Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/732 world Europe News en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:40:23 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/732 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_uk_afp/britainfireaccidentnew afp/20090703/britainfireaccidentnew AFP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:40:23 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_uk_afp/britainfireaccidentnew"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246664373558-5-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=lb.LfsqNavtzHCfKcEOaNg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A burnt out tower block is pictured in Camberwell, south London. Six people including a newborn baby died Friday in a massive fire at a tower block in London, the city's emergency services said.(AFP)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Six people including a newborn baby died Friday in a massive fire at a tower block in London, the city's emergency services said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_uk_afp/britainfireaccidentnew"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246664373558-5-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=lb.LfsqNavtzHCfKcEOaNg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A burnt out tower block is pictured in Camberwell, south London. Six people including a newborn baby died Friday in a massive fire at a tower block in London, the city's emergency services said.(AFP)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_high_rise_fire ap/20090703/eu_britain_high_rise_fire AP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:50:15 GMT AP - Six people, including a 3-week-old baby, were killed and 30 people had to be rescued when fire ripped through a high-rise apartment building in London on Friday, emergency services said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/tc_afp/swedenchinatelecomequipcompanyericsson afp/20090703/swedenchinatelecomequipcompanyericsson AFP technology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:08:40 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/tc_afp/swedenchinatelecomequipcompanyericsson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246651673645-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=105&q=85&sig=_EbuQggP9GDJBsZDAlmWLA--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there.(Ericsson/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there, it said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/tc_afp/swedenchinatelecomequipcompanyericsson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246651673645-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=105&q=85&sig=_EbuQggP9GDJBsZDAlmWLA--" align="left" height="105" width="130" alt="photo" title="Swedish mobile phone network supplier Ericsson won contracts to supply broadband Internet to millions of users in China by a deal with three operators there.(Ericsson/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/tc_afp/germanyautoproductcompanyvolkswagen afp/20090703/germanyautoproductcompanyvolkswagen AFP business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:05:57 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/tc_afp/germanyautoproductcompanyvolkswagen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246651515981-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=u2PAchl1aP6Yryrb6RT2_Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A view of the Volkswagen logo. Volkswagen hopes to turn out its first all-electric car in 2013, VW head Martin Winterkorn said Friday(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)" border="0" /></a>AFP - German auto maker Volkswagen hopes to turn out its first all-electric car in 2013, VW head Martin Winterkorn said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/tc_afp/germanyautoproductcompanyvolkswagen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246651515981-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=u2PAchl1aP6Yryrb6RT2_Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A view of the Volkswagen logo. Volkswagen hopes to turn out its first all-electric car in 2013, VW head Martin Winterkorn said Friday(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_uk_afp/tennisgbrwimbledonmurray afp/20090703/tennisgbrwimbledonmurray AFP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:55:52 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_uk_afp/tennisgbrwimbledonmurray"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246650874082-1-0.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=g886aZVVkHoBqZsVjoaaFw--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Scotland's Andy Murray returns a ball to US Andy Roddick during their semi final match on Day 11 at the 2009 Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Club. Murray insists he can transform his Wimbledon misery into a US Open title celebration when he heads to New York, his favourite city, for the last Grand Slam of the season.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Andy Murray insists he can transform his Wimbledon misery into a US Open title celebration when he heads to New York, his favourite city, for the last Grand Slam of the season.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_uk_afp/tennisgbrwimbledonmurray"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246650874082-1-0.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=g886aZVVkHoBqZsVjoaaFw--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="photo" title="Scotland's Andy Murray returns a ball to US Andy Roddick during their semi final match on Day 11 at the 2009 Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Club. Murray insists he can transform his Wimbledon misery into a US Open title celebration when he heads to New York, his favourite city, for the last Grand Slam of the season.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_uk_afp/cricketashesengaus afp/20090703/cricketashesengaus AFP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:26:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_uk_afp/cricketashesengaus"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246646239599-3-0.jpg?x=77&y=130&q=85&sig=8EsTAXip2RewnHAyUvnUJA--" align="left" height="130" width="77" alt="Marcus North, seen here in February 2009, all but booked his place in Australia's side for next week's first Ashes Test after making a century in his final innings before the series opener with England.(AFP/File/Gianluigi Guercia)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Marcus North all but booked his place in Australia's side for next week's first Ashes Test after making a century Friday in his final innings before the series opener with England.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_uk_afp/cricketashesengaus"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246646239599-3-0.jpg?x=77&y=130&q=85&sig=8EsTAXip2RewnHAyUvnUJA--" align="left" height="130" width="77" alt="photo" title="Marcus North, seen here in February 2009, all but booked his place in Australia's side for next week's first Ashes Test after making a century in his final innings before the series opener with England.(AFP/File/Gianluigi Guercia)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_britain_british_airways ap/20090703/eu_britain_british_airways AP business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:09:37 GMT AP - British Airways PLC announced Friday it will ground aircraft, slash seat numbers and postpone taking delivery of a dozen new Airbus A380 superjumbos as it faces a recession-driven decline in passengers. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_uk_afp/fblengprmanutdowen afp/20090703/fblengprmanutdowen AFP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:08:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_uk_afp/fblengprmanutdowen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246614539855-9-0.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=Wpj6ks695q2UGkob6yadtg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Michael Owen, seen here in April 2009, has joined English champions Manchester United on a two-year contract, the club announced here on Friday, in a remarkable turnaround for the injury-prone striker.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Michael Owen has joined English champions Manchester United on a two-year contract, the club announced here on Friday, in a remarkable turnaround for the injury-prone striker.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_uk_afp/fblengprmanutdowen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246614539855-9-0.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=Wpj6ks695q2UGkob6yadtg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="Michael Owen, seen here in April 2009, has joined English champions Manchester United on a two-year contract, the club announced here on Friday, in a remarkable turnaround for the injury-prone striker.(AFP/File/Glyn Kirk)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/ts_nm/us_russia_putin_obama nm/20090703/us_russia_putin_obama Reuters topstories Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:49:49 GMT Reuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday rejected U.S. President Barack Obama's charge that he was mired in Cold War thinking, setting the scene for a stormy first meeting at a Moscow summit next week. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_uk_afp/britainanimalshippo afp/20090703/britainanimalshippo AFP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:41:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_uk_afp/britainanimalshippo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246646424749-1-0.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=Gg1gzkmSPvmc6TF8BaeTEQ--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="One of London zoos' two pygmy hippo opens wide to have his teeth brushed and checked by a keeper in their enclosure at the zoo in 2006. A rare pygmy hippopotamus has been born at Edinburgh Zoo, officials said Friday.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A rare pygmy hippopotamus has been born at Edinburgh Zoo, officials said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090703/wl_uk_afp/britainanimalshippo"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246646424749-1-0.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=Gg1gzkmSPvmc6TF8BaeTEQ--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="photo" title="One of London zoos' two pygmy hippo opens wide to have his teeth brushed and checked by a keeper in their enclosure at the zoo in 2006. A rare pygmy hippopotamus has been born at Edinburgh Zoo, officials said Friday.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_eu/eu_vatican_newman ap/20090703/eu_vatican_newman AP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:23:02 GMT AP - Cardinal John Henry Newman, an influential 19th-century Anglican theologian who converted to Roman Catholicism, moved a step closer to possible sainthood Friday after the pope approved a miracle attributed to his intercession. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_us ap/20090703/eu_russia_us AP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:40:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_us"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090629/capt.photo_1246274188826-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=68&q=85&sig=N.cY_Asr6lkTO2bwx4ZF8w--" align="left" height="68" width="130" alt="Pakistani trucks taking essential supplies Afghanistan near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman. The United States and Russia may soon sign a deal boosting the transit of US supplies to Afghanistan through Russia, the Kommersant daily has reported, citing diplomatic sources.(AFP/File/Asghar Achackzai)" border="0" /></a>AP - Russia said Friday it will allow the United States to ship weapons across its territory to Afghanistan, a long-sought move that bolsters U.S. military operations but potentially gives the Kremlin leverage over critical American supplies.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_us"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090629/capt.photo_1246274188826-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=68&q=85&sig=N.cY_Asr6lkTO2bwx4ZF8w--" align="left" height="68" width="130" alt="photo" title="Pakistani trucks taking essential supplies Afghanistan near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman. The United States and Russia may soon sign a deal boosting the transit of US supplies to Afghanistan through Russia, the Kommersant daily has reported, citing diplomatic sources.(AFP/File/Asghar Achackzai)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_ngos ap/20090703/eu_russia_ngos AP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:47:42 GMT AP - Russia's lower house of parliament on Friday approved a bill easing restrictions on the country's beleaguered human rights groups and other non-governmental organizations. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_jill_biden ap/20090703/eu_germany_jill_biden AP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:43:07 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_jill_biden"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.b7cbcb2899734c0f98e062a56a27bd9c.germany_us_army_biden_bam108.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=Rcwjgvabls_xzJJNeB2WbA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, center, talks with Sergeant Eric Gholston, right, and his wife Army Gholston, left, inside a dining facility at Warner Barracks, a U.S. Army Garrison in Bamberg, southern Germany, on Friday, July 3, 2009. Jill Biden visits U.S. Army Garrisons in Bamberg and Schweinfurt on July 3rd and July 4th to celebrate the Independence Day with soldiers and their family members stationed in Germany. This is part of Biden's ongoing work to raise awareness and show appreciation for members of the military and their families. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jill Biden, the wife of the U.S. vice president, observed U.S. Independence Day by visiting American troops in Germany en route to an education conference in Paris.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_jill_biden"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.b7cbcb2899734c0f98e062a56a27bd9c.germany_us_army_biden_bam108.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=Rcwjgvabls_xzJJNeB2WbA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, center, talks with Sergeant Eric Gholston, right, and his wife Army Gholston, left, inside a dining facility at Warner Barracks, a U.S. Army Garrison in Bamberg, southern Germany, on Friday, July 3, 2009. Jill Biden visits U.S. Army Garrisons in Bamberg and Schweinfurt on July 3rd and July 4th to celebrate the Independence Day with soldiers and their family members stationed in Germany. This is part of Biden's ongoing work to raise awareness and show appreciation for members of the military and their families. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_us_summit ap/20090703/eu_russia_us_summit AP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:29:46 GMT AP - Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev will likely sign a stack of agreements during their Moscow summit, but their chief goal may be for the United States and Russia to stop acting like adversaries — even if they can't be friends. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_demjanjuk ap/20090703/eu_germany_demjanjuk AP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:29:09 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_demjanjuk"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.36fb0466bc7747858a20d6751bda4049.germanydemjanjuk_mfra107.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=2D1vka1yygCDcnRP0NvU9g--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="In this Feb. 28, 2005 file photo, John Demjanjuk arrives at the federal building in Cleveland for an immigration hearing. German prosecutors say doctors have determined that John Demjanjuk is fit to stand trial over allegations that he was an accessory to murder at a Nazi death camp. Munich prosecutors say in a statement Friday July 3, 2009 that they expect to file formal charges later this month. They say doctors have determined the 89-year-old is fit to face trial on condition that court sessions do not exceed two 90-minute periods per day. The retired auto worker is accused of being an accessory to murder in 29,000 cases at the Sobibor camp. The longtime Ohio resident was deported in May after losing a court battle to stay in the United States. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)" border="0" /></a>AP - John Demjanjuk moved one step closer to another trial after German prosecutors said Friday that doctors had deemed the 89-year-old fit to go to court on charges of being accessory to murder at the Sobibor Nazi death camp.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_demjanjuk"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.36fb0466bc7747858a20d6751bda4049.germanydemjanjuk_mfra107.jpg?x=96&y=130&q=85&sig=2D1vka1yygCDcnRP0NvU9g--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="photo" title="In this Feb. 28, 2005 file photo, John Demjanjuk arrives at the federal building in Cleveland for an immigration hearing. German prosecutors say doctors have determined that John Demjanjuk is fit to stand trial over allegations that he was an accessory to murder at a Nazi death camp. Munich prosecutors say in a statement Friday July 3, 2009 that they expect to file formal charges later this month. They say doctors have determined the 89-year-old is fit to face trial on condition that court sessions do not exceed two 90-minute periods per day. The retired auto worker is accused of being an accessory to murder in 29,000 cases at the Sobibor camp. The longtime Ohio resident was deported in May after losing a court battle to stay in the United States. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_eu/bbo_cuban_pitcher ap/20090703/bbo_cuban_pitcher AP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:50:25 GMT AP - A Cuban pitcher considered by many baseball scouts to be the No. 1 left-handed prospect in the world left his hotel and vanished before the first ball was thrown at a tournament in the Netherlands, leaving his whereabouts a mystery, a spokesman for the Dutch team said Friday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_us_putin ap/20090703/eu_russia_us_putin AP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:13:01 GMT AP - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says the U.S. president is wrong to suggest he remains mired in a Cold War mindset. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_eu/eu_italy_train_derailment ap/20090703/eu_italy_train_derailment AP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:55:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_eu/eu_italy_train_derailment"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.cd073b3c384748cba1374c5e800706ef.italy_train_derailed_xap105.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=02JTOY__U8mZu5q7hEKd5Q--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="A firefighter escorts a resident back from her damaged home, where she collected some of her belongings, near the train station of Viareggio, northern Italy, Thursday, July 2, 2009, two days after a freight train derailed and two liquefied petroleum gas-filled tankers exploded collapsing at least two nearby buildings. (AP Photo/Lorenzo Galassi)" border="0" /></a>AP - The death toll from a train explosion in Tuscany rose to 22 Friday after three injured people died in hospital, Italian officials said.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_eu/eu_italy_train_derailment"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.cd073b3c384748cba1374c5e800706ef.italy_train_derailed_xap105.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=02JTOY__U8mZu5q7hEKd5Q--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="A firefighter escorts a resident back from her damaged home, where she collected some of her belongings, near the train station of Viareggio, northern Italy, Thursday, July 2, 2009, two days after a freight train derailed and two liquefied petroleum gas-filled tankers exploded collapsing at least two nearby buildings. (AP Photo/Lorenzo Galassi)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_eu/eu_obama_charm_offensive ap/20090703/eu_obama_charm_offensive AP world Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:31:37 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_eu/eu_obama_charm_offensive"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246620886343-1-0.jpg?x=112&y=130&q=85&sig=CJJ9hupf.ylit_sxEyY10A--" align="left" height="130" width="112" alt="US President Barack Obama (right) with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in London in April 2009. The Russian and US presidents plan next week to sign deals on replacing a Cold War-era missile treaty and the transit of US military supplies bound for Afghanistan, a Kremlin aide said Friday.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)" border="0" /></a>AP - Barack Obama dolls have hit Moscow shelves and a bar is handing out half-price cocktails to anyone who says the magic words "Yes we can" in anticipation of the American president's arrival here Monday for a summit.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_eu/eu_obama_charm_offensive"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090703/capt.photo_1246620886343-1-0.jpg?x=112&y=130&q=85&sig=CJJ9hupf.ylit_sxEyY10A--" align="left" height="130" width="112" alt="photo" title="US President Barack Obama (right) with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in London in April 2009. The Russian and US presidents plan next week to sign deals on replacing a Cold War-era missile treaty and the transit of US military supplies bound for Afghanistan, a Kremlin aide said Friday.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)