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• UK documents reveal hunt for Hitler's deputy (AP)
• Turkey, Armenia to launch talks on diplomatic ties (AP)
• Young British Muslims angry with police and media (Reuters)
• UK police to review Rolling Stones guitarist death (AP)
• Disabled sailor achieves record (AFP)
• UK to publish Lockerbie correspondence (AP)
• Deere board approves Russia investment plan (AP)
• Govt to release documents on Lockerbie bomber (AFP)
• Merkel hits back at critics after bitter state poll losses (AFP)
• French trader Kerviel to stand trial (AFP)
• Issues dividing neighbors Armenia and Turkey (AP)
• Injured CBS correspondent to be flown to US (AP)
• Germany, France reinforce Iran sanctions threat (AP)
• Europe marks anniversary of WWII beginning (AP)
• Moscow police quash anti-Kremlin rally, detain 15 (AP)
• Putin blames WWII on West's deal with Hitler (AP)
• UN leader defends leadership style amid criticism (AP)
• NATO gets report of top commander in Afghanistan (AP)
• EU to begin phasing out standard lightbulbs (AP)
• Merkel confident for Germany's Sept 27. election (AP)

UK documents reveal hunt for Hitler's deputy (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 04:46 PM PDT AP - It was one of the greatest mysteries of the collapse of the Third Reich. As Russian tanks moved into Berlin and Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his bunker, his brutal and feared private secretary, Martin Bormann, simply vanished.

Turkey, Armenia to launch talks on diplomatic ties (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 04:24 PM PDT AP - Armenia and Turkey, bitter foes for a century, took a step toward reconciliation Monday by announcing they would launch final talks aimed at establishing diplomatic ties. But they won't discuss the deepest source of their enmity: the World War I-era massacres of Armenians under Ottoman rule.

Young British Muslims angry with police and media (Reuters) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 04:22 PM PDT Reuters - Many young British Muslims feel demonized by the police and the media and say they have come under pressure to prove their loyalty since the September 11 attacks and the 2005 London bombings, a study has found.

UK police to review Rolling Stones guitarist death (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 03:41 PM PDT AP - Forty years after the body of Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones was found floating in his swimming pool following a binge of drugs and drinking, police said Monday they are reviewing the case in light of new evidence turned over by a journalist.

Disabled sailor achieves record (AFP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 03:05 PM PDT AFP - A yachtswoman on Monday became the first quadriplegic woman to sail solo around Britain, arriving in Dover to cheers from wellwishers.

UK to publish Lockerbie correspondence (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 02:46 PM PDT AP - The British government will make public its correspondence with Scottish ministers over releasing the Lockerbie bomber, a government spokeswoman said Monday, a day after a newspaper reported that officials believed a deal was in the U.K.'s "overwhelming interests."

Deere board approves Russia investment plan (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 02:37 PM PDT AP - Deere & Co., the world's largest agricultural-equipment maker, said Monday its board of directors has approved a plan to invest $125 million to establish a new manufacturing and parts center in Russia.

Govt to release documents on Lockerbie bomber (AFP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 02:34 PM PDT AFP - The government will publish all "relevant" correspondence with Scotland on the Lockerbie bomber, an official said Monday, amid suggestions oil deals with Libya played a role in his release.

Merkel hits back at critics after bitter state poll losses (AFP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 02:06 PM PDT AFP - German Chancellor Angela Merkel brushed aside calls Monday from within her own party to pull off the gloves in her battle for re-election in four weeks after strong setbacks in state polls.

French trader Kerviel to stand trial (AFP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 01:44 PM PDT AFP - French trader Jerome Kerviel is to stand trial over the massive nearly five-billion-euro trading scandal at Societe Generale last year, sources close to the case said Monday.

Issues dividing neighbors Armenia and Turkey (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 12:40 PM PDT AP - Issues dividing neighbors Armenia and Turkey, which announced Monday they would establish diplomatic relations for the first time:

Injured CBS correspondent to be flown to US (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 12:13 PM PDT AP - A CBS Radio News correspondent wounded in eastern Afghanistan will be flown to the United States from a military hospital in Germany, possibly as early as Tuesday, her employer said.

Germany, France reinforce Iran sanctions threat (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 11:53 AM PDT AP - Germany and France on Monday reinforced a call for Iran to respond to concerns about its nuclear program in September or face tougher sanctions, and said they wanted wide international agreement on those measures.

Europe marks anniversary of WWII beginning (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 11:39 AM PDT AP - European and American officials plan to mark Tuesday's 70th anniversary of World War II with a ceremony bringing former friends and foes together on the Baltic peninsula where the conflict began.

Moscow police quash anti-Kremlin rally, detain 15 (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 11:32 AM PDT AP - Riot police briefly detained about 15 people trying to hold an anti-Kremlin demonstration in central Moscow on Monday to defend Russians' constitutional right to assembly.

Putin blames WWII on West's deal with Hitler (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 09:13 AM PDT AP - Russia's prime minister on Monday condemned Moscow's 1939 treaty with Berlin that carved up Europe, as well as a British and French pact with the Nazis, in remarks published before the 70th anniversary of the start of World War II.

UN leader defends leadership style amid criticism (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 08:54 AM PDT AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon defended his leadership style Monday after stinging criticism by a Norwegian diplomat, saying different cultures and traditions in the world body must be respected.

NATO gets report of top commander in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 08:02 AM PDT AP - The strategic review of the war in Afghanistan prepared by the top commander of U.S. and NATO forces there has been received by commands on both sides of the ocean, officials in Brussels said Monday.

EU to begin phasing out standard lightbulbs (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 08:01 AM PDT AP - The EU will start making the transition from power-draining lightbulbs to more energy efficient ones Tuesday, the European Commission said.

Merkel confident for Germany's Sept 27. election (AP) Posted: 31 Aug 2009 06:14 AM PDT AP - Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday she is confident of forming a new center-right government after the nationwide election Sept. 27, insisting that she won't change strategy despite disappointing weekend results in state votes.

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