2010年12月7日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Asian challenge wiped out at UK Championships (AFP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:21 PM PST

China's defending champion Ding Junhui, pictured in November 2010, lost his UK Championship snooker crown on Tuesday as he slipped to a 9-8 defeat by Northern Irish cuesman Mark Allen in their second round match.(AFP/File)AFP - China's defending champion Ding Junhui lost his UK Championship snooker crown on Tuesday as he slipped to a 9-8 defeat by Northern Irish cuesman Mark Allen in their second round match.

Irish lawmakers offer initial OK for brutal budget (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 03:59 PM PST

Republican activists demonstrate outside Leinster House after the Irish Government released details of their budget proposals in Dublin December 7, 2010. The Irish government detailed the toughest budget on record on Tuesday, targeting 6 billion euros in spending cuts and tax hikes, and warning passage was crucial to avert a deeper crisis and free up EU and IMF rescue funds. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton (IRELAND - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS)AP - Lawmakers narrowly approved tax hikes as part of Ireland's most brutal budget in history, a euro6 billion ($8 billion) slash-and-tax plan imposed as a key condition of the nation's international bailout.

Redknapp salutes Spurs after Champions League top spot sealed (AFP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 03:07 PM PST

Luuk de Jong of FC Twente (L) fights for the ball with William Gallas of Tottenham Hotspur during their Champions league match in Enschede. Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp saluted his free-scoring Spurs side after they sealed top spot in their group with a 3-3 draw.(AFP/ANP/Vincent Jannink)AFP - Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp saluted his free-scoring Spurs side after they sealed top spot in their Champions League group with a 3-3 draw against Dutch side FC Twente.

US Jew who posed as neo-Nazi sues ex-SS officer (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 03:06 PM PST

AP - An American Jew who says he posed as a neo-Nazi sympathizer to document a 97-year-old German man's part in the Nazi genocide of millions has filed a civil lawsuit in U.S. court against the former SS officer.

Ireland sets out record austerity budget (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:52 PM PST

Reuters - The Irish government detailed the toughest budget on record on Tuesday, targeting 6 billion euros in spending cuts and tax hikes, and warning passage was crucial to avert a deeper crisis and free up EU and IMF rescue funds.

'Coronation Street' brings up 50 years with a bang (AFP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:40 PM PST

Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall comes out of the Rovers Return Pub during a visit to the set of television soap opera AFP - The world's longest-running TV soap opera, "Coronation Street", marks 50 years on air this week with a dramatic scene featuring a tram crashing on to houses and characters fighting for their lives.

Rare goal from Anderson gives United top spot (AFP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 02:13 PM PST

Manchester United's Brazilian midfielder Anderson reacts during the UEFA Champions League Group C football match against Valencia at Old Trafford in Manchester. United will avoid their main rivals in the last 16 of the Champions League after a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Valencia.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Anderson's second-half equaliser ensured Manchester United will avoid their main rivals in the last 16 of the Champions League after a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Valencia at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

Irish vote on budget, EU says crisis pot is enough (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 01:43 PM PST

European Central Bank President Jean Claude Trichet, during a round table meeting of the eurogroup at the EU Council building in Brussels on Monday, Dec. 6, 2010. European nations were under pressure to commit more money to help stabilize the euro, as finance ministers gathered in Brussels to find ways to fight the debt crisis that has rocked the currency bloc. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)AP - The European Union insisted its bailout pot has enough money to handle the continent's government debt crisis — but conceded its earlier bank stress tests were not tough enough and that Greece will need more time to repay its bailout loans.

WikiLeaks chief Assange behind bars in Britain (AFP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 01:01 PM PST

A demonstrator wears a mask depicting the face of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange during a protest over his arrest, outside the City of Westminster Magistrates' Court in central London. Assange was refused bail Tuesday by a British judge over claims of sex crimes in Sweden, dealing a fresh blow to the website which vowed to stay online and reveal more US secrets.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange was refused bail Tuesday by a British judge over claims of sex crimes in Sweden, dealing a fresh blow to the website which vowed to stay online and reveal more US secrets.

Ireland unveils 6.0-billion-euro savings in annual budget (AFP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 12:49 PM PST

Ireland's Finance Minister Brian Lenihan poses for photographers with a folder containing his Budget 2011, in front of Goverment buildings in Dublin, Ireland. Ireland on Tuesday announced an annual budget that comprised 6.0 billion euros (8.0 billion dollars) in savings via tax hikes and spending cuts that are necessary to secure an EU-IMF bailout.(AFP/Peter Muhly)AFP - Ireland on Tuesday announced an annual budget that comprised 6.0 billion euros (8.0 billion dollars) in savings via tax hikes and spending cuts that are necessary to secure an EU-IMF bailout.

France: Flights to be canceled because of snow (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 12:03 PM PST

AP - France's civil aviation authority says about 20 percent of flights at Paris' main airport are to be canceled Wednesday because of expected snowfall.

Poland was angry with US in 2008 over missile deal (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 12:02 PM PST

AP - When Poland learned in 2008 that the U.S. would not be giving it operational Patriot missiles to bolster its defenses, one minister dismissed what his nation would be getting instead as "potted plants," according to a newly released diplomatic cable.

Rare Audubon "Birds of America" to be auctioned (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 10:25 AM PST

Sotheby's employee Mary Engleheart poses for photographs with a volume of a copy of Audubon's 'Birds of America' showing a flamingo at the auction house's premises in London, Monday, Dec. 6, 2010. The book, in the 'double elephant folio' size of 97 x 65cm, portrays all the birds life-size and is estimated to fetch 4 to 6 million pounds ($6,271,558 to 9,407,337) in the sale of 'Magnificent Books, Manuscripts and Drawings' on Dec. 7. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - To some it's just a bunch of bird pictures. To others, John James Audubon's "Birds of America" is a rare blend of art, natural history and craftsmanship, unique enough to sell for more than $10 million at a London auction Tuesday — making it the world's most expensive book.

China, 18 others to skip Nobel Peace prize party (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 06:47 AM PST

A pro-democracy protester wearing a mask of jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo protests outside the Chinese government liaison office in Hong Kong Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010. Protesters rallied in Hong Kong on Sunday for the release of the jailed Nobel Peace Prize winner. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)AP - China and 18 other countries have declined to attend this year's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony honoring imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, Nobel officials said Tuesday as China unleashed a new barrage deriding the decision.

Iran agrees to 2011 talks in Turkey (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 06:40 AM PST

Iran's chief negotiator Saeed Jalili, center, enters his car after a brief interview with Iranian Television in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Dec 7, 2010. Talks between Iran and six world powers are going into a second day with no sign of progress on U.N. Security Council demands that Tehran curbs its nuclear activities. (AP Photo/ Anja Niedringhaus)AP - Iran and six world powers concluded talks Tuesday with an agreement to reconvene early next year, suggesting Tehran may be willing to address concerns about its nuclear program. But Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned that unless they lift U.N. sanctions the six face failure in the next round.

Germany: Extra funds for Holocaust survivors (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 06:14 AM PST

AP - Germany has agreed to double its contribution toward in-home care for Holocaust survivors in order to meet the increasing need of the rapidly aging group.

(AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 05:57 AM PST

AP - Visa says it has suspended all payments to WikiLeaks 'pending further investigation.'

Georgia arrests 6, calling them agents for Russia (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 05:20 AM PST

AP - Georgia arrested six people suspected of being agents for Russia and accused them of staging a series of explosions, including one outside the U.S. Embassy in the capital, officials said Tuesday.

Demjanjuk defense asks for more medical assessment (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 04:20 AM PST

AP - John Demjanjuk's defense attorney says his client cannot read documents the court gives him to examine and needs further medical assessment.

WikiLeaks: Founder's arrest won't stop group (AP)

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 03:13 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2010 file photo, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, speaks during a news conference in London. Police say WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been arrested on a Swedish warrant. Assange was arrested Tuesday Dec. 7, 2010 and was due to appear at Westminster Magistrate's Court in London later in the day. (AP Photo/Lennart Preiss, File)AP - The spokesman for WikiLeaks says founder Julian Assange's arrest is an attack on media freedom and that it won't prevent the organization from spilling secrets on the web.

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