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• BMW to boost Mini production in Britain (AFP)
• Europe Moves to Open Its Doors to More Refugees (Time.com)
• Govt denies 'double-dealing' over Lockerbie bomber (AFP)
• World powers press Iran to talk before U.N. meeting (Reuters)
• Irish PM confident on treaty as his ratings plunge (Reuters)
• Iraq authorities have suspected dead hostage: Britain (AFP)
• 6 nations meet on Iran's nuclear program (AP)
• UK teenagers accused of plotting school massacre (AP)
• 'First clown in space' has serious mission goals (AP)
• Lockerbie release challenges UK PM's leadership (AP)
• UK says it has been given remains in Iraq (AP)
• Ban ends Polar Ice Rim and Svalbard visit (AP)
• Greek conservatives call early election Oct. 4 (AP)
• Irish unemployment hits 14-year high of 12.4 pct (AP)
• World envoys ask what next after Afghan elections (AP)
• US wants to fill need for climate forecasts (AP)
• Report: 3 plead guilty in engagement party attack (AP)
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• Climate spotlight: 1,000 ice men melt in Berlin (AP)
• TV channel plans UK's first live election debate (AP)

BMW to boost Mini production in Britain (AFP) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 04:36 PM PDT AFP - German automaker BMW plans to build new models of the iconic Mini in Britain, in a major boost for the country's ailing car making industry, the British government said.

Europe Moves to Open Its Doors to More Refugees (Time.com) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 04:10 PM PDT Time.com - The European Commission has unveiled new plans to handle the resettlement of refugees, saying Europe has a political and moral obligation to take in more of the world's asylum seekers

Govt denies 'double-dealing' over Lockerbie bomber (AFP) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 04:03 PM PDT AFP - The government denied Wednesday any "double-dealing" with oil-rich Libya over the release of the Lockerbie bomber but admitted it had not wanted the former Libyan agent to die in a Scottish prison.

World powers press Iran to talk before U.N. meeting (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 03:04 PM PDT Reuters - World powers pressed Iran on Wednesday to meet them for talks on its disputed nuclear program before a United Nations General Assembly meeting later this month.

Irish PM confident on treaty as his ratings plunge (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 02:31 PM PDT Reuters - Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen said on Wednesday he was confident voters would approve the European Union's reform treaty in October even as his government's popularity fell to a record low.

Iraq authorities have suspected dead hostage: Britain (AFP) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 02:01 PM PDT AFP - Iraqi authorities have received a body which they believe is one of the five British hostages kidnapped in 2007, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Wednesday.

6 nations meet on Iran's nuclear program (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 01:24 PM PDT AP - Six countries trying to address concerns about Iran's nuclear program met Wednesday to review developments, and officials urged Iran to agree to talks before the U.N. General Assembly meets later this month.

UK teenagers accused of plotting school massacre (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 01:15 PM PDT AP - Two British teenagers meticulously plotted "the greatest massacre ever," inspired by the Columbine killings in the United States, a prosecutor said Wednesday as their trial opened.

'First clown in space' has serious mission goals (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 01:04 PM PDT AP - The Canadian billionaire who founded Cirque du Soleil wants to turn cosmonauts into clowns when he blasts into space this month.

Lockerbie release challenges UK PM's leadership (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 12:58 PM PDT AP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown faced mounting criticism Wednesday as the widening controversy over the release of the convicted Lockerbie bomber posed yet another challenge to the prime minister's leadership.

UK says it has been given remains in Iraq (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 12:38 PM PDT AP - The remains of one of five British hostages have been handed over to British authorities in Baghdad, Iraqi officials said Wednesday. The British government said it had received remains but had yet to determine their identity.

Ban ends Polar Ice Rim and Svalbard visit (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 12:20 PM PDT AP - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says, after a visit to Arctic Norway, that he is sending a message to all world citizens, particularly world leaders, to take action immediately to preserve Earth.

Greek conservatives call early election Oct. 4 (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 12:11 PM PDT AP - Greece's Conservative prime minister on Wednesday called an early general election for Oct. 4, seeking a renewed mandate to impose tougher economic reforms and deal with the international financial crisis.

Irish unemployment hits 14-year high of 12.4 pct (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 11:50 AM PDT AP - Ireland's unemployment rate has reached a 14-year high of 12.4 percent as the economy continues to unravel amid the recession, a property market depression and runaway debts, the Central Statistics Office reported Wednesday.

World envoys ask what next after Afghan elections (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 11:23 AM PDT AP - U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke tried to play down worries about Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday as mounting charges of election fraud raised questions about years of costly international efforts to help his country.

US wants to fill need for climate forecasts (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 10:45 AM PDT AP - The global need to cope with climate change is fueling a desire to make climate forecasts as common as weather forecasts, U.S. officials attending a U.N. conference said Wednesday.

Report: 3 plead guilty in engagement party attack (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 10:29 AM PDT AP - A television station is reporting that three suspects, including a teenager, have pleaded guilty in the killing of 44 people in an attack on an engagement party in May.

(AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 09:12 AM PDT AP - Scotland's parliament votes not to endorse government decision to release the Lockerbie bomber.

Climate spotlight: 1,000 ice men melt in Berlin (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 08:54 AM PDT AP - A thousand miniature people have slowly melted away in a Berlin square in an effort by the World Wildlife Fund to draw attention to melting ice caps in Greenland and Antarctica.

TV channel plans UK's first live election debate (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2009 07:02 AM PDT AP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown is weighing an invitation to debate with his two main rivals on live television — a first for Britain where leaders have resisted the sort of debates that can make or break election campaigns in countries like the U.S. and Australia.

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