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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Australia safely through first hour at Ashes Test (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 04:45 PM PST

Australian batsman Phillip Hughes (C) drives the ball for four runs on day one of the fifth Ashes cricket Test against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Openers Shane Watson and Hughes gave Australia a boost by negotiating the first hour of play in the fifth and final Ashes Test against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Monday.(AFP/Greg Wood)AFP - Openers Shane Watson and Phillip Hughes gave Australia a boost by negotiating the first hour of play in the fifth and final Ashes Test against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Monday.

Sales of electronic cigarettes rise, and so does criticism (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 02:42 PM PST

Makers of electronic cigarettes are reporting strong growth in sales as anti-tobacco laws force European smokers into the cold streets, but campaigners say the device is undercutting health efforts.(AFP/ANP/File/Robin Utrecht)AFP - Makers of electronic cigarettes are reporting strong growth in sales as anti-tobacco laws force European smokers into the cold streets, but campaigners say the device is undercutting health efforts.

Spanish downturn ends immigrants' dream of better life (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 02:39 PM PST

People queue at a government employment office in centre of Madrid in 2010. Spanish visa rules deny renewal requests if immigrants become unemployed and fail to make social security payments.(AFP/File/Dominique Faget)AFP - After losing her job as a maid several months ago, 26-year-old Magaly Baez is preparing to return to Paraguay with her husband, an unemployed waiter, and their nine-month-old baby.

Spain holds Europe's fate in its hands in 2011: analysts (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 02:24 PM PST

A man walks past the reflection of an electronic board displaying figures of Madrid's Stock Exchange in 2010. For financial markets the doomsday scenario in 2011 starts with Spain buckling under its debt and unleashing a Europe-wide crisis that dwarfs anything seen so far in Greece or Ireland.(AFP/File/Dominique Faget)AFP - For financial markets the doomsday scenario in 2011 starts with Spain buckling under its debt and unleashing a Europe-wide crisis that dwarfs anything seen so far in Greece or Ireland.

European debt crisis a boon for British blogger (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 02:10 PM PST

British economist Edward Hugh works in Les Escaules, near the northeastern city Girona, in 2010. When Hugh set up a blog that repeatedly predicted the euro could not survive, few people took notice. Not any more.(AFP/File/Lluis Gene)AFP - When British economist Edward Hugh set up a blog that repeatedly predicted the euro could not survive, few people took notice. Not any more.

Spain lotto winner nearly loses millions by tossing tickets (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 12:50 PM PST

A Spanish lottery player nearly lost nine million euros (12 million dollars) in winnings after tossing tickets in the rubbish only to later discover they were winners, Spanish media said Sunday.(AFP/File/Joel Saget)AFP - A Spanish lottery player nearly lost nine million euros (12 million dollars) in winnings after tossing tickets in the rubbish only to later discover they were winners, Spanish media said Sunday.

EU hails kickoff for new financial surveillance bodies (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 12:23 PM PST

The European Union hailed the 2011 kickoff this weekend of a series of new post-crisis pan-European watchdogs aimed at tightening regulation of the finance industry. AFP - The European Union hailed the 2011 kickoff this weekend of a series of new post-crisis pan-European watchdogs aimed at tightening regulation of the finance industry.

Lufthansa to create 4,000 jobs in Germany in 2011: report (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 12:20 PM PST

German national air carrier Lufthansa will create 4,000 jobs in the country in 2011, its new boss Christoph Franz told the newspaper Bild in an interview to be published Monday.(AFP/File/Markus Leodolter)AFP - German national air carrier Lufthansa will create 4,000 jobs in the country in 2011, its new boss Christoph Franz told the newspaper Bild in an interview to be published Monday.

Spain's bars and restaurants go smoke-free in tough new law (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 12:19 PM PST

A drinker smokes a cigarette at a bar in Madrid. Smokers in the country have been taking their last legal puffs in tapas bars and restaurants as one of Europe's strictest anti-tobacco laws came into force.(AFP/File/Dominique Faget)AFP - Smokers stubbed out their cigarettes in tapas bars and restaurants across Spain on Sunday as one of Europe's strictest anti-tobacco laws came into effect.

Winterkorn to remain at Volkswagen helm until end-2016 (AFP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 11:14 AM PST

Martin Winterkorn, pictured in 2010, will remain as head of German carmaker Volkswagen until the end of 2016 after his contract was extended by five years, the company said Sunday.(AFP/File/Thomas Kienzle)AFP - Martin Winterkorn will remain as head of German carmaker Volkswagen until the end of 2016 after his contract was extended by five years, the company said Sunday.

Report: Bout says US offered him lighter sentence (AP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 09:25 AM PST

AP - Viktor Bout, the suspected Russian arms merchant, is being quoted as saying U.S. authorities promised him a lighter sentence in exchange for information about his contacts.

Prominent Kremlin opponent gets 15 days in jail (AP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 08:56 AM PST

Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov displays a protocol paper as he is escorted to court in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011. Nemtsov was detained on Dec. 31, 2010 during a rally in defense of freedom of assembly.(AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)AP - One of Russia's most prominent opposition leaders has been sentenced to 15 days in jail after being arrested at a New Year's Eve protest rally.

Spain: Church holds Mass supporting family values (AP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 08:46 AM PST

Bishops, right, walk beside nuns, left, during a mass honoring the family as a building block of Christianity in downtown Madrid, Spain Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)AP - Tens of thousands of people celebrated a Mass honoring the family as a building block of Christianity in downtown Madrid on Sunday.

Spain enacts tough anti-smoking law (AP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 07:44 AM PST

Robert, the owner of a bar, removed of the window the banner reading, 'Smoking is Allowed,' at his bar in Pamplona, Spain, early Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011. Spain, a country famed for its smoke-filled bars, corner cafes and restaurants, is poised to enact a tough new anti-smoking law eliminating its status as Western Europe's last country where lighting up in indoor public places is allowed until today on January 2. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)AP - Tapas bars — the noisy and bustling Spanish success story that combined delicious morsels with good wine and often a cloud of cigarette smoke — are now smoke-free. So are restaurants, discos, casinos, airports and even some outdoor spaces.

Russia calls for halt to Tu-154 flights after fire (AP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 06:51 AM PST

In this image taken from Russia 24 television channel TV, showing a tail part of the Russian passenger Tu-154 aircraft seen after an explosion in Surgut, about 2200 kilometers (1,350 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. The Russian passenger jet carrying 128 people caught fire and later exploded at a Siberian airport on Saturday, killing one person and injuring several others, officials said. The rest of the passengers and crew were safely evacuated before the explosion in the Western Siberian oil town of Surgut. (AP Photo/Rossia 24 Television Channel) TV OUTAP - Russia's transport oversight agency is calling on the country's airlines to stop using the Tu-154 plane until the cause of a passenger jet fire and explosion that killed three people is determined.

Pope: Mass attack in Egypt 'offends God' (AP)

Posted: 02 Jan 2011 05:05 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI waves to faithful during the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - Pope Benedict XVI says an apparent suicide bombing outside a Mass in Egypt that left 21 worshippers dead "offends God and all of humanity."

Pope denounces abuses of Christians (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2011 06:33 PM PST

Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful as he arrives in St. Peter's square to bless the nativity scene at the Vatican, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI marked the final hours of 2010 on Friday with public prayer and a word of concern for families struggling with economic troubles. Benedict gave thanks for God's grace and love throughout the year as he presided over a traditional New Year's Eve vespers service in St. Peter's Basilica. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - Pope Benedict XVI urged Christians to remain strong in the face of intolerance and violence in a New Year's appeal that came several hours after a bomb blast outside an Egyptian church that killed at least 21 people as worshippers left Mass.

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