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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Berlusconi expected in court for fraud hearing (Reuters)

Posted: 01 May 2011 03:40 PM PDT

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi looks on as he leads a news conference with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at Villa Madama in Rome April 26, 2011. Sarkozy arrives in Rome on Tuesday REUTERS/Alessandro BianchiReuters - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is expected in court Monday at the latest hearing in a marathon series of tax fraud and sex trials that has overshadowed Italy's political life for months.

Heavyweight legend Henry Cooper dies aged 76 (AFP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 03:27 PM PDT

Former British and European heavyweight champion Sir Henry Cooper, pictured in 2008, died on Sunday aged 76, the Press Association reported.(AFP/File/Ian Kington)AFP - Former British heavyweight champion Sir Henry Cooper, who famously knocked down Muhammad Ali in 1963, before becoming a cult hero for his lionhearted performances in the ring and modesty out of it, died on Sunday aged 76.

Trump on top in world final (AFP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 03:09 PM PDT

English qualifier Judd Trump led three-time champion John Higgins, pictured in 2009, 10-7 after the first day of the world championship final at the Crucible on Sunday.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - English qualifier Judd Trump led three-time champion John Higgins 10-7 after the first day of the world championship final at the Crucible on Sunday.

Coalition will survive AV row: Cameron (AFP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 02:57 PM PDT

British Prime Minister, David Cameron (right), and his deputy Nick Clegg (left) have insisted their coalition government would survive a bitter battle over changing the voting system, which has put their parties at loggerheads.(AFP/Pool/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron and his deputy insisted Sunday their coalition government would survive a bitter battle over changing the voting system, which has put their parties at loggerheads.

Deep sea search uncovers Air France black box (Reuters)

Posted: 01 May 2011 02:13 PM PDT

Reuters - Deep sea search parties have found one of two flight data recorders from an Air France plane that crashed off the coast of Brazil in 2009, investigators said on Sunday, reviving hopes of understanding what caused the crash.

As profits surge, Europe's carmakers rev up global ambitions (AFP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 01:39 PM PDT

Fiat North America CEO Laura Soave introduces the 2012 Fiat 500 during the 2011 New York International Auto Show on April 21. Two years after a world economic downturn all but wiped them out, European carmakers have bounced back to the spotlight with Volkswagen aiming to be the industry leader and Fiat carving out a global brand for itself.(AFP/File/Timothy A. Clary)AFP - Two years after a world economic downturn all but wiped them out, European carmakers have bounced back to the spotlight with Volkswagen aiming to be the industry leader and Fiat carving out a global brand for itself.

Pope beatifies John Paul II before 1.5M faithful (AP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 01:36 PM PDT

Viviana Camano, 67, holds a photograph of the late Pope John Paul II during an open-air Mass commemorating his beatification, in Panama City, Sunday May 1, 2011. Catholics worldwide celebrated the beatification of Polish-born Karol Wojtyla on Sunday, with the faithful jamming churches to pray and witnessing on TV screens the Vatican ceremony that brought him one step closer to possible sainthood. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)AP - Some 1.5 million pilgrims flooded Rome Sunday to watch Pope John Paul II move a step closer to sainthood in one of the largest Vatican Masses in history, an outpouring of adoration for a beloved and historic figure after years marred by church scandal.

Poland dreams of becoming shale gas El Dorado (AFP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 01:31 PM PDT

Polish farmers sow a field with wheat in front of a drilling rig exploring for shale gas in the eastern Polish village of Grzebowilk on April 27. Poland is dreaming of becoming a European shale gas El Dorado thanks to estimates of huge deposits, which if confirmed could make it an natural gas powerhouse and free it from energy dependence on Russia.(AFP/File/Janek Skarzynski)AFP - Poland is dreaming of becoming a European shale gas El Dorado thanks to estimates of huge deposits, which if confirmed could make it an natural gas powerhouse and free it from energy dependence on Russia.

Black box of Air France jet recovered: investigators (AFP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 01:03 PM PDT

A picture taken during a dive by the Remora 6000 submarine, shows the airplane's Flight Data Recorder (FDR) of Air France plane from Rio de Janeiro to Paris that crashed in June 2009. Search teams retrieved one of two black box flight recorders of an Air France plane that in 2009 crashed into the Atlantic between Rio to Paris, killing 228 people, French investigators said.(AFP/BEA/ECPAD/Johann Peschel)AFP - Search teams on Sunday retrieved one of two black box flight recorders of an Air France plane that in 2009 crashed into the Atlantic between Rio to Paris, killing 228 people, French investigators said.

Investigators find black box from Air France crash (AP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 12:04 PM PDT

This photo provided Sunday May 1, 2011 by France's air accident investigation agency, the BEA, shows the flight data recorder from the 2009 Air France flight that went down in the mid-Atlantic. In a statement, the BEA said the black box was 'localized and identified' on Sunday morning. The statement included photos of the recorder, a red cylinder partially buried in sand on the sea floor. Investigators hope that the black box will help determine what caused the June 1, 2009 crash of Flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to the French capital, Paris. All 228 people on board were killed when the aircraft plunged into a remote area of the Atlantic during a thunderstorm. (AP Photo/BEA, Johann Peschel) NO SALESAP - Investigators have located and recovered the missing memory unit of the flight data recorder of a 2009 Air France flight — a remarkable deep-sea discovery they hope will explain why the aircraft went down in a remote area of the mid-Atlantic, killing all 228 people on board.

Workers demand better jobs, pay on May Day (AP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 11:41 AM PDT

Participants of a May Day march organized by the German trade union carry flags and banners as they march through Berlin, Germany, Sunday, May 1, 2011. Banner in front reads: ' This is the least, fair salaries, fair jobs'. (AP Photo/dapd, Steffi Loos) GERMANY OUT AUSTRIA OUT SWITZERLAND OUTAP - Some 400,000 people took to the streets in Germany on Sunday as marchers around the world demanded more jobs, better working conditions and higher wages on International Workers' Day.

(AP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 10:41 AM PDT

AP - French investigators say they've located flight data recorder from 2009 Air France crash.

NATO on defensive over strikes close to Gadhafi (AP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 09:53 AM PDT

In this photo made on a government organized tour, supporters inspect damage at the Gadhafi family compound in a residential area of Tripoli, Libya, Sunday, May 1, 2011. Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi escaped a NATO missile strike in Tripoli that killed one of his sons and three young grandchildren, a government spokesman said early Sunday. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)AP - After two airstrikes in a week on targets close to Moammar Gadhafi, NATO was on the defensive Sunday over accusations that it was overstepping its mandate by trying to kill the Libyan leader.

William, Kate praised for being serious (AP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 08:41 AM PDT

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge walk hand in hand from Buckingham Palace in London Saturday April 30 2011, the day after their wedding. (AP Photo/ John Stillwell, pool)AP - The dress is packed away, the partying guests have left Buckingham Palace and Prince William returns to military duty next week instead of taking a honeymoon with Kate Middleton.

Britain expels Libyan Ambassador (AP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 07:27 AM PDT

AP - The British government says it is expelling the Libyan Ambassador after the British embassy in Tripoli was attacked.

Swiss canton votes by hand to keep special tax (AP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 05:47 AM PDT

AP - Voters in this mountainous eastern region have decided by a show of hands in a tradition rooted in the 13th century to keep a special "flat rate" tax for attracting rich foreigners.

Poles gather to watch John Paul II's beatification (AP)

Posted: 01 May 2011 12:56 AM PDT

AP - Thousands of people are flowing into a major sanctuary in southern Poland and other places across the country to watch the beatification ceremony of their beloved countryman, Pope John Paul II.

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