2010年11月11日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Cameron set for last-minute World Cup lobby (AFP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 04:05 PM PST

Prime Minister David Cameron gives a speech at the closing plenary session of the G20 Business Summit in Seoul. Cameron will personally lobby for England to be awarded the 2018 World Cup on the eve of next month's crunch vote, sources said Friday.(AFP/POOL/Aly Song)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron will personally lobby for England to be awarded the 2018 World Cup on the eve of next month's crunch vote, sources said Friday.

British aid workers held captive on Gaza aid ship (AFP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 03:37 PM PST

Palestinians receive food aid in Gaza City in June 2010. Seven British aid workers are among a group being held in the Libyan sea on board a boat due to deliver aid to Gaza, a Foreign Office spokesman confirmed Thursday.(AFP/File/Mahmud Hams)AFP - Seven British aid workers are among a group being held in the Libyan sea on board a boat due to deliver aid to Gaza, a Foreign Office spokesman confirmed Thursday.

Legislator: Russian officer turned in spies to US (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 02:44 PM PST

AP - A Russian legislator specializing in national security on Thursday confirmed a newspaper report that a top intelligence official helped the United States arrest 10 Russian spies this summer.

Off the sofa! UK gets tough on welfare (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 02:33 PM PST

AP - Britain announced the most radical overhaul in decades Thursday to its once-generous welfare system, pledging harsh penalties for those who refuse jobs and community work service for the unemployed in return for benefit checks.

Chinese vase fetches $69.3 million at UK auction (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 02:12 PM PST

This undated photo released by Bainbridge Auctioneers shows a Chinese vase which was sold for 43 million pounds ($69.3 million) in London Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010. The vase is decorated with a fish motif and is 16 inches high. Auctioneers Bainbridges said the vase is believed to have been acquired by an English family during the 1930s or earlier. (AP Photo / Bainbridge Auctioneers ho, via PA) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - An 18th century Chinese porcelain vase discovered when a house was cleared out was sold Thursday at a London auction for 43 million pounds ($69.3 million).

APNewsBreak: EU in Kosovo probes organ trafficking (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 02:02 PM PST

AP - A European Union prosecutor in Kosovo says at least seven people are suspected of involvement in an international organ trafficking network.

Harry Potter film saga nears end with London world premiere (AFP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 01:59 PM PST

L-R: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint pose for photographers as they arrive to attend the world premiere of their latest film AFP - The stars of Harry Potter contemplated their futures Thursday as they hit the red carpet in London for the world premiere of the first of two films bringing an end to the young wizard's adventures.

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Posted: 11 Nov 2010 01:33 PM PST

AP - EU prosecutor files indictment against suspects in international organ trafficking network.

Rivals fail to break Italy's political deadlock (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 01:32 PM PST

Reuters - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's closest ally and his fiercest rival failed on Thursday to resolve a government stalemate that could lead to an early election.

Gaza aid shipment off course after row with captain (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 01:21 PM PST

Reuters - Workers trying to take aid by sea from Libya to Gaza are being held by the ship's captain against their will along with Libyan police officers, and heading for Greece, their charity and the Libyan coast guard said.

Tobacco-loving Serbs face smoking ban (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 11:28 AM PST

Neven Boskovic, the owner of a cafe in downtown Belgrade looks through the cafe window where the no-smoking sign is placed on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010. A law restricting smoking in public areas has taken effect Thursday in Serbia amid outrage among smokers who comprise about a third of the population. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)AP - Forget about the economic crisis and unemployment, Serbs have another burning issue on their hands — a smoking ban.

Far-right protesters march in Warsaw on holiday (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 10:18 AM PST

Polish nationalists gather during a demonstration in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010. Dozens of far-right Polish demonstrators marched through Warsaw to mark Poland's Independence Day, with counter-protestors protesting against the march. There was a heavy presence of anti-riot police Thursday as Poles marked the anniversary of the end of World War I, when the country regained its independence after having been wiped off the map for more than a century. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)AP - Hundreds of far-right demonstrators rallied Thursday on Poland's Independence Day, sparking a much larger counter-protest by people shouting anti-fascist slogans — some dressed in the striped uniforms of concentration camp inmates.

Demjanjuk defense: Soviets tortured witnesses (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 10:05 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2009 file picture, presumed former concentration camp guard John Demjanjuk arrives at the court room for his trial in Munich, southern Germany. John Demjanjuk, on trial on charges he served as a guard at a Nazi death camp, told judges Tuesday Nov. 9, 2010 in a rare in-court statement that he was in such pain that he could no longer concentrate on the proceedings. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader,File)AP - John Demjanjuk's lawyer argued Thursday that transcripts of interrogations by Soviet authorities of former Nazi death camp guards shouldn't be used as evidence because the suspects could have been tortured for their confessions.

Iceland launches probe into US surveillance (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 09:31 AM PST

AP - Iceland has joined other Nordic countries in launching an investigation into a controversial U.S. Embassy surveillance program.

Michelle Obama honors US troops in Germany (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 08:04 AM PST

CORRECTS FROM SOLDIERS TO AIRMEN - The first lady of the United States Michelle Obama, left, praises 10-year-old Malaysia Chevere, right, for being a 'straight A student' as she serves steaks for US airmen and their relatives on Ramstein Airbase in Ramstein, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010. Michelle Obama makes a series of stops within the Kaiserslautern Military Community on Veterans Day to thank US servicemen and women for their work. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)AP - First Lady Michelle Obama surprised a group of U.S. servicemen and women based in Germany on Thursday, jumping in to serve them steaks at a special Veterans Day meal.

Pope writes Ahmadinejad of Catholics' plight (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 08:02 AM PST

AP - Pope Benedict XVI has told Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of the discrimination and violence Catholics suffer in the Middle East and said he hopes relations between the local Catholic Church and authorities can improve.

British politician arrested over 'stoning' tweet (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 07:41 AM PST

AP - A local politician in England has been arrested after allegedly posting a message on Twitter calling for a journalist to be stoned to death.

German gov, Jews disagree over educational funds (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 07:26 AM PST

AP - Germany's orthodox Jewish community is accusing the government of discrimination for not funding the orthodox Rabbinical Seminary in Berlin while providing money to the country's only other seminary, which is more liberal.

France honors memory of Muslim WWI veterans (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 07:10 AM PST

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, flanked by high schools students, lays a wreath at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010 as part of the Armistice Day ceremonies marking the 92th anniversary of the end of World War I. (AP Photo/Bob Edme, Pool)AP - A solemn ceremony at Paris' Grand Mosque has been held to honor the memory of Muslims who fought for France in World War I.

Austria commemorates victims of cable car fire (AP)

Posted: 11 Nov 2010 06:54 AM PST

AP - Relatives commemorating the 10th anniversary of a car cable fire that killed 155 people in Austria have slammed the justice system's handling of the disaster.

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