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• Di Matteo steels Albion for 'marathon' run-in (AFP)
• Govt. to cut number of student visas issued (AFP)
• Polish man charged with harassing Keira Knightley (AFP)
• Tensions high in close-run Ukraine election (Reuters)
• G7 vows to continue stimulus until global economy on track (AFP)
• Defense chief disputes deal on Iran's nuke program (AP)
• Vatican denies pope comments on Britain an 'interference' (AFP)
• G7 vows to continue stimulus policies (AFP)
• Brown hails G7 for dropping Haiti debt (AFP)
• Police seize 1.5 tonnes of explosives in ETA Portugal cache (AFP)
• Teenage Spanish matador kills 6 bulls (AP)
• Western officials dismiss Iranian nuclear proposal (AP)
• Observers: Loser in Ukraine vote might not concede (AP)
• Irish National Liberation Army says it's disarmed (AP)
• Red Cross staffer freed after months in Chad (AP)
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• Report: France allows warship sale to Russia (AP)
• Report: 94 Catholic sex abusers in Germany (AP)
• Ukraine elections: A glance at personalities (AP)

Di Matteo steels Albion for 'marathon' run-in (AFP) Posted: 06 Feb 2010 04:59 PM PST AFP - West Bromwich Albion manager Roberto Di Matteo urged his team keep their focus after a hard-fought 1-0 win at Plymouth kept the Baggies on course for promotion to the Premier League.

Govt. to cut number of student visas issued (AFP) Posted: 06 Feb 2010 04:09 PM PST AFP - Britain is to cut the number of visas it hands out to foreign students in a bid to stop people breaking the rules by working illegally, officials said Saturday.

Polish man charged with harassing Keira Knightley (AFP) Posted: 06 Feb 2010 03:40 PM PST AFP - A Polish man appeared in court Saturday charged with harassing British actress Keira Knightley, two days after being arrested outside a London theatre where the star is currently performing.

Tensions high in close-run Ukraine election (Reuters) Posted: 06 Feb 2010 03:17 PM PST Reuters - Ukrainian voters choose between Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich in a close presidential run-off on Sunday that could yet disappoint hopes of a swift return to stability.

G7 vows to continue stimulus until global economy on track (AFP) Posted: 06 Feb 2010 03:05 PM PST AFP - Finance ministers from leading industrial nations wrapped up two-day talks Saturday in northern Canada by vowing to continue massive public spending to bolster a shaky global recovery.

Defense chief disputes deal on Iran's nuke program (AP) Posted: 06 Feb 2010 03:02 PM PST AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Saturday dismissed assertions by the Iranian government that it was nearing a deal with the international community on its nuclear program and said a "different tack" may be needed.

Vatican denies pope comments on Britain an 'interference' (AFP) Posted: 06 Feb 2010 02:43 PM PST AFP - The pope's condemnation of Britain's equality legislation seen as friendly to gays does not constitute an "interference" as alleged by his critics, his spokesman said Saturday.

G7 vows to continue stimulus policies (AFP) Posted: 06 Feb 2010 02:39 PM PST AFP - The Group of Seven leading industrial nations will continue their economic stimulus policies, G7 ministers said here after wrapping up two days of talks in northern Canada.

Brown hails G7 for dropping Haiti debt (AFP) Posted: 06 Feb 2010 02:37 PM PST AFP - Prime Minister Gordon Brown Saturday hailed a G7 decision to cancel bilateral debt with Haiti, saying "a nation buried in rubble must not also be buried in debt".

Police seize 1.5 tonnes of explosives in ETA Portugal cache (AFP) Posted: 06 Feb 2010 01:33 PM PST AFP - Police in Portugal found nearly 1.5 tonnes of bomb-making materials in a house used by suspected militants from armed Basque separatist group ETA, Spain's interior ministry said Saturday.

Teenage Spanish matador kills 6 bulls (AP) Posted: 06 Feb 2010 12:47 PM PST AP - A 16-year-old Spanish matador killed six bulls in one afternoon Saturday, pulling off a feat normally attempted only by seasoned veterans and winning trophies for his skill — ears from animals he had just slain.

Western officials dismiss Iranian nuclear proposal (AP) Posted: 06 Feb 2010 10:25 AM PST AP - Western powers pressured Tehran on Saturday to commit to a proposal designed to dispel concerns about its nuclear program, dismissing conciliatory comments from Iranian officials as mere rhetoric meant to forestall new sanctions.

Observers: Loser in Ukraine vote might not concede (AP) Posted: 06 Feb 2010 10:21 AM PST AP - The loser in Ukraine's presidential runoff election probably won't concede defeat and may turn to court battles or street protests, observers said Saturday as both campaigns accused each other of possible vote fraud.

Irish National Liberation Army says it's disarmed (AP) Posted: 06 Feb 2010 10:20 AM PST AP - The Irish National Liberation Army, a ruthless IRA splinter group responsible for some of Northern Ireland's most notorious killings, said Saturday it has surrendered its weapons just days before an Anglo-Irish disarmament deadline is due to expire.

Red Cross staffer freed after months in Chad (AP) Posted: 06 Feb 2010 09:16 AM PST AP - A French agronomist who was kidnapped in Chad in November was freed Saturday in Sudan after 89 days in captivity, International Committee of the Red Cross reported.

(AP) Posted: 06 Feb 2010 08:32 AM PST AP - Red Cross: French staffer kidnapped in Chad in November has been freed.

Report: France allows warship sale to Russia (AP) Posted: 06 Feb 2010 06:39 AM PST AP - A Russian naval official says France will allow the sale of an advanced warship to Russia, the Interfax news agency reported Saturday.

Report: 94 Catholic sex abusers in Germany (AP) Posted: 06 Feb 2010 04:25 AM PST AP - The German news magazine Der Spiegel reports that the number of sexual abuse cases in Germany by Catholic clerics and laymen is much higher than was previously thought.

Ukraine elections: A glance at personalities (AP) Posted: 06 Feb 2010 03:24 AM PST AP - VIKTOR YANUKOVYCH: The Soviet industrial manager ran for president in 2004 with the backing of the Kremlin and then-Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma. He was initially declared the winner but opposition forces charged the vote was rigged. Hundreds of thousands of protesters blockaded the capital of Kiev in the Orange protests and the courts threw out the election.

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