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• Under pressure, UK promises torture guidelines (AP)
• CBI boss to step down in 2011 (AFP)
• U.S. arrests 10 for allegedly spying for Russia (Reuters)
• Queen Elizabeth II makes nine-day Canada visit (AFP)
• Protestors urge Tate museum to cut BP ties (AFP)
• Le Monde to discuss takeover with bidders (AP)
• Germany wants bank levy of up to 15 percent net profit (AFP)
• No-nonsense Webb eyes English path to final (AFP)
• Vatican admonishes Austrian cardinal for comments (AP)
• Panama ex-dictator Noriega on trial in France (AFP)
• Belgium trumps Vatican on chuch abuse probes (AP)
• Court lets most of Catalan self-rule charter stand (AP)
• Ex-Panama dictator Noriega goes to trial in France (AP)
• ETA suspect wanted by Spain used fake Belfast ID (AP)
• Trial of Serb for attack on NY student postponed (AP)
• US tops list of unpaid London traffic toll fees (AP)
• Iceland PM weds partner as gay marriage legalized (AP)
• Bosnian police arrest 2 suspects in fatal blast (AP)
• Police seize stolen Caravaggio, make arrests (AP)
• Turkey closes airspace to some Israeli flights (AP)

Under pressure, UK promises torture guidelines (AP) Posted: 28 Jun 2010 04:54 PM PDT AP - The British government promised Monday to quickly issue its spies a fresh set of guidelines on how to avoid being complicit in torture.

CBI boss to step down in 2011 (AFP) Posted: 28 Jun 2010 04:23 PM PDT AFP - The boss of the biggest employers' organisation, the Confederation of British Industry, will step down next year, it announced on Tuesday.

U.S. arrests 10 for allegedly spying for Russia (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jun 2010 04:09 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. authorities said on Monday they have broken up a spy ring that carried out deep-cover work in the United States to recruit political sources and gather information for the Russian government.

Queen Elizabeth II makes nine-day Canada visit (AFP) Posted: 28 Jun 2010 03:22 PM PDT AFP - Queen Elizabeth II launched a nine-day visit to Canada on Monday, although Quebec, where anti-British sentiment has lingered, was not on the itinerary.

Protestors urge Tate museum to cut BP ties (AFP) Posted: 28 Jun 2010 02:43 PM PDT AFP - Protesters staged a demonstration outside a major London museum on Monday, calling on its bosses to cut their ties with BP over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Le Monde to discuss takeover with bidders (AP) Posted: 28 Jun 2010 02:17 PM PDT AP - Le Monde said Monday it would hold talks with a team of three businessmen seeking a controlling stake of the iconic but cash-strapped French newspaper, a move that would end the financial control that its journalists now have over it.

Germany wants bank levy of up to 15 percent net profit (AFP) Posted: 28 Jun 2010 01:57 PM PDT AFP - Germany wants to impose a levy on banks not to exceed 15 percent of their annual net profit to create a fund to prepare for potential future banking crises, according to a document seen by AFP on Monday.

No-nonsense Webb eyes English path to final (AFP) Posted: 28 Jun 2010 01:47 PM PDT AFP - After a series of high-profile refereeing errors at the World Cup, Howard Webb restored pride for his profession with an authoritative display in Brazil's 3-0 defeat of Chile on Monday.

Vatican admonishes Austrian cardinal for comments (AP) Posted: 28 Jun 2010 01:12 PM PDT AP - The Vatican on Monday issued an unprecedented rebuke of a top cardinal who had accused the retired Vatican No. 2 of blocking clerical sex abuse investigations, publicly dressing down a man who had been praised for his criticism of church abuse cover-ups.

Panama ex-dictator Noriega on trial in France (AFP) Posted: 28 Jun 2010 01:06 PM PDT AFP - Panama's ex-dictator Manuel Noriega on Monday fought charges of laundering drug money at a new trial in France where he faces another 10 years in jail after spending two decades in a US prison.

Belgium trumps Vatican on chuch abuse probes (AP) Posted: 28 Jun 2010 12:58 PM PDT AP - Belgium insisted Monday in a dispute with the Vatican over credibility that Belgian law enforcement authorities — not the potentially biased Catholic Church — will investigate sexual abuse cases involving clergy.

Court lets most of Catalan self-rule charter stand (AP) Posted: 28 Jun 2010 12:42 PM PDT AP - Spain's highest court upheld most of a charter granting sweeping new powers of self rule to the wealthy Catalonia region, handing a defeat Monday to conservatives who complained the blueprint undermined the idea of Spain as a unified state.

Ex-Panama dictator Noriega goes to trial in France (AP) Posted: 28 Jun 2010 11:28 AM PDT AP - As Manuel Noriega went on trial in France for money laundering, the former Panamanian dictator was not allowed to wear his trademark military fatigues and appeared confused about the most basic of biographical information: his age.

ETA suspect wanted by Spain used fake Belfast ID (AP) Posted: 28 Jun 2010 10:54 AM PDT AP - An alleged car-bomber from the Basque terror group ETA admitted Monday he has lived in Northern Ireland since 2007 using a false identity designed to flummox Spanish detectives.

Trial of Serb for attack on NY student postponed (AP) Posted: 28 Jun 2010 07:57 AM PDT AP - Serb judges on Monday postponed until September the trial of a former college basketball player charged with beating an American student into a coma and then fleeing to his native Serbia after jumping bail in the U.S.

US tops list of unpaid London traffic toll fees (AP) Posted: 28 Jun 2010 06:59 AM PDT AP - Britain's Foreign Office named the United States embassy Monday as the worst offender among diplomatic missions that have racked up 36 million pounds ($54 million) in disputed traffic congestion charges.

Iceland PM weds partner as gay marriage legalized (AP) Posted: 28 Jun 2010 06:39 AM PDT AP - Iceland's prime minister has married her partner under a new law legalizing same-sex marriage in the country.

Bosnian police arrest 2 suspects in fatal blast (AP) Posted: 28 Jun 2010 05:52 AM PDT AP - Bosnian authorities say two suspects have been arrested in connection with an explosion at a police station that left one officer dead and five injured.

Police seize stolen Caravaggio, make arrests (AP) Posted: 28 Jun 2010 05:51 AM PDT AP - Police say they have recovered a stolen Caravaggio painting and arrested four members of an international gang of art thieves in the German capital.

Turkey closes airspace to some Israeli flights (AP) Posted: 28 Jun 2010 02:24 AM PDT AP - Turkey has closed its airspace to some Israeli military flights following a deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship, the Turkish prime minister and officials said Monday. An official said civilian commercial flights were not affected.

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