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'Advantage Federer' as Wimbledon history beckons (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 05:21 PM PDT

Roger Federer begins his campaign for a sixth Wimbledon title, and a record 15th major, rejuvenated by finally lifting his French Open jinx and seeing injured rival Rafael Nadal limp out of contention.(AFP/File/Lionel Bonaventure)AFP - Roger Federer begins his campaign for a sixth Wimbledon title, and a record 15th major, rejuvenated by finally lifting his French Open jinx and seeing injured rival Rafael Nadal limp out of contention.

Austria: Vigil held for Iranian victims (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 02:05 PM PDT

Protestors light candles during a picket against the outcome of the presidential election and violence in Iran in front of the Austrian parliament in Vienna, Austria, on Sunday, June 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)AP - At least a thousand people have held a vigil in support of Iranian opposition protesters and victims of the country's regime.

Franchitti wins IndyCar Iowa race (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 02:03 PM PDT

Dario Franchitti, driver of the #10 TomTom Target Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda, is pictured during the IRL Indycar Series Iowa Corn Indy 250 at the Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. Franchitti won the IndyCar Series Iowa Corn 250 Sunday, taking the lead with 50 laps remaining and holding off Australian Ryan Briscoe.(AFP/Getty Images/Matthew Stockman)AFP - Scotland's Dario Franchitti won the IndyCar Series Iowa Corn 250 Sunday, taking the lead with 50 laps remaining and holding off Australian Ryan Briscoe.

Michael Schumacher revealed as TV show Top Gear's 'Stig' (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 01:49 PM PDT

Formula One legend Michael Schumacher, seen here in March 2009, was on Sunday unveiled as AFP - Formula One legend Michael Schumacher was on Sunday unveiled as "the Stig", the mystery man who test drives cars on British cult motoring show "Top Gear".

Britain names two UK hostages killed in Iraq (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 01:37 PM PDT

A man who identified himself as Peter Moore speaks in this frame grab from a video released by Al Arabiya February 26, 2008. REUTERS/Al Arabiya via Reuters TVReuters - The dead bodies of two Britons taken hostage in Iraq in 2007 and handed to UK officials in Baghdad late on Friday have been provisionally identified, the British government said on Sunday.

Opposition hopes to limit damage in Italy's local elections (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 01:27 PM PDT

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi casts his ballot at a polling station in Milan during the local elections. Italy's opposition was hoping to limit the damage Sunday in the second round of local elections, as Berlusconi's turbulent private life continued to grab the headlines.(AFP)AFP - Italy's opposition was hoping to limit the damage Sunday in the second round of local elections, as Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's turbulent private life continued to grab the headlines.

11 bodies from Air France disaster identified: officials (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 01:12 PM PDT

Crew members of a Brazilian Air Force Super Puma helicopter unload corpses of Air France airflight 447 passengers upon arrival at the Fernando de Noronha airport on June 11, 2009. Eleven of the 50 bodies recovered from an Air France jet that plunged into the Atlantic three weeks ago have been identified by fingerprints and dental records, Brazilian officials said Sunday.(AFP/File/Evaristo Sa)AFP - Eleven of the 50 bodies recovered from an Air France jet that plunged into the Atlantic three weeks ago have been identified by fingerprints and dental records, Brazilian officials said Sunday.

Study finds some Iranian results 'highly implausible' (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 12:52 PM PDT

From L-R: Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Judiciary cheif Mahmoud Hashemi Shahrudi, listen at the weekly Friday prayers at Tehran University on June 19, 2009. Figures from Iran's disputed presidential election show AFP - Figures from Iran's disputed presidential election show "irregularities" in the turnout and "highly implausible" swings to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according to a analysis published on Sunday.

Berlusconi defiant as pressure grows over scandal (Reuters)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 12:29 PM PDT

Reuters - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Sunday brushed off pressure over allegations female escorts were paid to attend his parties and sought to focus on his government's plans for the next year.

Govt. names dead hostages in Iraq (AFP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 12:26 PM PDT

A handout photo from the Ministry of Defence shows a convoy of British armoured vehicles pulling out from Basra Palace, 2007. The bodies of two British bodyguards among five men held hostage in Iraq for two years were identified and named on Sunday, as London called for the release of the remaining captives.(AFP/MOD-HO/File)AFP - Britain identified the bodies Sunday of two bodyguards who were among five men held hostage in Iraq for two years, and called for the immediate release of the remaining captives.

Austria: Police attack on US man brings up racism (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 11:46 AM PDT

In this photo taken on Friday, April 10, 2009 U.S. citizen Mike Brennan, 34, from Jacksonville, Fla., gestures as he talks to The Associated Press in a subway station in Vienna, Austria. (AP Photo/Lilli Strauss)AP - Mike Brennan was getting off a Vienna subway when two undercover police officers pounced on him, mistaking him for a drug dealer. Months later, the 35-year-old black American is still recovering from his injuries — and waiting for a satisfactory apology.

Zimbabwe PM defends sharing power with Mugabe (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 11:04 AM PDT

AP - Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Sunday defended his decision to enter a power-sharing government with President Robert Mugabe, a day after being heckled offstage by protesters in London.

Pagans, partygoers greet solstice at Stonehenge (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 10:45 AM PDT

Carl Klinkenborg, right, and his wife Gigha kiss during their wedding ceremony as people gather to celebrate the summer solstice at Stonehenge in west England, early Sunday, June 21, 2009. The monument attracted some 35 thousand people to mark the longest day of the year when the sunrise was expected at 4:58 am under the cloudy sky. (AP Photo/Akira Suemori)AP - Pagans and partygoers drummed, danced or gyrated in hula hoops to stay awake through the night, as more than 35,000 people greeted the summer solstice Sunday at the ancient stone circle of Stonehenge.

Man apologizes to Berlusconi for party scandal (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 10:08 AM PDT

AP - A businessman who recruited young women to attend parties at Premier Silvio Berlusconi's homes has apologized to the premier for having contributed to a new scandal.

Pope: refugees must be welcomed despite problems (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 10:02 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI gestures during a meeting with the youth at the Santa Maria delle Grazie's church, part of his visit to the Padre Pio's shrine in San Giovanni Rotondo, southern Italy, Sunday, June 21, 2009. The Pontiff said countries must continue to receive refugees despite the difficulties they create. Benedict has also said that to end the 'sad' phenomenon of illegal migration, the international community must address the causes driving so many people from their homes. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday that countries must continue receiving refugees despite the difficulties they create while also addressing the causes that drive so many people from their homes.

Bodies of 2 British hostages identified (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 09:35 AM PDT

An Iraqi policeman surveys the damage from a truck bomb that exploded the day before in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. Residents of the town hit by Iraq's bloodiest attack in 16 months were searched for their loved ones after a massive truck bombing killed 72 people and destroyed dozens of houses.(AFP/Marwan Ibrahim)AP - Two bodies handed over to British authorities in Iraq have been identified as bodyguards kidnapped in Baghdad two years ago, the government said Sunday.

Portugal to take 2 or 3 Guantanamo detainees (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 07:22 AM PDT

AP - Portugal will take in two or three Guantanamo detainees once they are released by the U.S. detention center, the foreign minister said.

Georgia: Blast near EU vehicle kills 1 (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 07:02 AM PDT

AP - A land mine explosion killed the driver of a Georgian medical aid vehicle that was accompanying European Union monitors patrolling a tense area Sunday near breakaway Abkhazia, police and EU officials said.

Top Italian Mafia fugitive arrested in Caracas (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 06:09 AM PDT

AP - Authorities arrested one of Italy's most dangerous Mafia fugitives as he left his apartment in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, Italian police said Sunday.

Greece's New Acropolis Museum opens to visitors (AP)

Posted: 21 Jun 2009 05:28 AM PDT

Visitors admire a sculpture at the new Acropolis museum in Athens on Sunday, June 21, 2009. The Acropolis Museum opened its gates today to the first visitors who came to see the more than 4,000 exhibits on display, including those parts of Parthenon's marble frieze not held by the British Museum in London. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)AP - The new Acropolis Museum opened its gates Sunday to hundreds of visitors eager to explore its vast collection of sculptures and artifacts from ancient Greece.

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