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Panda attacks Chinese man who wanted a cuddle (Reuters) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 02:21 AM CST Reuters - A panda at a zoo in southern China attacked a student who snuck into its pen hoping for a cuddle with the endangered bear, state media said on Saturday.

Rwanda protocol chief says she'll prove innocence (AP) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 02:18 AM CST AP - She knew she risked arrest, and yet she made the trip. Sure enough, police picked her up at the airport.

IMF ready to help Latvia in economic crisis: IMF chief (AFP) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 12:30 AM CST AFP - The International Monetary Fund is "ready to rapidly assist" Latvia deal with its economic crisis, in close cooperation with the European Union, IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said Friday in a statement.

Aubry wins tight race to lead France's fractious Socialists (AFP) Posted: 22 Nov 2008 12:28 AM CST AFP - Martine Aubry, who gave France the 35-hour work week, edged out ex-presidential candidate Segolene Royal on Saturday to win the leadership of the opposition Socialist Party by a few dozen votes.

Germany drops attempt to ban Scientology (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 11:09 PM CST AP - Germany is dropping its pursuit of a ban on Scientology after finding insufficient evidence of illegal activity, security officials said Friday.

Russian spy murder suspect makes offer to Britain: report (AFP) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 10:19 PM CST AFP - The man accused of murdering former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in London said in a British newspaper on Saturday he was prepared to come to Britain to be questioned about the case.

French Socialist leader vote too close to call (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 09:40 PM CST AP - A vote tally between two women vying to head the Socialist Party and lead the opposition against France's conservative president was too close to call, a senior party official said early Saturday.

Bulgarian archaeologists unearth ancient chariot (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 08:47 PM CST AP - Archaeologists have unearthed an elaborately decorated 1,800-year-old chariot sheathed in bronze at an ancient Thracian tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, the head of the excavation said Friday. "The lavishly ornamented four-wheel chariot dates back to the end of the second century A.D.," Veselin Ignatov told The Associated Press in a telephone interview from the site, near the southeastern village of Karanovo.

Strewth! Australia drops cricket from citizenship test (Reuters) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 07:22 PM CST Reuters - Australia is to modify a test for prospective new citizens to exclude questions on history and culture, and specifically cricket legend Sir Donald Bradman, a government minister said on Saturday.

Solana 'worried' by Iran's lack of cooperation on nuclear issue (AFP) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 06:12 PM CST AFP - European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana said Friday he was "worried" by an international watchdog's report that Iran is not cooperating with calls to stop its sensitive nuclear work.

AIDS official: HIV spreading fast in Russia (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 04:06 PM CST AP - A top Russian anti-AIDS coordinator on Friday lambasted the government's approach to fighting HIV, saying the number of registered cases was growing 10 percent a year despite increased federal funding.

Armenia retains top spot in Chess Olympiad (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 03:34 PM CST AP - Top-seeded Russia held off the United States in the 38th Chess Olympiad in round eight of open division play Friday, but the Armenian team crushed France and stayed in first place.

UN panel urges China apology to 1989 protesters (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 03:18 PM CST AP - A U.N. panel urged the Chinese government on Friday to apologize to the victims of its crackdown on pro-democracy activists in Tiananmen Square 19 years ago.

Italian premier's political party OKs merger plan (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 02:59 PM CST AP - The party that Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi created more than a decade ago moved ahead with a plan to abandon its name and dissolve into another conservative bloc.

Group: Greece, Turkey failed to destroy mines (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 02:10 PM CST AP - Greece, Turkey and Belarus have missed deadlines to destroy their land mine stockpiles, as required under an international treaty, said a report Friday by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.

Britain's Miliband calls Iran world threat (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 01:43 PM CST AP - Britain's foreign policy chief said Friday that Iran continues to pose the most serious threat to the world, warning that Tehran's suspected pursuit of nuclear weapons risks an arms race across the Middle East.

Germany bans Hezbollah television station Al-Manar (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 01:42 PM CST AP - Germany has banned Hezbollah's television station on grounds that it violates the country's constitution, an Interior Ministry spokesman said Friday.

Syria all but rules out more UN nuclear inspection (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 01:30 PM CST AP - A senior Syrian official on Friday all but ruled out new visits by U.N. inspectors probing allegations that his country had a covert program that could be used to make nuclear weapons.

Amsterdam moves to close a fifth of 'coffee shops' (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 01:03 PM CST AP - Amsterdam will close almost a fifth of its marijuana cafes to comply with a national ban on having them near schools, the mayor said Friday.

Pope pondering change to Mass liturgy (AP) Posted: 21 Nov 2008 12:43 PM CST AP - A high-ranking Vatican official says Pope Benedict XVI is considering introducing a change to the Mass liturgy.

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