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• EU, U.S. grapple with crunch in rare earth supplies (Reuters)
• Emir of Qatar welcomed to Britain with state banquet (AFP)
• Hernandez to the rescue as United advance in League Cup (AFP)
• Time to look beyond Chinese rare earths, says EU trade boss (AFP)
• Kosovo official: University violating rights (AP)
• Drivers hit more than 70,000 deer a year (AFP)
• Refineries reopen as France strike slows (AFP)
• World Cup soccer's psychic octopus dies (Reuters)
• UK newspaper launches new, condensed companion (AP)
• Moody's lowers outlook on Nokia (AFP)
• Armenian archeologists: 5,900-year-old skirt found (AP)
• Vatican urges Iraq to halt Aziz execution (AP)
• UN calls for US, Iraqi probe of Wikileaks reports (AP)
• Urban terror threats prompt new UK police training (AP)
• Demjanjuk trial goes ahead despite health issues (AP)
• Slain British aid worker laid to rest in Scotland (AP)
• Police: London cabbie may have assaulted 100 women (AP)
• Animal lovers mourn death of giant stag in Britain (AP)
• UN: 60,000 Somalis flee fresh fighting (AP)
• Germany undertakes major military restructuring (AP)

EU, U.S. grapple with crunch in rare earth supplies (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 04:55 PM PDT Reuters - The European Union and the United States said on Tuesday they were pressing for solutions to concerns China may be exploiting its stranglehold on rare earth metals, crucial in the making of everything from portable phones to wind turbines.

Emir of Qatar welcomed to Britain with state banquet (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 03:56 PM PDT AFP - Queen Elizabeth II hosted a lavish state banquet to welcome the emir of Qatar to Britain on Tuesday, as the leader of the Gulf state and the British premier vowed to strengthen trade links.

Hernandez to the rescue as United advance in League Cup (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 03:01 PM PDT AFP - Javier Hernandez struck a last-gasp winner as holders Manchester United booked their place in the League Cup quarter-finals with a 3-2 victory over Wolves on Tuesday.

Time to look beyond Chinese rare earths, says EU trade boss (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 02:01 PM PDT AFP - European Union trade commissioner Karel De Gucht on Tuesday urged global partners to diversify mining sources for prized rare earths as a battle with China deepened over scarce supplies.

Kosovo official: University violating rights (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 01:14 PM PDT AP - Kosovo's largest public university should abolish its ban on hiring staff who are over 50 years old, a top human rights official said Tuesday.

Drivers hit more than 70,000 deer a year (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:53 PM PDT AFP - Drivers were urged Tuesday to ease off the gas in an effort to cut down on tens of thousands of collisions with deer recorded each year.

Refineries reopen as France strike slows (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:30 PM PDT AFP - France's strike-hit refineries gradually reopened Tuesday as the mass movement to defend the right to retire at 60 showed signs of losing steam.

World Cup soccer's psychic octopus dies (Reuters) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:30 PM PDT Reuters - Paul, the oracle octopus who shot to fame in the World Cup this summer for his uncanny ability to predict the results of Germany's soccer matches, has died at his home in Oberhausen at the age of two.

UK newspaper launches new, condensed companion (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:28 PM PDT AP - A British newspaper launched its condensed and cheaper version on Tuesday in hopes of luring back dwindling numbers of paper readers and resuscitating poor sales.

Moody's lowers outlook on Nokia (AFP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:22 PM PDT AFP - Rating agency Moody's said Tuesday it had lowered its outlook on Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia to "negative" from "stable."

Armenian archeologists: 5,900-year-old skirt found (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 12:15 PM PDT AP - An Armenian archaeologist says that scientists have discovered a skirt that could be 5,900-year-old.

Vatican urges Iraq to halt Aziz execution (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 10:39 AM PDT AP - The Vatican has urged Iraq to not carry out the death sentence meted out to former Iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz and says it may intervene diplomatically to try to halt it.

UN calls for US, Iraqi probe of Wikileaks reports (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 10:07 AM PDT AP - The United Nations' top human rights official called on Tuesday for the U.S. and Iraq to investigate allegations of detainee abuse contained in Wikileaks' release of American military documents.

Urban terror threats prompt new UK police training (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 09:55 AM PDT AP - The British bobby is about to go ballistic.

Demjanjuk trial goes ahead despite health issues (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 08:46 AM PDT AP - A court doctor says the trial of John Demjanjuk can go ahead after tests showed that the 90-year-old showed no signs of a heart attack.

Slain British aid worker laid to rest in Scotland (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 08:17 AM PDT AP - Slain British aid worker Linda Norgrove has been laid to rest in a ceremony marked by Afghan music and Gaelic gospel tunes on the remote Scottish island of Lewis.

Police: London cabbie may have assaulted 100 women (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 07:25 AM PDT AP - Police believe that a London taxi driver convicted of a string of attacks on female passengers is linked to more than 100 cases of sexual assault.

Animal lovers mourn death of giant stag in Britain (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 07:17 AM PDT AP - Who shot the Emperor?

UN: 60,000 Somalis flee fresh fighting (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 06:46 AM PDT AP - Sixty-thousand civilians in Somalia have fled their homes over the past week as fresh fighting between Islamist insurgents and a government-allied militia claimed the lives of at least 10 people, the U.N. refugee agency said Tuesday.

Germany undertakes major military restructuring (AP) Posted: 26 Oct 2010 06:11 AM PDT AP - Germany's Defense Minister said Tuesday the country will begin a major restructuring of the military next year as it moves from a Cold War conscript army to one better positioned to face today's threats, while also cutting costs.

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