2011年5月25日星期三

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Yahoo! News: Europe News

Georgian police: 1 officer killed in protest clash (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 04:32 PM PDT

AP - Georgian police said one officer was killed early Thursday in the forceful breakup of a protest outside the parliament building, where demonstrators were aiming to block an Independence Day parade to push their demands that the president resign.

HSBC warns of East-West divide on pensions (AFP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 04:14 PM PDT

Global banking giant HSBC warned of a AFP - Global banking giant HSBC warned of a "major East-West divide" over pensions on Thursday, as workers in Europe and the US struggle to match their Asian counterparts in adequately saving for retirement.

Stars of sport and screen invited as Obama hosts queen (AFP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 03:52 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama (L) and First Lady Michelle Obama (2ndR) greet Queen Elizabeth II (2ndL) and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, for a reciprocal dinner at the Winfield House in London.(AFP/Jewel Samad)AFP - Royalty, Hollywood A-listers and football icon David Beckham gathered in central London on Wednesday as US President Barack Obama hosted Queen Elizabeth II for a regal dinner.

Berlusconi casts doubt on death of Gadhafi son (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 03:36 PM PDT

AP - Premier Silvio Berlusconi cast doubt on Libyan reports that Moammar Gadhafi's son and three grandchildren were killed in an April 30 NATO airstrike, saying Wednesday that coalition forces believe the claim to be "propaganda."

EU raises 4.75 billion euros for Portugal (AFP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 02:13 PM PDT

Portuguese andyouths prepare flyers to spread the word about their protest on May 23, at Rossio Square in Lisbon. The European Union raised 4.75 billion euros ($6.7 billion) for Portugal on Wednesday in a new bond issue, as part of a 78-billion-euro bailout for Lisbon.(AFP/File/Patricia de Melo Moreira)AFP - The EU raised 4.75 billion euros ($6.7 billion) for Portugal in a new bond issue Wednesday, while the IMF gave its first tranche of emergency funding as part of a joint 78-billion-euro bailout.

APNewsBreak: US says bin Laden knew of Europe plot (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 02:03 PM PDT

FILE - This April 1998 file photo shows exiled al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan. Osama bin Laden's personal files revealed a brazen idea to hijack oil tankers and blow them up at sea last summer, creating explosions he hoped would rattle the world's economy and send oil prices skyrocketing, the U.S. said Friday, May 20, 2011. (AP File Photo)AP - The United States has told Germany that evidence pulled from Osama bin Laden's hideout shows the terror chief was linked to a plot to attack targets in Europe last year, a senior German official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Obama in call for transatlantic renewal (AFP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 01:50 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama delivers a speech at the British parliament in London. Obama delivered a powerful exaltation on the past and the future of the transatlantic alliance Wednesday, anchoring a European tour by decrying the notion of inevitable Western decline.(AFP/Jewel Samad)AFP - US President Barack Obama delivered a powerful exaltation on the past and the future of the transatlantic alliance Wednesday, anchoring a European tour by decrying the notion of inevitable Western decline.

WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Obama mocks toast blooper (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 01:46 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and British Prime Minister David Cameron, center, work the grill as they visit with British and American service members and veterans at a barbeque at 10 Downing Street in London, Wednesday, May 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - A musical miscue cut into his toast to Queen Elizabeth II but President Barack Obama didn't miss a beat.

Obama to world: West leadership role still strong (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 01:06 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama addresses members of parliament in Westminster Hall in London, England Wednesday, May 25, 2011. Obama was granted the honor of being the first U.S. president to speak from the grand setting of Westminster Hall, and he received a deeply friendly welcome. (AP Photo/Jeff J Mitchell, pool)AP - Offering reassurance and resolve, President Barack Obama stood in the historic grandeur of Westminster Hall and served notice to England and the world that the growing influence of countries like China, India and Brazil in no way dictates a diminished global role for America and its European allies.

Dollar strengthens against euro on European debt (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 01:03 PM PDT

AP - The dollar rose against the euro Wednesday as worries about Europe's debt problems increased.

London thieves make off with $1.6 million in wine (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 12:42 PM PDT

AP - Scotland Yard is searching for 1 million pounds ($1.6 million) worth of vintage wine stolen from an east London warehouse.

7 experts to be tried over 2009 Italy quake (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 12:08 PM PDT

AP - Seven scientists and other experts were indicted on manslaughter charges Wednesday for allegedly failing to sufficiently warn residents before a devastating earthquake that killed more than 300 people in central Italy in 2009.

Europe set for key Palestine role (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 11:35 AM PDT

President Barack Obama, right, is greeted by Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron as he arrives at 10 Downing Street, Cameron's official residence, in London, Wednesday, May 25, 2011. Obama is plunging back into the complex security debates over Afghanistan, Libya and uprisings in the Middle East, while trying to reassure European allies that they still are valued partners in U.S. foreign policy. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)AP - Europe, its global influence waning by the day, has long wished for more of a voice in a Middle Eastern diplomatic arena dominated by the U.S.

Michelle Obama seeks to inspire London students (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 11:15 AM PDT

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama poses for a photograph with children from Elizabeth Garrett Anderson school in London, as they visit Christ Church College in Oxford, England, Wednesday, May 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - First Lady Michelle Obama used her own life as an example of how hard work and perseverance can prevail Wednesday as she spoke with students from a multiethnic school in an economically deprived area.

Text of Obama, Cameron news conference (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 10:54 AM PDT

AP - The text of the news conference Wednesday in London with President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron, as provided by the White House.

After IMF chief case, French politician accused (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 10:49 AM PDT

FILE- This Wednesday, March 24, 2010 file photo shows France's newly named Junior Minister for Civil Service, Georges Tron, waving to the media as he arrived for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris. District prosecutor Marie-Suzanne Le Queau told The Associated Press that she received the complaint against Tron on Wednesday May 25 2011. She would not disclose details, but French media said Tron has been accused of sexual harassment. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)AP - A French government minister is under investigation on suspicion of rape and sexual assault, a prosecutor said Wednesday, after two women came forward in the wake of the charges against former IMF leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

Greek police seize cocaine shipment, arrest 9 (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 07:34 AM PDT

AP - Greek police say they have arrested nine people in Thessaloniki on suspicion of smuggling nearly 300 kilograms (661 pounds) of cocaine into the country.

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Posted: 25 May 2011 07:08 AM PDT

AP - Swiss government says it will decommission all its nuclear power plants.

3,000 demand Georgian president's resignation (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 06:34 AM PDT

General view of an opposition protest rally in downtown Tbilisi, Georgia, Wednesday, May 25, 2011. A few thousands of opposition supporters called for the resignation of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili. On Thursday, May 26, Georgia will mark its Independence Day. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)AP - About 3,000 anti-government protesters in Georgia have demanded the president's resignation and will try to block a military parade in the capital Thursday.

Pope praying for US tornado victims (AP)

Posted: 25 May 2011 06:17 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI acknowledges the crowd during his general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday assured survivors of the deadliest tornado in the United States since 1950 that he was close to them spiritually and praying for hope and strength for the homeless.

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