2010年12月21日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Adoptive parents arrive in Haiti to fetch children (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 04:27 PM PST

A French woman sits with her adopted Haitian child at the residence of the French ambassador in Port-au-Prince before leaving with their adoptive parents for France. French families arrived in Haiti late Tuesday to fetch a group of Haitian children they adopted in the wake of a devastating earthquake that ravaged the impoverished country nearly a year ago.(AFP/Thony Belizaire)AFP - French families arrived in Haiti late Tuesday to fetch a group of Haitian children they adopted in the wake of a devastating earthquake that ravaged the impoverished country nearly a year ago.

UK terror plot aimed British landmarks, shopping (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 04:05 PM PST

A view of New Scotland Yard, the headquarters building of the Metropolitan Police, with its sign in London, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. British police on Monday arrested a dozen men suspected of plotting a large-scale terror attack — the biggest anti-terrorist sweep since April 2009, when 12 men were detained over an alleged al-Qaida bomb plot in the northern city of Manchester. The men were arrested in London, the Welsh city of Cardiff and the English cities of Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)AP - A large-scale terror attack was aimed at British landmarks and public spaces, security officials said Tuesday as more details emerged and police searched the homes of 12 British suspects being held for questioning.

Vatican clarifies pope's condom comments (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 02:53 PM PST

Pope Benedict XVI, framed by Christmas decorations, delivers his Angelus prayer from his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)AP - The Vatican on Tuesday sought to clarify the pope's controversial comments about condoms and HIV, saying he by no means suggested condom use could be condoned as a means of avoiding pregnancy.

Scotland rejects US senators' Lockerbie report (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 02:43 PM PST

This Libyan Al-Motawassit channel TV grab shows freed Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi giving an interview in Tripoli in 2009. Scotland on Tuesday rejected as a AFP - Scotland on Tuesday rejected as a "false interpretation" a damning report by US senators which alleges that London strong-armed the Edinburgh government into freeing the Lockerbie bomber.

US approves sanctions against Ivory Coast's Gbagbo (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 02:24 PM PST

An Ivory Coast policeman stands guard during a youth rally in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. The top U.N. envoy in Ivory Coast on Monday condemned intimidation tactics against U.N. personnel, saying armed men were threatening staff after the U.N. ignored Laurent Gbagbo's demand for thousands of peacekeepers leave the country. The United Nations has vowed to continue its mission despite the order from Gbagbo, who is facing growing international pressure to concede defeat in last month's disputed presidential election and step aside. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)AP - The United States approved travel sanctions on Laurent Gbagbo and 30 of his allies Tuesday as pressure mounted on the incumbent leader to step down following last month's presidential election that the international community says he lost.

Hungary passes law boosting government control of media (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 02:11 PM PST

Reuters - Hungary's parliament passed legislation on Tuesday to tighten government control over news outlets which media watchdogs say is arbitrary and ill-defined.

Rome police: Device on subway couldn't explode (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 01:02 PM PST

AP - Police said Tuesday a suspicious package full of wires and powder that prompted a terror scare in Rome's subway during the Christmas season was a fake made out of cement-like powder, not explosives.

Spanish parliament approves 2011 austerity budget (AFP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 12:45 PM PST

People holding placards reading in Spanish AFP - Spain's parliament approved Tuesday the Socialist government's 2011 austerity budget aimed at cutting the debt-strapped country's deficit and righting its strained public finances.

Kremlin poker-faced as US Senate mulls arms pact (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 11:17 AM PST

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., center, speaks as Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., left, listens after an unusual closed Senate session in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington Monday, Dec. 20, 2010.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - As the U.S. Senate inches toward a vote on a pivotal arms treaty with Russia, officials and lawmakers in Moscow are anxiously awaiting the outcome of a debate that may shape U.S.-Russian ties for years ahead.

Turkey criticizes Cyprus-Israel maritime accord (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 10:18 AM PST

AP - Turkey on Tuesday slammed a maritime border accord between Cyprus and Israel, saying it was "null and void" because it disregards the rights and jurisdiction of Turkish Cypriots on the island.

Montenegro's PM Djukanovic resigns (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 10:10 AM PST

Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic smiles during a press conference in Podgorica, Montenegro, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. Djukanovic, the longest-serving Balkan leader who led his tiny Balkan nation to independence and European Union membership candidacy, resigned on Tuesday. Djukanovic, who also faced allegations of crime and corruption, said he is stepping down because he has fulfilled his task to bring Montenegro closer to the EU and NATO membership. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic)AP - Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic, who has led Montenegro for almost 20 years, resigned abruptly Tuesday but insisted it was not due to international pressure over his alleged criminal past.

Kosovo PM calls for organ trafficking probe (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 10:00 AM PST

AP - Kosovo's Prime Minister, Hashim Thaci says he wants an independent investigation to "dispel the mist" surrounding allegations he led a gang that murdered detainees to sell their kidneys.

700 arrested in Belarus, 2 candidates freed (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 09:56 AM PST

A group of opposition protesters holds a picket in central Minsk December 20, 2010. At least seven election candidates and hundreds of opposition demonstrators were being held on Monday after police cracked down on a protest against the re-election of Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko. The words on the banner read: AP - Two candidates arrested after Belarus' presidential election have been freed and one said the KGB tried to pressure him into renouncing his opposition to President Alexander Lukashenko's authoritarian regime.

Russians to face tougher restrictions on moving (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 09:21 AM PST

AP - Russians may face new restrictions when trying to move from the provinces to Moscow, St. Petersburg or other large cities, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signaled Tuesday.

Dutch reporters questioned after Nazi complaint (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 08:17 AM PST

AP - Two Dutch reporters were questioned by police Tuesday after a convicted Nazi criminal complained they had violated his privacy by secretly filming him in his room at a retirement home.

(AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 07:54 AM PST

AP - Vatican clarifies pope's comments, insists he does not condone condom use to avoid pregnancy.

Ex-Belgian church leader urges more humility (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 07:48 AM PST

Belgium's Cardinal Godfried Danneels testifies during a hearing at the Belgian Parliamentary Committee on sexual child abuse at the Belgian Catholic Church, at the Belgian Federal Parliament in Brussels, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. The former leader of the Catholic Church in Belgium calls for more openness and transparency within the church to make sure child abuse scandals by priests do not happen again. Danneels told a parliamentary inquiry panel on Tuesday that power often made the church aloof to the abuse problem and the needs of the victims. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)AP - The former leader of the Catholic Church in Belgium on Tuesday called for more openness and humility within the church to make sure that child abuse scandals by priests did not happen again.

Cameras that caught Stockholm blast ordered down (AP)

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 06:45 AM PST

AP - A shopkeeper who handed police video footage of the Stockholm suicide bombing says he will think twice before helping authorities again after being ordered to dismantle his security cameras for lacking the right permit.

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