http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/europe/?track=rss Headlines from latimes.com en ©2009, latimes.com Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:42:00 -0800 http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/SoNBQbvtZwk/la-fg-britain-floods24-2009nov24,0,4887662.story Bad weather over the weekend is blamed for two deaths and widespread damage in parts of England, Wales and Scotland. <br/><br/> Rain and wind that swept over Britain during the weekend eased enough Monday to allow residents forced out by flooding to return and assess the damage -- and prepare for new storms forecast for the next few days. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/lwn0TffOPot0yl0kpc4JOxnK-Nc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/lwn0TffOPot0yl0kpc4JOxnK-Nc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/lwn0TffOPot0yl0kpc4JOxnK-Nc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/lwn0TffOPot0yl0kpc4JOxnK-Nc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/europe/~4/SoNBQbvtZwk" height="1" width="1"/> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:42:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/europe/la-fg-britain-floods24-2009nov24,0,4887662.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/2Oc7ifWAszc/la-tr-pilgrims22-2009nov22,0,6865321.story Before their arduous journey to the New World, the Pilgrims and other refugees found tolerance and like-minded inhabitants in the charming city. <br/><br/> This year when you sit down to Thanksgiving dinner, think about tulips, windmills and wooden shoes. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/OoTkIVmfLPx1q2S5f6UOFubXX1Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/OoTkIVmfLPx1q2S5f6UOFubXX1Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/OoTkIVmfLPx1q2S5f6UOFubXX1Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/OoTkIVmfLPx1q2S5f6UOFubXX1Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/europe/~4/2Oc7ifWAszc" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/europe/la-tr-pilgrims22-2009nov22,0,6865321.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/XDD6mW3bdi4/la-fg-hungary-angst22-2009nov22,0,7560859.story Some in the former Soviet satellite now part of NATO and the EU warn that Moscow is intent on reasserting influence, but others see Russia as a useful investor and lucrative market. <br/><br/> There's a museum in Budapest called the House of Terror. It has a metal awning with the word "terror" carved out of it, and when the sun is high, the people below step on terror, pass through terror, because the shadow of the word hangs in the air before it hits the ground. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/XfZA-eALEHBujFN_F6w4n7FwYQ4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/XfZA-eALEHBujFN_F6w4n7FwYQ4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/XfZA-eALEHBujFN_F6w4n7FwYQ4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/XfZA-eALEHBujFN_F6w4n7FwYQ4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/europe/~4/XDD6mW3bdi4" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/europe/la-fg-hungary-angst22-2009nov22,0,7560859.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/IvHaow8YyMo/la-caw-word-play22-2009nov22,0,6419165.story Interested in more than what the U.S. children's market has to offer? Here are new imports from British, Dutch and French authors. <br/><br/> Children's books translated or imported from other parts of the globe can be, well, a bit odd. Even the beloved Roald Dahl, a widely recognized classic in the world of children's literature, can be, for many American readers, an acquired taste -- less so for kids, to be sure, who eat up his peculiar brand of British gruesomeness more easily than their more squeamish grown-ups do. Books from other places do stretch the sensibilities; if you find it important to expose your children to a wider world, consider also looking up some children's books in translation. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/izs3p7at2GxayeotAsqvGDvxkQM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/izs3p7at2GxayeotAsqvGDvxkQM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/izs3p7at2GxayeotAsqvGDvxkQM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/izs3p7at2GxayeotAsqvGDvxkQM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/europe/~4/IvHaow8YyMo" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/europe/la-caw-word-play22-2009nov22,0,6419165.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/F8N91qRbv2o/la-na-homeroom-tearoom22-2009nov22,0,2557103.story The famous restaurant now offers PBJ and pigs in blankets alongside its usual caviar. Reaching out is helping it stay afloat in hard times. <br/><br/> There on the left is the plush booth where Dustin Hoffman's character shocked his -- or would that be her? -- agent into ordering a double shot of vodka in the film "Tootsie." Paul McCartney once strolled solo through the revolving door, sat at the shiny bar and ordered a margarita in a martini glass. Years ago, an unknown named Madonna might have checked your coat. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/0o4KdKR8MTAdyQpOmcFNz46mWP8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/0o4KdKR8MTAdyQpOmcFNz46mWP8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/0o4KdKR8MTAdyQpOmcFNz46mWP8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/0o4KdKR8MTAdyQpOmcFNz46mWP8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/europe/~4/F8N91qRbv2o" height="1" width="1"/> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/europe/la-na-homeroom-tearoom22-2009nov22,0,2557103.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/WgxCkhfZ7dY/la-na-hometown-tearoom22-2009nov22,0,2613448.story The famous restaurant now offers PBJ and pigs in blankets alongside its usual caviar. It's one of the ways it hopes to stay afloat where others have failed in the recession. <br/><br/> There on the left is the plush booth where Dustin Hoffman's character shocked his -- or would that be her? -- agent into ordering a double shot of vodka in the film "Tootsie." Paul McCartney once strolled solo through the revolving door, sat at the shiny bar and ordered a margarita in a martini glass. Years ago, an unknown named Madonna might have checked your coat. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/KFf5ezmnr-9QGV4XU2KKCOQr7oI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/KFf5ezmnr-9QGV4XU2KKCOQr7oI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/KFf5ezmnr-9QGV4XU2KKCOQr7oI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/KFf5ezmnr-9QGV4XU2KKCOQr7oI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/europe/~4/WgxCkhfZ7dY" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/europe/la-na-hometown-tearoom22-2009nov22,0,2613448.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/Rkj4r3kwxc8/la-fg-collider22-2009nov22,0,7360831.story The restart of the Large Hadron Collider is hailed as a significant leap forward in efforts to launch new experiments on the makeup of matter and the universe. <br/><br/> Scientists are preparing the world's largest atom smasher to explore the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10-billion machine following more than a year of repairs. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Q7Lbg9iS-lNqHZPGF1VagEBK5jU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Q7Lbg9iS-lNqHZPGF1VagEBK5jU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Q7Lbg9iS-lNqHZPGF1VagEBK5jU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Q7Lbg9iS-lNqHZPGF1VagEBK5jU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/europe/~4/Rkj4r3kwxc8" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/europe/la-fg-collider22-2009nov22,0,7360831.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/i5hFjObMHJo/la-me-turkey22-2009nov22,0,6253730.story 15th annual event at the Dream Center in Echo Park sees to it that thousands of Angelenos in need get a bird and a bag of groceries for the upcoming holiday. <br/><br/> Thousands of people, some of whom had camped out overnight, stood in line outside the L.A. Dream Center in Echo Park on Saturday to receive a free bag of groceries and a 12-pound turkey for Thanksgiving. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/9Ij9Nrbww1V6dowreShTpAVG54U/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/9Ij9Nrbww1V6dowreShTpAVG54U/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/9Ij9Nrbww1V6dowreShTpAVG54U/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/9Ij9Nrbww1V6dowreShTpAVG54U/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/europe/~4/i5hFjObMHJo" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/europe/la-me-turkey22-2009nov22,0,6253730.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/tF_KNYNkN9s/la-trw-pilgrimside22-2009nov22,0,1458013.story For a small town, Leiden has a surprising number of museums dedicated to natural history, medical science, antiquity and the city's past. A gem among them is the Siebold House on tree-lined Rapenburg Canal, opened to the public in 1837 by a Bavarian surgeon who collected wonders as an agent for the Dutch East India Co. in Japan. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Y-SHDa-EjFxMLxHN9jbaYWMxNGc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Y-SHDa-EjFxMLxHN9jbaYWMxNGc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Y-SHDa-EjFxMLxHN9jbaYWMxNGc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/Y-SHDa-EjFxMLxHN9jbaYWMxNGc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/europe/~4/tF_KNYNkN9s" height="1" width="1"/> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/europe/la-trw-pilgrimside22-2009nov22,0,1458013.story?track=rss http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/europe/~3/MTpm1w-ymIc/la-fg-carbon-qa21-2009nov21,0,1124510.story Dieter Helm of Oxford says climate change policy should focus not on carbon production, but carbon consumption. A tax on carbon-heavy activities places the emphasis where it belongs, he says. <br/><br/> With the global climate change summit in Copenhagen just a few weeks away, gloom has settled in many quarters over the increasing likelihood that a robust international treaty to lower carbon emissions is out of reach, at least for now. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-EzIUMfDERJC_OD7yy-0Cntb318/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-EzIUMfDERJC_OD7yy-0Cntb318/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-EzIUMfDERJC_OD7yy-0Cntb318/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/-EzIUMfDERJC_OD7yy-0Cntb318/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/latimes/europe/~4/MTpm1w-ymIc" height="1" width="1"/> Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/europe/la-fg-carbon-qa21-2009nov21,0,1124510.story?track=rss