2010年11月1日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Britain would welcome U.S. picking EADS tanker (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 05:09 PM PDT

Reuters - A top British military official said on Monday he would welcome a decision by the U.S. Air Force to buy new refueling planes from Europe's EADS since Britain plans to lease 14 of the same planes.

UK, France to pool defense assets, share costs (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 05:02 PM PDT

AP - Europe's two nuclear-armed powers will strike a deal Tuesday to share warhead testing facilities as the leaders of Britain and France finalize plans for unprecedented cooperation on defense and security.

Blackpool down nine-man West Brom in Premier League (AFP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 03:58 PM PDT

Referee Michael Oliver sends off West Bromwich Albion's Chilean defender Gonzalo Jara (C) after a foul on Blackpool's English forward Luke Varney (R) during their English Premier League football match at Bloomfield Road in Blackpool. Blackpool won 2-1.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Blackpool's impressive start to life in the English Premier League saw them rise to ninth in the table after a 2-1 victory at home to nine-man West Bromwich Albion gave them a first top-flight win at Bloomfield Road this season here on Monday.

Films tell story of WWII elephant rescue in Burma (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 03:53 PM PDT

In this photo released by Cambridge University captured from a film shot at an unknown location in 1942 by Gyles Mackrell, who organized the rescue mission of hundreds of Burmese refugees into British India by elephants, refugees cross a river. Videos and other documents are casting new light on how a British tea planter used elephants to rescue hundreds of Burmese stranded by flood waters during World War II. Researchers at the University of Cambridge said Monday Nov. 1 2010 that the donated films and documents tell the story of the rescue in full for the first time. (AP Photo / University of Cambridge )AP - British tea planter Gyles Mackrell organized one of the most remarkable rescue missions during World War II — by using elephants when nothing else would do.

Wenger predicts wonderful future for Wilshere (AFP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 03:33 PM PDT

Arsenal's midfielder Jack Wilshere (R) runs with the ball against Shakhtar Donetsk during the UEFA Champions League Group H football match at The Emirates Stadium in London on October 19. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said Wilshere could become a top-class player after the teenage England midfielder committed himself to an extended contract with the club on Monday.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said Jack Wilshere could become a top-class player after the teenage England midfielder committed himself to an extended contract with the club on Monday.

China's Hu defends currency policy (AFP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 02:57 PM PDT

Chinese President Hu Jintao said that Beijing's currency policy, under fire from the United States and European Union for keeping the yuan low so as to boost exports, is coherent and responsible.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao said that Beijing's currency policy, under fire from the United States and European Union for keeping the yuan low so as to boost exports, is coherent and responsible.

Areva to announce major Chinese contracts: report (AFP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 02:32 PM PDT

French nuclear energy giant Areva is expected to announce a number of major Chinese contracts during President Hu Jintao's state visit to France this week, Les Echos business daily reported.(AFP/File/Loic Venance)AFP - French nuclear energy giant Areva is expected to announce a number of major Chinese contracts during President Hu Jintao's state visit to France this week, Les Echos business daily reported.

Ryanair reports hike in profits (AFP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 02:01 PM PDT

Irish budget airline Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary, seen here on October 13. Ryanair, Europe's biggest no-frills airline, said on Monday that net profits rose 13.5 percent during its first half thanks to higher passenger numbers and ticket prices.(AFP/File/Gerard Julien)AFP - Ryanair, Europe's biggest no-frills airline, said on Monday that net profits rose 13.5 percent during its first half thanks to higher passenger numbers and ticket prices.

Greece: Suspects carried letter bomb for Sarkozy (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 12:56 PM PDT

A Greek anti-terrorist police officer investigates a private delivery company after an explosion in Athens, Monday, Nov. 1 2010. A woman was wounded after a package exploded at the company, while two other suspected mail bombs were destroyed by controlled blasts in the capital, police officials said. Police in Greece say two terrorism suspects have been arrested carrying letter bombs addressed to French President Nicolas Sarkozy and western embassies in Athens. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)AP - Greek police foiled four attempted parcel bomb attacks Monday, allegedly targeting French President Nicolas Sarkozy and three embassies in Athens, after one of the devices exploded at a delivery service, leaving a worker hospitalized with burns.

Serb court sentences ex-college basketball player (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 12:54 PM PDT

AP - A Belgrade court sentenced a former Serb college basketball player Monday to two years and three months in jail for beating an American student into a coma, in a case that has strained U.S.-Serbia relations.

Poles honor late president on holy day (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 11:08 AM PDT

Polish mourners pay tribute at a monument to late President Lech Kaczynski and the 95 other victims of a plane crash earlier this year in Warsaw, Poland, on Monday Nov. 1, 2010. The outpouring of grief comes on All Saints' Day, the Nov. 1 holiday that is one of the most sacred in this deeply Roman Catholic country. The monument in a light granite evokes the wings of an airplane. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)AP - Thousands of Polish mourners lit candles as they filed past a new monument at a military cemetery in the capital, paying tribute on Monday to the late president and 95 others killed in a plane crash this year.

Woman who allegedly stabbed UK lawmaker in court (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 09:02 AM PDT

AP - A 21-year-old woman stabbed a British lawmaker in the stomach with a kitchen knife as revenge for his support of the Iraq war, police and prosecutors said Monday.

UK's Thatcher released from hospital after flu (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 08:33 AM PDT

Former prime minister of Britain Thatcher waves to wellwishers from her home, in London after she left the Cromwell Hospital after spending nearly two weeks recovering from a bout of flu Monday Nov. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/John Stillwell/PA) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has returned home following two weeks in the hospital, managing a smile and a wave to reporters camped outside her doorstep Monday.

Germany: Bombs could have had 'significant' effect (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 08:26 AM PDT

AP - A German security official says the mail bombs intercepted last week contained 10.58 ounces (300 grams) and 15.11 ounces (400 grams) of the explosive PETN.

Albania to extradite murder, kidnap suspect to US (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 08:25 AM PDT

AP - An Albanian court has ruled to extradite a former government aide to the United States where he is to stand trial for murder, kidnapping and racketeering.

(AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 08:20 AM PDT

AP - German official says two Yemen mail bombs contained 300 grams and 400 grams of explosive PETN.

2 crew members killed in Romania in jet crash (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 07:51 AM PDT

AP - A fighter jet crashed during a training exercise Monday, killing two experienced pilots, the Romanian defense ministry said.

Poll: Ukraine president's party sweeps local vote (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 07:22 AM PDT

Ukrainians read their ballots at a polling station during local elections in Donetsk, Ukraine, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010. Ukraine holds local elections that will test the popularity of pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych and his party amid rising prices and other economic hardships. (AP Photo/Photomig)AP - The party headed by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych swept elections to regional councils throughout the country, an exit poll said Monday, in a landmark vote that the opposition and some observers claim was not fair.

Kurdish rebels deny any role in attack (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 07:15 AM PDT

Police forensic officers inspect the scene after an explosion in Taksim square where riot police were stationed in case of demonstrations in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010. A suspected suicide bomber detonated a device in Istanbul's main square on Sunday, wounding 32 people, Istanbul's police chief said.(AP Photo)AP - Kurdish rebels on Monday denied any involvement in the suicide bombing in a crowded Istanbul square that wounded 32 people — half of them police — and announced the extension of a unilateral cease fire in hope of opening talks with Turkish leaders.

Polish tall ship arrives at UK harbor after storm (AP)

Posted: 01 Nov 2010 07:03 AM PDT

**FILE** In this Sept. 19, 2010 file photo Polish tall ship Fryderyk Chopin used to train young sailors is entering the Baltic port of Gdynia. The ship has lost both its masts in foul weather and is drifting off the coast of southern England, British coast guards said Friday, Oct.29, 2010. The 36 teens on board don't appear to be in any immediate danger as two ships are heading in its direction to help tow it to port. (AP Photo/Andrzej J. Gojke, File)AP - A group of Polish teenage sailors are back on dry land Monday after a weekend aboard a tall ship crippled by bad weather off southwest England's coast.

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