2010年10月18日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

UK foreign secretary says military to stay strong (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 04:43 PM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (left) and British Foreign Secretary William Hague (right) take part in meeting Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010 at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. (AP Photo/Mandel Ngan/Pool)AP - Britain's foreign secretary said Sunday that he believes the United States has been reassured about his country's commitment to a strong military force even as it cuts spending.

Russia seeks foreign policy voice in Europe (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 03:00 PM PDT

French President Nicolas sarkozy, center, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, are seen at the Hotel Royal in Deauville, Monday Oct. 18, 2010. French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, German Chancellor, Angela Merkel and Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, meet for a two-day summit in this French beach resort of Deauville to discuss joint security challenges and the upcoming G-20 summit.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)AP - Russia sought to use a summit starting Monday to cement a greater role in Europe's security and foreign policy — a shift that France and Germany embrace but that's tougher to sell to the rest of the long-divided continent.

Terror, cyber attacks 'biggest security threats' in Britain (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 02:49 PM PDT

Skull and crossbones reflected in a computer screen. International terrorism and cyber attacks pose the biggest threat to British security, a new government strategy published said, ahead of a major shake-up of the defence budget.(AFP/File)AFP - International terrorism and cyber attacks pose the biggest threats to security, a new government strategy said Monday, just before deep cuts to the defence budget are unveiled.

Rovers and Sunderland fight out bore draw (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 02:19 PM PDT

Blackburn Rovers' French midfielder Steven N'Zonzi (L) competes with Sunderland's English midfielder Jordan Henderson during their English Premier League football match at Ewood Park in Blackburn. The match ended in a 0-0 draw.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Blackburn Rovers and Sunderland failed to defy the critics expectations here on Monday as they battled out a 0-0 draw in their Premier League clash.

Cybersecurity may be winner despite Britain's cuts (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 02:13 PM PDT

A police boat patrols on the River Thames near the building of British Secret Intelligence Service, SIS, also known as MI6, in London, Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. Britain unveils a package of spending cuts this week, the harshest since World War II, but counterterrorism and cyber attack prevention are among areas expected to get funding boosts. Terrorism and cyber warfare have been identified as the two most serious threats facing Britain, and a higher priority than preparing for another international military conflict, according to Britain's national security strategy, a detailed plan that will spell out the country's security priorities Monday.(AP Photo/Lennart Preiss)AP - Britain unveils a package of spending cuts this week — the harshest since World War II — but counterterrorism and cyber attack prevention were among areas expected to get funding boosts.

French strikes hit airlines, trucking, gas pumps (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 01:23 PM PDT

Youth clash with riot police officers, unseen, in Nanterre, outside Paris, Monday Oct. 18, 2010. French oil workers are intensifying their fight against President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to raise the retirement age to 62, a conflict that has hobbled transport and sparked scattered gas shortages. French youth who have rallied to the cause, meanwhile, burned tires or set up blockades outside some schools in Paris and nearby suburbs on Monday. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)AP - Airlines flying into France were ordered to slash schedules — and to bring enough fuel for the trip out. Gas stations ran short or dry, while truckers jammed highway traffic Monday by driving at a snail's pace, a tactic known in French as "operation escargot."

France, Germany offer hand to Russia at seaside summit (AFP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 12:43 PM PDT

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) walks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel along the seaside in Deauville, nothwestern France. Sarkozy, Merkel and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev attend a tripartite summit in Deauville, two decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall marked the end of the Cold War and a month before the NATO allies meet to agree their new security vision.(AFP/Pool/Philippe Wojazer)AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Dimitry Medvedev launched talks Monday on building a pan-European security partnership.

Facing a rising China, Russia looks to boost Europe ties (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 12:43 PM PDT

The Christian Science Monitor - Is Russia ready to join Europe? Is Europe ready to embrace Russia?

Chilean leader to give rock from mine to queen (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 12:42 PM PDT

In this photo released Sunday Oct. 17, 2010, by Britain's Imperial War Museum (IWM), showing the granddaughter of former British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, Celia Sandys and Chilean President Sebastian Pinera, as he sits in Sir Winston's chair and holds a display cigar, while he tours the Map Room inside the Cabinet War Rooms in central London Sunday Oct. 17, 2010. (AP Photo / IWM) ** NO SALES **AP - Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Monday gave Britain's queen and prime minister each a rock taken from the bottom of the collapsed San Jose mine — a symbol of his effort to turn the disaster-turned-success story into an international image makeover.

French protests intensify, government stands firm (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 12:36 PM PDT

School students attend a demonstration over pension reform in Paris, October 16, 2010. A nationwide strike that could hit various industries is planned for Tuesday, a day before the Senate is due to vote on a bill to make people work longer for their pensions. REUTERS/Benoit TessierReuters - French truck drivers staged go-slow operations on highways, trains were canceled and petrol stations ran out of fuel on Monday as strikers dug in ahead of a Senate vote this week on an unpopular pension overhaul.

Iran joins high-level Afghan talks (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 10:23 AM PDT

Germany's special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Michael Steiner gestures during a press conference at Rome's Foreign Ministry, Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. U.S.and U.N. envoys are meeting in Rome with NATO officials for daylong talks, amid a renewed push to end the nine-year-old Afghan war. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Iran took part in a high-level meeting on Afghanistan on Monday after the United States said it has no problem with its participation.

Rene Redzepi: Capturing time and place in cooking (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 09:45 AM PDT

This undated photo courtesy of Ditte Isager shows chef Rene Redzepi. At age 32, Redzepi is the chef of the moment, ever since his Copenhagen restaurant, Noma, grabbed first place on Restaurant Magazine’s list of the world’s 50 best restaurants last spring. (AP Photo/Ditte Isager) NO SALESAP - To cook like the world's best chef you might try his recipe for snails, which instructs the reader to feed them lettuce for a couple of days, put them in a pan of water, and bring it to a boil, "making sure that the snails don't escape."

Dutch Muslims want anti-Islam lawmaker convicted (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 09:43 AM PDT

Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders, right, and his lawyer, Bram Moszkowicz, left, are seen inside the courtroom in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. Wilders is charged with inciting hate and discrimination against Muslims, in a case seen as testing the limits of free speech versus religious freedom. (AP Photo/Marcel Antonisse, Pool)AP - Muslim witnesses said Monday that a Dutch lawmaker's anti-Islamic comments had led to attacks and intimidation, and they pleaded with judges to convict him and give him a symbolic fine of one euro ($1.40).

Rev. Jesse Jackson launches UK civil rights group (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 09:35 AM PDT

AP - American civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson is starting a group in the U.K. to oppose what he calls the abuse of police powers to stop and search people.

Report: Russian spies get Kremlin's highest honors (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 08:48 AM PDT

AP - President Dmitry Medvedev bestowed the country's highest state honor Monday on the Russian sleeper agents deported from the United States as part of the countries' biggest spy swap since the Cold War, the Interfax news agency reported.

Sweden denies WikiLeaks founder residence permit (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 07:25 AM PDT

AP - Sweden's immigration authority says it has denied WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's application for a residence permit.

About 150 Kurds go on trial in Turkey (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 06:21 AM PDT

Security members surround a courthouse before more than 150 Kurds, including a dozen elected mayors, went on trial in Diyarbakir, Turkey, Monday, Oct. 18, 2010, for alleged links with a Kurdish guerrilla group at a time when the Turkish government is engaged in efforts to reconcile with the members of this ethnic minority. Kurdish politicians demand the acquittal of all suspects who face between five years to life in prison for alleged membership in a 'terrorist organization' and attempts to divide the country.(AP Photo/Hurriyet) ** TURKEY OUT **AP - More than 150 Kurds, including a dozen elected mayors, went on trial Monday for alleged links with a Kurdish guerrilla group at a time when the Turkish government is engaged in efforts to reconcile with the members of this ethnic minority.

Pope defends priestly celibacy (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 04:41 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI, in front of the relics of six new saints, blesses the faithful at the end of a Canonization Mass in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI gave Australia its first saint on Sunday, canonizing a nun who was briefly excommunicated and also declaring five other saints in a Mass attended by tens of thousands of people. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - Pope Benedict XVI has defended the celibate priesthood, saying that while abusive priests have caused shameful damage they can't discredit the priestly mission, which "remains great and pure."

EU ministers struggle over budget rules (AP)

Posted: 18 Oct 2010 03:54 AM PDT

European Central Bank President Jean Claude Trichet gestures during a round table meeting of eurogroup finance ministers at the Kiem Center in Luxembourg on Monday, Oct. 18, 2010. European finance ministers plan to hash out a deal on stricter budget rules to avoid another government debt crisis, as a surging euro casts doubt on the continent's fragile economic recovery. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)AP - European finance ministers locked horns Monday over stricter budget rules to avoid another government debt crisis as protests against spending cutbacks rattled France and Italy — a sign of the politically difficult choices ahead.

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