2010年10月31日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Europe News


Cargo security to be reviewed: May (AFP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 03:11 PM PDT

A file picture of UPS cargo planes lined up at the company's air hub in Miami, Florida. Britain will review how freight is screened following the discovery of two bombs onboard US-bound cargo flights, the home secretary has said.(AFP/File/Roberto Schmidt)AFP - The government will review how freight is screened following the discovery of two bombs onboard US-bound cargo flights, the home secretary said Sunday, amid claims screening equipment failed to work properly.


Police block sex abuse survivors near Vatican (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 02:50 PM PDT

Members of the Survivor's Voice foundation, an association for alleged clergy abuse victims, with left, Italian deaf man Gianni Bisioli, wearing a sign with writing in Italian reading 'At Verona's Provolo Institute for the Deaf I was abused by 16 priests, 5 clergymen, 5 older classmates and one bishop', during a press conference in Rome, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010.  Writing partially seen on image in the background is a passage from the Bible which reads 'Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses, nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves...  (Matthew 10: 9-10).' Sitting at right is Shelly Winemiller of the US, woman standing in the background is an unidentified deaf translator.  People from a dozen countries who allege they were raped or molested by Catholic priests as children are gathering in Rome for a candlelit march on the Vatican intended to let survivors know they're not alone.(AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Italian paramilitary police blocked a boulevard leading to the Vatican to prevent a march Sunday by some 100 survivors of clergy sex abuse from reaching St. Peter's Square, but later allowed two protesters to leave letters from the abused at the Holy See's doorstep.


Westwood topples Tiger Woods for number one spot (AFP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 02:38 PM PDT

Lee Westwood, pictured on October 3, was assured of toppling Tiger Woods as world number one on Sunday when Martin Kaymer failed to finish in the top two in the European Tour's Andalucia Masters tournament.(AFP/File/Timothy A. Clary)AFP - England's Lee Westwood has become the new world number one for the first time as he ended American Tiger Woods's 281-week reign at the top of the golf rankings.


Saudi emerges as key suspect, bomb went on 'passenger plane' (AFP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 02:18 PM PDT

A handout picture combo released by the Yemeni interior ministry in 2009 shows suspected Yemen-based Saudi al-Qaeda expert Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri. An alleged Saudi bombmaker has emerged as the main suspect behind the two parcel bombs sent from Yemen, a US official said, as a Gulf airline source said one of the parcels traveled on a passenger plane.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - An alleged Saudi bombmaker has emerged as the main suspect behind the two parcel bombs sent from Yemen, a US official said, as a Gulf airline source said one of the parcels traveled on a passenger plane.


49ers down Denver in London NFL matchup (AFP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 01:47 PM PDT

Frank Gore of the San Francisco 49ers (No 21) scores a touchdown during their NFL International series game against Denver Broncos at Wembley Stadium, in London. San Francisco won 24-16.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - San Francisco 49ers running-back Frank Gore eased the pressure on head coach Mike Singletary as his dominant display set up a 24-16 win over the Denver Broncos at London's Wembley Stadium on Sunday.


Ukrainian opposition claims local elections 'invalid' (AFP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 12:47 PM PDT

People examine their ballot papers at a polling station in Lviv. Ukraine's opposition claimed serious irregularities in Sunday's local elections, which are seen as an important test of President Viktor Yanukovych's commitment to democratic freedoms.(AFP/Yuriy Dyachyshyn)AFP - Ukraine's opposition claimed serious irregularities in Sunday's local elections, which are seen as an important test of President Viktor Yanukovych's commitment to democratic freedoms.


Liverpool out of Premier League relegation zone (AFP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 11:50 AM PDT

Liverpool's Spanish forward Fernando Torres reacts during the English Premier League football match against Bolton Wanderers' at The Reebok stadium, Bolton. Liverpool won 1-0.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Liverpool climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone after a moment of magic from Fernando Torres helped set up a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Bolton.


Moscow allows 1,000 anti-government protesters to rally (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 11:49 AM PDT

Reuters - Over a thousand anti-government protesters were allowed to rally on Sunday in Moscow's central Triumph Square for the first time in years as authorities granted their opponents a moment to air their grievances.

At least 32 wounded in Istanbul suicide bombing (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 10:37 AM PDT

AP - A suicide bomber blew himself up Sunday beside a police vehicle in a major Istanbul square near tourist hotels and a bus terminal, wounding 32 people, including 15 policemen.

Spain without ETA? Basque group may be nearing end (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 10:36 AM PDT

FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2008 photo, Arnaldo Otegi, leader of the outlawed Basque Batasuna party, right, speaks at a rally beside at two unidentified  masked supporters in Elgoibar northern Spain. A newspaper that often serves as a mouthpiece for the violent Basque separatist group ETA says the organization's banned political wing plans to create a new party that rejects violence. The daily Gara's report on the move by the Batasuna party on Thursday Oct. 28, 2010 comes amid growing speculation that ETA might be preparing to end 40 years of violence following a ceasefire declaration in September.Batasuna was outlawed in 2003 on grounds it is a part of ETA. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos, files)AP - Europe's last big violent political militancy has been decimated by arrests and dwindling support. Its outlawed political wing wants to create a new party that rejects violence and turns its leaders into legitimate politicians.


2,000 rally in Moscow, demand freedom of assembly (AP)

Posted: 31 Oct 2010 10:04 AM PDT

AP - Nearly 2,000 people gathered in central Moscow on Sunday demanding freedom of assembly in a rare sanctioned rally.
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