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• Thousands cheer 20 years since fall of Berlin Wall (AP)
• BBC: David Miliband declines EU role (AP)
• Venezuela, Russia to boost technology cooperation (AP)
• European Commission objects to Sun-Oracle deal (Reuters)
• Europe's Wall Of Ingratitude (Investor's Business Daily)
• Brown wins cautious backing for transactions tax (AFP)
• Liverpool's Gerrard gives Birmingham the blues in draw (AFP)
• Europe singles out France over swollen deficits (AFP)
• Tobago police charge 2 in killing of German man (AP)
• GM CEO Henderson in Germany discussing Opel future (AP)
• Quotes about the Berlin Wall anniversary (AP)
• Obama pays tribute to fall of Berlin Wall (AP)
• Sarkozy Berlin Wall claims raise questions (AP)
• Funeral for UK nurse who died 30 years ago (AP)
• Taylor nears end of testifying in his own defense (AP)
• US, Germany increase pressure on Afghan's Karzai (AP)
• Russian court looks at death penalty ban extension (AP)
• Swiss: Pair detained in Libya delivered to embassy (AP)
• Vatican on Anglicans: celibacy rule unchanged (AP)
• Clinton calls anew for Iran to release 3 Americans (AP)

Thousands cheer 20 years since fall of Berlin Wall (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 05:24 PM PST AP - Ulrich Sauff and his wife stared at the mammoth domino pieces marking the path where the Berlin Wall once stood and reminisced about life in the barrier's shadow.

BBC: David Miliband declines EU role (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 05:10 PM PST AP - British foreign minister David Miliband has turned down the chance to become the European Union's envoy to the rest of the world, the BBC reported Monday.

Venezuela, Russia to boost technology cooperation (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 04:57 PM PST AP - Venezuela and Russia say they are working on a series of agreements for Moscow to provide the South American country with technology for the development of industries ranging from robotics to biochemistry.

European Commission objects to Sun-Oracle deal (Reuters) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 03:55 PM PST Reuters - The European Commission has objected to Oracle Corp's acquisition of computer maker Sun Microsystems Inc , throwing the $7 billion deal into question.

Europe's Wall Of Ingratitude (Investor's Business Daily) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 03:50 PM PST Investor's Business Daily - Liberation: "Gorby! Gorby!" was Berliners' curious chant as the head of the defunct Soviet Union took part in the 20th anniversary of the crumbling of the Berlin Wall. Liberated Europe has walled itself off from reality.

Brown wins cautious backing for transactions tax (AFP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 03:10 PM PST AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown drew cautious support on Monday for his latest crusade to introduce a so-called "Tobin" tax on big financial transactions.

Liverpool's Gerrard gives Birmingham the blues in draw (AFP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 02:47 PM PST AFP - Steven Gerrard's controversial penalty earned Liverpool a 2-2 Premier League draw with Birmingham City here at Anfield on Monday after the visitors had earlier fought back to take the lead.

Europe singles out France over swollen deficits (AFP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 02:20 PM PST AFP - The European Commission was on a collision course with France on Monday, with a major row brewing over when Paris will have to rein in spending.

Tobago police charge 2 in killing of German man (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 01:59 PM PST AP - Two men have been charged in the killing of a 49-year-old German man on the Caribbean island of Tobago.

GM CEO Henderson in Germany discussing Opel future (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 01:28 PM PST AP - The chief executive of General Motors Co. met with leaders of its Opel unit on Monday to discuss the European subsidiary's automaker's future, a week after GM abruptly decided to keep it instead of selling a majority stake.

Quotes about the Berlin Wall anniversary (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 11:44 AM PST AP - A selection of comments from ceremonies, remembrances of the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall.

Obama pays tribute to fall of Berlin Wall (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 11:17 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama has paid tribute to the fall 20 years ago of the Berlin Wall in a video message to the main anniversary event.

Sarkozy Berlin Wall claims raise questions (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 10:11 AM PST AP - Where was Nicolas Sarkozy when the Berlin Wall fell?

Funeral for UK nurse who died 30 years ago (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 09:51 AM PST AP - The body of a British nurse who died 30 years ago in Saudi Arabia was cremated Monday after her father gave up his hope for a new investigation in her case.

Taylor nears end of testifying in his own defense (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 09:14 AM PST AP - Former Liberian President Charles Taylor ended 13 weeks on the witness stand Monday by rejecting allegations that he commanded and controlled rebels who murdered and mutilated thousands of civilians during Sierra Leone's 1991-2002 civil war.

US, Germany increase pressure on Afghan's Karzai (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 07:24 AM PST AP - The United States and Germany stepped up pressure on Afghan President Hamid Karzai Monday to implement major reforms and crack down on rampant corruption.

Russian court looks at death penalty ban extension (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 06:54 AM PST AP - Russia's Constitutional Court held hearings Monday on whether a moratorium on capital punishment should remain in force next year.

Swiss: Pair detained in Libya delivered to embassy (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 06:42 AM PST AP - Two Swiss businessmen detained by Libya over a spat involving leader Moammar Gadhafi's son have been handed over to their embassy in Tripoli, Switzerland's Foreign Ministry said Monday.

Vatican on Anglicans: celibacy rule unchanged (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 06:35 AM PST AP - The Vatican on Monday confirmed that opening the door to married Anglican priests doesn't mean the Roman Catholic church is easing the requirement for celibacy for its clergy.

Clinton calls anew for Iran to release 3 Americans (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2009 06:08 AM PST AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is again calling on Iran to release three Americans as a senior Iranian prosecutor said they have been accused of espionage.

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