2010年11月14日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Socialists win 2 largest cities in Greek poll (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 03:59 PM PST

AP - Greece's governing Socialists have won mayoral races in Greece's two largest cities for the first time in 24 years, extending gains in local government elections.

Ireland does not rule out rescue (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 03:55 PM PST

A beggar sits on O'Connell Bridge in the centre of Dublin, Ireland October 2, 2010. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughtonReuters - Ireland did not rule out the possibility that it may have to turn to Europe for help in dealing with its debt crisis on Sunday but said that no application had been made for assistance yet.

Hamilton and Button pay Vettel fulsome tribute (AFP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 03:12 PM PST

Red Bull's German driver Sebastian Vettel (C) celebrates with McLaren Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton (L) and McLaren Mercedes' British driver Jenson Button on the podium of the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi. A smiling Hamilton and Button hugged new drivers' world champion Vettel and supplied a neat sense of historical continuity on the victors' podium.(AFP/Karim Sahib)AFP - A smiling Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button hugged new drivers' world champion Sebastian Vettel and supplied a neat sense of historical continuity on the victors' podium following a memorable Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

French Cabinet reshuffle puts conservatives at top (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 02:24 PM PST

Secretary-General of the French Presidency, Claude Gueant announces France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon's new cabinet line-up on Sunday Nov 14, 2010 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. French President Nicolas Sarkozy reappointed Francois Fillon as prime minister on Sunday despite often prickly relations between the two; asking him to create a new government. The president had been expected for months to make changes to his government before 2012 presidential elections. But the reshuffle turned into a highly unusual 24-hour weekend marathon.(AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy appointed a new government Sunday in a marathon weekend reshuffle with faithful allies taking top posts clearly aimed at pleasing his conservative ranks before 2012 presidential elections.

After 388 days, Somali pirates free British couple (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 01:53 PM PST

British sailors Paul and Rachel Chandler, left, talk with a local leader after the two were released from captivity on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010 in Adado town, Somalia. The British couple kidnapped off their private yacht by Somali pirates more than a year ago were set free Sunday, ending one of the most drawn-out and dramatic hostage situations since the rash of piracy began off East Africa. Pirates boarded the Chandler's 38-foot yacht the night of Oct. 23, 2009, while sailing from the island nation of Seychelles. The couple, married for almost three decades, took early retirement about four years ago and were spending six-month spells at sea. (AP Photo)AP - The retired British couple were sailing the world on a 38-foot-yacht that represented most of their life savings when Somali pirates captured them last year, demanding the sort of huge ransom a multimillionaire or a multinational company might cough up.

Anglo American announces assets sale to OneSteel (AFP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 01:47 PM PST

An employee works at a steel factory. Global mining group Anglo American said Sunday that it has agreed to sell divisions Moly-Cop and AltaSteel to Australian firm OneSteel for almost one billion US dollars.(AFP/File/Miguel Gutierrez)AFP - Global mining group Anglo American said Sunday that it has agreed to sell divisions Moly-Cop and AltaSteel to Australian firm OneSteel for almost one billion US dollars.

Warren unhappy with Haye betting claim (AFP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 01:24 PM PST

Boxing promoter Frank Warren has criticised David Haye, pictured in 2009, for claiming he bet on himself to beat Audley Harrison.(AFP/File/Max Nash)AFP - Boxing promoter Frank Warren has criticised David Haye for claiming he bet on himself to beat Audley Harrison.

France's Sarkozy keeps key figures in reshuffle (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 01:16 PM PST

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and Prime Minister Francois Fillon take part in Armistice Day ceremonies in Paris November 11, 2010. REUTERS/Miguel Medina/PoolReuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy reappointed a trusted ally as prime minister and named new defense and foreign ministers in a Sunday night reshuffle aimed at shoring up his position 18 months before a presidential poll.

British soldier killed in Afghanistan bomb blast: ministry (AFP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 01:04 PM PST

A British soldier walks near the Pimon military camp in Nad-e Ali district of Helmand province in March 2010. A British soldier was killed by an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said Sunday, raising the country's military death toll there since 2001 to 344.(AFP/POOL/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - A British soldier was killed by an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said Sunday, raising the country's military death toll there since 2001 to 344.

Sarkozy appoints right-wing cabinet with eye on 2012 (AFP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 12:29 PM PST

Media gather in front of the entrance of the Elysee Palace in Paris. France's President Nicolas Sarkozy named Prime Minister Francois Fillon head of a new smaller and more right-wing government Sunday, setting the stage for his undeclared 2012 re-election bid.(AFP/Boris Horvat)AFP - France's President Nicolas Sarkozy named Prime Minister Francois Fillon head of a streamlined and more right-wing government Sunday, setting the stage for his undeclared 2012 re-election bid.

Queen, Prince William lead UK service for war dead (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 11:42 AM PST

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, center lower, looks on during a service of remembrance at the Cenotaph in London to commemorate the sacrifices made by Britain's armed forces, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010. In the background are Prime Minister, David Cameron, right, Deputy Prime Minsiter, Nick Clegg, center and Labour Party Leader, Ed Miliband. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Queen Elizabeth II led a solemn annual ceremony to honor the country's war dead on Sunday, as her grandson Prince William flew out to Afghanistan to meet with troops and attend a memorial service there.

Merkel's party meets for annual congress (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 10:34 AM PST

AP - The conservative party of German Chancellor Angela Merkel gathered Sunday for its annual convention amid growing public discontent with her government's policies.

Sinn Fein leader to seek seat in Irish parliament (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 09:47 AM PST

Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams speaks at a Irish Republican commemoration, at Edintubber, County Louth, Ireland, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010. Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams announced Sunday he intends to quit his political posts in Northern Ireland and seek election to parliament in the Republic of Ireland, a surprise gambit timed to capitalize on the economic crisis. Belfast-born Adams, 62, is an Irish Republican Army veteran and leader of Sinn Fein since 1983, when he won the British parliamentary seat for West Belfast for the first time. Adams and four other Sinn Fein figures who hold House of Commons posts refuse to take their seats in London, citing its requirement for an oath of allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)AP - Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams announced Sunday he intends to quit his political posts in Northern Ireland and seek election to parliament in the Republic of Ireland, a surprise gambit timed to capitalize on the economic crisis.

Hundreds rally in Moscow to protest attacks (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 08:01 AM PST

A young woman holds a poster saying 'Ecologist Konstantin Fetisov and journalist Oleg Kashin were beaten. I demand that attackers and masterminds should be found', during a rally in central Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010. Reporter for a major Russian newspaper Oleg Kashin and environmental activist Konstantin Fetisov were both savagely beaten in the head earlier this month. Several hundred people have come out on a rainy afternoon in Moscow to protest the beatings of journalists and activists linked to a dispute over a forest just outside the Russian capital. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)AP - About 500 people came out on a rainy Sunday afternoon to protest the beatings of journalists and activists linked to a dispute over a forest just outside the Russian capital.

Germans honors Jewish soldiers; others (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 06:05 AM PST

German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, center, attends a wreath laying ceremony at the monument for German Jewish soldiers fallen between 1914 and 1918 in World War I. at the Jewish cemetery Weissensee in Berlin on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010, during celebrations of the Volkstrauertag, Germany's national day of mourning. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)AP - Germany's defense minister has honored the 395 Jewish soldiers who died serving their homeland in World War I as part of services marking the National Day of Mourning.

7 die in fire at foreign workers housing in France (AP)

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 05:52 AM PST

AP - A fire early Sunday in a building housing immigrant workers has killed seven people, including two who jumped from the windows to try to escape, France's Immigration Ministry said. Some 90 other people were injured, of whom 11 are in life-threatening condition.

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