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• Anger halts Birmingham 'terror cameras' (AFP)
• European Union approves the toughest Iran sanctions ever (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Iceland parliament votes for strong media laws (AP)
• Europe could face hundreds of Iranian missiles: Gates (Reuters)
• EU approves new sanctions on Iran (AP)
• Floods kill 25, wreck homes in French Riviera (AFP)
• Europe to publish bank stress tests in July (Reuters)
• Russia, US officials near adoption accord (AP)
• Pope meets with head of scandal-tainted Legion (AP)
• Qualcomm Faces New European Antitrust Probe (PC World)
• Man named as part of NC terror plot arrested (AP)
• Angler catches piranha in British pond (AP)
• World dignitaries to attend Swedish royal wedding (AP)
• Experts ID bones as those of 10th-century princess (AP)
• Dutch court sentences 5 Somali pirates to 5 years (AP)
• Investigation opened into Demjanjuk witness (AP)
• Icelandic court allows exhumation of Bobby Fischer (AP)
• 25 dead in French Riviera floods, new storm coming (AP)
• Court will keep supervising Dutch sailor, 14 (AP)
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Anger halts Birmingham 'terror cameras' (AFP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 04:29 PM PDT AFP - A surveillance operation involving more than 200 cameras in predominantly Muslim areas of Birmingham was delayed Thursday after an outcry from residents, authorities said.

European Union approves the toughest Iran sanctions ever (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 03:12 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — In a diplomatic turnabout after years of U.S.-European strains over how to confront Iran's nuclear enrichment program, the 27-nation European Union Thursday gave initial approval to the toughest sanctions on Iran in its history.

Iceland parliament votes for strong media laws (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 02:17 PM PDT AP - Iceland's parliament voted Thursday to create what supporters hope will be the world's strongest protections for free speech and journalism, passing measures intended to make this Nordic nation a safe haven for investigative reporting.

Europe could face hundreds of Iranian missiles: Gates (Reuters) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 01:53 PM PDT Reuters - U.S. intelligence showing Iran likely would have the capability to attack Europe with "scores or even hundreds" of missiles factored into the Obama administration's decision to overhaul missile defenses, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Thursday.

EU approves new sanctions on Iran (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 01:36 PM PDT AP - The European Union on Thursday adopted new sanctions against Iran, the latest in a series of measures taken by the international community in an effort to halt the country's nuclear program.

Floods kill 25, wreck homes in French Riviera (AFP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 12:56 PM PDT AFP - Rescuers combed wrecked cars and homes for bodies on the French Riviera on Thursday after the worst floods in two centuries killed 25 people including a two-year-old, authorities said.

Europe to publish bank stress tests in July (Reuters) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 12:54 PM PDT Reuters - European leaders agreed on Thursday to publish details of "stress tests" showing the financial health of individual banks next month and to toughen budget rules to restore confidence in their currency union.

Russia, US officials near adoption accord (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 12:12 PM PDT AP - A Russian rights ombudsman said Thursday that Russian and U.S. negotiators have agreed to set up licensed adoption agencies and allow monitors to visit the homes of adopted children as part of a new accord, but the U.S. State Department said no deal had yet been reached.

Pope meets with head of scandal-tainted Legion (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 12:07 PM PDT AP - The pope met Thursday with the head of the Legionaries of Christ pending an expected papal announcement about who will take charge of the conservative order scarred by revelations that its founder sexually abused seminarians and fathered at least one child.

Qualcomm Faces New European Antitrust Probe (PC World) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 12:00 PM PDT PC World - Qualcomm faces another antitrust complaint in Europe, this time filed by Icera, a U.K. fabless semiconductor company.

Man named as part of NC terror plot arrested (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 11:51 AM PDT AP - A man arrested Thursday in Kosovo is accused of being part of a terrorism plot that originated in North Carolina among people who planned attacks both at a U.S. military installation and abroad.

Angler catches piranha in British pond (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 11:35 AM PDT AP - An angler fishing in a British pond got a nasty surprise when his line came back with a thrashing piranha on the end.

World dignitaries to attend Swedish royal wedding (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 09:24 AM PDT AP - Royalty and dignitaries from around the world started arriving Thursday for Sweden's biggest royal party for decades — the lavish wedding between Crown Princess Victoria and personal trainer Daniel Westling.

Experts ID bones as those of 10th-century princess (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 09:00 AM PDT AP - Experts at the University of Bristol say they've identified a bundle of bones entombed in a German cathedral as those of England's Princess Eadgyth, a 10th-century English royal famous for her beauty and charitable works.

Dutch court sentences 5 Somali pirates to 5 years (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 08:49 AM PDT AP - Five Somali men were sentenced to prison Thursday for attacking a Dutch-Antilles-flagged cargo ship with automatic weapons and a rocket-propelled grenade, in the first piracy case to come to trial in Europe in modern times.

Investigation opened into Demjanjuk witness (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 08:42 AM PDT AP - Munich prosecutors said Thursday they have opened an investigation into a former U.S. Secret Service forensics expert who testified at the John Demjanjuk trial following a motion from the defense accusing the witness of perjury.

Icelandic court allows exhumation of Bobby Fischer (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 08:30 AM PDT AP - The remains of chess genius Bobby Fischer are to be exhumed to determine whether he is the father of a 9-year-old girl, a lawyer representing the child and her mother said Thursday.

25 dead in French Riviera floods, new storm coming (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 08:20 AM PDT AP - The death toll from flash floods in the hills above the French Riviera rose to 25 on Thursday as new thunderstorms threatened the picturesque region and cleanup efforts, officials said.

Court will keep supervising Dutch sailor, 14 (AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 07:50 AM PDT AP - A 14-year-old Dutch girl who wants to become the youngest person to sail solo around the globe will remain under state supervision for another month, a court ruled Thursday, days after a California teenager was rescued during a similar attempt.

(AP) Posted: 17 Jun 2010 05:47 AM PDT AP - Five Somalis are convicted in first piracy trial in Europe; each sentenced to five years.

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