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• Scientists crack gene code of common cancers (AFP)
• Court: UK is hiding info already made public (AP)
• Brown pushes for gay rights in Europe (AFP)
• Key dates in EU antitrust action against Microsoft (AP)
• Austrian angry over divorce kills court official (AP)
• BBC slammed for debating Ugandan bill to kill gays (AP)
• Reds back on winning track (AFP)
• Lampard puts nervy Chelsea back on track (AFP)
• Gunners progress stalled by battling Burnley (AFP)
• US, 5 others pledge $3.5bn to protect rainforests (AP)
• Minister says burqa-style veils impede citizenship (AP)
• Berlusconi has trouble eating, stays in hospital (AP)
• Supreme Court: London Jewish school discriminated (AP)
• Romania marks 20 years since anti-communist revolt (AP)
• Liechtenstein royal cancels major UK art exhibit (AP)
• Russia hails Nauru recognizing Abkhazia, S.Ossetia (AP)
• Swiss say they will accept 1 Guantanamo detainee (AP)
• NKorean diplomats jailed for cigarette smuggling (AP)
• NATO to cut troop levels in Kosovo (AP)
• Gaidar, Russia's free-market architect, dies at 53 (AP)

Scientists crack gene code of common cancers (AFP) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 06:07 PM PST AFP - Two common forms of cancer have been genetically mapped for the first time, British scientists announced, in a major breakthrough in understanding the diseases.

Court: UK is hiding info already made public (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 04:48 PM PST AP - Details of U.S. interrogation techniques that Britain is fighting to keep secret are no different from what has already been made public by President Barack Obama, according to parts of a U.K. court ruling that were declassified Wednesday.

Brown pushes for gay rights in Europe (AFP) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 03:32 PM PST AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday he was pushing for gay civil partnerships in Britain to be recognised across the EU, especially in eastern Europe.

Key dates in EU antitrust action against Microsoft (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 02:27 PM PST AP - Key dates in the European Union's antitrust proceedings against Microsoft Corp.:

Austrian angry over divorce kills court official (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 02:25 PM PST AP - A drunk teacher unhappy with a judge's ruling in his divorce case returned to the courthouse Wednesday and fatally shot one of its employees, authorities said.

BBC slammed for debating Ugandan bill to kill gays (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 02:20 PM PST AP - The British Broadcasting Corp. suffered criticism from lawmakers Wednesday for inviting debate on whether homosexuals should face execution in Uganda.

Reds back on winning track (AFP) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 02:18 PM PST AFP - Fernando Torres climbed off the bench to score as Liverpool returned to winning ways with a 2-1 success over Wigan at Anfield on Wednesday.

Lampard puts nervy Chelsea back on track (AFP) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 02:12 PM PST AFP - Chelsea moved three points clear of Manchester United at the top of the Premier League as Frank Lampard's late penalty clinched a 2-1 win over Portsmouth on Wednesday.

Gunners progress stalled by battling Burnley (AFP) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 02:09 PM PST AFP - A penalty from Graham Alexander for Burnley was enough to cancel out Cesc Fabregas's early strike in a 1-1 stalemate on Wednesday which hammers a huge dent in Arsenal's Premier League title hopes.

US, 5 others pledge $3.5bn to protect rainforests (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 01:28 PM PST AP - Negotiators moved closer to a deal to protect the world's forests with a pledge from the United States and five other countries to spend $3.5 billion over the next three years to slow their destruction.

Minister says burqa-style veils impede citizenship (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 12:59 PM PST AP - France's immigration minister said Wednesday that he wants the wearing of Muslim veils that cover the face and body to be grounds for denying citizenship and long-term residence.

Berlusconi has trouble eating, stays in hospital (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 12:44 PM PST AP - Premier Silvio Berlusconi is in pain and having trouble eating and will stay in the hospital at least until Thursday recovering from an attack by a mentally ill man that broke his nose and two teeth, doctors said.

Supreme Court: London Jewish school discriminated (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 11:57 AM PST AP - A Jewish school discriminated against a child when it refused to admit him because it did not recognize his mother as Jewish, Britain's highest court ruled Wednesday.

Romania marks 20 years since anti-communist revolt (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 11:23 AM PST AP - With chants of "Liberty," grizzled former fighters in this snow-dusted city Wednesday relived their role in toppling communist Eastern Europe's most repressive dictator. But most Romanians paid little heed — focusing instead on today's economic hard times and political rancor.

Liechtenstein royal cancels major UK art exhibit (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 11:03 AM PST AP - The prince of Liechtenstein has canceled a major London art exhibition because British officials have held up the export of a Renaissance painting he bought in 2006, officials said Wednesday.

Russia hails Nauru recognizing Abkhazia, S.Ossetia (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 10:36 AM PST AP - Russia said Wednesday that it could expand ties with the South Pacific island nation of Nauru after the world's smallest republic recognized two breakaway provinces of Georgia that had declared independence with Russian backing.

Swiss say they will accept 1 Guantanamo detainee (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 09:09 AM PST AP - Switzerland will take in one detainee from the U.S. detention facility for terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in the hope of helping President Barack Obama to close down the prison, the government said Wednesday.

NKorean diplomats jailed for cigarette smuggling (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 08:42 AM PST AP - A Swedish court has sentenced two North Korean diplomats to eight months in prison for trying to smuggle cigarettes into the Nordic country.

NATO to cut troop levels in Kosovo (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 07:47 AM PST AP - Despite opposition from Serbia, NATO's commander for Southeast Europe said the alliance will cut down its force in Kosovo by some 4,500 troops in January for possible use in hotspots like Afghanistan or Iraq.

Gaidar, Russia's free-market architect, dies at 53 (AP) Posted: 16 Dec 2009 06:41 AM PST AP - Yegor Gaidar, who oversaw Russia's painful economic transition from communism to the free market in the 1990s, died Wednesday, an aide said. He was 53.

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