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Greenpeace buys land to foil London runway plans (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 03:51 AM CST AP - Greenpeace says it bought a small plot of land within a site proposed for a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport in hopes of blocking the project.

Cristiano Ronaldo wins FIFA World Footballer of the Year (AFP) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 03:47 AM CST AFP - Manchester United and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo was on Monday named FIFA World Footballer of the Year for 2008.

FTSE 100 shares in the red (AFP) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 03:44 AM CST AFP - Shares in London were in the red at the start of trade on Tuesday as commodity prices took a beating and on investor worries about a global economic slowdown.

British supermarket Tesco says Christmas sales jump 11.6% (AFP) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 03:42 AM CST AFP - British supermarket chain Tesco said Tuesday that group sales grew 11.6 percent in the crucial run-up to Christmas, but said that trading remained "challenging" because of the uncertain economic climate.

Russia resumes gas supplies through Ukraine (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 03:32 AM CST Reuters - Russia started pumping gas to Europe through Ukraine on Tuesday for the first time since a contract dispute halted supplies to many European countries nearly a week ago.

British WWI veterans dies (AFP) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 03:26 AM CST AFP - William Stone, one of just four surviving British veterans of World War I, died over the weekend at the age of 108, the Ministry of Defence said Monday.

Retailer Metro reports 4Q sales growth (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 03:17 AM CST AP - German retailer Metro AG said Tuesday its fourth quarter sales grew 3 percent, contributing to overall sales growth of nearly 6 percent for 2008.

Singapore bureaucrat's cooking trip sparks outcry (Reuters) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 03:15 AM CST Reuters - A Singaporean bureaucrat who wrote about taking his family on an expensive cooking course in France has sparked ire from locals, with some accusing him of extravagance given the city-state is in recession.

Russia restarts pumping gas to Europe (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 03:01 AM CST AP - Russia's Gazprom state gas monopoly resumed pumping gas to Europe via Ukraine Tuesday after a six-day cutoff that left large parts of Europe cold and dark.

Peugeot Citroen vehicle sales drop in 2008 (AP) Posted: 13 Jan 2009 02:59 AM CST AP - PSA Peugeot Citroen said Tuesday its sales of cars and light trucks slumped 4.9 percent last year owing to a sharp downturn in its key western European market.

Paris area synagogue hit in firebomb attack (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2009 05:05 PM CST AP - Two Molotov cocktails were hurled at a synagogue north of Paris, the latest attack in what France's interior minister said Monday is a new wave of anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim attacks over the violence in Gaza. No injuries were reported.

Aid agencies in Gaza resume deliveries (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2009 04:26 PM CST AP - Aid agencies said Monday they have resumed relief operations in Gaza, but fighting still prevents them from evacuating the sickest people and reaching all those who need help.

French black group turns to Obama 'double' (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2009 02:32 PM CST AP - A French black group is parading a Barack Obama-lookalike at the lower house of parliament and in Paris in a campaign to highlight its concerns about alleged racial profiling by police in France.

Stinky escape: Mafia boss flees into sewer (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2009 02:17 PM CST AP - One of Italy's most-wanted mafia fugitives eluded capture Monday by climbing through a trap door and into the sewer as police closed in on his hideout in southern Italy, authorities said.

Poland: Workers find WWII mass grave of Germans (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2009 02:04 PM CST AP - Construction workers in northern Poland have unearthed a World War II-era mass grave containing what are believed to be the bodies of 1,800 German men, women and children who disappeared during the Soviet Army's march to Berlin.

Russia's Medvedev opens his blog to comments (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2009 02:00 PM CST AP - President Dmitry Medvedev allowed viewers to post comments on his video blog for the first time Monday and he instantly got an earful.

One of Britain's last surviving WWI veterans dies (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2009 01:51 PM CST AP - Bill Stone, one of Britain's last surviving World War I veterans has died aged 108, the Ministry of Defense said Monday.

French actor-director Claude Berri dies at 74 (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2009 01:21 PM CST AP - Claude Berri, a fixture for more than 50 years in contemporary French cinema as an actor, writer, director and producer, died Monday. He was 74.

Swiss court OKs return of Marcos' final $8M (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2009 12:22 PM CST AP - The Swiss supreme court has cleared the way for the last of hundreds of millions of dollars linked to the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his entourage to be returned to the Philippines.

Prosecutor: ex-Congo VP used rape as weapon (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2009 11:27 AM CST AP - Militias under the command of a former Congolese vice president rampaged through Central Africa Republic raping hundreds of women and men, war crimes prosecutors alleged Monday. But the defense argued Jean-Pierre Bemba sent the troops to rescue an embattled neighbor, and was not responsible for their actions once they crossed the border.

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