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Protestants accept deal to save NIreland govt (AP)
N.Ireland party backs deal, saves power-sharing (AFP)
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Sarkozy and Merkel brush off Obama snub (AP)
Airman killed in German avalanche: ministry (AFP)
Stocks tumble on worries about jobs, European debt (AP)
Dollar gains as debt worries spread in Europe (AP)
Bond yields tumble on latest European debt worries (AP)
Call for public inquiry into claims Iraqis abused (AFP)
Cheers! Brits toast new shatterproof pint glass (AP)
Ukraine's election hits last-minute turbulence (AP)
Romania to host US missile interceptors (AP)
US war commander sees progress in Afghanistan (AP)
Spain's super-judge closer to being charged (AP)
Iran says Russia offers missile reassurance (AP)
UK park alerted to rhino birth by viewer on webcam (AP)
UK auditor: 392 lawmakers to pay back expenses (AP)
Poland convicts man who imprisoned, raped daughter (AP)
Austrian magazine slammed for use of Jewish star (AP)
Dog rescued from icy Baltic Sea gets new master (AP)

Protestants accept deal to save NIreland govt (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 05:27 PM PST

AP - Lawmakers from Northern Ireland's major Protestant party have unanimously backed a compromise plan with the Catholic minority to save their power-sharing government, Democratic Unionist Party leader Peter Robinson declared Friday.

N.Ireland party backs deal, saves power-sharing (AFP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 05:00 PM PST

AFP - Northern Ireland's leader Peter Robinson has said his party has backed a deal with their power-sharing partners to pull the province's threatened administration back from the brink.

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Posted: 04 Feb 2010 04:35 PM PST

AP - NIreland's major Protestant party announces agreement with Catholics to save power-sharing.

Sarkozy and Merkel brush off Obama snub (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 03:22 PM PST

AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel brushed off President Barack Obama's decision not to attend an annual summit with European leaders while stressing Thursday the importance of Russia as a European partner.

Airman killed in German avalanche: ministry (AFP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 03:18 PM PST

AFP - A British airman died Thursday after being hit by an avalanche while skiing in Germany as part of a training exercise, defence officials said.

Stocks tumble on worries about jobs, European debt (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 03:07 PM PST

AP - Stocks buckled Thursday under the growing belief that the global economy is weaker than many investors expected and likely to stop companies from hiring. The Dow Jones industrials briefly traded below 10,000 for the first time in three months.

Dollar gains as debt worries spread in Europe (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 02:55 PM PST

AP - The dollar rose to its highest level against the euro in more than eight months Thursday as concerns over public debt in Europe spread.

Bond yields tumble on latest European debt worries (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 02:20 PM PST

AP - Interest rates fell sharply in the bond market Thursday as new problems with European government debt brought worries that the global economy is sicker than many had believed.

Call for public inquiry into claims Iraqis abused (AFP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 02:19 PM PST

AFP - Lawyers for scores of Iraqis who claim they were abused by soldiers called on Thursday for a public inquiry into how the country's forces have treated detainees during the US-led war.

Cheers! Brits toast new shatterproof pint glass (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 02:17 PM PST

AP - Soon Britons will be able to get smashed at the pub while their pint glasses won't.

Ukraine's election hits last-minute turbulence (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 12:42 PM PST

AP - The spirit of the Orange revolution may be stirring once again.

Romania to host US missile interceptors (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 11:51 AM PST

AP - Romania's top defense body on Thursday approved a U.S. proposal to place anti-ballistic missile interceptors in the country as part of a revamped American missile shield, the president said.

US war commander sees progress in Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 11:46 AM PST

AP - A top U.S. military commander offered a hint of optimism on the war in Afghanistan on Thursday by declaring, in contrast to other officials, that the security situation in the Central Asian state was no longer "deteriorating" but merely "serious."

Spain's super-judge closer to being charged (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 10:57 AM PST

AP - The magistrate known for indicting Osama bin Laden and Augusto Pinochet may have knowingly acted without jurisdiction by probing Spanish Civil War atrocities, a court said Thursday in a ruling that takes Spain's most famed judge a step closer to being put on trial himself.

Iran says Russia offers missile reassurance (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 10:55 AM PST

AP - The Iranian ambassador in Moscow says Russia has assured Iran that it still intends to deliver long-range air-defense missiles.

UK park alerted to rhino birth by viewer on webcam (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 10:07 AM PST

AP - Wildlife park employees in Scotland were celebrating Thursday the birth of a white rhinocerous — an event they would have missed without the tip of a webcam viewer.

UK auditor: 392 lawmakers to pay back expenses (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 09:36 AM PST

AP - An inquiry into a scandal that tarnished British politics found Thursday more than half the House of Commons made excessive or bogus expense claims worth about 1 million pounds ($1.6 million).

Poland convicts man who imprisoned, raped daughter (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 09:00 AM PST

AP - A Polish court on Thursday convicted a man who held his daughter captive for six years, raped her repeatedly and fathered two sons with her. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Austrian magazine slammed for use of Jewish star (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 08:41 AM PST

AP - An Austrian dog magazine has pulled a flyer that showed a pit bull wearing a yellow star after protests from the country's Jewish community.

Dog rescued from icy Baltic Sea gets new master (AP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2010 08:04 AM PST

AP - Baltic, the adventurous dog who floated at least 75 miles (120 kilometers) on an ice floe, has a new owner: The seaman who rescued him.