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• Officials: 22 dead in Russia train derailment (AP)
• Davydenko clinches final semis berth (AFP)
• Russia train crash kills 22, terrorism suspected (Reuters)
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• Swedish FM discounts Greek EU veto on Macedonia (AFP)
• Russia, U.S. likely to miss deadline on arms pact (Reuters)
• Britain, France push for 10 billion dollar climate fund (AFP)
• Spain unveils sweeping economic strategy (AFP)
• French minister wants Europe to take on Google (Reuters)
• Dazzling de Villiers sinks England (AFP)
• Millions sought in damages in Italy murder case (AP)
• Diplomats: Iran censured at UN nuclear meeting (AP)
• Lenin statue vandalized in Kiev (AP)
• Poland clamps down on communist symbols (AP)
• German minister quits over Afghan strike fallout (AP)
• Judges set Dec. 4 as new Berlusconi trial date (AP)
• UK diplomat: US was 'hell bent' on Iraq invasion (AP)
• NATO allies may commit 6,000 troops for Afghan war (AP)
• Suspect in Nazi trial proud of his SS service (AP)
• Barroso unveils lineup of new European Commission (AP)

Officials: 22 dead in Russia train derailment (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 04:55 PM PST AP - An express train carrying hundreds of passengers from Moscow to St. Petersburg derailed late Friday, killing at least 22 people and injuring dozens of others, emergency officials said.

Davydenko clinches final semis berth (AFP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 04:22 PM PST AFP - Nikolay Davydenko clinched the last semi-final berth at the ATP World Tour Finals as the Russian defeated Robin Soderling 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 6-3 on Friday.

Russia train crash kills 22, terrorism suspected (Reuters) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 03:25 PM PST Reuters - Twenty-two people were killed and 55 more injured when a Russian train crashed on Friday, in what officials said could have been an act of terrorism.

(AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 02:24 PM PST AP - Russian news agency reports 22 dead in train derailment.

Swedish FM discounts Greek EU veto on Macedonia (AFP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 02:06 PM PST AFP - Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said Friday he did not expect a Greek veto on Macedonia's bid to join the European Union because of an 18-year-old name dispute between Athens and Skopje.

Russia, U.S. likely to miss deadline on arms pact (Reuters) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 01:58 PM PST Reuters - The United States and Russia are unlikely to finish a pact to cut Cold War arsenals of nuclear weapons by a December 5 deadline but still aim to close the deal by year-end, Russian and U.S. sources said Friday.

Britain, France push for 10 billion dollar climate fund (AFP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 01:49 PM PST AFP - Britain and France on Friday committed to paying developing nations to combat global warming by calling for a 10-billion-dollar climate fund financed by rich countries.

Spain unveils sweeping economic strategy (AFP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 12:59 PM PST AFP - Spain's government on Friday approved a sweeping reform package designed to reduce its recession-hit economy's reliance on the construction sector and usher in a more sustainable growth model.

French minister wants Europe to take on Google (Reuters) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 12:41 PM PST Reuters - European Union members want to create a joint project on the digitization of books, French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand said, challenging Google's plan to create a massive digital library.

Dazzling de Villiers sinks England (AFP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 12:38 PM PST AFP - AB de Villiers hit a dazzling century as South Africa swept to a series-levelling 112-run win in the third one-day international against England at Newlands on Friday.

Millions sought in damages in Italy murder case (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 12:29 PM PST AP - A lawyer representing the family of a British college student who was slain in Italy is seeking euro25 million ($37 million) in damages from an American and two other defendants accused in the 2007 killing.

Diplomats: Iran censured at UN nuclear meeting (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 12:22 PM PST AP - In a blow to Iran, the board of the U.N. nuclear agency on Friday overwhelmingly backed a demand from the U.S., Russia, China and three other powers that Tehran immediately stop building its newly revealed nuclear facility and freeze uranium enrichment.

Lenin statue vandalized in Kiev (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 10:36 AM PST AP - Ukrainian nationalists hurled red paint at a restored monument to Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin moments after it was unveiled Friday, sparking a street brawl and revealing the bitter divisions over the legacy of communism in Ukraine.

Poland clamps down on communist symbols (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 10:06 AM PST AP - Poland's president has approved legislation that allows for people to be fined or even imprisoned for possessing or buying communist symbols, two decades after communist rule ended.

German minister quits over Afghan strike fallout (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 09:19 AM PST AP - Germany's labor minister resigned Friday after conceding that he didn't see a military report on a deadly September airstrike in northern Afghanistan while he held the government's defense portfolio.

Judges set Dec. 4 as new Berlusconi trial date (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 08:44 AM PST AP - A new panel of judges will formally open Premier Silvio Berlusconi's bribery trial on Dec. 4, more than a year after it was frozen by a now-defunct immunity law.

UK diplomat: US was 'hell bent' on Iraq invasion (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 08:26 AM PST AP - The United States was "hell bent" on a 2003 military invasion of Iraq and actively undermined efforts by Britain to win international authorization for the war, a former British diplomat told an inquiry Friday.

NATO allies may commit 6,000 troops for Afghan war (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 08:09 AM PST AP - NATO governments may increase their fighting forces in Afghanistan by up to 6,000 soldiers in response to President Barack Obama's expected call for tens of thousands of additional U.S. service members, diplomats said Friday.

Suspect in Nazi trial proud of his SS service (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 06:18 AM PST AP - A man accused of murdering Dutch civilians as a member of a Waffen SS hit squad said at his trial Friday that he was proud about being chosen as a volunteer to fight for the Nazis.

Barroso unveils lineup of new European Commission (AP) Posted: 27 Nov 2009 05:15 AM PST AP - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Friday named the 26 people he wants to help him drive the EU's day-to-day agenda for the next five years, including nominees for new posts that reflect major shifts in policy priorities, notably climate issues.

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