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United shuffle pack as Gerrard bolsters Liverpool (AFP) Posted: 01 May 2009 05:18 PM PDT AFP - Manchester United descend on relegation-threatened Middlesbrough this weekend knowing another three points will leave them on the brink of a third consecutive Premier League title.

Weigh-in whips up fans for Pacquiao-Hatton showdown (AFP) Posted: 01 May 2009 04:28 PM PDT AFP - Thousands of screaming British boxing supporters cheered on Ricky Hatton at Friday's weigh-in for Saturday's junior welterweight bout with Filipino Manny Pacquiao, who also had strong support.

May Day turns violent in Turkey, Germany, Greece (Reuters) Posted: 01 May 2009 03:23 PM PDT Reuters - May Day protesters clashed with riot police in Germany, Turkey and Greece on Friday while thousands angry at the governments' responses to the global financial crisis took to the streets in France and Spain.

Armed robbers steal paintings from Dutch museum (AP) Posted: 01 May 2009 02:54 PM PDT AP - Masked gunmen stole two paintings from a Dutch museum Friday, including a work by surrealist Salvador Dali, officials said.

Higgins closes in on final, Robertson fights back (AFP) Posted: 01 May 2009 02:22 PM PDT AFP - Two-time former champion John Higgins is just two frames away from the snooker world championships final after dominating Friday's clash with Mark Allen.

Britain confirms first 'non-imported' swine flu cases (AFP) Posted: 01 May 2009 02:17 PM PDT AFP - Two cases of swine flu apparently transmitted to people who had not travelled recently to Mexico were reported Friday by authorities in Britain, as the number infected there rose to 13.

Tamiflu stockpiles vary widely throughout world (AP) Posted: 01 May 2009 01:19 PM PDT AP - Poor countries likely to suffer most in a swine flu outbreak have the smallest stockpiles of antiviral medicines to fight it.

Couple arrested for sex on lawn at Windsor Castle (AP) Posted: 01 May 2009 01:17 PM PDT AP - Queen Elizabeth II was at home at Windsor Castle, the sentries who guard her were on duty, and the large park surrounding the magnificent building was full of tourists on a Sunday afternoon. So it didn't take long for people to realize that something was out of order when an inebriated couple arrived from a nearby restaurant and began having sex on a grass bank outside the castle, according to witnesses.

Monty suffers Spanish nightmare (AFP) Posted: 01 May 2009 01:14 PM PDT AFP - Europe's Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie posted a second round 81 at the Spanish Open here on Friday for his worst performance in Europe in five years.

Kroenke increases Arsenal stake (AFP) Posted: 01 May 2009 01:05 PM PDT AFP - Arsenal announced on Friday that American businessman Stan Kroenke had increased his stake in the club from 20 percent to 28.3 percent after purchasing 5,000 shares from director Richard Carr's family.

WHO will take vaccine gamble with swine flu (AP) Posted: 01 May 2009 12:10 PM PDT AP - When World Health Organization officials ask vaccine manufacturers to start producing vaccine to fight swine flu in a few weeks, they will be taking a calculated risk.

Europeans rally on May Day amid economic worries (AP) Posted: 01 May 2009 10:58 AM PDT AP - Hundreds of thousands of European workers feeling the pinch of the economic crisis rallied at May Day protests Friday from Moscow to Berlin to Istanbul.

UK's prime minister faces tough election task (AP) Posted: 01 May 2009 10:37 AM PDT AP - He's lost a major parliamentary vote, a key aide and, according to critics, his authority. So can British Prime Minister Gordon Brown avoid losing the looming national election?

Turkey's prime minister reshuffles his Cabinet (AP) Posted: 01 May 2009 10:33 AM PDT AP - Turkey's prime minister reshuffled the bulk of his Cabinet Friday, appointing an official who has mediated indirect talks between Syria and Israel as foreign minister.

Bern shuts its "Bear Pit" as last bear Pedro dies (AP) Posted: 01 May 2009 09:54 AM PDT AP - Bern's Bear Pit, for centuries a tourist attraction and a symbol of the city, has lost its last resident to euthanasia and will be closed for good.

Carol Ann Duffy chosen as UK poet laureate (AP) Posted: 01 May 2009 09:17 AM PDT AP - The centuries-old post of British poet laureate, bard to kings and queens, has been held by William Wordsworth, Alfred Lord Tennyson and Ted Hughes — but never, until Friday, by a woman.

Man who tried to attack Dutch royals dies (AP) Posted: 01 May 2009 07:54 AM PDT AP - The man who drove his car into a crowd of parade spectators and killed six people died of his injuries Friday, leaving unresolved the mystery of why he tried to attack the Dutch royal family.

Officials: Arrest in Azerbaijan bloodbath (AP) Posted: 01 May 2009 07:05 AM PDT AP - Police in Azerbaijan have arrested a former neighbor of the gunman who killed 12 people and committed suicide at an oil industry academy, prosecutors said Friday, but they did not reveal how they suspect former neighbor was linked to the shooting.

English poet UA Fanthorpe dies at 79 (AP) Posted: 01 May 2009 06:50 AM PDT AP - U.A. Fanthorpe, a highly regarded English poet who was first inspired by the human tragedy she saw in a neurological hospital, has died at age 79.

(AP) Posted: 01 May 2009 12:04 AM PDT AP - Dutch state television says man suspected of attack on royal house has died.

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