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• British govt suspends ex-ministers in lobbying row (AFP)
• 3 former UK ministers suspended amid new scandal (AP)
• Documents of Auschwitz death camp doctors found (AP)
• German heiress pre-nup deal test case in court (AFP)
• Russian diplomat sees U.S. arms pact in days (Reuters)
• French pres. shakes up Cabinet after vote losses (AP)
• Maiden flight for Virgin Galactic's 'SpaceShipTwo' (AFP)
• Dollar retreats as Greek aid questions linger (AP)
• BBC commentator Carpenter dead at 84 (AFP)
• Internet Explorer Loses Share in European Markets (NewsFactor)
• Civil servants to strike Tuesday in France (AP)
• Abortion foe protests Pelosi outside Vatican (AP)
• German diocese say 6 accused over abuse (AP)
• Vienna Boys' Choir apology over abuse allegations (AP)
• UK: London 2012 Olympics pose greatest terror risk (AP)
• UK: Tory prime minister hopeful's wife is pregnant (AP)
• IMF looms as Germany balks at Greek aid (AP)
• UK Supreme Court considers prenuptial agreements (AP)
• US scientist wins Stockholm Water Prize (AP)
• Police arrest suspected organizer of poker raid (AP)

British govt suspends ex-ministers in lobbying row (AFP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 06:05 PM PDT AFP - Britain's ruling Labour Party has suspended three ex-ministers over claims they were prepared to use their influence in exchange for cash, in a scandal that has erupted just weeks before an election.

3 former UK ministers suspended amid new scandal (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 04:59 PM PDT AP - Three former Cabinet ministers have been suspended from Britain's ruling Labour Party over allegations that they tried to trade access to government officials for cash, as the country's Parliament faces a new set of ethics scandals.

Documents of Auschwitz death camp doctors found (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 04:31 PM PDT AP - Food coupons for some of the notorious Nazi doctors at the Auschwitz death camp — including perhaps the sadistic Dr. Joseph Mengele — have been found in the attic of a nearby house, where they had lain unseen for decades.

German heiress pre-nup deal test case in court (AFP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 04:08 PM PDT AFP - A battle by one of Europe's richest women to have pre-nuptial agreements recognised in English law came before Britain's highest court Monday, in a case that could affect future divorce settlements.

Russian diplomat sees U.S. arms pact in days (Reuters) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 02:29 PM PDT Reuters - Russian and U.S. negotiators could finalize a landmark new nuclear arms pact within days, Russian officials said on Monday.

French pres. shakes up Cabinet after vote losses (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 01:56 PM PDT AP - President Nicolas Sarkozy dismissed his labor minister and reshuffled several other Cabinet posts Monday after leftists walloped his conservatives in France's regional elections — a defeat that exposed his inability to convince the public on his economic reforms.

Maiden flight for Virgin Galactic's 'SpaceShipTwo' (AFP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 01:43 PM PDT AFP - Virgin Galactic's experimental SpaceshipTwo (SS2), an aircraft designed to one day carry paying customers into space, had its maiden flight in the California desert Monday, company officials announced.

Dollar retreats as Greek aid questions linger (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 01:36 PM PDT AP - The dollar retreated in seesaw trading Monday as the European Union and Germany disagreed over how to deal with Greece's debt crisis.

BBC commentator Carpenter dead at 84 (AFP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 01:34 PM PDT AFP - Veteran BBC boxing commentator Harry Carpenter has died aged 84, his lawyer said on Monday.

Internet Explorer Loses Share in European Markets (NewsFactor) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 01:11 PM PDT NewsFactor - Microsoft's delivery of a browser choice screen to European PC users this month is already beginning to have an effect on the software giant's market share within the European Union. For example, the latest statistics from StatCounter suggest that the new browser ballot is driving Internet Explorer share declines in France, the United Kingdom, Italy and elsewhere.

Civil servants to strike Tuesday in France (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 12:48 PM PDT AP - A strike Tuesday in France is expected to disrupt trains, transport, postal services and schools as unions aim a new blow at President Nicolas Sarkozy following his party's drubbing in regional elections.

Abortion foe protests Pelosi outside Vatican (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 11:35 AM PDT AP - An abortion foe is demanding the excommunication of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a tiny protest in Rome outside St. Peter's Square.

German diocese say 6 accused over abuse (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 11:27 AM PDT AP - Four priests and two nuns in the Regensburg diocese are under investigation for sexual abuse allegations, the diocese said Monday, as a wider picture began to emerge of incidents decades ago in the pope's native Bavaria.

Vienna Boys' Choir apology over abuse allegations (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 09:58 AM PDT AP - The president of the Vienna Boys' Choir apologized Monday on behalf of the famed institution as the number of abuse allegations rose to 11, up from eight last week.

UK: London 2012 Olympics pose greatest terror risk (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 09:22 AM PDT AP - An attack on London during the 2012 Olympic Games poses a major security threat to Britain, the government said Monday in its latest assessment of risks from terrorism.

UK: Tory prime minister hopeful's wife is pregnant (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 09:12 AM PDT AP - The wife of David Cameron, who hopes to become the next prime minister of Britain, is expecting a baby, the Conservative Party announced Monday.

IMF looms as Germany balks at Greek aid (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 08:15 AM PDT AP - German intransigence over bailing out Greece has raised the chances that the debt-laden country will be forced to turn to the International Monetary Fund for assistance, possibly by the end of this week, in an embarrassing setback for European political union.

UK Supreme Court considers prenuptial agreements (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 08:00 AM PDT AP - This city filled with high-flying investment bankers is also known as the divorce capital of the world, thanks to the hefty financial settlements awarded by London courts and their willingness to ignore prenuptial agreements.

US scientist wins Stockholm Water Prize (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 05:59 AM PDT AP - U.S. scientist Rita Colwell has won the $150,000 Stockholm Water Prize for her research on the prevention of cholera and other waterborne diseases.

Police arrest suspected organizer of poker raid (AP) Posted: 22 Mar 2010 02:58 AM PDT AP - Authorities say they have arrested a fifth suspect in this month's brazen raid on a poker tournament in Berlin — a man they believe organized the heist.

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