2010年11月3日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Mom in Spain happy that her 10-year-old gave birth (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 06:24 PM PDT

AP - A Romanian Gypsy woman whose 10-year-old daughter just gave birth in Spain says she's delighted to have a new granddaughter and doesn't understand why the birth has shocked anyone — let alone become an international sensation.

Glasgow airport evacuated after item found: police (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 05:54 PM PDT

A woman passes through Glasgow airport. The Scottish transport hub has been partially evacuated after the discovery of a suspicious item, British police have said, amid heightened concern for aviation security after the Yemen parcel bomb plot.(AFP/File/Derek Blair)AFP - Glasgow airport has been partially evacuated after the discovery of a suspicious item, British police have said, amid heightened concern for aviation security after the Yemen parcel bomb plot.

Russia flexes muscles over island spat with Japan (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 05:53 PM PDT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visits one of the Russian-held islands claimed by Japan, at the southern Kurils, on Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. Russia's president visited an island in the Pacific Ocean claimed by both Russia and Japan on Monday, triggering immediate protests from Tokyo, which is already involved in a heated dispute with China over islands to the south. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti Kremlin, Mikhail Klimentyev, pool)AP - Dmitry Medvedev's visit to a disputed Pacific island, despite strong objections from Japan, seemed intended both to stamp Russia's authority in Asia and to strengthen the Russian president at home.

Suspicious package found at Glasgow Airport (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 05:26 PM PDT

AP - Part of Glasgow Airport in Scotland was evacuated after a suspicious package was found there, a spokesman said Wednesday.

Chelsea power into last 16 as Spartak downed (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 03:46 PM PDT

Chelsea's French striker Nicolas Anelka (L) vies with Spartak Moscow's Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Dikan (R) during their UEFA Champions League group F football match against Spartak Moscow at Stamford Bridge, in London. Chelsea won 4-1.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Stand-in captain Didier Drogba led from the front as Chelsea powered into the last 16 of the Champions League here Wednesday with a 4-1 victory over Spartak Moscow.

Eduardo returns to haunt former club Arsenal (AFP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 03:42 PM PDT

Arsenal's Johan Djourou (R) vies with Shakhtar Donetsk's Eduardo during the UEFA Champions League Group H football match Shaktar Donetsk vs. Arsenal in Donetsk. Eduardo da Silva ended Arsenal's 100 percent start in the Champions League as the Croatian's clinical strike gave Shakhtar Donetsk a 2-1 win over his former club on Wednesday.(AFP/Sergei Supinsky)AFP - Eduardo da Silva ended Arsenal's 100 percent start in the Champions League as the Croatian's clinical strike gave Shakhtar Donetsk a 2-1 win over his former club on Wednesday.

Chavez allies back Basque separatist in Venezuela (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 03:09 PM PDT

A supporter of Arturo Cubillas, an alleged member of Basque separatist group ETA, stands outside Venezuela's Public Ministry during a protest against Cubillas' extradition in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. Spain wants to try Cubillas, who testified before Venezuelan prosecutors Wednesday, on accusations that he helped ETA arrange explosives training with Colombian rebels in Venezuela. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)AP - A Basque separatist fighting extradition to Spain testified before Venezuelan prosecutors on Wednesday, a Venezuelan activist said.

Germany to expand immigrant "integration course" (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 02:51 PM PDT

Reuters - Germany said on Wednesday it would offer civics courses to all interested foreigners after a meeting with immigrant groups revealed new discord over how authorities handle immigration to Europe's largest economy.

Iceland volcano may erupt amid rising flood level (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 02:49 PM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday Nov. 4, 2004 file photo a cloud of ash erupts from Grimsvotn, a lake in the middle of Vatnajokull, the biggest glacier in Iceland. Torrents of water are pouring from a glacier that sits atop Iceland's most active volcano, an indication that the mountain is growing hotter and may be about to erupt, scientists said Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. The flood that began Thursday at the Grimsvotn volcano is similar to one in 2004 that lasted five days and ended with an eruption that disrupted European air traffic, University of Iceland geophysicist Pall Einarsson said. (AP Photo/ Pll Stefansson, File)AP - Scientists are closely monitoring an Icelandic volcano as melted glacial ice pouring from its crater may trigger an eruption.

Hariri court president appeals for acceptance (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 02:44 PM PDT

AP - The president of a U.N.-backed tribunal set up to prosecute the assassins of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri made an impassioned plea Wednesday for Lebanese to give the court a chance to show it can dispense impartial justice.

Iran foreign minister: No verdict in stoning case (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 12:41 PM PDT

FILE - This undated file image made available by Amnesty International in London on Thursday, July 8, 2010, shows Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a mother of two who was sentenced to death by stoning in Iran on charges of adultery. France said Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010 that Iran's foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki insists that no final decision has been made in the case of Ashtiani who could be executed by stoning for adultery, despite reports that her execution is imminent. (AP Photo/Amnesty International, File) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO SALES**AP - Iran's foreign minister said Wednesday that no final decision has been made about a woman who could be stoned to death for adultery, amid reports that her execution was imminent.

After Greek bombs, calls for tougher EU screening (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 12:00 PM PDT

** RETRANSMISSION TO ADD IDENTIFICATION ** Anti terrorism Police escort mail bomb suspect Gerasimos Tsakalos to a public prosecutor's office in Athens on Tuesday Nov. 2, 2010. Eight embassies in Athens were the intended targets of mail bomb attacks Monday and Tuesday. French President Nicholas Sarkozy was also targeted with a package that was intercepted. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)AP - Greece stopped all outgoing airmail packages and screened thousands of boxes Wednesday in an attempt to stop a spate of bombings blamed on domestic militants targeting diplomatic missions and European leaders.

Ireland faces by-election pressure, student anger (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 11:33 AM PDT

Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen arrives for an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010. European Union leaders, opening a two-day summit Thursday, are at pains to inject more financial discipline into eurozone nations to prevent another debt crisis from gutting confidence in Europe's single currency. (AP Photo/Thierry Charlier)AP - A High Court judge ruled Wednesday that Ireland's government should stop delaying a by-election for a parliamentary seat left empty for 17 months, a judgment that further weakens the ability of Prime Minister Brian Cowen to stay in power.

2 killed, 50 injured in earthquake in Serbia (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 11:29 AM PDT

A man checks out his damaged apartment building in Kraljevo, about 130 kilometers south of Belgrade, which was damaged in the earthquake early Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. The 5.3 magnitude earthquake hit central Serbia early Wednesday killing a few people and injuring dozens. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)AP - A state of emergency was declared Wednesday in central Serbia after an earthquake rattled the region, killing at least two people and injuring 50.

Judges postpone Karadzic trial for 1 month (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 11:14 AM PDT

AP - The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal postponed Radovan Karadzic's genocide trial for a month Wednesday so the former Bosnian Serb leader can study some 14,000 pages of evidence recently sent to him by prosecutors.

Helmand governor: US improving security in Sangin (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 11:10 AM PDT

U.S. Marines carry an Afghan Army soldier wounded in an IED blast on to a Medevac helicopter in southern Afghanistan's Helmand Province November 3, 2010.REUTERS/Peter AndrewsAP - Security has improved since U.S. Marines replaced British troops in a volatile area of southern Afghanistan that has seen some of the most intense combat of the war, a key Afghan official said Wednesday.

US submits to UN human rights review (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:47 AM PDT

AP - The United States is submitting its human rights record to the scrutiny of other nations — both allies and adversaries — for the first time, as the Obama administration opens itself up to a committee shunned by his predecessor.

UK identifies al-Qaida offshoot as key new threat (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:19 AM PDT

AP - Britain's top law enforcement official warned Wednesday that al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula has attempted attacks inside the U.K. and is posing an escalating threat in the wake of the attempted Yemen mail bomb strikes.

Former Russian PM Chernomyrdin dies at age 72 (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:13 AM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2006 file photo, Viktor Chernomyrdin, former Russian prime minister and ambassador to Ukraine, pauses at a news conference in Kiev, Ukraine. Viktor Chernomyrdin, who served as Russia's prime minister in the turbulent 1990s as the country was throwing off communism and developing as a market economy, died Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. He was 72. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)AP - Viktor Chernomyrdin, who served as Russia's prime minister in the turbulent 1990s as the country was throwing off communism and developing as a market economy, died Wednesday. He was 72.

Octopus oracle's successor makes public debut (AP)

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 10:13 AM PDT

Octopus Paul II., successor of the World Cup oracle Paul, makes his first public appearance in an aquarium in Oberhausen, western Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. His predecessor Paul correctly predicted all games involving Germany, and also picked Spain to win the soccer World Cup final over the Netherlands. (AP Photo/Roland Weihrauch, pool)AP - Paul the Octopus' successor has made his public debut — but his keepers aren't yet promising deep soccer insight from the youngster.

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