2010年7月27日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

France declares war against al-Qaida (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 03:57 PM PDT

A photo released Monday July 26, 2010 by the City of Marcoussis, south of Paris, showing French aid group Enimilal member, Michel Germaneau, in 2007. The leader of al-Qaida's North African branch (AQIM) said in a message broadcast Sunday that the 78-year-old French engineer was killed in retaliation for the killing of six al-Qaida members in a raid. Humanitarian worker Michel Germaneau was abducted April 22 in Niger. (AP Photo/Mairie de Marcoussis/Enmilal)AP - France has declared war on al-Qaida, and matched its fighting words with a first attack on a base camp of the terror network's North African branch, after the terror network killed a French aid worker it took hostage in April.

London on track for 2012 Games, two years out (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 03:47 PM PDT

Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, cycles around a temporary track in the Velodrome arena of the London 2012 Olympic site in Stratford. London is on track to finish its Olympic Park 12 months before the 2012 Games, officials said Tuesday, as sporting greats tried out the venues exactly two years before the opening ceremony.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - London is on track to finish its Olympic Park 12 months before the 2012 Games, officials said Tuesday, as sporting greats tried out the venues exactly two years before the opening ceremony.

Russian pilot missing in Darfur copter incident (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 03:35 PM PDT

AP - A Russian-owned helicopter that landed in the wrong place in Darfur has been recovered with all the passengers and crew except the Russian pilot, the top international envoy in the volatile Sudanese region said Tuesday.

'Demonised' BP boss Hayward resigns over Gulf oil spill (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 03:28 PM PDT

BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg (R), flanked by outgoing Chief Executive Tony Hayward (L) address the media outside the company's head office in central London. Hayward resigned on Tuesday, claiming to have been AFP - BP's chief executive Tony Hayward resigned on Tuesday, claiming to have been "demonised and vilified" over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster that is set to cost the British group 20.6 billion pounds.

Senate postpones BP-Lockerbie hearing (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 03:11 PM PDT

Reuters - Senators postponed a hearing on whether British oil giant BP Plc influenced the release of the Lockerbie bomber, saying on Tuesday key witnesses had "stonewalled" the investigation by refusing to appear.

Dutch sailor, 14, gets OK for solo world trip (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 03:07 PM PDT

Laura Dekker poses for the media on her boat Guppy in Den Osse, south-west Netherlands, Tuesday, July 27, 2010. A Dutch court has cleared the way for 14-year-old Laura Dekker to set sail on a risky solo voyage around the world. Judges at Middelburg's family court have lifted a guardianship order imposed on Dekker last year after she said she wanted to set sail alone around the world. (AP Photo/ Evert-Jan Daniels)AP - The new cushions, sunshade and bright red sail are in place. And now 14-year-old Laura Dekker has the go-ahead she needs.

Blix accuses Bush, Blair of 'poor judgment' (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 03:05 PM PDT

Former UN inspector Hans Blix arrives to give evidence to the Chilcott Inquiry into the Iraq war, in central London. Blix questioned Tuesday the judgment of Britain and the United States in invading Iraq on the basis of evidence of weapons of mass destruction that was clearly AFP - Ex-UN weapons inspector Hans Blix questioned Tuesday the judgment of Britain and the United States in invading Iraq on the basis of evidence of weapons of mass destruction that was clearly "poor".

Cameron launches charm offensive in India (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 02:38 PM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron addresses the media in Ankara. Cameron kicks off a much-touted visit to India Wednesday, aimed at winning over a key business partner seen as vital to boosting Britain's post-recession recovery.(AFP/Adem Altan)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron kicks off a much-touted visit to India Wednesday, aimed at winning over a key business partner seen as vital to boosting Britain's post-recession recovery.

UK conman gets 5 years for 'selling' Ritz hotel (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 02:10 PM PDT

AP - An unemployed British truck driver has been sentenced to five years in jail for trying to sell the world famous Ritz hotel for 250 million pounds ($380 million) to a duped investor.

Unstoppable Farah wins 10,000m gold for Britain (AFP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 02:02 PM PDT

Great Britain's Mo Farah reacts as he crosses the finish line to win the men's 10,000m final at the 2010 European Athletics Championships at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona.(AFP/Jose Jordan)AFP - Britain?s Mo Farah stormed to victory in the final of the men?s 10,000m at the European Champions with compatriot Chris Thompson finishing in silver.

7 crew reported dead in Israeli chopper crash (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 01:39 PM PDT

A rescue helicopter hovers in the mountainous area near the Transylvanian town of Bran, Romania, Tuesday, July 27, 2010. The wreckage of an Israeli military helicopter that slammed into a mountain in central Romania has been found and none of the seven soldiers aboard, one Romanian and six Israelis, appear to have survived, officials said Tuesday. The helicopter, a Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion, crashed Monday during a military aviation exercise in which crews are trained to fly at low altitudes. The joint exercises which were due to end on July 29 were suspended after the crash.(AP Photo/Stelian Grajdan/Adevarul Daily) ** ROMANIA OUT **AP - All seven people aboard an Israeli military helicopter — one Romanian and six Israelis — were killed when it crashed into a mountain in central Romania, officials said Tuesday.

French ex-general named top EU policeman in Kosovo (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 11:41 AM PDT

AP - A European Union official in Kosovo says a former French general has been named to head the 27-member bloc's police mission in Kosovo.

UN's Blix: UK, US relied on dubious intelligence (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 11:13 AM PDT

Former UN weapons inspector Hans Blix arrives to give evidence at the Iraq War Inquiry in London, Tuesday, July 27, 2010. The five-member Iraq inquiry panel was set up by the British government to examine the case made for the war and errors in planning for post-conflict reconstruction. Blix has previously said a discredited British dossier on Iraq's weapons programs deliberately embellished the case for war. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - The United Nations inspector who led a doomed hunt for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq told Britain's inquiry into the 2003 invasion Tuesday that the U.S. and U.K. relied on flawed intelligence and showed dubious judgment in the buildup to war.

UK court blocks extradition of ex-Bosnian leader (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 10:51 AM PDT

Bosnian former Vice President Ejup Ganic with his son Emir leaves the Westminster Magistrates Court, London, after his deportation case for alleged war crimes was dismissed, Tuesday July 27, 2010. Serbian authorities had wanted Ganic to stand trial for what they say was his role in a 1992 attack on Serb soldiers and have sought his extradition from Britain, where he was arrested in March. Ganic and Bosnian officials have denied the charges, insisting they are part of a campaign to minimize Serb guilt in the 1992-95 conflict that tore the Balkans apart. (AP Photo/Roisin Fitzgerald)AP - A British judge has thwarted an attempt to force former Bosnian leader Ejup Ganic to stand trial for war crimes in Serbia, blasting Belgrade's attempt to extradite him as abusive and politically motivated.

AP Interview: Romania: Gypsies need more EU help (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:36 AM PDT

AP - The millions of Gypsies who live in Europe face widespread discrimination and need more EU funds and a better strategy to integrate them into society, Romania's foreign minister said Tuesday.

2 German aid workers abducted in Sudan set free (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:21 AM PDT

AP - Two German aid workers kidnapped five weeks ago in Sudan's Darfur region were released without force on Tuesday and are now safe and in good health, officials said.

Turkey gears up for referendum (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:21 AM PDT

AP - Turkey's justice minister said Tuesday that a September referendum on changes to the military-era constitution would accelerate democratic change in a country struggling with internal challenges even as it asserts itself on the international stage.

Immigrants drive EU population beyond half-billion (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 08:47 AM PDT

AP - The European Union's population has crossed the half-billion mark and the growth has come mostly from immigration, the Eurostat statistics agency said Tuesday.

Germany plans memorial for music festival victims (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 08:33 AM PDT

People mourn at the tunnel in Duisburg, western Germany, on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, where more than a dozen people were killed in a stampede during the Love Parade techno music festival last Saturday. More than a million people celebrated at a former cargo train station, when 20 young people were killed and hundreds got injured in a mass panic at the only entrance and exit. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)AP - A memorial service will be held on Saturday for the 20 people crushed to death when a panic broke out in a jammed tunnel at the Love Parade techno festival, German officials said Tuesday.

Cyprus official: US will get Russian spy's laptop (AP)

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 08:09 AM PDT

AP - The confiscated laptop and other items belonging to an alleged Russian spy who vanished will be turned over to U.S. authorities, Cyprus' justice minister said on Tuesday.

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