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The times they aren't a-changin' on Jersey (AFP) Posted: 16 Oct 2008 04:05 AM CDT AFP - The people of Jersey overwhelmingly voted against switching from British time to Central European Time, referendum results showed Thursday.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II to visit Google HQ (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2008 03:56 AM CDT AP - Britain's royal palace says Queen Elizabeth II will visit Google's central London headquarters.

Indian shares trim losses tracking Europe (Reuters) Posted: 16 Oct 2008 03:50 AM CDT Reuters - Indian shares pared losses to less than 2 percent on Thursday afternoon after falling more than 7 percent early, as European markets came off lows and U.S. stock futures that indicated a higher opening on Wall Street.

Google's UK homepage gets royal makeover (Reuters) Posted: 16 Oct 2008 03:47 AM CDT Reuters - Google received the royal seal of approval on Thursday when it added a picture of the Queen to the logo on its British homepage to mark her visit to its London offices on Thursday.

British soldier killed in Afghan blast (Reuters) Posted: 16 Oct 2008 03:41 AM CDT Reuters - A British soldier has been killed in an explosion while on patrol in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defense said on Thursday.

Olympic heroes parade in London (AFP) Posted: 16 Oct 2008 03:38 AM CDT AFP - Olympic and paralympic athletes will be taking part in a heroes parade in London on Thursday to celebrate their stellar performance in the Beijing Games.

Judge to question Spanair mechanics in plane crash (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2008 03:19 AM CDT AP - A Madrid court says the judge probing the Spanair plane crash that killed 154 people in August has called in three mechanics for questioning on suspicion of manslaughter.

Spanish police make arrests in terrorism raids (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2008 03:17 AM CDT AP - Spain's National Court says several people have been arrested in raids targeting groups suspected of collecting funds for Islamic terrorism groups.

EU delays decision on Russia partnership talks (Reuters) Posted: 16 Oct 2008 03:13 AM CDT Reuters - European Union leaders were to delay on Thursday a decision on when to restart talks with Russia on a partnership pact, suspended after Russia's incursion into Georgia in August, officials said.

Russia-Georgia peace talks delayed (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 16 Oct 2008 03:00 AM CDT The Christian Science Monitor - At his checkpoint along the road from Tbilisi to Akhalgori in South Ossetia, Russian Senior Lt. Boris Federov has orders to search cars and check passengers' papers. He waves most locals through, but when an SUV full of European Union civilian monitors arrives, he politely tells them they can't enter.

Azerbaijan's president re-elected by landslide (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2008 02:02 AM CDT AP - The president of oil-rich Azerbaijan has been re-elected to a second five-year term by landslide, according to early official returns released Thursday.

Experts seek cure to global hunger (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 10:02 PM CDT AP - Much of the world today is consumed by fears of recession and unemployment. But for nearly a billion people, the fear is more basic — having nothing to eat.

Georgia-Russia talks off to shaky start in Geneva (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 07:15 PM CDT AP - The first high-level talks between Russia and Georgia since their war broke down Wednesday, but international sponsors said the negotiations had only hit a procedural snag and will resume next month.

EU leaders split over how to reach climate goals (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 05:53 PM CDT AP - European Union leaders agreed Wednesday to stick to ambitious plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent by 2020, but divisions over how to share out the cuts were widened by fears over the impact of the financial crisis.

Crisis bodes ill for climate change talks (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 05:40 PM CDT AP - The global financial crisis could hardly come at a worse time for nations seeking a new agreement on climate change that — on top of everything else — will cost tens of billions more dollars.

EU, US call for a global summit to reshape banking (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 05:13 PM CDT AP - The Group of Eight major industrial nations announced Wednesday they will hold a global summit — perhaps as early as November in New York — to forge common action to prevent another economic meltdown.

Tasers in spotlight of alleged French spying plot (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 04:23 PM CDT AP - A postman-turned-leftist politician who has campaigned against the use of Tasers claims he has been targeted by a shady spy ring — allegedly made up of crooked cops, private eyes and the head of a French company that sells the stun guns.

What Crisis? Kremlin downplays financial woes (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 03:58 PM CDT AP - Talking to Russians on the street, you'd be forgiven for thinking there was no economic crisis.

Kramnik holds Anand to second draw in chess (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 02:49 PM CDT AP - World chess champion Viswanathan Anand of India started the second game of his championship match against Russian challenger Vladimir Kramnik with a definite advantage Wednesday, but had to settle for a draw.

Russian lawyer suspects mercury poisoning (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2008 02:42 PM CDT AP - A Russian lawyer said Wednesday she suspects she and her family were poisoned by mercury found in her car, keeping her away from the start of the trial of three men accused in the slaying of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

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