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• Top Asian policeman jailed for attacking Iraqi (AFP)
• Bond yields fall on concerns about Europe debt (AP)
• Brown stands firm as Afghan toll passes Falklands (AFP)
• British soldier killed in Afghanistan, toll passes Falklands (AFP)
• UK's Iraq inquiry turns focus to Bush officials (AP)
• Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity (AP)
• If you think Europe's debt woes are all Greek to you, they're not (McClatchy Newspapers)
• France agrees to sell Russia advanced warship (AP)
• French government seeks to boost national identity (AP)
• International Court dismisses case of Darfur rebel (AP)
• Hamas sees `no prospects' for Mideast peace (AP)
• UK's Brown vows more cancer care as race heats up (AP)
• Pope Benedict XVI condemns child abuse by priests (AP)
• IRA splinter group disarms; no apology for carnage (AP)
• Muslim man wins handshake case in Sweden (AP)
• European stocks take a breather from debt fears (AP)
• Poland's 1st post-communist foreign minister dies (AP)
• Hamas' top leader visits Moscow (AP)

Top Asian policeman jailed for attacking Iraqi (AFP) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:15 PM PST AFP - The country's most senior Asian police officer was sentenced to four years in jail on Monday for attacking a man and trying to frame him in a petty row over money.

Bond yields fall on concerns about Europe debt (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 03:04 PM PST AP - Interest rates slipped in the bond market Monday as concern rose about yawning budget gaps in some European countries.

Brown stands firm as Afghan toll passes Falklands (AFP) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 02:57 PM PST AFP - Britain vowed to stand firm in Afghanistan Monday after the death toll reached the number killed in the 1982 Falklands war -- amid warnings of a new surge in casualties as a new onslaught is launched.

British soldier killed in Afghanistan, toll passes Falklands (AFP) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 02:27 PM PST AFP - A bomb disposal expert was killed Monday by an explosion in Afghanistan, pushing Britain's death toll in the conflict above that of the 1982 Falklands war, defence officials said.

UK's Iraq inquiry turns focus to Bush officials (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 01:18 PM PST AP - Britain's inquiry into the Iraq war will seek meetings with former members of the Bush administration after taking evidence from Tony Blair and other key British officials, the panel's chairman said Monday.

Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 01:07 PM PST AP - Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels.

If you think Europe's debt woes are all Greek to you, they're not (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:58 PM PST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Stock trading was volatile on Wall Street and across the globe Monday from fear that a debt crisis is gathering steam in parts of Europe and the Mediterranean.

France agrees to sell Russia advanced warship (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:47 PM PST AP - France has agreed to sell Russia an advanced amphibious warship and is considering a Russian request for three more, French defense officials said Monday. It would be the first major arms deal between Russia and a NATO member.

French government seeks to boost national identity (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 12:18 PM PST AP - The French flag will be hoisted at every school in France and the national anthem sung by students at least once a year as part of government efforts to instill in citizens a sense of pride in being French, Prime Minister Francois Fillon announced Tuesday.

International Court dismisses case of Darfur rebel (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 11:42 AM PST AP - International war crimes judges dismissed the case against a Sudanese rebel leader Monday, ruling that prosecutors failed to provide enough evidence to put him on trial for the deaths of international peacekeepers.

Hamas sees `no prospects' for Mideast peace (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 09:25 AM PST AP - The leader of Hamas said Monday he sees "no prospects' for a Mideast peace settlement, a stand that could reduce Russia's chances of holding a Middle East peace conference that includes the Palestinian militant group.

UK's Brown vows more cancer care as race heats up (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 08:39 AM PST AP - You know an election is coming when British politicians suddenly promise sweeping improvements to the National Health Service, a simultaneous source of national pride and worry.

Pope Benedict XVI condemns child abuse by priests (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 08:00 AM PST AP - Pope Benedict XVI condemned the abuse of children by priests Monday, saying the church will never stop deploring such behavior.

IRA splinter group disarms; no apology for carnage (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 06:53 AM PST AP - A ruthless IRA splinter group, the Irish National Liberation Army, declared Monday it had fully disarmed but offered no regrets for committing some of the worst atrocities of the Northern Ireland conflict.

Muslim man wins handshake case in Sweden (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 06:52 AM PST AP - Sweden's unemployment agency has been found guilty of discrimination for expelling a Muslim man from a job training program because he refused to shake hands with a woman.

European stocks take a breather from debt fears (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 06:04 AM PST AP - European markets recovered somewhat Monday as investors looked past a slump in Asia and set aside worries about debt problems in countries like Greece and Portugal to buy into stocks made cheaper by last week's vicious sell-off.

Poland's 1st post-communist foreign minister dies (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 05:29 AM PST AP - Poland's government says Krzysztof Skubiszewski, a legal expert who became Poland's first foreign minister after communism's collapse and helped the country chart a pro-Western course, has died. He was 83.

Hamas' top leader visits Moscow (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2010 05:07 AM PST AP - The leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas is visiting Moscow as Russia seeks to expand its role in Middle East peacemaking.

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