2011年3月10日星期四

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Yahoo! News: Europe News


French police hold suspected ETA chief: Spanish radio (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 04:47 PM PST

This undated handout picture released by Spanish Police shows suspected military chief of the armed Basque separatist group ETA, Alejandro Zobaran Arriola. Police in France arrested the suspected military chief of the armed Basque separatist group ETA, Spanish national radio reported.(AFP/HO)AFP - Police in France late Thursday arrested the suspected military chief of the armed Basque separatist group ETA, Alejandro Zobaran Arriola, Spanish national radio reported.


'Kadhafi and his clique must go': Britain and France (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 04:33 PM PST

Anti-Kadhafi regime demonstrators protest with Libyan flags of the former monarchy outside the Libyan embassy in central London. France and Britain on Thursday agreed that Libya strongman Moamer Kadhafi AFP - France and Britain on Thursday agreed that Libya strongman Moamer Kadhafi "must go" and called on the EU to consider the country's rebel national council a valid political interlocutor, Sarkozy's office said.


AP Exclusive: Afghan forces to start taking over (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 04:08 PM PST

An Afghan police officer demonstrates his skill during a graduation ceremony at a police training centre in the Adraskan district of Herat province, east of Kabul, Afghanistan on Thursday, March 10, 2011. Around 200 Afghan police men and officers graduated after receiving four months of training by Afghan and foreign trainers in Adraskan district of Herat province. (AP Photo/Reza Shirmohammadi)AP - Afghan forces will soon replace NATO-led troops in charge of security at six sites across Afghanistan — the first step in a transition that Afghan President Hamid Karzai hopes will leave his troops in control across the nation by the end of 2014, The Associated Press has learned.


World badminton champion Chen suffers shock defeat (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 02:42 PM PST

Peter Gade of Denmark returns to Kenichi Tago of Japan during his second round mens singles match during the All England Open Badminton Championships at The National Indoor Arena in Birmingham. Gade won 21-9, 22-20.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - World champion Chen Jin became the second big name to be shown the door at the All-England Open when he suffered a startling second round collapse on Thursday.


Liverpool, Man City disappoint in Europa League (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 02:38 PM PST

Liverpool's Spanish goalkeeper Pepe Reina waves to supporters at the end of their UEFA Europa League round of 16 football match against SC Braga at the Municipal Stadium in Braga. Braga won the match 1-0.(AFP/Miguel Riopa)AFP - Liverpool were brought down to earth in the Europa League on Thursday after losing 1-0 at Sporting Braga in the last 16, while big-spending Manchester City crashed 2-0 at Dynamo Kiev.


Sarkozy and Cameron: Gaddafi must step down now (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 01:28 PM PST

Reuters - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and his ruling clique have lost legitimacy and must step down to end violence in the country, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday.

UK soldier, loyal dog, make final journey together (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 01:20 PM PST

FILE -- In this undated image made available in London by the Ministry of Defence,  Lance Corporal Liam Tasker trains with his Military Working Dog, Theo,  in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. The body of Lance Corporal Tasker, a dog handler with the Royal Army Veterinary Corps who was killed in a firefight with insurgents in Helmand Province is to be repatriated to Britain, Thursday March 10, 2011, along with Theo, his bomb-sniffing springer spaniel, who suffered a fatal seizure hours later at a British army base.  The 26-year-old soldier and the dog had been in Afghanistan for six months, uncovering roadside bombs. In February, the defense ministry announced that Theo had been so successful - finding 14 hidden bombs - that his tour of duty had been extended by a month.(AP Photo/Ministry of Defence, ho) EDITORIAL USE ONLY:AP - Liam and Theo were a team, fast friends doing a dangerous job — searching out roadside bombs laid by insurgents in Afghanistan.


Ireland's new premier seeks easier bailout terms (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 01:12 PM PST

Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) and leader of the Fine Gael party, Enda Kenny in his office with a portrait of Micheal Collins, who played a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920's, behind him back at Government Buildings, Dublin, after getting his seal of office Wednesday March 9, 2011. (AP Photo/PA, Julien Behal) UNITED KINGDOM AND ALL IRELAND OUTAP - Ireland's newly elected prime minister, Enda Kenny, devoted his first full day on the job Thursday to lobbying the European Commission for a better bailout deal — and asserted that the current terms were too tough to fix Ireland's debt crisis.


Libya: live report (AFP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 02:33 PM PST

Libyan rebel fighters wait for news of wounded comrades at the morgue of Brega's hospital where bodies have been brought out from the battle of Ras Lanuf.(AFP/Marco Longari)AFP - AFP is concluding its Live Report of today's developments in Libya, as forces loyal to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi claim to have seized control of the western town of Zawiyah from rebels. Here is a recap of major developments of the past several hours.


Both sides of Libya's conflict attempt to woo a divided Europe (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 01:08 PM PST

The Christian Science Monitor - Libya’s warring sides opened a new and critical front in the deepening conflict there. Muammar Qaddafi and rebels trying to oust him sent envoys to European capitals to sway the debate over potential international military involvement in Libya, a day ahead of a European Union summit that could well determine the future of the crisis.

Dutch marines caught in Libya heading to Greece (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 12:42 PM PST

This image made from Libyan state television, Friday March 4, 2011, purports to show masked supporters of Moammar Gadhafi, and a Dutch Lynx heklicopter, the crew of which was seized by armed men loyal toGadhafi in Libya, after a botched evacuation mission, on Feb. 27. Holding three marines from a NATO member state could complicate any possible outside military help for anti-government protesters, such as enforcing a no-fly zone to prevent Gadhafi's forces hitting rebels with air strikes.(AP Photo/Libyan State Television)AP - Three Dutch marines who were captured after a botched evacuation mission in Libya last month will leave Tripoli for Athens under a deal reached with the Libyan government Thursday, a Greek official said.


Attempt to free Danish family from Somalia fails (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 12:15 PM PST

One of fourteen alleged Somali pirates peers out the door before leaving the Federal Courthouse in Norfolk, Va., with U.S. Marshals on Thursday, March 10, 2011 after a federal grand jury indictment. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Preston Gannaway)AP - An attempt by Somali security forces to free a Danish family from a pirate gang on Thursday turned deadly after the would-be rescuers walked into an ambush, a pirate and a security official said.


(AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 11:51 AM PST

AP - Greek official says 3 Dutch marines captured in Libya will be soon be flown to Greece.

Berlusconi pushing to end appeals of acquittals (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 11:13 AM PST

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, left, listens to Italian Justice Minister Angellino Alfano during a press conference following a cabinet meeting on the justice reforms, in Rome, Thursday, March 10, 2011. Berlusconi has an adhesive bandage on his face after undergoing jaw surgery earlier this week. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - Premier Silvio Berlusconi's government on Thursday approved proposed legislation to drastically overhaul Italy's justice system, including ending the possibility of prosecutors appealing acquittals.


New Irish government plans St Patrick's globetrot (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 11:02 AM PST

AP - Ireland's brand-new government will jet across the globe for St. Patrick's Day in the hope of winning goodwill and new investment for the debt-struck nation, Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny announced Thursday.

UN suspects Israel in kidnapping of Palestinian (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 10:49 AM PST

In this photo taken on Tuesday, March 8, 2011, Palestinian Maria, 3, holds a photo of her father Dirar Abu Sisi at the family house in Beit Lahiya, northern of Gaza Strip. The Palestinian engineer Dirar Abu Sisi vanished from a Ukrainian train in the middle of the night. Now, authorities are trying to verify his wife's claims that he is being held in prison by the Israeli secret service, whom she accuses of kidnapping the man two weeks ago. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)AP - The Palestinian engineer vanished from a Ukrainian train in the middle of the night.


Pope's new book: Violence never in God's name (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 10:44 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI salutes the faithful during the traditional Ash Wednesday mass in the St. Sabina church in Rome Wednesday, March 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Danilo Schiavella, POOL)AP - Pope Benedict XVI rejects the idea of Jesus as a political revolutionary and insists that violent revolution must never be carried out in God's name in a new book that was released Thursday amid great fanfare at the start of Lent.


Swedish police under scrutiny in Assange case (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 10:27 AM PST

AP - Julian Assange's Swedish lawyer says a newspaper report casts doubt on whether the sex abuse investigation against the WikiLeaks founder was carried out in an impartial manner.

HRW: Chechen women abused if refuse to cover head (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 09:38 AM PST

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2010 file photo Chechen students from an Islamic university wearing Islamic veils, during events marking a newly established holiday called 'The Day of Chechen Women' in Chechnya's regional capital, Grozny. Chechnya's strongman Ramzan Kadyrov has imposed an Islamic dress code on women, and his feared security forces have used paintball guns, threats and insults against those refusing to obey. In a 40-page report released Thursday, Human Rights Watch condemned the campaign as a flagrant violation of women's rights and urged other nations to raise the issue with Moscow.  (AP Photo/Musa Sadulayev, File)AP - The cars pull up in broad daylight. Security forces point guns at terrified women and shoot. It turns out they're paintball pellets, but still harsh punishment in Chechnya for leaving home without a headscarf.


France recognizes Libya rebels, to surprise of EU (AP)

Posted: 10 Mar 2011 08:56 AM PST

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left,  shakes hands with  Mahmoud Jibril, right, and Ali Al-Esawi, representatives of the newly formed council based in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, after a meeting at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, Thursday, March 10, 2011. France has formally recognized the Libyan opposition's Interim Governing Council and plans to exchange ambassadors with the newly formed body, the president's office said Thursday.(AP Photo/Christophe Ena)AP - France blazed a diplomatic trail as it recognized a newly formed Libyan opposition group Thursday, drawing the ire of other European nations for stepping out on its own even as the situation in Libya remained unclear.


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