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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Politics to block debt crisis steps at EU summit (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 05:50 PM PDT

Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Socrates announces his resignation to journalists during a news conference at his official residence in Sao Bento in Lisbon March 23, 2011. REUTERS/Rafael MarchanteReuters - Political turmoil in Portugal and looming elections in other countries are expected to prevent a summit of European Union leaders this week from taking tough decisions to address the region's debt crisis.

Britons want Charles not William as next king: poll (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 05:03 PM PDT

Reuters - More Britons want Prince Charles to become Britain's next monarch than his son William despite the huge interest in his upcoming wedding and previous suggestions he was the popular choice, a poll on Thursday said.

Portuguese PM quits after parliament rejects austerity plan (AFP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 04:43 PM PDT

Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Socrates gives a press conference at Sao Bento Palace in Lisbon, where he announced his resignation as Prime Minister after parliament rejected his minority government's latest round of austerity measures, on the eve of a key EU summit on the eurozone debt crisis.(AFP/Patricia de Melo Moreira)AFP - Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates resigned Wednesday on the eve of a key EU summit on the eurozone debt crisis after parliament rejected his minority government's latest austerity plan.

UK withdraws embassy officials from Yemen (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 04:23 PM PDT

AP - The United Kingdom all but closed its embassy in Yemen Wednesday, urging Britons to leave the country as soon as possible to avoid getting caught up in the country's deepening unrest.

Brits trail as French and Aussies strike cycling gold (AFP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 04:04 PM PDT

French team's rider Kevin Sireau competes to take the gold medal during the team sprint at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Apeldoorn. Olympic track cycling kings Britain confirmed their focus is fully on London 2012 when they failed to strike gold on the first day of the world track cycling championships Wednesday.(AFP/ANP/Vincent Jannink)AFP - Olympic track cycling kings Britain confirmed their focus is fully on London 2012 when they failed to strike gold on the first day of the world track cycling championships Wednesday.

Tennis star Murray ready to reverse fortunes (AFP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 04:04 PM PDT

Andy Murray answers questions at a press conference during the Sony Ericsson Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center in Key Biscayne, Florida. Murray hopes a move from America's West Coast to the East for the Miami ATP Masters will let him move on from a dismal outing at Indian Wells.(AFP/Getty Images/Chris Chambers)AFP - Andy Murray hopes a move from America's West Coast to the East for the Miami ATP Masters will let him move on from a dismal outing at Indian Wells.

London pulls out all but 'small core' of Yemen embassy staff (AFP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 03:58 PM PDT

A Yemeni holds a sign as he takes part in a demonstration against President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa. Britain said Wednesday it was withdrawing all but a AFP - Britain said Wednesday it was withdrawing all but a "small core" of staff from its embassy in Sanaa with violence expected in the Yemen capital over the next few days.

London to host political meeting on Libya (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 03:47 PM PDT

A Danish F-16 jet fighter takes off from the Nato airbase in Sigonella, Italy, Wednesday, March 23, 2011. NATO warships will begin patrolling off Libya's coast Wednesday to enforce the U.N. arms embargo as the alliance appeared set to assume responsibility for maintaining the no-fly zone over the country, officials said. Diplomats said an agreement is gradually emerging about how NATO would take responsibility for the flight ban, after the United States, which has effectively commanded the operation until now, reiterated that it was committed to the transition. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - U.S., European, and Arab and African officials have been invited to London next week for political talks about Libya, even as NATO remained deadlocked Wednesday over its role in enforcing a no-fly zone meant to protect Libyan civilians.

Portugal PM resigns as parliament rejects austerity (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 03:36 PM PDT

Portugal's Prime Minister Jose Socrates gestures during a no-confidence vote against the government in the parliament in Lisbon in this March 10, 2011 file photo. REUTERS/Hugo CorreiaReuters - Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates resigned Wednesday and warned of grave consequences for the country after parliament rejected his government's latest austerity measures aimed at avoiding a bailout.

Fukushima fallout reaches Europe, but traces tiny (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 03:32 PM PDT

AP - Minuscule particles of fallout from a damaged power plant in Japan have reached Iceland and are expected in France and elsewhere in Europe, experts said Wednesday, but stressed they don't pose a health risk.

(AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 02:05 PM PDT

AP - Portugal's prime minister quits after opposition parties scupper his debt-reduction plan.

Portugal govt set to quit after losing debt vote (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 01:05 PM PDT

Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates, left, and Finance Minister Fernando Teixeira dos Santos wait the start of the debate of his minority government's latest austerity package Wednesday, March 23 2011, at the Portuguese parliament in Lisbon. If lawmakers fail to back the package the government could fall putting Lisbon into political limbo just as it faces huge debt repayment deadlines and desperately needs markets' confidence. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)AP - Debt-stressed Portugal's Parliament has refused to endorse more austerity measures aimed at avoiding a bailout — a move that is likely to trigger the minority government's resignation.

Eiffel Tower evacuated after bomb threat (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 11:50 AM PDT

AP - A bomb threat and the discovery of a suspicious package spurred French authorities to briefly evacuate nearly 4,000 tourists from the Eiffel Tower on Wednesday, tower officials and police said.

US hoping for special UN investigator on Iran (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 10:45 AM PDT

AP - U.S. diplomats say they are confident of getting the necessary support to create a special United Nations investigator for the human rights situation in Iran.

UN 'extremely concerned' about Libya civilians (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 09:44 AM PDT

AP - The U.N. aid coordinator for Libya said Wednesday he is "extremely concerned" about the plight of civilians there, adding that the global body hasn't received any first-hand information about the humanitarian situation inside the country for a week.

Don't tweet from the church: Royal etiquette guide (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 09:35 AM PDT

This is a Tuesday, March, 4, 2011 image of William Hanson an expert on protocol who gives lesson on proper behaviour around the world, poses during an interview in London. Don't give the queen a friendly hug and don't tweet from the church. That's just the start of the advice being offered to those attending Britain's April 29 royal wedding. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - Don't give the queen a friendly hug and don't tweet from the church.

Romanian official: Nuclear plant is safe (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 09:32 AM PDT

AP - Two Romanian nuclear reactors are safe and could withstand a huge earthquake, the manager of the Cernavoda nuclear plant said Wednesday.

Northern Ireland power-sharing marks 1st full term (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 09:23 AM PDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept., 1, 2004 file photo of Democratic Unionist Party leader Rev. Dr. Ian Paisley as he speaks to the media at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Protestant and Catholic leaders in Northern Ireland's unity government celebrated their first full four-year term in power Wednesday March 23, 2011, and lauded Ian Paisley, the unlikely peacemaker who made it possible, on his effective retirement day. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File)AP - Protestant and Catholic leaders in Northern Ireland's unity government celebrated their first full four-year term in power Wednesday — and lauded Ian Paisley, the unlikely peacemaker who made it possible, on his effective retirement day.

Victim families: Demjanjuk should be convicted (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 08:27 AM PDT

John Demjanjuk arrives at the court building in Munich, southern Germany, on Wednesday March 23, 2011. Ukrainian-born Demjanjuk, 90, is accused of 28,060 counts of accessory to murder for allegedly serving as a guard in the Nazis' Sobibor death camp. He rejects the charges, saying he never served as a guard in any Nazi camp (AP Photo/Lukas Barth,Pool)AP - Relatives of people killed at the Nazis' Sobibor death camp and their lawyers said in closing statements at John Demjanjuk's trial Wednesday that the evidence shows he was a guard there and he should be convicted as an accessory to murder.

Shocking number of animals dying at Kiev Zoo (AP)

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 08:15 AM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, April 26, 2010 file photo, Boy, a 39-year-old Indian elephant lies in his pen covered with a cloth after it collapsed and died. The animals just keep on dying at the Kiev Zoo, a place one activist has likened to a concentration camp for those with fur and feathers. Animal welfare groups say dozens if not hundreds of animals have died at the zoo in recent years due to malnutrition, a lack of medical care and mistreatment and some suspect that corruption is at the heart of the problem. Naturewatch, a British-based animal welfare group, is among the organizations calling for the 100-year-old zoo to be closed and its animals sent elsewhere in Europe. (AP Photo/ UNIAN, File)AP - An Indian elephant called Boy, the pride of the Kiev Zoo, collapsed and died in his enclosure. Around the same time, Maya the camel succumbed to a digestive illness and Theo the zebra died after crashing into a metal fence.

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