2011年5月10日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Europe News


Film party: Everybody comes to Cannes, or wants to (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT

In this film publicity image released by Disney, Johnny Depp portrays Captain Jack Sparrow, left, and Geoffrey Rush portrays Hector Barbossa in a scene from, 'Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.' (AP Photo/Disney, Peter Mountain)AP - The Cannes Film Festival is like Rick's Cafe Americain, Humphrey Bogart's nightclub in "Casablanca" about which one character proclaims, "Everybody comes to Rick's."


Russia: Bushehr reactor begins operation (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 04:23 PM PDT

AP - The first reactor at Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant has gone into operation, the Russian state company that built the complex said Tuesday.

Liverpool boss Dalglish sets sights on United (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 04:13 PM PDT

Kenny Dalglish, pictured in January 2011, set his sights on leading Liverpool back to the the summit of English football after his side gave a tantalising glimpse of their potential with a 5-2 demolition of Fulham at Craven Cottage.(AFP/File/Andrew Yates)AFP - Kenny Dalglish set his sights on leading Liverpool back to the the summit of English football after his side gave a tantalising glimpse of their potential with a 5-2 demolition of Fulham at Craven Cottage.


Irish economy set for stronger growth this year: think tank (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 04:11 PM PDT

A man leaves the Central Bank of Ireland, in Dublin, in 2010. Ireland's troubled economy is set to grow by a stronger-than-expected 2.0 percent this year, the nation's leading think-tank predicted on Wednesday.(AFP/File/Peter Muhly)AFP - Ireland's troubled economy is set to grow by a stronger-than-expected 2.0 percent this year, the nation's leading think-tank predicted on Wednesday.


Crouch own goal sends Manchester City into Champions League (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 03:23 PM PDT

Tottenham Hotspur's English forward Peter Crouch reacts during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur at The City of Manchester stadium. Crouch's own goal ensured Manchester City will make their debut in the Champions League next season as Roberto Mancini's side overcame Tottenham 1-0 at Eastlands on Tuesday.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Peter Crouch's own goal ensured Manchester City will make their debut in the Champions League next season as Roberto Mancini's side overcame Tottenham 1-0 at Eastlands on Tuesday.


Iran nuclear plant operates at low level in key step (Reuters)

Posted: 10 May 2011 02:20 PM PDT

An Iranian operator monitors the nuclear power plant unit in Bushehr, November 30, 2009. REUTERS/ISNA/Mehdi GhasemiReuters - Iran's Bushehr nuclear power station has begun operating at a low level in a crucial step toward bringing it online, the Russian company that built the plant said Tuesday.


Italy goes to enormous lengths to debunk quake myth (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 01:45 PM PDT

AP - Italian officials are going to extraordinary lengths to try to debunk an urban legend predicting a devastating earthquake in Rome on Wednesday.

West 'will not abandon Afghanistan': commander (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 01:39 PM PDT

In this handout photograph released by The Ministry of Defence in 2010, British soldiers serving with Somme Company, the 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment prepare to enter a village of Sayedebad District, Nad e Ali, Helmand Province. The army general leading British troops in Afghanistan promised Tuesday that the West AFP - The army general leading British troops in Afghanistan promised Tuesday that the West "was not going to abandon" the war-torn nation after the security handover to local forces in 2014.


Albania vote competitive say international observers (Reuters)

Posted: 10 May 2011 01:32 PM PDT

Reuters - Albania's mayoral elections, seen as a key test for the country in its campaign for EU membership, were competitive and transparent but marred by political wrangling and mistrust, international observers said Tuesday.

Rome trembles at earthquake prophecy (AFP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 01:26 PM PDT

A couple look at the view from Gianicolo in Rome in 2010. Will Rome crumble on Wednesday? Thousands of alarmed Italians are fleeing the capital amid rumours that a seismologist predicted that a devastating earthquake will strike the Eternal City.(AFP/File/Tiziana Fabi)AFP - Will Rome crumble on Wednesday? Thousands of alarmed Italians are fleeing the capital amid rumours that a seismologist predicted that a devastating earthquake will strike the Eternal City.


French police arrest 6 suspected Islamic radicals (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 11:19 AM PDT

French interior minister Claude Gueant, right, greets U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, prior to the G8 Interior ministers two-day conference held in Paris, Tuesday May 10, 2011. G-8 envoys are joined by officials from Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and Europe, and international groups like Interpol, the International Monetary Fund, plus regional bodies. Fighting the cocaine trade is the main subject of the conference.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)AP - French police arrested six men on Tuesday, including an Indian seized at the airport as he arrived from Algeria, as they investigated a recruiting network to train jihad fighters in Pakistan.


Close to 600 may be dead on Libyan migrant ship (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 09:24 AM PDT

African migrants, transferred from Lampedusa, arrive at Taranto's harbor, Italy, Wednesday, May 4, 2011. Chipping away at European unity, the EU began to revamp its unique system of unfettered cross-border travel across much of the continent Wednesday, bowing to the stresses generated by a flood of North African immigrants. (AP Photo/Lapresse) ITALY OUTAP - Almost everyone on an overcrowded ship carrying some 600 African migrants to Europe is believed to have died when the vessel broke apart within sight of the Libyan capital, the United Nations said Tuesday.


Demjanjuk attorney disputes trial's legitimacy (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 08:24 AM PDT

John Demjanjuk arrives at the court building in Munich, southern Germany, on Tuesday, May 10, 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. John Demjanjuk's attorney argued Tuesday that the German trial against his client  lacks a legal basis because the Sobibor camp lies in neighboring Poland. (AP Photo/dapd, Uwe Lein)AP - John Demjanjuk's attorney argued Tuesday that the German trial against his client on 28,060 counts of accessory to murder at a Nazi death camp lacks a legal basis because the Sobibor camp lies in neighboring Poland.


Ex-racing boss loses privacy bid at European court (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 08:07 AM PDT

Max Mosley arrives at studios in central London after he lost his European Court of Human Rights bid to force newspapers to warn people before exposing their private lives Tuesday May 10, 2011. An ex-car racing boss who sued a tabloid over a story about his sadomasochistic orgy with a handful of dominatrixes lost his privacy case in the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday — a ruling applauded by free speech advocates.    (AP Photo/Yui Mok/PA Wire)  UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - An ex-car racing boss who sued a tabloid over a story about his sadomasochistic orgy with dominatrixes lost his privacy case Tuesday in the European Court of Human Rights — a ruling applauded by free speech advocates.


2 Turkish politicians resign over sex tapes (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 06:30 AM PDT

AP - Two more top Turkish opposition politicians resigned Tuesday — a month before the country's general election — over secretly filmed tapes posted on the Internet that reportedly showed them having extramarital affairs.

IRA dissidents toss dud grenade at NIreland police (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 06:20 AM PDT

AP - Two Northern Ireland boys were lucky to escape with their lives after a grenade thrown at a police patrol failed to detonate, a police commander said Tuesday.

Autopsy of US student in Spain indicates accident (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 05:24 AM PDT

AP - A Spanish court official says the final autopsy report on the body of the U.S. exchange student found dead in a river suggests an accidental death.

Pope names new missionary office head (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 04:47 AM PDT

AP - The pope has named veteran Vatican diplomat Archbishop Fernando Filoni to head the office overseeing the Vatican's global missionary work.

Lawyers for USS Cole bomb suspect file court case (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 04:05 AM PDT

AP - Lawyers for the suspected al-Qaida mastermind of the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole said Tuesday they have filed a case against Poland at Europe's court of human rights over alleged abuse against him at a CIA-run site in that country about eight years ago.

Hungary war crimes trial halted for medical exams (AP)

Posted: 10 May 2011 03:33 AM PDT

AP - The war crimes trial of a Hungarian former gendarmerie officer was temporarily suspended on Tuesday while doctors determine if he is healthy enough to continue.
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