2010年8月23日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Tevez at the double as Manchester City beat Liverpool (AFP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 03:00 PM PDT

Manchester City's Argentinian forward Carlos Tevez (L) celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the English Premier League football match against Liverpool at The City of Manchester stadium, Manchester. City won 3-0.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Carlos Tevez scored twice as Manchester City overpowered Liverpool 3-0 at Eastlands here on Monday.

Gallas ready to give Spurs his all (AFP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 02:19 PM PDT

William Gallas, seen here in March 2010, insisted Monday he had not moved from Arsenal to north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur lightly but the France defender promised to give his new club AFP - William Gallas insisted Monday he had not moved from Arsenal to north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur lightly but the France defender promised to give his new club "everything".

No Mascherano in Liverpool squad (AFP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 01:10 PM PDT

Javier Mascherano, seen here on August 10, was not in Liverpool's squad for their Premier League match away to Manchester City at Eastlands here on Monday.(AFP/File/Peter Muhly)AFP - Javier Mascherano was not in Liverpool's squad for their Premier League match away to Manchester City at Eastlands here on Monday.

Sarkozy's immigration tough talk backfires (AFP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 01:00 PM PDT

A breakdown vehicle escorted by a French policeman moves a caravan of people belonging to the Roma community during an evacuation operation on August 20 in Lille, northern France. French President Nicolas Sarkozy's tough talk on Gypsies and immigrants faced a fierce backlash Monday, drawing fire from the right, the left and the Catholic Church while failing to boost him in the polls.(AFP/File/Philippe Huguen)AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's tough talk on Gypsies and immigrants faced a fierce backlash Monday, drawing fire from the right, the left and the Catholic Church while failing to boost him in the polls.

Modern Etiquette - The art of cross-cultural gift-giving (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 11:51 AM PDT

Reuters - As a protocol expert, I receive queries almost daily from busy executives seeking to navigate international business relationships.

Spanish al Qaeda hostages freed, expected home (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 11:42 AM PDT

A general view shows the road between Nouahibou and Nouakchott, where three Spanish aid workers were abducted from, December 3, 2009. REUTERS/Rafael MarchanteReuters - Two Spanish aid workers held by al Qaeda's North African wing were freed on Monday, ending a kidnapping ordeal in the Sahara Desert that lasted nearly nine months.

Canine lifeguards doggie paddle to the rescue (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 11:26 AM PDT

In this Sept. 2008 photo provided by SICS (Scuola Italiana Cani Salvataggio-Italian School of Canine Lifeguards), Mas the dog, jumps from a helicopter ahead of his lifeguard and school founder Ferruccio Pilenga, during a patent test at Lago D'Iseo lake Italy. Hundreds of specially trained dogs form Italy's corps of canine lifeguards, deployed each summer to help swimmers who get into trouble in the nation's popular seas. Unlike their human counterparts, these lifedogs can easily jump from helicopters and speeding boats to reach swimmers in need of a rescue. With millions flocking to Italy's crowded beaches each summer, the Italian Coast Guard says it rescues about 3,000 people every year — and their canine helpers are credited with saving several lives. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Italian School of Canine Lifeguards, ho) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY **AP - They leap from helicopters or speeding boats, bringing aid to swimmers who get into trouble off Italy's popular beaches.

UK reality TV programme branded "freak show" (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 10:56 AM PDT

Reuters - A new British reality TV show, which will film two people -- one disfigured, the other attractive -- living together in a house full of mirrors, has been branded a "freak show" by critics.

No musical instruments please, Vatican asks Britons (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 10:56 AM PDT

Reuters - Pilgrims attending the large public events during Pope Benedict's visit to England and Scotland next month have been issued a long list of do's and don'ts including a ban on musical instruments and steel cutlery.

Greenpeace in Arctic to stop British group drilling for oil (AFP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 10:43 AM PDT

Greenpeace said Monday its activists had arrived in the Arctic on board one of its ships to pressure Britain's Cairn Energy to stop oil operations off Greenland's fragile coast.(CairnEnergy)AFP - Greenpeace said Monday its activists had arrived in the Arctic on board one of its ships to pressure Britain's Cairn Energy to stop oil operations off Greenland's fragile coast.

Storm knocks down tree that cheered Anne Frank (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 09:48 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 7, 2008 file photo cranes carrying workers stretch over towards a chestnut tree in a courtyard behind The Anne Frank House museum as work to prop up the tree that once comforted Anne Frank began in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The monumental chestnut tree has fallen over on Monday, Aug. 23, 2010, a spokeswoman for the Anne Frank Museum says. The 27-ton tree was encased in a steel tripod as a precaution of the danger it might fall. The tree's trunk snapped close to the ground and it toppled into neighboring gardens, damaging several sheds. No one was hurt. (AP Photo/Evert Elzinga, File)AP - The monumental chestnut tree that cheered Anne Frank while she was in hiding from the Nazis was toppled by wind and heavy rain on Monday.

2 Russian border guards, 1 civilian dead in south (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 09:47 AM PDT

AP - The partly decapitated bodies of two Russian border guards and a forest worker have been found in the country's volatile south, officials said Monday.

3 British World War I-era ships found off Estonia (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 08:57 AM PDT

AP - The wrecks of three British warships sunk after World War I off the coast of a Baltic Sea island have been found, Estonia's military announced Monday.

Acropolis open for full moon as pay dispute solved (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 07:32 AM PDT

AP - Greek officials say the Acropolis in Athens will open on the night of the August full moon Tuesday after a pay dispute with security guards has been resolved.

Holiday over for French President Sarkozy (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 07:19 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 5 2010 file photo, France's President Nicolas Sarkozy cycled during his holidays at Domaine du Cap Negre, near Cavaliere, southeastern France. When President Nicolas Sarkozy returns from his Riviera beach vacation this week, it will be a swift return to reality: He will have to answer to criticism about France's crackdown on Gypsies, and to street protesters over plans to raise the retirement age. Sarkozy's approval ratings hover above 30 percent, and one of his top ministers has been caught up in scandals over taxes and party financing. And like many European governments, cash-strapped France. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)AP - When President Nicolas Sarkozy returns from his Riviera beach vacation this week, it will be a swift return to reality: He will have to answer to criticism about France's crackdown on Gypsies, and to street protesters over plans to raise the retirement age.

Off to see the pope? Bring a picnic, but no booze (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 06:46 AM PDT

AP - Britons planning to attend open-air services by Pope Benedict XVI next month have been told it's OK to bring a picnic — but leave the wine at home.

Protest in Turkey against detention of politicians (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 06:07 AM PDT

AP - Hundreds of people have marched to a prison complex to demand the release of pro-secular politicians accused of plotting to bring down Turkey's Islamic-oriented government.

Dutch teen sails for Canary Islands on world trip (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 05:41 AM PDT

Dutch solo sailor Laura Dekker, seen here, began Saturday her round-the-world record bid from Gibraltar, not Portugal as first announced, her agent was quoted as saying.(AFP/ANP/File/Valerie Kuypers)AP - A 14-year-old Dutch sailor aiming to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world is sailing in fine weather toward the Canary Islands off northwest Africa, her manager said Monday.

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Posted: 23 Aug 2010 05:12 AM PDT

AP - Spanish aid organization confirms release of its 2 workers kidnapped in Mauritania.

A shoe flies, a leader ducks ... a trend is born? (AP)

Posted: 23 Aug 2010 04:05 AM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2008 file photo, Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi throws a shoe at President George W. Bush during a new conference with Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad, Iraq. Throwing shoes at the mighty has become a global phenomenon that shows no sign of fading away. Since that infamous Baghdad press conference on Dec. 14, 2008, when an Iraqi TV journalist hurled his shoes at President George W. Bush's head and called him a dog, shoes have flown at the prime ministers of China and Turkey, the chief justice of Israel's Supreme Court, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, a Ukrainian politician who favored joining NATO, and a string of Indian politicians. Just this month, shoes flew at Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and the top elected official in Indian-controlled Kashmir. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)AP - For a few days, he was famous the world over â€" an Iraqi TV journalist who became an instant hero for millions when he hurled his shoes at President George W. Bush's head and called him a dog.

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