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Files show 'Iron Lady' was at odds with US on Iran (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 04:01 PM PST

AP - Margaret Thatcher, for all her reputation as a hard-liner, rebuffed appeals from U.S. President Jimmy Carter for a more demonstrative response to the Iranian hostage crisis in 1979, saying it would do more harm than good, according to papers in her personal files released Saturday.

Ex-Austrian BAE agent charged with bribery: investigators (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 02:55 PM PST

A full scale model of a Mantis unmanned aircraft made by BAE Systems is displayed at Farnborough Airshow, Hampshire in 2008. A former Austrian agent for British weapons maker BAE Systems was charged Friday with bribing officials in European countries to secure fighter jet contracts, investigators said.(AFP/File/Carl de Souza)AFP - A former Austrian agent for British weapons maker BAE Systems was charged Friday with bribing officials in European countries to secure fighter jet contracts, investigators said.

NIreland parties struggling to save coalition pact (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 02:53 PM PST

Democratic Unionist Party, DUP, leader Peter Robinson, second left, speaks to the media during a break in political talks at Hillsborough Castle, Belfast, Northern Ireland Friday Jan. 29, 2010. Rival leaders of Northern Ireland's faltering Catholic-Protestant administration were edging closer to a new power-sharing deal Friday following a marathon diplomatic effort, British and Irish officials said. Northern Ireland's peacemaking coalition — the central achievement of the province's 1998 peace accord — has teetered on the brink of collapse since the major Irish Catholic party, Sinn Fein, warned it could end its awkward partnership with the major British Protestant party, the Democratic Unionists. (AP Photo/ Paul Faith/PA Wire)AP - Rival leaders of Northern Ireland's faltering Catholic-Protestant administration edged closer to a new power-sharing deal Friday following a marathon diplomatic effort, but negotiators on both sides said the final hurdles might be too high to clear.

Atmel to sell Smart Card units in France, UK (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 02:21 PM PST

AP - Atmel Corp. said Friday it is seeking to sell its Smart Card integrated circuits business in Rousset, France, and East Kilbride in the United Kingdom.

Blair fights for his legacy as he defends Iraq war (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 01:54 PM PST

This image from APTN shows Former Prime Minister Tony Blair Friday Jan. 29, 2010 testifying to Britain's Iraq Inquiry. Blair told Britain's Iraq Inquiry that Saddam Hussein didn't become a bigger threat after Sept. 11, but said his perception of the risk posed by terrorists acquiring weapons of mass destruction was dramatically changed by the attacks. (AP Photo/APTN)AP - He was right and he'd do it again.

Blair says no regrets for removing Saddam (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 01:47 PM PST

Demonstrators wearing Tony Blair masks and sporting fake blood on their hands are escorted by police as they carry a fake coffin outside the QE2 centre in central London. Blair said Friday he had no regrets about removing Saddam Hussein after delivering a robust defence of the 2003 invasion of Iraq at a public inquiry into the war.(AFP/Shaun Curry)AFP - Former prime minister Tony Blair said Friday he had no regrets about removing Saddam Hussein after delivering a robust defence of the 2003 invasion of Iraq at a public inquiry into the war.

French PM asks government body to study burqa law (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 01:47 PM PST

AP - France's prime minister asked a government body Friday to study the legal possibilities that would allow banning face-covering veils in France.

Berlusconi asks Alcoa chief not to shut plants in Italy (AFP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 01:28 PM PST

Metalworkers of Italian factories belonging to US aluminium giant Alcoa demonstrate in the center of Rome in November 2009. Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Friday asked the head of US aluminium giant Alcoa not to close its factories in Italy.(AFP/File/Alberto Pizzoli)AFP - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Friday asked the head of US aluminium giant Alcoa not to close its factories in Italy.

Clinton: China risks isolation over Iran (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 01:23 PM PST

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton gestures before delivering a speech on European security France's military academy, in Paris, Friday Jan.29, 2010. Clinton challenged Russia to cooperate with the Obama administration and with NATO to ensure European security against new threats such as terrorism, cyber attacks or natural disasters. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned China on Friday it risks diplomatic isolation and disruption to its energy supplies unless it helps keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons.s

Stocks fall on euro-zone worry, tech slide (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 01:30 PM PST

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2010 file photo, Joseph Murray, right, works with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks rose moderately Friday, Jan. 29, after the government's gross domestic product report showed that the economy grew at its fastest pace in six years.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)Reuters - Stocks dropped on Friday, as worries about fiscal turmoil in Europe and a drop in technology stocks pushed the S&P 500 to its worst monthly decline since February 2009.

UN nuclear chief hopes for Iran agreement (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 12:49 PM PST

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, second right, walks with bodyguards down the stairway at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Friday Jan. 29, 2010. Climate change moves to the forefront at the World Economic Forum with the question of what steps world governments, big business and activists can take together to find a path that is both effective environmentally but won't break the bank. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)AP - The U.N. nuclear agency's new chief and Iran's foreign minister expressed hope Friday that an agreement will be reached on a swap of most of Tehran's stockpile of enriched uranium for research reactor fuel.

Gates makes $10 billion vaccines pledge (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 11:04 AM PST

Microsoft founder Bill Gates looks on during a panel discussion on 'Meeting the Millennium Development Goals', at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)AP - The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will donate $10 billion over the next decade to research new vaccines and bring them to the world's poorest countries, the Microsoft co-founder and his wife said Friday.

Blair quotes at Britain's Iraq Inquiry (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 10:36 AM PST

AP - Key quotes from testimony before Britain's Iraq Inquiry by former Prime Minister Tony Blair:

UNESCO calls for ban in trade in Haitian artifacts (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 10:14 AM PST

AP - The United Nations' culture and education agency called Friday for a ban in the trade of Haitian artifacts to prevent the pillaging of cultural treasures in the aftermath of its devastating earthquake.

Interpol chief: Passport fraud major global threat (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 10:02 AM PST

A man demonstrates the issuing of the new Swiss biometric passport at the Office of Passport Services in Zurich, January 26, 2010. Switzerland will start issuing new biometric passports on March 1, 2010 with features such as a security chip bearing the passport holder's personal information along with other security measures to help prevent passport forgery. REUTERS/Miro Kuzmanovic (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS)AP - The biggest travel threat facing the world now is passport fraud, according to the chief of Interpol — the millions of stolen documents that could be used by terrorists or criminals to travel worldwide.

Davos honors Brazil's president for his leadership (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:58 AM PST

In this photo released by Brazil's Presidency, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, and chief of staff Dilma Rousseff greet doctors at Hospital Portugues in Recife, Brazil, Thursday morning Jan. 28, 2010. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva suffered an attack of high blood pressure just before taking off for Switzerland and was hospitalized overnight, officials said. He was released early Thursday. (AP Photo/Ricardo Stuckert-Brazil's Presidency)AP - The World Economic Forum has honored Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for his "global statesmanship" — a ceremony the leader couldn't attend for health reasons.

Ukrainian rivals campaign in Davos (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:55 AM PST

Supporters of Presidential candidate and head of Regions party Viktor Yanukovich greet their leader during Yanukovich's campaign rally in Zaporizhia, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. Ukrainian opposition leader Yanukovych and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will face each other in the second round of the presidential elections on Feb. 7. (AP Photo/Andryi Mosienko, Pool)AP - Ukraine's two rival presidential candidates made their cases Friday at Davos, but they were upstaged by the two candidates who finished behind them in the first-round vote and whose support may be key to victory in the upcoming runoff.

Clinton says it is up to Russia to cooperate (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:32 AM PST

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, right, gestures as he shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on the steps of the Elysee palace upon her arrival Friday, Jan. 29, 2010 in Paris. Clinton flew to Paris on Friday for talks with French officials and to give a speech on European security in which she will underscore the Obama administration's commitment to the continent's security. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday challenged Russia to cooperate with the Obama administration and with NATO to ensure European security against new threats such as terrorism, cyber attacks or natural disasters.

Russia's first stealth fighter makes maiden flight (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:14 AM PST

In this photo released by the Sukhoi Company Press Service and taken Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, a Russian-made Sukhoi T-50 prototype fifth-generation fighter jet is seen at a test airfield near the Siberian city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia. Russia's new fifth-generation stealth fighter made a successful maiden test flight on Friday, the manufacturer said. (AP Photo/Sukhoi Company Press Service)AP - Russia's first stealth fighter intended to match the latest U.S. design made its maiden flight Friday, boosting the country's efforts to modernize its rusting Soviet-built arsenals and retain its lucrative export market.

Russia offers to help NATO, but not for free (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2010 09:00 AM PST

AP - Russia is willing to help NATO in Afghanistan, but not for free, the Russian envoy to the alliance said Friday.

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