 16 Jul 2010 02:28 AM PDT

AP - International police agency Interpol says that more than 5,000 people have been taken into custody in a crackdown in Asia on illegal World Cup gambling.

Vatican revises its rules on clerical sex abuse (AP)

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 06:38 PM PDT

Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi, right, and Monsignor Charles Scicluna, the Vatican's sex crimes prosecutor, talk to the media during a briefing to present a new set of norms The Vatican issued to respond to the worldwide clerical abuse scandal, cracking down on priests who rape and molest minors and the mentally disabled, at the Vatican, Thursday, July 15, 2010. The norms extend from 10 to 20 years the statute of limitations on priestly abuse and also codify for the first time that possessing or distributing child pornography is a canonical crime. But the document made no mention of the need for bishops to report abuse to police and doesn't include any 'one-strike and you're out' policy as demanded by some victims' groups. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - The Vatican revised its in-house rules to deal with clerical sex abuse cases Thursday, targeting priests who molest the mentally disabled as well as children and doubling the statute of limitations for such crimes.

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