2010年11月4日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

How long is it reasonable to stand in line? (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 05:06 PM PDT

Reuters - A nation renowned for the art of queuing may be losing its patience, a survey has shown, with the average British adult able to stand in line for only 10 minutes and 42 seconds before tempers start to fray.

France announces $22.8B in deals with China (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 04:45 PM PDT

Airbus CEO Tom Enders, right, and China Air Leasing Compagny CASC CEO Li Hai, left, exchange documents as Chinese President Hu Jintao, left, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right look on in the back during the signature of agreements at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Thursday Nov. 4, 2010. The three-day state visit by Hu Jintao marks a dramatic turnaround from the tense ties of two years ago, when Sarkozy threatened to boycott the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics out of anger about China's treatment of Tibet. (AP Photo/ Thibault Camus, Pool)AP - France announced euro16 billion ($22.8 billion) in deals Thursday to sell uranium, technology and more than 100 Airbus planes to China, and the two countries also agreed to a sweeping strategic partnership on nuclear power.

UK announces more air cargo security measures (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 03:47 PM PDT

AP - Britain on Thursday began requiring tighter screenings for some air cargo passing through the U.K. because of the recent mail bomb plot, an official said.

City stumble as Gerrard rescues Liverpool in Europa League (AFP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 03:16 PM PDT

Dimitrije Injac (C) and Sergei Krivets (R) from Lech Poznan celebrate after Injac scored against Manchester City during their UEFA Europa League match in Poznan, Poland. Poznan won 3-1.(AFP/Janek Skarzynski)AFP - Manchester City sank to defeat but a Steven Gerrard hat-trick gave Liverpool victory at home to Napoli in the Europa League on Thursday, as CSKA Moscow led a clutch of teams into the knockout phase.

Govt has 'no indication' that France bomb claim correct (AFP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:54 PM PDT

A handout picture released by the Emirates News Agency shows the contents of a US-bound parcel displayed by police in the Gulf emirate of Dubai. The country's transport minister said he had AFP - The country's transport minister said he had "no indication" a bomb discovered on a plane in the country was disarmed just 17 minutes before it was due to detonate, in comments to a newspaper Thursday.

French unions pledge to call more pension protests (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:49 PM PDT

A stewardess holds a puppet reading 'Stewardess at 67 Always Pretty and Smiling' as Unions demonstrators gather to protest France's decision to raise the retirement age at Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport, north of Paris, France, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. About 100 protesting airport workers played music, chanted slogans and blocked cars from accessing one of the terminals of Roissy Airport and other airports in several smaller French cities. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)Reuters - French unions said on Thursday they would call more protests against a pension reform after their next planned day of nationwide demonstrations on Saturday, but put off setting a date for the next march until next week.

WikiLeaks urges US to probe alleged rights abuses (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:09 PM PDT

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange takes his seat during a press conference about the United States and the human rights at the Geneva press club in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini)AP - The founder of WikiLeaks urged U.S. authorities on Thursday to investigate possible rights abuses committed by troops in Afghanistan and Iraq instead of pursuing those who have leaked information to his group.

EU Will Strengthen Data Protection for Individuals (NewsFactor)

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:05 PM PDT

NewsFactor - The European Commission unveiled its strategy Thursday to strengthen existing data-protection rules while reducing red tape and guaranteeing the free circulation of data. Among other things, the executive body of the European Union said it intends to ensure that the collection and use of personal data is limited to the minimum amount necessary.

US education chief upbeat despite election blow (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 02:04 PM PDT

U.S. Education Secretary, Arne Duncan talks to the media during a visit with British Education Secretary, Michael Grove to Mossbourne Community Academy in Hackney, east London, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010. Arne Duncan is on a visit to Europe to meet with education officials and discuss the Obama Administration's education reform agenda. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, Pool)AP - President Barack Obama's education secretary is hopeful that this week's Republican election victories won't derail his ambitious school reforms, which he argues are crucial to keeping up in an ever-smarter global economy.

China's Hu gives France G20 backing, signs deals (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 01:59 PM PDT

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) shakes hands with China's President Hu Jintao as he arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris November 4, 2010. REUTERS/Philippe WojazerReuters - Chinese President Hu Jintao and France's Nicolas Sarkozy voiced joint support on Thursday for reform of the global monetary system and pledged close cooperation as Paris prepares to take over the G20 presidency.

US, British downplay French comment on mail bombs (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 01:59 PM PDT

A map showing the locations where two parcel bombs were intercepted in transit to the USA. The United States intercepted parcels from Yemen in September thought to be a dry run for the package bomb plot, a US official said, as Western governments tightened freight and passenger security.(AFP/Graphic)AP - American and British officials moved quickly Thursday to downplay the French foreign minister's comment that one of two mail bombs sent from Yemen last week was disarmed just 17 minutes before it was set to go off.

APNewsBreak: Greek bombers used hollow books (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 01:27 PM PDT

Greek police explosives experts search the area after a controlled explosion of a suspicious package at a courier company in Athens November 4, 2010. REUTERS/Yannis BehrakisAP - The two young Greeks who allegedly mailed a wave of micro-bombs to embassies and foreign leaders used a simple mix of gunpowder and hollowed-out books to rattle nerves across Europe, according to investigators and court documents seen by The Associated Press.

London firefighters call off strike (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 01:24 PM PDT

AP - London firefighters have called off a strike on the eve of a holiday marked by fireworks and which is traditionally one of the busiest periods for the fire department.

Serbian president apologizes for wartime massacre (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 01:20 PM PDT

Croatian guards of honor stand in front of family members of 1991 war victims before Serbian President Boris Tadic visits a pig farm Ovcara where more than 200 Croats dragged out of a local hospital were slain by Serbs when they seized Vukovar, eastern Croatia, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. Tadic became his country's first leader to come to Vukovar since the 1991 war, when Serbs' relentless bombardment leveled the town to the ground, leaving scores of Croats dead and forcing others out. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)AP - Serbian President Boris Tadic apologized Thursday at the site where more than 200 Croats were massacred, offering the strongest condemnation to date by a leader from Serbia of wartime atrocities committed by the country.

French retiree convicted of attacking veiled woman (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 12:40 PM PDT

AP - A Paris court handed a French retiree a one-month suspended sentence Thursday for attacking a Middle Eastern woman who was wearing a face-covering Muslim veil.

First woman rabbi since war ordained in Germany (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 11:55 AM PDT

Newly ordained rabbi Alina Treiger holds her document during a ceremony in a synagogue in Berlin Thursday, Nov. 4, 2010. Thirty-one-year-old Alina Treiger is the first female rabbi to be trained in Germany since the Holocaust. She was born in Ukraine and came to Germany in 2002 after studying music in Moscow. After her ordination she will oversee Jewish communities in Lower Saxony in eastern Germany. (AP Photo/Marcel Mettelsiefen, pool)AP - Germany's burgeoning Jewish community ordained its first female rabbi since the Holocaust on Thursday, a major step for a religious group that until recently imported its leaders from abroad — most of them men.

Greece: Europe's gateway for illegal immigration (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 09:43 AM PDT

A group of illegal immigrants in detention center on Sunday, Oct. 31 2010 in Fylakio, northeastern Greece, 480 kilometers east of Thessaloniki.Despite a general decrease recently in illegal immigration towards the EU as jobs become scarcer due to the global financial crisis, the numbers are staggering. Greece now accounts for 90 percent of the bloc's detected illegal border crossings, compared to 75 percent in 2009. The EU's border agency, Frontex, says Greek authorities reported 45,000 illegal border crossings in just the first half of this year.(AP/Photo Nikolas Giakoumidis)AP - They huddle together, shivering violently in the freezing morning, shoes and trousers soaked. Some cradle babies or lead toddlers by the hand. Bewildered children cry.

Ulster's paramilitary watchdog to be shut down (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 09:23 AM PDT

AP - Britain and Ireland announced Thursday that an expert panel monitoring Northern Ireland's rival paramilitary groups will be shut down because the British territory has forged a stable Catholic-Protestant administration.

Spain may upend name game in gender equality push (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 09:08 AM PDT

AP - A name in Spain might not stay the same.

A look at jet engine failures (AP)

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 08:09 AM PDT

AP - A look at serious jet engine failures following the Qantas A380 emergency landing in Singapore. Analysts speculated that an "uncontained engine failure" caused the power plant's housing to disintegrate and damage the wing structure.

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