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Europe has a long wait for its Obama (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2008 01:19 AM CST AP - Where is Europe's Barack Obama? Not only are droves of Europeans hoping for a victory by the U.S. Democratic presidential candidate, many are asking when France, Germany or Britain will get a chance to cast a ballot for a leader from their own burgeoning minorities.

IMF needs hundreds of billions of dollars more: Brown (AFP) Posted: 02 Nov 2008 01:02 AM CST AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) needs "hundreds of billions of dollars" to help countries at risk of collapsing amid the world financial crisis.

Britain extradites three Tunisian terror suspects to Italy (AFP) Posted: 02 Nov 2008 01:00 AM CST AFP - Three Tunisian men accused of terrorism links by Italian prosecutors arrived in Milan under heavy security after being extradited from Britain, Italian police said.

Small businesses struggle under weight of slowdown (AFP) Posted: 02 Nov 2008 01:09 AM CDT AFP - Some 4.7 million small businesses that are beginning to feel the brutal effects of the financial crisis and the resulting slowdown, which experts predict will become a recession in the next quarter.

Liverpool look to Torres after Spurs setback (AFP) Posted: 01 Nov 2008 09:09 PM CDT AFP - Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is hopeful the imminent return of Fernando Torres will help his side get over the 2-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur that ended their unbeaten start to the season.

Coppell relieved by Royals ascent (AFP) Posted: 01 Nov 2008 08:50 PM CDT AFP - Reading boss Steve Coppell admitted his promotion-chasing side's 4-1 win at Bristol City had been a long time coming.

No need to rush back Ferguson says Smith (AFP) Posted: 01 Nov 2008 08:24 PM CDT AFP - Rangers manager Walter Smith says he must ease club captain Barry Ferguson back into his side after he returned from injury as a substitute in the club's 5-0 rout of Inverness Caledonian Thistle on Saturday.

VP hopeful Palin falls prey to Canadian pranksters (Reuters) Posted: 01 Nov 2008 06:57 PM CDT Reuters - U.S. vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin fell prey to a Canadian prankster on Saturday when he called her impersonating French President Nicolas Sarkozy and got her to accept an invitation to hunt baby seals.

Superstars need 100 runs for million-dollar payday (AFP) Posted: 01 Nov 2008 06:25 PM CDT AFP - England have set the Stanford Superstars a target of just 100 runs to win the Stanford Twenty20 match for 20 million dollars here Saturday.

French, British FMs meet Rwandan president (AFP) Posted: 01 Nov 2008 06:13 PM CDT AFP - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and his British counterpart David Miliband on Saturday met Rwanda's president as part of efforts to defuse the crisis in neighbouring DR Congo, an official at the presidency said.

Libya's Gadhafi hails energy ties with Russia (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2008 01:24 PM CDT AP - Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi said Saturday he hopes to increase energy ties with Moscow during his first visit to post-Soviet Russia.

Undersea explorer Piccard dies, aged 86 (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2008 12:55 PM CDT AP - Jacques Piccard, a scientist and underwater explorer who plunged deeper beneath the ocean than any other man, died Saturday, his son's company said. He was 86.

Spain: citizenship for descendants of war emigres (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2008 12:45 PM CDT AP - Spain began allowing citizenship applications Saturday from the descendants of people who went into exile after its Civil War. The government said as many as 500,000 people could be eligible under the program to address the painful legacy of the conflict.

Fears of new war rise around separatist Abkhazia (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2008 11:30 AM CDT AP - The crackle of gunfire at night makes sleep all but impossible along Georgia's border with separatist Abkhazia, feeding the fears of so many here that the war they hoped was over may be erupting anew.

US says it killed 19 militants in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2008 09:25 AM CDT AP - A series of operations by U.S. forces in eastern Afghanistan targeted an al-Qaida leader and a bomb-making cell, killing 19 militants, the coalition said Saturday.

Drivers in Wales find translator out of the office (AP) Posted: 01 Nov 2008 09:03 AM CDT AP - In English, the road sign was just fine, warning drivers that the route ahead is not suitable for heavy trucks.

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