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• France frees Iranian killer amid deal controversy (AFP)
• Germany moves to clamp down on speculative trading (AFP)
• British Library digitizing 40 million newspapers (AP)
• German regulator issues naked short-selling ban (AP)
• Graphic Packaging to hike prices in Europe (AP)
• French bill to ban veiled faces would impose fines (AP)
• Swedish political party steps in to save filesharing site (AFP)
• Parliament reconvenes for 'new era' (AFP)
• Prince Charles accused of persuading Emir of Qatar to scrap project (AFP)
• New Tory chancellor demands EU budget freeze (AFP)
• UK can't deport men to Pakistan over torture risk (AP)
• Floods worsen in central Europe, Auschwitz closed (AP)
• UK Iraq inquiry to question officials in US (AP)
• France frees man who killed Iran's last premier (AP)
• Swedish man arrested for plotting Somalia attack (AP)
• UK Parliament opens with ritual and change (AP)
• Pope-bishop relationship key in sex abuse defense (AP)
• Boy who survived Libya plane crash recovering well (AP)
• Greek police seize 2 statues from 2 farmers (AP)
• Auschwitz memorial closed due to flood threat (AP)

France frees Iranian killer amid deal controversy (AFP) Posted: 18 May 2010 04:43 PM PDT AFP - An Iranian assassin walked free from a French prison and flew home on Tuesday amid controversy over whether his release was tied to that of a French academic freed by Tehran three days earlier.

Germany moves to clamp down on speculative trading (AFP) Posted: 18 May 2010 04:03 PM PDT AFP - Germany moved Tuesday to clamp down on speculative trading as it sought to ease market volatility that many believe has helped cause the current crisis hitting Greece and the eurozone.

British Library digitizing 40 million newspapers (AP) Posted: 18 May 2010 04:01 PM PDT AP - The British Library said Wednesday it was digitizing up to 40 million pages of newspapers, including fragile dailies dating back three and a half centuries.

German regulator issues naked short-selling ban (AP) Posted: 18 May 2010 03:16 PM PDT AP - Germany's market regulator announced a ban Tuesday on so-called naked short-selling of eurozone government debt and shares of major financial companies, a move that came as European officials seek to strengthen control of markets.

Graphic Packaging to hike prices in Europe (AP) Posted: 18 May 2010 03:13 PM PDT AP - Graphic Packaging Holding Co. said Tuesday it is raising prices for its solid unbleached sulphate paperboard starting with shipments that go out May 31.

French bill to ban veiled faces would impose fines (AP) Posted: 18 May 2010 01:44 PM PDT AP - A bill to ban Muslim veils covering the face to be presented to France's Cabinet on Wednesday calls for fines and, in some cases, citizenship classes.

Swedish political party steps in to save filesharing site (AFP) Posted: 18 May 2010 01:43 PM PDT AFP - A Swedish political party aimed at legalising Internet filesharing said Tuesday it would deliver bandwidth to a popular filesharing website after its service provider pulled the plug.

Parliament reconvenes for 'new era' (AFP) Posted: 18 May 2010 01:38 PM PDT AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron trumpeted a "new era" of politics Tuesday as lawmakers met for the first time since knife-edge polls brought his historic coalition government to power.

Prince Charles accused of persuading Emir of Qatar to scrap project (AFP) Posted: 18 May 2010 01:27 PM PDT AFP - One of London's leading property developers told a court Tuesday he believed Prince Charles persuaded the Emir of Qatar to block Britain's most expensive housing project.

New Tory chancellor demands EU budget freeze (AFP) Posted: 18 May 2010 01:14 PM PDT AFP - In a classic echo of Thatcherite euroscepticism, the Tories marched back into Brussels after a 13-year absence on Tuesday and demanded a total freeze on the European Union's budget.

UK can't deport men to Pakistan over torture risk (AP) Posted: 18 May 2010 12:08 PM PDT AP - The alleged ringleader of an al-Qaida bomb plot and another man regarded as a serious danger to national security can't be deported to their native Pakistan because they risk being tortured in their homeland, a British court ruled Tuesday.

Floods worsen in central Europe, Auschwitz closed (AP) Posted: 18 May 2010 09:08 AM PDT AP - Flooding in southern Poland has killed at least five people, and officials closed the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial site on Tuesday to protect its Holocaust archives and artifacts.

UK Iraq inquiry to question officials in US (AP) Posted: 18 May 2010 09:08 AM PDT AP - Britain's Iraq war inquiry panel arrived in the United States on Tuesday as it continues to investigate mistakes made in the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, but officials are not expected to hold talks with former President George W. Bush.

France frees man who killed Iran's last premier (AP) Posted: 18 May 2010 08:46 AM PDT AP - The killer of a former Iranian prime minister who opposed the country's clerical regime was released from a life sentence and sent home Tuesday in what critics called an apparent trade for a young French academic just freed by Iran.

Swedish man arrested for plotting Somalia attack (AP) Posted: 18 May 2010 08:28 AM PDT AP - Sweden's security service on Tuesday arrested a man suspected of plotting a terrorist attack in Somalia, the latest in a string of Somali-linked terror cases in Scandinavia.

UK Parliament opens with ritual and change (AP) Posted: 18 May 2010 08:22 AM PDT AP - Britain's House of Commons opened a new legislative session on Tuesday with centuries-old rituals and a stark change: its first coalition government since World War II.

Pope-bishop relationship key in sex abuse defense (AP) Posted: 18 May 2010 07:28 AM PDT AP - The pope appoints bishops, issues rules bishops are supposed to follow and accepts their resignations. Bishops take a vow of obedience to the pontiff and can't switch jobs without his approval.

Boy who survived Libya plane crash recovering well (AP) Posted: 18 May 2010 07:21 AM PDT AP - The family of a 9-year-old Dutch boy who was the sole survivor of last week's plane crash in Libya said Tuesday he is healing well in a Dutch hospital and is expected to fully recover from his injuries.

Greek police seize 2 statues from 2 farmers (AP) Posted: 18 May 2010 06:32 AM PDT AP - Greek authorities say they have recovered two illegally excavated 6th century sculptural masterpieces and arrested two farmers who tried to sell them abroad for euro10 million ($12.43 million).

Auschwitz memorial closed due to flood threat (AP) Posted: 18 May 2010 02:25 AM PDT AP - A spokesman says the site of the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau has been closed indefinitely due to a threat of flooding.

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