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• Diplomats: Iran has means to test bomb in 6 months (AP)
• Venezuela imprisons Briton on drug charges (AFP)
• Two die after Madonna stage collapse (AFP)
• Pope breaks wrist, has surgery, leaves smiling (AP)
• Tiger departs Open to leave Watson centre stage (AFP)
• Anderson gets royal seal of approval (AFP)
• Hungary agrees on bank ethics code: PM (AFP)
• Briton, 82, completes 100 modes of transport challenge (AFP)
• Anderson strikes as Australia struggle (AFP)
• Swedbank plans more job cuts (AFP)
• Slain activist faced pressure from Chechen leader (AP)
• Deadly collapse of Madonna stage investigated (AP)
• Frenchman convicted of killing Jewish man appeals (AP)
• Official: Chechen leader to sue rights group head (AP)
• Poland's leaders back appeal to Obama over Russia (AP)
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• Pilots' group criticizes EU over fatigue delay (AP)
• 3 arrested in BMW heiress blackmail attempt (AP)
• UK man convicted over suicide bomb plot (AP)
• UN health agency gives up on counting swine flu (AP)

Diplomats: Iran has means to test bomb in 6 months (AP) Posted: 17 Jul 2009 02:35 PM PDT AP - Iran is blocking U.N. nuclear agency attempts to upgrade monitoring of its atomic program while advancing those activities to the stage that the country would have the means to test a weapon within six months, diplomats told The Associated Press Friday.

Venezuela imprisons Briton on drug charges (AFP) Posted: 17 Jul 2009 02:21 PM PDT AFP - A Venezuelan judge sentenced a 31-year-old British man to eight years in prison for drug trafficking, the public prosecutors office said in a statement Friday.

Two die after Madonna stage collapse (AFP) Posted: 17 Jul 2009 01:49 PM PDT AFP - A British man died of his injuries after the collapse of a stage being built for a Madonna concert in southern France, hospital officials said Friday, bringing the toll to two dead.

Pope breaks wrist, has surgery, leaves smiling (AP) Posted: 17 Jul 2009 01:15 PM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI waved reassuringly to well-wishers outside a hospital Friday where he underwent surgery to set a fractured right wrist suffered when he fell in his Alpine vacation chalet.

Tiger departs Open to leave Watson centre stage (AFP) Posted: 17 Jul 2009 01:13 PM PDT AFP - This British Open was supposed to be all about whether Tiger Woods could claim his 15th major title.

Anderson gets royal seal of approval (AFP) Posted: 17 Jul 2009 12:25 PM PDT AFP - England quick James Anderson got a royal endorsement of his efforts as he played a key role in making Australia struggle during the first Ashes Test here at Lord's on Friday.

Hungary agrees on bank ethics code: PM (AFP) Posted: 17 Jul 2009 12:02 PM PDT AFP - The Hungarian government struck a deal with the country's commercial banks Friday to set up a code of ethics to protect consumers' rights after recent financial turmoil, the prime minister said.

Briton, 82, completes 100 modes of transport challenge (AFP) Posted: 17 Jul 2009 11:24 AM PDT AFP - An 82-year-old Briton was celebrating Friday after completing his bid to travel on 100 different types of transport within a year.

Anderson strikes as Australia struggle (AFP) Posted: 17 Jul 2009 11:12 AM PDT AFP - James Anderson starred with both bat and ball as England's quest for a first Test win over Australia at Lord's in 75 years gathered pace here on Friday.

Swedbank plans more job cuts (AFP) Posted: 17 Jul 2009 10:46 AM PDT AFP - Sweden's fourth largest bank, Swedbank, said Friday it would cut thousands of jobs in the Baltics and Ukraine, where it is heavily exposed to the economic crisis.

Slain activist faced pressure from Chechen leader (AP) Posted: 17 Jul 2009 10:46 AM PDT AP - Natalya Estemirova's last meeting with Chechnya's strongman president did not go well: She faced Ramzan Kadyrov and his lieutenants alone, summoned for a chilling dressing down in which he boasted of having "blood from my hands to my elbows."

Deadly collapse of Madonna stage investigated (AP) Posted: 17 Jul 2009 10:23 AM PDT AP - Prosecutors have opened a manslaughter investigation in the collapse of a stage being built for a weekend concert by Madonna that killed two people, an official said Friday.

Frenchman convicted of killing Jewish man appeals (AP) Posted: 17 Jul 2009 08:43 AM PDT AP - The lawyer for the convicted killer of a young French Jew says his client is appealing his sentence.

Official: Chechen leader to sue rights group head (AP) Posted: 17 Jul 2009 08:02 AM PDT AP - The spokesman for Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechnya's strongman leader, says his boss will sue a top human rights organization for claiming he was behind the brazen slaying of one of its activists.

Poland's leaders back appeal to Obama over Russia (AP) Posted: 17 Jul 2009 07:44 AM PDT AP - Poland's prime minister and president say they back an appeal by former Eastern European leaders to President Barack Obama urging him not to overlook them as he pursues better ties with Russia.

(AP) Posted: 17 Jul 2009 06:59 AM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI leaves hospital smiling after undergoing surgery for broken wrist.

Pilots' group criticizes EU over fatigue delay (AP) Posted: 17 Jul 2009 06:49 AM PDT AP - A European pilots association criticized the EU on Friday, saying the bloc is endangering air safety by failing to act on the recommendations of experts who say cuts in flying hours are needed to curb pilot fatigue.

3 arrested in BMW heiress blackmail attempt (AP) Posted: 17 Jul 2009 06:03 AM PDT AP - Three men have been arrested in Germany over a failed attempt to blackmail the country's richest woman, BMW heiress Susanne Klatten, prosecutors said Friday.

UK man convicted over suicide bomb plot (AP) Posted: 17 Jul 2009 05:56 AM PDT AP - A British Muslim convert was jailed Friday for plotting to carry out a suicide bomb attack on a shopping mall in southern England.

UN health agency gives up on counting swine flu (AP) Posted: 17 Jul 2009 03:01 AM PDT AP - The World Health Organization says it will stop counting individual cases of swine flu.

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