2010年10月20日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Zanetti breaks goal scoring record as Inter edge Spurs (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 03:03 PM PDT

Inter Milan's Argentine defender Javier Zanetti (C) beats Tottenham's goalkeeper Gomes (R) to score the opening goal during their UEFA Champions League football match at San Siro stadium in Milan. Inter won 4-3.(AFP/Giuseppe Cacace)AFP - Inter Milan captain Javier Zanetti became the oldest ever Champions League scorer as the reigning champions edged out 10-man Tottenham 4-3 in a thriller at the San Siro on Wednesday.

United enjoy Champions League win as Rooney saga rumbles on (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 03:01 PM PDT

Manchester United's Portugese midfielder Nani celebrates scoring during their UEFA Champions League football match against Bursaspor at Old Trafford in Manchester. United won 1-0.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Manchester United shrugged off the disappointment of Wayne Rooney's imminent departure to defeat Turkish side Bursaspor 1-0 in the Champions League here Wednesday.

Edu turns from hero to villain for Rangers (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 02:47 PM PDT

Rangers' American midfielder, Maurice Edu (C) scores against Valencia during a UEFA Champions League, Group C, football match at Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland. Rangers continued their unbeaten start to their Champions League Group C campaign with a 1-1 draw with Valencia as a second-half Maurice Edu own goal cancelled out his 35th minute opener.(AFP/Graham Stuart)AFP - Rangers continued their unbeaten start to their Champions League Group C campaign with a 1-1 draw with Valencia as a second-half Maurice Edu own goal cancelled out his 35th minute opener.

Greek court rewrites history on 1922 'traitors' (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 02:37 PM PDT

AP - Reversing one of the most infamous court decisions in Greek history, the Supreme Court has posthumously acquitted six top politicians and soldiers executed nearly 90 years ago for a crushing military defeat that indelibly marked modern Greece.

Govt unveils deep spending cuts (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 02:34 PM PDT

Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, (R) and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, leave the Treasury offices in central London. The government unveiled the harshest spending cuts for decades on Wednesday, slashing budgets by around a fifth and taking the axe to the country's comprehensive welfare system.(AFP/POOL/Alastair Grant)AFP - The government unveiled the harshest spending cuts for decades on Wednesday, slashing budgets by around a fifth and taking the axe to the country's comprehensive welfare system.

French strike to save 'birthright' of privileges (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 02:26 PM PDT

In this photo taken Oct. 19, 2010, Union FO, or 'Workers' Force,' activist Eric Gilly, left, and his daughter Stephanie demonstrate in Marseille, southern France. The protest against a government plan to raise the retirement age to 62 has special meaning for five members of the Gilly clan. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)AP - Battling for benefits is a tradition in the Gilly family, passed from generation to generation — as it is for families across the country. And that goes some way toward explaining why the protests against plans to raise France's retirement age have shown such determination and ferocity.

Thatcher 'chirpy' in hospital (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 02:23 PM PDT

Former Prime Minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher, seen here in June 2010, had a AFP - Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher had a good night in hospital, was "chirpy" and discussing the country's huge programme of spending cuts after being admitted with flu, her son said on Wednesday.

Swiss archaeologists find 5,000-year-old door (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 02:17 PM PDT

This undated photo provided by the Hochbaudepartment Zurich shows a 5,000-year old door that archaeologists in the Swiss city of Zurich have found and may be the oldest ever found in Europe. Chief archaeologist Niels Bleicher says the ancient poplar wood door is 'solid and elegant' with well-preserved hinges and a 'remarkable' design for holding the boards together. Bleicher said Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010 the door has been dated to around 3,100-years B.C. (AP Photo/Hochbaudepartment Zurich, Handout) ** NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES **AP - Archaeologists in the Swiss city of Zurich have unearthed a 5,000-year-old door that may be one of the oldest ever found in Europe.

Rioters rampage, protesters block French airports (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 02:04 PM PDT

Soldiers of Security Civile, collect garbage in central Marseille, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010. The garbage collectors are on strike for nine days to protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to raise the retirement age to 62. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)AP - Workers opposed to a higher retirement age blocked roads to airports around France on Wednesday, leaving passengers in Paris dragging suitcases on foot along an emergency breakdown lane.

NGOs lobby international court over Gaza probe (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 01:59 PM PDT

AP - Rights groups lobbied the International Criminal Court on Wednesday for and against a Palestinian bid to be recognized as a state by the tribunal.

Chechen warlord may be behind parliament attack (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 12:27 PM PDT

A woman works to clean up debris after the attack by Islamic insurgents at the Parliament building in the Chechen regional capital, Grozny, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010. Islamic insurgents including a suicide bomber stormed Chechnya's Parliament on Tuesday, leaving several people dead and more than dozen injured in one of the most brazen attacks on the provincial capital in months, officials said. (AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev)AP - A suicide attack on Chechnya's parliament may have been staged by a shadowy warlord who wants to establish himself as a leader of the Russian region's factionalized Islamist insurgency, officials and analysts said Wednesday.

Murder verdict for woman who disabled parachute (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 11:35 AM PDT

** RETRANSMISSION TO CHANGE STORY SLUG ** Accused Els Clottemans wipes a tear as she is found guilty at the courthouse in Tongeren, Belgium, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010. Els Clottemans, a lone suspect, faced murder charges and accusations that jealousy pushed her four years ago to sabotage the parachute of her close friend and rival Els Van Doren with whom she shared a passion for skydiving and a lover. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)AP - A jealous schoolteacher was found guilty of murder Wednesday for sabotaging the parachute of a rival in a love triangle, causing her to crash to her death.

Court upholds Vatican bank account seizure (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 10:35 AM PDT

AP - A Rome court on Wednesday upheld the seizure of euro23 million ($33 million) from a Vatican bank account, prompting the Vatican to react in "astonishment."

Switzerland: tight security at Francophone summit (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 09:49 AM PDT

A Police boat patrols on the lake of Geneva near Montreux, Switzerland, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010 ahead of the 13th Francophonie Summit. The summit will take place from Oct. 22 to 24 in Montreux. Some 70 heads of state and 3,000 delegates are expected to attend the summit that will focus on issues of global governance and democracy, sustainable development and cultural diversity. (AP Photo/Keystone, Dominic Favre)AP - Switzerland has mobilized its army, air force and navy to provide security for more than 70 heads of state and government taking part in a three-day summit of French-speaking countries this week.

Saudi prince in lurid murder case sentenced (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 09:03 AM PDT

In this handout image issued by the Metropolitan Police, Bandar Abdulaziz,a servant who was killed by Saudi Prince Saud Abdulaziz bin Nasser al Saud. A Saudi prince has been convicted in Britain of murdering a servant. A jury in London's Old Bailey criminal court, on Tuesday Oct. 19, 2010, found Prince Saud Abdulaziz bin Nasser al Saud guilty of murdering Bandar Abdullah Abdulaziz in a frenzied attack in a hotel. The 34-year-old prince faces a possible life sentence. The jury deliberated just 95 minutes before returning its verdict. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Police, HO) EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - Life in prison, with parole possible after 20 years. That was the sentence handed down Wednesday to a Saudi prince convicted of a killing so lurid it has shocked even London, with its long history of tawdry sex crimes dating back to Jack the Ripper.

20 women arrested in Swedish child porn raid (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 08:41 AM PDT

AP - Swedish police say they have arrested 23 people in a nationwide raid against a child pornography ring, including 20 women.

Thieves wanted Cartier's costliest ring and got it (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 08:38 AM PDT

People walk past a Cartier jewelry shop in Rome's via Condotti Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010. Rome police are describing the thieves who calmly walked off with a euro500,000 ($692,000) diamond-encrusted ring as a pair of elegantly attired, smooth-talking bilingual men who convinced a Cartier saleswoman they wanted the luxury store's most expensive ring as a wedding present. Police official Paolo Guiso, who is leading the investigation, told The Associated Press Wednesday that two men, speaking Arabic and French, talked their way into seeing several pieces in the store on Via Condotti, a posh shopping street. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - Police are trying to track down two men who stole Cartier's most expensive ring, but one thing is clear: the bilingual, elegantly attired thieves were savvy.

Ex-UK prime minister Thatcher ill in hospital (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 08:17 AM PDT

FILE - In this Saturday, March 8, 2008 file photo, former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, in London. Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is ill with the flu and will skip a reception at Number 10 Downing Street to honor her 85th birthday. Prime Minister David Cameron's office has announced that Thatcher wants the reception to go ahead as planned despite her illness. The reception for former ministers, friends and colleagues will be the evening of Thursday, Oct. 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Sang Tan/file)AP - Britain's iconic former leader Margaret Thatcher is in the hospital for tests, but well enough to be discussing the current prime minister's spending cuts, her son said Wednesday.

Turkey fails to resolve dispute over head scarves (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 07:21 AM PDT

AP - Turkey's governing party failed to win key opposition support on Wednesday for plans to lift a ban on the wearing of Islamic head scarves at universities, a deeply divisive issue in a country with secular laws and a Muslim population.

Spain gets tough on smokers (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 07:16 AM PDT

AP - Spain, a country famed for its smoke-filled bars, corner cafes and restaurants, is poised to enact a tough new anti-smoking law Wednesday, eliminating its status as Western Europe's last country where lighting up in indoor public places is allowed.

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