2011年3月29日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Britain, Mexico to double bilateral trade by 2015 (AFP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 04:51 PM PDT

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg (L) talks with Mexican President Felipe Calderon before a press conference at Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City. Britain and Mexico on Tuesday committed to double bilateral trade to $6.7 billion by 2015 and boost ties, during a visit by Clegg.(AFP/Alfredo Estrella)AFP - Britain and Mexico on Tuesday committed to double bilateral trade to $6.7 billion by 2015 and boost ties, during a visit by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.

World powers move towards Kadhafi exile plan (AFP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 04:33 PM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron (C) speaks at the opening of the London Conference on Libya, in central London. International powers meeting in London on Tuesday edged closer to an exile plan for embattled Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, as France said it was ready to discuss military aid for rebels.(AFP/POOL/Stefan Rousseau)AFP - International powers meeting in London on Tuesday edged closer to an exile plan for embattled Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, as France said it was ready to discuss military aid for rebels.

George Clooney could testify for Berlusconi in sex case (AFP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 03:59 PM PDT

US actor George Clooney, pictured here in 2010, could testify in Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's defence in his upcoming sex trial, a lawyer close to the case told AFP Tuesday.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)AFP - Hollywood star George Clooney and Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo could testify in Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's defence in his upcoming sex trial, a lawyer told AFP Tuesday.

Libya action differs from Iraq war: Clegg (AFP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 03:56 PM PDT

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg (L) talks with Mexican President Felipe Calderon before a press conference at Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City. Britain and Mexico on Tuesday committed to double bilateral trade to $6.7 billion by 2015 and boost ties, during a visit by Clegg.(AFP/Alfredo Estrella)AFP - Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said Tuesday that the intervention in Libya is different from the war in Iraq, which he opposed, and hailed a "new axis of openness" in international affairs.

Gyan late show earns Ghana friendly draw with England (AFP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 03:44 PM PDT

England's Andy Carroll (L) scores against Ghana in an International friendly football match at Wembley Stadium in London. The match ended in a 1-1 draw.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Asamoah Gyan grabbed an injury-time equaliser as World Cup quarter-finalists Ghana snatched a 1-1 draw with England in an entertaining friendly at Wembley here Tuesday.

Carroll stakes claim for England berth (AFP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 02:49 PM PDT

England's Andy Carroll (below) vies for the ball with Ghana's Derek Boateng in an International friendly football match at Wembley Stadium in London. Carroll staked his claim for a regular place in the England team as the Liverpool striker scored his first international goal in a 1-1 friendly draw with Ghana at Wembley.(AFP/Ian Kington)AFP - Andy Carroll staked his claim for a regular place in the England team as the Liverpool striker scored his first international goal in a 1-1 friendly draw with Ghana at Wembley on Tuesday.

Beatles songs sales cost music website £594,000 (AFP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 01:30 PM PDT

US online music service Bluebeat will pay British recording label EMI nearly a million dollars to avoid trial in a case over rights to stream and sell versions of Beatles songs.(BlueBeat)AFP - US online music service Bluebeat will pay British recording label EMI nearly a million dollars to avoid trial in a case over rights to stream and sell versions of Beatles songs.

US: No decision to arm rebels (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 12:59 PM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gestures during a news conference at the Foreign and Commonwealth office in London, Tuesday, March 29, 2011, after attending the London Conference on Libya. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met for a second time Tuesday with a leader of the political opposition trying to oust Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi but said the United States has made no decision about whether to arm the Libyan rebels now gaining ground with the help of U.S.-led air strikes.

2012 stadium construction complete (AFP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 12:35 PM PDT

This Olympic Delivery Authority(ODA) press office handout taken on March 24 shows an arial view of the 2012 Olympic Stadium?s field of play with complete turf, marking the completion of construction on the flagship venue, in London.(AFP/ODA-HO/Anthony Charlton)AFP - Construction work at the London 2012 Olympic Stadium came to an end on Tuesday as the last piece of turf was laid in the pitch.

Standard & Poor's downgrades Portugal, Greece (AFP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 12:33 PM PDT

A woman holds a cardboard reading in Greek AFP - Standard & Poor's downgraded its credit ratings on struggling Greece and Portugal on Tuesday, saying that investors in their bonds could lose out under the terms of a new eurozone bailout system.

German faces unusual French trial over slain girl (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 11:58 AM PDT

Andre Bamberski, right, the father of Kalinka, who died in 1982 in Germany, arrives with his lawyer at Paris court house, Tuesday March 29, 2011, to attend the trial of retired German doctor Dieter Krombach. 15-year old girl Kalinka Bamberski, was found dead in her bed in July 1982 in Krombach's home. The retired German doctor was kidnapped in 2009 and left in front of a French courthouse on the orders of the grieving father, went on trial in Paris on Tuesday march 29, 2011, over the killing of the teenage girl 29-years ago. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)AP - A retired German doctor who was kidnapped and left in front of a French courthouse on the orders of a grieving father went on trial in Paris on Tuesday over the killing of a teenage girl 29 years ago.

Belarus opposition activist gets 3/12 year term (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 11:07 AM PDT

AP - A Belarus opposition activist has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison in connection with last year's demonstration against the allegedly rigged presidential election.

UK: Diplomats did not discuss arming Libya rebels (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 09:58 AM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, and Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague arrives for talks at 10 Downing Street in London, ahead of the meeting of international allies to discuss the next steps for Libya, Tuesday March 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Dominic Lipinski, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - British foreign secretary William Hague says that diplomats meeting in London did not discuss arming the opposition to Libya's Moammar Gadhafi.

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Posted: 29 Mar 2011 09:50 AM PDT

AP - UK foreign secretary says diplomats at Libyan meeting did not discuss arming the opposition.

Belgium reaches Iraq's record government stalemate (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 08:34 AM PDT

Workers in the non-profit sector, throw shoes towards a dummy of Belgian Prime minister Yves Leterme, center top, on the steps of the stock exchange building in Brussels, during a protest, Tuesday, March 29, 2011. The non-profit sector, numbering some 450,000 people, complains about the absence of a new working agreement, partly the result of Belgium lacking a fully fledged government. (AP Photo/Elisa Day)AP - Belgium tied the world record with Iraq for time without a government on Tuesday, but months of political waffling that was once a joke is quickly wearing thin.

In Britain, many are weary of royal wedding mania (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 07:28 AM PDT

Ellie Phillips holds up a specially commissioned airline style sick bag for people who have had too much of the Royal Wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton, are seen in a London gallery, Friday, March, 25, 2011. While millions around the world are following every detail of the wedding planning, the guest list, the decor and the dress, others are trying to tune it out. In the British press, scores of stories about the nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton sit alongside grimmer news: Earthquake and tsunami destruction in Japan, war in Libya, and at home a diet of spending cuts, job losses and inflation. It's no surprise many people are not in a party mood. The couple are scheduled to marry at Westminster Abbey on April 29. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)AP - There's still a month to go until the royal wedding and yet some Britons are already asking: Is it over yet?

Chechen warlord accused of staging airport bombing (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 05:54 AM PDT

AP - A Chechen rebel warlord was behind the suicide bombing of the country's busiest airport, Russia's top investigative agency said Tuesday, adding that it has detained two suspected participants in the attack.

UK pays Afghan civilians over deaths, injuries (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 04:54 AM PDT

A Daychopan district resident expresses his security concerns to Zabul Provincial Governor Ashraf Naseri during a meeting between local government officials and tribal elders in the district in Zabul province, Afghanistan, March 29, 2011. REUTERS/Brian Ferguson/U.S. Air Force/Handout (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSAP - Britain's defense ministry paid out 1.3 million pounds (US$2.1 million) last year in compensation to hundreds of Afghan civilians for deaths, injuries and damage to homes, data published Tuesday reveals.

UN says more refugees heading to Italy from Libya (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 03:44 AM PDT

Migrants on a boat approach the Lampedusa harbor, Italy, Monday, March 28, 2011. Fishermen have used empty migrants' boats to block the entrance to Lampedusa harbor, a mostly symbolic act which still raised cheers from townsfolk gathered on the quays. News reports Monday said the boats, which had been seized by Italian authorities, were used to block the tiny island's port. Officials reported 460 migrants arrived from North Africa overnight, joining 3,000 more who have arrived in the last three days and escalating tensions on the island, closer to Africa than to mainland Italy. (AP Photo)AP - The U.N. refugee agency says over 2,000 people have arrived in Italy from Libya by boat since Saturday and more are believed to be en route.

US aircraft engage Libyan coastguard vessel (AP)

Posted: 29 Mar 2011 03:40 AM PDT

AP - U.S. aircraft have fired on a Libyan coast guard vessel, forcing it to limp to shore, after it launched missiles at merchant ships in the port of Misrata, U.S military officials said Tuesday.

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