2011年3月25日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Europe News


Record breaker Villa to the rescue for Spain (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 04:43 PM PDT

Spanish national football team forward David Villa celebrates after scoring during their Euro 2012 qualifier round match Spain vs Czech Republic at Los Carmenes Stadium in Granada. Villa's predatory qualities rescued Spain as his double saw him become all-time top marksman and sent the Czech Republic packing to preserve the world champions' flawless record in Euro 2012 qualifiers on Friday.(AFP/Jorge Guerrero)AFP - World Champions Spain survived a scare against the Czech Republic as a David Villa double saw them come from behind to win 2-1 Friday and maintain their 100 per cent record in qualifying for Euro 2012.


Minister warns of new Lockerbie (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 04:36 PM PDT

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi could stage a Lockerbie-style attack in revenge for coalition air strikes if he is left in power, Justice Secretary Ken Clarke, pictured here in 2010, said in an interview Friday.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi could stage a Lockerbie-style attack in revenge for coalition air strikes if he is left in power, Justice Secretary Ken Clarke said in an interview Friday.


I'm right man for England says defiant Capello (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 04:17 PM PDT

England's Italian manager Fabio Capello addresses a press conference at the Hilton Hotel in Cardiff, Wales. Capello has insisted he is the right man to lead England to Euro 2012 despite the furore over his handling of the captaincy ahead of Saturday's qualifier with Wales.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Fabio Capello has insisted he is the right man to lead England to Euro 2012 despite the furore over his handling of the captaincy ahead of Saturday's qualifier with Wales.


Libya: NATO Takes Charge, but Will Europe Take the Lead? (Time.com)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:20 PM PDT

Time.com - NATO has been given command control of the military campaign in Libya,but with the U.S. stepping back, this could be Europe's chance to showit can take charge

Murray malaise deepens in Miami (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 03:10 PM PDT

Andy Murray of Great Britain reacts against Alex Bogomolov Jr. during the Sony Ericsson Open at Crandon Park Tennis Center in Key Biscayne, Florida. Murray's discontent deepened Friday as the luckless Scot crashed out to American Alex Bogomolov 6-1, 7-5 at the $9 million Miami WTA and ATP Masters.(AFP/Getty Images/Clive Brunskill)AFP - Andy Murray's discontent deepened Friday as the luckless Scot crashed out to American Alex Bogomolov 6-1, 7-5 at the $9 million Miami WTA and ATP Masters.


Bauge defeats Kenny to make it three in a row (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 02:40 PM PDT

French cyclist Gregory Bauge(L), seen here with his fellow-countryman Mickael Bourgain in the semi-final, was crowned sprint champion after beating Britain's Jason Kenny 2-0 in the final of the blue riband event of the world track cycling championships in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.(AFP/Vincent Jannink)AFP - France's Gregory Bauge was crowned sprint champion for the third straight year Friday after beating Britain's Jason Kenny 2-0 at the world track cycling championships Friday.


France asks U.N. council to sanction Ivory Coast's Gbagbo (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 02:00 PM PDT

Reuters - France and Nigeria circulated a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council on Friday that would impose sanctions on strife-torn Ivory Coast's incumbent leaders and ban heavy weapons from the Abidjan area.

ASUS Rolls Out Android-Based Dual-Core Tablet (NewsFactor)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 01:56 PM PDT

NewsFactor - ASUSTeK Computer rolled out a new Android-based tablet for purchase in Taiwan on Friday, with plans to introduce the device in the United Kingdom on March 30, followed by a U.S. introduction in early April at a price that has yet to be disclosed. Called the Eee Pad Transformer, the convertible web tablet runs Honeycomb -- the new Android 3.0 OS that Google has designed specifically for web tablets.

Alcibiades stuns Meyer to take men's points crown (AFP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 01:44 PM PDT

Colombian cyclist Avila Alcibiade celebrates as he wins the final of the men's points race at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.(AFP/ANP/Vincent Jannink)AFP - Colombia's Avila Alcibiades stunned reigning champion Cameron Meyer of Australia to win the men's points crown at the world track cycling championships Friday.


Exhibition: Filthy London show digs up the dirt (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 12:54 PM PDT

Reuters - Filth, fecal matter and grime in all its forms are the subject of a new exhibition in London.

Police prevent opposition rally in Belarus (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 12:33 PM PDT

Belarus plainclothers policemen detain an opposition protester prior a banned rally in Minsk, Friday, March 25, 2011. Police in authoritarian Belarus have brutally prevented hundreds of opposition activists from holding a rally on a banned holiday. March 25 has long been a traditional day of opposition rallies marking the anniversary of the 1918 declaration of the first, short-lived independent Belarusian state. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)AP - Police in authoritarian Belarus have attacked hundreds of opposition activists who tried to hold an anti-government rally.


NATO prepares command to handle Libyan mission (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 12:31 PM PDT

In this Dec. 7, 2006 photo, Maj. Gen. Charles Bouchard, left, sits in the cockpit of a DA40 Diamond Star as he listens to Lt. Chevon Smith, in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay said Friday, March 25, 2011 that Lt.-Gen. Bouchard has been designated to lead the alliance's military campaign in Libya. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, M.Cpl. France Huard) NO SALESAP - NATO has named a Canadian general to lead its Libyan operation, finalizing what it hopes will be a unified command to oversee military action against the North African nation.


Knox trial: Experts find low DNA in review (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 11:32 AM PDT

Amanda Knox, right, arrives in Perugia's civil court for a hearing after her lawyers requested the sequester of the fim 'Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy', in Perugia, Italy, Thursday, March 24, 2011. Lawyers for U.S. student Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, who were found guilty of killing Knox's British roommate Meredich Kercher in Italy, have formally demanded that U.S. television channel Lifetime scrap a planned film about their trial. (AP Photo/Stefano Medici)AP - Independent forensic experts reviewing evidence in Amanda Knox's appeals trial have found very low traces of DNA on the knife allegedly used in the murder of her roommate, possibly too small to determine in a retest whether the American's DNA was on it, news reports and a lawyer said Friday.


Niece of Vladimir Lenin dies in Moscow (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 11:18 AM PDT

FILE --In this June 23, 1999 file photo Olga Ulyanova, niece of Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin, attends a press conference in Moscow, Russia. Ulyanova, the niece and last direct kin of Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin has died in Moscow. She was 89. Her uncle Vladimir Ulyanov took Lenin as his nom-de-guerre in 1901 while in exile near the Siberian river of Lena.(AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, File)AP - Olga Ulyanova, a niece of Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin who wrote several books praising her uncle and family, has died in Moscow. She was 89.


Trial in Hungary for serial murders of Gypsies (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:58 AM PDT

Police officers remove handcuffs from suspects, Istvan Kiss, top, Zsolt Peto, center, and Istvan Csontos, bottom, three of the four men accused in a Gypsy serial murder, in the court-room in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, March 25, 2011. Four men are accused of a series of murders or attempted murders at nine locations killing six people, among them a child. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)AP - Four men went on trial Friday for deadly late-night attacks against Gypsies in Hungary, and prosecutors told the court those village raids were planned with military precision.


Prince William self-confident as marriage looms (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 10:44 AM PDT

FILE - This is a  Monday, March 21, 2011 file photo of Britain's Prince William, facing camera, as he greets Brad, left, and Leonie Wren during his visit to their property in Benjeroop, Victoria, Australia. Prince William is visiting a flood-hit farming region in southern Australia as he wraps up a visit to disaster zones in Australia and New Zealand.  Prince William looks and sounds good, standing tall as he prepares for married life. But it is possible that the future king's easy self-assurance and quality tailoring masks some damage caused by his parent's failed marriage and his mother's death. (AP Photo/Paul Crock, Pool, File)AP - Prince William looks professional, speaks with easy self-confidence and interacts well with people from all walks of life. Experts say that's remarkable for someone whose childhood was marked by hugely public family turmoil.


Prince Harry to go on Arctic trek (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:23 AM PDT

Britain's Prince Charles (L) and Prince William leave a charity event at city company ICAP, in central London December 8, 2010. REUTERS/Suzanne PlunkettAP - Prince Harry said Friday he plans to show his support for wounded Afghanistan war veterans by joining a small group on a segment of their punishing expedition to the North Pole.


Qatar flies first sortie over Libya (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 09:14 AM PDT

AP - The U.S. military says Qatar has flown its first sortie after joining the forces of 10 other nations enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya.

Libyan conflict tests Turkey's regional role (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 08:18 AM PDT

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses  lawmakers at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, March 22, 2011. Erdogan said that he has concerns about possible NATO military action in Libya, but he has not flatly opposed such a mission. 'Turkey will not point arms at the Libyan people,' he said, indicating Turkish planes would be unlikely to be involved in strikes. (AP Photo/Burhan OzbiliciAP - Turkish leaders are walking a tight rope in the Libya standoff.


UK rapist who preyed on elderly gets 27 years (AP)

Posted: 25 Mar 2011 07:19 AM PDT

An undated photo made available by Britain's Metropolitan Police of Delroy Grant one of Britain's most depraved sex attackers. A British judge sentenced a notorious serial rapist to at least 27 years in prison Friday, March 25, 2011, for a spate of attacks on elderly people that lasted almost two decades. Delroy Grant — dubbed the 'Night Stalker' — was convicted of attacks on 18 elderly men and women between 1992 and 2009 following a lengthy investigation. Police say the number of Grant's victims is thought to be substantially more than that. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Police)  EDITORIAL USE ONLYAP - A British judge sentenced a notorious serial rapist to at least 27 years in prison Friday for a spate of attacks on elderly people that lasted almost two decades.


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