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• Woeful England draw with Algeria (AFP)
• Hundreds attend Paris sausage, wine fest after ban (AP)
• BP: Hayward relieved of day-to-day spill duties (AP)
• England held to goalless draw by Algeria (AFP)
• Dollar steady as European crisis worries ebb (AP)
• Marcel Bigeard, veteran of Indochina, Algeria wars dies (AFP)
• England struggle against Algeria (AFP)
• O'Brien doubles up at Ascot (AFP)
• Sarkozy marks de Gaulle's famed wartime appeal (AP)
• England axe falls on hapless goalkeeper Green (AFP)
• Ex-priest indicted for sex abuse in Italy (AP)
• UN probing Britain over Iraqi mistreatment claims (AP)
• French commander in Indochina, Algeria wars dies (AP)
• NIreland village evacuated over bomb found in van (AP)
• Postcard reaches sender's grandson after 95 years (AP)
• Polish election candidate visits his twin's tomb (AP)
• Finnish PM quits, makes way for party's new leader (AP)
• Greek police match launcher used in US embassy hit (AP)
• UK murderer's outlandish jail escape plot foiled (AP)
• Austria: Man hoarded a million child porn pictures (AP)

Woeful England draw with Algeria (AFP) Posted: 18 Jun 2010 03:46 PM PDT AFP - A woeful England failed to find the killer touch in a disappointing 0-0 draw with Algeria on Friday, putting them under huge pressure to beat Slovenia in their final group game and stay alive in the World Cup.

Hundreds attend Paris sausage, wine fest after ban (AP) Posted: 18 Jun 2010 02:55 PM PDT AP - Several hundred people have attended party serving sausage and wine on a Paris street after the event was banned from a different location.

BP: Hayward relieved of day-to-day spill duties (AP) Posted: 18 Jun 2010 01:40 PM PDT AP - The chairman of BP says embattled chief executive Tony Hayward is being relieved of day-to-day responsibility for managing the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a day after he angered U.S. lawmakers with his refusal to answer many of their questions.

England held to goalless draw by Algeria (AFP) Posted: 18 Jun 2010 01:27 PM PDT AFP - England were held to a 0-0 draw by Algeria in a World Cup Group C match here on Friday meaning England must beat Slovenia next week to be sure of qualifying for the second round of the tournament.

Dollar steady as European crisis worries ebb (AP) Posted: 18 Jun 2010 01:06 PM PDT AP - The dollar was little changed Friday against major currencies after European Union leaders moved to calm fears of a financial crisis.

Marcel Bigeard, veteran of Indochina, Algeria wars dies (AFP) Posted: 18 Jun 2010 12:53 PM PDT AFP - French general Marcel Bigeard, best known for his role in France's colonial wars in Indochina and Algeria, died Friday aged 94, his wife said, as mixed testimonies came in for the controversial figure.

England struggle against Algeria (AFP) Posted: 18 Jun 2010 12:28 PM PDT AFP - England went to the break deadlocked 0-0 with Algeria in their must-win World Cup match on Friday, with both sides creating chances but neither able to convert.

O'Brien doubles up at Ascot (AFP) Posted: 18 Jun 2010 12:04 PM PDT AFP - Aidan O'Brien's Ballydoyle stable clicked into gear with two winners at Royal Ascot here on Friday.

Sarkozy marks de Gaulle's famed wartime appeal (AP) Posted: 18 Jun 2010 11:40 AM PDT AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy marked the 70th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle's defiant World War II broadcast from London on Friday, visiting resistance sites and pledging to use historic ties with Britain to tackle modern challenges.

England axe falls on hapless goalkeeper Green (AFP) Posted: 18 Jun 2010 11:38 AM PDT AFP - Fabio Capello lived up to his ruthless reputation on Friday by unceremoniously dumping goalkeeper Robert Green for England's crucial World Cup match againt Algeria.

Ex-priest indicted for sex abuse in Italy (AP) Posted: 18 Jun 2010 11:19 AM PDT AP - A politically connected former priest was indicted Friday on charges he sexually molested 12 young men who were being treated at the drug rehabilitation center he founded in Italy, his lawyer said.

UN probing Britain over Iraqi mistreatment claims (AP) Posted: 18 Jun 2010 10:36 AM PDT AP - The U.N. refugee agency said Friday it is investigating claims by Iraqi asylum seekers that they were mistreated by British officials before being deported back to Iraq.

French commander in Indochina, Algeria wars dies (AP) Posted: 18 Jun 2010 10:30 AM PDT AP - Gen. Marcel Bigeard, who led France's elite parachute forces in colonial wars in independence-seeking Indochina and Algeria after serving in the French Resistance in World War II, has died at age 94.

NIreland village evacuated over bomb found in van (AP) Posted: 18 Jun 2010 09:10 AM PDT AP - British Army experts defused a 300-pound (135-kilogram) bomb left by Irish Republican Army dissidents in a van outside the police station in a Northern Ireland border village on Friday, police said.

Postcard reaches sender's grandson after 95 years (AP) Posted: 18 Jun 2010 08:53 AM PDT AP - A postcard sent home by a Bosnian soldier in World War I has finally reached his family after 95 years, thanks to an American antique collector who delivered it personally to the man's grandson after buying it at a fair in Long Beach, California.

Polish election candidate visits his twin's tomb (AP) Posted: 18 Jun 2010 08:24 AM PDT AP - Jaroslaw Kaczynski, a leading candidate in Poland's presidential election, interrupted the last day of campaigning Friday to visit the grave of his identical twin — the leader whose death in a plane crash forced the early vote.

Finnish PM quits, makes way for party's new leader (AP) Posted: 18 Jun 2010 06:55 AM PDT AP - Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen resigned Friday to allow the ruling Center Party's new leader to succeed him as the head of the country's coalition government.

Greek police match launcher used in US embassy hit (AP) Posted: 18 Jun 2010 05:31 AM PDT AP - Greek police say a rocket-propelled grenade launcher found in a suspected radical hideout was used against the U.S. embassy in Athens three years ago.

UK murderer's outlandish jail escape plot foiled (AP) Posted: 18 Jun 2010 04:48 AM PDT AP - A murderer's plot to escape from a British jail using a helicopter and secret codes hidden in Sudoku puzzles has been foiled.

Austria: Man hoarded a million child porn pictures (AP) Posted: 18 Jun 2010 03:32 AM PDT AP - A 53-year-old man who hoarded more than a million child pornography pictures and videos has been arrested, Austrian authorities said Friday.

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