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Bellamy grief provides City inspiration (AFP) Posted: 26 Feb 2009 06:14 PM PST AFP - Craig Bellamy has dedicated the goals that sent Manchester City into the last 16 of the UEFA Cup to the memory of a much-loved cousin who died on the eve of the club's second round, second leg clash with FC Copenhagen.

Artist seeks stars for 'living monument' in London (AFP) Posted: 26 Feb 2009 05:01 PM PST AFP - British sculptor Antony Gormley invited members of the public Thursday to submit themselves as works of art for a new 'living monument' in London's Trafalgar Square this summer.

Reports: English town wants to twin with Gaza City (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2009 04:47 PM PST AP - The English town of Worcester is seeking sister city status with Gaza City in a gesture of solidarity with Palestinians, a government official said Thursday.

Broke? Desperate? Scammers are looking for you (Reuters) Posted: 26 Feb 2009 03:15 PM PST Reuters - Broke, desperate Americans are most likely to be targeted by scam artists and the amount they lose is rising, the National Consumers League said.

Report: Bishop who had denied Holocaust apologizes (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2009 02:44 PM PST AP - A British bishop whose denial of the Holocaust embroiled Pope Benedict XVI in controversy has apologized for his remarks, a Catholic news agency said Thursday. Bishop Richard Williamson, with the conservative Society of St. Pius X, had faced worldwide criticism over a television interview in which he said no Jews were gassed during the Holocaust.

RBS posts biggest loss in British corporate history (AFP) Posted: 26 Feb 2009 02:39 PM PST AFP - Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) posted Britain's biggest ever corporate loss Thursday and put risky assets into a government insurance scheme, as a row blew up over its former boss's generous pension.

Spurs crash out to Shakhtar (AFP) Posted: 26 Feb 2009 02:30 PM PST AFP - A second-string Tottenham crashed out of the UEFA Cup on Thursday after being held to a 1-1 draw at home to Ukrainian outfit Shakhtar Donetsk.

Baby killed by mother's kiss: inquest (AFP) Posted: 26 Feb 2009 02:20 PM PST AFP - An 11-day-old baby girl died after her mother unwittingly infected her with the virus which causes cold sores, probably through a kiss or breastfeeding, a coroner ruled Thursday.

Study of spit offers insight into human health (Reuters) Posted: 26 Feb 2009 02:12 PM PST Reuters - Bacteria found in people's spit does not vary much around the world, a surprising finding that could provide insights into how diet and cultural factors affect human health, researchers said on Thursday.

Cyprus trial of Helios crash adjourned until April (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2009 12:05 PM PST AP - The manslaughter trial into the crash of a Cypriot airliner nearly four years ago that killed 121 people was adjourned Thursday until next month and one of the defendants was mobbed by angry relatives of victims.

Russia slams State Department report (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2009 11:17 AM PST AP - The Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday criticized a new U.S. State Department report on human rights as "biased."

Medvedev: Russia's cautious champion of reform (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2009 10:18 AM PST AP - A year after his election as Russia's president, Dmitry Medvedev seems eager to push for reform but reluctant to act.

US Soldier convicted in beating death (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2009 09:46 AM PST AP - A U.S. soldier has been found guilty of participating in gang initiation rituals that caused the beating death of another soldier near a base in Germany.

Britain in fresh row over renditions (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2009 09:37 AM PST AP - Britain was swept into a new row over the rendition of terror suspects Thursday, acknowledging that British troops in Iraq handed over two men to the United States, which then sent them to Afghanistan for interrogation.

Former Serb president cleared of Kosovo crimes (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2009 09:13 AM PST AP - U.N. judges on Thursday acquitted former Serbian President Milan Milutinovic of ordering a deadly campaign of terror against Kosovo Albanians, saying he had no role in what they ruled was a criminal plot to drive ethnic Albanians out of Kosovo.

Clinton congratulates leaders of Kosovo (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2009 08:57 AM PST AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is congratulating Kosovo on its first year of independence.

EU officials to visit US over Guantanamo inmates (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2009 08:51 AM PST AP - European Union nations told the United States Thursday they had a long list of legal and security questions before they could make any final decision on taking in Guantanamo Bay detainees.

UK hacker loses new round of US extradition fight (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2009 07:44 AM PST AP - British prosecutors said Thursday they would not bring criminal charges against a London man accused of hacking into U.S. military computers. The decision is a blow to Gary McKinnon's attempts to avoid extradition to the United States.

Belgian baby slasher linked to 4th stabbing death (AP) Posted: 26 Feb 2009 07:39 AM PST AP - The man accused of stabbing two babies and a caregiver to death at a Belgian day care center has also been charged in the stabbing death of an elderly woman.

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