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• Madeira hunts for 32 missing; 42 confirmed dead (AP)
• From cricket ground to short-track oval (AFP)
• The mounting cost of Spain's new illegal underclass (Reuters)
• Vatican official dismisses calls for resignation (AP)
• 'Car bomb' explodes outside N.Ireland court: police (AFP)
• NIreland police: Car explodes outside courthouse (AP)
• Europe bags more medals as Canada recovers (AFP)
• Number missing in Madeira floods rises sharply (Reuters)
• British Airways cabin crew vote to strike: trade union (AFP)
• Daughter says pilot in Texas IRS crash misguided (AP)
• Over 50 Turkish commanders held over coup plot (AP)
• Ukraine premier calls for coalition to remain firm (AP)
• Details posted on alleged CIA-flights to Poland (AP)
• Israeli FM sidesteps questions on Hamas killing (AP)
• Netherlands terror suspect fights US extradition (AP)
• Correction: Belgium-Coma Recovery story (AP)

Madeira hunts for 32 missing; 42 confirmed dead (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 04:30 PM PST AP - The number of missing on Madeira has jumped to 32, authorities said, after weekend landslides crashed down the Portuguese vacation island's steep slopes, smashing into homes and leaving 42 people confirmed dead.

From cricket ground to short-track oval (AFP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 04:16 PM PST AFP - It has been a long journey for Jon Eley from the cricket grounds of England to the ice rinks in Vancouver, but he believes he has a good chance of becoming Britain's first Olympic short-track medalist in 16 years.

The mounting cost of Spain's new illegal underclass (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 04:08 PM PST Reuters - Wilson, a tiler, worked illegally for six years before getting his papers in October. Now he's lost his job he has a choice: go back to living illegally in Spain or leave the country.

Vatican official dismisses calls for resignation (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 04:08 PM PST AP - The Vatican's top bioethics official on Monday dismissed calls for his resignation following an uproar over his defense of doctors who aborted the twin fetuses of a 9-year-old child who was raped by her stepfather.

'Car bomb' explodes outside N.Ireland court: police (AFP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 04:02 PM PST AFP - A suspected car bomb exploded Monday outside a Northern Ireland court in the city of Newry, but there were no initial reports of injuries, police said.

NIreland police: Car explodes outside courthouse (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 04:01 PM PST AP - A suspected car bomb exploded late Monday outside a courthouse in Northern Ireland, police said, but there were no initial reports of injuries.

Europe bags more medals as Canada recovers (AFP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 02:55 PM PST AFP - Austria, Germany and Norway added more gold to their collections on Monday while Canada set its sights on the ice dance title as the host nation came to terms with their stunning hockey loss to the United States.

Number missing in Madeira floods rises sharply (Reuters) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 02:00 PM PST Reuters - The number of people missing after floods hit the resort island of Madeira has jumped, raising fears the death toll in Portugal's worst natural disaster in a decade may rise sharply, officials said on Monday.

British Airways cabin crew vote to strike: trade union (AFP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 01:54 PM PST AFP - British Airways cabin crew voted by more than 80 percent in favour of a strike in a bitter dispute over working conditions, trade union Unite said Monday, sparking anger from the loss-making airline.

Daughter says pilot in Texas IRS crash misguided (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 01:00 PM PST AP - The daughter of a man who crashed his plane into an IRS building in Texas says her father chose the wrong method to express legitimate grievances and is not a hero.

Over 50 Turkish commanders held over coup plot (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 12:33 PM PST AP - Once they were untouchable. Some were members of Turkey's elite military class known as "pashas," a title of respect harking back to Ottoman times. For decades, Turkey's senior officers, self-appointed guardians of the country's secular tradition, called the shots.

Ukraine premier calls for coalition to remain firm (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 12:31 PM PST AP - Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, facing the imminent presidential inauguration of her rival, on Monday called on her narrow majority coalition in parliament to hold firm against him.

Details posted on alleged CIA-flights to Poland (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 10:20 AM PST AP - A government-run agency has for the first time provided official records confirming the landing in Poland of planes associated with the CIA's secret detainee program, two human rights groups said Monday.

Israeli FM sidesteps questions on Hamas killing (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 09:42 AM PST AP - Israel's foreign minister sidestepped questions at EU headquarters Monday about his country's alleged role in last week's assassination of a top Palestinian Hamas operative, officials said.

Netherlands terror suspect fights US extradition (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 09:23 AM PST AP - Lawyers for a Somali man fighting extradition to the U.S. on terrorism charges stemming from a case in Minneapolis argued in a Dutch court Monday he is innocent and should be released.

Correction: Belgium-Coma Recovery story (AP) Posted: 22 Feb 2010 02:07 AM PST AP - In stories Nov. 23, Nov. 24 and Nov. 25 about communication with a brain-injured man, The Associated Press erroneously reported how doctors first determined the man was conscious and not in a vegetative state. Dr. Steven Laureys used bedside behavioral tests to detect Rom Houben's awareness, not a brain scan, which was done later.

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