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Spain erupts in nationwide fiesta as 'dream comes true' (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2010 04:18 PM PDT

Supporters of the Spanish team wave a Spanish flag in celebration after the World Cup final football match Spain against Netherlands in Barcelona. Spain won the World Cup for the first time, Andres Iniesta netting in extra-time to see off Holland 1-0 in Johannesburg and hand the Dutch their third final loss.(AFP/Josep Lago)AFP - A thunderous roar erupted across the Spanish capital and fans danced in the streets chanting "Viva Espana!" as the country's first ever World Cup trophy sparked a nationwide fiesta.

775 coffins: Bosnia marks 1995 Srebrenica massacre (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2010 03:58 PM PDT

A Bosnian Muslim woman weeps near the coffin of her relative, a victim of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, in Potocari 120 km northeast of Sarajevo, Bosnia, on Sunday, July 11, 2010. Thousands gathered in the eastern Bosnian town of Srebrenica to bury hundreds of massacre victims on the 15th anniversary of the worst crime in Europe since the Nazi era. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)AP - Hoisting hundreds of coffins aloft, a line of weeping relatives stretched for at least a mile (1.6 kilometers) Sunday as they honored Srebrenica massacre victims on the 15th anniversary of the worst atrocity in Europe since World War II.

Spain win seals perfect eight for 'psychic' octopus (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2010 03:34 PM PDT

A picture taken on July 9, shows an octopus named Paul sitting on a box decorated with a Spanish flag at the Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen, western Germany. Salty soothsayer Paul, the AFP - Salty soothsayer Paul, the "psychic" octopus, finished the World Cup with with a flawless record as Spain's 1-0 win over the Netherlands in Sunday's final leaves him with eight perfect predictions.

Scandal-bound Sarkozy to address nation on Monday (Reuters)

Posted: 11 Jul 2010 03:29 PM PDT

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy waits for Wu Bangguo, Chinese National People's Congress Standing Committee Chairman, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, July 9, 2010. REUTERS/Philippe WojazerReuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy will try to quell a political donations scandal Monday after losing a safe parliamentary seat in a sign of public anger over allegations of cash handouts to conservative politicians.

Report: BP ponders $12B asset sale to Apache (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2010 03:05 PM PDT

AP - BP PLC declined to comment Sunday on a report that it is in talks about possibly selling 8 billion pounds ($12 billion) worth of assets, including a stake in Alaska's Prudhoe Bay oil field, to U.S. oil company Apache Corp.

Hamilton thrilled with second at British GP (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2010 01:30 PM PDT

McLaren Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates on the podium of the Silverstone circuit. Hamilton was overjoyed with the performance of his team after finishing second in Sunday's British Grand Prix.(AFP/Fred Dufour)AFP - Lewis Hamilton was overjoyed with the performance of his team after finishing second in Sunday's British Grand Prix.

BP 'pleased' with progress of oil fix mission (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2010 01:14 PM PDT

This still image from a live BP video feed shows robots working to replace the cap on a gushing well in the Gulf of Mexico. BP reported good progress Sunday in its high-stakes effort to fully contain the Gulf of Mexico oil leak by fixing a tighter cap over the giant gusher, now raging largely unchecked.(AFP/BP)AFP - BP reported good progress Sunday in its high-stakes effort to fully contain the Gulf of Mexico oil leak by fixing a tighter cap over the giant gusher, now raging largely unchecked.

Collingwood wants return of ruthless edge (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2010 01:08 PM PDT

Paul Collingwood, pictured on July 3, wants England to get back to playing intense cricket as they look to recover from the shock of losing to Bangladesh with victory over the Tigers in their one-day finale.(AFP/File/Olly Greenwood)AFP - Paul Collingwood wants England to get back to playing intense cricket as they look to recover from the shock of losing to Bangladesh with victory over the Tigers in their one-day finale.

Psychic octopus is Paolo, not Paul, Italians say (AFP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2010 12:48 PM PDT

An octopus named Paul swims in his aquarium on July 9 at the Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen, western Germany. It's Paolo, not Paul: Italian media claimed as their own the AFP - It's Paolo, not Paul. Italian media claimed as their own the "psychic" octopus who accurately predicts World Cup results after his trainer in Germany on Sunday revealed he was caught in Italian waters.

French labor minister cleared in heiress case (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2010 12:31 PM PDT

Labor Minister Eric Woerth leaves the Elysee Palace after the weekly cabinet meeting in Paris, Wednesday, July 7, 2010. For weeks, President Nicolas Sarkozy and his government have defended Labor Minister Eric Woerth, who has been linked to suggestions of tax evasion involving L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt. The 87-year-old is No. 17 on Forbes magazine's list of the world's richest people worldwide. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)AP - A French financial inspection agency said Sunday that a beleaguered government minister did not intervene in the tax affairs of the heiress to the L'Oreal beauty empire, who is at the center of a snowballing scandal that has destabilized the government.

Hundreds rescued from overheated trains in Germany (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2010 10:35 AM PDT

AP - A grueling heat wave shut down the air conditioning in three high-tech trains in Germany, leaving dozens of passengers near collapse trapped in temperatures of up to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit), authorities said Sunday.

UK vets mark 70 years since the Battle of Britain (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2010 09:56 AM PDT

AP - British veterans of the Battle of Britain, the furious aerial conflict between British and German aircraft in 1940, joined Sunday in a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the battle.

1 person gored in Spain's running of the bulls (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2010 03:26 AM PDT

Revelers run in front of Miura ranch fighting bulls during the fifth day of the running of the bulls, at the San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona, Spain, Sunday, July 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)AP - A runner was gored in the leg and three others needed hospital treatment after a very busy fifth running of the bulls at Spain's San Fermin festival on Sunday, doctors and officials said.

Srebrenica massacre memorial to point finger at UN (AP)

Posted: 11 Jul 2010 02:53 AM PDT

In this Wednesday, June 30, 2010 photo, a Bosnian activist displays shoes collected to make 'The Pillar of Shame', German activist's Phillip Ruch's monument to Srebrenica, in Sarajevo. A huge jumble of worn shoes, more than 16,000 of them, each pair representing a victim of Europe's worst massacre since World War II, will spell out 'U.N.' in gigantic letters. The 'Pillar of Shame' is to be raised in the hills above the Bosnian town of Srebrenica with a controversial goal: singling out the United Nations and international leaders as the ones most responsible for failing to prevent the mass killings. (AP Photo/Amel Emric)AP - Phillip Ruch's monument to Srebrenica is a huge jumble of worn shoes, more than 16,000 of them, each pair representing a victim of Europe's worst massacre since World War II.

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