2011年4月18日星期一

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Security teams gear up for UK royal wedding (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 04:39 PM PDT

AP - Public areas near Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey in London are being checked by special security teams in advance of the April 29 royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Queen's Irish trip ends 'years of division': Irish PM (AFP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 04:22 PM PDT

British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) meets Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny at 10 Downing Street, in central London. Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Ireland next month will symbolise an AFP - Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Ireland next month will symbolise an "end to years of division", Irish leader Enda Kenny said Monday as he met with British counterpart David Cameron in London.

Study: 40 Mediterranean fish species could vanish (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 04:01 PM PDT

AP - A new study suggests that more than 40 fish species in the Mediterranean could vanish in the next few years.

CEO of sweets-maker Ferrero dies in SAfrica (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 03:19 PM PDT

Undated photo of Pietro Ferrero, CEO of Ferrero Italian sweets-maker, who died in an accident in South Africa, the press office of the company said Monday, April 18, 2011. The company, which produces Nutella, Tic Tac mints, Kinder children's sweets and other confections, said it didn't immediately have details of the death. It said the executive was in South Africa for work. (AP Photo/Roberto Monaldo, Lapresse) ITALY OUTAP - Pietro Ferrero, the CEO of the Ferrero Group holding company that produces Nutella, Tic Tac mints and other confections and a scion of one of Italy's richest families died on Monday after falling from a bicycle while on a business trip in South Africa. He was 47.

US teen held in deaths of British men had prior arrest (AFP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 02:46 PM PDT

The US teenager charged with double murder in the shooting deaths of two British tourists in the state of Florida had been arrested nine days earlier on a weapons charge, police said Monday.(AFP/Illustration)AFP - The US teenager charged with double murder in the shooting deaths of two British tourists in the state of Florida had been arrested nine days earlier on a weapons charge, police said Monday.

Govt praises 'significant step forward' in Nigeria (AFP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 02:45 PM PDT

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan (C), accompanied by his running mate Arc Namadi Sambo (Behind), is congratulated by cabinet members after being declared winner of the presidential election, in Abuja.(AFP/Wole Emmanuel)AFP - Foreign Secretary William Hague on Monday hailed Goodluck Jonathan's victory in Nigeria's presidential elections as a "significant step forward" for the west African nation.

Juan Pedro Domecq dies in Spain (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 02:30 PM PDT

AP - Juan Pedro Domecq Solis's fighting bulls helped define the evolution of the bullfight in the late 20th century, adding artistry and then muscle to the ancient breed.

Behind the Migrant Row, Europe Keeps Shifting to the Far Right (Time.com)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 02:10 PM PDT

Time.com - Unwilling to accept North African migrants fleeing political turmoil at home, France blocks trains from Italy -- a move that highlights the troubling anti-immigrant attitudes currently sweeping Europe

Britain to get 5,000 migrant workers out of Misrata (AFP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 01:30 PM PDT

A Libyan rebel fighter runs to cross Tripoli street during heavy clashes with fighters loyal to Moamer Kadhafi in central Misrata. Britain will help rescue 5,000 stranded migrant workers in besieged Misrata while Moamer Kadhafi's regime has agreed to let a UN mission inspect the Libyan city, officials said Monday.(AFP/Odd Andersen)AFP - Britain will help rescue 5,000 stranded migrant workers in besieged Misrata while Moamer Kadhafi's regime has agreed to let a UN mission inspect the Libyan city, officials said Monday.

True Finns rock Finnish vote and stun Europe (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 01:17 PM PDT

The True Finns Chairman Timo Soini, right, and the Center Party Secretary Timo Laaninen shake hands as they wait for the MTV3 program to start which invites them as guests of the morning show in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, April 18, 2011 after Sunday's parliamentary election. (AP Photo/Lehtikuva, Pekka Sakki) FINLAND OUT, NO SALESAP - They call themselves the True Finns: down-to-earth, hardworking people who love their country but feel neglected by its political elite.

Poland's halt of restitution plans angers many (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 12:59 PM PDT

This April 11, 2011 photo shows holocaust survivor Maurice Deluty at his home in New York. Deluty's parents and sister were killed in the Holocaust, but the family home still stands — and the 87-year-old Deluty says he deserves to get the property back, or at least compensation, especially since mounting medical costs eat up his meager income. But it's a battle he feels he has lost with a decision by Poland's government to suspend work on a law that would have offered compensation to people who had private property seized during the Nazi and Communist eras. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP - Before the Nazis arrived, Maurice Deluty's life followed a rhythm familiar to so many Jews in small Polish towns. His father, a grain merchant, would stop work before dusk on Fridays to observe the Sabbath with his family, sitting down to a meal prepared on a wood-burning iron stove, the matzo bought from a bakery in their small town near Warsaw.

North African immigrants straining Europe's unity (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 12:42 PM PDT

AP - A bitter dispute over a flood of North African immigrants is widening divisions among some of Europe's most powerful nations and adding to strains on the long-held dream of a united Europe.

Dutch marathon faces cries of discrimination (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 12:22 PM PDT

This two picture combination shows the winners at the finish line of the 115th Boston Marathon in Boston, Monday, April 18, 2011. At top is men's division winner Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya, bottom is Caroline Kilel, also of Kenya. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)AP - The Utrecht Marathon has a new payment plan: A winning local Dutch runner can take home 100 times what a foreign winner pockets.

A look at some royal wedding guests (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 10:53 AM PDT

AP - A brief look at guests attending the April 29 royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey in London.

AP Interview: Treacy among royal wedding designers (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 10:06 AM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, April 18, 2011 file photo, a race goer arrives wearing a doughnut hat, at Aintree Ladies Day at the Grand National horse race meeting at Aintree racecourse in Liverpool, England. But Britain's love of hats has always been in a different league with its bowlers, baker boys, top hats, boaters, deerstalkers and countless ladies creations worn by royals and commoners alike through the centuries , a beloved tradition that will be in full-force at Prince William and Kate Middleton's April 29 wedding. (AP Photo/Tim Hales, File)AP - France has the beret, while America has the humble baseball cap.

Bridesmaids and page boys at the royal wedding (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 09:56 AM PDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011 file photo, Pippa Middleton, sister of Kate Middleton, as she arrives at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland's eldest daughter Lady Katie Percy to city financier Patrick Valentine at St Michael's Church in Alnwick, England. Pippa Middleton, the sister of Kate will be maid of honour at the wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, File)AP - A list of the best man, maid of honor, bridesmaids and page boys named for the April 29 wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Hungary passes new conservative constitution (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 09:55 AM PDT

Hungarians attend a demonstration against the government's media law and against its new constitution in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, April 15, 2011. International and local journalist organizations have already expressed concern at the new, disputed media law, while Hungarian opposition is against the government's new constitution and its Parliamentary vote on Monday. Banners read in Hungarian: 'Don't watch the TV!' and 'Control yourself!' (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)AP - Hungarian lawmakers approved a socially and fiscally conservative new constitution Monday that was blasted by rights groups and the political opposition for measures including a ban on gay marriage and protection of the life of a fetus from conception.

Artifact returns to British Museum after Iran loan (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 09:09 AM PDT

This undated photo released by The British Museum Monday Feb. 8, 2010 shows the Cyrus Cylinder, a 6th century B.C. clay tablet which is thought to be the world's earliest bill of rights. A 2,500-year-old Babylonian artifact sometimes described as the world's first human rights charter is returning to the British Museum after a seven-month loan to Iran. The British Museum said Monday April 18, 2011 it was now preparing to put it back on display in London. The cylinder caused a spat between the two nations when Iran's government threatened to cut ties with the British Museum if it did not lend the object. A four-month loan was eventually agreed, and extended because the exhibition was so popular. (AP Photo/British Museum) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES **AP - A 2,500-year-old Babylonian artifact sometimes described as the world's first human rights charter was returning to the British Museum Monday after a seven-month loan to Iran.

English paper in Ukraine strikes over 'censorship' (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 08:43 AM PDT

AP - Staff at Ukraine's top English-language newspaper have gone on strike in support of their American editor, who says he was fired after refusing to pull an interview with a leading government minister.

At look at possible royal wedding dress designers (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 07:13 AM PDT

This is a undated handout image released by Britain's Royal Mail of stamps of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Britain's Royal Mail is celebrating Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding with a new set of stamps that feature their official engagement portraits. Two pictures of the couple taken by fashion and celebrity photographer Mario Testino will be printed on the set of commemorative stamps. (AP Photo/Royal Mail) EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO ARCHIVE NO SALES THIS IMAGE CAN ONLY BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH STORIES ABOUT THE ROYAL WEDDING STAMPSAP - What dress Kate Middleton will be wearing when she marries Prince William on April 29 remains one of the most eagerly anticipated and closely guarded secrets of Britain's royal wedding. Here's a look at some designers who may have been asked to lend a hand.

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