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Liverpool mull gamble on Torres for Chelsea summit clash (AFP) Posted: 25 Oct 2008 03:24 AM CDT AFP - Rafael Benitez is contemplating one of the biggest gambles of his career as he mulls over whether to throw Fernando Torres into battle in the Premier League summit meeting with Chelsea this weekend.

Leaders endorse IMF in aiding stricken economies (AP) Posted: 25 Oct 2008 03:15 AM CDT AP - Seeking a common approach to the global financial turmoil, Asian and European leaders called for new rules guiding the global economy and a leading role for the International Monetary Fund in aiding crisis-stricken countries.

Asia-Europe talks turn to climate change, energy security (AFP) Posted: 25 Oct 2008 01:58 AM CDT AFP - European and Asian leaders buckled down for a second day of talks in Beijing Saturday with climate change and energy security on the agenda after calling for reform of the global financial system.

2012 Olympics will be 'economic gold' for Britain: minister (AFP) Posted: 25 Oct 2008 01:16 AM CDT AFP - The 2012 London Olympics will help boost the economy as it battles through current global economic chaos, the minister in charge of the games said in an interview Saturday.

Blasts hit two Basque train stations, no one hurt (Reuters) Posted: 25 Oct 2008 12:51 AM CDT Reuters - A bomb ripped through a train station in Spain's Basque Country early on Saturday and hours later another station was hit by molotov cocktails but no one was hurt in either incident, a police spokesman said.

Explosion hits station in Spain's Basque country (AFP) Posted: 25 Oct 2008 12:48 AM CDT AFP - An explosion hit a railway station early Saturday in the town of Berriz in northern Spain, claiming no casualties but causing major material damage, the Basque regional interior ministry said.

Bombs hit train stations in Spain's Basque region (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2008 11:52 PM CDT AP - The Interior Ministry says two train stations in the northern Basque region were attacked with small explosive devices, causing some damage but no injuries.

Radcliffe hopes Portsmouth provides a New York warm-up (AFP) Posted: 24 Oct 2008 08:25 PM CDT AFP - Distance running star Paula Radcliffe hopes the 10-mile Great South Run here Sunday will provide her with just the tune-up she needs before she defends her New York Marathon title.

Russians, plus American tourist, return from space (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2008 08:20 PM CDT AP - Soon after he touched down Friday, American space tourist Richard Garriott got a pat on the head and an admiring question from his astronaut father. "How come you look so fresh and ready to go?" 77-year-old Owen Garriott asked his son, who was sitting in an armchair on the steppes of Kazakhstan after being pulled from the gumdrop-shaped Soyuz capsule.

Venezuela's Chavez calls Palin a confused beauty queen (Reuters) Posted: 24 Oct 2008 06:29 PM CDT Reuters - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, renowned for colourful insults of world leaders, called U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin a confused "beauty queen" on Friday after she said he was a dictator.

Russia criticizes US sanctions on arms trader (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2008 01:41 PM CDT AP - Russia's foreign minister sharply criticized U.S. sanctions against Russia's state arms trader Friday, saying the move won't make Moscow shift any closer to the U.S. stance on Iran's controversial nuclear program.

Hijack-threat man just freed from psychiatric care (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2008 01:40 PM CDT AP - A passenger who threatened to blow up a Russian airliner Friday had been released earlier in the day from psychiatric treatment that was ordered after he killed his mother, authorities said according to Russian news agencies.

France's Sarkozy not enchanted over voodoo doll (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2008 12:35 PM CDT AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy isn't enchanted with a hot-selling voodoo doll of him and wants a judge to order it pulled from shelves.

British pub-goers may buy their beer a new way (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2008 12:35 PM CDT AP - Britain's beloved pint may be facing a downsizing.

Croatia promises new attack on crime (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2008 12:35 PM CDT AP - Croatia's prime minister pledged Friday to relentlessly pursue the killers of a journalist slain in a bombing, promising that no criminal would sleep calmly until this case and other major crimes were solved.

Officer who shot Brazilian breaks down on stand (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2008 12:34 PM CDT AP - A police marksman who fatally shot an unarmed Brazilian man broke down on the witness stand Friday after describing how he thought his target was a suicide bomber about to blow himself up.

SAS plane makes emergency landing due to smoke (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2008 12:34 PM CDT AP - An SAS plane with more than 100 people on board made an emergency landing at a Swedish airport Friday after the cabin filled with smoke, aviation officials said.

EU: Most Russian cease-fire allegations overblown (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2008 12:34 PM CDT AP - Most Russian claims that Georgia is violating a cease-fire agreement in the breakaway region of South Ossetia appear to be inflated, the head of the European monitoring mission there said Friday.

Lithuania court acquits teen who wore Nazi uniform (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2008 12:33 PM CDT AP - A Lithuanian teenager who wore a Nazi uniform during a festival was acquitted Friday of violating a new law that prohibits the display of Nazi and Soviet-era symbols.

6 people convicted of caging, torturing Czech boys (AP) Posted: 24 Oct 2008 12:32 PM CDT AP - Six people were convicted of child abuse Friday in a case where two young brothers were put in a cage and tortured by their mother.

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