2011年2月18日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Britain issues Bahrain, Libya travel warnings (AFP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 04:43 PM PST

Bahraini women cry at a hospital where wounded anti-regime protesters were brought in after police opened fire on them, wounding dozens, in Manama. Britain on Friday warned its nationals against all but essential travel to Bahrain and parts of eastern Libya amid violent anti-government protests in both countries.(AFP/Joseph Eid)AFP - Britain on Friday warned its nationals against all but essential travel to Bahrain and parts of eastern Libya amid violent anti-government protests in both countries.

Roll over Tango, Beatles museum hits Argentina (AFP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 04:29 PM PST

A display at Latin America's first museum devoted to the Beatles in Buenos Aires. Although none of the 2,500 articles on display actually ever belonged to a member of the Fab Four, thousands of visitors have already poured through the doors of the Buenos Aires-based museum since it opened a few weeks ago.(AFP/Watine)AFP - The world's tango capital is dancing to a new beat at Latin America's first museum devoted to the Beatles, displaying items from boots to wigs and even condoms stamped with John Lennon's picture.

Sireau serene in victory (AFP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 03:33 PM PST

France's Kevin Sireau celebrates after winning the men's Sprint final during the fourth round of the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics at the Manchester Velodrome in Manchester.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Kevin Sireau, the French sprinter, proved here on Friday at the World Cup meet he will be one of the favourites at the London Olympics as the competition heated up between Jason Kenny and Sir Chris Hoy to be Great Britain's solitary representative in the event next summer.

Britain issues Libya travel warning amid protests (AFP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 03:29 PM PST

Bahraini women cry at a hospital where wounded anti-regime protesters were brought in after police opened fire on them, wounding dozens, in Manama. Britain on Friday warned its nationals against all but essential travel to Bahrain and parts of eastern Libya amid violent anti-government protests in both countries.(AFP/Joseph Eid)AFP - Britain on Friday warned against all non-essential travel to parts of eastern Libya after a wave of anti-government protests that left at least 41 people dead.

BATS buying Chi-X Europe, challenge national rivals (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 03:15 PM PST

Joe Ratterman, CEO of BATS Global Markets, speaks at the Reuters Exchanges and Trading Summit in New York, March 29, 2010. REUTERS/Natalie BehringReuters - BATS Global Markets, the U.S.-based exchange operator, is taking over peer Chi-X Europe in a deal that could put even more pressure on the dominance of national bourses that themselves are banding together to survive.

BBC buys final stake in Lonely Planet for £42.1 million (AFP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 02:53 PM PST

Pedestrians walks past the doors of the BBC's Bush House in London 2004. The BBC's commercial arm said Friday it had bought the remaining 25-percent stake in travel publisher Lonely Planet that it did not already own for 42.1 million pounds (67.2 million Australian dollars).(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)AFP - The BBC's commercial arm said Friday it had bought the remaining 25-percent stake in travel publisher Lonely Planet that it did not already own for 42.1 million pounds.

Kate-mania pervades London Fashion Week kick-off (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 02:23 PM PST

Reuters - London took over the fashion week baton on Friday, kicking off six days of catwalk shows in a British capital known for its verve and creativity.

Champagne pops as London Fashion Week opens (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 02:18 PM PST

A model wears an outfit by Paul Costelloe at London Fashion Week in London, Friday, Feb. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - London Fashion Week opened Friday with the rarest of things — a model who actually smiled on the catwalk, as if to welcome the return of the style limelight to the British capital.

Ford plans to team with Sollers in Russia (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 02:15 PM PST

This photo made Feb. 10, 2011, shows the Ford emblem on the grill of a 2011 Ford Edge Sport AWD at the opening of the Pittsburgh International Auto Show, in Pittsburgh. Ford Motor Co. plans to team up with a Russian automaker to make and distribute cars in the country. The announcement came shortly after Italian automaker Fiat SpA backed out of a potential partnership with the same Russian company.(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)AP - Ford Motor Co. is teaming up with Russian automaker Sollers to make and distribute cars in Russia, one of the fastest growing auto markets.

Mexico teen on hunger strike for royal invite (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 12:59 PM PST

Estibalis Chavez paints a portrait of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton in front of the British Embassy in Mexico City, Friday Feb. 18, 2011. Chavez, 19, who says she has a childhood dream to attend a royal wedding, claims she has been on a hunger strike for nine days and will continue her fast camped out in front of the embassy until she gets an invitation to attend the royal wedding of William and Kate. According to a statement from the British embassy in Mexico, Buckingham Palace is aware of Chavez's hunger strike but no invitation will be extended to her. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)AP - What would you do for a chance to hobnob with royalty and celebrities at the upcoming wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton?

Vatican decries travel agents seeking ticket fee (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 12:01 PM PST

AP - The Vatican complained on Friday that some travel agents are asking faithful to shell out a "service" fee for procuring places for the beatification of Pope John Paul II when no tickets or invitations are needed for the May 1 ceremony in St. Peter's Square.

Scandal-hit Berlusconi attends event with Vatican (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 11:55 AM PST

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi smiles during a press conference at Chigi Premier's palace, in Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011. Berlusconi says he is not worried by an impending prostitution trial, in his first public comments since he was indicted. The 74-year-old Italian leader was ordered Tuesday to stand trial on charges he paid a 17-year-old Moroccan girl for sex, and then used his influence to cover it up. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)AP - An annual celebration of the 1929 treaty that governs relations between Italy and the Vatican took an awkward turn Friday, as Premier Silvio Berlusconi, engulfed in a prostitution scandal, attended a ceremony with the Vatican's No 2. official.

Albanian opposition holds new anti-govt protest (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 11:47 AM PST

Main opposition Socialist Party leader Edi Rama, acknowledges supporters around him as he walks in front of his supporters during anti-government rally demanding the resignation of the prime minister Sali Berisha over corruption allegations, in main square in capital Tirana, during opposition protest on Friday, Feb. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Hektor Pustina)AP - Tens of thousands of Albanian opposition supporters marched peacefully through the capital Friday to demand the government resign over corruption allegations, almost a month after four people died when a similar demonstration turned violent.

UN rights chief condemns Libya, Bahrain crackdowns (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 08:45 AM PST

AP - The U.N.'s top human rights official has condemned the violence used by security forces in Libya, Bahrain and Yemen against anti-government protesters.

Danish Supreme Court deals blow to hippie enclave (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 08:15 AM PST

Residents of Christiania stand in front of the Supreme Court of Denmark Friday Feb. 18, 2011 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Danish Supreme Court on Friday gave the government the green light to take control of a largely self-governing Copenhagen neighborhood that was occupied by hippies four decades ago. The Supreme Court upheld a lower court decision from 2009 saying the roughly 900 residents of Christiania have no irrevocable right to use the former naval base. Residents say they will resist any attempts to evict them from the neighborhood, which has become a major draw for tourists curious about its counterculture lifestyle and liberal attitude toward soft drugs like cannabis. (AP Photo/Polfoto/Torben Stroyer) DENMARK OUTAP - The Danish government on Friday won a legal battle against a freewheeling neighborhood that has remained largely self-governing since its creation by hippie squatters four decades ago.

Spain challenges new Basque pro-independence party (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 08:10 AM PST

AP - Spain's attorney general says a new Basque independence party is a repackaged version of the armed group ETA's banned political wing Batasuna and he will ask judges to deny the party legal status.

Kosovo rebels told UN of organ harvests (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 08:04 AM PST

AP - Ethnic Albanian rebels in Kosovo gave detailed testimony in 2003 on an alleged program to kill Serb captives, sell their organs, and bury hundreds of victims to hide evidence of civilian killings, according to a U.N. document obtained by The Associated Press.

Chimp remark strains Russian-Polish relationship (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 07:28 AM PST

AP - Poles are fuming over a Russian aviation official's remark that even if a chimpanzee had been running the control tower the day their president's plane crashed in Russia the disaster would still be entirely their fault.

Spain says Iran apologizes for diplomat detention (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 07:25 AM PST

AP - Spain said Friday Iran has apologized for the detention of a Spanish diplomat during recent street protests in Tehran.

UN: 5,000 Tamils are held off-limits in Sri Lanka (AP)

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 07:15 AM PST

AP - A senior U.N. official says 5,000 suspected ex-combatants remain in Sri Lankan camps 21 months after a quarter-century civil war ended.

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