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• Poverty is world's biggest problem: BBC poll (AFP)
• No decision on new Iran sanctions (AFP)
• Ukraine votes for president after angry campaign (Reuters)
• Rocket Ronnie into Masters final (AFP)
• Many countries report missing and dead in Haiti (AP)
• Spanish politician may sue over bin Laden photo (Reuters)
• Iran-bound plane slides off runway in Sweden (AP)
• Six major powers mulling new Iran sanctions: EU official (AFP)
• Polish Prime Minister wins 2010 Charlemagne prize (AFP)
• Northern Ireland parties in crunch talks (AFP)
• Pope: End of Nazism made me happy (AP)
• Spanish lawmaker's photo used for bin Laden poster (AP)
• UN: Haitian quake worst due to government losses (AP)
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• Medvedev's photo gets $1.7M at charity auction (AP)
• Ukraine voters have modest hopes for Sunday ballot (AP)
• Medvedev says US arms talks making progress (AP)
• 'Huge' Red Cross medical aid convoy heads to Haiti (AP)
• Paris prosector opens probe of Angolan separatist (AP)

Poverty is world's biggest problem: BBC poll (AFP) Posted: 16 Jan 2010 04:12 PM PST AFP - Poverty is the most serious problem facing the world, according to a major worldwide poll out Sunday which put the issue well ahead of climate change, terrorism and war.

No decision on new Iran sanctions (AFP) Posted: 16 Jan 2010 03:12 PM PST AFP - Six major powers considered new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear defiance here Saturday but reached no decision, a senior European Union official said.

Ukraine votes for president after angry campaign (Reuters) Posted: 16 Jan 2010 03:10 PM PST Reuters - Ukraine votes for a president on Sunday in an election marked by widespread disillusionment among ordinary people but one which will prove crucial to its relations with Russia and its place in Europe.

Rocket Ronnie into Masters final (AFP) Posted: 16 Jan 2010 03:08 PM PST AFP - Ronnie O'Sullivan edged a semi-final thriller with Mark Williams in the final frame on Saturday to set himself up for a crack at a fifth Masters title.

Many countries report missing and dead in Haiti (AP) Posted: 16 Jan 2010 02:51 PM PST AP - A glance at countries reporting dead and missing in Haiti:

Spanish politician may sue over bin Laden photo (Reuters) Posted: 16 Jan 2010 02:09 PM PST Reuters - A Spanish politician said on Saturday that he was "stupefied" by the FBI's decision to use his photograph to compose its latest image of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and is considering taking legal action. "Firstly I will ask the FBI for an explanation, which they haven't given me yet, and then I will reserve the right to take legal action," Gaspar Llamazares told CNN+.

Iran-bound plane slides off runway in Sweden (AP) Posted: 16 Jan 2010 01:49 PM PST AP - An Iran Air-owned Airbus bound for Tehran slid off a Stockholm runway on Saturday, but no one was hurt, a Swedish airport official said.

Six major powers mulling new Iran sanctions: EU official (AFP) Posted: 16 Jan 2010 01:37 PM PST AFP - Six major powers began considering new sanctions against Iran at talks here Saturday although no decision was reached, a senior European Union official said.

Polish Prime Minister wins 2010 Charlemagne prize (AFP) Posted: 16 Jan 2010 01:34 PM PST AFP - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk was Saturday named the winner of the 2010 Charlemagne prize, awarded in recognition of his work for furthering liberty and democracy in Europe.

Northern Ireland parties in crunch talks (AFP) Posted: 16 Jan 2010 01:02 PM PST AFP - Northern Ireland's main Protestant and Catholic parties said they held constructive talks Saturday on the thorny issue threatening the province's fragile power-sharing set-up.

Pope: End of Nazism made me happy (AP) Posted: 16 Jan 2010 12:23 PM PST AP - Pope Benedict XVI, on the eve of his controversy-generating visit to a Rome synagogue, said Saturday that the end of Nazi tyranny in his German homeland made him happy and allowed him to resume studies for the priesthood.

Spanish lawmaker's photo used for bin Laden poster (AP) Posted: 16 Jan 2010 10:47 AM PST AP - A Spanish lawmaker was horrified to find out the FBI used his photograph as part of a digitally enhanced image showing what Osama bin Laden might look like today, he said Saturday, calling into question the crime-fighting agency's credibility in battling terrorism.

UN: Haitian quake worst due to government losses (AP) Posted: 16 Jan 2010 10:36 AM PST AP - A U.N. spokeswoman says the United Nations is finding the Haitian earthquake to be the worst disaster it has had to face in terms of the resources available for its relief work.

(AP) Posted: 16 Jan 2010 10:30 AM PST AP - UN says Haitian quake most devastating disaster it has dealt with because of impact on government, headquarters.

Medvedev's photo gets $1.7M at charity auction (AP) Posted: 16 Jan 2010 09:38 AM PST AP - A photograph taken by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has sold for $1.7 million at a charity auction.

Ukraine voters have modest hopes for Sunday ballot (AP) Posted: 16 Jan 2010 08:24 AM PST AP - Five years after the Orange Revolution inspired hopes for broad economic and political reforms, many Ukrainian voters expect little from Sunday's presidential election.

Medvedev says US arms talks making progress (AP) Posted: 16 Jan 2010 08:12 AM PST AP - Talks between the U.S. and Russia on a new arms control treaty have been difficult but the two sides have made great progress toward a deal on limiting their nuclear arsenals, President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday.

'Huge' Red Cross medical aid convoy heads to Haiti (AP) Posted: 16 Jan 2010 03:25 AM PST AP - The International Federation of the Red Cross says a convoy carrying a "huge amount" of aid is heading overland from the Dominican Republic to quake-struck Haiti.

Paris prosector opens probe of Angolan separatist (AP) Posted: 15 Jan 2010 12:40 PM PST AP - The Paris prosecutor opened a terrorism inquiry Friday into the role of an Angolan separatist in a deadly attack on the Togolese soccer team that pulled out of the African Cup of Nations tournament as a result of the Jan. 8 shooting.

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