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EU members ready to embrace public spending plan (AP) Posted: 02 Dec 2008 04:33 AM CST AP - European Union finance ministers worked on a plan Tuesday to pump euro200 billion ($252 billion) into the European Union economy in the next two years to stave off a recession.

EU thrashes out economic plan (Reuters) Posted: 02 Dec 2008 04:32 AM CST Reuters - European Union ministers sought ways on Tuesday to boost investment and consumer spending while Australia slashed interest rates in the latest actions to combat the global financial crisis.

Condoleezza Rice plays piano at Buckingham Palace (AP) Posted: 02 Dec 2008 04:19 AM CST AP - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave a piano recital for Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.

Muslim cleric ordered back to jail in Britain (AP) Posted: 02 Dec 2008 04:14 AM CST AP - A British court has ordered radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada to be returned to jail for violating bail.

Radical cleric Qatada ordered back behind bars (AFP) Posted: 02 Dec 2008 04:13 AM CST AFP - A British tribunal ruled Tuesday that radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, once described as Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe, should return to jail, after finding he breached his bail terms.

Ronaldo wins European footballer of the year award (AFP) Posted: 02 Dec 2008 04:02 AM CST AFP - Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo won the European Footballer of the Year Award here on Tuesday.

Nations prepare for cluster bomb accord (AP) Posted: 02 Dec 2008 03:52 AM CST AP - When August's fighting surrounded her cottage in this quiet village, Tamuna Kitiashvili fled to the Georgian capital with her husband and 3-year-old daughter.

Tesco 3Q sales up 11.7 percent (AP) Posted: 02 Dec 2008 03:50 AM CST AP - Tesco PLC, Britain's largest supermarket group, reported Tuesday that sales grew 11.7 percent in the third quarter compared to the same period a year ago, led by a strong performance in its international operations.

British artist Mark Leckey wins Turner Prize (AFP) Posted: 02 Dec 2008 03:40 AM CST AFP - British artist Mark Leckey has been named the winner of this year's Turner Prize, contemporary art's most prestigious award, with a film that included cartoon characters such as Homer Simpson.

Saakashvili warns West on Russia ties (Reuters) Posted: 02 Dec 2008 03:38 AM CST Reuters - Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili urged the West Tuesday not to return to "business as usual" with Russia without holding it to account for its five-day war with his country in August.

Fire on ferry in Baltic Sea, no injuries (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 11:50 PM CST AP - Helicopters evacuated ferry passengers traveling from Finland to Stockholm in the Baltic Sea early Tuesday after a fire broke out in the engine room, rescue officials said.

Rich world needs more foreign workers: report (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 11:23 PM CST AP - An international migration organization appealed Tuesday to countries to keep open their doors to immigrant workers despite the global economic crises.

French locate third body after Airbus crash (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 05:44 PM CST AP - Search teams found a third body Monday following the crash of an Airbus A320 passenger jet off France's southern coast, bringing the official death toll to three with four others missing and feared dead, a French official said.

UNAIDS program appoints new executive director (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 03:09 PM CST AP - The United Nations' AIDS program says Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed a new executive director for the group.

Highest tide in 20 years floods historic Venice (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 02:55 PM CST AP - Venice could use a bailout. The city built on water has too much of it.

Mark Leckey wins Britain's Turner Prize for art (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 02:35 PM CST AP - Artist Mark Leckey has won Britain's prestigious Turner Prize for a piece of work that draws in Homer Simpson and the Titanic movie.

Phone numbers presented in Politkovskaya trial (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 01:49 PM CST AP - Defense lawyers in the trial of three men charged in the killing of Russian investigative reporter Anna Politkovskaya said Monday that prosecutors' evidence is insufficient.

Raid on Parliament sets off debate (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 01:46 PM CST AP - A decision by London's anti-terror police to arrest a lawmaker and raid his offices in an inquiry into the leaking of sensitive documents has triggered a passionate debate about democracy and the historic rights of Parliament in Britain.

French first lady joins global fight against AIDS (AP) Posted: 01 Dec 2008 12:50 PM CST AP - France's glamorous first lady threw her considerable star power behind the global fight against AIDS on Monday, as the world tallied the victims of the HIV virus that infects a new person every 15 seconds.

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