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Spock finally beams into Vulcan (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 04:57 PM PDT

Reuters - This Canadian small town has been obsessed about all things "Star Trek" for as long as anyone here can remember, but denizens always felt something -- or someone -- was missing. Until Friday.

End of Worlds in sight for Robertson (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 04:17 PM PDT

Neil Robertson of Australia, seen here on April 20, was in danger of becoming the latest player to fall victim to qualifier Martin Gould at the World Championship here on Friday.(AFP/File/Paul Ellis)AFP - Australia's Neil Robertson is just two frames away from becoming the latest player to fall victim to qualifier Martin Gould at snooker's World Championship.

Tight UK election heads for stalemate: polls (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 04:04 PM PDT

Britain's Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg listens to members of the Infant, Mother and Pre School group at the Community Church in Greenway during an election campaign visit to Bristol, western England April 22, 2010. The Liberal Democrats have doubled their projected vote share in Labour-held marginal constituencies but the swing comes mainly from voters who were previously not sure they would vote, a poll showed on Thursday. REUTERS/Gareth Fuller/PoolReuters - Britain's Conservatives held their lead in the tightest election race in nearly 20 years after a close-fought second live TV debate, although the vote is likely to end in a stalemate, polls suggested on Saturday.

Allies aim to start handover of power to Afghans (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 03:26 PM PDT

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks during a media conference after a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Tallinn, Estonia, Thursday, April 22, 2010. The two-day NATO meeting is to focus on Afghanistan, alliance nuclear weapons policy and missile defense. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)AP - Fearful of losing public support for the war in Afghanistan, the U.S. and NATO on Friday agreed to start transferring control of the country back to its leaders by year's end but acknowledged that achieving stability will take decades.

Leaders trade blows over fragile economy (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 02:15 PM PDT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown gives a press conference in central London. New growth figures emphasising the fragility of Britain's economic recovery sparked fresh political battles Friday, as the main parties struggled to make headway in an increasingly tight election race.(AFP/Ben Stansall)AFP - The last growth figures to be published before the general election emphasised the fragility of Britain's recovery and led to party leaders trading accusations over their economic plans on Friday.

Greece seeks bailout from IMF, European Union (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 02:14 PM PDT

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou announces Greece's decision to request activation of a joint eurozone-International Monetary Fund financial rescue plan, from the main port of the remote southeast Greek Aegean island of Kastellorizo, Friday, April 23, 2010. The plan aims to cover Greece's immediate borrowing needs so it can continue servicing its debt and avoid default. (AP Photo/Tatiana Bolari) ** GREECE OUT **AP - Hobbled by exorbitant borrowing costs, Greece triggered an emergency aid plan Friday to draw cash from the International Monetary Fund and countries that use the euro — the first test of whether the EU is prepared to bail out one of its members.

Furor over French Muslim woman fined for driving veiled (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 02:10 PM PDT

Anne, a French Muslim woman fined for driving while wearing a full-face veil, answers journalists' questions in Nantes, western France. Police stopped the woman and fined her 22 euros (29 dollars) on the grounds that her niqab -- an Islamic veil with a slit for the eyes -- restricted her view so she could not drive safely.(AFP/Alain Jocard)AFP - The case of a French Muslim woman fined for driving while wearing a full-face veil -- a garment the government wants to ban in public -- raised a furore Friday over human rights and led a minister to challenge her husband's status in France.

In UK election race, newspapers play politics (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 01:02 PM PDT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown holds a press conference in London, Friday April 23, 2010 after last night's leaders TV debate. Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, shown center in background photo, 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, shown left in background photo, over thorny issues such as Afghanistan, the Catholic sex abuse scandal and the special relationship with the United States. (AP Photo/Lewis Whyld,PA) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - Britain's general election is less than two weeks away, but it's not just the politicians and spin doctors out to sway the voters — the country's newspaper journalists have also jumped into the fray.

Prince Philip hurts ankle in carriage driving accident (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:58 PM PDT

The Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, seen here in 2009, suffered a AFP - Prince Philip suffered a "minor" ankle injury on Friday in a carriage driving accident, Buckingham Palace said.

Volcano cloud forces Iceland's main airport to close (AFP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:55 PM PDT

Smoke and ash billow from Eyjafjallajokull volcano as it is seen from Hvolsvollur, Iceland. Ash from an Icelandic volcano that caused Europe to close its skies forced the Nordic country's main airport to shut Friday, as international tourism chiefs said the crisis had cost their industry 1.7 billion euros.(AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)AFP - Ash from an Icelandic volcano that caused Europe to close its skies forced the Nordic country's main airport to shut Friday, as international tourism chiefs said the crisis had cost their industry 1.7 billion euros.

Turkey's FM says Cyprus peace talks will continue (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 12:26 PM PDT

AP - Turkey's Foreign Minister says newly-elected Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu will continue reunification talks with rival Greek Cypriots.

Belgian bishop quits over abuse (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 11:37 AM PDT

FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2007 file photo, Roger Vangheluwe, the Bishop of Bruges is pictured in Bruges, Belgium. Belgium's longest serving bishop has stepped down after admitting to sexually abusing a young boy about 25 years ago. The resignation of 73-year-old Roger Vangheluwe, the Bishop of Bruges, is the first in Belgium since a child abuse scandal began engulfing the Roman Catholic Church in recent months. (AP Photo/Peter Maenhoudt, file)AP - Belgium's longest serving bishop resigned Friday, expressing sorrow for having sexually abused a young boy both as a priest and after becoming a bishop in 1984.

10,000 Armenians march to remember mass killings (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 11:36 AM PDT

Young Armenians rally in Yerevan, Armenia, Friday April 23, 2010, to commemorate the 95th anniversary of killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks. 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. (AP Photo/Melik Bagdasaryan, Photolure)AP - About 10,000 people have taken part in a torch-light procession to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks.

Driver wearing Islamic face veil fined in France (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 11:33 AM PDT

A 31-year-old French veiled woman, no name released, address the media in Nantes, western France, Friday, April 23, 2010. Traffic police in the western city of Nantes fined her in early April based on sufficient field of vision, his lawyer Jean Michel Pollono said. The fine was small, 22 euro/US$29, but may illustrate what's to come as the president, Nicolas Sarkozy, pushes to outlaw the veils nationwide.(AP Photo/David Vincent)AP - A woman driver wearing an Islamic face veil has been fined by French police for not having a clear field of vision. The fine was small, but it garnered big attention Friday and may illustrate what is to come as the president pushes to outlaw the veils nationwide.

Germany: Plans for compensation in abuse scandal (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 08:20 AM PDT

FILE - In this April 15, 2010 file photo crucified puppets hang on a cross in front of the Brandenburg Gate during a demonstration against church abuse in Berlin, Germany. A government-led panel, that includes representatives from ministries, the church, and charities is examining Germany's current statute of limitations on sex crimes and possible compensation for sexual abuse victims in response to a spate of allegations in the Roman Catholic church and elsewhere. The group is meeting on Friday, April 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer, file)AP - Germany will set up a plan to compensate victims of sexual abuse and impose new rules to prevent such crimes in the future, using funds from the institutions responsible for the abuse, a minister said Friday.

Diplomats: Iran agrees to more IAEA overview (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 07:08 AM PDT

Photos given by their families show Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal (R), two of the three US hikers who are being detained in Iran. Two out of three US hikers arrested in July after allegedly straying into Iran from neighboring Iraq are in poor health and all are pondering a hunger strike, their families said Friday.(AFP/HO)AP - Iran has agreed to give the U.N. nuclear monitoring agency greater inspection and monitoring rights to a sensitive site where it is enriching uranium to higher levels, diplomats said Friday.

UK politicos go online, seeking elusive youth vote (AP)

Posted: 23 Apr 2010 06:14 AM PDT

Britain's Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg smiles as he is surrounded with students at the Newcastle Aviation Academy, Newcastle England Friday April 23, 2010. Since the fresh-faced Clegg stole the show in two elections TV debates this month, more young people have been tuning in with a little help from Facebook. (AP Photo/Gareth Fuller/PA) ** UNITED KINGDOM OUT **AP - Harry Potter lacked the magic to make Britain's youth care about the country's national election, but the sudden rise of an underdog party leader seen as shaking up politics as usual might do the trick.

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