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Areva says it will supply India with reactors (AFP) Posted: 04 Feb 2009 01:58 AM CST AFP - French nuclear group Areva said Wednesday it had signed a draft accord to provide India with between two to six European Pressurized Reactors.

Germany hears asylum case of deserted US soldier (AP) Posted: 04 Feb 2009 01:52 AM CST AP - A U.S. soldier who went AWOL after serving in Iraq will try to persuade the German government Wednesday he should be given asylum because of his opposition to that war.

Indonesia divorce surges in reform decade (Reuters) Posted: 03 Feb 2009 11:36 PM CST Reuters - The divorce rate in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, has surged in a decade often driven by a clash of religious and political beliefs between partners, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Chinese man, 99-years-old, on trial for swindling (Reuters) Posted: 03 Feb 2009 09:52 PM CST Reuters - A 99-year-old Chinese man has gone on trial in Beijing accused of swindling some 750,000 yuan (76,329 pounds) from an American, the oldest criminal defendant ever in the city, domestic media said on Wednesday.

Snow may be bln-pnd loss for Britain (AFP) Posted: 03 Feb 2009 09:31 PM CST AFP - The snow storms which paralysed Britain may have cost businesses already battling the credit crunch up to a billion pounds, experts said -- and more blizzards could be on the way.

Frozen chicken brings Australian cafe thief undone (Reuters) Posted: 03 Feb 2009 08:51 PM CST Reuters - A thief who used a frozen chicken as a tool to break into a cafe was caught after he cut his wrist and was forced to phone an ambulance, Australian police said on Wednesday.

From Trinidad to Twickenham for rugby brothers Armitages (AFP) Posted: 03 Feb 2009 08:08 PM CST AFP - Steffon and Delon Armitage will become the ninth set of brothers to play for England when they take the field for Saturday's Six Nations opener at home to Italy.

"Trust in Me" says Arsenal recruit Arshavin (AFP) Posted: 03 Feb 2009 07:40 PM CST AFP - Arsenal's new signing Andrei Arshavin had a message for the Gunners' fans as he set off on his new career at the Emirates Stadium: "Trust in me and Arsenal."

UK sets out blueprint for nuclear weapons-free world (Reuters) Posted: 03 Feb 2009 05:46 PM CST Reuters - Britain sets out a six point plan on Wednesday for a nuclear free world, at a time when global powers fear Iran will produce a bomb and Barack Obama's inauguration has renewed interest in disarmament.

Cigar firm cashes in on "Obamania" (Reuters) Posted: 03 Feb 2009 05:27 PM CST Reuters - While U.S. President Barack Obama tries to kick an old smoking habit, a Nicaraguan company has produced the latest in a flood of merchandise trying to cash in on his popularity -- "Obama" cigars.

Merkel: Pope must clarify Holocaust stance (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2009 03:38 PM CST AP - German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Pope Benedict XVI to make a "very clear" rejection of Holocaust denials after the Vatican's rehabilitation of a former bishop who questioned whether 6 million Jews were gassed by the Nazis.

Blizzard of anger follows London snowstorm (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2009 02:54 PM CST AP - Britain's capital cleared the soggy remnants of a paralyzing snowstorm as businesses on Tuesday counted the multibillion-pound (-dollar) cost.

Cyprus sends report to UN over suspect ship (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2009 02:48 PM CST AP - Cyprus has given the United Nations a report on the cargo of a container ship suspected of carrying arms from Iran to Gaza, authorities said Tuesday.

Kyrgyzstan closing US base key to Afghan conflict (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2009 01:29 PM CST AP - Kyrgyzstan's president said Tuesday his country is ending U.S. use of an air base key to military operations in Afghanistan_ a decision with potentially grave consequences for U.S. efforts to put down surging Taliban and al-Qaida violence.

EU aid may go to members taking Guantanamo inmates (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2009 01:13 PM CST AP - European countries that agree to take in Guantanamo detainees may be in line for financial aid, the EU justice chief said Tuesday.

Britain: 15 terror suspects under house arrest (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2009 12:23 PM CST AP - Terror suspects being held under Britain's house arrest-style detention program are in contact with extremists and plan to carry out attacks in future, the lawyer responsible for overseeing the country's terror laws said Tuesday.

Russia, Belarus to create joint air defense system (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2009 11:05 AM CST AP - Russia and Belarus will create a new military system to monitor and defend their air space, the Kremlin said Tuesday — strengthening cooperation between the two uneasy allies who are deeply suspicious of U.S. plans to put a missile defense shield in Europe.

Woman in vegetative state to be allowed to die (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2009 10:50 AM CST AP - A woman at the center of a right-to-die debate in Italy was transferred Tuesday to a hospital where she is to be allowed to die after 17 years in a vegetative state. Anti-euthanasia activists heckled the ambulance crew that moved her, with some shouting, "Don't Kill Her."

Analysis: Rare public criticism heard at Vatican (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2009 10:43 AM CST AP - Criticism of Pope Benedict XVI has come from various quarters — Muslims, Jews, members of his own flock.

Palestinians move for Gaza war-crimes probe (AP) Posted: 03 Feb 2009 10:35 AM CST AP - The Palestinian Authority has recognized the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court in a move aimed at allowing an investigation of possible war crimes during the recent Gaza conflict, the court said Tuesday.

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