2011年3月2日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

2 US airmen killed in Frankfurt airport shooting (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 06:22 PM PST

Police and rescue workers surround a bus after a gunman fired shots at U.S. soldiers on the bus outside Frankfurt airport, Germany, Wednesday, March 2, 2011 killing two people and wounding two before being taken into custody. The attack Wednesday afternoon came as the bus sat outside Terminal 2 at the airport. The two killed were the bus driver and a passenger, and that one person suffered serious wounds and one light injuries. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)AP - Two U.S. airmen were killed and two others were wounded at Frankfurt airport Wednesday when a man opened fire on them at close range with a handgun, the first such attack on American forces in Germany in a quarter century. President Barack Obama called the shooting an "outrageous act."

Man City ease past second-string Villa in FA Cup (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 05:25 PM PST

Manchester City's Mario Balotelli celebrates scoring during their FA Cup fifth round match vs Aston Villa at The City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester. City stepped up their bid to end their long wait for silverware by cruising into quarter-finals with a 3-0 win.(AFP/Paul Ellis)AFP - Roberto Mancini believes Manchester City are still to see the best from Mario Balotelli, despite seeing his striker go some way to answering his calls with an eye-catching performance in the 3-0 victory over Aston Villa on Wednesday in their FA Cup fifth round clash.

Wenger focuses on title after FA Cup romp (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 05:17 PM PST

Arsenal's Nicklas Bendtner (left) celebrates scoring with teammate Marouane Chamakh during their FA Cup fifth round replay match vs Leyton Orient at the Emirates Stadium, London. Arsenal won 5-0.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger turned his attention back to the English Premier League title race immediately after defeating Leyton Orient to seal a place in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup on Wednesday.

Britain releases UFO sighting and policy files (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:24 PM PST

Reuters - Britain Thursday released 35 previously classified files documenting sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) by the military and members of the public dating back to the 1950s.

Total to get 12 percent stake in Russia's Novatek for $4 bn (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 03:39 PM PST

A gas well of Russian gas company Novatek in Yamalo-Nentsky region. French energy giant Total has entered a AFP - French energy giant Total has entered a "strategic partnership" with Russia's Novatek, paying $4 billion (2.9 billion euros) for a 12 percent stake in the gas firm, the company said Wednesday.

Two US airmen shot dead at German airport (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 03:02 PM PST

Police secure evidences on a US military bus after a shooting at the airport in Frankfurt/M., western Germany. A lone gunman killed two US airmen Wednesday and seriously injured two more in an attack on their bus at Frankfurt airport in Germany, local authorities and the US military said.(AFP/Daniel Roland)AFP - A lone gunman killed two US airmen Wednesday and seriously injured two more in an attack on their bus at Frankfurt airport in Germany, local authorities and the US military said.

Demjanjuk defense asks for more evidence (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 02:44 PM PST

AP - John Demjanjuk's defense team is asking for more evidence to be sought in his trial on charges he served as a guard in the Nazi's Sobibor death camp.

Over 180,000 refugees flee to Libya's borders (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 02:43 PM PST

Refugees wait to cross the border in the Libyan side, near Ras Ajdir, Tunisia, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. U.N. refugee agency spokeswoman Melissa Fleming said Tuesday 'the situation is reaching crisis point' at the Libya-Tunisia border where authorities say up to 75,000 people have fled Libya since Feb. 20. (AP Photo/Benjamin Girette)AP - Libyan border crossings were overwhelmed Wednesday by tens of thousands of hungry, fearful people fleeing its burgeoning civil war. Egypt and a handful of European nations launched emergency airlifts and sent ships to handle the chaotic exodus.

Rightist Dutch government dealt Senate blow (AFP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 02:18 PM PST

The leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom, Geert Wilders (C), prepares his vote for the country's 12 provincial councils in a school in The Hague as the PVV Senate leader Machiel de Graaf (L) watches him. The rightist Dutch government, backed by an anti-Islam party, appeared headed Wednesday for a historic minority in the Senate which analysts have warned could paralyse its policy-making.(AFP/ANP/Robin Utrecht)AFP - The rightist Dutch government, backed by an anti-Islam party, appeared headed Wednesday for a historic minority in the Senate which analysts have warned could paralyse its policy-making.

Pope exonerates Jews for Jesus' death in new book (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 02:16 PM PST

AP - Pope Benedict XVI has made a sweeping exoneration of the Jewish people for the death of Jesus Christ, tackling one of the most controversial issues in Christianity in a new book.

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Posted: 02 Mar 2011 01:29 PM PST

AP - APNewsBreak: Uncle says suspected shooter is German Muslim who worked at Frankfurt airport

UNESCO suspends cooperation with Libya (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 12:34 PM PST

AP - UNESCO's chief says the organization is stopping all cooperation with Libya's government and suspending a partnership with a charity group headed by Moammar Gadhafi's son.

Paris prosecutors say Galliano to stand trial (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 11:37 AM PST

FILE - In this March 6, 2004 file photo, British fashion designer John Galliano walks on the catwalk, in a style reminiscent of that of Ultra Orthodox Jews, after the presentation of his fall-winter 2004-2005 ready-to-wear collection, in Paris. Christian Dior said Tuesday, March 1, 2011, that Galliano has been immediately laid off, just days after he was suspended as its creative director pending an investigation into an alleged anti-Semitic incident in a Paris cafe last week. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)AP - Paris prosecutors on Wednesday ordered John Galliano to stand trial over alleged racial insults — a development welcomed by the famous fashion designer's attorney, who said his client has been the victim of a "veritable lynching" in the court of public opinion.

Russia demands Japan investigate protest (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 11:25 AM PST

AP - Russia is demanding that Japan investigate a protest that took place outside the Russian embassy in Tokyo, and warning that it could open its own criminal case in the matter.

Greece: 98 migrant hunger strikers hospitalized (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 11:11 AM PST

AP - More than a third of the 240 North African immigrants on hunger strike in a central Athens mansion for the past 37 days have been hospitalized with severe health problems, say members of a migrant support network.

German church offers up to $6,900 to abuse victims (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 10:41 AM PST

AP - Germany's Roman Catholic church on Wednesday said it planned to offer up to euro5,000 ($6,900) to victims of abuse by clergy or church officials while they were minors.

Denmark: Family captured by pirates is OK (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 09:25 AM PST

Map shows last known location of familyAP - Denmark says it has established contact with the pirates who captured a Danish yacht in the Indian Ocean and with the Danish family that was taken hostage.

Gorbachev, at 80, gets Russia's highest honor (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 09:07 AM PST

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev are seen at the Gorki presidential residence on Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Gorbachev has been awarded with Russia's highest honor on his 80th birthday. Gorbachev recently has become increasingly critical of Russia's current rulers, saying they have taken the country back to the Soviet ways. Painting in background depicts Russian Emperor Peter the Great. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service, Pool)AP - Mikhail Gorbachev was awarded Russia's highest medal on his 80th birthday Wednesday, a belated tribute from the homeland where many blame him for the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union.

Diplomats: NATO, EU mulling Libyan no-fly zone (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 08:48 AM PST

An Egyptian watches US amphibious assault ships USS Kearsarge as it sails at the Suez canal in Ismailia , Egypt, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Egyptian officials say two U.S. warships have entered the Suez Canal on their way to the Mediterranean, moving closer to the Libyan coast after orders from Defense Secretary Robert Gates. (AP Photo)AP - Some NATO countries are drawing up contingency plans modeled on the no-fly zones over the Balkans in the 1990s in case the international community decides to impose an air embargo over Libya, diplomats said Wednesday.

Berlusconi scandal teen hopeful about trial (AP)

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 08:36 AM PST

AP - An 18-year-old at the center of the scandal plaguing Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Wednesday she's hopeful that his upcoming trial will "bring the truth to light."

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