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British police release Pakistani terror suspects (AFP) Posted: 21 Apr 2009 05:47 PM PDT AFP - British police released nine mostly Pakistani men arrested in a major anti-terror operation, a spokeswoman said, handing them over to immigration officials who vowed to deport them.

9 men caught in UK terror raids up for deportation (AP) Posted: 21 Apr 2009 05:26 PM PDT AP - British authorities said Tuesday they want to deport nine terrorism suspects arrested earlier this month in a highly publicized police operation.

Could lice prevent asthma? (Reuters) Posted: 21 Apr 2009 05:12 PM PDT Reuters - Could lice be the secret to preventing asthma?

France: 200 illegal migrants found in ID check (AP) Posted: 21 Apr 2009 03:36 PM PDT AP - French police raided tent camps for a mass identity check Tuesday and detained nearly 200 people found without residency papers around Calais, an English Channel port that is a magnet for illegal migrants trying to reach Britain.

Bookmakers see slim odds on "sorry" in budget speech (Reuters) Posted: 21 Apr 2009 03:06 PM PDT Reuters - Odds are slim that Chancellor Alistair Darling will use the word 'sorry' during his budget speech on Wednesday -- but you can bet the house he will mention 'difficult times' at least once.

No terrorism charges for nine more held in UK raids (Reuters) Posted: 21 Apr 2009 02:57 PM PDT Reuters - British police said Tuesday they would bring no charges against nine more of the 12 men arrested in connection with a suspected al Qaeda plot, leaving only two still under investigation.

Belgians develop cuddly robot to help sick children (Reuters) Posted: 21 Apr 2009 02:52 PM PDT Reuters - Belgian scientists are developing a cuddly green robot to help ease the anxieties of children in hospital.

Arshavin strikes four times in Liverpool draw (AFP) Posted: 21 Apr 2009 02:22 PM PDT AFP - Andrey Arshavin produced a stunning four-goal show to blow a huge hole in Liverpool's title dream as Arsenal secured a 4-4 draw at Anfield on here Tuesday.

Bolivia opposition deny links to alleged plot (Reuters) Posted: 21 Apr 2009 02:19 PM PDT Reuters - Leaders of Bolivia's rightist opposition denied on Tuesday any links to an alleged plot to kill President Evo Morales, and condemned last week's shooting of three suspected mercenaries by police.

UK: Taxi rapist jailed for at least 8 years (AP) Posted: 21 Apr 2009 02:18 PM PDT AP - The driver of one of London's iconic black cabs was sentenced to at least eight years in prison Tuesday for an 18-month campaign of rape and assault against his female passengers.

Russia moves troops closer to Georgia's capital (AP) Posted: 21 Apr 2009 01:31 PM PDT AP - At a military checkpoint between Georgia and its breakaway region of South Ossetia, the word "Russia" is hand-painted in pink on a concrete security barrier.

Ahmadinejad dropped Holocaust denial from speech (AP) Posted: 21 Apr 2009 11:58 AM PDT AP - A day after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad caused an uproar with a speech attacking Israel at a U.N. conference on racism, the U.N. said Tuesday that Ahmadinejad had actually dropped language from the speech that described the Holocaust as "ambiguous and dubious."

UN meeting approves anti-racism declaration (AP) Posted: 21 Apr 2009 11:25 AM PDT AP - Over 100 countries agreed Tuesday on a declaration to combat racism and related forms of intolerance worldwide. The United States was not among them, prompting sharp criticism from African-American groups participating in the U.N.'s second global conference on racism.

Young Jews march in memory of Holocaust victims (AP) Posted: 21 Apr 2009 10:52 AM PDT AP - Thousands of young Jews and elderly Holocaust survivors marched Tuesday at the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz to honor those who perished in the Holocaust, while an Israeli official condemned the Iranian president's recent anti-Israel comments.

Germany to excavate suspected Jewish grave (AP) Posted: 21 Apr 2009 10:44 AM PDT AP - A birch-lined back yard believed to hold the remains of more than 750 former Jewish prisoners slain by the Nazis in the final days of World War II will be excavated by German authorities starting Wednesday.

Wiesenthal Ctr. makes Demjanjuk most wanted (AP) Posted: 21 Apr 2009 09:39 AM PDT AP - The Simon Wiesenthal Center has made alleged death camp guard John Demjanjuk No. 1 on its most-wanted list of Nazi war criminals.

Britain to review all arms exports to Israel (AP) Posted: 21 Apr 2009 09:13 AM PDT AP - Britain says it will review all weapons exports to Israel following the country's recent war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Hungary skeptical over alleged Bolivia plot (AP) Posted: 21 Apr 2009 08:56 AM PDT AP - Hungary's government said Tuesday there is no credible evidence so far that a group made up of Hungarians and other Europeans plotted to assassinate Bolivian President Evo Morales.

Prague University bans lecture by David Duke (AP) Posted: 21 Apr 2009 08:48 AM PDT AP - Prague's Charles University says it has banned a lecture by former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke.

Dutch navy under fire for 'idiotic' pirate release (AP) Posted: 21 Apr 2009 08:24 AM PDT AP - Dutch marines board a fishing boat and free two dozen Yemenis from Somali pirates. They seize and destroy AK-47s and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher but then put the nine bandits back in their skiff and set them free.

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