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• South Korea bonds fall; ship sinking impact played down (Reuters)
• Benitez eyes fourth spot after two-goal Torres shines (AFP)
• Shell sells New Zealand gas stations for $490M (AP)
• Turnout down in electoral test for Italy's Berlusconi (AFP)
• Political row over BA strike heats up amid travel chaos (AFP)
• Russia eliminates 2 time zones (AP)
• Spain wants women's equality to be part of EU economic strategy (AFP)
• Pope opens solemn Holy Week amid sex abuse crisis (AP)
• Thousands march against bullfighting in Spanish capital (AFP)
• Armed gang escapes after storming Swiss casino (AFP)
• British protesters demand Pope quits over abuse (AP)
• Dutch disarm 12 pirates off coast of Somalia (AP)
• Armed gang raids Swiss casino (AP)
• Britain worried over Afghan police standards (AP)
• End nears for 'special relationship' of UK and US (AP)
• Italians hold local elections, test for Berlusconi (AP)

South Korea bonds fall; ship sinking impact played down (Reuters) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 06:21 PM PDT Reuters - South Korean government bond prices retreated further on Monday, with European Union leaders' agreement on an aid package for Greece and stronger U.S. sentiment data raising investors' risk appetite.

Benitez eyes fourth spot after two-goal Torres shines (AFP) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 05:05 PM PDT AFP - Rafael Benitez is convinced Liverpool can still finish fourth in the Premier League and qualify for the Champions League after Fernando Torres's double inspired a 3-0 win over Sunderland.

Shell sells New Zealand gas stations for $490M (AP) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 05:04 PM PDT AP - Royal Dutch Shell PLC is selling its century-old distribution and retail business in New Zealand, including hundreds of gas stations and a share in the country's only oil refinery, for 696 million New Zealand dollars ($490 million).

Turnout down in electoral test for Italy's Berlusconi (AFP) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 02:39 PM PDT AFP - Turnout was down as Italians voted Sunday in regional elections seen as a referendum on scandal-plagued Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi as the country grapples with its worst recession since World War II.

Political row over BA strike heats up amid travel chaos (AFP) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 02:22 PM PDT AFP - A strike by British Airways cabin crew threw travel plans for thousands of passengers into disarray Sunday, as the political battle over the walkout heated up just weeks before an election.

Russia eliminates 2 time zones (AP) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 02:16 PM PDT AP - Russia's president thought the country had too much time on its hands, so on Sunday he eliminated two of its 11 time zones.

Spain wants women's equality to be part of EU economic strategy (AFP) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 01:28 PM PDT AFP - Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said Sunday that women's equality should be a part of the European Union's new 10-year plan to make the bloc's economy more competitive.

Pope opens solemn Holy Week amid sex abuse crisis (AP) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 01:22 PM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI opened Holy Week on Sunday amid one of the most serious crises facing the church in decades, with protesters in London demanding he resign and calls in Switzerland for a central registry for pedophile priests.

Thousands march against bullfighting in Spanish capital (AFP) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 12:40 PM PDT AFP - Several thousand people marched through the streets of Madrid Sunday to call for bullfighting to be outlawed amid a growing national debate over the practice which animal activists condemn as a form of torture.

Armed gang escapes after storming Swiss casino (AFP) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 12:31 PM PDT AFP - An armed gang of masked men stormed a packed casino in the Swiss city of Basel Sunday and made a getaway into France with hundreds of thousands of francs (euros, dollars), authorities said.

British protesters demand Pope quits over abuse (AP) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 10:51 AM PDT AP - British protesters called on Pope Benedict XVI to resign Sunday as they staged a demonstration over the Catholic Church's handling of clerical sex abuse cases.

Dutch disarm 12 pirates off coast of Somalia (AP) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 10:04 AM PDT AP - The Dutch navy says it has disarmed 12 more pirates off the coast of Somalia after luring them into a foolhardy attack on a warship.

Armed gang raids Swiss casino (AP) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 05:00 AM PDT AP - An armed gang of masked men raided a casino packed with about 600 guests early Sunday and made off with hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to Swiss prosecutors.

Britain worried over Afghan police standards (AP) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 03:51 AM PDT AP - Britain's Foreign Office says the U.K. has deep concerns over progress in building an Afghan national police force.

End nears for 'special relationship' of UK and US (AP) Posted: 28 Mar 2010 02:31 AM PDT AP - The "special relationship" is not so special any more.

Italians hold local elections, test for Berlusconi (AP) Posted: 27 Mar 2010 11:05 PM PDT AP - Voters began casting ballots Sunday in Italy's regional elections, which are being seen as an important test of popularity for Premier Silvio Berlusconi.

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