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Hope wins 'Over The Rainbow' (AFP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 02:41 PM PDT

An 18-year-old unknown Saturday won a BBC talent show to find the star of Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical AFP - An 18-year-old unknown Saturday won a BBC talent show to find the star of Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical "The Wizard of Oz" on the London stage.

BA strike talks abandoned after protestors storm building (AFP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 01:43 PM PDT

Protestors break in to the Acas headquarters in central London during talks between Unite union representatives and British Airways. Last-ditch talks to try and halt a planned strike by British Airways cabin crew were on Saturday abandoned after dozens of noisy protestors stormed the building where negotiations were being held.(AFP/Leon Neal)AFP - Last-ditch talks to try and halt a planned strike by British Airways cabin crew were on Saturday abandoned after dozens of noisy protestors stormed the building where negotiations were being held.

Polish city flooded after dike breaks (AFP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 01:33 PM PDT

Citizens from the Kozanow district of Wroclaw run with sand bags to reinforce a barrier against the rising water of the Sleza river in Wroclaw. Floodwaters submerged a residential neighbourhood in the southwestern Polish city of Wroclaw on Saturday after a dike failed, the TVN24 television station reported.(AFP/Piotr Hawalej)AFP - Floodwaters submerged a residential neighbourhood in the southwestern Polish city of Wroclaw on Saturday after a dike failed, the TVN24 television station reported.

South Africa name two new caps for Wales Test (AFP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 01:30 PM PDT

South Africa named two new caps Saturday in an experimental team for a one-off Test against Wales on June 5 in Cardiff. Lock Danie Rossouw, pictured in action in 2007, is on the team.(AFP/File/Martin Bureau)AFP - South Africa named two new caps Saturday in an experimental team for a one-off Test against Wales on June 5 in Cardiff.

Australia crush England in rugby sevens (AFP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 01:20 PM PDT

Australia set up a clash with Fiji in the quarter-finals of the English Sevens at Twickenham after crushing the hosts 38-5 in their final pool match on Saturday. Ben Gollings, England's captain, pictured in action in February 2010, became only the second player to score 200 tries in the Sevens World Series and admitted it was a remarkable achievement.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Ethan Miller)AFP - Australia set up a clash with Fiji in the quarter-finals of the English Sevens at Twickenham after crushing the hosts 38-5 in their final pool match on Saturday.

Auctioneer: Swedish stamp keeps world record (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 12:01 PM PDT

A David Feldman employee shows what is believed to be the world's most expensive stamp, the Swedish 'Treskilling Yellow - Error of Color', at David Feldman Philatelists auctioneers in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, May 20, 2010. Treskilling Yellow is estimated to be worth 1.5 - 2.0 million euro (US dlrs 1.85 - 2.45 million) . It will be sold on May 22, 2010 in Geneva. The first stamp of Sweden issued in 1855 was printed in green, but 30 years later one example was found in yellow. The stamp was discovered by a Swedish schoolboy on a letter of his grandmother in 1885 and sold to a stamps dealer for 7 crowns. (AP Photo/Keystone/Martial Trezzini)AP - The Swedish "Treskilling Yellow" retained its title as the world's most expensive stamp when it changed hands at a private sale shrouded in secrecy, the auctioneer claimed Saturday.

Bolivia to swap organic food for Finnish technology: Morales (AFP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 11:33 AM PDT

Bolivian President Evo Morales (L) and Finnish President Tarja Halonen speak at the presidential palace in Helsinki. Morales said Saturday he would like Finland to provide his country with AFP - Bolivian President Evo Morales said Saturday he would like Finland to provide his country with "clean technology," and in exchange Bolivia would send organic products to the Nordic country.

Skrela guides Toulouse to fourth European Cup crown (AFP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 11:22 AM PDT

Biarritz's flyhalf Julien Peyrelongue (R) is tackled by Toulouse's flyhalf David Skrela during the European H-Cup rugby union final match at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris. Skrela orchestrated an unprecedented fourth European Cup title for Toulouse after overseeing his club's 21-19 victory over Biarritz.(AFP/Lionel Bonaventure)AFP - David Skrela orchestrated an unprecedented fourth European Cup title for Toulouse after overseeing his club's 21-19 victory over Biarritz at the Stade de France here on Saturday.

Wood leads as Karlsson jets in for course record (AFP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 10:58 AM PDT

Swedish golfer Robert Karlsson watches his drive from the 4th tee during the second day of the PGA Championship on the West Course at Wentworth, England. The golfer paid $11,000 for a private jet to get back to Wentworth and then fired a course record 62 to take a share of the lead at the tournament.(AFP/Glyn Kirk)AFP - England's Chris Wood will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the European PGA Championship but Saturday's third round was dominated by Robert Karlsson's course record 62 after a dramatic dash back to London from Monaco.

Nations declare support to Somalia (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 10:48 AM PDT

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan attend a news conference during the U.N.-sponsored conference on Somalia in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, May 22, 2010. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon told an international conference on Somalia on Saturday that if the global community does not redouble its efforts there will be little chance for peace in the country.(AP Photo/Ibrahim Usta)AP - Dozens of nations pledged Saturday to help Somalia build a strong police and military, achieve peace and stability and eradicate piracy that has plagued international maritime trade.

Attack dogs kill 3-year-old German toddler (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 09:34 AM PDT

AP - Four attack dogs killed a 3-year-old toddler in eastern Germany and badly injured the girl's great-grandmother, who had tried to rescue the girl, police said on Saturday.

Turkey's opposition party elects new leader (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 09:10 AM PDT

Kemal Kilicdaroglu, a leading Turkish lawmaker and sole candidate for the leadership of the main opposition Republican People's Party, CHP, addresses the CHP congress in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, May 22, 2010.Kilicdaroglu is standing unopposed for the leadership of the pro-secular Republican People's Party at the party's congress Saturday. The 62-year old former bureaucrat headed Turkey's social security agency and led an association dedicated to fighting state corruption before winning a seat in parliament in 2002. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)AP - Turkey's main opposition party elected an anti-corruption crusader as its new leader Saturday, after the former chairman resigned this month over a sex scandal.

Astronomer Copernicus reburied as hero (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 08:43 AM PDT

People and priests gather beside the coffin with the remains of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, in the catherdral in Frombork, northern Poland, Saturday, May 22, 2010. Copernicus, the 16th-century astronomer whose findings were condemned by the Roman Catholic Church as heretical, was reburied by Polish priests as a hero on Saturday, nearly 500 years after he was laid to rest in an unmarked grave. (AP Photo/Jerzy Mytka)**POLAND OUT**AP - Nicolaus Copernicus, the 16th-century astronomer whose findings were condemned by the Roman Catholic Church as heretical, was reburied by Polish priests as a hero on Saturday, nearly 500 years after he was laid to rest in an unmarked grave.

Candidates to lead UK's Labour renounce Iraq war (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 08:42 AM PDT

AP - Two of the front-runners to head Britain's Labour Party sought to move on from divisive recent history Saturday by renouncing the Iraq war entered by their former leader, Tony Blair.

Pope calls for ethics in world economy (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 05:54 AM PDT

Pope Benedict XVI, right, poses with Macedonian Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanovski prior to their private audience in the pontiff's studio, at the Vatican, Saturday, May 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Ettore Ferrari, pool)AP - Pope Benedict XVI called Saturday for ethics and solidarity in the world's financial system, rebuking governments he said failed to act properly in the face of speculation that hurts poorer nations.

Thieves steal Picasso from French collector (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 05:15 AM PDT

AP - Police say a Picasso lithograph and four paintings have been stolen from a collector's home in Marseille.

Turkey seeks support for Iran deal (AP)

Posted: 22 May 2010 03:20 AM PDT

AP - Turkey's prime minister is seeking international support for a deal under which Iran would ship much of its low-enriched uranium to Turkey.

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