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China, Russia unveil boundary markers (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2008 04:52 AM CDT AP - China and Russia have jointly unveiled boundary markers in a final step toward resolving a territorial dispute along their eastern border.

Cadbury revenue rises 6% in third quarter (AFP) Posted: 14 Oct 2008 04:48 AM CDT AFP - Cadbury said on Tuesday that revenue grew six percent in the third quarter of 2008 from a year earlier thanks to strong performances both at home and in emerging markets.

Britain's inflation hits 16-year high of 5.2% in Sept (AFP) Posted: 14 Oct 2008 04:42 AM CDT AFP - Britain's annual inflation surged to a 16-year high point of 5.2 percent in September owing to soaring energy bills, official data showed on Tuesday.

Gonzalez-Foerster's Tate Modern: a futuristic safe haven (AFP) Posted: 14 Oct 2008 04:37 AM CDT AFP - French artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster has transformed the vast turbine hall at London's Tate Modern museum into a refuge from futuristic climate chaos, with beds laid out under oversized works of art.

China football flap prompts fan to become monk (Reuters) Posted: 14 Oct 2008 04:32 AM CDT Reuters - The most famous fan of a Chinese football club has decided to become a monk after the squad withdrew from the country's professional league last month in protest at the suspension of its top player.

Ukraine president, PM battle over early vote (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2008 04:00 AM CDT AP - Allies of Ukraine's prime minister vowed Tuesday to block President Viktor Yushchenko's efforts to push ahead with early parliamentary elections.

Will Europe's Bank Bailout Plan Really Work? (Time.com) Posted: 14 Oct 2008 03:50 AM CDT Time.com - Privately scoffing at the U.S., European governments move to take partial control of their banks - in spite of the spotty record of state intervention

Russian Soyuz carrying US space tourist docks (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2008 03:37 AM CDT AP - A Russian spacecraft carrying an American computer game designer and two crewmates has docked with the international space station.

Montenegro police ban pro-Serb protest (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2008 03:32 AM CDT AP - Montenegro's police have banned a pro-Serb rally later this week after violent clashes injured at least 34 people on Monday.

EU approves govt's bank rescue plan (AFP) Posted: 14 Oct 2008 03:21 AM CDT AFP - The European Commission has approved the government's a half-trillion-pound bank rescue plan intended to stabilise financial markets.

UN judge demands arrest of last 2 fugitives (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2008 10:20 PM CDT AP - The top war crimes judge for the former Yugoslavia on Monday urged the immediate arrest of the last two fugitives, Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic and ex-Croatian Serb leader Goran Hadzic.

Dispute over participation affects Georgia talks (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2008 08:17 PM CDT AP - Talks on the Caucuses region's stability following the Georgian-Russian war have been downgraded to a "technical" session because of a dispute over participation, diplomats said Monday.

Czech author Kundera accused of informing on spy (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2008 06:26 PM CDT AP - A document written by the Czech Communist police claims that Milan Kundera — author of "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" — once informed on a purported Western spy, a state-sponsored institute said Monday. Kundera quickly denied the claims.

Actor Guillaume Depardieu dead at 37 (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2008 04:33 PM CDT AP - Guillaume Depardieu, the often-troubled son of renowned French film star Gerard Depardieu who gained praise for his own career as an actor, died Monday, hospital officials said. He was 37.

Europe puts more on the line for banks than US (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2008 03:59 PM CDT AP - Europe put $2.3 trillion on the line Monday to protect the continent's banks, a figure that dwarfs the Bush administration's $700 billion rescue program, in its most unified response yet to the global financial crisis after a stumbling start.

IAEA: NKorea renews UN access to nuclear site (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2008 03:14 PM CDT AP - North Korea declared Monday that it will resume shutting down its nuclear program and allow U.N. experts to monitor the process, including making sure the plant that produced plutonium for its test bomb remains disabled.

France's first lady involved in ex-terrorist case (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2008 01:50 PM CDT AP - France's first lady has become personally involved in the case of a former leftist terrorist from Italy, visiting the severely depressed woman in a hospital, the president said Monday.

Official says deposits in Vatican bank are safe (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2008 01:33 PM CDT AP - A top official of the Vatican bank has offered assurances that its deposits are safe from the world financial meltdown, an Italian Catholic magazine said Monday.

EU eases sanctions against top Belarus officials (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2008 11:29 AM CDT AP - The European Union has temporarily lifted a travel ban on the president of Belarus, a country regarded as Europe's last dictatorship, as relations start to thaw.

EU nations divided over resuming talks with Russia (AP) Posted: 13 Oct 2008 11:29 AM CDT AP - EU nations were divided Monday over whether to resume talks on a political and economic pact with Russia that were frozen in protest over its war with Georgia.

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