2010年9月7日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

BBC World Service may axe broadcasts to Myanmar: report (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 04:37 PM PDT

A tricycle driver reads a newspaper while waiting for passengers in downtown Yangon. The BBC World Service could face drastic budget cuts that may force it to withdraw from Myanmar, a move that critics fear would be a AFP - The BBC World Service could face drastic budget cuts that may force it to withdraw from Myanmar, a move that critics fear would be a "gift to the military junta", a report said Wednesday.

Financial Sheriffs to Monitor Banks, Markets in European Union (Time.com)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 04:15 PM PDT

Time.com - A trio of financial sheriffs will oversee finance in the entire European market

Navistar gets $56 million order from UK military (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 03:36 PM PDT

AP - Navistar Defense has received a second delivery order for $56 million from the U.K. Ministry of Defence for an extra 89 MXT Husky vehicles.

Icelandic WikiLeaks associate says founder should step aside (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 03:16 PM PDT

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who faces rape allegations in Sweden, should step aside as a spokesman for the whistleblower website, an Icelandic parliamentarian and close associate of the site said Tuesday. AFP - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who faces rape allegations in Sweden, should step aside as a spokesman for the whistleblower website, an Icelandic parliamentarian and close associate of the site said Tuesday.

McManus saves Scotland's blushes in stoppage time (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 03:02 PM PDT

Scotland's Stephen McManus (2nd L) scores their late winning goal during the Euro 2012, Group I qualifying football match between Scotland and Liechtenstein at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland.(AFP/Graham Stuart)AFP - A goal in the seventh minute of stoppage time from Stephen McManus saved Scotland's blushes as they struggled to a 2-1 Euro 2012 qualifier win over lowly Liechtenstein at Hampden here on Tuesday.

Summary Box: Treasurys up as Europe worries return (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:56 PM PDT

AP - RECORD LOW: The Treasury Department auctioned three-year notes at a record low rate of 0.79 percent.

Stocks fall as worries about European debt return (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:37 PM PDT

The New York Stock Exchange is shown, Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. Stock futures slipped to start the holiday-shortened week after some fresh concerns about the health of European banks rattled overseas markets, Tuesday, Sept. 7. 2010. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - Stocks closed lower Tuesday following new worries about Europe's debt problems. Treasury prices rose and gold settled at a new high as investors sought out safe assets.

Market falls amid European bank worries (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:35 PM PDT

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, August 30, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - U.S. stocks fell in very light volume on Tuesday as investors seized on renewed concerns about European banks as a reason to sell shares after strong gains last week.

Rooney scores as England down Swiss (AFP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:23 PM PDT

England's striker Wayne Rooney controls the ball during his Euro 2012 group G qualifying football match at St. Jakob Stadium in Basel. Rooney scored as England seized control of their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign with a comfortable 3-1 victory over 10-man Switzerland.(AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - Scandal-hit Wayne Rooney scored as England seized control of their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign with a comfortable 3-1 victory over 10-man Switzerland here Tuesday.

Summary Box: Europe worries send stocks lower (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 02:18 PM PDT

AP - EUROPE AGAIN: Reports raising concerns about European banks sent stocks lower in Europe, and the U.S. followed suit. The worries are over how much risky government debt is being held on their books.

WikiLeaks' Assange requests new lawyer in Sweden (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 12:31 PM PDT

AP - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday requested a new lawyer to represent him in the ongoing Swedish rape investigation and suggested the allegations against him could stem from personal conflicts.

Fight over Eichmann files back to German court (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 10:12 AM PDT

**TO GO WITH STORY GEMANY EICHMANN FILES, BY DAVE RISING** FILE -In this undated file picture Adolf Eichmann at the height of his power as the Nazi SS Lieutenant Colonel in charge of Hitler's Jewish bureau is photographed at unknown location. Germany's intelligence service has turned over thousands of files on Adolf Eichmann's whereabouts after World War II to a journalist who sued for them - but with so many passages blacked out and pages missing that she's taking the matter back to court. When freelance reporter Gabriele Weber went to see the files on the man known as the 'architect of the Holocaust' for his role in coordinating the Nazi's genocide policy, prepared for her on Sept. 1, she said she was surprised to find some 1,000 pages missing. Weber's attorney said Tuesday Sept. 7, 2010 he was confident she would win greater access eventually. (AP Photo)AP - Germany's intelligence service has turned over thousands of files on top Nazi Adolf Eichmann's whereabouts after World War II to a journalist who sued for them. But with so many passages blacked out and pages missing, she's taking the matter back to court.

Torture tools displayed ahead of Turkey referendum (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:24 AM PDT

An exhibition dubbed 'The Museum of Shame' by leftist victims of the military takeover shows torture devices as well as letters and photographs of comrades who died, went missing or were tortured, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. The torture instruments are exhibited ahead of a referendum on changes to the constitution that was crafted in the wake of Turkey's 1980 military coup. On Sept. 12, the 30th anniversary of a coup, Turks will vote on a package of 26 reforms that the government says will strengthen democracy and bring the 1982 constitution more in line with those in Europe.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)AP - A wooden pole used to suspend suspects by their arms. A baton used to beat prisoners on the soles of their feet. Cables used to give electric shocks.

Milk does a body good, especially athletes (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 09:14 AM PDT

This Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010 photo shows Matt Whitmore, 25, a personal trainer, as he drinks a bottle of milk following a training session at a gym in central London. Researchers are giving scientific support to a view that Whitmore vouches for from experience: that milk may be just as good or even better than sports drinks for serious athletes recovering from exercise. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - At the end of nearly every training session, Matt Whitmore downs a pint of milk straight from the bottle.

WWII-era mass grave discovered in Slovenia (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 08:39 AM PDT

In this photo released by Slovenia Government's Commission for Exhuming Mass Graves a forensic worker holds a scull at a mass grave discovered in Prevalje, Slovenia, Friday, Sept.3, 2010. An expert says a mass grave has been discovered in Slovenia containing bodies of about 700 victims killed by antifascists in the wake of World War II. (AP Photo/Slovenia Government's Commission for Exhuming Mass Graves)AP - The bodies of about 700 people killed in the wake of World War II have been discovered in a mass grave in Slovenia, 65 years after they were herded into the woods and slain by antifascists seeking revenge on Nazi collaborators, an official said Tuesday.

NATO: Taliban outnumbered around key Afghan city (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 08:27 AM PDT

This undated photo provided by Fort Campbell Public Affairs shows Capt. Jason T. McMahon, 35, of Mulvane, Kan. McMahon died Sept. 5 in Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire in Jalalabad. (AP Photo/Fort Campbell Public Affairs)AP - The NATO-led coalition has overwhelming numerical superiority over the Taliban around the key southern Afghan city of Kandahar and expects to clear the area of insurgents by November's end, a top commander said Tuesday.

Ukraine lawmakers throw punches over austerity (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 08:14 AM PDT

Ukrainian lawmakers throw punches in parliament in Kiev Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. Lawmakers threw punches in Ukraine's parliament over the government's austerity plans. Legislators from opposition parties tried to seize control of the podium, but were wrestled back by pro-government lawmakers on Tuesday in the first session after a summer recess. (AP Photo/Peter Nikonov)AP - Lawmakers threw punches in Ukraine's parliament Tuesday over a government-imposed gas price hike and retirement age increase, while thousands of protesters rallied outside against the austerity measures.

Russian minister: Slow response let fires spread (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 07:44 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 - Russia would have suffered less severe damage from wildfires this summer if authorities had engaged firefighting aircraft more quickly, a Cabinet member said Tuesday.

UN: No food crisis looms despite Russia wheat ban (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 06:59 AM PDT

AP - No global food crisis appears to be looming despite a Russian wheat shortfall that has helped lift prices to their highest level in two years, but volatile food commodities markets need better regulation, a U.N. agency said Tuesday.

Service marks 70 years since start of Blitz of UK (AP)

Posted: 07 Sep 2010 06:46 AM PDT

FILE - This is a December 29 1940 file photo of the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral in London standing out of the flames and smoke of surrounding buildings during heavy attacks of the German Luftwaffe. The German bombers and fighters flew across the English Channel by the hundreds, all intent on destroying London and forcing Britain out of the war and Hitler's way. As they dropped their bombs on the city on Sept. 7, 1940, the barrage signalled the start of the Blitz, the attack on the British mainland by Nazi forces during World War II. On Tuesday, Sept 7, 2010 a memorial service was held at St. Paul's Cathedral itself a symbol of British fortitude during the attacks on the 70th annivesary of the day the Germans focused on non-military targets, and to honor those who protected London during the attacks.(AP Photo)AP - The bombers and fighters flew across the English Channel by the hundreds, London in their sights, intent on forcing Britain out of the war, and Hitler's way.

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