http://www.comcast.net?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_ AP - ap.online.regional.europe News Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:07:45 -0400 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:04:10 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/28/Georgia/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Georgia 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-7344 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Thursday of instigating the fighting in Georgia and said he suspects a connection to the U.S. presidential campaign — a contention the White House dismissed as "patently false." Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:26:45 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/28/UN.Georgia.Russia/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_UN.Georgia.Russia 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-6f14 Georgia and its backers in the U.N. Security Council on Thursday decried Russia's recognition of two breakaway provinces. Russia responded by accusing its critics of bias and hypocrisy in an emergency meeting that turned bitter and personal. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:39:36 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/28/Italy.Crucified.Frog/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Italy.Crucified.Frog 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-71b5 An art museum in northern Italy said Thursday it will continue displaying a sculpture portraying a green frog nailed to a cross that has angered Pope Benedict XVI and local officials. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:10:28 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/28/Russia.US.Poultry/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Russia.US.Poultry 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-7065 Vladimir Putin says 19 U.S. poultry producers will be barred from exporting their products to Russia. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:20:47 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/28/Britain.Terrorism/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Britain.Terrorism 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-70ce Three British men questioned about an online threat to assassinate Prime Minister Gordon Brown have been charged with a range of terror offenses, police said Thursday. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:18:28 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/28/Greece.Pagans.Acropolis/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Greece.Pagans.Acropolis 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-70cf A small group of pagans pledged Thursday to hold a protest prayer among the ruined Acropolis temples, more than 1,500 years after Christians stamped out worship of the ancient Greek gods. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:17:48 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/28/Germany.US.Military/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Germany.US.Military 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-70cd The U.S. Department of Defense says the United States plans to cease operations at 15 minor Army facilities in Germany amid a wider effort to realign the military's overseas structure. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:47:03 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/28/Malta.Migrant.Boat/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Malta.Migrant.Boat 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-71af A harrowing boat journey across the Mediterranean left some 70 African migrants missing after rough seas capsized the craft, the U.N. refugee agency said Thursday, calling on Malta to release the eight survivors from detention. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:56:51 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/28/Britain.Hacker/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Britain.Hacker 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-7208 The European Court of Human Rights has cleared the way for the extradition of a British man who allegedly hacked into secret U.S. military computers, his lawyer said Thursday. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:22:04 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/28/Serbia.War.Crimes/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Serbia.War.Crimes 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-7275 Serbia's war crimes prosecutor said Thursday he expects the quick arrest of top war crimes fugitive Gen. Ratko Mladic, but predicted that the wartime Bosnian Serb military commander is not hiding in disguise like Radovan Karadzic was. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:12:30 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/28/Germany.US.Army.Iraq/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Germany.US.Army.Iraq 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-7612 Defense lawyers for two U.S. soldiers told a military court Thursday that their clients did not participate in the killings of four Iraqis last year and had little, if any, knowledge of them. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:51:17 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/28/Britain.Titian.Painting/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Britain.Titian.Painting 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-7477 A British aristocrat is offering two public art galleries a 50 million-pound (US$92 million) bargain — a Renaissance painting by the Italian artist Titian that has been on display in Britain for 200 years but now could be sold overseas. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:26:48 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/28/Britain.Phone.Booths/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Britain.Phone.Booths 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-72c7 A British politician says he has won a victory for an endangered icon — the red telephone booth. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:02:18 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/28/OSCE.Georgia/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_OSCE.Georgia 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-7406 Georgia's foreign minister says the ethnic cleansing of Georgians from the separatist province of South Ossetia has nearly been completed. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:01:42 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/27/Georgia/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Georgia 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-650a9f22:11be1041bd5:-490d Russian forces turned over 12 Georgian soldiers on the border of one of the separatist provinces under its control Thursday after the short war that outraged the West and brought Moscow's military deep into Georgia. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:54:36 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/27/Georgia.Russia/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Georgia.Russia 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-7f36 Russian forces have turned over 12 Georgian soldiers at the border of separatist Abkhazia now under Russian control. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:42:12 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/28/Russia.Georgia/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Russia.Georgia 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-7472 Russia's president appealed to the leaders of China and four Central Asian countries for support Thursday amid the fallout over Moscow's invasion of Georgia and its recognition of the country's separatist regions. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:32:59 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/28/Georgia.Drone.Destroyed/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Georgia.Drone.Destroyed 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-7470 The interior minister of the separatist-held region of South Ossetia says his forces have shot down an unmanned Georgian spy plane. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:02:15 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/28/Britain.Child.Cruelty/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Britain.Child.Cruelty 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-766d A man accused of involving two teenage boys in self-flagellation as part of a Muslim religious ritual was convicted of child cruelty Wednesday. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:48:08 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/27/Georgia.Russia.G7/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Georgia.Russia.G7 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-7787 The Group of Seven industrialized democracies condemned Russia on Wednesday for its actions in Georgia, underlining the country's growing estrangement from the West. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:25:04 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/27/Russia.Chicken.Quotas/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Russia.Chicken.Quotas 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-650a9f22:11be1041bd5:-481f Russia could cut poultry and pork import quotas by hundreds of thousands of tons, the country's agriculture minister said Wednesday. The move could hit American producers hard and comes amid heightened tensions between Moscow and Washington over the war in ex-Soviet Georgia. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:06:34 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/27/Russia.Nuclear/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Russia.Nuclear 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-650a9f22:11be1041bd5:-4851 A key civil nuclear agreement between Russia and the U.S. looks likely to be shelved until next year at the earliest amid mounting tensions over the fate of Georgia's breakaway republics. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:30:02 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/27/War.Crimes.Spokeswoman.Contempt/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_War.Crimes.Spokeswoman.Contempt 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-650a9f22:11be1041bd5:-4883 The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal, set up by the United Nations to prosecute those responsible for atrocities in the Balkan wars, on Wednesday summoned a former prosecution spokeswoman on contempt-of-court charges. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:49:42 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/27/Switzerland.Witch/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Switzerland.Witch 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-650a9f22:11be1041bd5:-48c8 A woman beheaded after she was accused of causing a girl to spit pins and convulse was exonerated Wednesday, more than 200 years after she became the last person executed as a witch in Europe. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:13:09 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/27/Moldova.Russia/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Moldova.Russia 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-650a9f22:11be1041bd5:-49d3 Russia's ambassador to Moldova said the country's leaders should avoid a "bloody and catastrophic trend of events" in the separatist Trans-Dniester region and pointed to the example of Georgia. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:09:58 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/26/Spain.Plane.Crash/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Spain.Plane.Crash 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-650a9f22:11be1041bd5:-4da1 The Spanair plane that crashed in Madrid, killing 154 people, had landing gear trouble a month ago that forced the pilot to abandon a first attempt at takeoff, the airline acknowledged Wednesday. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:21:16 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/27/NATO.Russia/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_NATO.Russia 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-650a9f22:11be1041bd5:-4977 A deal allowing NATO to supply its troops in Afghanistan using Russian territory is still valid despite Moscow's decision to freeze military cooperation over the Georgia crisis, Russia's top military envoy to the alliance said Wednesday. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:04:13 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/27/Germany.Afghanistan/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Germany.Afghanistan 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-650a9f22:11be1041bd5:-49ad Germany's defense minister says one German soldier has been killed and another three injured in a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:39:06 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/27/Russia.NKorea.Nuclear/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Russia.NKorea.Nuclear 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-650a9f22:11be1041bd5:-49d4 Russia says it regrets North Korea's decision to halt nuclear disablement. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:25:07 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/26/Georgia/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Georgia 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-650a9f22:11be1041bd5:-51c5 A U.S. military ship carrying humanitarian aid docked at the Georgian Black Sea port of Batumi on Wednesday, avoiding the port of Poti, which is still controlled by Russian forces. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:48:50 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/27/Georgia.US/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Georgia.US 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-650a9f22:11be1041bd5:-49e9 A U.S. military ship on Wednesday docked at the Georgian port of Batumi to bring humanitarian aid following a devastating war with Russia earlier this month. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:39:01 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/27/France.Russia.Georgia/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_France.Russia.Georgia 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-650a9f22:11be1041bd5:-4a14 French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner on Wednesday accused Russia of breaking international law by recognizing the independence of the Georgian territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:28:40 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/27/Britain.Terror.Arrest/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Britain.Terror.Arrest 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-7f4e Police in Britain say that a fifth suspect has been arrested in an alleged plot to kill British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:50:36 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/27/Russia.Quake/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Russia.Quake 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-650a9f22:11be1041bd5:-4a5c Russian emergency officials say a powerful earthquake has struck a Siberian region that includes Lake Baikal, but no casualties were immediately reported. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:28:09 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/26/UN.Russia.Georgia/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_UN.Russia.Georgia 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-650a9f22:11be1041bd5:-4dda Russia's U.N. ambassador said Tuesday he doesn't think Russia's recognition of two separatist regions in Georgia will lead to a new Cold War though he predicted a difficult period ahead in relations with the West. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:53:10 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/26/Netherlands.Flight.Threat/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Netherlands.Flight.Threat 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-650a9f22:11be1041bd5:-4ed6 Airport police evacuated a passenger plane that was grounded for hours Tuesday due to a telephone threat. Three passengers were detained in connection with the incident, a spokesman said. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:36:29 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/26/War.Crimes.Karadzic/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_War.Crimes.Karadzic 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-650a9f22:11be1041bd5:-4e45 Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has called for the U.N. genocide and crimes against humanity case against him to be dismissed because negative publicity means he can not get a fair trial. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:23:24 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/26/Russia.Georgia.Medvedev.Text/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Russia.Georgia.Medvedev.Text 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-650a9f22:11be1041bd5:-4e5e Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced Tuesday that Moscow has recognized the Georgian separatist regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent. The following is the Kremlin translation of Medvedev's televised address: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:07:43 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/26/Russia.Georgia.Chronology/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Russia.Georgia.Chronology 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-650a9f22:11be1041bd5:-4e7a Key developments in conflict over Georgia's South Ossetia and Abkhazia regions: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:53:24 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/26/Russia.Georgia/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Russia.Georgia 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-650a9f22:11be1041bd5:-4ebe Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is warning his country may respond to a U.S. missile shield in Europe through military means. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:30:20 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/27/Kyrgyzstan.Plane.Crash/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Kyrgyzstan.Plane.Crash 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-7f4d Iranian forensic experts flew into Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday to help identify the remains of 56 people killed in a plane crash in the Central Asian nation. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:16:22 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/27/Britain.Rushdie/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Britain.Rushdie 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-7f4c Novelist Salman Rushdie won an apology Tuesday from a former bodyguard who attacked his character, a court decision the author hopes will set a new precedent for high-profile English libel trials. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:15:54 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/27/Germany.Wandering.Whale/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Germany.Wandering.Whale 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-7f4b A humpback whale that roamed the Baltic Sea has been spotted in Swedish waters south of Goteberg and is believed headed further north. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:33:29 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/27/Italy.Tourists.Attacked/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Italy.Tourists.Attacked 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-7f4a The Italian government was considering ordering more troops on to the streets Tuesday after two brutal attacks on tourists within three days during an already tough crackdown against crime, according to a newspaper report. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:00:07 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/27/France.Emergency.Landing/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_France.Emergency.Landing 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-7f49 A Ryanair plane made an emergency landing in central France after it suddenly lost cabin pressure and was forced to descend 26,200 feet (8,000 meters) in five minutes, French officials said Tuesday. Up to 26 people were hospitalized. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:57:39 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/27/Spain.Migrants/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Spain.Migrants 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-7f48 A cargo ship rescued 25 African migrants from a sinking boat in the Mediterranean Sea but survivors said up to 35 others died as the boat drifted for three days, the Spanish Red Cross said Tuesday. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:22:22 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/27/Netherlands.Jeweled.Skull/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Netherlands.Jeweled.Skull 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-7f47 The Netherlands' national museum will exhibit a jewel-encrusted platinum skull created by British artist Damien Hirst, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:06:59 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/27/Sweden.Toddlers.Killed/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Sweden.Toddlers.Killed 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-7f46 A Swedish court on Tuesday found a German woman guilty of murdering two toddlers and seriously injuring their mother in a rampage spurred by jealousy over an ex-boyfriend. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:48:22 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/25/Spain.Plane.Crash/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_Spain.Plane.Crash 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-650a9f22:11be1041bd5:-5789 A woman who walked away from last week's devastating plane crash with barely a scratch said Tuesday the aircraft lacked power during takeoff, corroborating other survivor accounts of what went wrong in the disaster that killed 154 people. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:46:56 -0400 http://www.comcast.net/news/articles/world/europe/2008/08/27/EU.Population/?cid=rssfeed&attr=article_news_world_europe_EU.Population 30c13f3b44bbe3d1:-15ed2e7c:11c0574a9f7:-7f45 Deaths are expected to outnumber births in the European Union from 2015 when migration will become the only source of population growth, according to an EU report released Tuesday.