| Broadhurst leads, Lafeber just misses record (AFP) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 03:16 PM PDT  AFP - Paul Broadhurst will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Portugal Open, but it was Maarten Lafeber's remarkable round of 64 which dominated Saturday's third round.
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| Obama to call for nuclear-free world (Reuters) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 03:14 PM PDT  Reuters - President Barack Obama will call for the elimination of all nuclear weapons across the globe, in remarks on Sunday he hopes will lend credibility to his message in atomic disputes with Iran and North Korea.
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| Two die in microlight crash in western England (AFP) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 03:06 PM PDT  AFP - Two men died Saturday after a microlight aircraft they were aboard crashed at an airfield in Herefordshire, a spokesman said.
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| Europe praises Obama, pledges few Afghan troops (AP) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 02:48 PM PDT  AP - European leaders enthusiastically praised President Barack Obama's new Afghan strategy at a NATO summit Saturday but held their ground on a central disagreement and offered only military trainers and extra security forces for upcoming elections.
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| Benitez starts to believe in Liverpool's mentality (AFP) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 02:18 PM PDT  AFP - Rafael Benitez claimed Liverpool's last-gasp winner at Fulham was proof of the "winning mentality" his squad has developed in their pursuit of Manchester United.
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| Security tight in Prague as Czechs ready for Obama (AP) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 01:29 PM PDT  AP - Sharpshooters scouted out positions on Prague's red tile rooftops and police stepped up patrols across the Czech capital Saturday as authorities tightened security for President Barack Obama's weekend summit with leaders of European Union countries.
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| Crowds pay last respects to TV star Jade Goody (AFP) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 11:52 AM PDT  AFP - Thousands paid last respects Saturday to British reality TV star Jade Goody, who responded through the magic of pre-recorded video: "See you around maybe. Bye."
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| Bristol down while Leicester remain in pole position (AFP) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 11:49 AM PDT  AFP - Bristol were relegated from the Premiership after London Irish won 38-21 at the Madejski Stadium on Saturday.
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| Strauss backs Flower power for England (AFP) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 11:45 AM PDT  AFP - England skipper Andrew Strauss believes Andy Flower should be handed the job of coach on a permanent basis with the formidable mission of reclaiming the Ashes this summer.
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| Russian Orthodox Church a growing political force (AP) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 11:34 AM PDT AP - The glittering Christ the Savior Cathedral, a pale-white marble structure decorated with bronze statuary and swaths of gold leaf, is more than just Moscow's grandest and most opulent place of worship. |
| NATO leaders pick Dane as new secretary-general (AP) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 11:03 AM PDT  AP - NATO leaders appointed Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen as NATO's new secretary-general Saturday after overcoming Turkish objections to a leader who angered Muslims around the world by supporting the right to caricature the Prophet Muhammad.
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| Police, protesters clash in France at NATO summit (AP) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 10:51 AM PDT  AP - Hundreds of protesters attacked police and set a hotel and customs station ablaze Saturday in this historic Alsatian city on the German border chosen by NATO summit organizers as a symbol of European unity.
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| Michelle Obama dodges protesters and kisses Carla (AP) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 10:21 AM PDT  AP - It was perhaps not what Michelle Obama expected on her first presidential foray to France. But it was certainly very French.
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| Expert: More than one attacker in Briton's slaying (AP) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 10:18 AM PDT  AP - A British student killed in Italy was attacked by more than one person, a medical examiner testified Saturday in the trial of an American suspect and her former boyfriend. A second witness said bruises found on the victim's body were not compatible with consensual sex.
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| Germany: deporting Nazi suspect not 'torture' (AP) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 10:08 AM PDT  AP - A German justice official denied Saturday that the deportation of suspected Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk from the U.S. to Germany for possible trial would amount to torture.
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| Reality star's funeral cortege tracked by cameras (AP) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 09:58 AM PDT  AP - Hundreds of mourners paid their final respects to reality television star Jade Goody on Saturday, most of them watching her funeral play out like much of her life through the lens of a camera.
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| Turkey: Thousands demonstrate against US, NATO (AP) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 09:26 AM PDT  AP - Several thousand leftists staged anti-U.S. and anti-NATO protests in Turkey on Saturday, with shouts of "Yankee Go Home!" the day before President Barack Obama's visit.
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| Obama's Turkey tour heavy with symbolism (AP) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 07:44 AM PDT  AP - One of President Barack Obama's first stops on his visit to Turkey will be the imposing mausoleum of the national founder and independence war hero whose personality cult dominates the nation seven decades after his death.
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| Russia says nuclear treaty talks to start in weeks (AP) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 05:14 AM PDT AP - The Interfax news agency quotes Russia's deputy foreign minister as saying consultations with Washington on a new treaty to limit the nuclear threat will begin in the next few weeks. |
| Berlusconi's telephone call keeps Merkel hanging (AP) Posted: 04 Apr 2009 04:57 AM PDT  AP - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi created a stir Saturday by making the German chancellor wait while he chatted on his mobile phone with Turkey's prime minister about who should become NATO's new chief.
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