2011年2月15日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Rapper Tinie Tempah is big winner at Brit Awards (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 05:55 PM PST

British rapper Tinie Tempah arrives at the 02 arena in east London ahead of the Brit Awards. Rapper Tinie Tempah confirmed his rise to the top of the British music industry by winning two Brit Awards at London's O2 Arena late Tuesday.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Rapper Tinie Tempah confirmed his rise to the top of the British music industry by winning two Brit Awards at London's O2 Arena.

Berlusconi to stand trial for underage sex (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 05:45 PM PST

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, seen here in January 2011, will go on trial for buying underage sex and abuse of power in April, a judge has ruled.(AFP/File/Filippo Monteforte)AFP - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will go on trial in April over allegations that he paid a 17-year-old girl for sex and used his status to spring her from police custody, a judge ruled.

Defector admits 'fabricating' Iraq WMD intel: report (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 05:07 PM PST

Smoke covers Baghdad after heavy US-led bombardment in March 2003. The defector whose claims that Iraq had biological weapons were used to justify the 2003 US invasion has admitted that he lied to help get rid of Saddam Hussein, the Guardian newspaper said.(AFP/File/Karim Sahib)AFP - The defector whose claims that Iraq had biological weapons were used to justify the 2003 US invasion has admitted that he lied to help get rid of Saddam Hussein, the Guardian newspaper said.

Russia and BP Reach Agreement on Arctic Oil Drilling (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 03:08 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - The Russian government and oil giant British Petroleum have reached a deal regarding the exploration of the Arctic for offshore drilling ventures. BP and other oil companies shifted their interests elsewhere when the Gulf of Mexico oil spill caused the U.S. to become reluctant about future offshore drilling prospects in the Gulf and other areas. BP became interested in Russia after the government expressed interest in focusing oil drilling efforts offshore, specifically the Arctic. Russia's onshore oil reserves have been dwindling for quite some time and drilling in the Arctic could have major payoffs for both parties. Other oil companies are also hoping to jump on board and work out similar agreements with Russia.

Crouch stuns Milan as Spurs take crucial Champions League lead (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 02:40 PM PST

Tottenham's Croatian midfielder Luka Modric (R) fights for the ball with AC Milan's Brazilian forward Robinho during their Champions League football match at San Siro Stadium in Milan. Tottenham defeated AC Milan 1-0.(AFP/Giuseppe Cacace)AFP - Tottenham's dream European adventure continued at the San Siro on Tuesday night as Peter Crouch grabbed the only goal in a 1-0 victory over AC Milan.

Newcastle sink sorry Blues (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 02:29 PM PST

Newcastle United's Leon Best (R) scores his goal against Birmingham City, beating goalkeeper Ben Foster (L) during a Premier League match at St Andrew's Stadium in Birmingham. Newcastle won 2-0.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - Newcastle scored their first win since the departure of striker Andy Carroll on Tuesday, winning 2-0 at Birmingham with a goal in each half from Peter Lovenkrands and Leon Best.

Cameron finds new ally: Tabby cat to battle rats (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 01:53 PM PST

Larry, Downing Street's new official rat catcher, looks out of a window in the Prime Minister's residence in London, shortly after his arrival, Tuesday Feb. 15, 2011. The feline weapon has been taken on after a rodent was spotted scuttling past live TV cameras twice last month. It is the first such official appointment since stalwart ratter Humphrey was retired in 1997, shortly after Tony Blair arrived in Downing Street.(AP Photo/Mark Large, pool)AP - Prime Minister David Cameron turned to a new recruit Tuesday to help fend off his foes — an ally armed with whiskers, claws and sharp teeth.

Italy's Berlusconi indicted in prostitution probe (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 01:48 PM PST

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi is seen sitting in his car as he arrives at his residence of Palazzo Grazioli, in Rome, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011. Italy's Silvio Berlusconi, who has dodged corruption trials and no-confidence votes with the skill of an Olympic athlete, faced a potentially fatal challenge to his power Tuesday when a judge ordered him tried on prostitution and abuse of power charges. Berlusconi is going on trial April 6 in Milan on charges that he paid for sex with a 17-year-old Moroccan girl and then tried to cover it up. Berlusconi has stood trial on a number of business-related charges, but this is the first time the 74-year-old billionaire businessman is being tried for personal conduct. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)AP - His penchant for beautiful young women has cost him his wife, and now may cost Silvio Berlusconi what he cherishes most: power.

London bomber's secret lover comes forward (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 12:57 PM PST

(FILES) A handout picture given by London Metropolitan Police(LMT) shows a grab image taken from a 2005 CCTV footage showing London suicide bombers (L-R) Shahzad Tanweer, Germaine Lindsay and Mohammed Sidique Khan. The secret girlfriend of Tanweer spoke publicly for the first time Tuesday about their relationship, saying they spent a final night together days before the attacks.(AFP/LMT-HO/File)AFP - The secret girlfriend of London bomber Shehzad Tanweer spoke publicly for the first time Tuesday about their relationship, saying they spent a final night together days before the attacks.

London urges Yemen to 'respect' protesters (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 12:47 PM PST

Yemeni anti-government protesters shout slogans calling for the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh against a cordon of Yemeni police and security forces outside Sanaa University. London called Tuesday on Yemen to AFP - London called Tuesday on Yemen to "respect the people?s right to peaceful protest and listen to their legitimate grievances," following recent demonstrations in the troubled Middle Eastern country.

A timeline of key probes and trials for Berlusconi (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 11:28 AM PST

AP - Key criminal cases and trials for Italy's Premier Silvio Berlusconi since the media mogul went into politics in January 1994:

Tunisians thank Italy as EU responds to exodus (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 10:51 AM PST

A Carabinieri police officer walks past migrants as they wait to board a ship towards Porto Empedocle, in Sicily, where they will be taken for document checks, in Lampedusa, Italy, Monday, Feb. 14, 2011. Italy wants to send its police forces to help Tunisia tackle immigration, as thousands of people fleeing the North African nation have reached Italian shores over the past few days. Interior Minister Roberto Maroni said Monday that Italy could send 'our contingents, who can patrol the coasts' as well as patrol boats and other equipment, according to the an Italian news agency. More than 4,000 migrants have landed on the tiny island of Lampedusa, fleeing turmoil in Tunisia following street protests and the ouster of longtime president, Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali. (AP Photo/Daniele La Monaca)AP - Tunisian migrants marched through this tiny Sicilian island on Tuesday to thank Italy for welcoming them, but the government and EU moved to stem the exodus of North African migrants to Europe.

Horrific details emerge in German incest case (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 10:29 AM PST

The Feb. 11, 2011 photo shows a public playing ground and a house in Fluterschen near Koblenz, western Germany, where 48-year-old German suspected of fathering at least seven children with his stepdaughter and their family lived. The man went on trial Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011 on allegations he abused her and two other children for more than 20 years and forced two of them into prostitution. The man, identified only as Detlef S. in line with German privacy rules, is charged with sexually abusing minors in his care between 1987 and 2010, and with facilitating sexual acts with minors. He faces up to 15 years in prison. (AP Photo/dapd, Torsten Silz)AP - The father first raped his daughter on her 12th birthday, after the other children had left her party, prosecutors said as a stomach-turning incest case opened in western Germany.

Amanda Knox's parents indicted for libel in Italy (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 10:09 AM PST

FILE -- In this Nov. 28, 2009 file photo, Edda Mellas, left, and Curt Knox, the parents of Amanda Knox, an American student convicted of murder in Italy, arrive at a hearing in Perugia's court, Italy. A lawyer said Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011 the parents of Knox have been ordered to stand trial for alleging that Italian police abused their daughter. The charge stems from an interview they gave Britain's Sunday Times years ago in which the father alleged that police had physically and verbally abused his daughter during questioning after Meredith Kercher's 2007 slaying but before Knox was arrested. Police have denied harming Knox. (AP Photo/Stefano Medici, file)AP - The parents of Amanda Knox, an American student convicted of murder in Italy, were ordered Tuesday to stand trial for alleging that Italian police abused their daughter, a lawyer and media reports said.

Israel deputy PM: changes in Egypt not over yet (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 09:56 AM PST

Czech Minister of Defence Alexandr Vondra, right, and Israeli Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intelligence and Atomic Energy Dan Meridor, left, pose for the photographers prior to their meeting in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011. Deputy Israel's prime minister says the recent changes in Egypt that toppled President Hosni Mubarak have been 'unique' and 'very significant' but is warning that despite some positive signs his country is carefully watching what their result will be. (AP Photo/CTK, Katerina Sulova) SLOVAKIA OUTAP - Israel's deputy prime minister said the Middle East remains in "the eye of the storm" after the toppling of Hosni Mubarak in Egypt.

Spain arrests lawyer linked to Saddam defense team (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 09:45 AM PST

AP - An Italian lawyer who acted as a consultant to Saddam Hussein's defense team has been arrested in Spain on suspicion of fraud, money laundering and practicing law without a licence on a warrant issued by Britain, officials said Tuesday.

UK army investigates why email used to fire troops (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 09:28 AM PST

AP - Britain's military apologized Tuesday for using emails to tell several dozen long-serving soldiers, including one fighting in Afghanistan, that they were being laid off.

7 rebels, 3 police killed in Russia's Caucasus (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 08:32 AM PST

Bloody foot prints in the snow mark the place where a suicide bomber detonated explosives on Monday, near a police post in the Dagestani village of Gubden, southern Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011. Two suicide bombers blew themselves up on Monday killing two servicemen and wounding 15 others in the volatile Dagestan province, according to officials and news reports, in what appears to be a coordinated attack on federal forces in a village known as a stronghold of radical jihadists. (AP Photo/Kurban Labazanov, NewsTeam)AP - Seven suspected Islamic rebels and three policemen have been killed Tuesday in Russia's unstable Caucasus region, officials said.

(AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 07:37 AM PST

AP - Lawyer: Amanda Knox's parents indicted in Italy for alleging Italian police abused their daughter

British gun merchant faces extradition to US (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 07:28 AM PST

AP - The British owner of a gun company faces an extradition hearing after being arrested on United States weapons-trafficking charges.

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