2010年12月8日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

CBI picks new president (AFP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 04:20 PM PST

The Confederation of British Industry announced Thursday that it has appointed Roger Carr, pictured in 2009, former chairman of confectioner Cadbury, as its new president.(AFP/POOL/File/Anthony Devlin)AFP - The Confederation of British Industry announced Thursday that it has appointed Roger Carr, former chairman of confectioner Cadbury, as its new president.

Yoko and fans mark 30 years since Lennon's death (AFP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 04:08 PM PST

Fans of former Beatle John Lennon gather at New York City's Strawberry Fields in Central Park. Lennon was killed by gunman Mark Chapman outside a luxury apartment block in New York on December 8, 1980.(AFP/Timothy A. Clary)AFP - Vigils were held around the world Wednesday to mark the 30th anniversary of the murder of John Lennon, as new extracts from his last interview show the former Beatle scoffed at fans who worshipped "dead heroes."

Amnesty chides Croatia for war crime probe failure (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 04:01 PM PST

AP - Amnesty International on Thursday accused Croatia of failing to prosecute war crimes quickly and impartially, saying many perpetrators of brutalities may never face trial because of the country's lack of will to investigate its painful history.

Assange rape case spotlights Sweden's liberal laws (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 02:52 PM PST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, back to camera, is driven into Westminster Magistrates Court in London Tuesday Dec. 7, 2010 after being arrested on a European Arrest Warrant. Assange is appearing at the court for his extradition hearing for sexual assault allegations in Sweden.(AP Photo/ Stefan Rousseau/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - A starry-eyed admirer was flattered to be invited to dinner with a man she considered a champion of free speech. Another woman supported the cause by lending her apartment to the same man, then returned early from her trip.

Arsenal into Champions League last 16 (AFP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 02:43 PM PST

Arsenal's Dutch striker Robin Van Persie (C) celebrates scoring a penalty during the UEFA Champions League group H football match against Partizan Belgrade at the Emirates Stadium, North London. Arsenal won 3-1.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - Arsenal booked their place in the last 16 of the Champions League here Wednesday but were made to work hard before downing Partizan Belgrade 3-1 at the Emirates.

Chelsea fail to find solace at Marseille (AFP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 02:40 PM PST

Marseille's forward Loic Remy (R) vies with Chelsea's Serbian defender Branislav Ivanovic during the UEFA Champions League Group F football match Marseille vs Chelsea at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, southern France. Marseille won 1-0.(AFP/Gerard Julien)AFP - Chelsea travelled to Marseille here Wednesday seeking an upturn in their fortunes but it wasn't to be as their French hosts came away with a deserved 1-0 win in this concluding 'dead' Champions League Group F encounter.

14 ex-officials of Pinochet on trial in France (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 01:29 PM PST

Bernard Alexandre Chanfreau, shows a photo of his brother Alphonse Rene Chanfreau who disappeared under the regime of dictator Augusto Pinochet in Chile, prior of the opening of the trial in absentia of 14 former Chilean officials at the French Criminal Court in Paris, France, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010. The 14, mostly former high-ranking military officials, face charges including kidnapping and torture and are the subject of international arrest warrants. The 14 are being tried in connection with the disappearance between 1973 and 1975 of four French citizens, including Georges Klein, the doctor of Marxist President Salvador Allende.(AP Photo/Francois Mori)AP - A French court put 14 former Chilean officials on trial in absentia Wednesday over the disappearance of French citizens under the regime of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.

Poland not ready to push Russia "reset" button (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 01:21 PM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington December 8, 2010. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - The United States has pushed the "reset" button to improve its relations with Russia, but Poland's president said on Wednesday his country was not yet able to push that button all the way down.

Ireland cringes as chill of austerity budget sets in (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 01:12 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Ireland’s government yesterday unveiled what many are calling its harshest ever budget, which came just hours after the European Union approved Dublin's $113 billion loan.

Heavy snow shuts Paris airport, Eiffel Tower (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 11:59 AM PST

AP - Heavy snow in Paris on Wednesday shut down the city's main airport, its bus system and the Eiffel Tower. Elsewhere in Europe, bad weather caused travel chaos in Scotland, and a child's body was found after a flash flood in Spain.

Irish premier vows to stay leader despite crisis (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 11:30 AM PST

Dublin workers make their way home from work in central Dublin, Ireland, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010. The Irish Republic is set to unveil more details of a severe austerity budget later Tuesday. Finance Minister Brian Lenihan is planning an initial 6bn euros (£5bn; $8bn) of cost cuts in the toughest budget in the country's history. It is part of a deal to secure an 85bn-euro bail-out from the European Union and International Monetary Fund. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)AP - A defiant Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen vowed Wednesday to push through Europe's toughest slash-and-tax budget in the face of voter fury, then defy the odds to win re-election despite a debt disaster that has shaken the entire eurozone.

South Africa blocks bail for UK murder suspect (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 10:11 AM PST

Undated handout photo of Shrien Dewani and Anni Dewani (right) made available by the Bristol Evening Post. Newlywed Anni Dewani was shot dead after gunmen hijacked her and her husband's taxi on November 13 as they traveled through Gugulethu township in Cape Town, South Africa. Her father, Vinod Hindocha, attended the Western Cape High Court Tuesday Dec. 7 to witness proceedings brought against Zola Tongo, one of three men charged with killing the 28-year-old from Bristol, England, who claimed Shrien Dewani approached him about killing his new wife the day the couple arrived in South Africa. (AP Photo/ Bristol Evening Post via PA ) EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO SALES NO ARCHIVEAP - A British man who allegedly arranged the killing of his wife during their South African honeymoon was in jail Wednesday following his first appearance in extradition proceedings.

Int'l court starts Sudan peacekeeper attack case (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 09:45 AM PST

AP - Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court urged judges Wednesday to put two Sudanese rebels on trial for allegedly commanding and participating in a 2007 attack in Darfur that killed 12 African Union peacekeepers.

War crimes court reduces sentence of Serb officer (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 09:36 AM PST

AP - U.N. judges have cleared a Serbian army officer of complicity in the murder of Croatian prisoners of war in 1991, though they upheld torture charges, and have reduced his sentence to 10 years from 17.

Romanian gov't cuts maternity leave (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 08:24 AM PST

AP - The government on Wednesday cut the paid maternity leave from two to one year, a move some women said would discourage them from having children.

Widow of Polish World War II general dies at 90 (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 08:18 AM PST

AP - The widow of Poland's celebrated World War II general, Wladyslaw Anders, has died at the age of 90.

Pope inaugurates Christmas season at Spanish Steps (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 07:42 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI is framed through Christmas decorations as he delivers his blessing during the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, on the occasion of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - Pope Benedict XVI has inaugurated the Christmas season in Rome with his traditional visit to the posh Spanish Steps neighborhood to pray before a statue of Mary.

Prince William, fiancee get marital counseling (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 07:39 AM PST

Prince William, right with his father Prince Charles, centre arrive at ICAP, a city stock trading firm in London, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010. The Prince with his father Prince Charles, visited the 18th annual ICAP charity day. All global revenues from trading on ICAPÕs Charity Day will go to a number of charities around the world, including two of The Prince of Wales' charities, Youth Business International and The Prince's Teaching Institute and Skill Force, of which Prince William is Patron. In the background are some of the ICAP workers who on the charity day come to work in fancy dress. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - Palace officials say Prince William and his fiancee Kate Middleton are to receive counseling on how to handle marital pressures from senior British clergy.

Serbia to boycott Nobel peace prize ceremony (AP)

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 07:00 AM PST

AP - Serbia's decision to boycott the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony honoring imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo triggered criticism Wednesday from human rights activists and the European Union — which expressed shock that the candidate for EU entry would meet China's demands.

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