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Ex-Finnish president wins 2008 Nobel Peace Prize (AP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 04:07 AM CDT

United Nations envoy Martti Ahtisaari gestures during a press conference in U.N headquarters in Kosovo's capital Pristina in this Friday Feb. 2, 2007 file photo. Finland's ex-president Martti Ahtisaari wins 2008 Nobel Peace Prize. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu, FILE)AP - The Norwegian Nobel Committee has announced that Finland's ex-president Martti Ahtisaari has won the Nobel Peace Prize.

On crisis, Europe to US: 'I told you so' (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 03:00 AM CDT

The Christian Science Monitor - The economic image of the United States as a high-rolling tycoon at a Vegas casino, willing to gamble and reap rewards, has always stood in stark contrast to that of the European bean counter.

European shares join global plunge as banks tumble (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 02:30 AM CDT

A share trader reacts as he sits behind his trading terminals at the Frankfurt stock exchange, October 9, 2008. (Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters)Reuters - European stocks tumbled at the open on Friday, tracking plunges in Asian and U.S. equities as investors feared world governments' attempts to unlock credit markets would not be enough to ward off a global recession.

Bosch says owns more than half of Swiss sia Abrasives (AFP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 01:36 AM CDT

File photo shows a visitor walking past a logo of German home appliance giant Bosch at a Consumer Electronics Trade Fair, in Berlin. The German manufacturer Bosch owns more than half of the Swiss group sia Abrasives 10 days after announcing a public offer that could be worth more than 200 million euros (270 million dollars), Bosch said on Friday.(AFP/File/John Macdougall)AFP - The German manufacturer Bosch owns more than half of the Swiss group sia Abrasives 10 days after announcing a public offer that could be worth more than 200 million euros (270 million dollars), Bosch said on Friday.

Virgin shark got pregnant in Virginia aquarium (Reuters)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 12:05 AM CDT

Reuters - Scientists using DNA testing have confirmed the second-known instance of "virgin birth" in a shark -- a female Atlantic blacktip shark named Tidbit that produced a baby without a male shark.

Economic storm clouds gather over EU tiger Lithuania (AFP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2008 11:19 PM CDT

File photo shows an elderly woman giving two coupons for a discount to the cashier at a supermarket in Vilnius. Lithuania's general election Sunday comes as storm clouds gather over the EU AFP - Lithuania's general election Sunday comes as storm clouds gather over the EU "tiger" economy, with a long-running boom tailing off and grinding inflation hurting voters.

Heskey back in fashion for England (AFP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2008 11:09 PM CDT

File photo shows Emile Heskey, who is back in demand for England after a long spell in the shadows but the Wigan forward insists he never felt like he had gone out of fashion.(AFP/File/Hrvoje Polan)AFP - Emile Heskey is back in demand for England after a long spell in the shadows but the Wigan forward insists he never felt like he had gone out of fashion.

Hull is for heroes as minnows thrive in Premier League (AFP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2008 10:59 PM CDT

Hull City's Brazilian player Geovanni (2nd R) is mobbed by team-mates after scoring on October 5. Ten years ago, Hull City were propping up the entire English football league with 91 other teams separating them from the summit of the top flight.(AFP/File/Ian Kington)AFP - Ten years ago, Hull City were propping up the entire English football league with 91 other teams separating them from the summit of the top flight.

Market tailspin steps up pressure for world action on crisis (AFP)

Posted: 10 Oct 2008 03:47 AM CDT

Two men look at the Australian Securities Exchange board as Australian shares plunge in Melbourne on October 10. Global stock markets went into freefall Friday as pressure mounted for decisive action from world leaders to contain the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.(AFP/William West)AFP - Global stock markets went into freefall on Friday as pressure mounted for decisive action from world leaders to contain the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

Brown piles pressure on Iceland over frozen bank deposits (AFP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2008 07:38 PM CDT

Prime Minister Gordon Brown stepped up pressure on Iceland Thursday as Britain battled to add up how many hundreds of millions of pounds of local government cash is caught up in frozen Icelandic banks.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - Gordon Brown stepped up pressure on Iceland as Britain tried to establish how many hundreds of millions of pounds of local government cash had been in frozen Icelandic banks.

North Korea preparing to restart atomic facility (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2008 05:10 PM CDT

This Aug. 13, 2002 file photo is a satellite image provided by Space Imaging Asia of the Yongbyon Nuclear Center, located north of Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea announced Thursday Oct. 6, 2008 that it is preparing to restart the facility that produced its atomic bomb, clearly indicating that it plans to completely pull out of an international deal to end its nuclear program. North Korea told the International Atomic Energy Agency that it was stopping the process of disabling its main nuclear site and barring international inspectors from the Yongbyon facility, the agency said. (AP Photo/Space Imaging Asia, File)AP - North Korea moved closer Thursday to relaunching its nuclear arms program, announcing that it wants to reactivate the facility that produced its atomic bomb and banning U.N. inspectors from the site.

Montenegro, Macedonia recognize Kosovo statehood (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2008 04:54 PM CDT

Montenegro's Foreign Minister Milan Rocen speaks during a news conference in Podgorica. Montenegro officially recognised Kosovo as an independent state following its unilateral secession from Serbia in February 2008.(AFP/Savo Prelevic)AP - Both Montenegro and Macedonia recognized Kosovo's independence on Thursday, despite opposition from Serbia, which called the moves by its Balkan neighbors a betrayal and expelled the Montenegrin ambassador from Belgrade.

Investigators unsure what caused Spanish crash (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2008 04:27 PM CDT

In this Aug 20, 2008 file photo a plane takes off near the site where a Spanair jet crashed on takeoff at Madrid airport. The first official report into the crash of a SpanAir passenger jet offers no hypothesis as to why the plane went down but says investigators are still focusing on a problem with the wing flaps. The preliminary report by Spanish Civil Aviation released on Thursday, Oct 9, 2008, seven weeks after the Aug. 20 disaster says an alarm in the cockpit failed to warn pilots that wing flaps and wing slats were not properly deployed. A total of 154 people died in the accident, Spain's worst air disaster in 25 years. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)AP - The first official report into the crash of a SpanAir passenger jet said Thursday that investigators are still focusing on a problem with the plane's wing flaps and the failure of a cockpit alarm to sound, but that no conclusions have been reached as to why the plane went down.

Macedonian recognizes Kosovo independence (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2008 04:01 PM CDT

Kosovars celebrate after their parliament declared the province's independence from Serbia on February 17, 2008. The UN General Assembly voted Wednesday to ask the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to rule on whether Kosovo's unilateral secession from Serbia is AP - Macedonia has recognized Kosovo's independence hours after a similar move by Montenegro.

(AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2008 03:51 PM CDT

AP - Macedonia recognizes Kosovo independence, following Montenegro.

Putin: US image damaged forever over economy woes (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2008 03:36 PM CDT

AP - The financial crisis has irreparably damaged the image of the U.S. as the leader of the free world and the global economy, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday.

Russia official blasts "secretive" UN-NATO deal (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2008 02:50 PM CDT

AP - Moscow on Thursday accused NATO and the United Nations of secretly forging an agreement that tightens their cooperation without informing Russia, a U.N. Security Council member whose relations with NATO are badly strained.

Pope prays for Pius XII sainthood process (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2008 01:52 PM CDT

In this photo provided by the Vatican's L'Osservatore Romano newspaper, Pope Benedict XVI, fourth from the bottom of the stairs at left, makes his way to a crypt below the main alter in St. Peter's Basilica, to pray before Pope Pius XII tomb, after a mass to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of the late pontiff, at the Vatican Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008. Benedict XVI has given a push to possible sainthood for Pope Pius XII, as he defended the World War II pontiff Thursday from accusations that he did little to spare Jews from the Holocaust. Benedict contends his predecessor acted silently to save as many Jews as possible and expressed hope that efforts aimed at his beatification would proceed 'smoothly.' Beatification is the last formal step before sainthood. Some writers and Jewish leaders others have accused Pius of not doing enough to try to stop the Holocaust, in which 6 million Jews died. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, HO)AP - Pope Benedict XVI gave World War II pontiff Pius XII a push toward possible sainthood Thursday and defended his memory from accusations that he did little to spare Jews from the Holocaust.

NATO to send ships as Somali pirates ease demands (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2008 01:51 PM CDT

In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, pirates leave the Ukrainian merchant vessel MV Faina for Somalia's shore Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008 while under observation by a U.S. Navy ship. The MV Faina which is carrying a cargo of Ukrainian T-72 tanks and related military equipment, was seized by pirates Sept. 25 and forced to proceed to anchorage off the Somali coast. A pirate spokesman said Thursday, Oct. 9, the Somali bandits holding the ship laden with tanks are open to negotiations about their ransom demands. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky)AP - NATO joined a growing international force to protect vessels off Somalia's perilous coast Thursday, sending military ships to the treacherous waters where pirates are negotiating the release of an arms-laden tanker.

Carter, peacemakers see Cyprus peace deal near (AP)

Posted: 09 Oct 2008 10:16 AM CDT

South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu speaks to the media during a press conference at Ledra checkpoint in the U.N. buffer zone in the divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008. Tutu along with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, and former Algerian Foreign Minister Lakhdar Brahimi, unseen, arrived to the island to lend their support to talks to reunify the war-divided island. They lauded Cyprus President Dimitris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat for their expressed commitment to seek a settlement to the decades-old dispute. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)AP - War-divided Cyprus is close to reaching a peace settlement, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and other members of an international peace initiative said Thursday.

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