2010年9月13日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Hunger costing poor nations $450 bln a year: NGO (AFP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 05:35 PM PDT

Internally displaced Pakistani woman (right) is seen cradling her malnourished infant at a camp in Sukkur. Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Sierra Leone, Pakistan and Lesotho have come out worst in their efforts to cut rates of hunger, according to ActionAid's analysis.(AFP/File/Adek Berry)AFP - The effects of hunger could be costing developing countries 450 billion dollars a year, an aid agency warned Tuesday, ahead of a United Nations summit on development.

Plea bargain expected in NY student's beating case (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 05:23 PM PDT

AP - A plea bargain is expected in the trial of a former Serb college basketball player charged with beating an American student into a coma, a person who has been informed of the deal told The Associated Press.

3rd Iranian diplomat defects in Europe, group says (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 03:43 PM PDT

Iranian diplomat Hossein Alizadeh poses in Helsinki , Finland Saturday Sept 11, 2010. The ranking diplomat at the Iranian Embassy in Finland said he has quit his job to protest the Islamic Republic's treatment of its citizens. Alizadeh said he had held the No. 2 post at the embassy in Helsinki as deputy head of mission and that he informed the embassy four days ago of his decision to quit after staying off the job for nearly a month. ** FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. ***AP - A third Iranian diplomat upset with Tehran's post-election crackdown on dissidents has defected in Europe — this time in Belgium, an opposition group said Monday. The announcement came just hours after the No. 2 man at Iran's mission in Helsinki said he will seek asylum in Finland.

Lady Gaga says she's "not a piece of meat" (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 02:41 PM PDT

Reuters - Lady Gaga said the controversial "meat" dress she wore at the MTV Video Music Awards was intended to make a statement.

Pulis returns to inspire Stoke after mother's death (AFP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 02:36 PM PDT

Stoke City's Trinidadian forward Kenwyne Jones celebrates after scoring during the English Premier League football match against Aston Villa at the Britannia Stadium, in Stoke-on-Trent. Stoke manager Tony Pulis's emotional return to the dug-out after his mother's death inspired his side to a dramatic 2-1 win against Aston Villa on Monday.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Stoke manager Tony Pulis's emotional return to the dug-out after his mother's death inspired his side to a dramatic 2-1 win against Aston Villa on Monday.

Belgian church seeks way out of abuse crisis (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 02:19 PM PDT

Belgium's Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard gestures as he addresses the media at a media conference in Brussels, Monday, Sept. 13, 2010. The Belgian Roman Catholic church has acknowledged widespread sexual abuse over years by clergy and promises action to seek healing for victims and punish the abusers. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)AP - The Belgian Roman Catholic church on Monday acknowledged widespread sexual abuse over years by its clergy and pleaded for time to set up a system to punish all abusers and provide closure for victims.

Belgian Church vows clean slate with abuse victims (AFP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 01:11 PM PDT

Archbishop Andre-Joseph Leonard listens to questions during a press conference in Brussels. Rocked by revelations of 13 suicides among an avalanche of abuse testimony, Belgium's Catholic Church vowed Monday to listen to its victims but shied away from a witch hunt.(AFP/BELGA/Dirk Waem)AFP - Belgium's Catholic Church sought Monday to heal deep wounds caused to victims of paedophile priests, vowing to listen to those hurt by a scandal that has caused "much pain" to Pope Benedict XVI.

New UN drugs czar from Russia takes office (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 12:51 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday Oct. 4, 2007 file photo Russian Ambassador to the UK Yury Fedotov addresses guests at an event on the 50th anniversary of space travel at the Jodrell Bank Observatory, Macclesfield, Chehire. Fedotov has taken office as United Nation's new drugs and crime czar. Fedotov said in a statement Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, that he wants to focus on public health and human rights. He also said that drug users need 'humane and effective treatment,' and not punishment. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)AP - A Russian diplomat pledged to focus on public health and human rights Monday on his first day as the U.N.'s new drugs and crime czar.

BBC unions call for October strikes (AFP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 12:39 PM PDT

A general view of the BBC's West London headquarters. Unions at the BBC called Monday for two 48-hour strikes to coincide with major domestic news events next month in protest at changes to employees' pensions at the broadcaster.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Unions at the BBC called Monday for two 48-hour strikes to coincide with major domestic news events next month in protest at changes to employees' pensions at the broadcaster.

Candidates to lead Labour make final vote pitch (AFP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 12:34 PM PDT

Contenders for the leadership of the opposition Labour Party, Ed Miliband(L) and his brother David Miliband, address a hustings event at the Trades Union Congress' (TUC) annual conference in Manchester.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - The candidates vying to lead the Labour party held their last hustings Monday, with the frontrunner, ex-foreign secretary David Miliband, saying he would be a "credible" premier.

Germany: Demjanjuk trial meets after summer break (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 11:42 AM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2009 file photo, defendant John Demjanjuk lies on a stretcher on his way to the court room for his trial in Munich, Germany. The case of the retired Ohio autoworker accused of serving as a Nazi death camp guard, which resumes next week after a month-long summer break, broke potentially precedent-setting ground when it opened last year. (AP Photo/Joerg Koch, Pool-File)AP - Ukrainian guards risked being killed by their SS supervisors if they tried to flee Nazi death camps where they served, according to evidence presented Monday at the trial of John Demjanjuk, the retired Ohio autoworker accused of being a death camp guard.

UN nuclear chief chides Iran, defends monitors (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 11:34 AM PDT

Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh ckecks his papers prior to the start of the IAEA's board of governors meeting at the International Center, in Vienna, Austria, on Monday, Sept. 13, 2010. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)AP - The U.N. nuclear agency cannot confirm that all of Iran's atomic activities are peaceful because of Tehran's selective cooperation with nuclear inspectors, the agency's chief said Monday.

UK men charged in illegal sperm donor Web case (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 10:46 AM PDT

AP - Two British men made a profit by illegally running a Web site that made sperm available to women who want to conceive, prosecutors alleged Monday.

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Posted: 13 Sep 2010 10:27 AM PDT

AP - Opposition group says 3rd Iranian diplomat has defected in Europe, this time in Belgium.

Drawing inspiration from, attention to, wild eats (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 10:27 AM PDT

This September 2010 photo released by Cook It Raw shows Rene Redzepi, third from left, and his team presenting the final dish on the last evening during 'Cook It Raw' in Lapland, Finland. The event marked the third time in just over a year that this international group of chefs have hunted, fished and foraged together in a particular location, then prepared a meal while leaving the smallest possible footprint on the environment. (AP Photo/Cook It Raw, Erik Refner) NO SALESAP - Rene Redzepi was crouched and using a sharp knife to scrape lichen from rocks. The tiny green tubes usually feed reindeer in this land above the Arctic Circle.

Russia denies Georgian claims of ethnic cleansing (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 09:49 AM PDT

AP - Russia accused Georgia on Monday of manufacturing allegations of ethnic cleansing in Georgia's breakaway provinces after it failed to regain control of the areas in an abortive five-day war.

Danish police unable to ID hotel blast suspect (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 09:30 AM PDT

Image from security video released on on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010 by Danish Police of a man arrested, but not yet identified, for setting off a small explosion in a hotel Friday in Copenhagen . Danish police say evidence suggests the French-speaking man could have links to Belgium. (AP Photo/POLFOTO, Police) ** DENMARK OUT **AP - A man suspected of setting off a small explosion in a Copenhagen hotel won't reveal his true name to investigators and even removed the serial number of his prosthetic leg to keep from being identified, Danish police said Monday.

UK officials won't meet US Lockerbie investigator (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 08:43 AM PDT

Convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohamet al-Megrahi, seen here in 2009, is AP - The British government said Monday it has refused a request to have a U.S. Senate staffer interview officials involved in the release of the man convicted of blowing up a passenger plane over Lockerbie, Scotland.

Berlusconi to young women: Seek rich guys like me (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 08:42 AM PDT

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has a picture taken with a supporter at the end of his address at the People of Freedom party meeting in Rome, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010. Berlusconi will speak to parliament at the end of the month in a highly anticipated address that could determine the fate of his government. The speech will be Berlusconi's first major parliament appearance since he split with longtime ally Gianfranco Fini. The split potentially deprived Berlusconi of his once-solid parliamentary majority, leaving the fate of his government uncertain. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi says young women should follow the money when looking for a partner, noting that women seem to like him and "I'm loaded."

Ancient Roman helmet to be auctioned in Britain (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2010 08:35 AM PDT

A Christie's employee poses for photographs behind a Roman bronze helmet found with the use of a metal detector, at the auction house's offices in London, Monday, Sept. 13, 2010. The helmet is topped with a griffin. The face mask features perfectly arched eyebrows and an ancient gaze, framed by curls. And it is up for auction. Considered an extraordinary example of Roman metalwork, the mask was discovered in a field in northwestern England by a treasure-hunter armed with a metal detector. It is to be offered at auction Oct. 7 by Christie's, with a guide price of 200,000 to 300,000 pounds, euro 240, 000 to 360, 000 ($242,000 to 363,000). (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - The helmet is topped with a griffin. The face mask features arched eyebrows and an ancient gaze, framed by curls. And it's up for auction.

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