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• Murray pins Wimbledon hopes on mental strength (AFP)
• Architect slams Prince Charles' 'unconstitutional' intervention (AFP)
• Holcim buys Cemex's Australia business for $1.62B (AP)
• Dollar jumps on European financial concerns, Russian backing (AFP)
• Plane makers put on brave face at Paris Air Show (AFP)
• Susan Boyle back on stage after missed gig (AFP)
• Brown announces Iraq war inquiry (AFP)
• Officials: GM executive to head Russia's GAZ (AP)
• Rome auctions off top cemetery lots (AFP)
• Huntsman's trial against European banks begins (AP)
• Italy, US break up hacking group (AP)
• Woman admits guilt in sex-games slaying of banker (AP)
• Russia, China, Central Asian nations hold summit (AP)
• Congo ex-VP to stand trial at International court (AP)
• Georgian police beat protesters (AP)
• UK lawmakers jostle for Speaker's chair (AP)
• EU agrees to take Guantanamo detainees (AP)
• Britain to conduct long-awaited Iraq war inquiry (AP)
• Italy right-wing guard sparks outrage (AP)
• Princess Caroline of Monaco's husband on trial (AP)

Murray pins Wimbledon hopes on mental strength (AFP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 04:59 PM PDT AFP - Britain's Andy Murray may have beefed up his physique but he insists it is his new-found mental strength which makes him a definite Wimbledon title contender.

Architect slams Prince Charles' 'unconstitutional' intervention (AFP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 04:56 PM PDT AFP - A leading architect whose plans for a modern building in central London were scrapped following criticism from Prince Charles slammed the royal's intervention Tuesday as "totally unconstitutional".

Holcim buys Cemex's Australia business for $1.62B (AP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 03:34 PM PDT AP - Swiss cement maker Holcim AG said Monday it is buying the Australian operations of Mexican rival Cemex SAB de CV for about 2.02 billion Australian dollars ($1.62 billion).

Dollar jumps on European financial concerns, Russian backing (AFP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 03:29 PM PDT AFP - The dollar jumped Monday against the euro to its highest level since March on European financial sector concerns and after receiving rare Russian backing.

Plane makers put on brave face at Paris Air Show (AFP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 03:06 PM PDT AFP - Aviation manufacturers sought Monday to lift the gloom hanging over the recession-hit airline industry, foreseeing better days ahead and announcing new orders at the Paris Air Show.

Susan Boyle back on stage after missed gig (AFP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 02:54 PM PDT AFP - Scottish singing star Susan Boyle was met with rapturous applause as she took to the stage in Glasgow on Monday, defying new fears for her health sparked by her withdrawal from a show the previous night.

Brown announces Iraq war inquiry (AFP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 02:35 PM PDT AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced an independent inquiry into the Iraq war Monday but immediately faced claims of a cover-up after saying it would take evidence in private.

Officials: GM executive to head Russia's GAZ (AP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 02:30 PM PDT AP - A senior General Motors Corp. executive who abruptly stepped down from the U.S. automaker last week has agreed to head the board of Russian automobile company GAZ, Russian officials said Monday.

Rome auctions off top cemetery lots (AFP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 02:24 PM PDT AFP - The price of dying is going up in Rome, if a city auction of prime cemetery lots is anything to go by.

Huntsman's trial against European banks begins (AP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 02:10 PM PDT AP - Huntsman Corp. told a Texas courtroom Monday that two European banks schemed with a private-equity company to scuttle a $6.5 billion buyout of the chemicals maker last year.

Italy, US break up hacking group (AP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 01:08 PM PDT AP - Italian and U.S. authorities have broken up an international group that hacked into long-distance phone lines and may have provided funds to terrorists in Southeast Asia, officials said Monday.

Woman admits guilt in sex-games slaying of banker (AP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 12:44 PM PDT AP - A woman who admitted killing one of France's richest men during sex games told a Swiss court Monday she shot him dead because he called her a whore.

Russia, China, Central Asian nations hold summit (AP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 12:25 PM PDT AP - Russia played regional power broker Monday, hosting China and Central Asian nations for a summit that highlights the Kremlin's efforts to maintain clout in former Soviet territory and raise its profile in Afghanistan.

Congo ex-VP to stand trial at International court (AP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 11:19 AM PDT AP - The International Criminal Court on Monday ordered former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba to stand trial on charges of commanding a militia that unleashed a campaign of murder, rape and pillage in the Central African Republic.

Georgian police beat protesters (AP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 11:12 AM PDT AP - Georgian police clashed with opposition activists in the capital Monday, arresting dozens and beating demonstrators, along with several journalists.

UK lawmakers jostle for Speaker's chair (AP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 10:30 AM PDT AP - British lawmakers are jostling over the best seat in the House.

EU agrees to take Guantanamo detainees (AP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 09:49 AM PDT AP - The European Union agreed on Monday to help the administration of President Barack Obama "turn the page" on Guantanamo, saying individual EU nations will take detainees from the American prison in Cuba.

Britain to conduct long-awaited Iraq war inquiry (AP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 09:38 AM PDT AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown authorized a long-awaited inquiry into the Iraq war on Monday, but defied requests from bereaved families and campaigners to hold sessions in public.

Italy right-wing guard sparks outrage (AP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 08:36 AM PDT AP - Italy's government has defended plans to allow citizen patrols to beef up security, but said Monday that a right-wing guard that has caused outrage with Fascist and Nazi-like symbols on its uniforms will not be allowed to walk the streets.

Princess Caroline of Monaco's husband on trial (AP) Posted: 15 Jun 2009 08:20 AM PDT AP - Prince Ernst August of Hannover, husband of Caroline of Monaco, acknowledged in court Monday that he hit a hotel owner in Kenya but denied using anything but his hands.

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