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• UK raises its terror threat level to `severe' (AP)
• Official: Rescuers reach stranded Russian ship (AP)
• Britain botched rescue attempt for Somalia hostages: BBC (AFP)
• Russia: Arms talks with US to resume in February (AP)
• Britain bans export of 'unsuitable' bomb detector (AFP)
• Rugby Union: O'Gara makes valiant Saints pay the penalty (AFP)
• Rights body criticizes US Supreme Court ruling (AP)
• Terror threat level raised to "severe": minister (AFP)
• Plane diverted to Greece because of graffiti (AP)
• Russia's economy back on its feet (AP)
• Italian anti-crucifix judge loses office (AP)
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• UK brothers, aged 11 and 12, sentenced for torture (AP)
• Italy: Knox prosecutor convicted in unrelated case (AP)
• Britain's queen to address UN in July (AP)
• Foreigners dead and missing after Haiti quake (AP)
• Kris Van Assche gives suits a grunge twist (AP)
• Engineer's arrest exposes US pursuit of Iranians (AP)
• Moderate elected as Serbian patriarch (AP)
• 120 al-Qaida suspects detained in Turkey (AP)

UK raises its terror threat level to `severe' (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 04:22 PM PST AP - Britain raised its terror threat alert to the second-highest level Friday, one of several recent moves the country has made to increase vigilance against international terrorists after a Christmas Day bombing attempt on a Europe-U.S. flight.

Official: Rescuers reach stranded Russian ship (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 03:35 PM PST AP - A rescue ship reached a Russian cargo vessel stranded in icy waters off eastern Russia with 31 crew members aboard and prepared to escort it to safety, officials said Saturday.

Britain botched rescue attempt for Somalia hostages: BBC (AFP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 03:10 PM PST AFP - British special forces have attempted to rescue a couple seized by Somali pirates almost three months ago but the mission was aborted amid "bungling" delays, a report said Friday.

Russia: Arms talks with US to resume in February (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 03:06 PM PST AP - Russia and the U.S. will resume stalled talks on a replacement nuclear arms reduction treaty in early February, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday.

Britain bans export of 'unsuitable' bomb detector (AFP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 02:49 PM PST AFP - Britain said Friday it would ban the export of a machine marketed as a bomb detector to Iraq and Afghanistan amid claims that it does not work.

Rugby Union: O'Gara makes valiant Saints pay the penalty (AFP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 02:21 PM PST AFP - Two-time European Cup champions Munster ensured they host one of the quarter-finals on Friday when they edged out Pool One rivals Northampton 12-9 to reach the last eight for a remarkable 12th time in a row.

Rights body criticizes US Supreme Court ruling (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 01:55 PM PST AP - An international human rights organization has criticized a U.S. Supreme Court ruling about election spending in America.

Terror threat level raised to "severe": minister (AFP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 01:44 PM PST AFP - The terror threat level was raised from substantial to severe on Friday, suggesting that an attack is "highly likely", Home Secretary Alan Johnson said.

Plane diverted to Greece because of graffiti (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 01:28 PM PST AP - An airplane flying from Germany to Turkey was diverted to a Greek airport after a threatening message was found written in one of its bathrooms, but a search of the plane found nothing suspicious.

Russia's economy back on its feet (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 01:21 PM PST AP - Russia's oil-dependent economy is getting back on track after its biggest downturn in a decade as higher crude prices and new inflows of capital have shored up the country's banks, government finances and stock markets.

Italian anti-crucifix judge loses office (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 01:21 PM PST AP - An official of the watchdog body for Italy's judiciary says a judge who refused to hear cases because there are crucifixes in the nation's courtrooms has been effectively barred from continuing in his job.

(AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 12:47 PM PST AP - British government raises the nation's terror threat level from substantial to severe

UK brothers, aged 11 and 12, sentenced for torture (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 12:40 PM PST AP - A pair of British children who lured two other youngsters to a secluded area and subjected them to a horrifying catalog of near-fatal abuse were sentenced to at least five years in custody Friday.

Italy: Knox prosecutor convicted in unrelated case (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 11:20 AM PST AP - The Perugia magistrate who prosecuted U.S. student Amanda Knox for murder was convicted Friday of abusing his office in an unrelated case, officials said.

Britain's queen to address UN in July (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 10:49 AM PST AP - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will address the United Nations General Assembly in New York this summer, the first time she has done so in more than 50 years, Buckingham Palace announced Friday.

Foreigners dead and missing after Haiti quake (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 10:00 AM PST AP - A glance at countries reporting dead and missing in Haiti:

Kris Van Assche gives suits a grunge twist (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 08:19 AM PST AP - Paris had a grunge moment Friday, as Belgian designer Kris Van Assche delivered a fall-winter menswear collection of razor-cut suits and plaid shirts that conjured Kurt Cobain after a sophisticated makeover.

Engineer's arrest exposes US pursuit of Iranians (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 08:03 AM PST AP - The Iranian engineer flew to Paris with his wife, intending to see the Eiffel Tower and other tourist sites. Instead, he was arrested at the airport under a U.S. warrant — suspected of evading export controls to buy U.S. technology for Iran's military.

Moderate elected as Serbian patriarch (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 07:53 AM PST AP - Irinej Gavrilovic, a moderate who recently called for better ties with the Roman Catholics, was chosen Friday as the new head of the influential Serbian Orthodox Church.

120 al-Qaida suspects detained in Turkey (AP) Posted: 22 Jan 2010 07:42 AM PST AP - Turkish police launched a nationwide crackdown on suspected militants linked to the al-Qaida terror network on Friday, rounding up 120 people in simultaneous pre-dawn raids, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported.

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