2011年3月22日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

UN chief: nations must back Libya no-fly zone (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 04:57 PM PDT

AP - The United Nations chief on Tuesday called on all nations to support efforts to impose a no-fly zone over Libya.

Typhoons patrol Libya no-fly zone: MoD (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 02:52 PM PDT

Two Eurofighter Typhoon of Britain's airforce taking part in the international air campaign against Moamer Kadhafi's forces lands at Gioia del Colle airbase on March 21. Typhoon fighter jets Tuesday took part in the coalition operation to enforce a UN-sanctioned no-fly zone over Libya as the action against Moamer Kadhafi's regime continued.(AFP/File/Giovanni Marino)AFP - Typhoon fighter jets Tuesday took part in the coalition operation to enforce a UN-sanctioned no-fly zone over Libya as the action against Moamer Kadhafi's regime continued.

Britain says Saudi supports U.N. action on Libya (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 02:43 PM PDT

Reuters - Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal expressed strong support for the goals of the U.N. resolution on Libya at a meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London on Tuesday, Cameron's office said.

Russia set to profit from Libya, Japan crises (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 02:02 PM PDT

AP - Only a year ago, Russia's dominance as a global energy supplier was threatened by low gas prices and a reputation as an unreliable trade partner. But with the world now shaken by Japan's natural disasters and uprisings across the Middle East, the country is back at the heart of the market — and cashing in.

France agrees for key NATO role in Libya fight (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 01:58 PM PDT

An Iranian immigrant taking part in an anti-war protest is seen in front of a riot police cordon outside the US embassy in Athens, on Tuesday, March 22, 2011. Some 1,500 people took part in the peaceful demonstration by left wing groups against the international air strikes on Libya. Greece is providing assistance to the countries involved in the air strikes, but is not contributing military aircraft or personnel. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)AP - France says it has agreed with the United States that NATO should have a role in coalition's military operations in Libya.

Ukraine ex-president suspected in journalist murder (AFP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 01:01 PM PDT

Ukraine's deputy Prosecutor-General Renat Kuzmin holds documents priorto his press conference in Kiev. Kuzmin informed the media that Ukraine on Tuesday opened a murder probe against ex-president Leonid Kuchma over the killing of journalist Georgy Gongadze, a decade after the most notorious crime in its post-Soviet history.(AFP/Sergei Supinsky)AFP - Ukraine opened a murder case Tuesday against ex-president Leonid Kuchma over the shocking 2000 beheading of journalist Georgy Gongadze in what became the most notorious crime in its post-Soviet history.

Dollar gains against euro on European debt worries (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:42 PM PDT

AP - The euro retreated against the U.S. dollar Tuesday on worries about Europe's most indebted countries.

Sarkozy, Obama agree on NATO use to back coalition (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:35 PM PDT

Vehicles belonging to forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi explode after an air strike by coalition forces, along a road between Benghazi and Ajdabiyah March 20, 2011. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicReuters - France and the United States agree on how to use NATO's command structure in supporting the coalition in Libya, President Nicolas Sarkozy's office said in a statement.

Spain clears American of terror finance suspicion (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:24 PM PDT

AP - A Spanish judge has cleared a U.S. citizen of suspicion that he financed al-Qaida's North African affiliate, and the American is demanding a public apology from the government, saying the publicity surrounding the case has ruined his life.

Munich Re sees $2.1B Japan disaster payout (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 12:16 PM PDT

AP - Reinsurer Munich Re AG estimated Tuesday that it will have to pay out some euro1.5 billion ($2.1 billion) for claims resulting from Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami, and dropped its 2011 earnings target.

German incest father convicted of 162 abuse counts (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 10:35 AM PDT

AP - A German truck driver who fathered eight children with his stepdaughter and peddled her body to other men was convicted Tuesday of 162 counts of sexual abuse by a judge who called him a "pitiless egoist" and handed down a sentence that could keep the man locked away for life.

UN: EU must help Italy cope with refugee crisis (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 10:28 AM PDT

Migrants sit and take some rest on the tiny island of Lampedusa, Italy, Monday, March 21, 2011. Italy warned Monday that it was facing a refugee and humanitarian emergency, with some 15,000 Tunisians having arrived in recent weeks and fears that the start of U.S. and European air strikes on Libya could unleash even more migrants. Italy has demanded Europe as a whole share the burden of coping with the immigration flows, saying it shouldn't be expected to cope with alone. As it is, the number of Tunisians on the tiny island of Lampedusa, 4,800 as of Monday, was almost the size of the 5,000-strong population itself. Lampedusa's residents are getting increasingly angry over the government's failure to help ease their burden. They have refused plans to set up a tent camp on the island, saying the migrants should be taken elsewhere. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Giglia)AP - Europe should help Italy cope with a massive influx of migrants from North Africa, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday, as fears mounted of a deeper crisis with the possible arrival of waves of refugees from Libya.

Ex-Ukraine president probed in reporter's death (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 10:21 AM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2010 file photo, former Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma, during an interview with The Associated Press in Kiev. Ukraine has opened a probe against ex-president Leonid Kuchma over suspected involvement in the murder of journalist Georgy Gongadze, banning him from leaving the country, prosecutors said on March 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)AP - Former Ukraine President Leonid Kuchma is to be questioned in a 10-year investigation into the brutal slaying of an investigative journalist renowned for exposing high-level corruption, say prosecutors.

Qatar warplanes head for Libya no-fly zone duty (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 10:07 AM PDT

A Qatar Emiri Air Force Dassault Mirage 2000-5EDA fighter jet prepares for takeoff from Larnaca international airport, Cyprus, Tuesday, March 22, 2011. Two Qatar Air Force fighter jets and a C-17 Globemaster cargo aircraft were heading to Crete Tuesday in the first sign of military operations by Qatar so far to help enforce a no-fly zone over Libya, officials said. The planes made an unscheduled stop at the island's Larnaca airport, and government spokesman Stefanos Stefanou said in a statement that the aircraft would depart after refueling. (AP Photo/Christos Thedorides)AP - Two Qatar Air Force fighter jets and a cargo jet flew to a Greek air base on the island of Crete Tuesday in the first sign of military operations by Qatar so far to help enforce a no-fly zone over Libya, officials said.

Berlin zoo: Brain problems led to Knut's death (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 10:05 AM PDT

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2010 file photo, polar bear Knut stands behind his 'birthday cake' to celebrate his 4th birthday in the Zoo of Berlin, Germany. The Berlin zoo says a test performed on celebrity polar bear Knut indicate that 'significant changes' in the animal's brain led to his sudden death last weekend. The zoo said Tuesday March 22, 2011 that initial results from the necropsy examination performed by an institute in the German capital did not show changes to any other organs. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)AP - Brain problems apparently caused the shockingly early death of Knut, Germany's four-year-old celebrity polar bear, the Berlin Zoo said Tuesday.

(AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:43 AM PDT

AP - France says new political steering committee, not NATO, to oversee no-fly zone over Libya.

Prosecutors: clear evidence Demjanjuk was at camp (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 09:16 AM PDT

AP - A German prosecutor insists there is clear evidence John Demjanjuk served as a guard at the Nazis' Sobibor death camp, recommending in closing arguments that the retired U.S. auto worker be convicted of accessory to murder and sentenced to six years in prison.

US, Russia still divided on missile shield (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 08:02 AM PDT

Defense Secretary Robert Gates shakes hands with Russia's Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov after making their statements to reporters after their meeting in Moscow, Tuesday, March 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, Pool)AP - U.S. and Russian defense leaders said Tuesday they are still divided over the planned missile defense system in Europe but will continue talks to try to resolve the differences.

NIreland police to stop favoring Catholic recruits (AP)

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 07:59 AM PDT

AP - Northern Ireland's police force will stop being required to hire Catholic applicants over Protestants following a decade of change that has bolstered Catholic support for law and order, the British government announced Tuesday.

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