- Frenchman sprints to European 100m gold
Young French sprinter Christophe Lemaitre confirmed his growing reputation as a track star with a confident 100-meters victory at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona on Wednesday night.
- Death toll up in Love Parade stampede
A 25-year-old woman who was injured in last week’s stampede at the Love Parade music festival in Duisburg, Germany, died Wednesday, bringing the death toll to 21, prosecutors there said.
- British PM to Pakistan: Don’t export terror
Britain’s prime minister delivered a sober message Wednesday to Pakistan: Don’t export terror.
- Tour de France champion Contador quits Astana
Alberto Contador will ride for a new team when he seeks his fourth Tour de France title next year, after deciding not to renew his contract with Astana.
- Real legend Raul seals Schalke switch
Veteran Spanish striker Raul has completed his move to German club Schalke after ending his record-breaking stay at Real Madrid.
- Spain’s Catalonia bans bullfighting
Catalonia became the first mainland Spanish region to ban bullfighting after its parliament voted Wednesday to outlaw the tradition on animal cruelty grounds.
- Police search home of L’Oreal heiress’s daughter
French police are searching the home of the daughter of L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, a spokeswoman from the prosecutor’s office in the Paris suburb of Nanterre told CNN Wednesday.
- German hostages released in Sudan
Two Germans who were kidnapped in Sudan have been released, the German Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
via: CNN.com - Europe
