2010年8月11日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Barclays investment bank mulls job cuts: source (AFP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 06:13 PM PDT

The headquarters of banking behemoth Barclays Bank is pictured in east London's Canary Wharf financial district. The investment banking arm of the bank is considering axing 400 jobs worldwide, a source close to the firm has said.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - The investment banking arm of Barclays is considering axing 400 jobs worldwide, a source close to the bank has said.

French trial hears of chef's body found in freezer (AFP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 06:04 PM PDT

A view of the historic district of Lyon. A Frenchwoman has admitted killing her partner, a retired chef, and preserving his body in a freezer for two years in the French city, prosecutors have said.(AFP/File/Philippe Desmazes)AFP - A Frenchwoman has admitted killing her partner, a retired chef, and preserving his body in a freezer for two years in France's gastronomic capital Lyon, prosecutors said.

Sixteen UK tourists stuck in Costa Rican mountains (AFP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 05:59 PM PDT

A river is pictured in the Costa Rican national park of Tenorio. Sixteen British tourists remain stuck in a mountain pass in the central American country as rough weather kept rescuers from bringing them out, Red Cross officials have said.(AFP/File/Ana Fernandez)AFP - Sixteen British tourists remain stuck in a mountain pass in the central American country as rough weather kept rescuers from bringing them out, Red Cross officials have said.

Documents suggest Demjanjuk link to 2nd Nazi camp (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 05:38 PM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2009 file picture defendant John Demjanjuk lies on a stretcher, prior to the second day of his trial in the country court in Munich, southern Germany. A German judge ordered John Demjanjuk to appear in court on Monday Aug. 9, 2010 for his trial over allegations that he was a guard at the Nazis' Sobibor death camp, despite the 90-year-old's complaints about health problems. The former Ohio auto worker was informed Monday morning that he was being ordered to attend the trial, presiding judge Ralph Alt said. Demjanjuk is on trial on charges of being an accessory to the murder of 27,900 Jews at a Nazi death camp. (AP Photo/Christof Stache,File)AP - A German historian on Wednesday presented evidence at the trial of John Demjanjuk that suggested he worked as a guard at the Nazis' Flossenbuerg concentration camp.

German experts fuel debate about retirement at 70 (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 04:02 PM PDT

FILE - In this May 6, 2009 file photo two elderly persons walk in downtown Stuttgart, Germany. Younger Germans will have to work to age 70 to compensate for the country's low birth rates and growing life expectancy, experts argued Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010, firing up an already fierce debate about an unpopular law to lift retirement age to 67. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle, File)AP - Germans are famous for being hard workers — but retirement at 70?

Russia deploys missiles to protect Georgia rebels (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 03:24 PM PDT

Reuters - Russia said on Wednesday it had deployed high-precision air defense missiles in the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia, sending a defiant signal to Tbilisi and the West two years after a war with Georgia.

Gerrard rescues Capello as England get mixed reception (AFP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 03:02 PM PDT

England's captain Steven Gerrard controls the ball against Hungary during the International friendly football match at Wembley Stadium in London. Gerrard helped Fabio Capello avoid another chastening experience as his double strike secured a 2-1 win over Hungary in Wednesday's friendly at Wembley.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Steven Gerrard helped Fabio Capello avoid another chastening experience as the England captain's double strike secured a 2-1 win over Hungary in Wednesday's friendly at Wembley.

Beckham still up for England despite Capello call (AFP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 02:25 PM PDT

David Beckham of the Los Angeles Galaxy warms up with his teammates during a training session at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California. England coach Fabio Capello virtually called time on Beckham's international career on Wednesday only for the player's spokesman to insist his client was still available to represent his country.(AFP/Getty Images/Kevork Djansezian)AFP - England coach Fabio Capello virtually called time on David Beckham's international career on Wednesday only for the player's spokesman to insist his client was still available to represent his country.

Spain to revive suspended infrastructure projects: report (AFP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 01:55 PM PDT

Spain's Finance Minister Elena Salgado arrives at the Parliament in July 2010. Spain's government said Wednesday it will relaunch some infrastructure projects that were suspended as part of austerity measures but it will not put at risk its plans to slash the public deficit.(AFP/File/Dominique Faget)AFP - Spain's government said Wednesday it will relaunch some infrastructure projects that were suspended as part of austerity measures but it will not put at risk its plans to slash the public deficit.

Three-goal Swedes give Scots, Levein little cheer (AFP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 01:34 PM PDT

(L-R)Sweden's Daniel Majstorovic, Johan Elmander, Ola Toivonen and Zlatan Ibrahimovic hug each other as they celebrate Toivonen's goal during the friendly football match against Scotland in Stockholm. Sweden won 3-0.(AFP/SCANPIX/Roger Vikstrom)AFP - Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored on his return from international retirement as Sweden eased to a 3-0 victory over Scotland in their friendly here on Wednesday.

Russia deploys anti-aircraft missiles in Abkhazia (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 11:59 AM PDT

AP - Russia announced Wednesday that it has moved a sophisticated anti-aircraft missile system into Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia.

Vatican rejects resignations of 2 Dublin bishops (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 10:48 AM PDT

AP - Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has told priests that the Vatican has rejected the resignations of his two auxiliary bishops following their reported involvement in the Roman Catholic Church's cover-up of child abuse.

Solar taxi driver plans global zero emissions race (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 10:09 AM PDT

AP - A Swiss inventor who last year circumnavigated the globe in a solar taxi says four teams will follow in his tire tracks next week.

Speeding driver in Macedonia kills 30 sheep (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 09:55 AM PDT

AP - A speeding driver has killed almost an entire flock of sheep, fatally injuring at least 30 as they crossed a highway in eastern Macedonia.

BP delays Libyan offshore drilling (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 09:07 AM PDT

Oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster is visible in Barataria Bay, Thursday Aug. 5, 2010. BP finished pumping fresh cement into its blown-out oil well as aimed to seal for good the ruptured pipe that for months spewed crude into Gulf of Mexico in one of the world's worst spills. (AP Photo/Kerry Maloney)AP - BP is delaying plans to begin deepwater drilling off the Libyan coast.

Russian fires threaten to stir Chernobyl radiation (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 09:07 AM PDT

Unidentified Bulgarian fire fighters hose water onto smoldering tree trunks in a forest in the Noginsk district some 70 km east of Moscow, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010 to prevent resumption of fire. Hundreds of forest and peat bog fires have ignited amid the country's most intense heat wave in 130 years of record-keeping. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)AP - Wildfires threatened to stir radioactive particles left over from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster back into the air over western Russia, and authorities boosted forest patrols to keep the flames from contaminated areas.

UN Prosecutor seeks video in Lebanon assassination (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 08:28 AM PDT

Image from video of what is claimed to be Israeli reconnaissance aircraft footage intercepted by Hezbollah, showing the area of the death of slain Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri, displayed during a video press conference by Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah held in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday Aug. 9, 2010. Nasrallah offered up documents and other material that he said implicates Israel in the 2005 assassination of Hariri. Among the material presented was what Nasrallah described as Israeli reconnaissance footage intercepted by Hezbollah of areas frequented by Hariri. Israel immediately dismissed his accusations as ridiculous.(AP Photo)AP - The U.N.-appointed prosecutor investigating the 2005 assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri asked Hezbollah militants Wednesday to hand over evidence they say implicates Israel in the murder.

Bosnian experts find 60 bodies in man-made lake (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 07:23 AM PDT

AP - Officials say they have so far found 60 partial skeletons in the muddy banks of a manmade lake in eastern Bosnia since the water level was lowered for dam maintenance.

Rotterdam court rejects Muslim scholar's lawsuit (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 07:19 AM PDT

AP - A Dutch court has rejected a wrongful dismissal lawsuit brought by prominent Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan, saying the city of Rotterdam had good reasons for ending his contract.

France extradites suspected mafia boss to Italy (AP)

Posted: 11 Aug 2010 06:59 AM PDT

AP - French prosecutors say a suspected mafia boss who had been among Italy's top 30 fugitives was handed over to Italian authorities after he failed in his appeal to stay in France.

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