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Search ends for missing eight in North Sea crash (AFP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 02:07 PM PDT AFP - Coastguards called off the search late Thursday for eight people missing after a helicopter crash off the northeast coast of Scotland, from which eight bodies had already been recovered.

Hadden quits as Scotland rugby coach (AFP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 01:36 PM PDT AFP - Frank Hadden stepped down as coach of the Scotland national rugby union team with immediate effect on Thursday following another disappointing Six Nations.

Police, protesters clash before NATO summit (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 01:27 PM PDT AP - Riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets to beat back a crowd of several hundred anti-NATO protesters in Strasbourg on Thursday as the city in eastern France, host of the alliance's 60th anniversary summit, readied for the arrival of world leaders.

Prince Charles raises Tibet issue in China talks (AFP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 01:21 PM PDT AFP - Britain's Prince Charles raised the issue of Tibet during talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao in London on Thursday, a spokesman at his Clarence House office said.

G-20 gives $1 trillion to fight global crisis (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 01:13 PM PDT AP - World leaders pledged $1.1 trillion in loans and guarantees to struggling countries and agreed Thursday to crack down on tax havens and hedge funds — but failed to reach sweeping accord on more stimulus spending to attack the global economic decline.

Michelle Obama urges British girls to take future in hand (AFP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 12:58 PM PDT AFP - Michelle Obama, the wife of US President Barack Obama, visited a girls' high-school in London on Thursday where she urged them to follow her example and take their futures into their own hands.

Furious Bruce rounds on Zaki (AFP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 12:47 PM PDT AFP - Wigan manager Steve Bruce said Thursday he was at the "end of my tether" with Amr Zaki after the on-loan Egypt forward failed to return on time from international duty for the fourth time this season.

Benedict prays for John Paul's beatification (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 12:38 PM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI marked the fourth anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II with a memorial Mass on Thursday and new prayers for the Polish pontiff's beatification.

Analysis: Medvedev-Obama meet a success for Russia (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 12:27 PM PDT AP - President Dmitry Medvedev's first meeting with Barack Obama brought Russia a shot of prestige, upbeat headlines about nuclear-arms cuts and a powerful signal that Moscow has the ear of the new U.S. president.

Obama says most popular title belongs to Lula (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 12:25 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama — wildly popular the world over — says he isn't the globe's most admired politician. He says that title belongs to Brazil's president.

Swiss, Liechtenstein: ready for G20 tax haven list (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 12:03 PM PDT AP - Switzerland said Thursday it has put into motion plans to cooperate on rooting out tax cheats, but critics questioned whether that would sufficiently dismantle banking secrecy as demanded by the Group of 20 economic powers.

Obama hails 'turning point' but no guarantees (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 11:47 AM PDT AP - Concluding his first international summit, President Barack Obama hailed agreements at the emergency meeting of world powers Thursday as a "turning point in our pursuit of global economic recovery." But he cautioned, "There are no guarantees."

Michelle Obama charms queen away from protocol (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 11:15 AM PDT AP - Michelle Obama's meeting with Queen Elizabeth II began with a handshake and ended in a hug.

Excerpts from the communique of the G-20 (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 11:03 AM PDT AP - Excerpts from the communique of the Group of 20 Summit in London:

Tighter military ties bring France, Germany closer (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 10:40 AM PDT AP - A field of white stone crosses marks the graves of French soldiers alongside gray granite crosses bearing German names in this World War II cemetery — testament to a history of tragedy and reconciliation.

Karadzic: prosecutors are intimidating my family (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 10:25 AM PDT AP - Radovan Karadzic accused U.N. prosecutors Thursday of terrorizing his family and friends in Bosnia as they search for evidence in his genocide case.

Text of the communique of the G-20 (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 10:20 AM PDT AP - Here is a text of the Group of 20 Summit in London:

Heavy security in London at G-20 summit site (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 09:58 AM PDT AP - Police were out in force for the G-20 summit Thursday, swarming the east London riverside site as small groups of demonstrators protested world poverty and climate change. A French daredevil scaled a London insurance building to unfurl a banner, entertaining people on the ground.

Serbia pays $900,000 to beaten American's family (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 09:48 AM PDT AP - The Serbian government confirmed Thursday that it has paid $900,000 in compensation to the family of an American who was badly beaten, allegedly by a Serb.

Researcher healthy 21 days after Ebola accident (AP) Posted: 02 Apr 2009 09:45 AM PDT AP - A researcher who may have been exposed to the deadly Ebola virus was declared healthy and released from isolation at a German hospital Thursday, having been spared the horrific symptoms of the disease.

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