Europe NewsNews on Europe continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Higher Coffee Consumption Associated With Lower Liver Cancer Risk- June 27, 2008 A new large, prospective population-based study confirms an inverse relationship between coffee consumption and liver cancer risk.http://www.topix.net/world/europe/2008/06/higher-coffee-consumption-associated-with-lower-... UN mission in Kosovo receives "green light" to start reconfiguration- June 27, 2008 The UN mission in Kosovo has received a long-awaited "green light" to start reconfiguration, mission chief Lamberto Zannier said Thursday.http://www.topix.net/world/europe/2008/06/un-mission-in-kosovo-receives-green-light-to-sta... EU, Russia enter era of Medvedev with summit- June 27, 2008 Medvedev ... partnership agreement must be a serious document but not burdened with absolutely concrete things BRUSSELS: EU leaders will hold a summit today for the first time with Russian President Dmitry ...http://www.topix.net/world/europe/2008/06/eu-russia-enter-era-of-medvedev-with-summit?from... Italian plan to fingerprint Roma gypsy children in bid to end begging sparks uproar- June 27, 2008 Italy has announced controversial plans to fingerprint thousands of Roma gipsy children in a bid to clamp down on street begging.http://www.topix.net/world/europe/2008/06/italian-plan-to-fingerprint-roma-gypsy-children-... Poland's haunting past- June 26, 2008 Did Lech Walesa, Poland's ex-president, collaborate with the communist regime he helped to topple All comments New charges are swirling through Poland that Lech Walesa , the legendary shipyard worker who ...http://www.topix.net/world/europe/2008/06/polands-haunting-past?fromrss=1 Spanish parliament to extend rights to apes- June 26, 2008 By Martin RobertsMADRID (Reuters) - Spain's parliament voiced its support on Wednesday for the rights of great apes to life and freedom in what will apparently be the first time any national legislature has called for such rights for non-humans.Parliament's environmental committee approved resolutions urging Spain to comply with the Great Apes Project, devised by scientists and philosophers who say our closest genetic relatives deserve rights hitherto limited to humans."This is a historic day...http://www.topix.net/world/europe/2008/06/spanish-parliament-to-extend-rights-to-apes?from... Italian judiciary is like a 'cancer': Berlusconi- June 26, 2008 ROME: Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi called the Italian judiciary a "cancerous growth" yesterday, saying that biased prosecutors had pursued him since he entered politics 14 years ago.http://www.topix.net/world/europe/2008/06/italian-judiciary-is-like-a-cancer-berlusconi?fr... Germany shares Georgian concern over Abkhazia- June 26, 2008 BERLIN: Germany shares Georgian concerns on Russian activities in the breakaway region of Abkhazia, Chancellor Angela Merkel said, following a meeting with President Mikhail Saakashvili in Berlin yesterday.http://www.topix.net/world/europe/2008/06/germany-shares-georgian-concern-over-abkhazia?fr... Neil Entwistle Guilty- June 26, 2008 A Massachusetts jury found a British man guilty on Wednesday of killing his wife and infant daughter and then fleeing to his native Britain where he was arrested and extradited to the United States.http://www.topix.net/world/europe/2008/06/neil-entwistle-guilty?fromrss=1 Queen Elizabeth II Strips Away Mugabe's Knighthood- June 25, 2008 Queen Elizabeth II stripped Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe of his ceremonial knighthood on Wednesday -- a highly unusual move meant to show Britain's revulsion with the human rights abuses of his regime.The queen acted on the advice of Foreign Secretary David Miliband, who said Mugabe should have the honor revoked because of widespread violence and intimidation of Zimbabwe's opposition ahead of a presidential runoff Friday.Britain -- the former colonial power in Zimbabwe -- and the United...http://www.topix.net/world/europe/2008/06/queen-elizabeth-ii-strips-away-mugabes-knighthoo... |