2011年5月20日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Spanish anti-crisis protesters cheer as ban takes effect (AFP)

Posted: 20 May 2011 04:52 PM PDT

People cheer during a protest against Spain's economic crisis and its sky-high jobless rate at the Puerta del Sol square in Madrid. Young people camped in main squares across Spain in the largest wave of spontaneous protests since the country plunged into recession after the collapse of a property bubble in 2008.(AFP/Pedro Armestre)AFP - Thousands of protesters in Madrid furious over soaring unemployment staged a silent protest and then erupted in cheers of joy as a 48-hour ban on their demonstration took effect on Saturday.

Sculpture of Pope John Paul II decried as 'ugly' (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2011 04:50 PM PDT

A giant bronze sculpture portraying Pope John Paul II is displayed outside Rome's Termini train Station, Friday, May 20, 2011. The Vatican is dismayed by a giant new sculpture portraying Pope John Paul II, saying the towering bronze work outside Rome's main train station doesn't even look like the late pontiff. Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano says Friday the towering modernistic statue gives the impression a bomb hit the square. The artist, Oliviero Rainaldi, depicts the pontiff as if he is opening his cloak to embrace faithful. But the Vatican says the effect is more like a police sentry box than of a welcoming pontiff. (AP Photo/Marco Guerrieri)AP - A new, modernist sculpture of Pope John Paul II is turning into a monumental bust. The Vatican on Friday slammed the giant artwork outside Rome's Termini Train Station, saying it doesn't even resemble the late pontiff.

Tens of thousands of protesters defy ban in Spain (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2011 04:19 PM PDT

Demonstrators gather as they protest at Sol square, in Madrid, Friday May 20, 2011. Spanish university students and youth groups are protesting against a youth unemployment rate of 40 percent and austerity measures taken to end Spain's debt crisis. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)AP - Tens of thousands of people are defying a pre-election ban on demonstrations and protesting unemployment in squares around Spain in defiance of an order to quit at midnight.

IMF approves 26 billion euro loan for Portugal (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 03:37 PM PDT

Reuters - The International Monetary Fund on Friday approved a 26 billion euro ($37 billion) loan for Portugal to help the country recover from a debilitating sovereign debt crisis, saying it would immediately disburse 6.1 billion euros to ease investor concerns over the euro zone member's debts.

European support rising for Lagarde's IMF bid (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2011 03:19 PM PDT

France's Finance and Economy Minister Christine Lagarde visits a Parisian supermarket and goods retailer in Paris Thursday May 19, 2011. Lagarde has emerged as a potential candidate to replace IMF chief, Frenchman Dominique Strauss-Kahn who resigned Wednesday, saying he wants to devote 'all his energy' to fighting sexual assault charges in New York. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)AP - France's frank, hard-working and chic finance minister, Christine Lagarde, emerged Friday as Europe's likely choice to lead the International Monetary Fund.

Predictor of May 21 doomsday to watch it on TV (Reuters)

Posted: 20 May 2011 03:01 PM PDT

Reuters - The U.S. evangelical Christian broadcaster predicting that Judgement Day will come on Saturday says he expects to stay close to a TV or radio to monitor the unfolding apocalypse.

Dutch priest belonged to pedophile club (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2011 02:48 PM PDT

AP - The head of a Catholic religious order in the Netherlands has confirmed one of his subordinate priests served on the board of an organization that promotes pedophilia.

Last-gasp Harlequins win European Challenge Cup (AFP)

Posted: 20 May 2011 02:19 PM PDT

Harlequins players celebrate winning their Amlin Challenge Cup Final match against Stade Francais 19-18 at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Argentine winger Gonzalo Camacho scored a try three minutes from time to give Harlequins a dramatic 19-18 win over Stade Francais on Friday in the European Challenge Cup final.

IMF approves 26 billion euro loan to Portugal (AFP)

Posted: 20 May 2011 02:00 PM PDT

Portugal's Finance Minister Fernando Teixeira dos Santos speaks with European Central Bank Vice President Vitor Constancio (R) before attending an Eurogroup meeting at the EU Headquarters in Brussels on May 16.(AFP/File/Georges Gobet)AFP - The International Monetary Fund on Friday approved a 26-billion-euro ($36.9 billion) three-year loan to Portugal as part of a European Union bailout of the struggling eurozone country.

Harlequins win European Challenge Cup (AFP)

Posted: 20 May 2011 01:31 PM PDT

Stade Francais' fly-half Lionel Beauxis (C) is tackled by Harlequins' centre George Lowe (L) during their Challenge Cup Final match against Harlequins at Cardiff City Stadium. Harlequins defeated Stade Francais 19-18 on Friday to win the European Challenge Cup.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - Harlequins defeated Stade Francais 19-18 on Friday to win the European Challenge Cup.

French woman won't demand charges against IMF head (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2011 12:43 PM PDT

AP - The lawyer for a French writer who alleged former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn had sexually assaulted her eight years ago said Friday she won't file a criminal complaint against him for now.

Queen's historic trip to Ireland ends on high note (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2011 11:12 AM PDT

Fishmonger Pat O'Connell shows his wares to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to the English Market in Cork, Ireland, Friday May 20, 2011, on the fourth and final day of her first-ever state visit to Ireland. The ambitious trip has been hailed by many as consolidating a new era of cooperation between England and Ireland, (AP Photo/pool)AP - In the end it was all about the queen's speech, a simple expression of regret that struck a chord as a sincere expression of Queen Elizabeth II's desire to build a new relationship with Ireland.

UK police: Rwandan government threatens exiles (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2011 10:32 AM PDT

AP - Police have warned some Rwandan exiles living in Britain that their lives are in danger, issuing letters of concern after the men criticized the government of the east African nation.

Priest Prohibited signs enflame Austrian passions (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2011 10:28 AM PDT

In this photo taken May 19, 2011 Sepp Rothwangl, forest owner, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press about his priest prohibition sign near Kindberg Austria. Priests are not welcome in Sepp Rothwangl's patch of forest. At least those alone with kids. Rothwangl, who posted signs this week along a south Austrian wilderness path showing a child-chasing priest, says they the warning that his neck of the woods is off limits to clergymen supervising minors without another adult is his way of dealing with his own abuse by a priest as a child. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)AP - The signs depict a priest wearing a long cassock chasing a boy and a girl, framed by a bright red warning circle.

Prosecutor to probe war crimes in Ivory Coast (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2011 10:08 AM PDT

AP - The International Criminal Court says it will investigate possible crimes against humanity in the upheavals that followed presidential elections in the Ivory Coast.

Ukraine: Weather lady stirs political storm (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2011 08:41 AM PDT

In this photo taken Wednesday, May 18, 2011, veteran weather forecaster Lyudmila Savchenko, 58, is seen in her office in Kiev, Ukraine. Savchenko was suspended from the air after telling listeners last week that the warm spring days and blooming flowers are the Ukrainians' compensation 'for the disorder, lawlessness and injustice that are taking place in our country.' She also suggested that the authorities felt disdain for the Ukrainian people and were bullying them. A weather lady who implied in a radio weather forecast that Ukrainian leaders have turned the country into a mess has caused a political storm. (AP Photo/ Olga Kameneva)AP - A weather forecaster for Ukrainian state radio has caused something of a storm herself by veering from meteorological to political observations.

Official: EU may tighten sanctions on Syria (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2011 08:31 AM PDT

AP - A senior official says European Union foreign ministers will consider next week whether to tighten sanctions against the authoritarian regime in Syria.

Sweden: 23 women suspected of child pornography (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2011 08:30 AM PDT

AP - Twenty-three women and a 43-year-old man were charged Friday with child pornography offenses in what investigators say is a unique case because of the number of female suspects.

(AP)

Posted: 20 May 2011 08:22 AM PDT

AP - Queen Elizabeth II leaves Ireland after the first visit of a British monarch for 100 years.

Gore blasts News Corp for plan to drop Current TV (AP)

Posted: 20 May 2011 08:21 AM PDT

AP - Al Gore is complaining that News Corp. plans to kick his Current TV off the Sky Italia pay-TV platform for political reasons, but News Corp. said Friday that the decision was commercial.

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