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Denmark cuts key interest rates to 3.75 percent (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2008 03:37 AM CST AP - Denmark's central bank on Friday lowered its key interest rates by half a percentage point to 3.75 percent.

Russia to axe some weapons if U.S. abandons shield (Reuters) Posted: 19 Dec 2008 03:35 AM CST Reuters - Russia will stop developing some strategic weapons if the United States drops plans for a missile shield in Europe, Interfax news agency quoted the commander of Russia's strategic missile forces as saying on Friday.

Yemeni mediators say 3 German hostages released (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2008 03:30 AM CST AP - Tribal mediators who have been negotiating the release of three German hostages kidnapped in Yemen say the hostages have been set free.

London stocks down at open (AFP) Posted: 19 Dec 2008 03:28 AM CST AFP - The London stock market was down slightly in early trade on Friday as the world's energy ministers met here to seek ways to stabilise global energy markets.

Russia to cut arms if US drops missile defense (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2008 03:26 AM CST AP - A news report is quoting a senior Russian general as saying that the military will cut some weapons programs if the United States drops its missile defense plans.

Turkey: Singer acquitted of criticizing military (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2008 03:24 AM CST AP - A transsexual singer has been acquitted of charges of criticizing mandatory military service in Turkey.

French bank Natixis to cut 840 jobs (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2008 03:06 AM CST AP - Natixis SA, France's fourth largest investment bank, said Friday it plans to cut 15 percent of its investment banking staff in what it called a 'radical' transformation aimed at stemming losses and reducing risk.

Irish find high dioxin levels in beef, but no risk (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2008 03:02 AM CST AP - Lab tests on cattle at four Irish farms have found much higher levels of cancer-causing dioxins than initially thought, government agency officials said, but they stressed that the problem still posed no risk to public health.

Drug smuggling takes off with direct China-Taiwan flights (Reuters) Posted: 19 Dec 2008 02:48 AM CST Reuters - About 30 kg (66lb) of smuggled party drug ketamine arrived on one of the first direct cargo flights between political rivals China and Taiwan following six decades of hostile relations, a Customs official said on Friday.

London prepares to host energy conference (AFP) Posted: 19 Dec 2008 02:46 AM CST AFP - Around 40 ministers from major oil producing and consuming countries were to meet in London on Friday to discuss the impact of the international financial crisis on energy investment.

French first lady confirms 'quickie' wedding (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2008 02:38 AM CST AP - In her most informal interview since becoming France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has revealed that her wedding to President Nicolas Sarkozy was decided just two days in advance.

Irish iconoclast Conor Cruise O'Brien dead at 91 (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 07:58 PM CST AP - Conor Cruise O'Brien, an Irish iconoclast who led several lives as a diplomat, government minister, author and newspaper editor, has died. He was 91.

Pianist Brendel gives final concert in Austria (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 05:50 PM CST AP - Amid shouts of "bravo" and thundering applause, Alfred Brendel bid farewell to the concert hall Thursday, ending a six-decade career as one of the world's greatest pianists.

Shoppers flee as police, youths clash in Athens (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 03:31 PM CST AP - Masked youths set up burning barricades and threw fire bombs and chunks of marble at riot police Thursday, after a protest march erupted into new fighting that sent Christmas shoppers and panicked parents fleeing to safety.

In Paris, Netanyahu airs concerns on Iran (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 03:25 PM CST AP - Benjamin Netanyahu, who hopes to become Israel's next prime minister, warned Thursday that "a terribly dangerous threshold will be crossed" if Iran obtains nuclear weapons, and urged world leaders to make sure it does not happen.

UK court rejects enforcement of prenuptial pacts (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 03:19 PM CST AP - Prenup? Forget it for now in Britain.

Dozens arrested in French student protest (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 02:02 PM CST AP - Police arrested 38 people in the French city of Lyon on Thursday when a student protest against education reform turned violent, authorities said.

UN says Zimbabwe cholera death toll reaches 1,111 (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 12:29 PM CST AP - The cholera death toll in Zimbabwe has risen above 1,000, the United Nations said Thursday, as one expert warned that the country is ill-prepared to deal with outbreaks of other diseases.

Yugoslav war crimes prosecutor seeks more time (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 11:57 AM CST AP - The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal's chief prosecutor warned Thursday that the court is being undermined by staff resignations even as the arrest of wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic makes it necessary to stay open an extra two years.

Former Gitmo prisoner says he was abused, insulted (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2008 11:43 AM CST AP - A former Guantanamo Bay prisoner who was released earlier this week claims he was abused and humiliated at the U.S. detention center for suspected terrorists, according to a TV interview released Thursday.

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