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• J. K. Rowling most influential woman in Britain: survey (AFP)
• Hungarian factory sorry for those killed by sludge (AP)
• French Al-Qaeda hostage urgently needs medical aid: mediator (AFP)
• Terry out of Montenegro encounter (AFP)
• Far-right support surges in Vienna (AP)
• Nicolo and FYD eliminated from X Factor (AFP)
• St. Maarten, Curacao celebrate increased autonomy (AP)
• Serb police clash with anti-gay rioters (AP)
• Slovene local polls seen as warning to government (Reuters)
• Gay rights march in Belgrade triggers violent riots (Reuters)
• Baltic Sea ferry not at risk of sinking (AP)
• Pope opens summit on Mideast Christians (AP)
• Al-Qaida in North Africa seen as key Europe threat (AP)

J. K. Rowling most influential woman in Britain: survey (AFP) Posted: 10 Oct 2010 04:38 PM PDT AFP - Leading magazine editors on Monday named J. K. Rowling the most influential woman in Britain, judging the Harry Potter author more powerful than Queen Elizabeth II.

Hungarian factory sorry for those killed by sludge (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2010 03:46 PM PDT AP - The owners of the metals plant whose reservoir burst, flooding several towns in western Hungary with caustic red sludge, expressed their condolences Sunday to the families of the seven people killed, as well as to those injured — and said they were sorry for not having done so sooner.

French Al-Qaeda hostage urgently needs medical aid: mediator (AFP) Posted: 10 Oct 2010 02:50 PM PDT AFP - A French woman seized with six other foreigners in Niger last month by an Al-Qaeda-linked group has cancer and urgently needs medical treatment, a Niger-based mediator told AFP on Sunday.

Terry out of Montenegro encounter (AFP) Posted: 10 Oct 2010 02:49 PM PDT AFP - Chelsea defender John Terry was forced late Sunday to pull out of England's Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro at Wembley on Tuesday with a back injury, the Football Association announced.

Far-right support surges in Vienna (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2010 02:41 PM PDT AP - The far-right resurged in local elections Sunday in Vienna, the Austrian capital, securing the biggest gains in votes and mandates following a campaign laced with anti-Islamic rhetoric.

Nicolo and FYD eliminated from X Factor (AFP) Posted: 10 Oct 2010 02:31 PM PDT AFP - Nicolo Festa and FYD were the first two acts to be thrown off The X Factor's live stages on Sunday in a double elimination as the eagerly awaited finals got into full swing.

St. Maarten, Curacao celebrate increased autonomy (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2010 02:24 PM PDT AP - Several thousand revelers gathered in the capitals of tiny St. Maarten and Curacao on Sunday to celebrate greater autonomy within the Dutch kingdom as a result of the breakup of the Netherlands Antilles.

Serb police clash with anti-gay rioters (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2010 02:11 PM PDT AP - Serbian riot police fought running battles Sunday with thousands of far-right supporters who hurled Molotov cocktails and stun grenades to try disrupt a gay pride march in downtown Belgrade. More than 140 people were hurt and more than 200 were arrested, officials said.

Slovene local polls seen as warning to government (Reuters) Posted: 10 Oct 2010 01:58 PM PDT Reuters - Slovenia's ruling party scored poorly in Sunday's local elections but analysts said gains by some opposition and independent candidates were not a serious threat to the center-left government.

Gay rights march in Belgrade triggers violent riots (Reuters) Posted: 10 Oct 2010 01:42 PM PDT Reuters - A gay rights parade in Belgrade erupted in violence on Sunday as thousands of police deployed to protect marchers clashed with anti-gay protesters, who rioted and attacked the headquarters of the ruling parties.

Baltic Sea ferry not at risk of sinking (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2010 08:51 AM PDT AP - A 650-foot ferry that was set ablaze by an explosion is no longer at immediate risk of sinking in the Baltic Sea, Danish and German officials said Sunday.

Pope opens summit on Mideast Christians (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2010 05:55 AM PDT AP - Pope Benedict on Sunday opened a crisis summit of Middle East bishops to discuss the future of Christians in the region and insisted they have a right to live in their homelands.

Al-Qaida in North Africa seen as key Europe threat (AP) Posted: 10 Oct 2010 03:45 AM PDT AP - While Europe's latest terror threat stems from militants in Pakistan, a potentially greater menace lies just across the Mediterranean: Well-organized and financed Islamic terrorists from al-Qaida's North African offshoot.

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