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• Support for Afghan war fading: poll (AFP)
• SPECIAL REPORT: In eastern Europe, people pine for socialism (Reuters)
• Haye slays giant Valuev to claim WBA heavyweight title (AFP)
• Murray downs Verdasco to reach Valencia final (AFP)
• Haye beats Valuev to claim WBA heavyweight title (AFP)
• Heavyweight England KO Kiwis in Four Nations (AFP)
• Remember Afghanistan victims alongside WWI: British PM (AFP)
• Staff at struggling German retail giant agree to tighten belts (AFP)
• BA cabin crew to vote on strike: union (AFP)
• Nobel laureate brings Bangladesh business model to Europe (AFP)
• Medvedev: Arms control deal with US can be reached (AP)
• Giant dominoes form tribute to Berlin Wall's fall (AP)
• Bruni-Sarkozy tells of 8 years in psychoanalysis (AP)
• UK foreign secretary: Obama critics miss the point (AP)
• Lock and roll: Presley's hair for sale at auction (AP)
• US: More foreign troops certain in new Afghan plan (AP)
• Russia's Medvedev: Sanctions against Iran possible (AP)
• 2 tickets win UK's largest lottery payout (AP)

Support for Afghan war fading: poll (AFP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 04:24 PM PST AFP - Public support for the war in Afghanistan is falling, while more than 40 percent do not understand why British troops are fighting there, a poll released on Remembrance Sunday showed.

SPECIAL REPORT: In eastern Europe, people pine for socialism (Reuters) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 04:18 PM PST Reuters - In the dense forests of the idyllic Danube island of Persin, home to the endangered sea eagle and the pygmy cormorant, lie the ghastly remains of a communist-era death camp.

Haye slays giant Valuev to claim WBA heavyweight title (AFP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 03:23 PM PST AFP - British challenger David Haye claimed the WBA heavyweight title on Saturday with a shock majority decision win against Russian giant Nikolai Valuev.

Murray downs Verdasco to reach Valencia final (AFP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 03:07 PM PST AFP - Top seeded Andy Murray of Scotland defeated Spain's Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 to reach the final of the Valencia Open on Saturday.

Haye beats Valuev to claim WBA heavyweight title (AFP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 03:05 PM PST AFP - British challenger David Haye won the WBA heavyweight title here on Saturday with a shock majority decision over Russian giant Nikolai Valuev.

Heavyweight England KO Kiwis in Four Nations (AFP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 01:29 PM PST AFP - A heavyweight England floored world champions New Zealand 20-12 here on Saturday to set up a Four Nations final clash with Australia.

Remember Afghanistan victims alongside WWI: British PM (AFP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 01:23 PM PST AFP - The fallen soldiers of World War I must not be forgotten as Britain mourns those killed in the current battles in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said as the country prepared to mark Remembrance Sunday.

Staff at struggling German retail giant agree to tighten belts (AFP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 12:51 PM PST AFP - Employees of the embattled German department store chain Karstadt, owned by the insolvent retail group Arcandor, agreed Saturday to take salary cuts as part of a last-ditch effort to save their jobs.

BA cabin crew to vote on strike: union (AFP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 12:29 PM PST AFP - Thousands of British Airways cabin crew are to vote on whether to take industrial action, the Unite trade union said Saturday, in a row over job cuts and new contracts.

Nobel laureate brings Bangladesh business model to Europe (AFP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 12:18 PM PST AFP - Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus brought ideas for creating micro "social businesses" from Bangladesh to Europe Saturday with support from several of the world's leading corporations.

Medvedev: Arms control deal with US can be reached (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 12:13 PM PST AP - Russia and the United States have a good chance of reaching a new nuclear arms reduction deal before year's end, but other nuclear powers must join disarmament efforts, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in remarks released Saturday.

Giant dominoes form tribute to Berlin Wall's fall (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 11:45 AM PST AP - Massive colorful dominoes painted by German students were placed Saturday along the former path of the Berlin Wall to mark the 20th anniversary of the opening of the barrier that divided the city for nearly three decades.

Bruni-Sarkozy tells of 8 years in psychoanalysis (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 09:33 AM PST AP - During her years as a top model, French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy gave psychoanalysis nary a thought.

UK foreign secretary: Obama critics miss the point (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 07:41 AM PST AP - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Saturday accused critics of U.S. President Barack Obama of foolishly expecting him to fix the world's woes single-handedly.

Lock and roll: Presley's hair for sale at auction (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 05:25 AM PST AP - A British auction house says it's selling a strand of Elvis Presley's hair preserved for decades by a fan.

US: More foreign troops certain in new Afghan plan (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 04:45 AM PST AP - A top Pentagon official says President Barack Obama's new strategy for Afghanistan will be certain to include reinforcements of foreign troops from both the United States and allied nations.

Russia's Medvedev: Sanctions against Iran possible (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 03:46 AM PST AP - Russia could back sanctions against Iran if it fails to take a constructive stance in international talks over its nuclear program, President Dmitry Medvedev said in remarks released Saturday.

2 tickets win UK's largest lottery payout (AP) Posted: 07 Nov 2009 02:23 AM PST AP - European lottery officials say two British ticketholders have shared a jackpot of 90 million pounds ($150 million) — the largest lottery prizes ever paid out in the United Kingdom.

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