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Frenchman convicted over death of son in hot car (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2008 04:11 AM CST AP - A man whose son died of heat and sunstroke after he left the 2-year-old in a sunbaked car in summer has been convicted of manslaughter in France.

HMV posts 1H loss, says markets keep weakening (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2008 04:10 AM CST AP - HMV Group PLC, the British retailer of music, DVDs, games and books, reported Thursday a net loss for the first half of its financial year as swelling costs offset higher sales. The company also warned markets had weakened further since the end of the period.

Renewed violence in Athens, 1 hurt (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2008 04:03 AM CST AP - Students have attacked at least five police stations across the Greek capital in a renewal of clashes over the police shooting of a 15-year-old boy.

Ireland gives $233 million to restart pig slaughtering (Reuters) Posted: 11 Dec 2008 04:02 AM CST Reuters - Ireland's government said on Thursday it would pay 180 million euros ($232.8 million) to help restart pig slaughtering, halted after Saturday's recall of pork products due to dioxin contamination.

Germany's Ifo group sees recession until 2010 (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2008 03:54 AM CST AP - Germany will remain in a recession until 2010, an economic research group predicted Thursday, adding that gross domestic product will likely shrink 2.2 percent next year as the global economic crisis deepens.

UN's Ban: invest in fighting climate change (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2008 03:48 AM CST AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned the world against backsliding in the fight against climate change as it tackles the global financial crisis.

Russian navy ships to visit Nicaragua (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2008 03:47 AM CST AP - The Russian navy says its ships will visit Nicaragua as part of their mission in Latin America.

Man Utd left sweating on UEFA Rooney verdict (AFP) Posted: 11 Dec 2008 03:42 AM CST AFP - Manchester United face a nervous wait to learn whether they will be deprived of the services of Wayne Rooney for a Champions League second round tie which could pit them against either Real Madrid or Inter Milan.

EU: Ireland will vote again on treaty next year (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2008 03:36 AM CST AP - France says Ireland will vote again on the European Union's stalled reform treaty next year.

Switzerland cuts key interest rate range to zero-1% (AFP) Posted: 11 Dec 2008 03:35 AM CST AFP - The Swiss National Bank on Thursday slashed its benchmark three-month interest rate by half a percentage point to a range of zero to 1.0 percent, marking its fourth consecutive cut in three months.

Suicide on TV condemned in Britain (AP) Posted: 11 Dec 2008 01:08 AM CST AP - The scene is difficult to watch, even for viewers inured to the subject of dying by a steady diet of violent Hollywood and television fare. Craig Ewert, a former computer scientist from Chicago, is shown lying in bed with his wife at his side while he takes barbiturates. He asks for a glass of apple juice to mask the bad taste and help him swallow. Then he uses his teeth to turn off his ventilator — and dies on camera.

Nobel Peace winner urges Obama to focus on Mideast (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2008 04:26 PM CST AP - Finnish mediator Martti Ahtisaari accepted this year's Nobel Peace Prize with a plea to President-elect Barack Obama: Start pressing for Middle East peace as soon as you can.

French minister: human rights ministry a bad idea (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2008 03:13 PM CST AP - When he accepted a place in France's conservative government, humanitarian Bernard Kouchner pushed for the creation of a junior ministry for human rights. Now, he says that was a mistake.

Famous blue diamond sells for record price: $24.3M (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2008 01:39 PM CST AP - A rare blue diamond handed down through generations of German royalty sold for a record-breaking 16.4 million pounds ($24.3 million) at auction Wednesday in London, Christie's said.

Spain moves to lift limit on troops abroad (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2008 01:34 PM CST AP - Spain's defense minister said Wednesday she will propose lifting a limit on how many troops the country can deploy overseas, clearing the way for a possible increase in its Afghanistan mission.

Russia's Putin to visit factory facing big layoffs (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2008 01:16 PM CST AP - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is making an unexpected visit to a struggling agricultural machinery plant in southern Russia as economic woes mount across the country, officials said Wednesday.

Russian military chief wants new treaty with US (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2008 12:59 PM CST AP - Russia's top military officer called for new arms control talks with the United States on Wednesday, as the Kremlin seeks to engage President-elect Barack Obama's administration.

Italy nabs 70 fake nurses who bought diplomas (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2008 12:25 PM CST AP - Italian police say they have arrested 70 nurses and hospital attendants who allegedly got jobs in hospitals by using fake medical diplomas.

OSCE monitors in Georgia come under fire (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2008 12:09 PM CST AP - Camouflaged gunmen fired on an armored car carrying OSCE monitors at close range Wednesday, near the border with the breakaway region of South Ossetia, officials said.

German zoo: Polar bear mom may have eaten her cub (AP) Posted: 10 Dec 2008 12:07 PM CST AP - The Nuremberg zoo says one of a pair of twin polar bear cubs has died — and that it is possible its mother ate it.

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