2010年12月4日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Europe News


Burns defends WBO super-featherweight title (AFP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 04:52 PM PST

Scotland's Ricky Burns, pictured in May 2010, defeated Colombian-born Norwegian fighter Andrews Evensen on points to retain his WBO super-featherweight title on Saturday.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Scotland's Ricky Burns defeated Colombian-born Norwegian fighter Andrews Evensen on points to retain his WBO super-featherweight title on Saturday.


Russian airliner makes emergency landing, 2 dead (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 04:47 PM PST

Passengers of the Tupolev-154 airliner which made an emergency landing after all three of its engines failed, sit in shock at Moscow's Domodedovo airport December 4, 2010. REUTERS/Denis SinyakovReuters - Two people died and dozens were injured on Saturday when a Russian airliner ran off the runway during an emergency landing at Moscow's Domodedovo airport, a Russian aviation official said.


Bailed ex-tycoon Asil Nadir arrested, released (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 04:17 PM PST

AP - A former tycoon who faces trial next year for allegedly stealing millions from his collapsed company, was arrested Saturday for allegedly breaching his bail conditions but was released hours later.

Solomon is queen of the jungle (AFP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 03:21 PM PST

A screengrab shows the ITV logo, in London. Former AFP - Former "X Factor" star Stacey Solomon tonight beat Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder to win ITV1's "I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here".


ECB head wins prestigious Charlemagne prize (AFP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 01:44 PM PST

European Central Bank (ECB) president Jean-Claude Trichet, pictured on December 2, has won this year's prestigious Charlemagne Prize for his efforts to keep the euro stable amid the economic crisis, the prize committee said Saturday.(AFP/DPA/Arne Dedert)AFP - European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet has won this year's prestigious Charlemagne Prize for his efforts to keep the euro stable amid the economic crisis, the prize committee said Saturday.


Finnair cuts flights but strike talks resume (AFP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 01:23 PM PST

Finnair planes at Helsinki airport. Finnish airline Finnair said 119 of its flights, some 60 percent of the total, had been cancelled Saturday, as talks resumed in a bid to end a five-day strike by cabin crew.(AFP/Lehtikuva/File/Markku Ulander)AFP - Finnish airline Finnair said 119 of its flights, some 60 percent of the total, had been cancelled Saturday, as talks resumed in a bid to end a five-day strike by cabin crew.


Ex-fugitive Nadir released in Britain after 'bail breach' (AFP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 01:05 PM PST

Asil Nadir (R) addresses the media after returning to his temporary home in central London, in August 2010. Nadir, who chose to return to Britain this year after 17 years as one of its most high-profile fugitives, was arrested on Saturday for an alleged breach of bail conditions, police said.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Cypriot tycoon Asil Nadir, awaiting trial in Britain on charges of multi-million-pound fraud, was released Saturday after he was arrested for allegedly breaching his bail conditions.


Polanski's 'Ghost Writer' steals the show at Europe's Oscars (AFP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 01:01 PM PST

Roman Polanski's political thriller AFP - Roman Polanski's political thriller "The Ghost Writer" swept the board Saturday at the European Film Awards, the continent's version of the Oscars.


Severe weather, air strike disrupt travel across Europe (AFP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 12:59 PM PST

Corn shoots are seen in a snowy countryside in Godewaersvelde, northern France. An early cold snap in Europe claimed more lives Saturday, while a wildcat strike by Spanish air traffic controllers added to the travel chaos caused by snow, ice, and in some countries flooding.(AFP/Philippe Huguen)AFP - An early cold snap in Europe claimed more lives Saturday, while a wildcat strike by Spanish air traffic controllers added to the travel chaos caused by snow, ice, and in some countries flooding.


Robertson runs into form at UK Championship (AFP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 12:42 PM PST

Australian world champion Neil Robertson, pictured in July 2010, made a storming start to the UK Championship here on Saturday as he established a 7-1 first-round lead over England's Rory McLeod.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - Australian world champion Neil Robertson made a storming start to the UK Championship here on Saturday as he established a 7-1 first-round lead over England's Rory McLeod.


2 dead, 83 hurt in Russian jet emergency landing (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 08:40 AM PST

In this photo taken on a cell phone by an eyewitness, showing a Tupolev Tu-154 passenger jet belonging to Dagestan Airlines is seen after an emergency landing  on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010, at Moscow Domodedovo aiport.  The passenger jet with 155 people aboard skidded off the runway during an emergency landing at the Moscow airport on Saturday, killing two people and injuring some dozens of others, Russian officials said, after all of its three engines failed. (AP Photo)AP - A passenger jet carrying at least 155 people made an emergency landing at a snowy Moscow airport on Saturday after its engines failed, Russian officials said. It skidded off the runway and slammed into buildings, killing two people and injuring 83.


Legal process keeps Assange free for now (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 08:01 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2010 file photo, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange takes his seat during a news conference at the Geneva press club in Geneva, Switzerland. The lawyer for Assange says that the decision to add the 39-year-old Australian to Interpol's most wanted list shows that his client is being persecuted. Media lawyer Mark Stephens says Assange and his attorneys have not been provided with any information beyond what has been reported in the press about the sexual misconduct case against him in Sweden. (AP Photo/Keystone, Martial Trezzini, File)AP - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remains free while his website spews daily embarrassment and potential diplomatic damage to the United States, his liberty protected for now by the slowly grinding wheels of the law.


PayPal cuts WikiLeaks from money flow (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 04:57 AM PST

AP - Online payment service provider PayPal says in a company blog it has cut off the account used by WikiLeaks to collect donations.
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