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Strong quake in Italy kills over 150, wounds 1,500 (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2009 04:48 PM PDT AP - Rescue workers using bare hands and buckets searched frantically for students believed buried in a wrecked dormitory after Italy's deadliest quake in nearly three decades struck this medieval city before dawn Monday, killing more than 150 people, injuring 1,500 and leaving tens of thousands homeless.

Court orders Mobinil sale to France Telecom (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2009 04:41 PM PDT AP - The chief executive of Orascom Telecom said Monday he expects France Telecom to launch a tender offer for Mobinil, Egypt's top mobile phone service provider.

Coca-Cola buys stake in Innocent drinks (AFP) Posted: 06 Apr 2009 04:34 PM PDT AFP - US giant Coca-Cola will take a 30-million-pound minority stake in natural drinks maker Innocent to help it expand into Europe, Innocent said Monday.

US, Switzerland to begin tax treaty negotiations (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2009 04:07 PM PDT AP - The Treasury Department this month will begin revising a tax treaty with Switzerland, which has pledged to increase transparency and help crack down on tax evaders with money in Swiss banks.

U.S. and Switzerland to revise tax treaty amid dispute (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2009 03:52 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States and Switzerland will head back to the negotiating table to revise a 1996 bilateral tax treaty in an effort to cool a high-profile dispute between the two nations over banking secrecy laws, the U.S. Treasury said on Monday.

Italy quake kills at least 150, scores saved (AFP) Posted: 06 Apr 2009 03:37 PM PDT AFP - Rescuers scrambled in the dark Tuesday to find survivors from a powerful earthquake in central Italy that killed at least 150 people as thousands of homeless sought shelter in hastily built tent cities.

Rescuers hunt all night for Italy earthquake survivors (Reuters) Posted: 06 Apr 2009 03:29 PM PDT Reuters - Rescuers searched through the night for survivors of an earthquake that killed more than 130 people in central Italy early on Monday and left thousands of homeless huddled in tent camps and rough shelters.

Afghan rocket attack kills Dutch soldier, wounds 5 (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2009 02:36 PM PDT AP - An insurgent rocket attack hit The Netherlands' main military base in southern Afghanistan late Monday, killing one Dutch soldier and wounding five of his colleagues and two Afghan soldiers, a top military official said.

Fed expands currency swaps with 4 central banks (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2009 02:32 PM PDT AP - The Federal Reserve has expanded credit lines with the central banks of Japan, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and European Union that will provide foreign currency to U.S. banks — if needed.

Ten-man Birmingham overcome the Wolves (AFP) Posted: 06 Apr 2009 02:19 PM PDT AFP - Birmingham strengthened their hold on the second automatic promotion place to the Premiership on Monday as despite being reduced to 10 men they beat Championship leaders Wolves 2-0.

A glance at victims and damage in Italy's quake (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2009 02:08 PM PDT AP - The following are figures given by Italian rescuers and government officials on Monday's earthquake in central Italy:

Jaws of giant, prehistoric shark in Paris auction (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2009 01:35 PM PDT AP - The giant jaws of a prehistoric shark and the skeleton of a saber-tooth tiger are set to hit Paris' auction blocks.

Churches and castles crumble in Italy quake (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2009 12:31 PM PDT AP - Built as a mountain stronghold during the Middle Ages, this cultural gem in central Italy has withstood sieges and battles — but its architectural treasures suffered severe damage in Monday's quake.

(AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2009 12:12 PM PDT AP - Civil protection official says more than 100 dead counted in Italian quake.

Dubai killing removes top rival to Chechen leader (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2009 10:56 AM PDT AP - The assassin of a renegade Chechen warlord tossed a gold-plated pistol to the ground next to the body — a flamboyant coda to the death in Dubai that marked the removal of the last major rival of Chechnya's Kremlin-backed leader.

French hospital performs face, hand transplants (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2009 09:45 AM PDT AP - Dozens of doctors working in teams over 30 hours performed the world's first simultaneous partial-face and double-hand transplant during the weekend, Paris' Public Hospital authority said Monday.

Mini Statue of Liberty uprooted for Paris exhibit (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2009 09:38 AM PDT AP - A 2-ton bronze replica of the Statue of Liberty was carefully hoisted from its permanent home in a Parisian park Monday for a journey through Paris to an exhibit on the city's outskirts.

Obama tells Turks that US is not at war with Islam (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2009 09:16 AM PDT AP - Barack Obama, making his first visit to a Muslim nation as president, declared Monday the United States "is not and will never be at war with Islam."

Obama urges Turkish-Armenian reconciliation (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2009 08:49 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama steered clear of the term "genocide" while addressing Turkish lawmakers Monday about the widespread killings of Armenians in the final years of the Ottoman Empire.

Incoming NATO chief: Confront religious prejudice (AP) Posted: 06 Apr 2009 08:44 AM PDT AP - The incoming head of NATO called on Monday for a balance between free speech and respect for religious feelings after a dispute over his support for the right to caricature the Prophet Muhammad had threatened his appointment.

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