2011年3月12日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

England manager wary of wounded Scotland in Six Nations (AFP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 05:35 PM PST

England manager Martin Johnson (pictured on February 26) has warned his side to disregard history as his players seek to edge closer to a Six Nations Grand Slam with victory over Scotland at Twickenham on Sunday.(AFP/File/Franck Fife)AFP - England manager Martin Johnson has warned his side to disregard history as his players seek to edge closer to a Six Nations Grand Slam with victory over Scotland at Twickenham on Sunday.

Murray ousted in Indian Wells opener (AFP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 04:19 PM PST

Andy Murray of Scotland returns a shot to Donald Yound during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California. American qualifier Young upset world number five Murray 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 in the second round of the $9 million WTA and ATP Indian Wells hardcourt tournament on Saturday.(AFP/Getty Images/Matthew Stockman)AFP - American qualifier Donald Young upset world number five Andy Murray 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 in the second round of the $9 million WTA and ATP Indian Wells hardcourt tournament on Saturday.

Some 300,000 protest job insecurity in Portugal (AFP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 02:12 PM PST

Protesters shout slogans as they take part in a demonstration in central Lisbon. Upwards of 300,000 people took to the streets in Lisbon and other Portuguese cities on Saturday to protest job insecurity, responding to an initiative launched on the Facebook social network.(AFP/Francisco Leong)AFP - Upwards of 300,000 people took to the streets in Lisbon and other Portuguese cities on Saturday to protest job insecurity, responding to an initiative launched on the Facebook social network.

Italy court hears new witnesses in Knox appeal (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 01:31 PM PST

Amanda Knox, the U.S. student convicted of killing her British flatmate in Italy three years ago, sits in the courtroom after a break during a trial session in Perugia March 12, 2011. REUTERS/Giampiero SpositoReuters - New witnesses spoke in the trial for the murder of Briton Meredith Kercher Saturday, giving evidence that lawyers for Amanda Knox hope will dent a claim she was seen near to where her roommate was killed.

Britain condemns Yemen violence, urges citizens to leave (AFP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 01:21 PM PST

Yemenis shout slogans calling for the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa. Foreign Secretary William Hague condemned the AFP - Foreign Secretary William Hague condemned the "unacceptable" violence against anti-regime protesters in Yemen Saturday and called on all British citizens to leave the country.

Japan pleads for more energy supply from Russia (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 01:04 PM PST

Reuters - Japan has asked Russia to increase energy supplies after a nuclear power station was damaged by a massive earthquake and Moscow is ready to help, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin said Saturday.

TNK-BP shareholders fail to agree on BP-Rosneft deal (AFP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 12:45 PM PST

Shareholders in the Russian-British company TNK-BP failed to agree Saturday at a meeting of the board of directors on a common position that would have allowed them to begin talks on joining BP's deal with Rosneft to explore the Arctic.(AFP/File/Natalia Kolesnikova)AFP - Shareholders in the Russian-British company TNK-BP failed to agree Saturday at a meeting of the board of directors on a common position that would have allowed them to begin talks on joining BP's deal with Rosneft to explore the Arctic.

Wales in Six Nations title contention after derailing Ireland (AFP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 12:13 PM PST

Wales fly-half James Hook (2nd L) is tackled by Ireland fly-half Ronan O'Gara (L) and lock Donncha O'Callaghan (R) during their Six Nations International rugby union match at The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. Wales won 19-13.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - Wales derailed Ireland's hopes of the Triple Crown with a hard-fought 19-13 Six Nations victory over the visitors at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday.

Amid crisis, Portuguese youth takes to streets (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 10:50 AM PST

Thousands crowd Lisbon's main Liberdade Avenue Saturday, March 12 2011, called onto the streets by a social media campaign to vent their frustration at grim career prospects amid an acute economic crisis that shows no sign of abating. Thousands more attended simultaneous protests at 10 other cities nationwide. Banner in the front reads Liberty, Equality, Fraternity. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)AP - Portugal's disgruntled Facebook generation, inspired by a pop song, marched in a dozen cities Saturday to vent its frustration at grim career prospects amid an acute economic crisis that shows no sign of abating.

3 Dutch marines freed by Libya arrive home (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 09:26 AM PST

Three Dutch marines who were captured after a botched evacuation mission in Libya last month sit in a vehicle after their arrival at Athens' airport in Spata, Greece, early Friday, March 11, 2011. The marines arrived here around 6 a.m. on a Greek Military transport as they were freed under a deal reached with the Libyan government, the Greek Foreign Ministry said. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)AP - Three Dutch marines held for nearly two weeks by forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi said Saturday they had spent part of the time handcuffed and blindfolded, but generally were treated well in captivity.

Amanda Knox appeals trial resumes in Italy (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 09:16 AM PST

Amanda Knox arrives in court in Perugia, central Italy, Saturday, March 12, 2011, as her appeals murder trial resumes in Italy after a two-month break. Knox was convicted of murdering her British roommate in Perugia, Meredith Kercher, and sentenced to 26 years in prison. Her co-defendant and ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito was also convicted and sentenced to 25 years. They both deny wrongdoing and have appealed the 2009 verdict. (AP Photo/Stefano Medici)AP - An Italian appeals court on Saturday heard witnesses brought in by the defense of Amanda Knox to refute testimony that placed the American student near the crime scene the night her British roommate was killed.

Freed reporter urges Libya to release colleague (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 09:10 AM PST

Brazilian journalist Andrei Netto addresses reporters, during an interview with the Associated Press in Paris, Saturday March 12, 2011. Andrei Netto was released on Thursday after being held for several days by Libyan authorities. Libyan Ambassador Salem Omar Abdullah Al-Zubaidi said Netto was arrested because of mistakes he made in forms he filled out to enter Libya. Netto had been imprisoned with a correspondent for Britain's Guardian newspaper, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad who is still in custody in Libya.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)AP - A Brazilian reporter who was freed from detention in Libya has urged Moammar Gadhafi's government to release a colleague from a British newspaper who is still held in the violence-wracked country.

EU top diplomat to meet with Arab League in Cairo (AP)

Posted: 12 Mar 2011 05:25 AM PST

European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton talks to reporters as she arrives for the Informal Meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in the Royal Palace of Godollo in the town of Godollo 35 kilometers (22 miles) east of Budapest), Hungary, Saturday, March 12, 2011. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)AP - The European Union's foreign policy chief said Saturday that she would go to Cairo to meet with leaders of the Arab League to discuss the situation in Libya.

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