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• Papal letter fails to calm anger over Irish abuses (AP)
• Thousands of BA flights canceled as crew on strike (AP)
• Thousands rally in Russia against economic policy (AP)
• Sarkozy faces heavy defeat in French regional poll (Reuters)
• Thousands rally against Putin, dozens detained (Reuters)
• France weather England storm to win Six Nations Grand Slam (AFP)
• Basque 'terrorists' were firemen on holiday: Spain (AFP)
• Spanish firemen mistaken for 'terrorists' return home (AFP)
• Fallon allegedly assaulted by owner (AFP)
• Police arrest 74 in clashes at far-right protest (AFP)
• US Mideast envoy stops in France (AP)
• French police video shows firemen, not commandos (AP)
• Excerpts of pope's letter to Irish on sex abuse (AP)
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• Sarkozy's party braces for electoral wipeout (AP)
• World diplomats urge resumption of Mideast talks (AP)

Papal letter fails to calm anger over Irish abuses (AP) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 06:32 PM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI's unprecedented letter to Ireland apologizing for chronic child abuse within the Catholic Church failed Saturday to calm the anger of many victims, who accused the Vatican of ducking its own responsibility in promoting a worldwide culture of cover-up.

Thousands of BA flights canceled as crew on strike (AP) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 06:10 PM PDT AP - Retiree Richard Moore arrived at Heathrow with a suitcase of summer clothes for a Miami cruise only to be sent to Denver. Susan Danby wondered if plans for a joint 50th birthday celebration in Las Vegas would be a losing bet.

Thousands rally in Russia against economic policy (AP) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 05:20 PM PDT AP - Thousands of people have rallied across Russia to denounce the government's economic policy and demand more freedom in a new challenge to the Kremlin reflecting increasing disillusionment and a growing potential for protests.

Sarkozy faces heavy defeat in French regional poll (Reuters) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 04:38 PM PDT Reuters - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's center-right party faces heavy losses in regional elections Sunday that could affect the pace of reform as maneuvering begins before the 2012 presidential campaign.

Thousands rally against Putin, dozens detained (Reuters) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 04:27 PM PDT Reuters - Russian police broke up an opposition demonstration in Moscow on Saturday, one of around 50 rallies across the country with thousands protesting falling living standards under Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

France weather England storm to win Six Nations Grand Slam (AFP) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 03:55 PM PDT AFP - France sealed their first Six Nations Grand Slam in six years when they weathered an England storm to run out 12-10 winners at the Stade de France on Saturday.

Basque 'terrorists' were firemen on holiday: Spain (AFP) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 03:50 PM PDT AFP - Spanish authorities admitted Saturday that five men on a surveillance video they had identified as Basque "terrorists" were in fact Spanish firemen on holiday.

Spanish firemen mistaken for 'terrorists' return home (AFP) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 03:46 PM PDT AFP - Five Spanish firemen who were mistaken for Basque separatists on a surveillance video returned home late on Saturday, saying they had been "well treated" by French authorities.

Fallon allegedly assaulted by owner (AFP) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 02:21 PM PDT AFP - Controversial Irish jockey Kieren Fallon was back in the spotlight on Saturday when he was allegedly attacked by an owner at Lingfield Racecourse.

Police arrest 74 in clashes at far-right protest (AFP) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 02:10 PM PDT AFP - Police in northwest England said Saturday they had arrested 74 people following violent clashes between right-wing and anti-fascist demonstrators.

US Mideast envoy stops in France (AP) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 12:39 PM PDT AP - U.S. envoy George Mitchell sought advice from France's foreign minister Saturday before heading off to meet Mideast leaders in a bid to start indirect talks between the Israelis and Palestinians.

French police video shows firemen, not commandos (AP) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 09:41 AM PDT AP - French investigators hunting for a gang of armed fugitives from the Basque separatist group ETA released a video of what they said were the suspects: a group of fit, trim young men captured in a grainy surveillance video at a suburban Paris supermarket.

Excerpts of pope's letter to Irish on sex abuse (AP) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 08:03 AM PDT AP - Here are some excerpts of the letter Pope Benedict XVI issued Saturday to the Irish faithful concerning the clerical abuse scandal rocking the Catholic Church in Ireland.

(AP) Posted: 20 Mar 2010 04:00 AM PDT AP - Pope chides Irish bishops in abuse scandal, orders probe, but does not place blame on Vatican .

Sarkozy's party braces for electoral wipeout (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 10:08 PM PDT AP - President Nicolas Sarkozy's party braced for a potential electoral wipeout in Sunday's final round of regional elections, which an alliance of the rival left hopes will give it a national sweep and a staging ground for 2012 presidential voting.

World diplomats urge resumption of Mideast talks (AP) Posted: 19 Mar 2010 07:58 PM PDT AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested Friday that the United States and Israel have found a way around the worst disagreement the two allies have faced in years while international diplomats set goals for new U.S.-backed peace talks aimed at establishing an independent Palestinian state.

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