2011年2月1日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Man. United's Rooney leads goal-spree against Villa (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 05:21 PM PST

Manchester United's English striker Wayne Rooney celebrates scoring his second goal during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Aston Villa at Old Trafford in Manchester. Rooney scored twice as Manchester United remained five points clear at the top of the Premier League after a 3-1 win at home.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson believes Wayne Rooney has finally rediscovered his scoring touch after the England striker netted twice in Manchester United's 3-1 win over Aston Villa here on Tuesday.

British regulators ban YSL perfume ad (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 05:12 PM PST

British regulators on Wednesday banned a television advert for the Yves St Laurent perfume AFP - British regulators on Wednesday banned a television advert for the Yves St Laurent perfume "Belle D'Opium", upholding complaints that the dancing female star looked as if she was taking drugs.

BBC's 'Top Gear' show upsets Mexico (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 05:08 PM PST

British motoring programme AFP - Mexico's ambassador to Britain has complained to the BBC over the popular TV show "Top Gear", saying its presenters made "offensive, xenophobic and humiliating" comments about his country.

French foreign minister used Tunisian private jet (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 04:25 PM PST

France's Foreign Affairs Minister Michele Alliot-Marie speaks during the weekly session of questions to government at the French National Assembly in Paris. Alliot-Marie was accused Tuesday of taking a flight in the private jet of a Tunisian businessman allegedly close to ousted strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.(AFP/Melanie Cossin)AFP - French Foreign Minister Michele Alliot-Marie was accused Tuesday of taking a flight in the private jet of a Tunisian businessman allegedly close to ousted strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

Amnesty urges UK to intervene in Manning case (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 03:53 PM PST

AP - Amnesty International called on British authorities to intervene Tuesday in the case of the Army private accused of leaking material to the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks amid claims that he is an American-British dual national.

Govt urges 'comprehensive' change in Egypt (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 03:50 PM PST

Egyptian demonstrators gather at Cairo's Tahrir Square. Massive tides of peaceful protesters flooded Cairo and Egypt's second city Alexandria on Tuesday in the biggest outpouring yet of defiance in a relentless drive to oust President Hosni Mubarak.(AFP/Miguel Medina)AFP - The government Tuesday repeated its call for the Egyptian government to bring about "real, visible and comprehensive change" after President Hosni Mubarak announced he would not seek re-election.

Ireland calls election for February 25 (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:43 PM PST

Irish President Mary McAleese waits as Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen signs the request for dissolution of the Dail (Irish parliament) in Dublin. Ireland's government has called a general election for February 25, expected to see it become the first administration ousted as a result of the eurozone debt crisis.(AFP/Peter Muhly)AFP - Ireland's government Tuesday called a general election for February 25, expected to see it become the first administration ousted as a result of the eurozone debt crisis.

Fortune favours West Brom in Wigan draw (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:34 PM PST

A late header from Marc-Antoine Fortune, pictured in 2009, rescued a point for hosts West Brom in their crucial Premier League relegation clash with Wigan here on Tuesday which saw it finish 2-2.(AFP/File)AFP - A late header from Marc-Antoine Fortune rescued a point for hosts West Brom in their crucial Premier League relegation clash with Wigan here on Tuesday which saw it finish 2-2.

Koscielny keeps Arsenal's title bid alive (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:30 PM PST

Arsenal's French defender Laurent Koscielny celebrates after scoring Arsenal's second goal during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Everton at The Emirates Stadium, north London. Arsenal won 2-1.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - Laurent Koscielny kept Arsenal's title bid alive as his late goal clinched a 2-1 victory over Everton at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday.

Chelsea respond to Torres arrival in style (AFP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 02:28 PM PST

Chelsea's English midfielder Frank Lampard (L) celebrates with Ivorian striker Salomon Kalou during the English Premier League football match between Sunderland and Chelsea at The Stadium of Light, Sunderland. Chelsea won 4-2.(AFP)AFP - English champions Chelsea reacted to Fernando Torres's record-breaking arrival with a 4-2 win away to Sunderland here on Tuesday.

Swiss police: man admits abusing 100 in his care (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 01:57 PM PST

Christof Scheurer, spealer of the public prosecutor's office, right, speaks, while Gabriele Berger, the head of Bern police's special investigations unit, listens at a press conference in Bern Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. A 54-year-old man has admitted sexually abusing more than 100 mentally disabled children and adults in care homes in Switzerland and Germany during almost three decades, in what Swiss police described Tuesday as an unprecedented case. The abuse took place in nine different care homes where the unidentified man had worked as a therapist since 1982, police in the canton (state) of Bern said. The head of Bern police's special investigations unit, Gabriele Berger, told a news conference in Bern that the evidence against the man includes photos and hours of video recording the abuse. (AP Photo/Keystone/Peter Schneider)AP - A 54-year-old man has admitted sexually abusing more than 100 mentally disabled children and adults in care homes in Switzerland and Germany during almost three decades, in what Swiss police described Tuesday as an unprecedented case.

US Centcom chief: No military reponse to unrest (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 01:25 PM PST

Gen. James Mattis, the head of U.S. Central Command, takes questions after delivering a lecture to the London think tank Policy Exchange in London, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. The United States has no plans to redeploy troops or ships in response to the unrest roiling Egypt and the instability in Tunisia and Jordan, the head of the U.S. Central Command said Tuesday. Mattis was making his first public speech in Europe since taking his post overseeing the end of U.S. combat operations in Iraq, the war in Afghanistan, and other missions in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)AP - The United States has no plans to redeploy troops or ships in response to the unrest roiling Egypt and the instability in Tunisia and Jordan, the head of the U.S. Central Command said Tuesday.

Ireland expels Russian diplomat over spy passports (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 11:15 AM PST

AP - Ireland ordered a Russian diplomat expelled Tuesday after an investigation found that the country's intelligence service used six stolen Irish identities as cover for spies operating in the United States.

Muslim dignitaries pay their respects at Auschwitz (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:57 AM PST

AP - In a bid to fight anti-Semitism and bridge cultural rifts, a large delegation of Muslim dignitaries visited Auschwitz on Tuesday to pay tribute to the millions of Jews and others who were systematically killed in the Holocaust.

Russia loses control of new military satellite (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:41 AM PST

AP - Russia said it lost contact Tuesday with a newly launched military satellite, apparently the latest in a string of satellite failures.

Prosecutor: Airline worker plotted terror attack (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 10:15 AM PST

AP - A British Airways worker plotted with U.S.-born extremist cleric Anwar al-Awlaki to down a trans-Atlantic airliner in a major terrorist attack, a prosecutor told a London court on Tuesday.

Britain introduces street-level crime maps (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 09:43 AM PST

AP - British authorities on Tuesday launched a new crime-mapping website for England and Wales that lets users track what crimes have been committed on a street-by-street basis.

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Posted: 01 Feb 2011 08:07 AM PST

AP - Ireland names Feb. 25 as date for national election.

Germany reduces terror security measures (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 07:44 AM PST

FILE - in this Nov. 18, 2010 file picture a police officer stands guard at the Tegel Airport in Berlin, Germany. Sign at left reads: Berlin airports. Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere says Germany is reducing the presence of police officers in railway stations and other public places - measures put in place after a terrorist warning in November. De Maiziere told reporters Tuesday Feb. 1, 2011 that the possibility of a terrorist attack on Germany remains, but incidents that had prompted November's warning had been resolved. He said the heightened alert was ordered after al-Qaida's Yemeni offshoot tried to blow up two cargo planes over the U.S., and after authorities received reports that Islamic extremists may be planning an attack within Germany by the end of November. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn,File)AP - Germany's top security official on Tuesday said he will reduce the number of police officers patrolling railway stations and other public places since a terrorism warning last year, but made clear that a threat to the country still remains.

Cairo ramps up evacuations, 18,000 still stuck (AP)

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 07:19 AM PST

Around 150 U.S. nationals arrive at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, from Cairo, Egypt early Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011. They arrived with a Turkish Airlines' special flight with Turkish nationals in Istanbul as thousands of foreigners were being evacuated from the unrest in Egypt, with countries around the world scrambling to send planes to fly their citizens out. Cairo's short-staffed international airport was a scene of chaos and confusion Monday as thousands of foreigners sought to flee the unrest in Egypt.(AP Photo/Ibrahim Usta)AP - Airport staff were scarce, food supplies were dwindling, flight information was non-existent — and some policemen even demanded substantial bribes before allowing foreigners to board their planes.

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