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Russian president visits Cold War ally Cuba (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 03:19 AM CST AP - Russia's president visited old Cold War ally Cuba on Thursday, spending hours with President Raul Castro on the final leg of a Latin America tour designed to increase Moscow's profile in a region long dominated by the United States.

Briton killed in Mumbai told of terror hours before he died (AFP) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 02:59 AM CST AFP - A British-Cypriot businessman has been named as one of 125 people killed in the Mumbai attacks, hours after he gave an interview describing how he was trapped in a hotel with gunmen outside.

Compensating bondholders hits Unicredit profits (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 02:50 AM CST AP - Italy's largest bank, Unicredit, said Friday that compensating customers who bought index-linked notes related to Lehman Brothers securities would cut 2008 profits by euro106 million ($137 million).

Germany's ThyssenKrupp gives no forecast due to uncertainty (AFP) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 02:47 AM CST AFP - German steel giant ThyssenKrupp posted slightly better-than-expected annual results on Friday but said it could not give a forecast for the current year due to the economic crisis.

RBS says British government to buy bank majority (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 02:42 AM CST AP - The Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC says the British government will take majority control in the bank after investors shunned a share offering last month.

London stock market up at open (AFP) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 02:34 AM CST AFP - The London stock market rose 0.15 percent to 4,232.50 points when trading began on Friday.

Deutsche Telekom softens call center cuts (AP) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 02:24 AM CST AP - Deutsche Telekom AG said Friday it has secured employee approval for shutting many of its call centers in Germany after it agreed to close nine fewer facilities than originally planned.

Govt to hold 58 pct of RBS after share issue (AFP) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 01:45 AM CST AFP - Royal Bank of Scotland said Friday the government will end up with a 57.9 percent stake in the bank after a share issue to raise funds to help it cope with the financial crisis.

Europe to Cap Prices for Roaming Text Messages and Data (PC World) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 01:41 AM CST PC World - European telecommunications ministers gave their backing on Thursday to a plan to cap retail prices for sending SMS (Short Message Service) text messages and browsing the Internet using mobile phones while abroad.

Obvious Mistakes Caused Europeana Site Failure (PC World) Posted: 28 Nov 2008 01:35 AM CST PC World - "Brussels, we have a problem." That was the message to the paymasters behind Europeana, an Internet portal designed to pool all of Europe's most treasured cultural icons, as it tried unsuccessfully to launch last week.

Clues point to domestic terrorists in India attack (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 08:40 PM CST AP - The attack on India's financial capital bears all the trademarks of al-Qaida — simultaneous assaults meant to kill scores of Westerners in iconic buildings — but clues so far point to homegrown Indian terrorists, global intelligence officials said Thursday.

Airbus with 7 on board crashes off French coast (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 02:15 PM CST AP - An Airbus A320 passenger plane owned by Air New Zealand crashed off the coast of southern France during a maintenance flight Thursday, killing at least two of seven people on board, French authorities said.

Gorbachev hopes for new US policies under Obama (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 01:46 PM CST AP - Some Russians call Barack Obama the American Gorbachev because of his promises to bring change to his country. And the real Mikhail Gorbachev said Thursday that change is what the U.S. wants and needs.

IAEA chief baffled over lack of Syria nuclear info (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 01:32 PM CST AP - The chief U.N. nuclear inspector said Thursday that his agency's Syria probe has been hampered because key satellite images of an alleged nuclear reactor bombed by Israel are inexplicably unavailable on the market.

Berlin museum shows off antique gods (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 01:20 PM CST AP - A new exhibit of Greek and Roman antiquities at Berlin's Pergamon museum puts 170 sculptures, vases and other works on display in Germany for the first time in six decades.

France turns over Matisse painting seized by Nazis (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 12:40 PM CST AP - The Henri Matisse painting "Le Mur Rose" was once seized by Nazis. As of Thursday, it belongs to a charity that supports Israeli ambulances.

Czech Senate approves US missile defense base (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 12:08 PM CST AP - The upper chamber of the Czech Parliament on Thursday approved a deal with Washington to accept a U.S. missile defense installation.

Frozen in time: Shelters reveal WWII nightmare (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 11:08 AM CST AP - The memories are 64 years old but retold with the clarity of yesterday: a young boy lowered by rope into a deep dark cave, watching the sky above shrink to a small and distant patch of blue.

Congo suspects plead not guilty to war crimes (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2008 10:33 AM CST AP - Two Congolese warlords pleaded not guilty Thursday at the International Criminal Court to charges of murder, rape and using child soldiers during a deadly attack on a village in 2003.

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