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• UK stressed Libya ties in Lockerbie letters (AP)
• Brown feared Lockerbie bomber's death in jail: documents (AFP)
• Trump gets approval to expand Scottish golf course (AP)
• Clarke defends T20 call-off as ECB promise inquiry (AFP)
• Boxing legend Ali traces roots to Irish town (AP)
• UK to lend IMF 15.5 bln dlrs amid global crisis (AFP)
• WW 2 concert: Music is a power for peace -Gergiev (Reuters)
• Timeline on communication on Lockerbie bomber (AP)
• 91 countries agree to illegal fishing treaty (AP)
• Arrest made in U.S. theft ring that hit Bernankes (Reuters)
• Pope backs Italy church in Berlusconi row (AP)
• Britain marks anniversary of child evacuations (AP)
• US fares poorly in child welfare survey (AP)
• Heineken cracks down on tiny Swiss "Keineken" (AP)
• Russians mark 5 years since Beslan school tragedy (AP)
• Europe marks anniversary of WWII beginning (AP)
• Italian minister: OK to drink (a little) and drive (AP)
• Swiss president faces calls to resign in Libya row (AP)
• Swine flu, heart disease may be deadly mix (AP)
• Report: 4,000 tropical fish die in Russian airport (AP)

UK stressed Libya ties in Lockerbie letters (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 03:28 PM PDT AP - In the years leading up to Scotland's release of the Lockerbie bomber, Britain repeatedly stressed the importance of growing UK-Libyan ties and said it did not want Abdel Baset al-Megrahi to die in prison, according to confidential documents released by the British and Scottish governments on Tuesday.

Brown feared Lockerbie bomber's death in jail: documents (AFP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 03:09 PM PDT AFP - A minister told Libyan officials that Prime Minister Gordon Brown did not want the Lockerbie bomber to die in prison, according to documents released on Tuesday.

Trump gets approval to expand Scottish golf course (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 02:46 PM PDT AP - Authorities on Tuesday gave real estate tycoon Donald Trump permission to expand the site of a luxury golf resort he is building on a stretch of Scottish coast despite fierce opposition from local residents.

Clarke defends T20 call-off as ECB promise inquiry (AFP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 02:08 PM PDT AFP - Australia captain Michael Clarke insisted the umpires were right to call-off the second Twenty20 international against England here at Old Trafford without a ball being bowled.

Boxing legend Ali traces roots to Irish town (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 02:07 PM PDT AP - Muhammad Ali made a sentimental journey Tuesday to discover his Irish roots, and met distant relatives during celebrations at the local town hall and a nearby castle.

UK to lend IMF 15.5 bln dlrs amid global crisis (AFP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 01:54 PM PDT AFP - The UK will provide the International Monetary Fund with some 15.5 billion dollars to support the IMF's lending capacity amid the global downturn, the multilateral institution said Tuesday.

WW 2 concert: Music is a power for peace -Gergiev (Reuters) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 01:46 PM PDT Reuters - Russian conductor Valery Gergiev led musicians from 40 countries Tuesday in a thrilling concert in the heart of former Nazi-occupied Poland to mark the outbreak of World War Two 70 years ago.

Timeline on communication on Lockerbie bomber (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 01:35 PM PDT AP - Some key dates in the communication leading up to the Lockerbie bomber's release:

91 countries agree to illegal fishing treaty (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 01:32 PM PDT AP - A group of 91 countries reached an agreement Tuesday on a U.N.-backed treaty that aims to leave those engaged in illegal fishing without a safe haven.

Arrest made in U.S. theft ring that hit Bernankes (Reuters) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 12:54 PM PDT Reuters - A woman described by a federal agent as a heroin addict with a stash of wigs was arrested in Miami on charges of being part of an identity theft ring that targeted the wife of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

Pope backs Italy church in Berlusconi row (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 12:09 PM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday gave his full support to the Italian Catholic Church after it was dragged into a media row linked to Premier Silvio Berlusconi's sex scandal.

Britain marks anniversary of child evacuations (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 11:54 AM PDT AP - Britain held a service of thanksgiving Tuesday to remember the thousands of children who were evacuated to the countryside to protect them from German bombs during World War II.

US fares poorly in child welfare survey (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 11:27 AM PDT AP - America has some of the industrial world's worst rates of infant mortality, teenage pregnancy and child poverty, even though it spends more per child than better-performing countries such as Switzerland, Japan and the Netherlands, a new survey indicates.

Heineken cracks down on tiny Swiss "Keineken" (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 11:25 AM PDT AP - Swiss police have seized 1,000 bottles of locally made "Keineken" beer after the Dutch beer giant Heineken NV complained its brand was being infringed.

Russians mark 5 years since Beslan school tragedy (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 10:55 AM PDT AP - Tuesday would have been Georgy Daurov's very first day of school. His mother, Svetlana, scoffed at the idea that the passage of time could ease the sorrow of losing her 2-year-old son five years ago in Russia's worst terrorist attack.

Europe marks anniversary of WWII beginning (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 10:20 AM PDT AP - On a wind-swept peninsula where shells lobbed from a German battleship ignited World War II 70 years ago, European leaders vowed Tuesday never to forget the lessons of the 20th century's bloodiest conflict.

Italian minister: OK to drink (a little) and drive (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 10:14 AM PDT AP - Should two glasses of wine disqualify someone from getting behind the wheel? Italy's agricultural minister says no — and has ignited a storm of criticism.

Swiss president faces calls to resign in Libya row (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 09:07 AM PDT AP - Switzerland's president faced growing pressure to resign Tuesday, as the government failed to secure the release of two citizens detained in Libya since the arrest of Moammar Gadhafi's son in Geneva last year.

Swine flu, heart disease may be deadly mix (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 08:14 AM PDT AP - Experts are concerned about the impact the swine flu epidemic will have on people with heart disease, with some doctors warning it could be a deadly mix leading to a worldwide spike in heart patient fatalities.

Report: 4,000 tropical fish die in Russian airport (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2009 07:57 AM PDT AP - Thousands of tropical fish reportedly have died at a Russian airport after being held in customs for 15 hours in the summer heat.

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