2010年10月15日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

France responds to EU complaints after Gypsy spat (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 04:08 PM PDT

AP - France is willing to alter some of its laws in response to European Commission complaints that followed the government's expulsions of Gypsies, or Roma, to countries in Eastern Europe, officials said Friday.

Swiss celebrate digging world's longest tunnel (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 04:08 PM PDT

A miner stands in front of the drill machine 'Sissi' after it broke through the rock at the final section Faido-Sedrun, at the construction site of the NEAT Gotthard Base Tunnel Friday Oct. 15, 2010. With a length of 57 km (35 miles) crossing the Alps, the world's longest train tunnel should become operational at the end of 2017. (AP Photo/Christian Hartmann,Pool)AP - Workers hugged, cheered and set off fireworks as the huge drill broke through the last stretch of rock deep in the Swiss Alps. There was delight at the end of the tunnel — the world's longest — when it was completed Friday.

Factory involved in Hungary sludge flood restarts (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 04:07 PM PDT

An aerial view of Kolontar village covered by toxic red mud, 164 kms southwest of Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010 after the dyke of a reservoir containing red mud of an alumina plant in nearby Ajka broke eight days earlier, and over one million cubic meters of the poisonous chemical sludge inundated three villages, killing eight people and injuring over hundred. (AP Photos/MTI, Sandor H. Szabo)AP - Production restarted Friday at the metals plant whose broken reservoir unleashed a massive flood of caustic red sludge, even as villagers began returning to one of the affected towns in western Hungary despite warnings from environmentalists that it was too early and too dangerous to return.

French oil boss stresses strikes cause for concern (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 02:47 PM PDT

French oil giant Total chief executive Christophe de Margerie talks during the AFP - The chairman of the French oil company Total acknowledged Friday that French strikes which have blocked refineries was cause for concern but suggested the group had at least a week's worth of stocks in hand.

Austrian deportation chief fired (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 02:39 PM PDT

AP - Austrian Interior Minister Maria Fekter on Friday fired the official who oversaw the detention and deportation of 8-year-old twins.

France replies to EU on Roma's free movement: EU (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 02:16 PM PDT

Security forces arrive to evacuate the Corbeil-Essonnes part of an illegal Roma camp set up in three cities Corbeil-Essonnes, Ormoy and Villabe, on early October 7, west of Paris. France sent its reply to the EU executive on its expulsion of Roma, ahead of a midnight deadline to give assurances that it will fall in line with EU laws or face legal action, an EU spokesman said.(AFP/File/Bernard Gaudin)AFP - France sent its reply to the EU executive on its expulsion of Roma, ahead of a midnight deadline to give assurances that it will fall in line with EU laws or face legal action, an EU spokesman said.

NESV seal acrimonious Liverpool takeover (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 01:26 PM PDT

Owner of the Boston Red Sox baseball team, and new owner of Liverpool Football Club, John W. Henry, gives the thumbs-up sign, as he leaves after addressing the media, after a meeting with lawyers, in central London. New England Sports Ventures (NESV), owners of baseball's Boston Red Sox, completed their acrimonious 300 million pounds (480 million dollars) takeover of Liverpool football club.(AFP/Carl Court)AFP - New England Sports Ventures (NESV), owners of baseball's Boston Red Sox, completed their acrimonious 300 million pounds (480 million dollars) takeover of Liverpool Football Club on Friday.

Sarkozy sends in riot police to break fuel blockade (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 12:44 PM PDT

Strikers block the entrance to the Total refinery in Saint-Nazaire, western France. President Nicolas Sarkozy dispatched riot police Friday to reopen fuel depots blocked by strikes against pension reform, as the fuel pipeline to Paris airports was cut and all France's refineries shut down.(AFP/Frank Perry)AFP - President Nicolas Sarkozy dispatched riot police Friday to reopen fuel depots blocked by strikes against pension reform, as the fuel pipeline to Paris airports was cut and all France's refineries shut down.

Villagers return home after Hungarian toxic mud disaster (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 12:43 PM PDT

A school boy and an elderly man from Kolontar village ride a bus to return their home village 11 days after it was devastated by the country's worst-ever chemical accident.(AFP/Balint Porneczi)AFP - Hundreds of people boarded buses back to their tiny village in western Hungary Friday, 11 days after it was devastated by the country's worst-ever chemical accident.

World's longest tunnel breaks down Swiss Alpine barrier (AFP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 12:34 PM PDT

A giant drilling machine completes the world's longest tunnel beneath the Swiss Alps. In a stage-managed breakthrough, attended by some 200 dignitaries 30 kilometres (20 miles) inside the tunnel and broadcast live on Swiss television, engineers from both sides shook hands after the bore had pummeled through the final 1.5 metres (five feet) of rock.(AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - A giant drilling machine punched its way through a final section of Alpine rock on Friday to complete the world's longest tunnel, after 15 years of sometimes lethal construction work.

Norway terror suspect released (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 11:45 AM PDT

AP - One of three suspects in a Norwegian terror probe was released Friday after the Supreme Court rejected an attempt by the police security service to keep him in custody.

Putin's right-hand man nominated Moscow mayor (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 11:43 AM PDT

In this file photo, May 12, 2008, vice-Prime Minister Sergei Sobyanin is seen at a Cabinet meeting in Moscow, Russia. Sergei Sobyanin is one the four candidates for the Moscow mayor position nominated by the pro-Kremlin United Russia party. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)AP - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's chief of staff was nominated Friday as Moscow's next mayor, a move seen as bringing the capital's sizable political and business interests under the direct control of the Kremlin.

France backs European missile shield (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 11:27 AM PDT

AP - France is ready to help develop and pay for a U.S.-led European anti-missile shield — but only as a backup, not a replacement, for this country's nuclear deterrent, President Nicolas Sarkozy's office said Friday.

Dutch prosecutors seek acquittal of anti-Islam pol (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 10:56 AM PDT

AP - Dutch prosecutors asked judges Friday to acquit anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders on all charges of inciting hate and discrimination against Muslims, in a case seen as testing the limits of free speech versus religious freedom.

EU police in Kosovo charge 5 for organ trafficking (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 09:59 AM PDT

AP - The European Union police in Kosovo say five people, including a former senior official, have been charged with international trafficking of human organs and organized crime.

Petraeus: Video shows grenade use in failed rescue (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 09:18 AM PDT

General David Petraeus leaves 10 Downing Street in London Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010. British Prime Minister David Cameron raised the case of a slain British aid worker in a Downing Street meeting Thursday with NATO's top commander in Afghanistan, U.S. Gen. David Petraeus. Cameron earlier this week revealed that Linda Norgrove, a kidnapped British aid worker, may have been killed by her American rescuers — rather than her Taliban captors as first reported. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - NATO's top commander in Afghanistan confirmed Friday that the coalition has provided safe passage for top Taliban leaders to travel to Kabul for face-to-face negotiations with the U.S.-backed Afghan government.

Turkish nationalists accused of killing bishop (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 08:13 AM PDT

AP - Turkey's top Roman Catholic bishop has publicly accused Turkish ultra-nationalists and religious fanatics of being behind the slaying of the country's senior bishop.

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Posted: 15 Oct 2010 07:57 AM PDT

AP - Dutch prosecutors ask acquittal of anti-Islam politician Wilders on all hate speech charges.

Holbrooke: Contacts with Taliban picking up (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 05:57 AM PDT

Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs William Hague, right, talks with U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, prior to the start of a at the European Council building in Brussels, Friday, Oct. 15, 2010. A group of 26 countries and international organizations called 'Friends of Pakistan' gathers in Brussels, to discuss the urgent need for reforms in Pakistan. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)AP - Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, said Friday that Taliban associates have been reaching out for talks about ending the war but that formal negotiations are not taking place.

Iranian FM: Ready to resume nuclear talks soon (AP)

Posted: 15 Oct 2010 05:46 AM PDT

Iran's Foreign Minister, Manouchehr Mottaki, talks with journalists, prior to the start of a 'Friends of Democratic Pakistan' meeting, at the European Council building in Brussels, Friday, Oct. 15, 2010. A group of 26 countries and international organizations called 'Friends of Democratic Pakistan' gathers in Brussels, to discuss the urgent need for reforms in Pakistan. (AP Photo/Pool)AP - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Friday that Tehran was ready to resume talks about its nuclear program with the international community within a matter of weeks.

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