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Snow delays flights, disrupts commutes in Europe (AFP) Posted: 02 Feb 2009 02:17 AM CST AFP - A blanket of snow covered western European capitals on Monday, causing major flight delays, disrupting public transport and snarling traffic in London and Paris.

Ford French plant bought by German firm: minister (Reuters) Posted: 02 Feb 2009 02:09 AM CST Reuters - Ford Motor Co's factory in Blanquefort in western France will be acquired by a German industrial group, Economy Minister Christine Lagarde said on Monday, adding that 1,600 jobs at the plant would be saved.

Heavy snow in Britain causes travel chaos (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2009 02:09 AM CST AP - Heavy snowfall overnight in Britain caused widespread travel delays across the country, including disruptions to flights and London's rush hour Monday morning, and forced the closure of dozens of schools.

London transport grinds to halt in heavy snow (Reuters) Posted: 02 Feb 2009 01:54 AM CST Reuters - Heavy snow brought much of London's transport to a halt Monday with airport runways forced to close and all bus and many train services suspended.

Riot police fire tear gas at Greek farmers (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2009 01:31 AM CST AP - Riot police fired tear gas at farmers from the southern island of Crete Monday to prevent them from driving their tractors from the Greek port of Piraeus to the capital as part of a protest demanding government financial help. At least two people were injured in the clashes.

British, Chinese premiers hold talks in London (AFP) Posted: 02 Feb 2009 12:24 AM CST AFP - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao was to meet British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in London Monday for talks on the global financial crisis and trade, at the end of a tour aimed at strengthening European ties.

Tokyo police to try smoking ban for interrogations (Reuters) Posted: 01 Feb 2009 09:04 PM CST Reuters - Offering suspects a cigarette during police questioning may become a thing of the past if a Tokyo police experiment with a ban on smoking in interrogation rooms works out.

Benitez coy over Keane's future (AFP) Posted: 01 Feb 2009 08:23 PM CST AFP - Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez remained coy about the future of Robbie Keane after the striker was left out of his side's crucial 2-0 victory over Chelsea.

Given braced for City roller-coaster ride (AFP) Posted: 01 Feb 2009 07:38 PM CST AFP - Goalkeeper Shay Given left Newcastle for cash-rich, but success-starved, Manchester City on Sunday and admitted he was braced for a roller-coaster ride at the Premier League club.

Wen sees signs of Chinese economy reviving (Reuters) Posted: 01 Feb 2009 06:23 PM CST Reuters - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Sunday he saw signs of recovery in the final days of 2008 after growth in the world's third largest economy slowed abruptly but indicated that further stimulus measures might be needed.

Pope's bishop pick criticized over Katrina comment (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2009 02:10 PM CST AP - Pope Benedict XVI's decision to promote a pastor who suggested Hurricane Katrina was provoked by sin in New Orleans was criticized Sunday by Austrian priests and church groups.

Russian Orthodox Church enthrones new leader (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2009 01:51 PM CST AP - A new patriarch took charge of the Russian Orthodox Church on Sunday, formally becoming the first leader of the world's largest Orthodox church to take office after the fall of the Soviet Union.

British police detain protesters during Wen visit (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2009 01:25 PM CST AP - British police detained five pro-Tibet protesters who jumped over security barriers outside the Chinese Embassy in London during a visit by Prime Minister Wen Jiabao.

New government takes office in crisis-hit Iceland (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2009 01:09 PM CST AP - A new center-left government took office in crisis-hit Iceland Sunday, headed by the country's first openly gay national leader.

Merkel to call EU G-20 meeting in Berlin (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2009 11:57 AM CST AP - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will call a meeting of the European members of the Group of 20 industrialized nations in Berlin later this month to discuss a joint strategy before the April summit in London.

UK government wants power to expel wayward lords (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2009 07:28 AM CST AP - The British government said Sunday that it wants peers who break the law to be expelled from the House of Lords.

Pope: Euthanasia 'false solution' to suffering (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2009 07:20 AM CST AP - Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday that euthanasia is a "false solution" to suffering, adding his voice to a bitter debate in Italy over the fate of a comatose woman whose father wants to remove her feeding tube.

No answer at Davos forum to global meltdown (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2009 06:24 AM CST AP - Mired in indecision and uncertainty, the world's foremost gathering of the best and brightest in government and business failed to come up with any new plan to stem, much less reverse, the global financial meltdown.

Davos: Don't let crisis breed more corruption (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2009 05:41 AM CST AP - Here's yet another danger from the global economic crisis. It could breed more corruption, as recession-starved officials increasingly demand bribes and hungry companies compete for shrinking resources.

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