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France arrests ETA military chief (Reuters) Posted: 18 Apr 2009 04:22 PM PDT Reuters - ETA's military chief has been arrested by French police, a Spanish government source said on Saturday, marking the third suspected leader of the Basque separatist guerrillas to be captured in under six months.

France arrests top ETA leader: Spanish radio (AFP) Posted: 18 Apr 2009 03:50 PM PDT AFP - Security forces in France on Saturday arrested the suspected military chief of ETA, the third top leader of the Basque separatist organisation to be captured in the last six months, Spanish national radio said.

Italian scientist, turning 100, still works (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2009 03:32 PM PDT AP - Rita Levi Montalcini, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, said Saturday that even though she is about to turn 100, her mind is sharper than it was she when she was 20.

Britain sends envoy to UN over Sri Lanka (Reuters) Posted: 18 Apr 2009 03:09 PM PDT Reuters - Britain said on Saturday it was gravely concerned about fighting between government forces and Tamil separatists in Sri Lanka and had sent an envoy to the United Nations for urgent talks.

O'Sullivan into second round, misses cash bonanza (AFP) Posted: 18 Apr 2009 02:41 PM PDT AFP - Three-time champion Ronnie O'Sullivan began his world title defence with a 10-5 win over practice partner Stuart Bingham on Saturday but missed out on a 147,000-pound (166,360-euro) jackpot.

Britain wants swift UN Sri Lanka report (AFP) Posted: 18 Apr 2009 02:38 PM PDT AFP - Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Saturday he would ask UN chief Ban Ki-moon's top aide to report to the Security Council "immediately" on his return from strife-torn Sri Lanka.

Cardiff hoping for Lions reward for Cup triumph (AFP) Posted: 18 Apr 2009 02:24 PM PDT AFP - Cardiff director of rugby Dai Young believes his side's Anglo-Welsh Cup final thrashing of Gloucester could help up to five of his leading players make the Lions squad that will tour South Africa in June.

German Social Democrats pitch higher taxes for rich (AFP) Posted: 18 Apr 2009 02:12 PM PDT AFP - Germany's Social Democrats, lagging in opinion polls, called Saturday for higher taxes for the rich, and lower taxes for those less well off, as they prepared to fight September 27 elections.

Top ETA official reported arrested in France (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2009 12:54 PM PDT AP - Three suspected members of the Basque separatist organization ETA have been arrested in southern France, including one considered to be the group's military leader, officials said Saturday.

Tough riposte after paper rats on French president (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2009 12:49 PM PDT AP - Nearly two years after a national election famous for its intense rivalry between Nicolas Sarkozy on the right and Segolene Royal on the left, the feud is back in the news and getting nastier.

Spaniards to erect monument to Leslie Howard (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2009 11:35 AM PDT AP - "Gone With the Wind" actor Leslie Howard will be honored as a war hero with a monument in Spain near where his plane was shot down by Nazi fighter pilots during World War II, a historical association said Saturday.

Italy, Malta argue about stranded migrants (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2009 10:55 AM PDT AP - About 140 migrants remained stranded aboard a Turkish cargo ship for a third day on Saturday as Malta and Italy argued about which country should accept them.

Thousands protest arrests in coup plot (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2009 10:49 AM PDT AP - Thousands of people marched to the mausoleum of secular Turkey's founder on Saturday to protest the arrests of university professors and others accused of involvement in an alleged plot to topple the Islamic-rooted government.

Italian court eyes crime scene in US student trial (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2009 10:35 AM PDT AP - The Italian court trying an American student and her former boyfriend for the murder of a British woman inspected the apartment house in Perugia on Saturday where the victim was stabbed to death in 2007.

UN expert criticizes US torture decision (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2009 09:44 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's decision not to prosecute CIA operatives who used questionable interrogation practices violates international law, the U.N.'s top torture investigator said Saturday. But he said Washington is unlikely to face any legal sanctions.

Mideast war crimes probe has an unusual leader (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2009 09:20 AM PDT AP - The Palestinian human rights debate has taken a new turn with the appointment of Richard Goldstone, a Jew with close ties to Israel, to head a U.N. investigation into atrocities allegedly committed in Israel's recent war with Hamas.

Sweden: hundreds protest Pirate Bay conviction (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2009 09:19 AM PDT AP - Wearing bandanas and waving Jolly Roger flags, hundreds of supporters of file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay demonstrated on Saturday against a Swedish court's conviction of the Internet site's organizers.

Former Bank of England governor Eddie George dies (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2009 08:25 AM PDT AP - Eddie George, the former governor of the Bank of England, died Saturday of cancer, the bank said. He was 70.

Pope to visit Italy's quake-hit area on April 28 (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2009 07:25 AM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI will tour towns damaged by Italy's earthquake and visit a tent city of survivors in an effort to restore hope and solidarity for the area's reconstruction, the Vatican said Saturday.

New fund promises low-cost malaria treatment (AP) Posted: 18 Apr 2009 06:47 AM PDT AP - A $225 million fund to provide low-price anti-malaria medicine around the world was launched in the Norwegian capital Friday to fight a disease that kills 2,000 children a day.

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