2010年11月19日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Obama: NATO to erect missile shield for Europe (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 05:30 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama, right, shakes hands with Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado as he arrives for a NATO summit in Lisbon on Friday, Nov. 19, 2010. U.S. President Barack Obama and the leaders of NATO's 27 other member nations will open a two-day summit Friday aimed at finding ways to keep the Cold War alliance relevant in the 21st century with revamped roles including ballistic missile defense, anti-piracy patrols, and counterterrorism. (AP Photo/Andre Kosters, Pool)AP - President Barack Obama won NATO summit agreement Friday to build a missile shield over Europe, an ambitious commitment to protect against Iranian attack while demonstrating the alliance's continuing relevance — but at the risk of further aggravating Russia.

Scotland rugby boss wary of 'troubled' S.Africa (AFP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 05:18 PM PST

Scotland's head coach, Andy Robinson, seen here before their Autumn International rugby union match between Scotland and New Zealand at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, on November 13. Robinson has rejected the notion that South Africa's troubled week will have a negative impact on their performance against his team in Edinburgh on Saturday.(AFP/Graham Stuart)AFP - Scotland coach Andy Robinson has rejected the notion that South Africa's troubled week will have a negative impact on their performance against his team in Edinburgh on Saturday.

Prince Charles hints at 'Queen Camilla' (AFP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 04:47 PM PST

Prince of Wales Charles (L) and the Duchess of Cornwall Camilla Parker Bowles talk during the burial ceremony of an unknown World War One soldier in Fromelles, northern France, on June 2010. Prince Charles has said for the first time that his wife Camilla could be crowned queen, reopening a debate over the status of the woman he married eight years after the death of Princess Diana.(AFP/File/Denis Charlet)AFP - Prince Charles has said for the first time that his wife Camilla could be crowned queen, reopening a debate over the status of the woman he married eight years after the death of Princess Diana.

Irish, EU, IMF face marathon talks for loan deal (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 03:55 PM PST

A woman begs for money outside the European Union building in Dublin, Ireland, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010. European officials geared up to travel to Ireland and lift the lid on just how bad the country's banking woes are, as EU finance ministers struggled Wednesday to come up with a rescue plan that will keep bond market turmoil from spreading to Portugal and Spain. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)AP - As EU experts dug through the books of Ireland's debt-crippled banks, the question moved from whether Ireland will take an international bailout to under what conditions.

Prince Charles says Camilla may be queen (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 03:22 PM PST

Britain's Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales, President, The Prince's Trust, and The Duchess of Cornwall meet Barry Humphries in character as Dame Edna Everidge (2nd right) and Paloma Faith (right) at The Prince's Trust Rock Gala, at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Wednesday Nov. 17, 2010.(AP Photo / Arthur Edwards/The Sun/ Pool)AP - Prince Charles has reopened a sensitive debate in Britain by suggesting his wife Camilla may take the title of queen when he becomes monarch. The comments came in an interview with U.S. network NBC recorded in August and due to be broadcast later Friday.

Berlusconi aide was 'liaison' with mafia: court ruling (AFP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 03:22 PM PST

Marcello Dell'Utri, an associate of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, during the years when he was a rising businessman acted as the Italian leader's AFP - An associate of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi during the years when he was a rising businessman acted as the Italian leader's "liaison" with the Cosa Nostra, a court ruling released on Friday said.

Fiji draw extends Welsh winless streak (AFP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 02:53 PM PST

Wales' Winger George North (L) is tackled by Fiji's Lock Ifereimi Rawaqa (R) during the Autumn Rugby Union one-off International between Wales and Fiji at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Wales slumped to a 16-all draw against Fiji.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Wales slumped to a 16-all draw against Fiji at the Millennium Stadium on Friday as their winless streak extended to six games.

Google to purge UK personal data gotten from Wi-Fi (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 02:16 PM PST

AP - Google Inc. will delete the personal data collected by the company's Street View cars in Britain after regulators there wrapped up their inquiry into the intrusion.

No proof to link Sarkozy to Karachi bomb probe: source (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 02:08 PM PST

Reuters - France's presidential palace said on Friday there was no proof to implicate President Nicolas Sarkozy in an investigation into the circumstances behind a 2002 bomb attack in Pakistan that killed 11 French people.

Vatican issuing guidelines on sex abuse to bishops (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 01:30 PM PST

Pope Benedict XVI delivers his message to cardinals he summoned for a day of reflection at the Vatican, Friday, Nov. 19, 2010, the day before a ceremony to create 24 new cardinals. The top agenda, religious freedom, grew remarkably timely given China's planned ordination Saturday of a bishop who doesn't have the Pope's approval. The Vatican warned China that efforts at reconciliation would be set back if bishops loyal to the pope were forced to attend the ordination. The Vatican said such actions would constitute 'grave violations of freedom of religion and freedom of conscience.'' (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)AP - The Vatican said Friday it was planning to issue a set of guidelines to bishops around the world on responding effectively to the sexual abuse of children by priests that will include recommendations for prevention programs, better screening of priests and the need to obey civil reporting requirements.

Israeli wanted by Colombia released in Russia (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 01:06 PM PST

AP - A former Israeli military officer wanted in Colombia for training illegal right-wing militias employed by drug lords that were responsible for hundreds of killings was released from Russian custody Friday, news reports said.

Plane carrying donor organ crashes at UK airport (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 12:26 PM PST

AP - A small plane carrying a liver for transplant crashed and burst into flames at England's Birmingham Airport Friday. Two crew members were injured, but rescuers managed to salvage the donor organ and rush it to a nearby hospital

Topless protesters gain fame in Ukraine (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 09:53 AM PST

In this photo taken on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010 an activist of a local women's rights watchdog FEMEN, with writing 'I am independent' and Ukraine's' national flag on her belly, seen during celebrities on the occasion of Ukraine's 19th Independence in Kiev, Ukraine. How to fight against discrimination, poverty and water shortages? Take off your bra! A group of brazen young activists from a quasi feminist organization in Ukraine is gaining popularity for staging topless protests that involve sexually charged gestures, obscene slogans and police detentions. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)AP - How to protest domestic violence, corruption and a visit by Russia's Vladimir Putin? Ukraine's answer: take off your bra!

Tiger Summit aims to save big cats (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 09:37 AM PST

FILE - In this March 23, 2000 file photo, an Indian tiger looks on from a camouflaged cover of strawgrass in Ranthambhore National Park near Rajasthan, India. Global wildlife experts and political leaders from 13 countries on Sunday open a meeting aimed at finalizing complex and costly plans to revive the world's tiger population, which has plummeted so sharply that it may be near the point of no return.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)AP - Global wildlife experts and political leaders from 13 countries on Sunday open a meeting aimed at finalizing complex and costly plans to revive the world's tiger population, which has plummeted so sharply that it may be near the point of no return.

New peers announced for Britain's House of Lords (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 09:23 AM PST

AP - Celebrity divorce lawyer Fiona Shackleton is among more than 50 new peers appointed to Britain's House of Lords Friday.

China's Nobel fury unmatched since Soviet days (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 08:46 AM PST

A protester holds a candle next to a portrait of jailed Chinese pro-democracy activist Liu Xiaobo during a candlelight vigil demanding the release of Liu, outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong November 2, 2010. REUTERS/Bobby YipAP - China is not the first nation to be rankled by a Nobel Peace Prize. But its furious assault on the 2010 award to jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo has reached proportions last seen during the Soviet and Nazi regimes.

Namibia suspicious package was a security test (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 08:08 AM PST

Police equipped with submachine guns and bullet-proof vests guard the main train station in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Nov. 19, 2010, after German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere raised the country's terrorist threat level on Wednesday, saying intelligence services had received a tip from an unspecified country about a suspected attack planned for the end of November. (AP Photo/Ferdinand Ostrop)AP - A suspicious package found in a Namibian airport near bags bound for Munich was a device designed to test security and didn't contain explosives, officials said Friday. One aviation official said the test was conducted by Namibian police.

Russian military jet crashes, crew eject safely (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 08:03 AM PST

AP - Russia's military says one of its fighter jets has crashed, but its crew of two ejected safely.

Austria seeks missing 83-year-old murderess (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 07:51 AM PST

AP - Authorities have issued a European arrest warrant for Austria's purported oldest murderess, who was released early on grounds of ill health, then traveled to the Vatican and apparently never returned.

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