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• Outrage in Italy over anti-Down Syndrome website (AFP)
• Mayhem in Germany as Lufthansa pilots strike (AFP)
• Lufthansa: Pilots launch 4-day strike (AP)
• Eurostar breaks down in England: reports (AFP)
• Poulter wins WGC Match Play Championship (AFP)
• Bush, Blair attend Nigeria ceremony (AP)
• Westwood leads British day at London catwalks (AFP)
• Bigelow's 'The Hurt Locker' sweeps board at the BAFTAs (AFP)
• Ukraine's Tymoshenko gathers strength for new political assault (AFP)
• Russians beat Czechs in hockey to vault into first place (AFP)
• Portugal floods kill 42, some people feared buried (AP)
• New book casts UK's Brown as angry, abusive (AP)
• Dutch PM: troops to leave Afghanistan this year (AP)

Outrage in Italy over anti-Down Syndrome website (AFP) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 06:04 PM PST AFP - Politicians and Internet activists in Italy have denounced a page on the social networking site Facebook that calls for children with Down Syndrome to be used for target practice.

Mayhem in Germany as Lufthansa pilots strike (AFP) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 06:03 PM PST AFP - Lufthansa pilots began a four-day strike on Monday in a bitter dispute over job guarantees, grounding a predicted two-thirds of its 800 daily flights and causing chaos at German airports.

Lufthansa: Pilots launch 4-day strike (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 05:08 PM PST AP - More than 4,000 pilots for Germany's Lufthansa AG airline launched a four-day strike early Monday that is expected to cause headaches for travelers around the world.

Eurostar breaks down in England: reports (AFP) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 05:00 PM PST AFP - A Eurostar train with hundreds of passengers on board got stuck in southeast England on Sunday after experiencing technical problems, media reported.

Poulter wins WGC Match Play Championship (AFP) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 04:57 PM PST AFP - Ian Poulter beat Paul Casey 4 and 2 in an all-English final to win the Accenture Match Play Championship on Sunday, earning a long-awaited first victory in the United States.

Bush, Blair attend Nigeria ceremony (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 04:37 PM PST AP - Former world leaders George W. Bush and Tony Blair joined Nigeria's elite at a ceremony honoring the political and business establishment Sunday, but one honoree's absence highlighted the endemic corruption and other problems plaguing the oil-rich nation.

Westwood leads British day at London catwalks (AFP) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 03:49 PM PST AFP - The gothic splendour of London's Royal Courts of Justice was the dramatic backdrop for Vivienne Westwood's new Red Label line Sunday as she rounded off a day of shows by some of Britain's top designers.

Bigelow's 'The Hurt Locker' sweeps board at the BAFTAs (AFP) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 03:44 PM PST AFP - Kathryn Bigelow's Iraq war movie "The Hurt Locker" swept the board at the BAFTA awards Sunday, winning the best film and director awards and leaving ex-husband James Cameron almost empty-handed.

Ukraine's Tymoshenko gathers strength for new political assault (AFP) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 03:27 PM PST AFP - Over the past few weeks Yulia Tymoshenko has suffered a series of humiliting defeats in front of the Ukrainian people, but analysts say she will soon be seeking political revenge.

Russians beat Czechs in hockey to vault into first place (AFP) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 02:36 PM PST AFP - Evgeni Malkin scored two goals as Russia defeated the Czech Republic 4-2 to finish atop Group B at the Vancouver Olympic hockey tournament on Sunday.

Portugal floods kill 42, some people feared buried (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 01:43 PM PST AP - Rescue workers in Madeira dug through heaps of mud, boulders and debris Sunday, searching for victims buried by floods and mudslides that have killed at least 42 people on the popular Portuguese island.

New book casts UK's Brown as angry, abusive (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 11:54 AM PST AP - On Sunday the British public was introduced to what one political journalist has painted as the dark face of the country's prime minister: An angry and abusive man whose rages were so intense the country's top bureaucrat had to intervene to comfort his distressed staff.

Dutch PM: troops to leave Afghanistan this year (AP) Posted: 21 Feb 2010 07:46 AM PST AP - Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende said Sunday Dutch troops will begin leaving southern Afghanistan in August, since his caretaker government has no authority to accept a NATO request to stay on.

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