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• Denmark: Attack over prophet cartoons thwarted (AP)
• West quickly agreed to back Afghan resistance in 1980: files (AFP)
• British feared Israel would nuke Arabs: archives (AFP)
• Fifth of Britons to reach 100: government estimate (AFP)
• Anger mounts in N.Ireland as burst pipes cut water supplies (AFP)
• Ten-man Celtic go top in Scotland (AFP)
• Ten-man Wigan hold Arsenal as Chelsea win in Premiership (AFP)
• Five held for plotting attack on Danish paper (Reuters)
• Lawyers: 7 Belarusian candidates charged (AP)
• Putin praises START treaty, warns on WTO (Reuters)
• Northern Ireland faces mounting water crisis (AP)
• Armenia says it has S-300 air defense missiles (AP)
• False alarm over parcel at US embassy to Vatican (AP)
• Montenegro has a new government (AP)
• Suspects in attack on Russian activist arrested (AP)
• Prominent legislator dies in Serbia (AP)
• Charity begins at the ATM: UK seeks more donations (AP)
• UK border force sorry for 'no drug search' e-mail (AP)
• Belgian activist priest admits sexual abuse (AP)
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Denmark: Attack over prophet cartoons thwarted (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 04:42 PM PST AP - Police in Denmark and Sweden said they thwarted a terrorist attack possibly hours before it was to begin Wednesday, arresting five men they say planned to shoot as many people as possible in a Copenhagen building housing the newsroom of a paper that published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

West quickly agreed to back Afghan resistance in 1980: files (AFP) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 04:16 PM PST AFP - Western powers met in secret soon after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and formed plans to back Islamic resistance, according to British files from 1980 released Thursday.

British feared Israel would nuke Arabs: archives (AFP) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 04:12 PM PST AFP - British diplomats feared Israel would use nuclear weapons in the event of another war with its Arab neigbours, secret files released Thursday showed.

Fifth of Britons to reach 100: government estimate (AFP) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 04:07 PM PST AFP - The British government said Thursday it estimates that nearly a fifth of the current population will live to be at least 100 years old.

Anger mounts in N.Ireland as burst pipes cut water supplies (AFP) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 04:05 PM PST AFP - Anger was mounting in Northern Ireland on Thursday among tens of thousands of people left without water supplies after a rapid thaw of pipes following freezing weather caused many to burst.

Ten-man Celtic go top in Scotland (AFP) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 03:09 PM PST AFP - Ten-man Celtic moved top of the Scottish Premier League after grinding out a 1-0 win over Motherwell at Parkhead on Wednesday.

Ten-man Wigan hold Arsenal as Chelsea win in Premiership (AFP) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 03:03 PM PST AFP - Arsenal missed the chance to go second in the Premier League after failing to protect a lead in a 2-2 draw away to 10-man Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium on Wednesday.

Five held for plotting attack on Danish paper (Reuters) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 02:20 PM PST Reuters - Danish police arrested five people suspected of planning a Mumbai-style attack to kill as many people as possible in a building housing a Danish newspaper that outraged Muslims in 2005 with cartoons of Prophet Mohammad.

Lawyers: 7 Belarusian candidates charged (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 01:21 PM PST AP - The seven Belarusian presidential candidates who were arrested after this month's election have been formally charged with organizing a mass public disturbance and face up to 15 years in prison, their lawyers said Wednesday.

Putin praises START treaty, warns on WTO (Reuters) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 01:05 PM PST Reuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin praised the New START nuclear arms treaty with the United States Wednesday, but made protectionist remarks that may complicate talks on joining the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Northern Ireland faces mounting water crisis (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 12:04 PM PST AP - Frustration and fears of disease mounted in Northern Ireland on Wednesday as 36,000 people were left without water, some for more than a week, after a deep freeze and a sudden thaw caused aging pipes to burst.

Armenia says it has S-300 air defense missiles (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:55 AM PST AP - Armenia's Defense Ministry has announced that it has S-300 air defense missiles and says it made the announcement to remind neighboring Azerbaijan of the dangers of renewing military conflict.

False alarm over parcel at US embassy to Vatican (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:01 AM PST AP - Bomb squad teams were dispatched to the U.S. Embassy to the Vatican on Wednesday after it reported a suspicious package — but it was a false alarm, police said.

Montenegro has a new government (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 09:53 AM PST AP - Lawmakers in Montenegro have approved a new prime minister and his government after last week's resignation of veteran premier Milo Djukanovic.

Suspects in attack on Russian activist arrested (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 09:28 AM PST AP - Russian investigators arrested two men suspected of brutally beating an environmental activist and a government official who is believed to have ordered the attack, and a court on Wednesday ordered them held in custody at least until the end of the week.

Prominent legislator dies in Serbia (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 09:25 AM PST AP - Vladan Batic, an opposition leader of the popular revolt in Serbia that ousted President Slobodan Milosevic in 2000, died Wednesday. He was 61.

Charity begins at the ATM: UK seeks more donations (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:13 AM PST AP - Please take your cash. Now how about giving some money to charity?

UK border force sorry for 'no drug search' e-mail (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:59 AM PST AP - Britain's border agency apologized Wednesday for an e-mail that was sent to customs officers at London's Heathrow Airport advising them not to search potential drug smugglers over the busy holiday season.

Belgian activist priest admits sexual abuse (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:29 AM PST AP - A Belgian priest has confessed to a child sex-abuse accusation that came to light during a campaign to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize for his work fighting globalization's impact on developing countries.

(AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:12 AM PST AP - Police say bomb squad rushes to US Embassy to Holy See after report of suspicious package.

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