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• Austrian Holocaust institute loses key members (AP)
• Leicester stun world champions South Africa (AFP)
• Miss England quits after beauty queen bar brawl (AFP)
• France hunts for security driver in big bank heist (AP)
• Somali pirates threaten to kill Spanish hostages (Reuters)
• Pioneering Swiss solar-powered plane rolled out (AFP)
• Chanel in court accused of counterfeiting (AFP)
• In united Germany, love crosses old border freely (AP)
• Spain refuses demand to free Somali pirates (AP)
• Monaco palace: prince suing alleged spymaster (AP)
• Parents plan Web broadcast for disabled daughter (AP)
• Delegates discuss way forward in UN climate talks (AP)
• Czech, US governments discuss military cooperation (AP)
• Germany: Civilians likely killed in Afghan strike (AP)
• Issues to resolve for Copenhagen climate talks (AP)
• Miss England gives up crown after fracas reports (AP)
• Lawyer: Man says he killed lawyer, journalist (AP)
• Russian FM optimistic on arms control treaty deal (AP)
• World markets rise ahead of key US jobs data (AP)

Austrian Holocaust institute loses key members (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:35 PM PST AP - Key members of an Austrian Holocaust research center have quit in a dispute with the city's Jewish community.

Leicester stun world champions South Africa (AFP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 04:09 PM PST AFP - Leicester clinched a famous 22-17 win over world champions South Africa at Welford Road on Friday as the mighty Springboks suffered a dismal start to their northern hemisphere tour.

Miss England quits after beauty queen bar brawl (AFP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 02:04 PM PST AFP - Miss England Rachel Christie stepped down Friday to clear her name following an alleged punch-up in a nightclub with a rival beauty queen.

France hunts for security driver in big bank heist (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 01:59 PM PST AP - French police conducted a nationwide search Friday for a security driver who vanished with euro11 million ($7.4 million) in cash from a bank in the central city of Lyon, authorities said.

Somali pirates threaten to kill Spanish hostages (Reuters) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 01:31 PM PST Reuters - Somali pirates have threatened to kill three captive crew members from a Spanish fishing vessel if two suspected pirates being held in Spain are not freed, a senior officer aboard the vessel said on Friday.

Pioneering Swiss solar-powered plane rolled out (AFP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 01:22 PM PST AFP - Solar Impulse, the Swiss bid to make the first solar-powered flight around the world, rolled out its prototype on Friday at an airbase near Zurich and powered up the engines.

Chanel in court accused of counterfeiting (AFP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 12:29 PM PST AFP - French fashion giant Chanel was accused in court Friday of stealing a supplier's design in a case that could have a bearing on the rights of skilled artisans toiling in the luxury industry.

In united Germany, love crosses old border freely (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 12:20 PM PST AP - In Katrin Roller's Berlin apartment, it's the toilet paper holder that stands out — a homemade contraption of rope and a piece of a rolling pin.

Spain refuses demand to free Somali pirates (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 12:16 PM PST AP - Spain said Friday it would not free two captured pirates as demanded by fellow brigands who are holding a Spanish trawler and 33 crew members off the coast of Somalia.

Monaco palace: prince suing alleged spymaster (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 12:06 PM PST AP - Monaco's Prince Albert II is filing a lawsuit in the U.S. against an American who claims he once worked as the prince's personal spymaster and is owed back pay, the prince's French lawyer said Friday.

Parents plan Web broadcast for disabled daughter (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 09:59 AM PST AP - Disabled with severe cerebral palsy, 32-year-old Anne Lamic spends her days in southeastern France mostly in bed, surrounded by stuffed animals and dolls. She cannot speak or walk, and she sometimes has seizures.

Delegates discuss way forward in UN climate talks (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 07:53 AM PST AP - U.N. climate negotiators said Friday that, despite low expectations for setting legally binding emissions targets next month, it is still possible to conclude a strong, 192-nation deal to define future work in fighting global warming.

Czech, US governments discuss military cooperation (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 07:50 AM PST AP - Senior U.S. and Czech defense officials held talks Friday to discuss ways for the Czech Republic to participate in a reworked U.S. missile defense plan.

Germany: Civilians likely killed in Afghan strike (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 07:13 AM PST AP - Germany's defense minister said Friday he believes civilians were killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan, but insisted that the German-requested attack was necessary from a military standpoint.

Issues to resolve for Copenhagen climate talks (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 06:53 AM PST AP - A list of key points negotiators hope to clarify before meeting for a decisive U.N. climate conference next month in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Miss England gives up crown after fracas reports (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 06:26 AM PST AP - The reigning Miss England has relinquished her crown after being accused of a fight in a bar.

Lawyer: Man says he killed lawyer, journalist (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 06:25 AM PST AP - A suspect in the killing of a human rights lawyer and a journalist has confessed to the crime, his lawyer said Friday.

Russian FM optimistic on arms control treaty deal (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 03:19 AM PST AP - A spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry has voiced hope that Moscow and Washington will be able to negotiate a successor to a Cold War-era arms control treaty that expires next month.

World markets rise ahead of key US jobs data (AP) Posted: 06 Nov 2009 02:55 AM PST AP - Stock markets rose Friday ahead of the release of key U.S. jobs data, which markets use to gauge the health of consumer spending in the world's largest economy in the run-up to the year-end holiday season.

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