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• YouTube star Susan Boyle through to talent show final (AFP)
• Diver dies exploring wreckage of ship off Greece (AP)
• Irish orders pressured on child abuse compensation (Reuters)
• Gore, others urge CEOs to back climate change deal (AP)
• Sikh rivals fight at temple in Austria; 16 injured (AP)
• UK to review combat ban for female troops (AP)
• Benedict prays for peace at site of WWII battle (AP)
• Italian PM urged to explain relations with teen (AP)
• Church of Scotland votes to appoint gay minister (AP)
• Strong quake hits Macedonia near Greek border (AP)
• Putin warns outsiders over Ukraine (AP)
• Royal chauffeur suspended over security lapse (AP)
• Hundreds of UK lawmakers could face ouster or quit (AP)
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• Swiss rescuers search for missing US boy (AP)

YouTube star Susan Boyle through to talent show final (AFP) Posted: 24 May 2009 03:42 PM PDT AFP - Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle, whose soaring voice has made her a global star thanks to YouTube, went through to the final Sunday of the British television talent show that made her famous.

Diver dies exploring wreckage of ship off Greece (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 03:27 PM PDT AP - A member of a National Geographic team exploring the wreckage of Britannic, the Titanic's sister ship, in the Aegean Sea died of decompression sickness Sunday, the Merchant Marine Ministry said.

Irish orders pressured on child abuse compensation (Reuters) Posted: 24 May 2009 02:57 PM PDT Reuters - Irish religious orders should pay more compensation to victims of child abuse, Finance Minister Brian Lenihan said on Sunday, after a report into Catholic-run schools and orphanages spoke of sexual abuse and floggings.

Gore, others urge CEOs to back climate change deal (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 02:44 PM PDT AP - Climate-change heavyweights U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon and Nobel prize winner Al Gore urged more than 500 business leaders on Sunday to lend their corporate muscle to reaching a global deal on reducing greenhouse gases.

Sikh rivals fight at temple in Austria; 16 injured (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 02:24 PM PDT AP - Sikhs wielding knives and a handgun attacked two preachers at a rival temple in Vienna on Sunday in a brawl that left at least 16 people wounded, police and witnesses said. A related clash later broke out in northern India.

UK to review combat ban for female troops (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 12:19 PM PDT AP - Britain's female soldiers could soon battle enemy forces in face-to-face combat, if a ban on women serving in the most dangerous warfare roles is lifted for the first time.

Benedict prays for peace at site of WWII battle (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 12:05 PM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI paid homage Sunday to the victims of World War II, visiting a Polish military cemetery at the site of a decisive battle in southern Italy and praying that peace may prevail over war today.

Italian PM urged to explain relations with teen (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 12:01 PM PDT AP - Campaigning in Italy for the European parliament election was dominated on Sunday by demands that Premier Silvio Berlusconi explain his relationship with an 18-year-old Neapolitan woman.

Church of Scotland votes to appoint gay minister (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 11:52 AM PDT AP - An openly gay minister on Sunday praised the decision of the Church of Scotland to dismiss a challenge to his appointment by religious conservatives — the latest case involving sexuality to create a division in the Anglican Communion.

Strong quake hits Macedonia near Greek border (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 11:40 AM PDT AP - A strong earthquake struck southern Macedonia near the Greek border on Sunday night, damaging dozens of homes, an official said. No casualties were immediately reported.

Putin warns outsiders over Ukraine (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 11:29 AM PDT AP - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warned the West on Sunday not to meddle in relations between Russia and Ukraine, according to remarks cited by state-run news agencies.

Royal chauffeur suspended over security lapse (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 09:57 AM PDT AP - A royal chauffeur was suspended Sunday over allegations he gave undercover reporters a tour of Queen Elizabeth II's luxury limousines and other sensitive areas of her Buckingham Palace home in exchange for money.

Hundreds of UK lawmakers could face ouster or quit (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 09:32 AM PDT AP - A major purge of veteran lawmakers is likely at Britain's next national election due to mounting public anger over the expenses scandal, opposition leader David Cameron said Sunday as a new study estimated that over 300 lawmakers could be forced out.

(AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 06:11 AM PDT AP - Police say up to 30 people wounded, 9 severely, in shooting at Indian temple in Vienna.

Swiss rescuers search for missing US boy (AP) Posted: 24 May 2009 05:41 AM PDT AP - Swiss police were searching Sunday for a 12-year-old American boy missing near the Truemmelbach waterfall, which drains glacier waters from the country's famous Eiger, Monk and Jungfrau mountains.

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