2011年1月31日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Chelsea shatter record to land Torres (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 04:48 PM PST

Chelsea signed Spain striker Fernando Torres, pictured in 2010, from Liverpool on Monday in a 50 million pounds deal that shattered the British transfer record.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Chelsea signed Spain striker Fernando Torres from Liverpool on Monday in a 50 million pounds deal that shattered the British transfer record.

Liverpool sign Carroll in club record swoop (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 04:48 PM PST

Photographers train their cameras on the car in which Newcastle United forward Andy Carroll arrives at Liverpool's Melwood training ground in Liverpool. Liverpool signed Carroll from Newcastle for a club record transfer fee on Monday believed to be 35 million pounds (56 million dollars).(AFP)AFP - Liverpool signed England striker Andy Carroll from Newcastle for a club record transfer fee on Monday believed to be 35 million pounds.

Minister advised Libya over Lockerbie bomber: documents (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 04:39 PM PST

This Libyan Al-Motawassit channel TV grab shows freed Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi giving an interview in Tripoli in 2009. A minister advised Libya on how to use Megrahi's cancer diagnosis to secure his release, documents seen by the Telegraph newspaper revealed Monday.(AFP/Al-Motawassit/File)AFP - A minister advised Libya on how to use Lockerbie plane bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi's cancer diagnosis to secure his release, memos published in Tuesday's Telegraph newspaper revealed.

Paper: Cable shows UK briefed Libya on Lockerbie (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 04:17 PM PST

AP - A British minister briefed his Libyan counterpart on the procedure for securing the release of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset Ali al-Megrahi shortly following his 2008 cancer diagnosis, according to a leaked U.S. diplomatic cable cited in The Daily Telegraph newspaper.

Israel worried about Islamic takeover in Egypt (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 02:50 PM PST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, gestures as she speaks to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a joint cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. The Israeli and German governments convened a special joint session Monday, highlighting the two nations' strong bond six decades after the Holocaust. (AP Photo/Uriel Sinai, Pool)AP - Israel's prime minister said Monday his country's primary concern in Egypt is that the current crisis could create a void in which Islamic militants step in and endanger decades of peaceful relations between the two countries.

Torres set for record football transfer fee (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 01:58 PM PST

Chelsea signed Spain striker Fernando Torres, pictured in 2010, from Liverpool on Monday in a 50 million pounds deal that shattered the British transfer record.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Chelsea are set to pay a British record transfer fee to sign Spain striker Fernando Torres from Liverpool, who are close to a club record swoop for Newcastle's Andy Carroll on transfer deadline day.

Cairo airport a scene of chaos as foreigners flee (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 01:53 PM PST

Tourist Sheryl Horowitz, right, hugs tour director Nancy Davis, both from the U.S., after their arrival from Egypt at Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos in Spata, near Athens, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. A tourist group with 65 Americans arrived in Athens as hundreds of foreigners were being evacuated from the unrest in Egypt, with countries scrambling to send planes to fly their citizens out and Cairo's short-staffed international airport a scene of chaos and confusion. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)AP - Cairo's international airport was a scene of chaos and confusion Monday as thousands of foreigners sought to flee the unrest in Egypt, and countries around the world scrambled to send in planes to fly their citizens out.

Bond film composer John Barry dies aged 77 (AFP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 01:22 PM PST

Oscar-winning composer John Barry attends a screening and discussion of AFP - British film composer John Barry, who wrote the music for a string of Bond films and won five Oscars for movies including "Out of Africa", has died at the age of 77, his family said Monday.

Tax-evading Irish lawmaker loses defamation case (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 01:09 PM PST

In this photo taken Jan. 26, 2011, Independent Irish lawmaker Michael Lowry speaks to a journalist outside Leinster House, Dublin, Ireland. Lowry, who was at the heart of Ireland's first major corruption scandal lost a libel judgment Monday, Jan. 31, 2011 against the journalist who broke the story of his illicit gifts, a revelation that has inspired mammoth state probes into the scale of under-the-table lobbying in Irish politics. (AP Photo/PA, Julien Behal) UNITED KINGDOM OUT, NO SALES, NO ARCHIVEAP - A lawmaker at the heart of Ireland's first major corruption scandal lost a defamation claim Monday against the journalist who broke the story of his illicit gifts, a revelation that has inspired mammoth state probes into the scale of under-the-table lobbying in Irish politics.

EU OKs sanctions against Ben Ali and wife (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 12:46 PM PST

Tunisian students shout slogans during a demonstration in solidarity with Egyptian protesters on Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis. Europe's foreign ministers on Monday froze the assets of ousted Tunisian leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his wife in response to a request from the Tunisian authorities.(AFP/Fethi Belaid)AP - The European Union said Monday it plans to impose an asset freeze on ousted former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his wife.

Ex-British Airways employee admits terror charges (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 12:10 PM PST

AP - A former British Airways employee has admitted some terror charges ahead of his London trial.

Irish prime minister won't stand for re-election (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 12:07 PM PST

AP - Ireland's election race kicked into first gear Monday as the governing Fianna Fail party unveiled its new leadership team — and Prime Minister Brian Cowen confirmed he won't seek re-election to parliament.

Hundreds of Russians protest against Putin (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:58 AM PST

Police officers detain an opposition activist during a banned anti-Kremlin protest in St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. Opposition groups have been calling rallies on the 31st day of each month to honor the 31st article of the Russian Constitution, which guarantees the right of assembly. Most of the rallies have been banned or dispersed by police as unsanctioned. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)AP - About 500 people demonstrated in a central Moscow square on Monday to demand the ouster of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his "rule of thieves."

UK govt: Iran could have nuclear weapon by 2012 (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:06 AM PST

AP - Iran may be capable of developing a nuclear weapon by next year, Britain's defense secretary told lawmakers on Monday.

Climber survives 1,000 foot (300 meter) fall (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 09:02 AM PST

Adam Potter, 36, from Glasgow, who survived falling almost 1,000ft (305m) from the summit of a mountain, now recovering at a hospital in Glasgow Sunday Jan. 30, 2011. The climber plunged 1,000ft down a mountain but was found standing up and reading a map by rescuers with only minor injuries. Potter had just reached the summit of the 3,589ft (1,094m) Sgurr Choinnich Mor, around five miles (8km) east of Ben Nevis in Scotland, when he lost his footing at around lunchtime Saturday. (AP PhotoDanny Lawson/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - A climber who plunged 1,000 feet (300 meters) from one of Britain's highest mountains — and walked away — is promising to climb Mount Everest later this year.

EU urges Egypt: Seek peaceful shift to democracy (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 08:52 AM PST

AP - Egypt needs to build a peaceful transition to democracy, European Union governments said Monday, urging President Hosni Mubarak's government to listen to demonstrators and allow an open dialogue on the country's future.

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