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• Secret papers show ballerina's role in Panama coup (AP)
• 'Sex and the City 2' stars brave bad press for British premiere (AFP)
• Stocks jump after China shows confidence in Europe (AP)
• Summary Box: Confidence about Europe lift stocks (AP)
• iPad Distribution Floodgates Ready To Open Overseas (NewsFactor)
• Geithner: US, Europe broadly agree on reform (AP)
• Dollar slides as China affirms support for Europe (AP)
• Briton charged over killing of three prostitutes (AFP)
• Rain-delayed Murray reaches French Open third round (AFP)
• Spain parliament backs austerity by one vote (Reuters)
• UK ships cross channel to mark Dunkirk evacuation (AP)
• Netanyahu: Time for direct talks with Palestinians (AP)
• UK police charge man with murders of 3 prostitutes (AP)
• $1.5m in gems stolen from Swedish auction house (AP)
• UN publishes report on Colombia military killings (AP)
• School doesn't have to provide Muslim prayer room (AP)
• Germany: 205 claims of abuse at Jesuit schools (AP)
• Spanish Parliament approves economic measures (AP)
• Int'l Court nations to ponder crimes of aggression (AP)
• Money, not Islam, matters most in Dutch elections (AP)

Secret papers show ballerina's role in Panama coup (AP) Posted: 27 May 2010 04:01 PM PDT AP - Previously secret papers declassified Friday revealed that British ballerina Margot Fonteyn was heavily involved in plotting a coup to overthrow Panama's government, detailing how her clandestine political activities both exasperated and amused officials on both sides of the Atlantic.

'Sex and the City 2' stars brave bad press for British premiere (AFP) Posted: 27 May 2010 03:24 PM PDT AFP - Actress Sarah Jessica Parker and her fellow stars from "Sex and the City 2" braved bad press reviews to step out Thursday for the movie's British premiere.

Stocks jump after China shows confidence in Europe (AP) Posted: 27 May 2010 03:19 PM PDT AP - Stocks had another turnaround Thursday and rocketed higher after China reassured investors it doesn't plan to sell the European debt it holds.

Summary Box: Confidence about Europe lift stocks (AP) Posted: 27 May 2010 03:00 PM PDT AP - SWING HIGHER: Stocks jumped Thursday after China said it didn't plan to dump its European debt holdings. That increased confidence that the debt crisis in countries like Greece can be contained.

iPad Distribution Floodgates Ready To Open Overseas (NewsFactor) Posted: 27 May 2010 01:58 PM PDT NewsFactor - Overseas electronic gadget enthusiasts will finally be able to get their first hands-on experience with Apple's iPad beginning Friday, when the company opens the shipment floodgates in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Major European wireless carriers have already announced plans for the new device, including Orange, T-Mobile, Telefonica and Vodafone.

Geithner: US, Europe broadly agree on reform (AP) Posted: 27 May 2010 01:24 PM PDT AP - The United States and Europe broadly agree on the need for reform of the financial system, but global cooperation is needed, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Thursday. He also said countries are working together to balance cutting back deficits with supporting economic growth.

Dollar slides as China affirms support for Europe (AP) Posted: 27 May 2010 01:14 PM PDT AP - The dollar retreated Thursday after China said it has no plans to sell European debt it holds.

Briton charged over killing of three prostitutes (AFP) Posted: 27 May 2010 01:07 PM PDT AFP - A 40-year-old man was charged with murder Thursday over the killing of three prostitutes in northern England, a prosecutor said.

Rain-delayed Murray reaches French Open third round (AFP) Posted: 27 May 2010 12:52 PM PDT AFP - Fourth seed Andy Murray overcame three rain delays and a stubborn opponent to reach the French Open third round with a 6-2, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-2 win over Argentine Juan Ignacio Chela on Thursday.

Spain parliament backs austerity by one vote (Reuters) Posted: 27 May 2010 12:51 PM PDT Reuters - Spain's governing Socialists won approval for a 15 billion euro ($18.4 billion) austerity package by just one vote on Thursday, avoiding a defeat that would have rattled markets and potentially brought down the government.

UK ships cross channel to mark Dunkirk evacuation (AP) Posted: 27 May 2010 12:31 PM PDT AP - Dozens of World War II-era ships crossed the English Channel on Thursday to mark the 70th anniversary of the Dunkirk evacuation — an event that holds a special place of pride in the British memory.

Netanyahu: Time for direct talks with Palestinians (AP) Posted: 27 May 2010 10:33 AM PDT AP - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday it's time to move to direct talks with the Palestinians and that he will raise the issue with President Barack Obama in Washington next week.

UK police charge man with murders of 3 prostitutes (AP) Posted: 27 May 2010 10:11 AM PDT AP - British prosecutors say they have charged a 40-year-old man with the murders of three prostitutes in northern England.

$1.5m in gems stolen from Swedish auction house (AP) Posted: 27 May 2010 09:42 AM PDT AP - Police say three masked gunmen have stolen jewelry worth 12 million kronor ($1.5 million) from one of Sweden's most prominent auction houses.

UN publishes report on Colombia military killings (AP) Posted: 27 May 2010 08:33 AM PDT AP - Colombian security forces committed "a significant number" of murders over the past decade, often for personal profit, and few of the perpetrators have been punished, according to a report published Thursday by an independent U.N. human rights expert.

School doesn't have to provide Muslim prayer room (AP) Posted: 27 May 2010 07:07 AM PDT AP - A German court says that a Berlin high school doesn't have to provide a 16-year-old Muslim student with a private room to pray in during school hours.

Germany: 205 claims of abuse at Jesuit schools (AP) Posted: 27 May 2010 06:42 AM PDT AP - A special investigator says in her final report that at least 205 former students claim to have been sexually or otherwise abused in Jesuit schools in Germany.

Spanish Parliament approves economic measures (AP) Posted: 27 May 2010 06:27 AM PDT AP - Emergency measures to cut Spain's bloated deficit passed by one vote in parliament Thursday, saving the Socialist government from an embarrassing defeat and suggesting the depth of resistance to the spreading austerity measures aimed at halting Europe's government debt crisis.

Int'l Court nations to ponder crimes of aggression (AP) Posted: 27 May 2010 06:17 AM PDT AP - The 111 member nations of the International Criminal Court hope to finally agree on how to prosecute illegal attacks by one state on another when they meet next week in Uganda, the conference's leader said Thursday.

Money, not Islam, matters most in Dutch elections (AP) Posted: 27 May 2010 05:58 AM PDT AP - For a decade, the Netherlands has been at the forefront of a Europe-wide crackdown on immigration and the debate over a perceived failure of Muslims to integrate.

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