Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/732 world Europe News en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:29:33 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/20091107/wl_uk_afp/rugbyl4nationsengnzl afp/20091107/rugbyl4nationsengnzl AFP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:29:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_uk_afp/rugbyl4nationsengnzl"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257627786322-1-0.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=ZkaGVjbMxf9n4cQK68DJ2A--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Ben Westwood of England (C) is tackled during an October 2009 match. A heavyweight England floored world champions New Zealand 20-12 here on Saturday to set up a Four Nations final clash with Australia.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A heavyweight England floored world champions New Zealand 20-12 here on Saturday to set up a Four Nations final clash with Australia.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_uk_afp/rugbyl4nationsengnzl"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257627786322-1-0.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=ZkaGVjbMxf9n4cQK68DJ2A--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="photo" title="Ben Westwood of England (C) is tackled during an October 2009 match. A heavyweight England floored world champions New Zealand 20-12 here on Saturday to set up a Four Nations final clash with Australia.(AFP/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_uk_afp/britainwarhistoryafghanistan afp/20091107/britainwarhistoryafghanistan AFP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:23:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_uk_afp/britainwarhistoryafghanistan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257628973720-1-0.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=1tEOlZxqGBHr_tVLLr5nHg--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Prime Minister Gordon Brown prepares to deliver a speech at the Royal College of Defence Studies in London, on November 6. The fallen soldiers of World War I must not be forgotten as Britain mourns those killed in the current battles in Afghanistan, Brown said as the country prepared to mark Remembrance Sunday.(AFP/POOL/File/Oli Scarff)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The fallen soldiers of World War I must not be forgotten as Britain mourns those killed in the current battles in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said as the country prepared to mark Remembrance Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_uk_afp/britainwarhistoryafghanistan"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257628973720-1-0.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=1tEOlZxqGBHr_tVLLr5nHg--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="photo" title="Prime Minister Gordon Brown prepares to deliver a speech at the Royal College of Defence Studies in London, on November 6. The fallen soldiers of World War I must not be forgotten as Britain mourns those killed in the current battles in Afghanistan, Brown said as the country prepared to mark Remembrance Sunday.(AFP/POOL/File/Oli Scarff)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/bs_afp/germanyeconomyretailcompanyarcandorkarstadt afp/20091107/germanyeconomyretailcompanyarcandorkarstadt AFP business Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:51:01 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/bs_afp/germanyeconomyretailcompanyarcandorkarstadt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257627039645-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=109&q=85&sig=xFClLO6KfMvOaycDvLBRvA--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="Two department stores of German retailers Karstadt and Kaufhof stand side-by-side in the southern German city of Trier. Employees of the embattled German department store chain Karstadt, owned by the insolvent retail group Arcandor, agreed Saturday to take salary cuts as part of a last-ditch effort to save their jobs.(AFP/DDP/File/Torsten Silz)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Employees of the embattled German department store chain Karstadt, owned by the insolvent retail group Arcandor, agreed Saturday to take salary cuts as part of a last-ditch effort to save their jobs.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/bs_afp/germanyeconomyretailcompanyarcandorkarstadt"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257627039645-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=109&q=85&sig=xFClLO6KfMvOaycDvLBRvA--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="photo" title="Two department stores of German retailers Karstadt and Kaufhof stand side-by-side in the southern German city of Trier. Employees of the embattled German department store chain Karstadt, owned by the insolvent retail group Arcandor, agreed Saturday to take salary cuts as part of a last-ditch effort to save their jobs.(AFP/DDP/File/Torsten Silz)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_uk_afp/britainairlinecompanybaunions afp/20091107/britainairlinecompanybaunions AFP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:29:21 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_uk_afp/britainairlinecompanybaunions"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257625700387-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=YqJpjBtnkPIDNJFPXxEU0Q--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="British Airways cabin crew arrive for the start of a union meeting to discuss a strike ballot at Sandown Racecourse in Esher, south-west of London, on November 2. Thousands of British Airways cabin crew are to vote on whether to take industrial action, the Unite trade union said Saturday, in a row over job cuts and new contracts.(AFP/File/Adrian Dennis)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Thousands of British Airways cabin crew are to vote on whether to take industrial action, the Unite trade union said Saturday, in a row over job cuts and new contracts.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_uk_afp/britainairlinecompanybaunions"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257625700387-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=YqJpjBtnkPIDNJFPXxEU0Q--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="British Airways cabin crew arrive for the start of a union meeting to discuss a strike ballot at Sandown Racecourse in Esher, south-west of London, on November 2. Thousands of British Airways cabin crew are to vote on whether to take industrial action, the Unite trade union said Saturday, in a row over job cuts and new contracts.(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/afp/20091107/wl_sthasia_afp/germanybusinesssocialcompanygrameenyunus afp/20091107/germanybusinesssocialcompanygrameenyunus AFP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:18:29 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_sthasia_afp/germanybusinesssocialcompanygrameenyunus"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257624050452-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=_IzpLTXnojb_j2.A.Y8ioQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="2006 Nobel Peace Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus gives a speech before the plenary Session of the 4th European Developpment Days meeting in Stockholm in October 2009. Yunus brought ideas for creating micro "social businesses" from Bangladesh to Germany, with backing from several of the world's leading corporations.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus brought ideas for creating micro "social businesses" from Bangladesh to Europe Saturday with support from several of the world's leading corporations.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_sthasia_afp/germanybusinesssocialcompanygrameenyunus"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257624050452-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=_IzpLTXnojb_j2.A.Y8ioQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="2006 Nobel Peace Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus gives a speech before the plenary Session of the 4th European Developpment Days meeting in Stockholm in October 2009. Yunus brought ideas for creating micro "social businesses" from Bangladesh to Germany, with backing from several of the world's leading corporations.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_afp/francebrazilairaccidentrelatives afp/20091107/francebrazilairaccidentrelatives AFP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:13:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_afp/francebrazilairaccidentrelatives"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257624665458-1-0.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=xcEtS_aHaN9kqK6.YEoDWQ--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="This photo released by Air France shows the memorial to the 228 victims of Air France flight 447 who perished in June 2009 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Families of the 228 people who died when an Air France jet airliner crashed off Brazil's northeast coast in June held a private memorial service Saturday at an ocean overlook in Rio de Janeiro.(AFP/Air France)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Families of the 228 people who died when an Air France jet airliner crashed off Brazil's northeast coast in June held a private memorial service Saturday at an ocean overlook in Rio de Janeiro.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_afp/francebrazilairaccidentrelatives"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257624665458-1-0.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=xcEtS_aHaN9kqK6.YEoDWQ--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="photo" title="This photo released by Air France shows the memorial to the 228 victims of Air France flight 447 who perished in June 2009 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Families of the 228 people who died when an Air France jet airliner crashed off Brazil's northeast coast in June held a private memorial service Saturday at an ocean overlook in Rio de Janeiro.(AFP/Air France)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_us ap/20091107/eu_russia_us AP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:13:09 GMT AP - Russia and the United States have a good chance of reaching a new nuclear arms reduction deal before year's end, but other nuclear powers must join disarmament efforts, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in remarks released Saturday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/ts_afp/fblengpr afp/20091107/fblengpr AFP topstories Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:54:34 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/ts_afp/fblengpr"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257622733133-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=g_ndOKUcA_pqe4dJL.UfTg--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Arsenal's midfielder Cesc Fabregas celebrates scoring his goal with teammates during their English Premier League football match against the Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton. Arsenal swept Wolves aside to climb to second place in the Premier League on Saturday as a fifth consecutive draw resulted in Manchester City being ejected from the top four.(AFP/Paul Ellis)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Arsenal swept Wolves aside to climb to second place in the Premier League on Saturday as a fifth consecutive draw resulted in Manchester City being ejected from the top four.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/ts_afp/fblengpr"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257622733133-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=g_ndOKUcA_pqe4dJL.UfTg--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="photo" title="Arsenal's midfielder Cesc Fabregas celebrates scoring his goal with teammates during their English Premier League football match against the Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton. Arsenal swept Wolves aside to climb to second place in the Premier League on Saturday as a fifth consecutive draw resulted in Manchester City being ejected from the top four.(AFP/Paul Ellis)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_wall_anniversary ap/20091107/eu_germany_wall_anniversary AP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:45:43 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_wall_anniversary"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.de98f499c5cd405e87d5cd7cd20ae262.germany_wall_anniversary_dominoes_kno105.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=wmZ23VNac5H.5z9VRxNBdA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Dominoes stand in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Around 1,000 dominoes were placed on the former border near the Brandenburg Gate for the Festival of Freedom on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9, 2009 and will collapse during the commemoration event. (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski)" border="0" /></a>AP - Massive colorful dominoes painted by German students were placed Saturday along the former path of the Berlin Wall to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the barrier that divided the city for nearly three decades.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_wall_anniversary"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.de98f499c5cd405e87d5cd7cd20ae262.germany_wall_anniversary_dominoes_kno105.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=wmZ23VNac5H.5z9VRxNBdA--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="Dominoes stand in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Around 1,000 dominoes were placed on the former border near the Brandenburg Gate for the Festival of Freedom on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9, 2009 and will collapse during the commemoration event. (AP Photo/Herbert Knosowski)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_uk_afp/rugbyuwalnzl afp/20091107/rugbyuwalnzl AFP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:42:25 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_uk_afp/rugbyuwalnzl"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257621635767-1-0.jpg?x=106&y=130&q=85&sig=EHVj0WHt.44lKDwqexNhQw--" align="left" height="130" width="106" alt="Wales full back James Hook (R) is tackled by New Zealand's Adam Thomson during their international rugby union match at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. New Zealand extended their crushing rugby dominance of Wales with a hard-fought 19-12 win here on Saturday to stretch their winning streak to 21 games dating back 56 years.(AFP/Andrew Yates)" border="0" /></a>AFP - New Zealand extended their crushing rugby dominance of Wales with a hard-fought 19-12 win here on Saturday to stretch their winning streak to 21 games dating back 56 years.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_uk_afp/rugbyuwalnzl"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257621635767-1-0.jpg?x=106&y=130&q=85&sig=EHVj0WHt.44lKDwqexNhQw--" align="left" height="130" width="106" alt="photo" title="Wales full back James Hook (R) is tackled by New Zealand's Adam Thomson during their international rugby union match at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales. New Zealand extended their crushing rugby dominance of Wales with a hard-fought 19-12 win here on Saturday to stretch their winning streak to 21 games dating back 56 years.(AFP/Andrew Yates)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_france_bruni_sarkozy_s_psychoanalysis ap/20091107/eu_france_bruni_sarkozy_s_psychoanalysis AP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:33:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_france_bruni_sarkozy_s_psychoanalysis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091102/capt.ca27a200b86c44a2a507580b6f2dd8fa.aptopix_france_sarkozy_par103.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=5NLbm9aPk4OXn6iSJr57rw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, right, listen to hospital staff as they visit the Paoli-Calmettes Institute in Marseille, southern France, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Sarkozy on Monday unveiled France's second national plan against cancer. (AP Photo/Jean Paul Pelissier, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - During her years as a top model, French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy gave psychoanalysis nary a thought.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_france_bruni_sarkozy_s_psychoanalysis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091102/capt.ca27a200b86c44a2a507580b6f2dd8fa.aptopix_france_sarkozy_par103.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=5NLbm9aPk4OXn6iSJr57rw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, right, listen to hospital staff as they visit the Paoli-Calmettes Institute in Marseille, southern France, Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. Sarkozy on Monday unveiled France's second national plan against cancer. (AP Photo/Jean Paul Pelissier, Pool)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_defending_obama ap/20091107/eu_britain_defending_obama AP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:41:32 GMT AP - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Saturday accused critics of U.S. President Barack Obama of foolishly expecting him to fix the world's woes single-handedly. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_elvis_hair ap/20091107/eu_britain_elvis_hair AP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:25:26 GMT AP - A British auction house says it's selling a strand of Elvis Presley's hair preserved for decades by a fan. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_nato_troop_increase ap/20091107/eu_nato_troop_increase AP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:45:33 GMT AP - A top Pentagon official says President Barack Obama's new strategy for Afghanistan will be certain to include reinforcements of foreign troops from both the United States and allied nations. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_iran ap/20091107/eu_russia_iran AP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:46:04 GMT AP - Russia could back sanctions against Iran if it fails to take a constructive stance in international talks over its nuclear program, President Dmitry Medvedev said in remarks released Saturday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_lottery_winners ap/20091107/eu_britain_lottery_winners AP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:23:37 GMT AP - European lottery officials say two British ticketholders have shared a jackpot of 90 million pounds ($150 million) &mdash; the largest lottery prizes ever paid out in the United Kingdom. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_eu/eu_austria_wiesenthal_institute ap/20091107/eu_austria_wiesenthal_institute AP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:35:10 GMT AP - Key members of an Austrian Holocaust research center have quit in a dispute with the city's Jewish community. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_re_eu/eu_france_bank_heist ap/20091106/eu_france_bank_heist AP world Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:59:07 GMT AP - French police conducted a nationwide search Friday for a security driver who vanished with euro11 million ($7.4 million) in cash from a bank in the central city of Lyon, authorities said. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_east_marries_west ap/20091106/eu_germany_east_marries_west AP world Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:20:20 GMT AP - In Katrin Roller's Berlin apartment, it's the toilet paper holder that stands out &mdash; a homemade contraption of rope and a piece of a rolling pin. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_re_eu/piracy ap/20091106/piracy AP world Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:16:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_re_eu/piracy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257601462188-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=67&q=85&sig=ZbFSZ6QFfGIc0EvKbhJeiA--" align="left" height="67" width="130" alt="This handout picture by the Spanish Defence Ministry (SDM) shows the Spanish tuna trawler Alakrana on October 3, near the Somali coast. Thousands of people have demonstrated, calling for the release of the 36 crewmen of a Spanish tuna trawler being held by Somali pirates under the threat of death.(AFP/SDM-HO/File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Spain said Friday it would not free two captured pirates as demanded by fellow brigands who are holding a Spanish trawler and 33 crew members off the coast of Somalia.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/europe/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_re_eu/piracy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257601462188-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=67&q=85&sig=ZbFSZ6QFfGIc0EvKbhJeiA--" align="left" height="67" width="130" alt="photo" title="This handout picture by the Spanish Defence Ministry (SDM) shows the Spanish tuna trawler Alakrana on October 3, near the Somali coast. Thousands of people have demonstrated, calling for the release of the 36 crewmen of a Spanish tuna trawler being held by Somali pirates under the threat of death.(AFP/SDM-HO/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP)