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GDF Suez buys US power company First Light (AFP) Posted: 02 Sep 2008 05:07 AM CDT AFP - Newly formed French energy giant GDF Suez said on Tuesday it will acquire US power firm First Light as part of its strategy to expand its presence in the US market.

Schaeffler holds 48% of tyre-maker Continental (AFP) Posted: 02 Sep 2008 05:04 AM CDT AFP - The German auto and aerospace parts group Schaeffler said Tuesday it now owns 48.32 percent of its much larger rival Continental, for which Schaeffler offered 75 dollars (109 dollars) per share last month.

Reports: Russia criticizes EU threats (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2008 04:51 AM CDT AP - Russian officials Tuesday criticized the European Union for threatening to postpone talks on a new political and economic partnership deal over the war in Georgia, a news agency reported.

Police break up protest in Russia's Ingushetia (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2008 04:50 AM CDT Reuters - Police in the Russian region of Ingushetia used batons to break up an anti-government protest on Tuesday, a human rights campaigner said, two days after police shot dead an opposition leader.

UK's Brown cuts house purchase tax (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2008 04:35 AM CDT Reuters - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown cut an unpopular tax on home purchases on Tuesday as part of a package to boost the country's slumping housing market and lift his flagging political fortunes.

Police await results of mansion post-mortems (AFP) Posted: 02 Sep 2008 04:29 AM CDT AFP - Investigators looking into the causes of a ferocious blaze at the mansion home of a Shropshire businessman were on Tuesday awaiting the results of post-mortem examinations on two of the three bodies recovered from the site.

Fellaini signs record Everton transfer (AFP) Posted: 02 Sep 2008 04:09 AM CDT AFP - Belgian midfielder Marouane Fellaini has signed a five-year contract with Everton, his club Standard Liege and the Premier League side announced on Tuesday.

E.U. talks tough on Russia (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 02 Sep 2008 03:00 AM CDT The Christian Science Monitor - The first European Union (EU) meeting on how to deal with a different and more assertive Russia ended here Monday with patches of strong language in a statement condemning Moscow's blitz into Georgia and Russia's subsequent recognition of the republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

Dullest August in Britain since 1929: Met Office (AFP) Posted: 02 Sep 2008 02:20 AM CDT AFP - Last month was the dullest August in Britain since records began in 1929, with just 105.5 hours of sunshine over the entire month, officials have said.

German Postbank could be next on the auction block: report (AFP) Posted: 02 Sep 2008 02:16 AM CDT AFP - The German logistics group Deutsche Post could decide by mid-September on the future of its banking subsidiary Postbank, a press report said Tuesday as sector consolidation shifted up a gear.

Spanish judge seeks information on Franco victims (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2008 06:03 PM CDT AP - A judge began gathering information Monday about people who disappeared during Spain's civil war and subsequent dictatorship, seeking to produce a reliable list of victims slain away from the battlefield during the vicious fight between left and right.

Mexican police suspect that heads burned in ritual (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2008 05:28 PM CDT AP - The heads of 11 decapitated bodies discovered in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula last week may have been burned in a ritual, investigators said.

UK: 4th man charged with terror offense (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2008 03:23 PM CDT AP - British police charged a fourth man Monday in connection with alleged threats to assassinate Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Betancourt: meeting pope 'a dream come true' (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2008 12:22 PM CDT AP - Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt on Monday was able at last to thank Pope Benedict XVI, the man whose voice she said reached deep into the Colombian jungle "like a light" to comfort her during captivity.

Report: Stolen photos of UK royal offered for sale (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2008 11:46 AM CDT AP - The Sun newspaper called police after being offered pictures of Britain's Prince William and his girlfriend, Kate Middleton, it said Monday.

Ukraine fears becoming Russia's next target (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2008 11:19 AM CDT AP - With Russian troops stationed deep in Georgia, fears run high that Ukraine may be the next target of a Kremlin drive to reclaim dominance in the lands of the former Soviet Union.

Britain, Ireland receive report on IRA command (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2008 11:04 AM CDT AP - The British and Irish governments received an expert report Monday on the recent activities of Irish Republican Army commanders, an issue overshadowing efforts to sustain a power-sharing government in Northern Ireland.

Russian journalist's funeral turns into a protest (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2008 10:41 AM CDT AP - More than 1,000 angry mourners turned the funeral for a journalist critical of Russia's government into a demonstration Monday, accusing police of lying when they said he was accidentally shot by an officer.

EU appeals to Russia not to isolate itself (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2008 08:40 AM CDT AP - EU leaders plan to urge Russia not to isolate itself from the rest of Europe.

Russia's Putin tracks tiger in latest TV escapade (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2008 06:49 AM CDT AP - He's driven a big truck, flown in a Russian fighter jet and fished shirtless on national television. Now comes Vladimir Putin's latest image-boosting escapade, a visit to a Russian wildlife preserve that gave him the chance to wear camouflage, stalk through the woods and shoot a tiger — all for a good cause.

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