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• Surprise tiger born in Frankfurt zoo (AP)
• Zimbabwean TV talent show star faces UK deportation (AFP)
• France warns of high terror risk in Britain (AP)
• Algeria signs 6 Russia deals during Medvedev visit (AP)
• Spanish PM asks Venezuela to probe suspected ETA training (AFP)
• Britain must 'pull together' in face of cuts: PM (AFP)
• Michael Jackson scarecrows get Taiwan birds to beat it (Reuters)
• Ukraine's ex-PM criticizes new dress code (AP)
• Vatican: Ireland abuse probe to meet with victims (AP)
• 3 Russian neo-Nazis sentenced for hate killings (AP)
• Army to help Italy's anti-mob prosecutors (AP)
• Outrage in Italy as ex-Nazi officer free to shop (AP)
• Turkmen activist allowed into human rights meeting (AP)
• BA, Iberia and American Airlines launch tie-up (AP)
• Cameron makes first conference speech as UK leader (AP)
• 2 men arrested in Romania over child pornography (AP)
• Spain wants to question Colombian rebels (AP)
• Cornerstone laid for John Paul II museum in Poland (AP)

Surprise tiger born in Frankfurt zoo (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2010 04:36 PM PDT AP - Surprise! A Sumatra tiger cub born to a mother previously thought to be infertile is in good health at the Frankfurt Zoo in Germany.

Zimbabwean TV talent show star faces UK deportation (AFP) Posted: 06 Oct 2010 03:14 PM PDT AFP - A Zimbabwean singer who won the hearts of Britons with her performance on a TV talent show faces being deported from Scotland after her visa expired, immigration officials said Wednesday.

France warns of high terror risk in Britain (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2010 02:04 PM PDT AP - France's Foreign Ministry is warning French travelers of a high terrorism risk in Britain, asking them to be watchful in public transport and busy tourist areas across the English Channel.

Algeria signs 6 Russia deals during Medvedev visit (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2010 02:01 PM PDT AP - Algeria and Russia signed six deals Wednesday in sectors including energy and transportation during a visit by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

Spanish PM asks Venezuela to probe suspected ETA training (AFP) Posted: 06 Oct 2010 01:38 PM PDT AFP - Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero Wednesday called on Venezuela to respond to his request for help in investigating suspected training of ETA members in the South American country.

Britain must 'pull together' in face of cuts: PM (AFP) Posted: 06 Oct 2010 01:37 PM PDT AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron urged Britons on Wednesday to "pull together" ahead of stinging public sector cuts, adding that there was no other way to firm up the economy.

Michael Jackson scarecrows get Taiwan birds to beat it (Reuters) Posted: 06 Oct 2010 01:33 PM PDT Reuters - A Taiwan rice farm is trying an off the wall way to get hungry birds to beat it at harvest time: scarecrows dressed like King of Pop Michael Jackson.

Ukraine's ex-PM criticizes new dress code (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2010 01:20 PM PDT AP - Ukraine's glamorous former prime minister is slamming a new government dress code as "laughable."

Vatican: Ireland abuse probe to meet with victims (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2010 12:31 PM PDT AP - The Vatican says its investigation of sexual abuse by clergy throughout Ireland will include meetings with victims and families.

3 Russian neo-Nazis sentenced for hate killings (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2010 12:19 PM PDT AP - A Russian court has handed long sentences to three ultranationalists convicted of hate killings and bombings.

Army to help Italy's anti-mob prosecutors (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2010 11:27 AM PDT AP - Italy is sending soldiers to a southern city to bolster protection for prosecutors threatened by mobsters from the 'ndrangheta, the powerful organized crime group that has been hit by hundreds of arrests and shaken by turncoats, authorities said Wednesday.

Outrage in Italy as ex-Nazi officer free to shop (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2010 08:15 AM PDT AP - Jewish groups expressed outrage Wednesday that a former Nazi SS captain convicted for his role in the massacre of 335 civilians in Italy has been allowed to leave house arrest for such everyday activities as shopping or going to church.

Turkmen activist allowed into human rights meeting (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2010 07:55 AM PDT AP - An exiled opposition activist from Turkmenistan was allowed into a human rights conference in Poland on Wednesday after initially being barred because of objections from his country — partly defusing an incident that drew criticism from the U.S., the European Union and Canada.

BA, Iberia and American Airlines launch tie-up (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2010 06:38 AM PDT AP - American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia launched their transatlantic joint business Wednesday, unveiling new routes and detailing benefits for customers that include a shared frequent flyers program.

Cameron makes first conference speech as UK leader (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2010 06:15 AM PDT AP - David Cameron addresses his party's annual conference Wednesday for the first time as Britain's prime minister — with a message that tough spending cuts will likely stir public unrest.

2 men arrested in Romania over child pornography (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2010 06:04 AM PDT AP - Authorities say two Romanian men have been arrested for allegedly taking pornographic photos of children and putting them online.

Spain wants to question Colombian rebels (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2010 05:52 AM PDT AP - A court official in Spain says a judge wants to question ex-members of Colombia's FARC rebels to investigate that organization's links to the Basque separatist group ETA.

Cornerstone laid for John Paul II museum in Poland (AP) Posted: 06 Oct 2010 05:42 AM PDT AP - Officials say a cornerstone has been laid for a museum honoring the late Pope John Paul II at his family home in southern Poland.

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