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• Airlines raise fuel surcharges to Europe (AP)
• Campbell denies 'sexing up' Iraq dossier (AFP)
• Misfiring 'Rocket' beats Robertson as Williams wins (AFP)
• Mokoena gives Pompey FA Cup relief (AFP)
• GM says Saab decision due later this month or Feb. (AP)
• UK Gov't to appeal European ruling on terror laws (AP)
• Chile repatriates Indian remains from Europe (AP)
• N.Ireland parties hopeful of deal as crisis focuses minds (AFP)
• British police anti-terror searches condemned (AFP)
• France braces for ice storm amid severe travel warnings (AFP)
• Israel rabbi asks pope to halt Pius' beatification (AP)
• Togo bus rampage exposes France's Angola ties (AP)
• UK universities warn that they face 'meltdown' (AP)
• France: Niece of UK official convicted of murder (AP)
• UK moves to ban controversial Islamist group (AP)
• Europe, Mideast protest tighter airline security (AP)
• Mideast peacemakers mull aid to Palestinians (AP)
• Cyprus assassination stirs fears of instability (AP)
• Ex-UK communications chief: Be proud of Iraq war (AP)

Airlines raise fuel surcharges to Europe (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 04:34 PM PST AP - Major airlines have raised fuel surcharges on travel to Europe by $20 per roundtrip, and some have added conditions that could cause travelers to pay higher fares.

Campbell denies 'sexing up' Iraq dossier (AFP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 03:52 PM PST AFP - Tony Blair's former chief spin doctor Alastair Campbell fiercely denied Tuesday "sexing up" a dossier which claimed Iraq could launch chemical or biological weapons within 45 minutes ahead of the 2003 war.

Misfiring 'Rocket' beats Robertson as Williams wins (AFP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 03:47 PM PST AFP - Ronnie O'Sullivan came from 3-0 down to beat Australia's Neil Robertson 6-4 in thrilling style at the Masters snooker tournament here on Tuesday.

Mokoena gives Pompey FA Cup relief (AFP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 03:25 PM PST AFP - South Africa's Aaron Mokoena scored right at the end of extra-time as crisis club Portsmouth came from behind to beat Coventry City 2-1 in an FA Cup third round replay on Tuesday.

GM says Saab decision due later this month or Feb. (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 03:25 PM PST AP - The final decision on whether the Saab brand will live or die is likely to come later this month or in February, General Motors Co.'s top European executive said Tuesday.

UK Gov't to appeal European ruling on terror laws (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 02:59 PM PST AP - The British government said Tuesday it will appeal a European Court of Human Rights ruling that prevents police from using anti-terror laws to stop and search members of the public.

Chile repatriates Indian remains from Europe (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 02:47 PM PST AP - The remains of five Indians from a tribe in southern Chile have been repatriated from Europe more than a century after they were taken away to be displayed as curiosities.

N.Ireland parties hopeful of deal as crisis focuses minds (AFP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 02:15 PM PST AFP - Political parties in Northern Ireland expressed renewed hope Tuesday of reaching a deal over policing powers, despite a scandal which has engulfed the province's leading politician.

British police anti-terror searches condemned (AFP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 01:51 PM PST AFP - The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday condemned British anti-terror legislation allowing people to be searched by police without reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing.

France braces for ice storm amid severe travel warnings (AFP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 01:19 PM PST AFP - The French capital hunkered down Tuesday for a snow and sleet storm, banning lorries from motorways and warning of massive flight cancellations as icy conditions made for treacherous travel around north Europe.

Israel rabbi asks pope to halt Pius' beatification (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 01:09 PM PST AP - Pope Benedict XVI should be welcomed when he visits Rome's main synagogue, but he should halt moves to beatify wartime pontiff Pius XII, criticized for not doing enough to stop the Holocaust, a former chief rabbi of Israel said Tuesday.

Togo bus rampage exposes France's Angola ties (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 01:07 PM PST AP - A deadly shooting rampage against Togo's soccer team in Angola has pushed France into an awkward position: After years of backing a top separatist group there — and even harboring its leaders — Paris now wants better ties with the oil-rich country's government, experts say.

UK universities warn that they face 'meltdown' (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:33 PM PST AP - Oxford, Cambridge and other British universities said Tuesday that the government's plan to cut hundreds of millions of pounds (dollars) from their funding would put their world-class reputations in jeopardy.

France: Niece of UK official convicted of murder (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:31 PM PST AP - The niece of a British junior minister was convicted of murder on Tuesday for the stabbing of a young man she had picked up in a pub in France, and she was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

UK moves to ban controversial Islamist group (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 12:15 PM PST AP - The British government banned an Islamist group notorious for glorifying al-Qaida and tied to terror plots at home and abroad, but its Lebanon-based spiritual leader promised to reorganize under a different name.

Europe, Mideast protest tighter airline security (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 11:31 AM PST AP - Officials in the Middle East and Europe questioned tighter U.S. airline security measures Tuesday, saying increased body scanning and inspections of Arab passengers would be discriminatory and overly intrusive.

Mideast peacemakers mull aid to Palestinians (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 11:01 AM PST AP - U.S. envoy George Mitchell urged European and other international donors on Tuesday to help the Palestinian Authority finance its institution-building program as it prepares to set up a Palestinian state.

Cyprus assassination stirs fears of instability (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 10:37 AM PST AP - The assassination of Cyprus' most powerful publisher stirred fears of rising instability Tuesday as ethnic Greek and Turkish leaders made a new push to reunify the war-divided Mediterranean island.

Ex-UK communications chief: Be proud of Iraq war (AP) Posted: 12 Jan 2010 10:32 AM PST AP - Spinmaster Alastair Campbell told the Iraq Inquiry on Tuesday that former Prime Minister Tony Blair's team has nothing to apologize for even though the dossier it used to convince the British public to go to war with Iraq was riddled with faulty intelligence.

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