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• G-8 deplores violence in Iran (AP)
• Paris couture shows end after sad adieu to Lacroix (AP)
• British Murdoch newspapers face phone hacking claims (AFP)
• Prince Charles warns of evironmental doom (AFP)
• Swiss ready to seize UBS data to stifle Washington (AP)
• G-8 condemns North Korea's nuclear test (AP)
• British scientists claim to create human sperm (AP)
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• Far-right MEP says EU should sink immigrant boats (AFP)
• US, other wealthy nations vow global warming cuts (AP)
• Valentino's new designers deliver personal vision (AP)
• Youths go on rampage in central France (AP)
• US first tours Rome with her daughters (AP)
• Global warming accord spells lifestyle changes (AP)
• G-8 protesters scale smokestacks in Italy (AP)
• Vatican replaces cardinal in Holocaust controversy (AP)
• Obama meets with world leaders on economy, climate (AP)
• G8 calls for increased food security (AP)
• Drunken man shocks Spain with his generosity (AP)
• Old-style Hollywood glamour reborn at Gaultier (AP)

G-8 deplores violence in Iran (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2009 04:58 PM PDT AP - Group of Eight leaders said Wednesday that they deplored the violence in the aftermath of Iran's disputed election last month, but added they remained committed to seeking a diplomatic solution to Iran's contentious nuclear program.

Paris couture shows end after sad adieu to Lacroix (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2009 04:41 PM PDT AP - Screen siren glamour, sexy, lacy bodices and a frothy collection of endless would-be bridal gowns brought Paris' winter 2010 haute couture displays to an uneven conclusion on Wednesday, capping three emotional days that saw what's likely to be the last show by Christian Lacroix.

British Murdoch newspapers face phone hacking claims (AFP) Posted: 08 Jul 2009 04:19 PM PDT AFP - Rupert Murdoch's British tabloid newspapers have secretly paid one million pounds to settle cases involving allegations its journalists were involved in illegal phone tapping, a newspaper said Wednesday.

Prince Charles warns of evironmental doom (AFP) Posted: 08 Jul 2009 04:15 PM PDT AFP - Prince Charles warned Wednesday of environmental catastrophe, saying the world must "urgently confront" pressing green issues to avoid destroying "our children's future."

Swiss ready to seize UBS data to stifle Washington (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2009 03:28 PM PDT AP - Switzerland's government said Wednesday it would forbid the Swiss bank UBS AG from complying with any court-ordered transfer of data on tens of thousands of American clients to the U.S. government, and would consider seizing documents to prevent that.

G-8 condemns North Korea's nuclear test (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2009 03:02 PM PDT AP - Group of Eight leaders have condemned "in the strongest terms" North Korea's nuclear test and ballistic missile launches.

British scientists claim to create human sperm (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2009 02:53 PM PDT AP - British scientists claimed Wednesday to have created human sperm from embryonic stem cells for the first time, an accomplishment they say may someday help infertile men father children.

(AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2009 02:47 PM PDT AP - G-8 condemns North Korea's nuclear test and ballistic missile launch.

Far-right MEP says EU should sink immigrant boats (AFP) Posted: 08 Jul 2009 02:44 PM PDT AFP - The leader of the far-right British National Party, recently elected to the European Parliament, said Wednesday that the EU should sink boats carrying African immigrants trying to reach the continent.

US, other wealthy nations vow global warming cuts (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2009 02:36 PM PDT AP - Targeting global warming, President Barack Obama and other leaders of the world's richest industrial countries pledged Wednesday to seek dramatic cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 to slow dangerous climate change. Setting a marker for success, they agreed for the first time that worldwide temperatures must not rise more than a few degrees.

Valentino's new designers deliver personal vision (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2009 01:49 PM PDT AP - Valentino's new design team slashed hemlines, toned down the palette and substituted the old lady brocades for racy tulle and lace for a winter 2010 haute couture collection Wednesday that looked aimed to seduce a younger, hipper clientele.

Youths go on rampage in central France (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2009 01:36 PM PDT AP - Dozens of youths went on a rampage in a town in central France, apparently after hearing that a local man had tried to commit suicide in jail. The man later died.

US first tours Rome with her daughters (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2009 01:25 PM PDT AP - As Michelle Obama had lunch on a terrace with a breathtaking view of ancient Rome Wednesday, her daughters made and then ate blackberry and banana gelato at the Italian capital's most famous ice cream parlor.

Global warming accord spells lifestyle changes (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2009 01:12 PM PDT AP - Leaders of the world's biggest — and dirtiest — economies have agreed for the first time to limit the warming of the earth to a relatively safe 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) — an important target in fighting climate change.

G-8 protesters scale smokestacks in Italy (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2009 12:24 PM PDT AP - Environmentalists broke into power stations across Italy and shed their clothes in downtown Rome on Wednesday as world leaders discussed a new deal to combat global warming.

Vatican replaces cardinal in Holocaust controversy (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2009 12:01 PM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday replaced the cardinal responsible for lifting the excommunication of a Holocaust-denying bishop as part of the Vatican's effort to reconcile with an ultraconservative group.

Obama meets with world leaders on economy, climate (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2009 11:55 AM PDT AP - President Barack Obama joined fellow world leaders in Italy Wednesday for talks on threats to global security and stability at a summit where climate change, a continuing global economic crisis, nuclear proliferation and world hunger took top billing.

G8 calls for increased food security (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2009 11:08 AM PDT AP - World leaders at the Group of Eight summit say they want to promote investment in agriculture as a way of combating hunger in the face of the economic crisis.

Drunken man shocks Spain with his generosity (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2009 10:28 AM PDT AP - A British man who arrived at a Spanish airport on Wednesday after having too much to drink was taken into custody — not for bad behavior but for being too generous.

Old-style Hollywood glamour reborn at Gaultier (AP) Posted: 08 Jul 2009 09:23 AM PDT AP - Spotlights lit up the catwalk Wednesday at Jean Paul Gaultier's haute couture show, steeped in old-fashioned Hollywood glamour and paying tribute to screen sirens like Jane Russell and Ava Gardner.

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