2010年12月24日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Pope celebrates Christmas Eve amid security fears (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 05:03 PM PST

Pope Benedict XVI celebrates Christmas mass in St. Peter's Basilica at Vatican to mark the nativity of Jesus Christ.(AFP/Alberto Pizzoli)AP - Pope Benedict XVI ushered in Christmas Eve with an evening Mass on Friday amid heightened security concerns following the package bombings at two Rome embassies and Christmas Eve security breaches at the Vatican the past two years.

Fresh charge against Ukraine's Tymoshenko (AFP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 04:54 PM PST

Ukraine's former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko enters the prosecutor's office in Kiev before her interrogation. Tymoshenko was on December 15 placed under investigation for abuse of power and ordered not to leave Kiev, in the gravest legal action yet against the Orange Revolution leader.(AFP/Sergei Supinsky)AFP - Prosecutors filed a fresh charge against Ukraine's former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, the embattled politician said Friday.

Anglican leader focuses on plight of persecuted Christians (AFP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 04:18 PM PST

The Anglican leader, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams attends an ecuminal evening prayer at the Church St Ignatius in Rome 2009. The leader of the world's Anglicans urges people on Saturday to remember those across the globe who face persecution because of their Christian faith, in his Christmas Day sermon.(AFP/File/Filippo Monteforte)AFP - The leader of the world's Anglicans urges people on Saturday to remember those across the globe who face persecution because of their Christian faith, in his Christmas Day sermon.

Europe Christmas eve chaos as snow strands thousands (AFP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 03:02 PM PST

Dozens of stranded planes sit on the tarmac of Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy after hundreds of Christmas flights were cancelled, as freezing weather and widespread snowfalls caused travel chaos across Europe.(AFP/Pierre Verdy)AFP - Thousands of travellers were stranded at the main Paris airport Friday after hundreds of Christmas flights were cancelled, as freezing weather and widespread snowfalls caused travel chaos across Europe.

Text of pope's homily for Christmas Eve Mass (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 02:00 PM PST

AP - The Vatican's official English-language translation of Pope Benedict XVI's homily, to be delivered in Italian, during Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica.

UN: Ivory Coast gunmen block possible mass grave (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 01:46 PM PST

UN forces drive past a billboard for President Laurent Gbagbo in, Ivory Coast, Abidjan Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010. The United Nations said Thursday that at least 173 people have been killed and dozens of others have gone missing or been tortured following Ivory Coast's disputed presidential election, which has prompted fears of a return to civil war. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)AP - Masked gunmen with rocket launchers are blocking access to what officials believe may be a mass grave site in Ivory Coast, the United Nations said, as concerns grow that the West African nation that suffered a 2002-2003 civil war could return to conflict.

Spanish king urges unity in fight against unemployment (AFP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 01:05 PM PST

King Juan Carlos, pictured here on October 2010, urged Spaniards to press ahead with needed reforms to revive the economy, fight unemployment and cut the public deficit in his annual Christmas Eve message on Friday.(AFP/File/Miguel Riopa)AFP - King Juan Carlos urged Spaniards to press ahead with needed reforms to revive the economy, fight unemployment and cut the public deficit in his annual Christmas Eve message on Friday.

U.S. opens tax investigation on Swiss banks: report (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 11:51 AM PST

Reuters - The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into small Swiss regional banks which may have helped Americans evade taxes, the New York Times reported, citing two people briefed on the matter.

Dutch police welcome snow as crime busting aid (AFP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 11:45 AM PST

View of the traffic jams on the A2 highway before it was closed by police due to heavy snowfalls near the Dutch city of Eindhoven. While commuters complain of disruptions by the snow, Dutch police have welcomed it as an unusual aid in catching illegal cannabis growers and other criminals.(AFP/File/Robin Utrecht)AFP - While commuters complain of disruptions caused by recent heavy snow, Dutch police have welcomed it as an unusual aid in catching illegal cannabis growers and other criminals.

Heavy snow strands Christmas travelers in Europe (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 11:45 AM PST

Reuters - Heavy snow stranded thousands of Christmas travelers in parts of Europe on Friday, with Belgium's main airport closed for most of the day to landing and icy roads in Sweden choked with traffic.

Belarus president re-elected, others cry fraud (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 10:46 AM PST

Incumbent Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko after a news conference after preliminary election results show him overwhelmingly winning a fourth term in Minsk, Berlarus, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. International observers and Western governments accused Belarus' strongman leader of using fraud and violence to remain in power after more than 16 years of repressive rule, saying Monday that President Alexander Lukashenko's re-election had been seriously flawed. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)AP - The authoritarian leader of Belarus was declared Friday the winner of an election condemned by international monitors and his challengers, as police rounded up carol-singing protesters near the prison where most of the challengers are held.

Afghanistan, Pakistan hold trust-building talks (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 10:26 AM PST

AP - Turkey, Afghanistan and Pakistan will hold joint military exercises as part of efforts to build trust between Kabul and Islamabad, the Turkish president said Friday.

Snow, ice trap passengers in Europe's airports (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 10:18 AM PST

Planes are seen on the snow covered tarmac at the Charles-de-Gaulle Roissy airport, near Paris, Friday Dec. 24, 2010. The civil aviation authority asked Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport to cancel 20 percent of flights because of snow. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)AP - Travelers spent Christmas Eve camped in airports in Paris and Brussels instead of at feast-laden family tables, after new snowfall and shortages of deicing fluid trapped passengers and snarled travel across Europe.

Paralympian's recovery: Legs regained, dreams lost (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 10:17 AM PST

Monique van der Vorst poses near her wheelchair at the Olympic stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. Almost half her life, van der Vorst was wheelchair bound until a freak accident in spring training 2010 sent uncontrollable, spastic shudders through her legs. It was as if a jumper cable set her old body in motion again, the body she had before she became paralyzed barely a teenager. Now at 26, she is starting a third life, literally learning how to walk and, hopefully, run again, dealing with fortitude she no longer held possible. (AP Photo/Bas Czerwinski)AP - Monique van der Vorst's competitive spirit thrived even after she lost the use of her legs as a teenager. She won two silver medals at the Beijing Paralympics and hoped to win gold in London in 2012.

Russian parliament tentatively approves arms pact (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:49 AM PST

General view of Russian lower parliament chamber session in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 24, 2010. Russia's lower house of parliament will not be able to give its full approval to a U.S.-Russian nuclear arms treaty until at least next month, a senior lawmaker said Friday. Konstantin Kosachev, the head of the State Duma's foreign affairs committee, said that the legislators would pass the ratification bill only in the first of three required readings during this year's closing session Friday. He said the full ratification could only happen next month 'at the earliest.' (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)AP - Russia's lower house of parliament gave preliminary approval Friday to a U.S.-Russian arms treaty, but decided to delay the final vote until next month.

Serbia far right leader charged in attacks on gays (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:39 AM PST

AP - Prosecutors are charging a far right Serbian leader with orchestrating violence during a gay pride march in Belgrade in October at which more than 150 people were hurt.

Italy: Anarchists wanted revenge on Chile, Swiss (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 08:15 AM PST

A man holds an envelope as he stands outside the Ukrainian embassy where a false bomb alarm was reported, in Rome, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010. A pair of package bombs exploded at the Swiss and Chilean embassies in Rome on Thursday, injuring the two people who opened them, officials said. Police ordered checks at all embassies after the false alarm was also reported at the Ukrainian embassy. (AP Photo/Angelo Carconi)AP - Anarchists who sent mail bombs to the Rome embassies of Chile and Switzerland wanted to avenge blows by those countries against their movement, a top Italian security official said Friday.

Russia's Medvedev: WikiLeaks won't harm US ties (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 06:51 AM PST

AP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says that revelations from confidential U.S. cables released by the WikiLeaks will not harm Moscow's relations with Washington.

Assange's accusers are WikiLeaks fans, lawyer says (AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 05:37 AM PST

FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010 file photo, Claes Borgstrom, lawyer for the two women who claim to have been sexually assaulted by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Sweden in August, talks to media at his office in Stockholm. The Swedish women accusing Julian Assange of sex crimes are not pawns of the CIA, nor do they hunger for revenge or money. They just seek justice for a violation of their 'sexual integrity,' their lawyer said. laes Borgstrom, a self-professed feminist who for seven years was Sweden's ombudsman for gender equality, told The Associated Press he finds it 'very upsetting' that Assange, his lawyers and supporters suggest the case amounts to a smear campaign against the secret-spilling website. (AP Photo/Anders Wiklund, File) SWEDEN OUTAP - The two Swedish women accusing Julian Assange of sex crimes are supporters of WikiLeaks, not pawns of the CIA, and they simply seek justice for a violation of their "sexual integrity," their lawyer says.

(AP)

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 04:47 AM PST

AP - Russian lower house of parliament gives preliminary approval to US-Russian arms treaty.

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