2010年9月14日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Cambridge: Britain's blandest shopping town (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 04:41 PM PDT

Reuters - Cambridge, famous for its brilliant students, college towers and grassy meadows, is bottom of the class in Britain when it comes to the diversity of its high street stores, a think tank said on Wednesday.

Eiffel Tower evacuated after bomb alert (AFP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 04:35 PM PDT

Police officers stand guard after evacuating the Eiffel Tower. French police on Tuesday said a bomb alert at the Eiffel Tower that forced the evacuation of some 2,000 people was a false alarm and that no device was found.(AFP/Patrick Kovarik)AFP - Police evacuated some 2,000 people from the Eiffel Tower and the park surrounding the Paris landmark on Tuesday following a bomb alert that turned out to be a false alarm, the police said.

Reports: Eiffel Tower bomb threat was false alarm (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 04:04 PM PDT

A police officer stands front the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, Tuesday Sept. 14, 2010. Paris' Eiffel Tower and its immediate surroundings were evacuated Tuesday evening after an anonymous caller phoned in a bomb threat. About 2,000 people were cleared from the 324 meter (1,063-ft.) monument on the banks of the Seine River, and police were checking it for suspicious objects. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)AP - Paris' Eiffel Tower and its immediate surroundings were evacuated Tuesday evening after an anonymous caller phoned in a bomb threat, but a police search turned up nothing suspicious, French media reported.

French Senate passes ban on full Muslim veils (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 04:02 PM PDT

France's Kenza Drider , wearing a niqab, drives a car in Avignon, southern France, Monday, Sept. 13, 2010. A ban on the burqa-style veil, to be voted on Tuesday in the Senate, would affect only a tiny minority of Muslim women — estimated at less than 2,000 — making it far less controversial than France's 2004 ban on Muslim headscarves in classrooms, which proliferated in heavily immigrant neighborhoods. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)AP - The French Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a bill banning the burqa-style Islamic veil on public streets and other places, a measure that affects less than 2,000 women but that has been widely seen as a symbolic defense of French values.

EU threatens France with legal action over Roma 'disgrace' (AFP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 03:26 PM PDT

Roma carry their luggage upon arrival in the Aurel Vlaicu airport in Bucharest from Marseille. Europe threatened legal action against France on Tuesday over its crackdown on Roma minorities, drawing a parallel between their treatment and World War II-era deportations.(AFP/Andrei Pungovschi)AFP - Europe threatened legal action against France on Tuesday over its crackdown on Roma minorities, drawing a parallel between their treatment and World War II-era deportations.

Eiffel Tower alert was false alarm: French police (AFP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 03:01 PM PDT

Police officers stand guard after evacuating the Eiffel Tower. French police on Tuesday said a bomb alert at the Eiffel Tower that forced the evacuation of some 2,000 people was a false alarm and that no device was found.(AFP/Patrick Kovarik)AFP - French police on Tuesday said a bomb alert at the Eiffel Tower that forced the evacuation of some 2,000 people was a false alarm and that no device was found.

Spurs slip as Bremen fight back to earn draw (AFP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 02:58 PM PDT

Werder Bremen's Austrian forward Marko Arnautovic (L) and Tottenham's defender Ledley King vie for the ball during their UEFA Champions League group A match in Bremen. The match ended in a 2-2 draw.(AFP/Fabian Bimmer)AFP - Tottenham Hotspur let a two-goal lead slip as hosts Werder Bremen fought back to clinch a 2-2 draw in their Champions League opener on Tuesday.

Ex-minister ordered Ukraine journalist's murder: prosecutors (AFP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 02:56 PM PDT

Ukraine's ex-interior minister ordered the killing of outspoken journalist Georgy Gongadze, pictured in 2000, prosecutors said Tuesday, bringing to a close the 10-year murder case that shocked the nation.(AFP/File/Dima Gavrish)AFP - Ukraine's ex-interior minister ordered the killing of outspoken journalist Georgy Gongadze, prosecutors said Tuesday, bringing to a close the 10-year murder case that shocked the nation.

Fergie gamble backfires as Manchester United, Rangers draw 0-0 (AFP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 02:32 PM PDT

Manchester United's English forward Wayne Rooney (L) kicks the ball past Rangers' Scottish midfielder Steven Whittaker during their UEFA Champions League Group C football game at Old Trafford in Manchester. The match ended in a 0-0 draw.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson made 10 changes to his Manchester United side, including bringing back Wayne Rooney, and paid the price in a 0-0 draw with Rangers in their Champions League opener at Old Trafford.

Singer George Michael jailed for drug driving (AFP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 02:31 PM PDT

Singer George Michael arrives at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court in London. A court jailed Michael for eight weeks after he admitted driving under the influence of cannabis when he crashed his car into a shop.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - British pop star George Michael was sentenced to eight weeks in jail by a court on Tuesday after he admitted driving under the influence of cannabis when he crashed his car into a shop.

Smaller crowds anticipated in UK for papal visit (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 12:32 PM PDT

The leader of Roman Catholics in England and Wales said Wednesday he was confident the faithful would show AP - Smaller crowds than initially expected will attend events scheduled during Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Britain, the head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales said Tuesday.

Ex-reporter at UK tabloid quizzed by police (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 12:24 PM PDT

AP - British police have interviewed a former tabloid reporter over claims the paper tapped phones to illicitly snoop on politicians and celebrities.

Dutch police: Drunk US pilot pulled from plane (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 10:56 AM PDT

AP - Dutch police say they have arrested and fined an intoxicated American pilot who was preparing to take off with a passenger jet.

EU calls France's Gypsy expulsions 'a disgrace' (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 10:48 AM PDT

A police officer watches Roma also known as Gypsies, arrive at Marseille airport, southern France, before being expelled from France, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. France's deportations of Gypsies are 'a disgrace' and probably break EU law, the European Union's executive body declared Tuesday, setting up a showdown with the government of French President Nicolas Sarkozy. In recent weeks, French authorities have dismantled over 100 illegal camps and deported more than 1,000 Gypsies, mainly back to Romania, in a crackdown that has drawn international condemnation. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)AP - France's deportations of Gypsies are "a disgrace" and probably break EU law, the European Union's executive body declared Tuesday in a stinging rebuke that set up a showdown with French President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative government.

UK reporter sentenced for fake mercy killing claim (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 10:40 AM PDT

AP - A veteran British TV reporter has been sentenced after he admitted making up claims he killed a former lover who was dying of AIDS.

BP's Hayward to testify to UK lawmakers on spill (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 10:30 AM PDT

File photo of outgoing BP CEO Tony Hayward as he speaks at the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 17, 2010. British Members of Parliament (MPs) will next week grill Hayward, as part of an investigation into risks around deepwater drilling in the North Sea. REUTERS/Larry Downing/FilesAP - Outgoing BP CEO Tony Hayward will come under scrutiny from British lawmakers Wednesday over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, months after he offered few explanations for the accident at a testy hearing in Washington.

UN expert urges probe of recent attacks in Darfur (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 10:02 AM PDT

A southern Sudanese man dons traditional tribal accessories during a pro-independence march in the southern capital of Juba on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010. The event, which drew hundreds of supporters, aimed to bolster pro-independence sentiment ahead of an independence referendum scheduled for January 9, 2011. The referendum will determine whether south Sudan formally secedes from the north and forms a new, independent country. Pro-independence groups plan to hold similar events on the 9th of each month until the referendum. (AP Photo/Pete Muller)AP - A government-backed militia is suspected of killing 37 people and wounding more than 50 in a marketplace in North Darfur, the latest sign of unrest is growing in the Sudanese region, a U.N. human rights expert said Tuesday.

Recluse found to be UK war heroine after her death (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 09:40 AM PDT

AP - Her secret is out. But it is too late for Eileen Nearne to bask in the glory Britain loves to bestow on its World War II heroes.

Judge finds no collusion in '97 murder of King Rat (AP)

Posted: 14 Sep 2010 09:26 AM PDT

AP - An investigation into the 1997 killing of Billy "King Rat" Wright — a charismatic Northern Ireland extremist who terrorized the Catholic minority — concluded Tuesday that British authorities played no active role in his assassination behind bars.

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