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• Britain's election race tightens after second TV debate (AFP)
• Clegg shows he's no 1-hit wonder in Britain debate (AP)
• Car bomb explodes at N.Ireland police station: police (AFP)
• Heat on Clegg in UK election debate, no clear win (Reuters)
• Murphy edges past Greene, faces China's Ding (AFP)
• Fulham earn draw in Hamburg (AFP)
• Advantage Atletico as Liverpool fire Europa Cup blanks (AFP)
• NATO agrees to launch Bosnia membership plan (Reuters)
• Irish bishop resigns in Vatican move against abuse (AP)
• U.S. signals its nuclear arms stay in Europe for now (Reuters)
• Armenian freezes Turkey pact ratification (AP)
• Clinton says no to early end of US nukes in Europe (AP)
• US military fears volcano could harm jets (AP)
• A glance at flight disruptions due to volcanic ash (AP)
• Language spat splits Belgian government (AP)
• Iranian officials to argue against more sanctions (AP)
• French Muslims torn over potential veil ban (AP)
• Merkel seeks public support for Afghan war (AP)
• Trial opens in German school attack case (AP)
• US concerned about arrest of Moldovan journalist (AP)

Britain's election race tightens after second TV debate (AFP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 05:00 PM PDT AFP - Britain's election race tightened after the second party leaders' TV debate failed to produce a runaway winner, increasing the chances of a hung parliament.

Clegg shows he's no 1-hit wonder in Britain debate (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 04:58 PM PDT AP - Nick Clegg has proven he wasn't a one-hit wonder in Britain's second election debate, holding his own against Labour's Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the Conservatives' David Cameron over thorny issues such as Afghanistan, the Catholic sex abuse scandal and the special relationship with the United States.

Car bomb explodes at N.Ireland police station: police (AFP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 04:55 PM PDT AFP - A car bomb exploded Thursday outside a police station in Newtownhamilton, Northern Ireland, police said.

Heat on Clegg in UK election debate, no clear win (Reuters) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 04:21 PM PDT Reuters - The two main candidates to lead Britain after a May 6 election sought on Thursday to fend off a surprise challenge from a smaller party in a lively TV debate, but there was no undisputed winner.

Murphy edges past Greene, faces China's Ding (AFP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 04:06 PM PDT AFP - Shaun Murphy, the 2005 winner, was living dangerously at the World Snooker Championship here Thursday before sealing a 10-7 win over Gerard Greene and a place in the second round.

Fulham earn draw in Hamburg (AFP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 03:55 PM PDT AFP - Fulham will take a slight advantage into next week's Europa League semi-final, second-leg at home to Hamburg having earned a 0-0 draw in the Hanseatic City in Thursday's first leg.

Advantage Atletico as Liverpool fire Europa Cup blanks (AFP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 03:53 PM PDT AFP - A toothless Liverpool failed to get the away goal they craved as they fell to a 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon on Thursday in the first leg of the Europa League semi-final.

NATO agrees to launch Bosnia membership plan (Reuters) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 02:14 PM PDT Reuters - NATO ministers agreed on Thursday to grant a Membership Action Plan (MAP) for Bosnia that could see it join the alliance in coming years, but attached conditions to its implementation.

Irish bishop resigns in Vatican move against abuse (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 01:50 PM PDT AP - Heads are starting to roll in the Catholic Church's child abuse scandal.

U.S. signals its nuclear arms stay in Europe for now (Reuters) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 01:36 PM PDT Reuters - The United States appeared on Thursday to rule out an early withdrawal of its battlefield nuclear weapons from Europe and said if it cut its arsenal it would want Russia to move its arms further from NATO nations.

Armenian freezes Turkey pact ratification (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 01:08 PM PDT AP - Armenia is freezing its ratification of an agreement to normalize ties with Turkey and reopen their shared border, the Armenian president said Thursday — dealing a setback to efforts to end the countries' long-standing enmity.

Clinton says no to early end of US nukes in Europe (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 12:31 PM PDT AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday ruled out an early withdrawal of U.S. nuclear forces from Europe, telling a NATO meeting that any reductions should be tied to a nuclear pullback by Russia, which has far more of the weapons in range of European targets.

US military fears volcano could harm jets (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 11:46 AM PDT AP - U.S. Air Force officials warned Thursday their biggest fighter wing in Europe could suffer long-term damage if Iceland's volcano keeps belching ash into the skies.

A glance at flight disruptions due to volcanic ash (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 10:07 AM PDT AP - Most airspace in Europe was open Thursday, although some airports in the north of the continent had to close again as shifting winds sent a new cloud of volcanic ash over the area.

Language spat splits Belgian government (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 09:09 AM PDT AP - Belgian Premier Yves Leterme's government collapsed Thursday after negotiations broke down to resolve a long-simmering dispute between Dutch- and French-speaking politicians over a bilingual voting district.

Iranian officials to argue against more sanctions (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 09:00 AM PDT AP - Iran's foreign minister will visit Austria this week, the first stop of an international campaign aimed at weakening a U.S.-backed push for new U.N. sanctions because of Tehran's defiance of Security Council demands that it curb its nuclear program.

French Muslims torn over potential veil ban (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 08:41 AM PDT AP - Muslims in the Arab world are incensed and Muslims in France are walking a delicate line after President Nicolas Sarkozy pushed for an all-out ban on full Islamic veils.

Merkel seeks public support for Afghan war (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 08:19 AM PDT AP - Chancellor Angela Merkel tried to drum up support for Germany's military mission in Afghanistan on Thursday in an uphill battle against growing public resistance.

Trial opens in German school attack case (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 08:04 AM PDT AP - A German teenager standing trial for attacking his high school with an ax, knives and molotov cocktails said Thursday he did not feel any compassion for his victims.

US concerned about arrest of Moldovan journalist (AP) Posted: 22 Apr 2010 07:44 AM PDT AP - The U.S. Embassy in Moldova expressed concern on Thursday about the arrest a Moldovan journalist in a separatist province on spying charges, and said his legal and human rights must be respected.

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