2011年5月18日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Porto win Europa League title (AFP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 05:25 PM PDT

FC Porto's Brazilian goalkeeper and captain Helton (C) lifts up the trophy as he celebrates with teammates their victory at the end of the UEFA Europa League final match vs Braga at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Porto won 1-0.(AFP/Carl de Souza)AFP - Porto manager Andre Villas-Boas insists it would cost Europe's super-powers a fortune to break up his Europa League winners.

Spanish anti-crisis protesters defy ban (AFP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 04:52 PM PDT

Thousands of protesters of the Real Democracy Now group demonstrate at the Puerta del Sol square in Madrid. Several thousand protesters angry over Spain's economic crisis and soaring jobless rate defied a ban by Madrid authorities and pressed on Wednesday with demonstrations ahead of weekend local elections.(AFP/Dominique Faget)AFP - Several thousand protesters angry over Spain's economic crisis and soaring jobless rate defied a ban by Madrid authorities and pressed on Wednesday with demonstrations ahead of weekend local elections.

Minister slammed for rape comments (AFP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 04:04 PM PDT

Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke, pictured in March 2011, was Wednesday battling to save his job after suggesting there was a distinction between AFP - Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke was Wednesday battling to save his job after suggesting there was a distinction between "serious rape" and other forms of the crime.

Rooney threatens to put Twitter abuser 'asleep' (AFP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 03:29 PM PDT

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney, pictured in April 2011, warned a Twitter follower who threatened him, AFP - Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney warned a Twitter follower who threatened him, "I'll put u asleep within 10 seconds".

Britain's Queen offers sympathy, regret to Ireland (Reuters)

Posted: 18 May 2011 02:50 PM PDT

Reuters - Queen Elizabeth offered her sympathy and regret on Wednesday to all those who had suffered from centuries of conflict between Britain and Ireland in a powerful and personal address to the Irish nation.

No horseplay! Man tries to take pony on train (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 02:40 PM PDT

AP - A train operator says a customer attempted to board a train in Wales with his pony.

Queen voices 'deep sympathy' for victims in Ireland (AFP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 02:24 PM PDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II delivers her speech watched by Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny (L) at a state dinner in Saint Patrick's Hall at Dublin Castle in Dublin. Queen Elizabeth II expressed her AFP - Queen Elizabeth II expressed her "deep sympathy" Wednesday for the victims of Britain and Ireland's turbulent past after visiting the scene of a massacre on her groundbreaking state visit.

Prince Charles calls for protection of Transylvania heritage (AFP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 02:08 PM PDT

Britain's Prince Charles speaks to well-wishers as he arrives at Selfridges department store in London on May 11. The Prince called for the protection of Transylvania's cultural and natural heritage during an interview broadcast late Wednesday by Romanian national TV channel TVR.(AFP/POOL/File/Andrew Winning)AFP - Prince Charles called for the protection of Transylvania's cultural and natural heritage during an interview broadcast late Wednesday by Romanian national TV channel TVR.

Queen expresses 'deep sympathy' in Irish speech (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 02:05 PM PDT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II making her speech in Dublin Castle, Ireland during the state dinner taking place on the second day of her four-day state visit to Ireland, Wednesday May 18, 2011. Queen Elizabeth II made a powerful statement Wednesday night expressing 'deep sympathy' to all who had suffered as a result of the troubled relations between England and Ireland. She did not apologize for any British actions during the bitter conflicts between the two neighbors but said it is clear mistakes were made. 'To all those who have suffered as a consequence of our troubled past I extend my sincere thoughts and deep sympathy,' she said at a state dinner hosted by Irish President Mary McAleese. 'With the benefit of historical hindsight we can all see things which we would wish had been done differently or not at all.' (AP Photo/Pool)AP - Queen Elizabeth II made a powerful statement Wednesday night expressing "deep sympathy" to all who had suffered as a result of the troubled relations between England and Ireland.

WTO overturns part of US aid complaint ruling on Airbus (AFP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 01:44 PM PDT

An Airbus A380 plane lands in 2007. The World Trade Organization's appeal body on Wednesday overturned part of its ruling on Washington's complaint against the European Union over aid for aviation giant Airbus.(AFP/DDP/Oliver Lang)AFP - The World Trade Organization's appeal body on Wednesday overturned part of its ruling on Washington's complaint against the European Union over aid for aviation giant Airbus.

2 bodies from Air France crash may be identified (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 01:14 PM PDT

AP - French police say investigators have successfully extracted DNA from two bodies salvaged from the wreckage of an Air France flight that crashed into the Atlantic — raising the prospect they might be identified.

7th Earl of Onslow dies at 73 (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 11:15 AM PDT

AP - The 7th Earl of Onslow, a cheerful advocate of removing nobles such as himself from the House of Lords, has died at age 73.

Princess Beatrice's wedding hat at $30K (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 11:10 AM PDT

FILE - In this Friday , April 29, 2011 file picture Britain's Princess Beatrice, leaves after the wedding service in Westminster Abbey at the Royal Wedding in London. Online auctioneer eBay says that bids for one of the wackiest pieces of royal wedding headgear have approached 18,400 pounds ($30,000.) Princess Beatrice's massive, ring-and-bow-shaped hat, turned heads at the wedding of her cousin Prince William last month and has since become an Internet sensation. The Philip Treacy creation has been compared to a toilet seat or a pretzel, and has been endlessly photoshopped to feature, for example, a cat crawling through it. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer, File)AP - Online auctioneer eBay says that bids for one of the wackiest pieces of royal wedding headgear have approached 18,400 pounds ($30,000.)

UK minister: Some rapes more serious than others (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 11:04 AM PDT

AP - Opposition lawmakers called on British Justice Secretary Ken Clarke to resign Wednesday after he suggested that some types of rapes are more serious than others.

Medvedev polishes image — but will he run again? (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 10:05 AM PDT

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev calls for a question during his news conference at a business school in Skolkovo, outside Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, May 18, 2011. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev remained coy Wednesday about seeking a second term, but he sought to project an image of a strong and modern leader with tough statements on foreign policy and promises of domestic modernization. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)AP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev took to the stage Wednesday in a vigorous, hours-long news conference suggestive of his mentor Vladimir Putin, showing his clear desire to be seen as an independent, no-nonsense world leader.

Notorious Auschwitz sign repaired after 2009 theft (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 09:12 AM PDT

Officials show the restored notorious 'Arbeit Macht Frei' (Work Sets You Free) sign in Oswiecim, Poland on Wednesday, May 18, 2011. The sign was stolen from the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz in 2009 and bent and cut into several pieces. In painstaking conservation work it has been welded together. It has been replaced by a replica and the original will probably be moved to an exhibition hall at the camp's memorial. (AP Photo/ Jarek Praszkiewicz) - Poland Out -AP - The notorious sign spanning Auschwitz's main gate, which was stolen and cut into pieces in a 2009 heist, has been welded back together and restored almost to its previous condition, officials said Wednesday.

AP Exclusive: Diplomats: IAEA fears Iran hackers (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 08:53 AM PDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 8, 2008 file photo released by the Iranian President's Office, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, visits the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility some 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, which is under International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, monitoring. The U.N. nuclear agency is investigating fears from its experts that their cell phones and lap tops have been hacked into by Iranian officials looking for confidential information. Diplomats told The Associated press Wednesday May 18, 2011 that the hardware apparently was tampered with while left unattended during inspection tours in the Islamic Republic. (AP Photo/Iranian President's Office, File) NO SALESAP - The U.N. nuclear agency is investigating reports from its experts that their cellphones and laptops may have been hacked into by Iranian officials looking for confidential information while the equipment was left unattended during inspection tours in the Islamic Republic, diplomats have told The Associated Press.

WWII massacre survivor: Kepiro must be punished (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 07:42 AM PDT

AP - At 92, Elvira Fishl still sobs as she recalls the long-ago "Great Raid," a three-day killing spree by occupying pro-Nazi troops that left about 1,300 people dead — and her among the few survivors to bear witness.

(AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 07:09 AM PDT

AP - Queen Elizabeth II arrives at field where British troops killed 14 Irish civilians in 1920.

Turkish website threatens to post more sex tapes (AP)

Posted: 18 May 2011 06:14 AM PDT

AP - A Turkish website that posted compromising videos which forced four far-right politicians to resign threatened Wednesday to post new sex videos that could hurt more opposition politicians ahead of next month's election.

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