2011年1月17日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Prosecutors seek 120 mn euros from Parmalat banks: source (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 03:39 PM PST

Italian prosecutors are seeking 120 million euros from four foreign banks for selling Italian food giant Parmalat's bonds despite knowing it was heading for financial collapse, a source said Monday.(AFP/File/Andreas Solaro)AFP - Italian prosecutors are seeking 120 million euros from four foreign banks for selling Italian food giant Parmalat's bonds despite knowing it was heading for financial collapse, a source said Monday.

Europe moves to raise bailout fund capacity (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 03:22 PM PST

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde (L) speaks with Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan (R) before an Eurogroup meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels. Europe strove to reach agreement Monday on boosting the capacity of bailout funding for failing eurozone states in order to soothe market fears that after Greece and Ireland, others might need rescue.(AFP/John Thys)AFP - Continental Europe's richest nations offered some resolve late Monday to boost bailout funding for weaker states, vowing to "respect" commitments on loan guarantees in exchange for "comprehensive" reforms.

Nun tells of healing after praying to John Paul II (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 03:01 PM PST

Sister Marie Simon-Pierre speaks with the media during a press conference at Aix-en-Provence's archbishopric, Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. The pope has approved a miracle attributed to Pope John Paul II's intercession and set May 1 as the date for the beloved pontiff to be beatified. Pope Benedict XVI declared in a decree Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, that the cure of a French nun, sister Marie Simon-Pierre, who suffered from Parkinson's disease was miraculous, the last step needed for the beatification, in Monday, Jan. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)AP - A French nun says she felt new inner strength and vitality as her Parkinson's disease suddenly disappeared in 2005 — a recovery the Vatican attributes to the miraculous intercession of Pope John Paul II.

Europe debates overhaul of debt crisis response (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 02:54 PM PST

AP - The finance ministers of the 17 countries that use the euro are pressing ahead with an overhaul of their financial firefighting tools, but said a deal will require more debate over the coming weeks.

EU sees problems with Hungarian media law (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 01:52 PM PST

AP - The European Union says an initial assessment indicates that Hungary's new media law might not meet all EU standards.

World's oldest Heidsieck champagne found in shipwreck (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 01:00 PM PST

The bottle neck of a Heidsieck champagne is pictured in 1998. Champagne experts have discovered what are believed to be the oldest existing bottles of Heidsieck champagne, salvaged from a shipwreck near the Finnish province of Aaland, local authorities said Monday.(AFP/LEHTIKUVA/File/Juha Sinisalo)AFP - Champagne experts have discovered what are believed to be the oldest existing bottles of Heidsieck champagne, salvaged from a shipwreck near the Finnish province of Aaland, local authorities said Monday.

Prosecutors: Berlusconi had many prostitutes (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 12:49 PM PST

FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 20, 2010 file photo, Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi sits as he listen to a speech during the traditional meeting at the Quirinale Presidential palace called to exchange Christmas greetings in Rome. Italy's leading newspaper is reporting that Premier Silvio Berlusconi is under investigation in a prostitution case involving a then-17-year-old Moroccan girl. Corriere della Sera reported online Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, that the 74-year-old premier is suspected of abusing his power in trying to cover up his alleged encounters with the girl, nicknamed Ruby. Berlusconi's office said it had no immediate comment. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)AP - Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi had sex with a significant number of prostitutes, Milan prosecutors alleged Monday in documents seeking authorization to search some of his properties.

Spanish pets head to church (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 12:19 PM PST

A dog waits to be blessed by a priest during the festival of San Anton in Madrid. Hundreds of pet owners around Spain flock to church to have their pets blessed on the day of San Anton, the patron saint of domestic animals.(AFP/Pierre-Philippe Marcou)AFP - Dogs, cats, hamsters and even pigs trooped into churches across Spain on Monday in search of blessing on Saint Anthony's Day, for the patron saint of animals.

Whistleblower hands Assange offshore bank secrets (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 12:13 PM PST

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange holds two CDs containing data given by former Swiss banker Rudolf Elmer following a press conference in London. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange vowed to publish secret details of offshore accounts after a Swiss banking whistleblower handed over data Monday on 2,000 purportedly tax-dodging individuals and firms.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange vowed to publish secret details of offshore accounts after a Swiss banking whistleblower handed over data Monday on 2,000 purportedly tax-dodging individuals and firms.

Century-old scotch returned from Antarctic trip (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 10:25 AM PST

AP - Some people brag about serving scotch whisky that's 15 years old. But three bottles of Mackinlays scotch flown to Scotland by private jet Monday date back to the late 19th Century.

Prosecutor submits Hariri assassination indictment (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 09:29 AM PST

VIDEO: Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah vowed on Sunday his group would defend itself against likely charges over the murder of ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, on the eve of expected indictments in the case. Duration: 00:24.(AFP/POOL)AP - The prosecutor of the U.N. tribunal set up to bring to justice the assassins of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri filed the first indictment in the case Monday, the court announced.

2 Algerians set themselves on fire (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 09:13 AM PST

AP - Local officials say one man set himself on fire in Algeria and another attempted to do the same.

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Posted: 17 Jan 2011 09:08 AM PST

AP - U.N. tribunal says prosecutor has submitted indictment in Hariri assassination investigation.

Kate's dress? British press backs Oldfield (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 08:59 AM PST

FILE - This is a June 26, 2007 file photo of designer Bruce Oldfield in front of a photo showing one of his gowns at an exhibition of images of Diana, Princess of Wales in Diana's former home Kensington Palace in central London. Britain's royal-hungry press is betting on Bruce Oldfield as the likely designer of Kate Middleton's wedding dress. Oldfield is one of Britain's best known designers and was a longtime favorite of William's mother, the late Princess Diana. Speculation about Oldfield has increased since Middleton's mother Carole and sister Pippa recently were spotted visiting the dressmaker's posh shop in central London. But palace officials and Oldfield Monday Jan. 17, 2011 refused to say whether Middleton has chosen a designer for her April 29 wedding to Prince William. (AP Photo/ Fiona Hanson/PA, File) UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - It might have been a casual shopping trip, or it might have been ... something more.

Ukraine probe of former PM raises concern in West (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 08:04 AM PST

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko greets her supporters at the Prosecutor General's Office in Kiev, Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011.Ukraine's Prosecutor General launched a criminal case against Tymoshenko accusing her of abuse of power. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)AP - KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine's ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko vowed not to flee her homeland Monday as she again appeared before prosecutors in part of a wide-ranging corruption probe that has already sent 10 of her senior aides to jail and banned her from leaving the capital.

Russian opposition leader urges Western sanctions (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 07:54 AM PST

AP - A prominent Russian opposition leader urged the West on Monday to refuse entry to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his top lieutenants in reaction to what he described as repression of dissent.

Kate and Wills walking tour charts royal romance (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 07:40 AM PST

Tour guide of 'Will and Kate Royal Wedding Walking Tour', Hana Umezawa, right, talks to a tour group in front of St James's Palace in London where Prince William and Kate Middleton announced their engagement, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Not invited to Kate and William's wedding? Fear not. For a price, royalist romantics can follow in the happy couple's footsteps on a London walking tour.

John Paul II's blood to be relic in Polish church (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 06:44 AM PST

Polish nun sister Kaliksza from Kamesznica, Poland, prays next to a portrait of late Pope John Paul II, top left, in Rome's St. Stanislaw Polish church, Friday, Jan. 14, 2011. Pope Benedict XVI has approved a miracle attributed to Pope John Paul II's intercession and set May 1 as the date for the beloved pontiff to be beatified. The Pope declared in a decree Friday that the cure of a French nun who suffered from Parkinson's disease was miraculous, the last step needed for the beatification. In background a portrait of late Pope John Paul II. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - A vial containing blood drawn from Pope John Paul II shortly before he died will be installed as a relic in a Polish church soon after his beatification later this year, an official said Monday.

Swiss lawmakers angry at alleged US spying program (AP)

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 05:47 AM PST

AP - Angry Swiss lawmakers called Monday for the ouster of U.S. diplomats suspected of illegally spying on people around their diplomatic missions, in a standoff over the use of counterterrorism measures.

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