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• Russia and U.S. downplay spy case; suspect on run (Reuters)
• Cypriot police say Russian spying suspect vanished (AP)
• Moody's puts Spain 'on review' for downgrade (AFP)
• Russian spy suspect jumps bail in Cyprus (Reuters)
• Pope shuffles Vatican bureaucracy before vacation (AP)
• WTO rules some EU Airbus subsidies illegal (AFP)
• Britain had driest start to year since 1929: forecasters (AFP)
• Revolt mars German presidential victory for Merkel (Reuters)
• Federer defeat denies charity's betting coup (AFP)
• Merkel's candidate elected German president (AP)
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• Icelandic leader in milestone gay marriage (AP)
• Suicide bomber strikes Chechen capital, 7 injured (AP)
• French prosecutors seek 10-year term for Noriega (AP)
• French parliament hosts hearing about WCup fiasco (AP)
• Ban on crucifixes in Italian schools is appealed (AP)
• UK court denies soldiers' human rights challenge (AP)
• Ex-prosecutor says Demjanjuk story inconsistent (AP)
• US army plane makes emergency landing in Germany (AP)
• Spain court will study challenge to abortion law (AP)

Russia and U.S. downplay spy case; suspect on run (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jun 2010 02:31 PM PDT Reuters - Russian and the United States sought to shield improving ties from fallout in a Cold War-style espionage case on Wednesday, while a key suspect went missing after jumping bail in Cyprus.

Cypriot police say Russian spying suspect vanished (AP) Posted: 30 Jun 2010 02:26 PM PDT AP - Cypriot police began searching late Wednesday for an alleged Russian spy wanted in the United States who vanished after being released on bail a day earlier in the Mediterranean island nation.

Moody's puts Spain 'on review' for downgrade (AFP) Posted: 30 Jun 2010 02:16 PM PDT AFP - Moody's Investor Service warned Spain on Wednesday it had placed the country's sovereign debt rating "on review for possible downgrade" due to the weak growth prospects of its fragile economy.

Russian spy suspect jumps bail in Cyprus (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jun 2010 02:11 PM PDT Reuters - An alleged Russian spy wanted by the United States has gone missing 24 hours after being released on bail in Cyprus, police on the Mediterranean island said on Wednesday.

Pope shuffles Vatican bureaucracy before vacation (AP) Posted: 30 Jun 2010 02:04 PM PDT AP - Preoccupied for months by the clerical sex abuse scandal, the pope on Wednesday shuffled the Vatican bureaucracy before heading off on vacation. His most significant appointment: the head of a new office designed to fight secularism in the West.

WTO rules some EU Airbus subsidies illegal (AFP) Posted: 30 Jun 2010 02:00 PM PDT AFP - The WTO on Wednesday dealt the European Union a painful blow in a transatlantic trade row over multibillion dollar subsidies for US and European aircraft, ruling some state support for Airbus illegal.

Britain had driest start to year since 1929: forecasters (AFP) Posted: 30 Jun 2010 01:59 PM PDT AFP - Britain has had the driest first six months of the year for more than eight decades, weather forecasters said Wednesday, amid warnings the lack of rain was putting pressure on water supplies.

Revolt mars German presidential victory for Merkel (Reuters) Posted: 30 Jun 2010 01:46 PM PDT Reuters - Rebels inside German Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition made her endure three rounds of voting before securing the presidency for her candidate on Wednesday, in a dramatic display of disenchantment with her leadership.

Federer defeat denies charity's betting coup (AFP) Posted: 30 Jun 2010 01:45 PM PDT AFP - One of the country's leading charities was left lamenting Roger Federer's quarter-final loss at Wimbledon here on Wednesday as it meant it missed out on more than 100,000 pounds as a result of a bet from beyond the grave.

Merkel's candidate elected German president (AP) Posted: 30 Jun 2010 01:36 PM PDT AP - Chancellor Angela Merkel's candidate was elected German president Wednesday in a lackluster victory that took an embarrassing three rounds of voting and dashed hopes of a strong show of support from her governing coalition.

(AP) Posted: 30 Jun 2010 12:17 PM PDT AP - Chancellor Angela Merkel's candidate, Christian Wulff, elected as new German president.

Icelandic leader in milestone gay marriage (AP) Posted: 30 Jun 2010 11:50 AM PDT AP - Iceland's prime minister made history last week when she wed her longtime girlfriend, becoming the world's first head of government to enter a gay marriage.

Suicide bomber strikes Chechen capital, 7 injured (AP) Posted: 30 Jun 2010 11:15 AM PDT AP - A suicide bomber blew himself up in the capital of Russia's restive Chechnya on Wednesday, outside a theater where the region's Kremlin-appointed president was waiting for a concert to begin, officials said.

French prosecutors seek 10-year term for Noriega (AP) Posted: 30 Jun 2010 11:06 AM PDT AP - The prosecutor in a French money laundering case against former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega asked Wednesday that he be sentenced to 10 years in prison, but his defense lawyers countered that the charges were part of a political plot against him.

French parliament hosts hearing about WCup fiasco (AP) Posted: 30 Jun 2010 10:01 AM PDT AP - French legislators huddled behind closed doors to investigate an issue of national importance — not terrorism or recession, but the French football team's meltdown at the World Cup.

Ban on crucifixes in Italian schools is appealed (AP) Posted: 30 Jun 2010 09:54 AM PDT AP - A European ruling banning crucifixes in Italian schools should be overturned, nine European governments said in an appeal Wednesday.

UK court denies soldiers' human rights challenge (AP) Posted: 30 Jun 2010 09:49 AM PDT AP - Britain's Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out a plan to offer troops at war protection under human rights law, saying the policy could leave military commanders concerned more about legal issues than enemy fire.

Ex-prosecutor says Demjanjuk story inconsistent (AP) Posted: 30 Jun 2010 09:15 AM PDT AP - A former U.S. attorney who prosecuted John Demjanjuk in the United States testified Wednesday that he felt the retired Ohio autoworker who is accused of being a Nazi guard lied about where he was during World War II.

US army plane makes emergency landing in Germany (AP) Posted: 30 Jun 2010 08:48 AM PDT AP - Authorities say a U.S. military aircraft made an emergency landing in western Germany, slightly injuring one of the two pilots aboard.

Spain court will study challenge to abortion law (AP) Posted: 30 Jun 2010 08:45 AM PDT AP - Spain's highest court agreed Wednesday to study whether a new abortion law allowing the procedure without restrictions in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy is constitutional.

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