2011年1月12日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

France to urge Britain to help save the euro: report (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:51 PM PST

The French prime minister has said he will on Thursday urge Britain to back deeper European integration to save the euro or risk disaster in its own economy if the currency fails.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - The French prime minister has said he will on Thursday urge Britain to back deeper European integration to save the euro or risk disaster in its own economy if the currency fails.

Dutch government enforcing taxes on prostitution (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:27 PM PST

In this photo taken Monday Jan. 10, 2011 a prostitute advertises her wares behind red-lit windows in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Workers in the world's oldest profession are about to get a lesson in the harsh reality of Europe's new age of austerity. Amid budget cuts and falling revenues, the Dutch government has warned prostitutes who advertise their wares in the famed windows of Amsterdam's red light district to expect a business-only visit from the taxman this year. In a sign of the times, the move is meeting with little formal opposition, even among prostitutes, though some are skeptical it can be enforced. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)AP - Workers in the world's oldest profession are about to get a lesson in the harsh reality of Europe's new age of austerity.

Robertson masters Hendry at Wembley (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 03:48 PM PST

Neil Robertson, pictured in 2010, beat snooker great Stephen Hendry 6-3 to advance into the quarter-finals of the Masters snooker tournament at Wembley on Wednesday.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - Australia's world champion Neil Robertson beat snooker great Stephen Hendry 6-3 to advance into the quarter-finals of the Masters snooker tournament at Wembley on Wednesday.

Latest German animal star a cross-eyed opossum (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 03:11 PM PST

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2010 file photo, a cross-eyed opossum (didelphis) called Heidi sits in her interim enclosure, in the zoo in Leipzig, Germany. Heidi the cross-eyed opossum is the latest creature to rocket from Germany's front pages to international recognition, capturing the world's imagination with her bright, black eyes turned toward her pointed pink nose. (AP Photo/dapd, Sebastian Willnow, File)AP - Heidi, the cross-eyed opossum, is the latest creature to rocket from Germany's front pages to international recognition, capturing the world's imagination with her bright, black eyes turned toward her pointed pink nose.

Ipswich stun Arsenal in League Cup (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 03:08 PM PST

Arsenal's Spanish player Cesc Fabregas (L) vies with Ipswich Town's Colin Healy during their semi final 1st leg League Cup football match at Portman Road, Ipswich. Ipswich won 1-0.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - Arsenal's hopes of winning their first trophy since 2005 were dented when Championship side Ipswich Town beat them 1-0 at Portman Road here on Wednesday in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final.

Stocks shoot higher as worries about Europe ease (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 02:53 PM PST

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - Hopes that banks would start raising their dividends sent financial stocks sharply higher Wednesday. Indexes closed at their highest levels in more than two years after a successful bond auction in Portugal eased worries about Europe's debt crisis.

Blackpool pile on agony for Liverpool in Premier League (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 02:49 PM PST

Blackpool's DJ Campbell (up) celebrates scoring against Liverpool during their English Premier League football match at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool. Liverpool made it two defeats in two matches under Kenny Dalglish in the Reds great's second spell as manager as Blackpool came from behind to complete a 2-1 win.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Goals from Gary Taylor-Fletcher and DJ Campbell helped Blackpool to another sensational 2-1 victory over Liverpool at Bloomfield Road here on Wednesday.

Robertson says Hendry at 'crossroads' after defeat (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 01:48 PM PST

Neil Robertson, pictured in 2010, beat snooker great Stephen Hendry 6-3 to advance into the quarter-finals of the Masters snooker tournament at Wembley on Wednesday.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - Neil Robertson, Australia's reigning world champion, said Stephen Hendry's career was at a "crossroads" after beating the snooker great in the Masters tournament at Wembley here on Wednesday.

Briton convicted for throwing snowball (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 01:43 PM PST

People enjoying a snowball fight. A British court on Wednesday convicted a man of assault and placed him under a two-week curfew for throwing a snowball at a female police officer.(AFP/DDP/File/Timur Emek)AFP - A British court on Wednesday convicted a man of assault and placed him under a two-week curfew for throwing a snowball at a female police officer.

British health tech startups seek US foothold (AFP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 01:39 PM PST

A midwife examines a pregnant woman at a maternity ward. British entrepreneurs touting new technologies for concerns such as keeping tabs on addled elderly or trouble getting pregnant were courting Silicon Valley connections on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Mychele Daniau)AFP - British entrepreneurs touting new technologies for concerns such as keeping tabs on addled elderly or trouble getting pregnant were courting Silicon Valley connections on Wednesday.

Greek church raps bishop over Muslim, Jew remarks (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 11:43 AM PST

AP - Greece's Orthodox church has rejected disparaging comments about Muslims and Jews by a senior cleric that sparked protests from representatives of both faiths.

Poles in Lithuania want their 'w' back (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 10:14 AM PST

AP - Poland and Lithuania are bonded by history, culture and Catholic faith but deeply divided over the letter w.

AP Interview: Le Pen daughter eyes party helm (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 09:38 AM PST

Marine Le Pen answers questions during an interview at her office outside Paris, Wednesday Jan. 12, 2011. The daughter of French firebrand Jean-Marie Le Pen, she is considered the favorite to win this weekend's race to succeed her father, but says she wants to soften the image of her far-right political party - widely seen as anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon )AP - The future face of far-right politics in France may soon be a blond, twice-divorced mother with a penchant for chic suits — and who wants to soften her party's anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim image.

Russia blames Polish crew in Kaczynski air crash (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 08:32 AM PST

Tatyana Anodina, head of the Interstate Aviation Committee, speaks in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. Russian officials investigating the airplane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski are placing the blame squarely on the Poles, saying the crew was under pressure to land in bad weather from an air force commander who had been drinking. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)AP - Russian officials investigating the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski placed the blame squarely on the Poles on Wednesday, saying the crew was pressured to land in bad weather by an air force commander who had been drinking.

UK lawmaker quits over expense claims fraud (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 07:51 AM 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 said Wednesday he will quit after pleading guilty to charges over Britain's expense claims scandal — avoiding an embarrassing ouster under Parliamentary rules, or in a vote of lawmakers.

Alleged IRA dissident charged over Ulster car bomb (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 07:46 AM PST

AP - An alleged Irish Republican Army dissident has been arraigned in a Northern Ireland court on charges of detonating a car bomb outside a police base in Londonderry.

Health care minister appeals to doctors to stay (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 07:25 AM PST

AP - The Czech Republic's health care minister is appealing to thousands of doctors to abandon a plan to quit their jobs at regional hospitals in protest of low salaries.

African dictator's French chateau sold off (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 06:44 AM PST

The chateau of late Central African Republic dictator Jean-Bedel Bokassa is seen in Hardricourt, 60 kilometers (38 miles) west of Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. A dilapidated French chateau that once belonged to the ruthless leader of the Central African Republic, the late Jean-Bedel Bokassa, was sold for euro 915,000 ($1.2 million) Wednesday, a lawyer said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)AP - A dilapidated French chateau that once belonged to the ruthless leader of the Central African Republic, the late Jean-Bedel Bokassa, was sold for euro915,000 ($1.2 million) Wednesday, a lawyer said.

Russian parliament prepares to ratify arms pact (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 06:12 AM PST

Democratic Senator John Kerry (C) makes a statement after a closed session about the new START treaty on Capitol Hill in Washington December 20, 2010. Flanking Kerry are Senators Diane Feinstein (L) and Carl Levin, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)AP - The head of the foreign affairs committee in the Russian lower house says parliament has moved a step closer to ratifying a landmark U.S.-Russian arms treaty.

Pope names new church leader on quake anniversary (AP)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 05:15 AM PST

AP - Pope Benedict XVI has named a new archbishop for the Catholic church in Haiti on the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake that killed the bishop's predecessor along with dozens of other priests, seminarians and nuns.

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