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• Porsche announces capital boost to create group with VW (AFP)
• Memoir reveals regret of Soviet spy Anthony Blunt (AP)
• Russian activist dead, colleague suspects murder (AP)
• Biden in Georgia to reaffirm US support (AFP)
• 'I'm not a saint': Italy's Berlusconi (AFP)
• Biden pledges support for Georgia, Ukraine (AP)
• Ryanair says passengers prefer to stand (AFP)
• Hundreds evacuated in southern French fire (Reuters)
• Leeds sign Aussie international Kisnorbo (AFP)
• Dairy farmers, police clash in EU quarter in Brussels (AFP)
• German making progress after double arm transplant (AP)
• Ruling on oil region bolsters peace in Sudan (AP)
• Reports: Iran reactor to be switched on this year (AP)
• NATO, Russia consider ways to boost cooperation (AP)
• Former Ukrainian official arrested in murder case (AP)
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• Tiny corner of Albania finally bunker-free (AP)
• Workers lock up execs in new French 'bossnappings' (AP)
• Russian postal workers to let police open mail (AP)
• Angry dairy farmers block streets in Brussels (AP)

Porsche announces capital boost to create group with VW (AFP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 04:51 PM PDT AFP - German sports car maker Porsche announced early Thursday that it would seek a boost in capital of at least five billion euros to create an integrated group with Volkswagen.

Memoir reveals regret of Soviet spy Anthony Blunt (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 04:01 PM PDT AP - It began with youthful idealism and ended in bitter regret.

Russian activist dead, colleague suspects murder (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 03:04 PM PDT AP - A Russian human rights activist has been found dead in a sand pit weeks after he went missing, according to police and a colleague who said Wednesday that he suspects the prisoners' rights advocate was murdered.

Biden in Georgia to reaffirm US support (AFP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 02:58 PM PDT AFP - Vice President Joe Biden travelled to Georgia on Wednesday to reaffirm strong ties with the former Soviet republic where US and Russian interests have collided in recent years.

'I'm not a saint': Italy's Berlusconi (AFP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 01:55 PM PDT AFP - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Wednesday that he was "not a saint" as he faced increasing pressure over a series of alleged sex scandals, ANSA news agency reported.

Biden pledges support for Georgia, Ukraine (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 01:21 PM PDT AP - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged support for efforts by Ukraine and Georgia to break free of Russia's orbit, saying Washington would not recognize Kremlin claims to an exclusive sphere of influence over former Soviet states.

Ryanair says passengers prefer to stand (AFP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 01:17 PM PDT AFP - Most passengers would be willing to stand during flights if the fare was free, according to a poll released Wednesday by Irish no-frills airline Ryanair.

Hundreds evacuated in southern French fire (Reuters) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 01:13 PM PDT Reuters - More than 300 people were evacuated from their homes on the outskirts of Marseille as bush fires started by a military exercise neared the southern French city, officials said on Wednesday.

Leeds sign Aussie international Kisnorbo (AFP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 01:09 PM PDT AFP - Former English football giants Leeds United signed Australian international defender Patrick Kisnorbo on Wednesday on a two-year contract.

Dairy farmers, police clash in EU quarter in Brussels (AFP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 01:03 PM PDT AFP - Angry dairy farmers clashed with police Wednesday at barricades around the European Union headquarters in Brussels, as they demanded help to tackle plummeting milk prices.

German making progress after double arm transplant (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 12:32 PM PDT AP - The recipient of the world's first complete double arm transplant scratched his head and back and beamed at his doctors Wednesday, saying he was on the path to independence a year after the pioneering operation.

Ruling on oil region bolsters peace in Sudan (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 11:09 AM PDT AP - Sudan's fragile peace overcame a major hurdle Wednesday when a legal panel drew a compromise map splitting an oil-rich region between the government-held north and the semiautonomous south controlled by former rebels.

Reports: Iran reactor to be switched on this year (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 10:59 AM PDT AP - Russian news agencies quote the country's nuclear agency chief as saying a Russian-built nuclear power reactor in Iran is still set to be switched on this year.

NATO, Russia consider ways to boost cooperation (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 10:38 AM PDT AP - Diplomats from NATO and Russia met on Wednesday to discuss ways of cooperating in the battle against pirates off Somalia and supplying alliance forces fighting in Afghanistan.

Former Ukrainian official arrested in murder case (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 10:37 AM PDT AP - Ukrainian authorities have arrested a former intelligence official in the slaying of an investigative journalist who was kidnapped and decapitated nine years ago, officials said Wednesday.

(AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 10:21 AM PDT AP - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden tells Georgia that 'America stands with you and will continue to stand.'

Tiny corner of Albania finally bunker-free (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 10:08 AM PDT AP - Concrete bunkers — an enduring symbol of Albania's harsh Cold War isolation — were dragged off a beach and destroyed Wednesday at a popular southern resort with the help of an aging Chinese-built tank.

Workers lock up execs in new French 'bossnappings' (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 10:03 AM PDT AP - French factory workers angry over layoffs and cost cuts locked up their bosses at a Michelin tire plant and a U.S.-owned cigarette-paper mill in a new eruption of "bossnappings."

Russian postal workers to let police open mail (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 09:26 AM PDT AP - The Russian government has issued an order telling postal workers that police and security agents have a right to open mail, causing alarm among rights advocates who fear a return to the Soviet-era tactics of the KGB.

Angry dairy farmers block streets in Brussels (AP) Posted: 22 Jul 2009 09:13 AM PDT AP - Hundreds of angry Belgian farmers blocked streets with tractors and faced down police outside the European Union's headquarters Wednesday demanding officials help reverse a recent collapse in prices of milk, cheese, butter and other dairy products.

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