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• UK police charge 2 men after Heathrow bomb threat (AP)
• British man charged with bomb hoax on Dubai flight (AFP)
• Opposition lawyer bids for Croatian presidency (Reuters)
• Berlin rejects Spanish economy sanction plan (AFP)
• U.S. farm chief wants useful Russia poultry talks (Reuters)
• Italians evacuate migrants, bring in police after clashes (AFP)
• Europeans stock up as no end to cold snap forecast (AFP)
• UK: Moms not amused by attention-seeking ads (AP)
• Chelsea top Premership as United and Arsenal are held (AFP)
• Migrants bused from riot-struck Italian town (AP)
• Pope visits prelate hurt in basilica incident (AP)
• Bomb explodes in central Athens, no one hurt (AP)
• Disgraced wife of NIreland leader to step down (AP)
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• 5 climbers killed in avalanche in Russia's south (AP)
• Pope gunman to consider book, film offers (AP)

UK police charge 2 men after Heathrow bomb threat (AP) Posted: 09 Jan 2010 03:52 PM PST AP - Two men have been charged with making a false bomb threat and being drunk aboard a passenger plane following a security scare at London's Heathrow Airport, British police said Saturday.

British man charged with bomb hoax on Dubai flight (AFP) Posted: 09 Jan 2010 03:52 PM PST AFP - A British passenger was charged on Saturday with making a bomb threat that grounded a Dubai-bound plane at London's Heathrow Airport and sparked a major security alert, police said.

Opposition lawyer bids for Croatian presidency (Reuters) Posted: 09 Jan 2010 03:33 PM PST Reuters - An opposition candidate who pledges to fight corruption -- a crucial issue in Croatia's bid for European Union membership -- looks likely to win the country's presidential election runoff ballot on Sunday.

Berlin rejects Spanish economy sanction plan (AFP) Posted: 09 Jan 2010 02:09 PM PST AFP - Germany's economy minister Saturday rejected Spanish proposals to impose sanctions on European Union members that miss economic targets.

U.S. farm chief wants useful Russia poultry talks (Reuters) Posted: 09 Jan 2010 01:58 PM PST Reuters - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Saturday he hoped for "meaningful" talks with Moscow next week over a ban on U.S. poultry, warning relations would be harmed if the issue were not resolved.

Italians evacuate migrants, bring in police after clashes (AFP) Posted: 09 Jan 2010 01:58 PM PST AFP - More than 900 immigrants fled a southern Italian town on Saturday after residents violently attacked African farm workers.

Europeans stock up as no end to cold snap forecast (AFP) Posted: 09 Jan 2010 01:35 PM PST AFP - Europe endured weekend weather misery with scores of flights cancelled and key highways cut off Saturday as snow blanketed much of the continent, and officials urged people to stock up on supplies.

UK: Moms not amused by attention-seeking ads (AP) Posted: 09 Jan 2010 01:29 PM PST AP - A British advertising campaign aiming at provoking public discussion with billboard slogans that read "Career women make bad mothers" has gotten more attention than it asked for.

Chelsea top Premership as United and Arsenal are held (AFP) Posted: 09 Jan 2010 12:55 PM PST AFP - Premier League leaders Chelsea were the winners on Saturday despite their match being postponed as both their main rivals Manchester United and Arsenal dropped points.

Migrants bused from riot-struck Italian town (AP) Posted: 09 Jan 2010 12:31 PM PST AP - Bloody clashes between African migrants and residents in one of Italy's poorest regions over the last few days brought home a national dilemma Saturday: Many Italians don't want to pick crops in the south or toil in the north's factories, but resent the desperate foreigners who will work for a pittance.

Pope visits prelate hurt in basilica incident (AP) Posted: 09 Jan 2010 11:19 AM PST AP - Pope Benedict XVI paid a call Saturday on a hospitalized cardinal who broke a hip when a mentally disturbed woman knocked the pontiff down in St. Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve.

Bomb explodes in central Athens, no one hurt (AP) Posted: 09 Jan 2010 10:36 AM PST AP - Police say a bomb has exploded near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Parliament in central Athens. They say nobody was injured in the blast.

Disgraced wife of NIreland leader to step down (AP) Posted: 09 Jan 2010 09:06 AM PST AP - The wife of Northern Ireland's leader will step down as a lawmaker within days, British media reported Saturday, as pressure mounted on Peter Robinson's shaky coalition government over her admissions of an affair with a far-younger man.

(AP) Posted: 09 Jan 2010 05:17 AM PST AP - Togo goalkeeper tells French radio death toll in Angola shooting against national team's bus rises to 3.

5 climbers killed in avalanche in Russia's south (AP) Posted: 09 Jan 2010 04:12 AM PST AP - An avalanche in Russia's southern Caucasus mountain range has killed five climbers including an instructor, an emergency official said Saturday.

Pope gunman to consider book, film offers (AP) Posted: 09 Jan 2010 03:55 AM PST AP - The gunman who shot and wounded Pope John Paul II says he will begin considering book, film and television documentary offers after his release from a Turkish prison later this month.

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