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UK retailer Woolworths files for administration (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 03:33 AM CST AP - Woolworths Group PLC announced Thursday it has put its century-old retail business into administration after failed attempts at a fire sale.

London stock market edges up (AFP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 03:18 AM CST AFP - The London stock market rose 0.09 percent to 4,156.52 points when trading began on Thursday.

Air Berlin 3Q net profit rises 43 pct (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 03:15 AM CST AP - Air Berlin PLC said Thursday its earnings grew 43 percent in the third quarter as an efficiency program paid off, with sales rising even though passenger numbers decreased.

German unemployment down in November (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 03:15 AM CST AP - Germany's Federal Labor Agency says the country's unemployment rate dipped to 7.1 percent in November.

UBS: More former executives forgo pay, bonuses (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 03:14 AM CST AP - Troubled Swiss banking giant UBS AG says former executives are forgoing pay and bonuses of another 22 million Swiss francs ($18.45 million).

China blames France, EU for summit cancellation (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 02:38 AM CST AP - China said Thursday French President Nicolas Sarkozy's plans to meet with the Dalai Lama — hated by Beijing — left it no option but to pull out of an upcoming China-European Union summit.

Nokia says to withdraw from Japanese market (AFP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 02:28 AM CST AFP - The world's leading mobile phone maker Nokia said on Thursday it would stop selling and marketing its mobile devices in Japan because its market share there remained below expectations.

Air Berlin posts best quarter ever despite global slowdown (AFP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 02:11 AM CST AFP - Air Berlin, the second-biggest German airline, posted on Thursday its best quarterly result ever despite the economic downturn, and maintained its outlook for a 2008 operating profit.

Tests in doubt after England abandon India tour (AFP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 02:04 AM CST AFP - England on Thursday abandoned their one-day series in India following the deadly attacks in Mumbai, leaving the subsequent Test series also in doubt.

Medvedev raises Russia's profile in Latin America (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 01:44 AM CST AP - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed to help Venezuela start a nuclear energy program on Wednesday as President Hugo Chavez hailed Moscow's deepening ties in Latin America as a reflection of declining U.S. influence.

Dutch entertainer disputes singing for SS (AP) Posted: 26 Nov 2008 11:56 PM CST AP - A 104-year-old Dutch-born entertainer who made his name performing in Hitler's Germany is trying to clear his name of allegations he sang for Nazi guards at the Dachau concentration camp.

UN gives green light for EU in Kosovo (AP) Posted: 26 Nov 2008 09:58 PM CST AP - The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday approved the deployment of a European Union mission throughout Kosovo under the U.N. umbrella.

China postpones EU summit over Dalai Lama visit (AP) Posted: 26 Nov 2008 08:46 PM CST AP - China took the extraordinary step Wednesday of indefinitely postponing a summit with the European Union in retaliation for plans by French President Nicolas Sarkozy and other European officials to meet with the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet, the Dalai Lama.

Video shows hostage pleaded for release (AP) Posted: 26 Nov 2008 07:13 PM CST AP - A French aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan earlier this month has appeared in a video with two rifles pressed to either side of his head and chains around his legs

In murder probe, Poland autopsies WWII leader (AP) Posted: 26 Nov 2008 02:48 PM CST AP - Polish authorities completed an autopsy Wednesday of a World War II leader in an effort to shed light on his mysterious death, then laid him to rest again with full military honors alongside Poland's ancient kings in Krakow's main cathedral.

Human skull used in British Hamlet production (AP) Posted: 26 Nov 2008 02:45 PM CST AP - A Polish pianist has made his stage debut in Britain, 26 years after his death.

Ex-ambassador blames Georgia for war with Russia (AP) Posted: 26 Nov 2008 02:04 PM CST AP - Before this summer's Georgia-Russia war, President Mikhail Saakashvili was itching to do battle and authorities mistook messages from the United States as encouragement to use force, Georgia's former ambassador to Russia said Wednesday.

Rights group: Greece deporting migrants illegally (AP) Posted: 26 Nov 2008 12:50 PM CST AP - An international human rights group said Greece is illegally deporting migrants and accused neighboring Turkey of detaining potential asylum seekers indefinitely in inhumane conditions.

Britain asks how system did not stop rapist father (AP) Posted: 26 Nov 2008 11:58 AM CST AP - A man who fathered nine children with his two daughters had attracted official suspicion but avoided detection for decades by moving his family frequently and intimidating his victims into silence, British prosecutors say.

Spain: Militant plotted attack on America's Cup (AP) Posted: 26 Nov 2008 11:44 AM CST AP - A judge charged the suspected leader of the Basque separatist group ETA on Wednesday with plotting an attack on the America's Cup sailing race last year in Valencia, Spain.

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