2011年1月11日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Indian budget airline in $16bn deal with Airbus (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 04:48 PM PST

An IndiGo Airbus A320 aircraft makes for final approach at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi in 2010. Indian airline IndiGo has signed an agreement to buy 180 Airbus A320 single-aisle aircraft in a record sale worth $16.4 billion (12.6 billion euros), the European plane maker said Tuesday.(AFP/File/Raveendran)AFP - Indian budget airline IndiGo has signed an agreement to buy 180 Airbus A320 aircraft, the European plane maker said, in a record sale worth $16.4 billion (12.6 billion euros).

Irish honeymoon bride in Mauritius was strangled: police (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 04:32 PM PST

A bungalow (C) at the Legends hotel where Michaela McAreavey was strangled in Grand Gaube in Mauritius. An Irish beauty queen and daughter of a high-profile sports personality was strangled in her hotel room on honeymoon in Mauritius, rocking its high-end tourism industry and sparking a manhunt.(AFP)AFP - An Irish beauty queen and daughter of a high-profile sports personality was strangled in her hotel room on honeymoon in Mauritius, rocking its high-end tourism industry and sparking a manhunt.

FA want English coach to work with Capello (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 03:50 PM PST

The English Football Association plan to appoint a young homegrown coach to work under England boss Fabio Capello, pictured in 2010, by the end of next month.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - The English Football Association plan to appoint a young homegrown coach to work under England boss Fabio Capello by the end of next month.

O'Sullivan suffers another first round exit (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 03:35 PM PST

Mercurial snooker talent Ronnie O'Sullivan, pictured in 2010, suffered his second successive first round defeat in a major tournament here on Tuesday as he lost 6-4 to Northern Ireland's world championships semi-finalist Mark Allen.(AFP/File/Ian Kington)AFP - Mercurial snooker talent Ronnie O'Sullivan suffered his second successive first round defeat in a major tournament here on Tuesday as he lost 6-4 to Northern Ireland's world championships semi-finalist Mark Allen.

Portugal, refusing bailout, faces key bond test (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 03:05 PM PST

Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates addresses journalists Tuesday, Jan. 11 2011, at his official residence, the Sao Bento palace in Lisbon. Socrates called a news conference to announce that Portugal cut the 2010 budget deficit to below its target of 7.3 percent of gross domestic product, according to provisional data. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)AP - Portugal insists that it does not need an international bailout to solve its debt problems. It faces a bond auction Wednesday that could reveal the price of going it alone — and perhaps even add to the European financial crisis.

Foster blunder gives West Ham League Cup advantage (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 02:51 PM PST

Birmingham's English striker Cameron Jerome (L) vies with West Ham's New Zealand defender Winston Reid (R) during their semi final League Cup football match at Upton Park, London. West Ham won 2-1.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Birmingham goalkeeper Ben Foster's embarrassing blunder gave 10-man West Ham a 2-1 win in the League Cup semi-final first leg at Upton Park on Tuesday.

MySpace Lays Off 47 Percent of Global Workforce (NewsFactor)

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 02:15 PM PST

NewsFactor - While Facebook is growing larger than the population of more than a few countries, MySpace announced Tuesday that it's laying off nearly 47 percent of its staff. This move, affecting about 500 employees worldwide, is accompanied by the addition of what the company called "strategic local partnerships" in the United Kingdom, Germany and Australia for the management of ad sales and content.

Summary Box: Gold rises on European debt worries (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 01:59 PM PST

AP - GOLD RISES: Gold and silver rose on worries over inflation and European debt. The precious metals silver have surged over the last year as investors look for a hedge against inflation and currency woes.

Airbus says IndiGo buying 180 aircraft (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 01:44 PM PST

AP - Airbus on Tuesday unveiled a possible mega-order for its planned new eco-conscious A320neo jet — a deal the European aircraft manufacturer is calling the largest in aviation history.

UK lawmaker pleads guilty over expenses charges (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 01:42 PM PST

British Member of Parliament Eric Illsley walks outside Southwark Crown Court in London Tuesday Jan. 11, 2011 . The MP pleaded guilty to charges connected to the country's lawmakers' expense scandal. Illsley told the London court Tuesday that he now admitted he dishonestly claimed about 14,000 pounds (US$22,000). Illsely had previously denied three charges of false accounting. Justice John Saunders said he will be sentenced next month. (AP Photo/Anthony Devlin/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - A House of Commons legislator pleaded guilty Tuesday to dishonestly claiming about 14,000 pounds ($22,000) in expense payments, an admission that could lead to his removal from Parliament and trigger a special election.

Moscow police arrest dozens to avert racist riots (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 09:49 AM PST

AP - Russian police on Tuesday arrested dozens of people suspected of planning a racist rally near the Kremlin walls, as authorities looked to avert a repeat of last month's riots by ultra-nationalists who objected to the presence of non-Slavs in the country.

Demjanjuk attorney: testimony raises doubts (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 09:29 AM PST

AP - John Demjanjuk's defense attorney said Tuesday that transcripts of testimony by a former guard at a Nazi death camp, who acknowledged that he was tortured by the Soviets into confessing to committing war crimes, show that all such confessions should be considered suspect.

Austrian cop fined for attack on American (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 09:08 AM PST

U.S. citizen Mike Brennan, 34, from Jacksonville, Fla., leaves a court room after the pronouncement of verdict at Vienna's main court, Austria, on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. An undercover police officer has pleaded not guilty to assaulting the American teacher after mistaking him for an African drug dealer at a subway station in the Austrian capital. The police officer was sentenced to a fine of euro 2,800. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)AP - A judge on Tuesday convicted an undercover Austrian police officer of attacking an American teacher after mistaking him for an African drug dealer and ordered him to pay a euro2,800 ($3,620) fine.

Russia weighs Iran's invite to tour nuclear sites (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 05:35 AM PST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement to members of the foreign press in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. Netanyahu insists that Iran will not stop its nuclear program unless economic sanctions are backed with a 'credible military option.' Netanyahu says the only time the Iranians stopped their nuclear development when they thought they were threatened with a military strike. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)AP - Russia has not yet decided whether to accept Iran's invitation to tour its nuclear sites, but believes that such a visit could help ease concerns about the Iranian nuclear program, a senior Russian diplomat said Tuesday.

Spain: 2 suspected ETA members arrested (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 05:21 AM PST

AP - Police in Spain and France arrested two suspected members of ETA on Tuesday, suggesting the government in Madrid will keep up pressure on the violent Basque separatist group despite the latter's declaration of a permanent cease-fire.

Costa Rica takes Nicaragua dispute to UN court (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 03:03 AM PST

The delegations of Costa Rica, foreground left, and Nicaragua, center right, rise as judges enter the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday Jan. 11, 2011. Costa Rica is asking the United Nation's highest court to order Nicaragua to withdraw its troops from disputed land along the river that forms the two nations' border. San Juan accused Nicaraguan troops in November of illegally setting up camp on its territory as part of a dredging project. Nicaragua denies violating Costa Rican territory. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)AP - Costa Rica accused Nicaragua on Tuesday of flagrantly breaching international law by putting troops on disputed land along the river that forms the two nations' border and asked the highest U.N. court to order their immediate withdrawal.

WikiLeaks founder back in court over extradition (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 02:41 AM PST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives at Belmarsh Magistrate's court in London for his extradition hearing, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - The founder of secret-spilling website WikiLeaks was back in court Tuesday as part of his fight to avoid being extradited to Sweden, where he's wanted on sex crimes allegations.

Bus tours head to Kate Middleton's country town (AP)

Posted: 11 Jan 2011 01:20 AM PST

Adrian Morton, the owner of Mortons Travel, poses inside one of his coaches at the company's offices in Little London, England, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. Adrian Morton plans to send bus tours to Kate Middleton's picturesque country village of Bucklebury, where Middleton was raised in privileged style some 55 miles (90 kilometers) west of London. Americans in particular seem transfixed by the upcoming royal spectacle of Middleton's April 29 marriage to Prince William at Westminster Abbey in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - Kate Middleton's picturesque country village of Bucklebury is never going to be the same.

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