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Vatican 2.0: Pope gets his own YouTube channel (AP) Posted: 24 Jan 2009 12:48 AM CST AP - Puffs of smoke, speeches in Latin and multipage encyclicals have all been used by the Vatican to communicate with the faithful.

FA Cup revenge is Everton's focus, says manager Benitez (AFP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 09:26 PM CST AFP - Rafael Benitez expects Liverpool to shrug off the dual distractions of takeover talk and Steven Gerrard's court appearance by gaining revenge over Everton in the FA Cup on Sunday.

Wenger faces up to Cardiff FA Cup clash (AFP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 09:17 PM CST AFP - Arsene Wenger's claim that the Premier League fixture list will benefit Manchester United has underlined the importance of this weekend's FA Cup clash with Cardiff City to the Arsenal manager.

3 dead, 12 wounded in Belgian day care stabbings (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 08:30 PM CST AP - A young man with a gruesomely painted black-and-white face went on a rampage at a Belgian day care center Friday, stabbing two babies and a female worker to death and seriously wounding 12 others.

Russia ready to cooperate with US on Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 06:52 PM CST AP - President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday that Moscow is ready to help stabilize the situation in Afghanistan by allowing the United States and others to cross Russian territory with cargo intended for coalition forces in the war-wracked nation.

Russia says ready to work with U.S. on Afghanistan (Reuters) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 05:14 PM CST Reuters - Russia welcomes President Barack Obama's decision to review policy in Afghanistan and is ready to cooperate, including on supply routes for NATO forces, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday.

Saints boss Poortvliet resigns (AFP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 04:44 PM CST AFP - Dutchman Jan Poortvliet on Friday resigned as manager of Southampton following poor results this season, leaving them second from bottom in the second-tier English Championship.

Wigan snap up Mido as Heskey heads for Villa (AFP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 04:26 PM CST AFP - Wigan on Friday sold Emile Heskey to Aston Villa for 3.5 million pounds and immediately snapped up Egypt striker Mido on loan from Middlesbrough as cover until the end of the season.

French prosecutor wants Vivendi case thrown out (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 04:23 PM CST AP - The Paris prosecutors office recommended Friday that a case targeting former Vivendi Universal chief Jean-Marie Messier and six others suspected of wrongdoing be thrown out.

Galliano delivers fantasy with wild menswear show (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 04:16 PM CST AP - What do musket-toting Minutemen, bare-bottomed barristers and the half-man, half-goat hybrid Pan have in common? They peopled indomitable British designer John Galliano's winter 2009-2019 menswear world, which drew inspiration from vastly varied sources — but not the world economic crisis.

France sending frigate to survey Gaza arms (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 03:01 PM CST AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday ordered a frigate deployed immediately to the waters off Gaza in an effort to fight arms smuggling and consolidate a fragile cease-fire.

Cyprus urges Turkey to account for 1,500 missing (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 02:24 PM CST AP - Cyprus urged Turkey on Friday to account for some 1,500 people missing since its invasion of the island 35 years ago. The call came after a former Turkish army conscript described how he had executed a prisoner of war.

Iceland prime minister calls national elections (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 01:34 PM CST AP - Facing serious health problems and an economic crisis, Prime Minister Geir Haarde called Friday for early national elections, making his government a dramatic victim of the financial calamity gripping much of the globe.

Europe slow to offer new home to Gitmo inmates (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 12:11 PM CST AP - Across Europe, President Barack Obama's decision to shut the Guantanamo Bay prison has raised an awkward question: Which EU states that railed against the camp will offer new lives to released prisoners?

Jews outraged by Holocaust-denying bishop (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 12:10 PM CST AP - The Vatican's relations with Jews risked a new crisis Friday after an excommunicated British bishop — reportedly in line for rehabilitation — said that historical evidence "is hugely against 6 million Jews having been deliberately gassed" during World War II.

Merck: New pill may work for MS (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 12:05 PM CST AP - German drugmaker Merck Serono is one step closer to releasing the first pill to treat multiple sclerosis, the company said Friday.

UN says Sudan forces killed Darfur civilians (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 11:55 AM CST AP - Sudanese government forces arbitrarily shot into a crowd of Darfur civilians last year, killing dozens, the U.N. human rights office said Friday.

Slain Russian rights lawyer buried in Moscow (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 11:34 AM CST AP - A human rights lawyer who was gunned down in central Moscow after frequently challenging the actions of Russian authorities was buried on Friday, and U.S. officials said they were outraged by the killing.

HRW blames both Russia, Georgia for war atrocities (AP) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 11:30 AM CST AP - Both sides in Russia's war with Georgia over the breakaway South Ossetia region committed numerous human rights violations, atrocities and noncombat killings during and after the brief August conflict, Human Rights Watch said Friday.

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