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Single ticket racks up largest British lottery win (AFP)
Google offers plan to address Italian antitrust complaints (AFP)
Ed Miliband candidate to lead Labour: reports (AFP)
Britain rebuffs Argentine call over Falklands (AFP)
Stocks tumble as worries about Europe return (AP)
Argentina urges PM to halt Falklands oil exploration (AFP)
Spanish judge who indicted bin Laden suspended (AP)
Hague pledges to work closely with US on Iran sanctions (AFP)
UK's Hague lavish, not "slavish," on first U.S. trip (Reuters)
Search for 24 Russian miners can't resume for week (AP)
British lawmaker attacked in east London (AP)
Lawmaker wears outlawed outfit in Hungary (AP)
New UK Cabinet criticized for lack of diversity (AP)
Italy expels 2 Moroccans, citing security (AP)
Pope's Portugal trip a bid to move beyond scandal (AP)
Suspected Pink Panthers thief nabbed in Rome (AP)
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Investigation of German bishop dropped (AP)
Diplomats say Iran expands enrichment facility (AP)
Russia says adoption deal to be ready by mid-June (AP)

Single ticket racks up largest British lottery win (AFP)

Posted: 14 May 2010 05:37 PM PDT

AFP - A ticketholder in the UK scooped more than 100 million euros in the EuroMillions draw on Friday, the largest ever lottery win in Britain, organisers said.

Google offers plan to address Italian antitrust complaints (AFP)

Posted: 14 May 2010 05:02 PM PDT

AFP - Internet giant Google has moved to address complaints that it has abused its dominant position and failed to share advertising revenue with Italian newspapers, Italy's antitrust regulator said Friday.

Ed Miliband candidate to lead Labour: reports (AFP)

Posted: 14 May 2010 03:58 PM PDT

AFP - Former energy minister Ed Miliband will be a candidate to lead the opposition Labour party, pitting him against his older brother, former foreign secretary David, reports said Friday.

Britain rebuffs Argentine call over Falklands (AFP)

Posted: 14 May 2010 03:53 PM PDT

AFP - Britain rebuffed a call Friday from Argentine President Cristina Kirchner to new Prime Minister David Cameron to halt all oil exploration in the waters around the Falkland Islands.

Stocks tumble as worries about Europe return (AP)

Posted: 14 May 2010 03:12 PM PDT

AP - Stocks tumbled for a second day Friday after concerns grew that the deep spending cuts under Europe's bailout plan would slow a global recovery.

Argentina urges PM to halt Falklands oil exploration (AFP)

Posted: 14 May 2010 02:31 PM PDT

AFP - Argentine President Cristina Kirchner called Friday on Britain's new Prime Minister David Cameron to halt all oil exploration in the "disputed" waters around the Falkland Islands.

Spanish judge who indicted bin Laden suspended (AP)

Posted: 14 May 2010 02:25 PM PDT

AP - The Spanish judge who became an international hero by going after Augusto Pinochet and Osama bin Laden was suspended Friday for allegedly abusing his authority by investigating what is arguably Spain's own biggest unresolved case: atrocities committed during and after its ruinous Civil War.

Hague pledges to work closely with US on Iran sanctions (AFP)

Posted: 14 May 2010 01:39 PM PDT

AFP - New British Foreign Secretary William Hague pledged Friday that London's new coalition government will work closely with the Obama administration to secure new sanctions against Iran and stabilize Afghanistan.

UK's Hague lavish, not "slavish," on first U.S. trip (Reuters)

Posted: 14 May 2010 01:31 PM PDT

Reuters - British Foreign Secretary William Hague, who has pledged "solid but not slavish" ties with the United States, lavished praise on what he called their "unbreakable" bond on Friday on his first trip abroad since taking office.

Search for 24 Russian miners can't resume for week (AP)

Posted: 14 May 2010 01:22 PM PDT

AP - Russian officials said Friday the search for 24 workers missing after a coal mine explosion won't resume for a week, apparently eliminating hopes of finding them alive.

British lawmaker attacked in east London (AP)

Posted: 14 May 2010 01:16 PM PDT

AP - A British lawmaker was stabbed Friday by a woman he did not know during an advice session with his constituents, Labour Party officials said.

Lawmaker wears outlawed outfit in Hungary (AP)

Posted: 14 May 2010 11:48 AM PDT

AP - A newly elected legislator wore a banned right-wing outfit in Hungary's parliament on Friday, leading to condemnation from other politicians and possible legal action against him.

New UK Cabinet criticized for lack of diversity (AP)

Posted: 14 May 2010 10:48 AM PDT

AP - Prime Minister David Cameron's three-day-old administration was criticized by activists, the press and even his new coalition partners Friday for picking an almost entirely white, male and upper-class Cabinet despite pledging that his Conservative party would no longer be an old boys club.

Italy expels 2 Moroccans, citing security (AP)

Posted: 14 May 2010 10:47 AM PDT

AP - Officials say Italy has expelled two Moroccans because they represented a threat to national security.

Pope's Portugal trip a bid to move beyond scandal (AP)

Posted: 14 May 2010 09:18 AM PDT

AP - Pope Benedict XVI wrapped up a trip to Portugal on Friday with an appeal to spread the faith, capping a pilgrimage marked by an explicit admission of church guilt in the clerical abuse scandal with a fresh bid to move beyond the crisis.

Suspected Pink Panthers thief nabbed in Rome (AP)

Posted: 14 May 2010 09:17 AM PDT

AP - Italian police have arrested a suspected member of a gang of jewel thieves known as the Pink Panthers, who are believed to have carried out daring robberies across the world.

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Posted: 14 May 2010 08:51 AM PDT

AP - BBC, Sky News report British lawmaker stabbed in east London; condition unclear.

Investigation of German bishop dropped (AP)

Posted: 14 May 2010 07:24 AM PDT

AP - Prosecutors on Friday dropped an investigation of sexual abuse allegations against a German bishop who recently resigned, citing a lack of evidence.

Diplomats say Iran expands enrichment facility (AP)

Posted: 14 May 2010 06:59 AM PDT

AP - Iran has set up new equipment that could let it produce more enriched uranium from a smaller amount of raw material, diplomats said Friday.