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• Windy City blown away in 2016 Olympic voting (AP)
• Samba! Rio wins right to host the 2016 Olympics (AP)
• Irish vote again on European Union reform treaty (AP)
• Irish EU referendum closes with PM eyeing Yes vote (AFP)
• Warsaw ghetto uprising leader Edelman dies at 90 (AP)
• Warsaw Ghetto uprising leader Edelman dies at 90 (AP)
• Watson, Ponting fire tons as Australia crush England (AFP)
• British broadcasters propose US-style TV debates (AP)
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• Areva blames Finnish firm for delays in Finland: report (AFP)
• Small bomb explodes near Greek PM (AP)
• Palestinians say Goldstone report 'remains alive' (AP)
• Germans arrest suspected al-Qaida supporter (AP)
• Mud rivers flood Sicilian city, at least 20 dead (AP)
• Norway decorates WWII hero with top military honor (AP)
• What happens to EU with `yes' vote and `no' vote (AP)
• 8 militants killed in Chechnya gunbattle (AP)
• EU, US officials to meet with Bosnia leaders (AP)
• Violent protests in Paris greet Armenian president (AP)
• Sweden calls for more carbon taxes (AP)

Windy City blown away in 2016 Olympic voting (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 04:45 PM PDT AP - Chicago can't blame it all on Rio.

Samba! Rio wins right to host the 2016 Olympics (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 03:54 PM PDT AP - Like sweet, sultry samba music, Rio hit all the right notes.

Irish vote again on European Union reform treaty (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 03:33 PM PDT AP - The future of the European Union hung in the balance Friday as Ireland's voters decided once again whether to ratify a treaty aimed at making the 27-nation body more decisive and effective.

Irish EU referendum closes with PM eyeing Yes vote (AFP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 03:13 PM PDT AFP - Voting closed Friday in Ireland's crunch second referendum on the European Union's Lisbon Treaty, with Prime Minister Brian Cowen cautiously optimistic that the Yes vote will win this time.

Warsaw ghetto uprising leader Edelman dies at 90 (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 03:04 PM PDT AP - Marek Edelman, the last surviving leader of the ill-fated 1943 Warsaw ghetto revolt against the Nazis, died Friday at the age of 90.

Warsaw Ghetto uprising leader Edelman dies at 90 (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 02:28 PM PDT AP - Marek Edelman, the last surviving leader of the ill-fated 1943 Warsaw ghetto revolt against the Nazis, died Friday at the age of 90.

Watson, Ponting fire tons as Australia crush England (AFP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 01:43 PM PDT AFP - Ricky Ponting and Shane Watson struck undefeated centuries Friday as title holders Australia crushed England by nine wickets to reach the Champions Trophy final.

British broadcasters propose US-style TV debates (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 01:21 PM PDT AP - A coalition of broadcasters called Friday for pre-election debates between Britain's top three politicians, putting pressure on Prime Minister Gordon Brown to face his challengers in an unprecedented U.S.-style television showdown.

(AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 01:17 PM PDT AP - Marek Edeleman, last surviving leader of the WWII Warsaw ghetto uprising, dies at age 90.

Areva blames Finnish firm for delays in Finland: report (AFP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 12:00 PM PDT AFP - French nuclear giant Areva's boss has blamed Finnish electric firm TVO for delays in building a nuclear reactor in Finland, Finnish media reported Friday.

Small bomb explodes near Greek PM (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 11:49 AM PDT AP - A small bomb exploded on Friday at a campaign rally attended by Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis and tens of thousands of his supporters, but caused no injuries, police said.

Palestinians say Goldstone report 'remains alive' (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 11:44 AM PDT AP - Palestinian diplomats said Friday they will ensure a United Nations report on war crimes in Gaza "remains alive," despite agreeing to delay a vote in the U.N. Human Rights Council on passing the document to the General Assembly for further action.

Germans arrest suspected al-Qaida supporter (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 11:17 AM PDT AP - German authorities said Friday they arrested a man with dual Turkish-German citizenship suspected of attempting to recruit supporters for al-Qaida and procuring material that could be used to make a bomb.

Mud rivers flood Sicilian city, at least 20 dead (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 11:11 AM PDT AP - Rivers of mud unleashed by heavy rains overnight flooded parts of the Sicilian city of Messina, killing at least 20 people, sweeping away cars and collapsing buildings. Hundreds were driven from their homes.

Norway decorates WWII hero with top military honor (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 11:01 AM PDT AP - Norway on Friday awarded its highest military decoration for the first time in 60 years, posthumously honoring a soldier who was killed while helping the wartime government flee the country as German troops invaded in 1940.

What happens to EU with `yes' vote and `no' vote (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 10:42 AM PDT AP - If Ireland votes "No" on the Lisbon Treaty:

8 militants killed in Chechnya gunbattle (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 10:41 AM PDT AP - Chechen forces engaged in a two-hour gunbattle with militants Friday, leaving eight insurgents dead in the violence-wracked Russian province, authorities said.

EU, US officials to meet with Bosnia leaders (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 10:26 AM PDT AP - European and U.S. officials will meet with Bosnian leaders next week on how to break a political deadlock in the Balkan country, officials said Friday.

Violent protests in Paris greet Armenian president (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 08:19 AM PDT AP - Violent protests broke out Friday at the start of Armenian President Serge Sarkisian's tour of Armenian communities worldwide, with demonstrators in Paris shouting "traitor!" at him and decrying his plans to establish ties with Turkey.

Sweden calls for more carbon taxes (AP) Posted: 02 Oct 2009 06:51 AM PDT AP - Sweden urged other European nations on Friday to follow its lead in linking new taxes to greenhouse gas emissions as governments seek additional sources of income in the wake of the financial crisis.

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