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• French gorilla may have fathered child before death in Britain (AFP)
• Fergie rages at Bayern as United crash out of Champions League (AFP)
• British soldier killed in Afghan firefight: ministry (AFP)
• Dollar rises vs. European currencies on Greek woes (AP)
• Rangers cruise to title continues with victory over Dons (AFP)
• Robben boots 10-man United out of Champions League (AFP)
• Abuse scandal means tough checks for future pope (AP)
• Tigers sign Pumas star Agulla (AFP)
• Turkish, Israeli premiers trade criticism (AP)
• Church: Norway bishop resigned in '09 over abuse (AP)
• Putin says Stalin massacred Poles out of revenge (AP)
• EU satellite to check climate change impact on ice (AP)
• Spain: judge indicted for probing Civil War (AP)
• Russia's Khodorkovsky says no proof he stole oil (AP)
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French gorilla may have fathered child before death in Britain (AFP) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 04:55 PM PDT AFP - A French gorilla who died in Britain after being sent across the Channel to woo London Zoo's female apes may have fathered a child before passing away, the zoo said Wednesday.

Fergie rages at Bayern as United crash out of Champions League (AFP) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 04:47 PM PDT AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson launched a scathing attack on Bayern Munich's cynical stars after Rafael da Silva was sent-off as Manchester United crashed out of the Champions League on Wednesday.

British soldier killed in Afghan firefight: ministry (AFP) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 04:13 PM PDT AFP - A British soldier was killed in a firefight with insurgents Wednesday in southern Afghanistan, defence officials said.

Dollar rises vs. European currencies on Greek woes (AP) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 02:46 PM PDT AP - The dollar rose as renewed jitters over Greece's debt crisis and the prospect of a faltering recovery in Europe drove investors to safer havens such as the U.S. currency and the Japanese yen.

Rangers cruise to title continues with victory over Dons (AFP) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 02:39 PM PDT AFP - Rangers seemingly unstoppable march to retaining the Scottish Premier League title continued on Wednesday with a comfortable 3-1 win over Aberdeen at Ibrox.

Robben boots 10-man United out of Champions League (AFP) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 01:51 PM PDT AFP - Bayern Munich staged a stunning fightback to send 10-man Manchester United crashing out of the Champions League as Arjen Robben's late strike in the German side's 3-2 defeat earned a 4-4 aggregate draw which put them through to the semi-finals on away goals.

Abuse scandal means tough checks for future pope (AP) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 01:23 PM PDT AP - The sex abuse crisis engulfing the Catholic Church will mean more vigorous background checks when it comes to appointing cardinals, and future popes. Among the requirements: no taint of scandal and the ability to speak comfortably to the world and the media.

Tigers sign Pumas star Agulla (AFP) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 01:10 PM PDT AFP - Highly-rated Argentinian winger Horacio Agulla signed for England's two-time European Cup winners Leicester Tigers on Wednesday from French Top 14 outfit Brive.

Turkish, Israeli premiers trade criticism (AP) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 01:10 PM PDT AP - Turkey's prime minister stepped up criticism of Israel on Wednesday and scoffed at remarks by Israel's prime minister, a sign of escalating distrust between the Jewish state and its only ally in the Muslim world.

Church: Norway bishop resigned in '09 over abuse (AP) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 12:48 PM PDT AP - A Catholic bishop in Norway who resigned last year did so after admitting he had molested a child about 20 years earlier, when he was a priest, church officials said Wednesday.

Putin says Stalin massacred Poles out of revenge (AP) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 12:43 PM PDT AP - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin made an unprecedented gesture of good will to Poland on Wednesday by attending a memorial ceremony for 22,000 Poles executed by Soviet secret police during World War II. But hours later he soured the mood by offering a controversial justification for the massacres.

EU satellite to check climate change impact on ice (AP) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 08:16 AM PDT AP - The European Space Agency is launching a sophisticated satellite that scientists hope will help them pin down the effects of global warming on the Earth's ice packs more precisely by accurately measuring the thickness of ice.

Spain: judge indicted for probing Civil War (AP) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 07:33 AM PDT AP - The Spanish judge who became an international hero by going after Augusto Pinochet and Osama bin Laden was indicted Wednesday for having dared to investigate what is arguably Spain's own biggest unresolved case: atrocities committed during and after its ruinous Civil War.

Russia's Khodorkovsky says no proof he stole oil (AP) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 07:00 AM PDT AP - Russia's jailed former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky says none of the companies he is accused of stealing oil from ever reported the alleged theft.

(AP) Posted: 07 Apr 2010 04:05 AM PDT AP - Spanish judge who went after Pinochet, bin Laden indicted for abuse of power in Spanish case.

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