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• Socialists retain power in Portugal elections (AP)
• Portuguese PM wins despite chafing reforms (AP)
• Cricket: England in semi-finals, South Africa crash out (AFP)
• Merkel wins as Germans choose centre-right (Reuters)
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• Conservative Merkel captures 2nd term in Germany (AP)
• Portugal's Socialists win election, lack majority: exit polls (AFP)
• Merkel wins new term to lead Germany out of slump (AFP)
• Madonna equals Elvis Presley with 11 top-selling albums in Britain (AFP)
• Portugal's Socialists ahead in general election: partial results (AFP)
• Britain's Brown vows to lead Labour into elections (AP)
• Pope urges Europe to remember Christian heritage (AP)
• Berlusconi calls Obama 'tanned' again (AP)
• 4 French soldiers killed in Afghan storm, accident (AP)
• Turkey, Armenia to sign deal for ties (AP)
• 2 Uzbeks from Guantanamo prison arrive in Ireland (AP)
• Papandreou vows crackdown on Greek corruption (AP)
• Male brown bear kills female bear at German zoo (AP)
• British soldier killed in Afghanistan (AP)
• Festival says director Polanski in Swiss custody (AP)

Socialists retain power in Portugal elections (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 03:22 PM PDT AP - The center-left Socialist Party retained power in Portuguese elections Sunday, despite the country's highest jobless rate in 20 years.

Portuguese PM wins despite chafing reforms (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 03:04 PM PDT AP - Socialist leader Jose Socrates, set for another four years as Portugal's prime minister after elections Sunday, has antagonized many — even inside his own party — with his determination to reform and modernize Portugal.

Cricket: England in semi-finals, South Africa crash out (AFP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 02:54 PM PDT AFP - England stormed into the Champions Trophy semi-finals with a 22-run victory over South Africa who crashed out of the tournament despite captain Graeme Smith's brave century here on Sunday.

Merkel wins as Germans choose centre-right (Reuters) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 02:53 PM PDT Reuters - German voters gave Chancellor Angela Merkel a second term on Sunday and a mandate to partner with the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) in a government that will rein in the role of the state in Europe's largest economy.

(AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 02:35 PM PDT AP - Official results show center-left Socialist Party retains power in Portugal election.

Conservative Merkel captures 2nd term in Germany (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 02:28 PM PDT AP - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday won the center-right majority that eluded her four years ago — nudging Europe's biggest economic power to the right as it claws its way out of a deep recession.

Portugal's Socialists win election, lack majority: exit polls (AFP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 01:47 PM PDT AFP - Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates' Socialists won a general election on Sunday but failed to retain their majority in parliament with which they imposed ambitious reforms over the past four years, exit polls showed.

Merkel wins new term to lead Germany out of slump (AFP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 01:36 PM PDT AFP - Chancellor Angela Merkel swept to a second mandate in Germany's election Sunday at the head of a new centre-right alliance she says will steer Europe's powerhouse economy back to robust growth.

Madonna equals Elvis Presley with 11 top-selling albums in Britain (AFP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 01:04 PM PDT AFP - Madonna secured her 11th number one album in Britain on Sunday when her greatest hits collection "Celebration" shot to the top of the charts -- equalling Elvis Presley's record.

Portugal's Socialists ahead in general election: partial results (AFP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 01:00 PM PDT AFP - Portugal's Socialists were ahead in Sunday's election with 36.8 percent against 32.4 percent for their centre-right rivals, preliminary official results showed with half of all districts counted.

Britain's Brown vows to lead Labour into elections (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 11:44 AM PDT AP - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown insisted he won't quit his post as his governing Labour Party met Sunday for its annual convention before a national election the party is expected to lose.

Pope urges Europe to remember Christian heritage (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 11:12 AM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday that all of Europe — and not only this ex-communist country — must acknowledge its Christian heritage as it copes with rising immigration from other cultures and religions.

Berlusconi calls Obama 'tanned' again (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 11:03 AM PDT AP - Premier Silvio Berlusconi is still talking about President Barack Obama's "tan," and this time the gaffe-prone Italian leader has made a wisecrack about Michelle Obama's skin color as well.

4 French soldiers killed in Afghan storm, accident (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 09:20 AM PDT AP - Three French soldiers were killed Sunday in a violent storm in northeastern Afghanistan, while another was killed when an armored vehicle fell into a ravine, French officials said.

Turkey, Armenia to sign deal for ties (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 08:52 AM PDT AP - The Turkish premier says Turkey and Armenia will sign a deal to establish diplomatic ties on Oct. 10.

2 Uzbeks from Guantanamo prison arrive in Ireland (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 08:31 AM PDT AP - Two Uzbeks freed from the Guantanamo Bay prison arrived Sunday in Ireland, and Amnesty International appealed to other European Union nations to deliver on pledges to give new homes to U.S. terror detainees.

Papandreou vows crackdown on Greek corruption (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 05:14 AM PDT AP - Socialist opposition leader George Papandreou, who is widely expected to win Greece's national election next weekend, says fighting endemic corruption and creating a stimulus package are essential if Greece is to emerge from a deep financial crisis.

Male brown bear kills female bear at German zoo (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 03:42 AM PDT AP - Officials at a German zoo say that a male brown bear attacked and killed a female bear in front of horrified onlookers.

British soldier killed in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 03:25 AM PDT AP - Britain's defense ministry says a soldier has been killed while on patrol in southern Afghanistan.

Festival says director Polanski in Swiss custody (AP) Posted: 27 Sep 2009 02:54 AM PDT AP - Organizers of the Zurich Film Festival say director Roman Polanski has been taken into custody on a 31-year-old U.S. arrest warrant.

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