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• White House to host concert honoring Paul McCartney (AFP)
• Divided Europe spreads contagion fears in U.S. (Reuters)
• Johnson wonder strike lifts England over Mexico in friendly (AFP)
• BP launches PR fightback over oil spill (AFP)
• Italy bishop asks for trust despite abuse scandal (AP)
• Oil spill 'major reputational issue' for BP, admits CEO (AFP)
• Late slide in financial stocks hits stock market (AP)
• Wall Street sinks on euro-zone bank troubles (Reuters)
• Fresh BA cabin crew strike takes off (AFP)
• Murray's French Open comeback gives Gasquet deja vu (AFP)
• Greek police arrest 2 for trafficking in relics (AP)
• Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, in trouble again (AP)
• Spanish bullfighter recovering after throat goring (AP)
• Tehran gives fuel swap offer to IAEA (AP)
• US deploys missiles to Poland to train NATO ally (AP)
• Ship in bottle: Trafalgar Square artwork unveiled (AP)
• UK bans doc who linked autism to vaccine (AP)
• Ancient sect hopes for boost from pope's visit (AP)

White House to host concert honoring Paul McCartney (AFP) Posted: 24 May 2010 04:14 PM PDT AFP - Legendary musician Paul McCartney will perform at the White House in June, where President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle will present the former Beatle with a prize honoring his career.

Divided Europe spreads contagion fears in U.S. (Reuters) Posted: 24 May 2010 02:50 PM PDT Reuters - The European debt crisis drew new cries of alarm on Monday as a top White House adviser warned it could slow a global economic recovery, a European Union official sharply critiqued Germany, and investors worried a Spanish bank bailout could signal further distress.

Johnson wonder strike lifts England over Mexico in friendly (AFP) Posted: 24 May 2010 02:44 PM PDT AFP - A spectacular solo strike from Glen Johnson lit up an otherwise workmanlike performance from England as Fabio Capello's side notched up a 3-1 win over fellow World Cup qualifiers Mexico at Wembley on Monday.

BP launches PR fightback over oil spill (AFP) Posted: 24 May 2010 02:36 PM PDT AFP - Oil giant BP launched a public relations blitz Monday over the Gulf of Mexico rig spill, pledging up to 500 million dollars to study the impact and taking out major newspaper ads.

Italy bishop asks for trust despite abuse scandal (AP) Posted: 24 May 2010 02:24 PM PDT AP - The head of Italy's bishops' conference asked families to trust the Catholic Church despite the clerical abuse scandal, insisting Monday that it had never intended to underestimate the problem.

Oil spill 'major reputational issue' for BP, admits CEO (AFP) Posted: 24 May 2010 02:12 PM PDT AFP - Under-fire BP chief executive Tony Hayward admitted Monday that the British energy giant's reputation was on the line over the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Late slide in financial stocks hits stock market (AP) Posted: 24 May 2010 03:12 PM PDT AP - Financial companies dragged stocks lower Monday as already anxious investors grew even more uncertain about the U.S. government's financial overhaul plan and debt problems in Europe.

Wall Street sinks on euro-zone bank troubles (Reuters) Posted: 24 May 2010 02:40 PM PDT Reuters - Stocks slid on Monday, driving the Dow to its lowest level since February 10 as fresh signs of Europe's banking problems emerged.

Fresh BA cabin crew strike takes off (AFP) Posted: 24 May 2010 01:05 PM PDT AFP - Thousands of air travellers faced renewed disruption on Monday as British Airways cabin crew began a five-day strike, grounding many flights to and from its main London hub.

Murray's French Open comeback gives Gasquet deja vu (AFP) Posted: 24 May 2010 12:55 PM PDT AFP - History was repeated at the French Open on Monday as British fourth seed Andy Murray hit back from two sets down to beat France's Richard Gasquet in a memorable five-set first-round match.

Greek police arrest 2 for trafficking in relics (AP) Posted: 24 May 2010 11:55 AM PDT AP - Police in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki said Monday they had arrested a Swiss national and a Greek Orthodox deacon for trafficking in what they claimed were holy relics.

Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, in trouble again (AP) Posted: 24 May 2010 09:41 AM PDT AP - Sarah Ferguson was once considered a lively spark, just the thing to brighten up Britain's staid royal family when she married Prince Andrew and became Duchess of York.

Spanish bullfighter recovering after throat goring (AP) Posted: 24 May 2010 08:23 AM PDT AP - A Spanish bullfighter left intensive care Monday and was recovering satisfactorily in a Madrid hospital after a bull's horn ripped through his throat, pierced his tongue and smashed his palate.

Tehran gives fuel swap offer to IAEA (AP) Posted: 24 May 2010 08:15 AM PDT AP - Seeking to evade new U.N. sanctions, Iran on Monday formally submitted its plan to swap some of its enriched uranium for reactor fuel and said the onus was on world powers to defuse tensions by accepting the deal.

US deploys missiles to Poland to train NATO ally (AP) Posted: 24 May 2010 08:08 AM PDT AP - Dozens of American soldiers and a battery of Patriot missiles have arrived in Poland, where they will spend the next two years teaching the Polish military to operate the advanced guided missile system at a base just a few miles (kilometers) from the Russian border.

Ship in bottle: Trafalgar Square artwork unveiled (AP) Posted: 24 May 2010 05:17 AM PDT AP - It's a scale model, but this ship in a bottle is no toy.

UK bans doc who linked autism to vaccine (AP) Posted: 24 May 2010 02:31 AM PDT AP - Britain's top medical group ruled on Monday that a doctor who claimed autism was linked to a childhood vaccine no longer has the right to practice in the U.K.

Ancient sect hopes for boost from pope's visit (AP) Posted: 23 May 2010 09:00 PM PDT AP - In the coffee shop at this farming village on the northern Cyprus coast, the conversation jumps from one hardship to the next: a bad rainy season, a religion weakened by assimilation, and a division of the island that has lasted 36 years with no end in sight.

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