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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Fresh probe urged into phone-hacking row (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 04:43 PM PDT

For Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, seen here in 2003, said he would seek a judicial review if Scotland Yard did not reveal whether he was one of those targeted by News of the World tabloid.(AFP/Geoff Caddick)AFP - Former ministers called Friday for new inquiries into phone-hacking by a Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper amid fresh criticism of the tabloid's ex-editor, who is now a top government advisor.

Anti-war protest greets Blair at Irish TV station (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 04:20 PM PDT

Former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, arrives for a television interview at the Irish RTE studios in Dublin, Ireland. Anti-war campaigners staged a protest against former British prime minister Tony Blair on Friday as he arrived at a Dublin television studio for an interview about his new autobiography, police said.(AFP/Peter Muhly)AFP - Anti-war campaigners staged a protest against former prime minister Tony Blair on Friday as he arrived at a Dublin television studio for an interview about his new autobiography, police said.

Most Britons against paying for pope's visit: survey (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 04:10 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI waves at pilgrims gathered in a square near his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, 40 kms southeast of Rome, during his weekly general audience on September 1. More than three quarters of Britons think the taxpayer should not fund Pope Benedict XVI's visit later this month, according to a survey published Saturday.(AFP/File/Filippo Monteforte)AFP - More than three quarters of Britons think the taxpayer should not fund Pope Benedict XVI's visit later this month, according to a survey published Saturday.

Relief for Capello as England cruise past Bulgaria (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 03:12 PM PDT

England's Jermain Defoe (R) shoots past Bulgaria's Ivan Ivanov (L) to score his hat-trick during the Euro 2012 qualifying football match at Wembley Stadium in London. England handed under-fire manager Fabio Capello some badly needed breathing space here Friday as a Defoe hat-trick saw them romp to a 4-0 victory over Bulgaria in their opening Euro 2012 qualifier.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - England handed under-fire manager Fabio Capello some badly needed breathing space here Friday as a Jermain Defoe hat-trick saw them romp to a 4-0 victory over Bulgaria in their opening Euro 2012 qualifier.

German court rules against YouTube over copyright (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 02:56 PM PDT

AP - A German court ruled Friday that Google Inc.'s subsidiary YouTube LLC must pay compensation after users uploaded several videos of performances by singer Sarah Brightman in violation of copyright laws.

IBM Code Unfetters Virtual Workloads (PC World)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 02:40 PM PDT

PC World - Some of the first fruits of a European Union-funded project led by IBM are making their way into the field of cloud computing, in the form of a virtual machine migration technology.

Police quiz Pakistan trio in probe (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 01:16 PM PDT

Pakistan's Mohammad Asif leaves a police station in London. British police on Friday questioned the three Pakistani cricketers embroiled in fixing claims, as the sport's governing body insisted the case was not the tip of a corruption iceberg in the game.(AFP)AFP - Police on Friday questioned the three Pakistani cricketers embroiled in fixing claims, as the sport's governing body insisted the case was not the tip of a corruption iceberg in the game.

Six jail terms in Portugal child abuse trial (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:37 PM PDT

Carlos Cruz (L), one of the defendants in the Casa Pia scandal, arrives at the Lisbon court. A Portuguese court sentenced six men to jail on Friday for sexually abusing dozens of children at a state-run care home and procuring minors to be raped at orgies, at the end of a marathon abuse trial.(AFP/Francisco Leong)AFP - A Portuguese court sentenced six men to jail on Friday for sexually abusing dozens of children at a state-run care home and procuring boys to be raped at orgies, at the end of a marathon abuse trial.

7 defendants convicted in Portugal sex abuse trial (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:05 PM PDT

Bernardo Teixeira, one of the alleged victims of child sex abuse at a state-run children's home in Lisbon called Casa Pia arrives at a court in Lisbon, Friday, Sept. 3 2010 for the verdict of the major child sex abuse trial that has lasted almost six years. A former worker at a state-run orphanage admitted to participating in a network that systematically abused children and implicated six other defendants including Carlos Cruz . (AP Photo/Armando Franca)AP - Seven people were convicted of child sex abuse in Portugal on Friday in a major trial that lasted nearly six years and shocked the country.

Bosnian police find girl who tossed puppies into river (AFP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 12:02 PM PDT

Police officers stand in front of a police station (at right) in the Central-Bosnian town of Bugojno, on June 2010. Bosnian police on Friday said they had tracked down a Bosnian girl who sparked worldwide outrage when she was seen on video throwing half a dozen puppies into a river.(AFP/File/Elvis Barukcic)AFP - Bosnian police on Friday said they had tracked down a Bosnian girl who sparked worldwide outrage when she was seen on video throwing half a dozen puppies into a river.

Editor of opposition Belarusian website found dead (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 11:42 AM PDT

AP - A popular opposition website in authoritarian Belarus says its editor was found dead amid an ongoing crackdown on government critics and independent media.

UN nuclear chief asks Israel to join treaty (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:42 AM PDT

AP - The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has asked Israel to consider signing up to the nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, according to a report made public Friday, in a boost to Arab-led pressure on the Jewish state to join the pact.

8 killed in latest wave of Russian forest fires (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:39 AM PDT

A Russian man attempts to put out a blaze 155 km south of Moscow in Shatura on August 13. Russia said it was beating back the country's worst ever wildfires, including one close to a secret nuclear site, as parts of the parched country were hit by thunderstorms and torrential rain.(AFP/File/Viktor Drachev)AP - The latest wave of forest fires in Russia has killed eight people and injured 17, authorities said Friday.

EU trade chief apologizes for Jewish comments (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 10:18 AM PDT

AP - The EU's trade chief apologized Friday for blaming Jews and the "Jewish lobby" in Washington for blocking Mideast peace as the embarrassed EU head office quickly distanced itself from his comments.

Zebra-painted horses walk Moscow intersections (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:15 AM PDT

A policeman watches a horse painted as zebra at a crossing at a highway in downtown Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010 Moscow traffic policemen on Friday were teaching children cross the road safely with the use of horses and ponies painted as zebras. The poster reads : Attention! Children go to school.(AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)AP - A peculiar sight greeted drivers in Moscow on Friday: zebras walking back and forth across some of the city's busiest intersections.

Bosnian police track down suspected puppy killer (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT

AP - Police in Bosnia say they believe they have located a young woman shown in a video throwing puppies into a river.

Miliband brothers fighting for top Labour post (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:38 AM PDT

FILE- This is an April 3 2010 file photo of Labour Party leadership candidates brothers David Miliband, right and Ed Miliband. The unusual spectacle of two brothers fighting for the leadership of the Labour Party and the chance to challenge Prime Minister David Cameron in the next election -- has turned a ho-hum contest into a nailbiter. Voting has already begun, with former Foreign Secretary David Miliband seen as a slight favorite to best his younger brother, Former Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, and several other candidates when results are announced in late September. (AP Photo/ Nick Ansell/PA, File) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - Mom is neutral. Everyone else has an opinion.

UK political life starts early for leader's baby (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 08:17 AM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha pose with their new born daughter Florence Rose Endellion outside 10 Downing Street in London, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Prime Minister David Cameron took a few minutes out of his paternity leave to introduce his new daughter to Britain's media.

Ex-UK deputy PM wants answers on tabloid scandal (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 06:53 AM PDT

AP - Britain's former deputy prime minister pressed Friday for police to reveal more about what is alleged to have been a pattern of illegal eavesdropping at a major tabloid newspaper.

After 17 years, fugitive tycoon shows in UK court (AP)

Posted: 03 Sep 2010 05:59 AM PDT

Tycoon Asil Nadir arrives for a hearing at the Old Bailey court in London, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. The tycoon who fled Britain almost two decades ago following the spectacular collapse of his business empire recently returned to London to face charges of fraud. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - A Turkish Cypriot businessman who voluntarily returned to Britain after 17 years to face fraud charges learned Friday that he will have to wait more than a year for the trial he insists will vindicate him.

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