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Texting while driving 'more dangerous than drugs or alcohol' (AFP) Posted: 18 Sep 2008 05:09 AM CDT AFP - Texting behind the wheel is more dangerous than driving while under the influence of alcohol or cannabis, researchers said Thursday.

London stocks rise on HBOS takeover (AFP) Posted: 18 Sep 2008 04:49 AM CDT AFP - London shares edged higher Thursday after Lloyds TSB agreed a takeover deal for rival HBOS, and as investors grappled with a major central bank plan to boost liquidity.

Reports: Russian markets closed until Friday (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2008 04:45 AM CDT AP - Russia's finance minister said trading on Russian exchanges won't resume until Friday, as the government tried to stem the dizzying plummet in share prices and restore confidence in the economy.

Alitalia unions plot counter-proposal to takeover (AFP) Posted: 18 Sep 2008 04:39 AM CDT AFP - Alitalia unions opposing a takeover offer for the crisis airline planned Thursday to make a counter-proposal just ahead of a a deadline from the takeover consortium, Italian news agencies said.

US soldier faces court-martial in Iraq deaths (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2008 04:28 AM CDT AP - An American soldier appeared before a court-martial on a conspiracy to commit murder charge Thursday in the deaths of four Iraqi prisoners last year.

European stocks rise on HBOS takeover, central bank plan (AFP) Posted: 18 Sep 2008 04:21 AM CDT AFP - European equities edged higher Thursday after British bank Lloyds TSB agreed a takeover deal for rival HBOS, and as investors grappled with a major central bank plan to boost liquidity.

Lloyds confirms $22 billion takeover deal of HBOS (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2008 04:04 AM CDT AP - Lloyds TSB PLC on Thursday announced a $21.85-billion deal to take over struggling HBOS PLC, Britain's largest mortgage lender.

Lloyds TSB announces HBOS takeover (AFP) Posted: 18 Sep 2008 03:21 AM CDT AFP - Bank Lloyds TSB announced on Thursday it was taking over distressed rival Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) in a 12.2-billion-pound deal.

Decisive action needed to calm crisis: Darling (AFP) Posted: 18 Sep 2008 03:14 AM CDT AFP - Governments and central banks must act "decisively" to calm the current financial turmoil, Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling said Thursday, shortly after central banks intervened.

Aussie pub dares patrons to bare all down under (Reuters) Posted: 18 Sep 2008 03:05 AM CDT Reuters - An Australian pub offering free drinks to women who remove their underwear and display it to patrons and staff will be investigated by alcohol licensing regulators, authorities said on Thursday.

Gates: US should apologize more quickly for deaths (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2008 02:16 AM CDT AP - When facing allegations of U.S. airstrikes killing or injuring civilians in Afghanistan, it is better to apologize first and investigate later, Defense Secretary Robert Gates says.

Poll shows UK opposition with growing support (AP) Posted: 17 Sep 2008 08:07 PM CDT AP - Britain's opposition Conservatives are amassing increasing public support, according to a new poll, as Prime Minister Gordon Brown's ruling Labour Party struggles with a weakening economy and other woes.

Correction: Iran-Nuclear story (AP) Posted: 17 Sep 2008 04:11 PM CDT AP - In a Sept. 16 story about new U.N. nuclear agency intelligence on Iran's suspect nuclear program, The Associated Press reported erroneously that chief U.S. envoy Gregory L. Schulte said the evidence shows Iran has a weapons program.

Cops say bank manager took from rich, helped poor (AP) Posted: 17 Sep 2008 03:57 PM CDT AP - Robin Hood may be a figure from English folklore, but police said Wednesday they had uncovered a modern-day variant: a banker who took from the rich and lent to the poor.

Paris prosecutors: No anti-Semitism in attack (AP) Posted: 17 Sep 2008 03:44 PM CDT AP - Paris judicial officials decided an attack on three Jewish youths did not have anti-Semitic motives and charged five suspects Wednesday with simple voluntary violence.

Russia signs treaties with 2 breakaway regions (AP) Posted: 17 Sep 2008 01:49 PM CDT AP - Russia cemented its ties with Georgia's two breakaway provinces on Wednesday by signing friendship treaties envisaging close economic and military cooperation.

UK: Agency loses laptop bearing personal info (AP) Posted: 17 Sep 2008 01:22 PM CDT AP - The British government has admitted another data loss blunder: Its bankruptcy agency has lost a laptop carrying personal information on more than 100 former company directors.

Bavarian backs off disputed drunk-driving comments (AP) Posted: 17 Sep 2008 01:22 PM CDT AP - Bavaria's governor on Wednesday backed off an assertion that some people can drive safely after downing 2 liters (4.2 pints) of beer, a comment that drew anger and derision.

US sends ambassador to Armenia after 2 years (AP) Posted: 17 Sep 2008 01:22 PM CDT AP - The U.S. has sent an ambassador to Armenia, more than two years after the previous one had his tour of duty cut short.

France criticizes lack of European arms spending (AP) Posted: 17 Sep 2008 11:19 AM CDT AP - A shortage of international troops in Afghanistan reflects insufficient defense spending across most of Europe, French Defense Minister Herve Morin said Wednesday during a visit to Australia.

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