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WWI Australian, British war dead to be exhumed (AFP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 07:30 PM PDT AFP - Experts will Tuesday begin exhuming hundreds of British and Australian troops from a World War I mass grave in northern France, before laying the fallen soldiers to rest in a new war cemetery.

Hartford, MetLife post losses amid investment woes (Reuters) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:23 PM PDT Reuters - Hartford Financial Group posted its third straight net loss and said it plans to stop selling new policies in Japan and the United Kingdom, as the insurer reeled from the same weak financial markets that triggered a net loss at MetLife Inc .

Schoolgirl feeling 'rotten' as flu cases grow (AFP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 04:01 PM PDT AFP - Three more cases of swine flu were confirmed in Britain Thursday, bringing the total number to eight including one 12-year-old schoolgirl described as feeling "rotten".

Woman accused of taking 500 lbs of gold from job (Reuters) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 03:03 PM PDT Reuters - Call her the modern day Goldfinger.

NATO expels 2 Russian envoys, raps pact on Georgia (Reuters) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 02:55 PM PDT Reuters - NATO has expelled two Russian diplomats over a spy scandal, a move Moscow's ambassador said was intended to set back efforts by Russia and the United States to repair relations.

Hatton camp clash, overeager Pacquiao top trainer woes (AFP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 02:54 PM PDT AFP - When it comes to training camp headaches, Britain's Ricky Hatton has had to endure bigger woes than Filipino star Manny Pacquiao going into their boxing showdown on Saturday.

Elderly man arrested in Italy for coke in oranges (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 02:06 PM PDT AP - The elderly man claimed he needed the oranges in his suitcase to keep up his vitamin C level, but Italian police soon realized the "C" stood for cocaine.

Painter Hockney reveals new medium: his iPhone (AFP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 02:03 PM PDT AFP - British painter David Hockney revealed Thursday how he uses his iPhone to paint pictures, as a new exhibition of works he produced on his computer opened in London.

Pandemic-wary world puts spotlight on WHO's Chan (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 01:58 PM PDT AP - World Health Organization chief Dr. Margaret Chan has earned a reputation for ruthlessness when it comes to battling viruses.

Italy frees hijacker of Achille Lauro ship (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 01:48 PM PDT AP - One of the Palestinians who hijacked the Achille Lauro cruise ship and killed an American passenger in 1985 has been released after more than 23 years in jail, officials said Thursday.

Car hits crowd watching Dutch queen, kills 5 (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 01:38 PM PDT AP - A Dutch driver careened through police barriers and plowed into a crowd of merrymakers cheering their popular queen Thursday, in a premeditated assault on the royal family that killed five bystanders and injured 12, authorities said.

What pandemic alert phase 6 means (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 11:42 AM PDT AP - Under the World Health Organization's alert system on a developing flu pandemic, phase 6 is the highest level. At the moment, the world has risen to phase 5 from phase 3 since the outbreak of swine flu in Mexico last week. Here's what the phases mean:

EU nations agree on swine flu measures (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 11:01 AM PDT AP - European Union health ministers have agreed to work "without delay" with drugmakers to develop a pilot vaccine to fight swine flu.

Family of slain Jewish man leaves Paris trial (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 10:46 AM PDT AP - The family of a Jewish man tortured and killed in 2006 walked out of a tense Paris trial Thursday in anger over comments by the man accused of murdering him, the family's lawyer said.

12 slain in shooting at Azerbaijan oil academy (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 10:37 AM PDT AP - A young man armed with an automatic pistol and clips of ammunition rampaged through a prestigious institute in the Azerbaijani capital Thursday, killing 12 people and wounding others before killing himself as police closed in, the government said.

French, Canadian aid workers freed in Darfur (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 10:33 AM PDT AP - Two aid workers held hostage in Darfur, one French and one Canadian, were freed Thursday after three weeks in captivity, France's foreign minister said.

Envoy: 2 Russian diplomats lose NATO accreditation (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 10:04 AM PDT AP - A day after NATO and Russia closed their diplomatic rift over last year's war in Georgia, the alliance kicked out two Russian diplomats in apparent retaliation for a spy case that rekindled memories of the Cold War.

Walesa asks EU to save historic shipyard (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 08:03 AM PDT AP - Former Polish President Lech Walesa appealed to senior European politicians Thursday to save the struggling Gdansk shipyard, the cradle of the pro-democracy Solidarity movement that he founded.

5 defendants charged in Cyprus plane crash trial (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 07:24 AM PDT AP - Cypriot prosecutors formally charged five defendants Thursday during a trial over the crash of an airliner in Greece nearly four years ago.

Polish official: 23 dead in Polish shelter blaze (AP) Posted: 30 Apr 2009 07:20 AM PDT AP - Polish prosecutors are raising the death toll from a fire that ripped through a homeless shelter in mid-April to 23 after DNA tests on the victims.

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