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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Prince to have British trade role downgraded: report (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 05:11 PM PST

Prince Andrew addresses delegates during a luncheon in 2010. Ministers will downgrade Prince Andrew's role as a trade ambassador over his association with a convicted paedophile, the Telegraph newspaper reported Monday.(AFP/File/Saeed Khan)AFP - British ministers will downgrade Prince Andrew's role as a trade ambassador over his association with a convicted paedophile, the Telegraph newspaper reported Monday.

Could Defense Cuts Hobble Europe's Response to Libya? (Time.com)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 04:30 PM PST

Time.com - As European leaders debate the pros and cons of military interventionin Libya, the pain of defense budget cuts begs the question: CouldEurope act even if it wanted to?

Pietersen out of World Cup: report (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 04:20 PM PST

England cricketer Kevin Pietersen throws a ball during a training session at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on March 5. Kevin Pietersen will return home for a hernia operation, bringing an early end to the exciting player's World Cup campaign, the Telegraph newspaper reported Monday.(AFP/File/Indranil Mukherjee)AFP - England opening batsman Kevin Pietersen will return home for a hernia operation, bringing an early end to the exciting player's World Cup campaign, the Telegraph newspaper reported Monday.

British budget must have 'relentless focus' on growth: CBI (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 04:09 PM PST

British Prime Minister David Cameron leaves the stage after addressing delegates at the annual Confederation of British Industry (CBI) conference in London, in 2010. The government's annual budget, due in just over two weeks, must have a AFP - The British government's annual budget, due in just over two weeks, must have a "relentless focus" on economic growth and job creation, the Confederation of British Industry said on Monday.

Spain's savings banks race to find funds by Thursday (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 03:11 PM PST

Spain's ailing regional savings banks are scrambling to raise billions of euros of fresh funds to meet strict new capital requirements by a Thursday deadline.(AFP/File/Dominique Faget)AFP - Spain's ailing regional savings banks are scrambling to raise billions of euros of fresh funds to meet strict new capital requirements by a Thursday deadline.

Serbia PM says to also serve as finance minister (Reuters)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 01:29 PM PST

Reuters - The Serbian government replaced the finance minister on Sunday, paving the way for Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic to take over the post as part of a reshuffle ahead of elections set for next year.

Irish parties agree to form coalition government (AFP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 01:08 PM PST

Enda Kenny, leader of Ireland's Fine Gael party, speaks in central Dublin in February 2011. Ireland is set for a coalition government after the two parties that topped last month's elections, Fine Gael and Labour, agreed Sunday to share power and work together on slashing a massive deficit.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - Ireland is set for a coalition government after the two parties that topped last month's elections, Fine Gael and Labour, agreed Sunday to share power and work together on slashing a massive deficit.

Show goes on sans John Galliano (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 12:59 PM PST

A model wears a creation from designer John Galliano as part of his Fall-Winter, ready-to-wear 2012 fashion collection, during Paris Fashion week, Sunday, March 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan)AP - In the fashion world, as in show biz, the show must go on, and so it did at disgraced former Dior designer John Galliano's signature label — though in an admittedly scaled-back and truncated form.

Cameron unveils plan to boost growth in Britain (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 12:50 PM PST

Prime Minister David Cameron addresses the Conservative spring forum at the Welsh Conservative Conference in Cardiff, Wales, Sunday March 6, 2011. Cameron pledged Sunday to cut taxes and bureaucratic red tape to encourage business and growth in Britain. (AP Photo / David Jones, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVESAP - Prime Minister David Cameron pledged Sunday to cut taxes and bureaucratic red tape to encourage business and growth in Britain.

Opposition reaches pact to form Irish government (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 12:49 PM PST

AP - The two opposition parties that triumphed in Ireland's election, conservative Fine Gael and left-wing Labour, agreed Sunday to form the country's next coalition government after compromising on plans to repair the debt-battered economy.

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Posted: 06 Mar 2011 12:45 PM PST

AP - Preliminary results show Estonia government winning election with 90 pct of votes counted.

Facts and figures about Estonia (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 10:49 AM PST

AP - Facts and figures about Estonia, which was holding parliamentary elections Sunday:

British paper says Kate chooses McQueen designer (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 10:42 AM PST

A model presents a creation by British designer Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen during the Spring/Summer 2011 ready-to-wear collection show in Paris in 2010. Kate Middleton's wedding dress for her marriage to Prince William will be designed by Burton, a report said Sunday.(AFP/File/Francois Guillot)AP - A leading British newspaper reported Sunday that Sarah Burton, creative director of the Alexander McQueen fashion house, has been chosen to design Kate Middleton's wedding gown.

UK diplomatic team leaves Libya after problems (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 10:09 AM PST

AP - A small British diplomatic team has left Libya after running into a problem while on a mission to try to talk to rebels in the eastern part of the country, U.K. Foreign Secretary William Hague said Sunday.

Turkish journalists jailed over alleged coup plot (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 07:13 AM PST

AP - A Turkish court on Sunday ordered two leading investigative journalists jailed pending the outcome of a trial into an alleged plot to topple the Islamic-rooted government, raising further concerns over media freedom in the country.

3 dead, 11 missing after Libya ship arrival (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 06:25 AM PST

A paramedic helps two Bangladeshi immigrants evacuated from Libya inside an ambulance in Souda port in Crete, Greece, on Sunday March 6, 2011. Dozens of migrant workers evacuated by this ship from Libya to the Greek island of Crete apparently jumped overboard during the night, Greek authorities said Sunday, leaving three dead, 30 hospitalized and a further 16 missing. (AP Photo/Flash News)AP - Nearly 50 Bangladeshi migrant workers evacuated by sea from Libya to the Greek island of Crete jumped ship during the night, Greek authorities said Sunday, apparently to avoid being sent back to Bangladesh. Three died, 11 remained missing and many others were hospitalized.

Poll gives France's new far-right leader top spot (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 05:24 AM PST

FILE - In this Wednesday Jan. 12, 2011 file photo Marine Le Pen answers questions during an interview at her office outside Paris. A poll published Sunday March 6, 2011 shows that Marine Le Pen, the daughter of France's longtime far-right leader who now heads his National Front party, would gain more votes than President Nicolas Sarkozy if elections were held this weekend. The online poll of 1,618 people by Harris Interactive shows Le Pen with 23 percent of the vote and both the conservative Sarkozy and Socialist leader Martine Aubry with 21 percent. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon )AP - A poll shows that Marine Le Pen, the daughter of France's longtime far-right leader who now heads his National Front party, would gain more votes than President Nicolas Sarkozy if elections were held this weekend.

Search for missing US student in Spain (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 05:11 AM PST

A poster of missing U.S. student Austin Bice, stuck to a lamppost in Madrid, Sunday March 6, 2011. Police, family and friends have stepped up a search for the San Diego State University exchange student who went missing after visiting a nightclub in Madrid more than a week ago. (AP Photo/Paul White)AP - Police, family and friends have stepped up a search for a San Diego State University exchange student who went missing after visiting a nightclub in Madrid more than a week ago.

Pope laments Libya's "many deaths," urges aid (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 03:42 AM PST

AP - Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday lamented the deaths and humanitarian crisis caused by the fighting in Libya between forces loyal to longtime strongman Moammar Gadhafi and those demanding his ouster.

Former French President Chirac to stand trial (AP)

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 03:28 AM PST

FILE - In this May 12, 2006 file photo, French President Jacques Chirac is seen during a bi-lateral meeting with Mexico's President Vicente Fox at an EU Latin America summit in Vienna. The former president, only five years out of power and a bugaboo for George W. Bush during his rush to war in Iraq, becomes France's first former head of state to go on trial since its Nazi-era leader was exiled. That is, if the whole case isn't derailed by a last-minute protest by another defendant in the same trial. Trial opens Monday. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)AP - After years of claiming presidential immunity to avoid legal proceedings, Jacques Chirac is finally facing a court.

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