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Spy chief slams torture cover-up claims: report (AFP)
Shah's son wants help for Iran's opposition (AP)
Blair to "intensify" work on Mideast peace: Clinton (Reuters)
Intelligence ties between UK and US in jeopardy (AP)
Summary Box: Stocks jump as Greece gets aid pledge (AP)
Designer McQueen dies at 40 (AFP)
Euro drops on EU's vague pledge to help Greece (AP)
British fashion designer McQueen found dead at 40 (AP)
Argentina blocks supply ship in Falklands dispute (AP)
Italy arrests 2 in 2007 mafia killing in Germany (AP)
Ukraine PM Tymoshenko ignores calls to concede (AP)
US ambassador tries to reassure Russia (AP)
Polish police recover stolen US blood plasma (AP)
Government resolves dispute over expelled Germans (AP)
Suspect in Auschwitz sign theft arrested in Sweden (AP)
Spanish ex-spy convicted of stealing secrets (AP)
NATO chief proposes global security forum (AP)
University announces new review of climate science (AP)
Woman charged with stabbing man with stiletto heel (AP)
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Spy chief slams torture cover-up claims: report (AFP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 06:42 PM PST

AFP - The head of MI5 Friday defended his organisation's work amid an escalating row over claims it tried to cover up its involvement in torture.

Shah's son wants help for Iran's opposition (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 06:33 PM PST

AP - Reza Pahlavi, whose father, the shah of Iran, was toppled from power 31 years ago, said Thursday the international community must step up its support for Iran's opposition movement and stop focusing on the country's nuclear program.

Blair to "intensify" work on Mideast peace: Clinton (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 04:46 PM PST

Reuters - Middle East envoy Tony Blair will "intensify" his work with U.S. negotiator George Mitchell to broker peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday.

Intelligence ties between UK and US in jeopardy (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 04:32 PM PST

AP - Intelligence ties between London and Washington have been jeopardized by a British court's disclosure that a terrorism suspect was beaten and shackled in U.S. custody, diplomats and security officials said Wednesday.

Summary Box: Stocks jump as Greece gets aid pledge (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 02:50 PM PST

AP - WHAT THE DOW DID: The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 106 points on relief about the European Union's pledge to bail out Greece, which is struggling with heavy debt loads.

Designer McQueen dies at 40 (AFP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 02:37 PM PST

AFP - Flamboyant fashion designer Alexander McQueen was found dead at his London home Thursday, after apparently committing suicide barely a week after his mother died, police and reports said.

Euro drops on EU's vague pledge to help Greece (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 02:29 PM PST

AP - The dollar rose against the euro Thursday after European Union leaders made only a vague pledge of support for Greece, raising doubts about the stability of the euro.

British fashion designer McQueen found dead at 40 (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 02:17 PM PST

AP - His runway shows were often like performance pieces: One featured models with headwear made of trash. Another showed off 10-inch heels shaped like lobster claws.

Argentina blocks supply ship in Falklands dispute (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 01:47 PM PST

AP - Argentina has escalated its dispute with Britain over oil and gas exploration in the South Atlantic, blocking a ship from leaving with equipment it said would have been used to support drilling around the Falkland Islands.

Italy arrests 2 in 2007 mafia killing in Germany (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 01:41 PM PST

AP - Italian police arrested two more suspects Thursday in the 2007 mafia shooting that left six people dead in Germany.

Ukraine PM Tymoshenko ignores calls to concede (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 12:30 PM PST

AP - Ukraine's embattled Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko appeared in public for the first time in days Thursday but still ignored calls to concede defeat in the presidential election and resign her post.

US ambassador tries to reassure Russia (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 12:26 PM PST

AP - The U.S. ambassador to Moscow on Thursday tried to reassure Russia that the placement of American missile interceptors in Romania would not threaten Russia's nuclear capability.

Polish police recover stolen US blood plasma (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 12:15 PM PST

AP - Polish police recovered 11 tons of human blood plasma that had been stolen from a U.S. company and was on its way to Austria, officials said Thursday.

Government resolves dispute over expelled Germans (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 10:44 AM PST

AP - Germany's ruling coalition on Thursday resolved a dispute rooted in World War II history that had caused friction in Chancellor Angela Merkel's new government and threatened to complicate relations with neighboring Poland.

Suspect in Auschwitz sign theft arrested in Sweden (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 09:04 AM PST

AP - Swedish police on Thursday arrested a former neo-Nazi leader that Polish investigators suspect of being involved in the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign at Auschwitz.

Spanish ex-spy convicted of stealing secrets (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 07:57 AM PST

AP - A former Spanish intelligence officer was convicted on Thursday of trying to sell secrets to Russia and imprisoned for 12 years, in Spain's first treason conviction since returning to democracy in 1978 after decades of military dictatorship.

NATO chief proposes global security forum (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 07:18 AM PST

AP - NATO should serve as a global security forum where members could consult with partner nations on threats to international stability, the alliance's chief said on Thursday, adding this might require a "cultural revolution" within NATO.

University announces new review of climate science (AP)

Posted: 11 Feb 2010 06:42 AM PST

AP - The University of East Anglia says it will conduct a new review of the science published by its scandal-hit Climate Research Unit.