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Hungary's economy to shrink by up to 6 pct in 2009 (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2009 02:11 PM PDT AP - Hungary's new prime minister said Sunday that the country's economy would contract by as much as 6 percent this year, making new budget cutbacks and reforms necessary to keep the state budget in balance.

'Empire of the Sun' author Ballard dies at 78 (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2009 02:09 PM PDT AP - Writer J.G. Ballard, best known for the autobiographical novel "Empire Of The Sun," which drew on his childhood detention in a Japanese prison camp in China, died Sunday, his agent said. He was 78.

Nationalists win Turkish Cypriot elections (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2009 01:57 PM PDT AP - Turkish Cypriot nationalists won a parliamentary election on Sunday, and their victory could stifle promising talks aimed at reuniting the ethnically divided island of Cyprus.

Briton freed by Nigeria militants: sources (AFP) Posted: 19 Apr 2009 01:47 PM PDT AFP - Nigeria's main armed militant group MEND on Sunday freed one of two British hostages held captive for the past seven months, security and British diplomatic sources said.

US boycotting, Iran starring, at UN racism meeting (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2009 01:42 PM PDT AP - The United Nations opens its first global racism conference in eight years on Monday with the U.S. and at least six other countries boycotting the event out of concern that Islamic countries will demand that it denounce Israel and ban criticism of Islam.

Writer JG Ballard dies age 78 (AFP) Posted: 19 Apr 2009 01:34 PM PDT AFP - Writer JG Ballard, famous for his book "Empire of the Sun" about his childhood struggle to survive in a Japanese internment camp, died Sunday after a long illness, his agent said. He was 78.

Germany joins boycotters of UN racism meeting (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2009 01:19 PM PDT AP - Germany's government says the country will boycott this week's U.N. racism conference out of concern that it could be "abused as a platform for other interests."

Italy to accept migrants, after spat with Malta (AFP) Posted: 19 Apr 2009 12:59 PM PDT AFP - Italy agreed Sunday to take in 140 migrants rescued off its island of Lampedusa by a Turkish freighter three days earlier, resolving a spat with Malta over their fate.

Italy will let stranded migrants land (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2009 12:35 PM PDT AP - Italy agreed Sunday night to accept 140 migrants stranded aboard a Turkish cargo ship that rescued them in the Mediterranean, ending a four-day standoff with Malta about who would take them in.

French-Spanish op thwarted new ETA attack: Madrid (AFP) Posted: 19 Apr 2009 12:33 PM PDT AFP - French and Spanish security forces thwarted an ETA attack with the arrest of the military chief of the Basque separatist group and eight other suspected members, the Spanish government said Sunday.

Italy fears mobsters ready to profit from quake (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2009 10:47 AM PDT AP - Even before all the debris from Italy's latest devastating earthquake is cleaned up, investigators fear that organized crime is poised to profit from contracts worth billions of dollars to rebuild schools, hospitals, courthouses and homes.

Pope: UN racism conference 'important' (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2009 08:31 AM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday praised this week's U.N. anti-racism conference and urged countries to join forces to eliminate intolerance, as the Vatican appeared to distance itself from the U.S. boycott of the meeting.

Bully? Hero? Britain fetes much-married Henry VIII (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2009 07:23 AM PDT AP - Monarch. Tyrant. Reformer. Husband from hell.

Spain: Basque separatist leader arrested in France (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2009 06:28 AM PDT AP - French police arrested the suspected leader of Basque separatist group ETA as part of joint cross-border raids, Spain's Interior Ministry said Sunday. He was among nine alleged ETA members arrested in recent days.

Summit ending on hopeful note for President Obama (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2009 04:27 AM PDT AP - A Western Hemisphere summit was wrapping up on Sunday with President Barack Obama hopeful he'd boosted the image of the U.S. among its friends in the region and perhaps even made some new ones.

Dutch foreign minister boycotts racism conference (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2009 02:58 AM PDT AP - The Dutch foreign minister announced Sunday he is boycotting a U.N. anti-racism conference because some nations are using it as a platform to attack the West.

Nationalists win Turkish Cypriot elections (AP) Posted: 19 Apr 2009 12:53 PM PDT AP - Turkish Cypriot nationalists won a parliamentary election on Sunday that could stifle a promising effort to reunite Cyprus, an ethnically divided island.

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