2010年12月9日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Europe News


Students attack Prince Charles' car after fee hike (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 04:33 PM PST

Demonstrators gather around burning park benches during a protest outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, central London December 9, 2010. Britain's parliament on Thursday approved plans to increase fees paid by university students despite a rebellion by members of the coalition government. Protesters had earlier clashed with police outside parliament in central London during the debate. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS CIVIL UNREST POLITICS EDUCATION SOCIETY)AP - Furious student protesters attacked a car carrying Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, vandalized buildings and battled riot police Thursday as a controversial hike in university fees triggered Britain's worst political violence in years.


Greece: 1 dead, 2 hurt in train derailment (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 03:55 PM PST

AP - Police in Greece say one person has died and two others have been injured after a train derailed in southern Greece.

UK's Charles and Camilla attacked by protesters (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 03:40 PM PST

Britain's Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, react as their car is attacked by angry protesters in London, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. An Associated Press photographer saw demonstrators kick the car in Regent Street, in the heart of London's shopping district. The car then sped off. Charles' office, Clarence House, confirmed that 'their royal highnesses' car was attacked by protesters on the way to their engagement at the London Palladium this evening, but their royal highnesses are unharmed.' (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - Prince Charles in his tuxedo looks anxiously ahead as a protester's fist pounds on his car. His wife Camilla's mouth gapes in shock above her emerald dress.


Ex-WikiLeaks staff to launch rival site: report (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 03:08 PM PST

Reuters - A group of former WikiLeaks collaborators who quit the project are to launch a new campaigning site next week to protest against its founder, a Swedish newspaper said on Thursday.

Israel draws international rebuke over settlements (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 02:59 PM PST

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right, meets with Palestinian authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. Talks come within the framework of efforts aimed at reviving the Middle East peace process. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)AP - The European Union, the United Nations and the Arab League have rebuked Israel after its refusal to halt settlement construction forced Washington to drop efforts to relaunch Mideast peace talks.


Clashes as UK parliament votes for student fee rise (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 02:40 PM PST

Demonstrators jump on burning park benches during a protest outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, central London December 9, 2010. REUTERS/Andrew WinningReuters - Protesters attacked government buildings and damaged a car carrying Prince Charles after parliament voted on Thursday to raise fees paid by university students in a vote which divided Britain's coalition government.


Irish vote to cut welfare; Fitch downgrades rating (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 02:29 PM PST

A cafe outside Leinster House with it's menu referring to the Budget crisis in Dublin, Ireland, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010. The Irish Republic is wakening up to  6bn euro (5bn pounds; $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 - Ireland's lawmakers narrowly voted Thursday to cut welfare benefits and debated a raft of other cost-slashing measures, but their efforts to combat Europe's worst deficit didn't stop the Fitch agency from slashing the nation's credit rating.


Prince Charles's car attacked by London protesters (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 01:26 PM PST

Britain's Prince Charles meets Robbie Wililams as he arrives to attend the Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium, in London December 9, 2010. REUTERS/Eddie KeoghReuters - A car carrying Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla was on Thursday attacked by protesters in London demonstrating against higher student fees, a spokesman for the prince said.


Capello tips Allardyce and Redknapp for England (AFP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 01:09 PM PST

England's Manager Fabio Capello, seen here in November 2010, reckons Sam Allardyce and Harry Redknapp are the current leading two candidates to replace him when he steps down as England manager in 2012.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Fabio Capello reckons Sam Allardyce and Harry Redknapp are the current leading two candidates to replace him when he steps down as England manager in 2012.


Arctic blast causes European travel chaos (AFP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 01:03 PM PST

A traffic safety mirror reflecting a car making its way over a snow-covered road near Seeg, southern Germany. Icy roads paralysed much of the Paris region Thursday after the heaviest snow in a quarter of a century, while harsh weather in Germany hit flights and prompted major delays in rail travel.(AFP/DPA/Karl-Josef Hildenbrand)AFP - Icy roads paralysed much of the Paris region Thursday after the heaviest snow in a quarter of a century, while harsh weather in Germany hit flights and prompted major delays in rail travel.


Newborn baby stolen from German clinic found (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:48 PM PST

AP - A newborn baby girl was stolen from a hospital on the outskirts of Frankfurt on Thursday but was found several hours later and two suspects have been arrested, police said.

Meet Putin's new dog: Buffy (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:47 PM PST

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin  plays with a dog at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow,  Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010. A five-year old boy won a competition to find a name for the dog, which Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov gave to Putin in Sofia last month. Vladimir Putin has named his new dog Buffy. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)AP - Vladimir Putin has named his new dog Buffy, but there was no sign in a walkabout for the cameras Thursday that the Bulgarian shepherd had any vampire-slaying tricks.


Despite arrest, Assange extradition faces hurdles (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:15 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 - Some of the WikiLeaks critics who cheered founder Julian Assange's arrest may want to think again.


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Posted: 09 Dec 2010 11:34 AM PST

AP - Student protesters in London attack car containing Prince Charles and his wife Camilla.

Czech towns deploy cardboard police in miniskirts (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 10:44 AM PST

AP - Authorities say that life-sized cardboards of female police officers in miniskirts placed alongside roads have managed to slow down speeding drivers in several central Czech towns.

Snow causes European travel chaos (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 10:36 AM PST

AP - Travelers in Paris and Frankfurt slept at the airport after snow and ice caused travel chaos. Pop singer Shakira canceled a concert in Germany, while the French prime minister missed a gala at Moscow's Bolshoi Theater.

Croatian ex-premier leaves amid corruption probe (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 10:21 AM PST

FILE--In this Nov. 25, 2007 file picture Croatia's former prime minister Ivo Sanader is seen in Zagreb, Croatia.  An official says Thursday dec. 9, 2010  Croatia's state prosecutors have asked parliament to lift the immunity from prosecution of former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader, meaning that he is under investigation. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)AP - A former Croatian prime minister under investigation in a corruption case left the country Thursday, police said, hours before parliament lifted his immunity from prosecution so he could be detained.


Picasso auction in Paris canceled amid mystry find (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 10:03 AM PST

AP - A Paris auctioneer has put off a scheduled sale of a trove of Picasso drawings after a separate cache of previously unknown works by the artist turned up in an electrician's garage.

Russian 'spy' challenges deportation from UK (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 10:00 AM PST

May 22 2007 photo of  British Liberal Democrat MP Mike Hancock who has denied his Russian assistant was a spy after security services arrested her on suspicion of espionage, it was reported Sunday Dec. 5, 2010. The Sunday Times reported that the government has already approved the deportation of 25-year-old Katia Zatuliveter.(AP Photo/Stephen Kelly/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - Lawyers for a Russian woman detained in Britain on suspicion of spying challenged her deportation order Thursday, claiming she was the innocent victim of a bungled secret service operation.


Italian designer Fausto Sarli dies (AP)

Posted: 09 Dec 2010 09:37 AM PST

AP - Fausto Sarli, one of Italy's leading high fashion designers, known for his artisan touch and elegant gowns, has died at 83.
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