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• Policemen hurt in green protest at power station (AFP)
• Royal Mail hires extra staff as strikes loom (AFP)
• United on top of Premier League as Liverpool flop (AFP)
• Hundreds of thousands protest abortion reforms in Spain (AFP)
• Macedonia and Kosovo settle border dispute (AFP)
• ThyssenKrupp to slash up to 20,000 more jobs: report (AFP)
• Muslims concerned about Israeli settlements: Mubarak (AFP)
• Thousands protest arrests of Basque nationalists (AFP)
• Taxman probes MPs over expenses (AFP)
• Gillett leaves Saudi with no deal on Liverpool sale (AFP)
• Huge crowd protests easing Spain's abortion law (AP)
• NATO chiefs back Afghanistan reinforcements (AP)
• Key dates in collapse of communism across Europe (AP)
• Communist-era files still haunt the old East Bloc (AP)
• Karadzic asks for UN trial exemption (AP)
• Biggest economies try again to strike climate deal (AP)
• EU officials warn of disappearing cod (AP)

Policemen hurt in green protest at power station (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 04:58 PM PDT AFP - Three police officers were taken to hospital Saturday during a protest by environmental campaigners at one of Britain's biggest coal-fired power stations, police said.

Royal Mail hires extra staff as strikes loom (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 04:13 PM PDT AFP - The Royal Mail is recruiting up to 30,000 temporary staff to cope with a looming postal strike and the Christmas holiday rush, it said Saturday.

United on top of Premier League as Liverpool flop (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 04:04 PM PDT AFP - Manchester United regained top spot in the Premier League with a 2-1 victory over Bolton Wanderers at Old Trafford on Saturday as Liverpool's title bid suffered a potentially fatal blow.

Hundreds of thousands protest abortion reforms in Spain (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 03:59 PM PDT AFP - Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Madrid Saturday to condemn plans by Spain's socialist government to liberalise abortion laws in the overwhelmingly Catholic country.

Macedonia and Kosovo settle border dispute (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 03:28 PM PDT AFP - Macedonia and Kosovo have settled a long-running border dispute, the two governments said on Saturday, paving the way for them to establish full diplomatic ties.

ThyssenKrupp to slash up to 20,000 more jobs: report (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 03:00 PM PDT AFP - German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp will cut up to 20,000 more jobs in the next fiscal year after already eliminating 12,000 positions due to the financial crisis, a report said Saturday.

Muslims concerned about Israeli settlements: Mubarak (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 02:40 PM PDT AFP - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Saturday the entire Muslim world was concerned about Israel's settlement construction in Palestinian territories, ANSA news agency reported.

Thousands protest arrests of Basque nationalists (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 02:05 PM PDT AFP - Thousands of people protested Saturday in the northern Spanish city of San Sebastian against the arrests of five Basque pro-independence militants.

Taxman probes MPs over expenses (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 01:50 PM PDT AFP - A total of 27 British lawmakers are being investigated by tax officials amid revelations over their expense claims, officials said Saturday.

Gillett leaves Saudi with no deal on Liverpool sale (AFP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 01:09 PM PDT AFP - Liverpool co-owner George Gillett left Riyadh Saturday with no progress on selling his stake in the English football club to Saudi sports investor F6, a Saudi official said.

Huge crowd protests easing Spain's abortion law (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 11:47 AM PDT AP - A huge crowd rallied in Madrid Saturday against a bill to ease restrictions on abortion — a vivid and emotional show of how the issue remains sensitive two decades after abortion was legalized in this traditionally Roman Catholic country.

NATO chiefs back Afghanistan reinforcements (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 11:19 AM PDT AP - NATO military chiefs called Saturday for reinforcements and more resources for Afghanistan's national security forces, an alliance spokesman said.

Key dates in collapse of communism across Europe (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 07:19 AM PDT AP - For four decades, the communist regimes of Eastern Europe seemed unshakeable. Yet when the end came, it unfolded with stunning speed:

Communist-era files still haunt the old East Bloc (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 07:19 AM PDT AP - Even his best friend betrayed him.

Karadzic asks for UN trial exemption (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 04:04 AM PDT AP - Wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is requesting that the U.N. Security Council pass a resolution exempting him from trial at the U.N.'s Yugoslav war crimes tribunal, insisting he was promised immunity by an American envoy.

Biggest economies try again to strike climate deal (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 02:33 AM PDT AP - The world's 17 biggest and most polluting nations meet in London on Sunday in an attempt to break a deadlock on financing efforts to contain climate change and reducing harmful gases causing global warming.

EU officials warn of disappearing cod (AP) Posted: 17 Oct 2009 12:35 AM PDT AP - The European Union's executive body is calling for sharp cuts in the amount of cod fishermen can catch next year, pointing to estimates that the fish is close to extinction in some major fishing areas around Europe.

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