2011年3月3日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Eurozone at critical juncture in debt crisis (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 04:49 PM PST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, March 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)AP - The next three weeks will be crucial for Europe to finally get a grip on the debt crisis that has crippled its currency union and to set up stronger foundations for when it is past the storm.

All eyes on catwalks with respite in Galliano saga (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 03:21 PM PST

A model presents a creation by French fashion house Balmain as part of its Fall-Winter ready-to-wear 2012 collection in Paris, Thursday March 3, 2011.(AP Photo/Francois Mori)AP - The City of Light shone especially bright on Thursday, with high-voltage, sequin and mirrorwork covered collections at Balmain and Manish Arora.

UK university director quits over Libya links (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 03:06 PM PST

AP - The director of a respected British university resigned Thursday amid a controversy over the institution's links with the family of Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi.

Growing refugee crisis at Tunisian border town (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 02:36 PM PST

Men who used to work in Libya but recently fled the unrest, are seen inside a bus in order to be taken further inland, at the Tunisia-Libyan border, in Ras Ajdir, Tunisia, Thursday, March. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)AP - Bangladeshis washed themselves with bottles of drinking water and Egyptians fought over bread handed out by aid workers Thursday as thousands fleeing chaos in Libya took refuge in this border town that didn't have enough toilets, beds or food to meet the needs of a growing humanitarian crisis.

From pit to palace: Kate's coal mining ancestry (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 02:18 PM PST

In this Friday, Feb. 4, 2011 photo John Harrison, a relative of Kate Middleton, holds a photograph which shows Kate Middleton's great grandfather in Houghton Le Spring, England. She's not exactly a coal miner's daughter, but Kate Middleton has deep family roots in the grim coal pits of northern England. Middleton has already captivated the world's imagination with her Cinderella story of going from middle-class girl-next-door to queen-in-waiting, but until recently few knew of her family's connection to coal mining, once a prime source of Britain's prosperity that has now fallen on hard times. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)AP - She's not exactly a coal miner's daughter, but Kate Middleton has deep family roots in the grim coal pits of northern England.

Govt 'urgently investigating' reports of Libya fatality (AFP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 02:03 PM PST

A Libyan rebel fighter prepares an anti-aircraft gun at the west gate of Ajdabiya. The Foreign Office said Thursday it was AFP - The Foreign Office said Thursday it was "urgently investigating" media reports that a British-Libyan man had been killed in Brega.

London School of Economics chief quits over Libya links (AFP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 02:02 PM PST

Howard Davies, the director of the prestigious London School of Economics, pictured here in 2006, quit Thursday over the institution's links with Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi and his family.(AFP/File)AFP - The director of the prestigious London School of Economics quit Thursday over the institution's links with Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi and his family.

Romania riveted by media celebrity divorce (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 01:35 PM PST

File - Irinel, right, and Monica Columbeanu, arrive for an interview with the Associated Press in Snagov, Romania, in this Wednesday July 26 2006 file photo. Their wedding was watched by 2.5 million people. The marriage played out under the media microscope. Almost five years later, Romania is again riveted as the nation's most famous couple divorces. 'The divorce of the year' of Irinel Columbeanu, 53, and Monica Columbeanu, 23, has given Romanians a new distraction in the dying days of winter, a respite from economic hardships and ongoing corruption scandals. (AP Photo / Vadim Ghirda, file)AP - The wedding was watched on television by 2.5 million people. The marriage played out under the media microscope. And now, almost five years later, Romania is again riveted as the nation's most famous couple divorces.

Man City suspend Toure after positive test (AFP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 01:28 PM PST

Manchester City's Ivory Coast international defender Kolo Toure, seen here in 2010, has been suspended after failing a drugs test, his club announced on Thursday.(AFP/File/Issouf Sanogo)AFP - Manchester City's Ivory Coast international defender Kolo Toure has been suspended after failing a drugs test, his club announced on Thursday.

UN urges reparations fund for Congo rape victims (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 11:51 AM PST

South African Navanethem Pillay, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, speaks during the opening session of the sixteenth Human Rights Council at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Feb. 28, 2011. The U.N.'s top human rights official is calling on all nations to back the popular revolts shaking the Arab world. Foreign ministers from around the world are gathering Monday in Geneva at the Human Rights Council to discuss the uprisings in Libya and other nations. (AP Photo/Keystone/Salvatore Di Nolfi)AP - Hundreds of thousands of people have been raped or sexually abused in Congo, a U.N. human rights panel concluded Thursday, recommending that a U.N.-backed reparations fund be created to help them.

3 Dutch marines held in Libya after failed rescue (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 10:36 AM PST

A Libyan protester stands on top of a pile of burning 'Green Books' during a protest against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi during a demonstration against him in Benghazi, eastern Libya, Wednesday, March 2 , 2011. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)AP - Armed forces loyal to Moammar Gadhafi captured three Dutch marines and their helicopter during a botched evacuation mission near a stronghold of the Libyan leader, the Defense Ministry said Thursday.

Armed guards open fire as ship attacked off Yemen (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 10:18 AM PST

John Rodriguez and his wife Nicola, seen in this undated family photo aboard their yacht in the Straits of Gibraltar, before setting sail with their two children for a round-the-world trip. Rodriguez is among thousands of sailors who once steered their yachts across the warm Indian Ocean without a second thought, but are now rerouting, hiring replacement crews, packing their boats aboard cargo ships and contracting armed guards, or canceling their dream voyages altogether, because the route takes them into waters infested by Somali pirates. (AP Photo)AP - A maritime news portal says armed guards stopped an attack on a Danish-owned vessel when they exchanged fire with suspected pirates.

Turkish PM slams Kurdish party for rebels ties (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 10:09 AM PST

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the opening of the Cebit tech fair in Hanover, northern Germany, Monday, Feb 28, 2011. The computer and consumer electronics fair runs through March 5, 2011. (AP Photo/dapd, Nigel Treblin)AP - Turkey's prime minister accused the country's leading pro-Kurdish party on Thursday of serving as a "spokesman" for an outlawed Kurdish rebel group that is fighting for autonomy.

Turkish police crack down on journalists (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 09:10 AM PST

AP - Turkish police on Thursday detained about 10 people, mostly journalists, in a crackdown on an alleged secularist network accused of conspiring to topple the Islamic-rooted government, reports said. Critics say the case is part of a government assault on press freedom.

Belarus asked to free its political prisoners (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 09:07 AM PST

AP - Several EU countries told Belarus on Thursday to stop persecuting members of the country's pro-democracy movement.

UN council delays soft report on Libya's record (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 08:25 AM PST

AP - The U.N. Human Rights Council has postponed issuing its report on Libya in the wake of criticism that it contains praise for the North African nation's human rights record.

ICC Prosecutor: Gadhafi, sons to be investigated (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 06:43 AM PST

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Louis Moreno-Ocampo gestures as he presents an overview of the alleged crimes committed in Libya since 15 February 2011 during a press conference at the ICC in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday March 3, 2011. The prosecutor says he will investigate Moammar Gadhafi and his inner circle including some of his sons for possible crimes against humanity in the violent crackdown on anti-government protesters. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)AP - The International Criminal Court will investigate Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and his inner circle, including some of his sons, for possible crimes against humanity in the violent crackdown on anti-government protesters, the prosecutor said Thursday.

Activist say Chechen leader responsible for murder (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 06:15 AM PST

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2009 file photo, Oleg Orlov, a Russian rights activist, is seen in a court room in Moscow, where he is defending himself against a defamation lawsuit brought by Chechnya's President Ramzan Kadyrov. Russia's most celebrated human rights activist accused Chechnya' s feared leader of running a 'totalitarian' regime as he prepared to face off with the strongman in a trial that tests Russia's tolerance for criticism of harsh rule in the violent region. (AP Photo/Anna Shevelyova, file)AP - A top Russian human rights activist took the stand in a Moscow court Thursday to defend his argument that the feared leader of Chechnya bears responsibility for the brutal kidnapping and murder of a colleague.

Ukraine's Tymoshenko energized by probe (AP)

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 05:58 AM PST

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister and opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 2, 2011.(AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)AP - Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is back in the limelight in Ukraine after losing last year's presidential election, thanks in part to a widely criticized corruption probe being conducted by the new government.

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