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Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Alexy II dies (AP) Posted: 05 Dec 2008 04:16 AM CST AP - Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II, who presided over a vast post-Soviet revival of faith but was accused of making the church a force for nationalism, died Friday at age 79, the church headquarters said.

Bundesbank: German economy to shrink in 2009 (AP) Posted: 05 Dec 2008 04:15 AM CST AP - Germany's central bank forecasts that the country's economy — Europe's biggest — will shrink 0.8 percent next year.

Paris jewellery thieves pull off $64 million heist (AFP) Posted: 05 Dec 2008 04:14 AM CST AFP - Armed robbers burst into a famed Paris jewellery store and snatched valuables including diamonds worth 50 million euros (64 million dollars), a source close to the enquiry said Friday.

Sweden announces $1B economic stimulus package (AP) Posted: 05 Dec 2008 04:05 AM CST AP - The Swedish government announced Friday an 8.3 billion kronor ($1.01 billion) economic package to stimulate employment and infrastructure development amid the global financial crisis.

UK's Brown to press banks to cut interest rates (AP) Posted: 05 Dec 2008 03:59 AM CST AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday he will be pressing bankers to pass on lower interest rates to consumers after the Bank of England moved to reduce its key lending rate to the lowest level since 1951.

Britons charged with sedition in Gambia (AFP) Posted: 05 Dec 2008 03:42 AM CST AFP - A British couple working as missionaries in Gambia in West Africa are beginning their seventh day in custody on Friday after being charged with sedition.

Powerful head of Russian Orthodox church Alexiy dies (Reuters) Posted: 05 Dec 2008 03:36 AM CST Reuters - Patriarch Alexiy II, the head of Russia's powerful Orthodox Church, has died at his residence at the age of 79, a church spokesman said on Friday.

Afghan, Pakistani leaders to meet in Turkey (AP) Posted: 05 Dec 2008 03:29 AM CST AP - The leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan are in Istanbul for talks aimed at boosting cooperation between the neighbors.

Honda staff in Brackley face redundancy (AFP) Posted: 05 Dec 2008 03:16 AM CST AFP - Employees at Honda in Brackley face redundancy after the Formula One team on Friday announced its shock withdrawal from the circuit over the global financial crisis.

Mike Leigh in Cuba to receive cinematic tribute (AFP) Posted: 05 Dec 2008 02:37 AM CST AFP - Acclaimed filmmaker Mike Leigh was in Cuba to receive an award at a film festival that will screen 10 of his best productions, according to local reports.

Russian warships head to Atlantic, Mediterranean (AP) Posted: 05 Dec 2008 02:07 AM CST AP - The Russian navy says its sole aircraft carrier and several accompanying ships have left their base and are heading for the Atlantic and the Mediterranean.

Boot Knut: Berlin's star polar bear faces eviction (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2008 07:59 PM CST AP - Knut the superstar polar bear turns two on Friday looking nothing like the button-eyed ball of white fluff who captured hearts around the world.

New JK Rowling book goes on sale around the world (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2008 04:42 PM CST AP - The latest magical tome by J.K. Rowling has started to fly off bookstore shelves.

(AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2008 02:32 PM CST AP - BBC reports shooting at New Delhi airport.

European court makes landmark ruling on DNA rights (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2008 02:21 PM CST AP - Europe's top human rights court Thursday struck down a British law that allows the government to store DNA and fingerprints from people with no criminal record — a landmark decision that could force Britain to destroy nearly 1 million samples on its database.

Putin makes crude outburst about Georgian leader (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2008 02:05 PM CST AP - Reveling in his reputation for earthy language, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin unabashedly confirmed a crude outburst against Georgia's president and even took the tirade a step further Thursday.

UN says poor nations need $130B for climate change (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2008 02:04 PM CST AP - The U.N. climate change organization has said the world's poor countries will need $130 billion dollars a year by 2030 to help them adapt to global warming and curb their carbon emissions.

Flood washes away some qualms over barrier project (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2008 01:26 PM CST AP - The luxury Bauer hotel was inundated by calls of concern and cancellations this week — but was spared the floodwaters that swamped most of the city.

Testimony doesn't link US soldier to 4 dead Iraqis (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2008 01:17 PM CST AP - A defense lawyer told a military court Thursday that witnesses had provided insufficient evidence to support charges that a U.S. Army sergeant was involved in killing four Iraqi men found bound, blindfolded, shot and dumped in a Baghdad canal.

OSCE gives cool response on Russian security pact (AP) Posted: 04 Dec 2008 01:04 PM CST AP - Russian plans for a European security pact drew a cool response from a long-established, trans-Atlantic group Thursday, with the U.S. saying there was no need for a new "security architecture."

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