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Swiss weigh up EU immigration in crucial vote (AFP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2009 11:39 PM CST

AFP - Swiss voters go to the polls Sunday to decide whether or not to continue to allow unrestricted immigration from the EU, with the country's ties with its European neighbours hanging in the balance.

Liverpool have staying power, says relieved Benitez (AFP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2009 10:40 PM CST

AFP - Rafael Benitez insists Liverpool are strong enough to compete for the Premier League title despite needing a half-fit Fernando Torres to rescue a 3-2 stoppage time win at Portsmouth on Saturday.

Tough-guy Capello makes no Beckham guarantees (AFP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2009 10:24 PM CST

AFP - Tough-minded Fabio Capello insists he will not be swayed by sentimentality when it comes to handing David Beckham a record-equalling 108th England cap.

Britain orders bank bonuses, management probe (AFP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2009 09:06 PM CST

AFP - Britain is to conduct a review of bank management that will probe the link between bonuses and excessive risk-taking, Finance Minister Alistair Darling said in comments published Sunday.

Wilkins concedes Chelsea's title challenge is fading (AFP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2009 09:04 PM CST

AFP - Chelsea assistant manager Ray Wilkins admits his side's title hopes are receding after the Blues were held to a surprise 0-0 draw at home to Hull.

Bugatti found in Britain gets big bucks at auction (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2009 08:14 PM CST

AP - A car abandoned in a garage in Britain for half a century sold at an auction in Paris for euro3.4 million (about $4.4 million) Friday.

The Foreign Office facing big cash pressures: report (AFP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2009 06:09 PM CST

AFP - The Foreign Office is facing "serious financial pressures" due to the falling pound which could hit its international diplomacy efforts, an influential group of lawmakers said in a report Sunday.

England crash to humiliating innings defeat (AFP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2009 04:15 PM CST

AFP - England dramatically crashed to an innings and 23-run defeat at the hands of West Indies in the opening Test on Saturday at Sabina Park in the face high-class fast bowling from Jerome Taylor.

Beckham set for record-equalling 108th England cap (AFP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2009 04:07 PM CST

AFP - David Beckham was on Saturday handed the opportunity to win a record-equalling 108th cap for England when Fabio Capello named his squad to face European champions Spain in a friendly in Seville on Wednesday.

Last-gasp Torres keeps Liverpool dreaming (AFP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2009 03:13 PM CST

AFP - Fernando Torres kept Liverpool's dream of a first English league title in 19 years alive with a stoppage-time winner at Portsmouth but Chelsea look dead and buried after yet another stumble.

Roommate testifies in trial of US student in Italy (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2009 03:01 PM CST

AP - American student Amanda Knox and the British student she is accused of killing were friendly when they first met as foreign exchange students in Italy, but they then drifted apart, their roommate testified Saturday.

Russia says it is ready for more arms cuts (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2009 01:11 PM CST

AP - Russia is ready for more nuclear weapons cuts and welcomes President Barack Obama's push for talks on an arms reduction treaty, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in remarks broadcast Saturday.

Pope reaffirms life amid heated right-to-die case (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2009 12:34 PM CST

AP - Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday that all human life must be protected, especially that of the weak and suffering, making a last-minute intervention in a right-to-die case that has convulsed Italy.

Germany, France dodge Afghanistan troop issue (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2009 11:42 AM CST

AP - NATO's top official chastised Germany and France for refusing to commit more troops to Afghanistan, but the two European powers skirted the issue Saturday even while agreeing that Washington should not be left to fight international conflicts alone.

Report: Holocaust denier will review evidence (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2009 08:56 AM CST

AP - A bishop who faces a Vatican demand to recant his denial of the Holocaust said he would correct himself if he is satisfied by the evidence, but insisted that examining it "will take time," a German magazine reported Saturday.

Cyprus: suspect ship will not be returned to Iran (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2009 07:54 AM CST

AP - A ship suspected of carrying arms to Gaza will not be returned to Iran, Cypriot officials said Saturday, but they refused to say what exactly was found onboard the boat or whether the cargo contravened U.N. resolutions.

UK milkman delivered cannabis with bottles of milk (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2009 07:34 AM CST

AP - A British prosecutor says an elderly milkman supplied customers with cannabis as well as bottles of milk.

Poland: kidnapped Pole in Pakistan likely dead (AP)

Posted: 07 Feb 2009 06:39 AM CST

AP - Poland's prime minister says it appears that a Pole kidnapped by suspected militants in Pakistan has been killed.