2010年9月15日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Europe News


Wenger lauds faithful Fabregas after Braga rout (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 06:20 PM PDT

Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas scores from the penalty spot against Braga during their UEFA Champions League Group H match at the Emirates stadium in London. Arsenal won 6-0.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is convinced his side's six-goal demolition of Braga in their opening Champions League group game is proof his players have the potential to be winners.


Anelka grabs double as Chelsea breeze past Zilina (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 06:00 PM PDT

Chelsea's Nicolas Anelka and teammate Michael Essien celebrate their goal to take the lead during the UEFA Champions League group F football match against MSK Zilina, in Zilina. Chelsea won 4-1.(AFP/Joe Klamar)AFP - Nicolas Anelka scored twice for Chelsea to help the English champions breeze past MSK Zilina 4-1 on Wednesday in their Champions League opener.


EU claims victory in WTO case versus Boeing (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 05:19 PM PDT

Reuters - The European Union said on Wednesday it had won a victory against U.S. subsidies for Boeing that it hoped would set the stage for a negotiated settlement that would allow European governments to continue to help Airbus develop new aircraft.

Europe claims victory in Boeing subsidy row (AFP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 04:58 PM PDT

European leaders claimed victory on Wednesday after the World Trade Organization was said to have judged massive US subsidies to Boeing illegal.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Larry W. Smith)AFP - European leaders claimed victory on Wednesday after the World Trade Organization was said to have judged massive US subsidies to Boeing illegal.


Europe claims WTO ruling in Boeing case as victory (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 04:55 PM PDT

AP - European officials claimed Wednesday that a preliminary decision by the world's top trade court found that aid to U.S. aircraft maker Boeing violated international rules, leading to the prospect that the Chicago-based plane maker may have to forgo or even pay back billions in subsidies.

Facts about Boeing and European rival EADS (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 03:40 PM PDT

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Summary Box: Europe claims a win in Boeing ruling (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 03:38 PM PDT

AP - WHAT HAPPENED: Boeing Co.'s long-running trade dispute in Europe was the subject of a preliminary decision by a European trade court. The decision is confidential, but French officials claimed it "condemns massive subsidies to Boeing that violate WTO rules."

France says EU censure over Roma unacceptable (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 03:31 PM PDT

Roma children wait near luggage after arriving at Baneasa international airport in Bucharest from Marseille, in the latest wave of what French President Nicholas Sarkozy's government calls a voluntary repatriation scheme, September 14, 2010. REUTERS/Bogdan CristelReuters - France hit back on Wednesday at "unacceptable" criticism from a European Commissioner of its repatriation of Roma, prompting her to say she regretted her comments were interpreted as comparing France with Nazi Germany.


France hits back at criticism on Gypsy roundups (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 03:17 PM PDT

Romanian Roma women look at journalists after they and more than 200 others arrived on two special flights from France, in Bucharest, Romania, 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 in a stinging rebuke that set up a showdown with French President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative government. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)AP - President Nicolas Sarkozy's government fired back Wednesday at European Commission criticism of France's crackdown on Gypsies, or Roma, saying some of the complaints are unacceptable.


Exclusive: EU wants talks with U.S. over Boeing-De Gucht (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 03:10 PM PDT

Reuters - European Union Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said on Wednesday the only way to resolve a dispute over U.S. government subsidies to Boeing was to reach "a negotiated settlement."

Pope travels to Britain amid indifference, outrage (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 01:03 PM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI delivers his Angelus prayer from his window overlooking the courtyard of his summer residence of Castel Gandolfo, on the outskirts of Rome, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Pope Benedict XVI takes his campaign to revive Christianity in an increasingly secular Europe to Britain on Thursday. He faces a daunting task in a nation largely at odds with his policies and where disgust over the church sex abuse scandal runs high.


APNewsBreak: Top US envoy engages Arabs on Israel (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 12:20 PM PDT

AP - Barack Obama's top nuclear envoy warned Arab ambassadors Wednesday that they risk contributing to a failure of Mideast talks if they use an upcoming meeting in Vienna to pressure Israel over its nuclear program, diplomats said.

Former Dutch bishop accused of sexual abuse (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 11:38 AM PDT

AP - A Catholic diocese in the Netherlands says its former bishop has been accused of sexually abusing two boys in the 1950s.

US accuses Iran of intimidating nuclear inspectors (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 11:21 AM PDT

Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh laughs before the start of the IAEA's board of governors meeting at the International Center, in Vienna, Austria,  Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010.  (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)AP - A U.S. envoy accused Iran on Wednesday of intimidating U.N. nuclear inspectors in an effort to influence their findings — a move he said may lead to "appropriate action," from the International Atomic Energy Agency.


Turkey: scrutiny falls on coup leaders (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 09:04 AM PDT

AP - A Turkish lawmaker demanded Wednesday that the leaders of a 1980 military coup be brought to trial, following approval of constitutional amendments that lifted their immunity.

Ice cream ad banned as "offensive" to Catholics (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 08:39 AM PDT

AP - Britain's advertising watchdog has banned an Italian ice cream ad featuring a pregnant nun, saying it causes offense to Catholics.

Victims of childhood abuse demand action from pope (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 07:55 AM PDT

Peter Saunders, Chief Executive of NAPAC (the National Association for People Abused in Childhood), left, speaks as Chris Daly from Scotland, right, and solicitor David Greenwood look on during a press conference highlighting survivors of the alleged abuse by Catholic priests, in London, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010.  Pope Benedict XVI will begin a four-day visit, the first-ever state visit by a Pope to Britain, on Thursday.  (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)AP - Victims of childhood abuse by clergy urged the Vatican to give secular authorities all information it holds on misbehaving priests, and said Wednesday that the pope's visit this week to Britain would cause many survivors pain and distress.


70 years on, Battle of Britain pilots remember (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 07:12 AM PDT

Ken Wilkinson an RAF veteran is seen by paintings of spitfires in London, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. Ken flew in the later stages of The Battle of Britain and later became an instuctor. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - Owen Burns remembers the cold, the howling wind, and the silk underwear he wore to protect him from the bitter cold. Ken Wilkinson recalls the solitude of combat, Nigel Rose the perverse disappointment of coming back from a mission unscathed.


Experts: Belfast militants killed man, broke truce (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 07:03 AM PDT

AP - A panel of terrorism experts ruled Wednesday that a Protestant militant group in Northern Ireland, the Ulster Volunteer Force, killed a Belfast man in May and broke its promise to renounce violence.

German book channels public's immigrant angst (AP)

Posted: 15 Sep 2010 06:35 AM PDT

Thilo Sarrazin, a former member of the board of German Central Bank, waits for the beginning of a panel discussion in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. Thilo Sarrazin agreed to quit the bank's board following the uproar over his disparaging remarks about Muslims and Jews. The Bundesbank said that it had reached an agreement with Sarrazin, who had asked to step down. Sarrazin's  comments that Muslim immigrants in Europe are unwilling or incapable of integrating into western societies and that all Jews 'share a certain gene' provoked a storm of controversy in Germany. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)AP - Thilo Sarrazin was a board member of Germany's august central bank until he wrote a book claiming German society was being made "dumber" by Muslim immigrants. It's a runaway best-seller, but has cost him his job.


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