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• Wildfires approach Athens, hospitals evacuated (AP)
• Federer snaps losing streak against Murray to reach Cincy final (AFP)
• Californian pilot dies at British air show (AP)
• Berlin regrets GM indecision on Opel: report (AFP)
• Vatican deplores indifference to migrants after more deaths (AFP)
• Libya fetes Lockerbie bomber in face of Western anger (AFP)
• Winner picked in Italy's record euro147 million lotto (AP)
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• Trott's debut ton keeps England on track for Ashes (AFP)
• Homes of former Porsche executives searched: report (AFP)
• Bosnia's ethnic divisions are evident in schools (AP)
• Germany: 100 professors suspected of Ph.D. bribes (AP)
• Paris' Picasso Museum shuts for 2-year renovation (AP)
• Frenchman who shot at ex-President Chirac released (AP)
• Merkel supports memorial to expelled Germans (AP)
• Britain under pressure amid Lockerbie release (AP)
• Report: Russian hydro plant called unsafe in 1998 (AP)

Wildfires approach Athens, hospitals evacuated (AP) Posted: 22 Aug 2009 04:51 PM PDT AP - Dozens of wildfires broke out across Greece, torching olive groves, cutting off villages and sending residents fleeing Saturday as one of the largest blazes swept perilously close to the capital's northern suburbs.

Federer snaps losing streak against Murray to reach Cincy final (AFP) Posted: 22 Aug 2009 01:22 PM PDT AFP - World number one Roger Federer snapped a four-match losing streak against second-ranked Andy Murray Saturday to book his berth in the Cincinnati Masters final.

Californian pilot dies at British air show (AP) Posted: 22 Aug 2009 01:19 PM PDT AP - A leading U.S. stunt pilot was killed Saturday when her light aircraft crashed at an aerobatic show in central England.

Berlin regrets GM indecision on Opel: report (AFP) Posted: 22 Aug 2009 01:15 PM PDT AFP - Germany's economy minister said Saturday he regretted that General Motors' board had failed to take a decision on a deal covering European operations, including ailing German unit Opel, a report said.

Vatican deplores indifference to migrants after more deaths (AFP) Posted: 22 Aug 2009 12:40 PM PDT AFP - A senior Vatican official on Saturday deplored indifference with regard to migrants after 73 Eritreans were reported to have died from hunger and thirst trying to reach Europe from North Africa.

Libya fetes Lockerbie bomber in face of Western anger (AFP) Posted: 22 Aug 2009 12:20 PM PDT AFP - Libya feted freed Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmet al-Megrahi on Saturday, ignoring Western fury at his hero's welcome, and poured oil on the fire by accusing Britain of seeking commercial advantage.

Winner picked in Italy's record euro147 million lotto (AP) Posted: 22 Aug 2009 12:16 PM PDT AP - A lucky lotto player in Tuscany won Italy's record euro147.8 million ($211.8 million) state lottery Saturday, pocketing what has been billed as Europe's biggest jackpot.

(AP) Posted: 22 Aug 2009 11:37 AM PDT AP - Winning ticket chosen in Italy's record euro146.9 million lottery.

Trott's debut ton keeps England on track for Ashes (AFP) Posted: 22 Aug 2009 11:31 AM PDT AFP - Jonathan Trott's debut hundred left England eyeing a stunning Ashes triumph as they closed in on a series-clinching victory in the fifth and deciding Test at the Oval here on Saturday.

Homes of former Porsche executives searched: report (AFP) Posted: 22 Aug 2009 10:58 AM PDT AFP - Anti-corruption officers have searched the homes and offices of two former Porsche chiefs and not only the German automaker's headquarters, news magazine Der Spiegel reported.

Bosnia's ethnic divisions are evident in schools (AP) Posted: 22 Aug 2009 10:09 AM PDT AP - It's shortly after noon, and teenagers who were taught their capital is Zagreb, in neighboring Croatia, are streaming out of Stolac High School. In an hour, their classrooms will be filled with children who have learned that their capital is Sarajevo, Bosnia.

Germany: 100 professors suspected of Ph.D. bribes (AP) Posted: 22 Aug 2009 08:45 AM PDT AP - German prosecutors are investigating about 100 professors across the country on suspicion they took bribes to help students get their doctoral degrees, authorities said Saturday.

Paris' Picasso Museum shuts for 2-year renovation (AP) Posted: 22 Aug 2009 08:36 AM PDT AP - Paris' Picasso Museum is closing its doors for renovations, spiriting away its masterpieces under high security to government warehouses for more than two years while seeking to expand the much-visited but cramped site.

Frenchman who shot at ex-President Chirac released (AP) Posted: 22 Aug 2009 07:02 AM PDT AP - A French far-right activist has been released from prison seven years after attempting to assassinate then-President Jacques Chirac in a Bastille Day attack, a judicial official said Saturday.

Merkel supports memorial to expelled Germans (AP) Posted: 22 Aug 2009 06:56 AM PDT AP - Chancellor Angela Merkel reiterated her support Saturday for a memorial to Germans forced to relocate from eastern Europe after World War II, but said it did not mean Germany was seeking to diminish responsibility for starting the war.

Britain under pressure amid Lockerbie release (AP) Posted: 22 Aug 2009 04:32 AM PDT AP - Britain's leaders faced new pressure Saturday to explain any role they might have had in the release of the Lockerbie bomber after Libya's leader Moammar Gadhafi credited senior officials and members of the royal family for influencing the decision.

Report: Russian hydro plant called unsafe in 1998 (AP) Posted: 22 Aug 2009 02:07 AM PDT AP - Russian authorities were reportedly warned in 1998 that Siberia's massive Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric power plant had fallen into serious neglect and was unsafe, more than a decade before this week's deadly accident.

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