2011年2月3日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Europe aims to boost innovation (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:39 PM PST

AP - Remi Caron, a computer programmer and entrepreneur in Amsterdam, thought he had the perfect idea. One of his clients, a researcher, had been collecting the blood pressure, temperature and other vital signs of thousands of livestock across Europe.

EU leaders wrangle over debt crisis measures (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:26 PM PST

AP - The sense of panic over the fate of the euro and the 17-country currency union's weakest members has eased on financial markets, for the moment. But pressure on European leaders to finally get a grip on the continent's debt crisis has never been higher.

Plane carrying Britons from Egypt arrives in London (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:22 PM PST

An Egyptian anti-government demonstrator holds a shield as he helps a wounded comrade during clashes with pro-regime opponents at Cairo's Tahrir Square. A plane carrying 161 British tourists back from Cairo landed at London's Gatwick airport Thursday as violent protests raged on in the Egyptian capital.(AFP/Miguel Medina)AFP - A plane carrying 161 British tourists back from Cairo landed at London's Gatwick airport Thursday as violent protests raged on in the Egyptian capital.

Actress cast for TV film about British royal wedding (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:19 PM PST

Prince William (R) and his fiancee Kate Middleton pose for photographers during a photocall to mark their engagement in 2010. A relatively unknown British actress has been cast to play Prince William's fiancee Kate Middleton in a TV film of Britain's upcoming royal wedding, a movie executive said.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - A relatively unknown British actress has been cast to play Prince William's fiancee Kate Middleton in a TV film of Britain's upcoming royal wedding, a movie executive said.

Wenger attacks Fabregas 'witch hunt' (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 03:48 PM PST

Angry Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger claimed on Friday that his skipper Cesc Fabregas, pictured in 2010, has become the target of a witch hunt.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Angry Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger claimed on Friday that his skipper Cesc Fabregas has become the target of a witch hunt.

'Home-grown' terror threat increasing: report (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 03:43 PM PST

The headquarters of MI6 in London. Britain faces a growing threat from home-grown jihadists who are beyond the AFP - Britain faces a growing threat from home-grown jihadists who are beyond the "radar screen" of intelligence authorities, leaked cables seen by the Telegraph newspaper revealed Thursday.

Berlusconi passes tax changes, ignoring parliament (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 02:34 PM PST

Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gestures before the taping of the Canale 5 television show Reuters - Italy's cabinet on Thursday approved tax reforms that had been rejected by a special parliamentary panel, sparking outrage from the opposition who accused Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of riding roughshod over parliament.

Berlusconi wins brief respite from sex scandals (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 12:51 PM PST

Italain Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gives a press conference at Palazzo Chigi in Rome, in January 2011. Berlusconi won some brief respite from raging sex scandals when parliament rejected a request from prosecutors to search his accountant's offices.(AFP/File/Filippo Monteforte)AFP - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday won some brief respite from raging sex scandals when parliament rejected a request from prosecutors to search his accountant's offices.

Denmark finds cartoonist attacker guilty of terror (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 12:44 PM PST

Reuters - A Danish court found a Somali man guilty on Thursday of attempted terrorism for trying to kill a cartoonist whose 2005 drawing of the Prophet Mohammad stirred Muslim outrage around the globe.

Italy's parliament backs Berlusconi in sex scandal (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 12:41 PM PST

Lawmakers vote at the lower chamber in Rome, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, on whether to allow a search on some of Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi's properties. The parliament rejected the prosecutors' request. Milan prosecutors allege Berlusconi paid for sex with a minor and then used his office to cover it up. They wanted to search the offices of a Berlusconi accountant, Giuseppe Spinelli, who allegedly handled payments on behalf of the premier to the minor as well as to scores of young women attending parties at his villas. But parliament rebuffed their requests in a vote Thursday. They sent the case back to the prosecutors, challenging their jurisdiction. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - Italy's parliament backed Premier Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday, rebuffing a request by prosecutors to search some of his properties as part of a prostitution investigation targeting him.

12 killed in explosions in Turkish capital (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 12:30 PM PST

Rescue workers seen after a powerful explosion in the collapsed two stories of a factory in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, leaving at least six people dead and injuring some 30 others. Search and rescue teams combed the rubble of the building in the industrial area of Ankara for workers who may be trapped inside.(AP Photo)AP - Two separate explosions in an industrial district of the Turkish capital killed at least 12 people on Thursday and injured dozens of others, authorities said.

Fair-haired island no blonde joke in Lithuania (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 10:25 AM PST

Brand manager Lauryna Anuseviciute, right and Genute Zaliene, website editor, display a branded Olialia pizza in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. Olialia has used its troupe of fair-haired models in Lithuania to market just about anything from potato chips to pop music. But the jury is out on a shoe-shaped 'fantasy resort' staffed only by blondes in the Maldives. The resort plans are still in their infancy but Anuseviciute insists Olialia already has secured financing. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)AP - Empowering blondes or stereotyping them?

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Posted: 03 Feb 2011 10:13 AM PST

AP - Italian parliament rejects prosecutors' search request in Berlusconi prostitution probe.

Vatican to host AIDS prevention, care conference (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 09:50 AM PST

A plainclothes Swiss guard looks at Pope Benedict XVI greeting a child who sneaked past the pontiff's security, during the general audience at the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - The Vatican will host an international conference in May on preventing AIDS and caring for those afflicted with it amid continued confusion over its position concerning condoms as a way to prevent HIV transmission.

Spain reports arrest of 2 in al-Qaida forgery ring (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 09:18 AM PST

AP - Spain says police in Belgium arrested two Pakistanis allegedly connected to a cell that forged passports for al-Qaida-linked militants.

WikiLeaks cable: US diplomat doubts Jordan reforms (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 09:13 AM PST

In this photo released by the Jordanian Royal Palace, King Abdullah II of Jordan, left, receives Hamza Mansour, Jordan's Muslim opposition leader, right, in Amman, Jordan, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. A secret U.S. diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks indicates that in 2009 the U.S. ambassador to Jordan had little faith in King Abdullah II's promises to initiate reforms in his country. (AP Photo/Jordan Royal Palace, Yousef Allan) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES **AP - A secret U.S. diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks indicates that in 2009 the U.S. ambassador to Jordan had little faith in King Abdullah II's promises to initiate reforms in his country.

European leaders demand immediate Egypt transition (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 09:05 AM PST

AP - The leaders of France, Germany, Britain, Italy and Spain ratcheted up the pressure Thursday on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, saying that Egypt's political transition "must start now."

Palestinian PM: Palestinian issues sparking unrest (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 08:52 AM PST

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyed, left, is welcomed by French President Nicolas Sarkozy prior to their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)AP - Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said Thursday that the failure to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has helped fuel unrest in Egypt and elsewhere in the Mideast.

Ex-nanny admits spiking sex shop magnate's soup (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 08:10 AM PST

AP - A former nanny employed by the boss of a chain of British sex shops pleaded guilty Thursday to spiking her employer's soup with windshield washer fluid in an attempt to get the household's chef in trouble.

Prosecutors charge alleged Turkish extremist (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2011 07:23 AM PST

AP - German prosecutors say they have charged a Turkish man with membership in a banned leftist group that seeks armed struggle against the Turkish government.

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