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• Mancini knows time is against him at City (AFP)
• Underdog Hollins wins 'Strictly Come Dancing' crown (AFP)
• Leicester keep European Cup quarter-final hopes alive (AFP)
• Rock defeats Phelps but USA win Duel in the Pool (AFP)
• Serbia to launch EU membership bid: PM (AFP)
• Italian couple kidnapped in Mauritania (Reuters)
• Border lockdown as police hunt for Auschwitz sign (AFP)
• Manchester misery as United crash, City axe Hughes (AFP)
• Hughes out, Mancini in as City boss (AFP)
• John Paul II moves a step closer to beatification (AP)
• Stalin's grandson sues Russian radio station (AP)
• Paris-London trains suspended after 2,000 stranded (AP)
• Demolition of Georgian war memorial kills 2 (AP)
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• EU opens borders to Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia (AP)
• UN conference recognizes climate deal (AP)
• Forest plan gets ax at UN climate talks (AP)

Mancini knows time is against him at City (AFP) Posted: 19 Dec 2009 05:04 PM PST AFP - Roberto Mancini will be confident he can make an immediate impact as the new manager of Manchester City.

Underdog Hollins wins 'Strictly Come Dancing' crown (AFP) Posted: 19 Dec 2009 02:04 PM PST AFP - Television presenter Chris Hollins won the final of BBC television's "Strictly Come Dancing" on Saturday, in a shock win over actor Ricky Whittle.

Leicester keep European Cup quarter-final hopes alive (AFP) Posted: 19 Dec 2009 12:55 PM PST AFP - Triple champions Leicester reignited their European Cup quarter-final push with a 20-15 win over Clermont on Saturday, avenging a 40-30 defeat they suffered against the French side last weekend.

Rock defeats Phelps but USA win Duel in the Pool (AFP) Posted: 19 Dec 2009 12:53 PM PST AFP - Britain's Michael Rock achieved a rare victory over swimming legend Michael Phelps but the USA won the 'Duel in the Pool' which ended here on Saturday.

Serbia to launch EU membership bid: PM (AFP) Posted: 19 Dec 2009 12:50 PM PST AFP - Serbia has decided to apply for European Union membership, Prime Minister Mirko Cvetkovic said on Saturday, hopefully before the end of the year.

Italian couple kidnapped in Mauritania (Reuters) Posted: 19 Dec 2009 12:29 PM PST Reuters - An Italian couple has been kidnapped in eastern Mauritania, Italian state television said on Saturday, and their bullet-riddled vehicle was found near the border with Mali.

Border lockdown as police hunt for Auschwitz sign (AFP) Posted: 19 Dec 2009 12:19 PM PST AFP - Polish police Saturday stepped up border checks as they intensified the hunt for thieves who stole the infamous Nazi German "Arbeit macht frei" sign from the Auschwitz death camp.

Manchester misery as United crash, City axe Hughes (AFP) Posted: 19 Dec 2009 11:50 AM PST AFP - Fulham produced the latest twist in a see-saw Premier League title race with a shock 3-0 win over champions Manchester United at Craven Cottage on Saturday.

Hughes out, Mancini in as City boss (AFP) Posted: 19 Dec 2009 11:48 AM PST AFP - Mark Hughes was sacked as manager of Manchester City on Saturday and replaced by former Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini, the English Premier League side announced.

John Paul II moves a step closer to beatification (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2009 11:13 AM PST AP - Pope Benedict XVI moved two of his predecessors closer to possible sainthood Saturday, signing decrees on the virtues of the beloved Pope John Paul II and controversial Pope Pius XII, who has been criticized for not doing enough to stop the Holocaust.

Stalin's grandson sues Russian radio station (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2009 08:27 AM PST AP - A Moscow radio station says it is being sued by Josef Stalin's grandson who claims the station wrongfully dishonored the dictator.

Paris-London trains suspended after 2,000 stranded (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2009 07:34 AM PST AP - Four passenger trains broke down in the Channel Tunnel between France and Britain, stranding more than 2,000 passengers for hours Saturday, many without heating, light or water.

Demolition of Georgian war memorial kills 2 (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2009 07:10 AM PST AP - Georgian authorities say a woman and her 8-year-old daughter were killed when a World War II memorial was intentionally blown up.

(AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2009 03:57 AM PST AP - Pope moves John Paul II a step closer to beatification.

EU opens borders to Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2009 03:15 AM PST AP - The European Union on Saturday opened its borders unrestricted to more than ten million Serbs, Montenegrins and Macedonians after nearly 20 years, a major boost for the troubled region's hopes for closer ties with the 27-nation bloc.

UN conference recognizes climate deal (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2009 02:25 AM PST AP - The U.N. climate conference narrowly escaped collapse by agreeing Saturday to recognize a political accord brokered by President Barack Obama with China and other emerging powers.

Forest plan gets ax at UN climate talks (AP) Posted: 19 Dec 2009 01:18 AM PST AP - A plan to protect the world's biologically rich tropical forests was shelved early Saturday after world leaders failed to agree on a binding deal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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