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• Cartoon time at Southampton after pic ban (AFP)
• Lawmakers demand Lockerbie bomber medical files (AP)
• Mankind must abandon earth or face extinction: Hawking (AFP)
• Russia may extend grain export ban as crops shrink (Reuters)
• AstraZeneca to pay $198M to settle Seroquel suits (AP)
• Carragher backs underfire Capello (AFP)
• Miley, French teen star Agnel, land Euro simming gold (AFP)
• Case of Padre Pio relics damaged in chapel (AP)
• Morgues struggle to cope as heatwave kills Muscovites (Reuters)
• German mosque used by Sept. 11 attackers shut down (AP)
• AP Interview: German: Iran fears latest sanctions (AP)
• Germany looking again into Nazi criminal's case (AP)
• Judge orders Demjanjuk to appear in court (AP)
• Central Europe faces massive flood cleanup (AP)
• Moscow deaths double amid smog to 700 people a day (AP)
• Britain denies plan to scrap free school milk (AP)
• London's Eleanor Cross monument restored (AP)
• Turkish government, military reach deal on posts (AP)
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Cartoon time at Southampton after pic ban (AFP) Posted: 09 Aug 2010 03:53 PM PDT AFP - It was cartoon time at League One side Southampton after the club restricted access to photographers, leaving an enterprising cartoonist to show Plymouth fans highlights of their side's 1-0 season-opening win.

Lawmakers demand Lockerbie bomber medical files (AP) Posted: 09 Aug 2010 02:18 PM PDT AP - Scottish lawmakers have demanded the country's government release full details of the medical advice that led to the release from jail of the Lockerbie bomber almost a year ago.

Mankind must abandon earth or face extinction: Hawking (AFP) Posted: 09 Aug 2010 01:57 PM PDT AFP - Mankind's only chance of long-term survival lies in colonising space, as humans drain Earth of resources and face a terrifying array of new threats, warned British scientist Stephen Hawking on Monday.

Russia may extend grain export ban as crops shrink (Reuters) Posted: 09 Aug 2010 01:39 PM PDT Reuters - Russia, grappling with its worst drought on record, warned on Monday that its ban on grain exports could extend into 2011 and that the intense heat threatened to stall seeding for next year's harvest.

AstraZeneca to pay $198M to settle Seroquel suits (AP) Posted: 09 Aug 2010 01:28 PM PDT AP - AstraZeneca PLC said Monday it has reached agreements to pay a modest $198 million to settle a little over half of the U.S. lawsuits that allege its antipsychotic drug Seroquel caused diabetes and other harm.

Carragher backs underfire Capello (AFP) Posted: 09 Aug 2010 01:11 PM PDT AFP - Former England defender Jamie Carragher gave his backing to national coach Fabio Capello on Monday ahead of the friendly international against Hungary on Wednesday.

Miley, French teen star Agnel, land Euro simming gold (AFP) Posted: 09 Aug 2010 12:57 PM PDT AFP - Britain's Hannah Miley bagged Britain's first gold medal at the Euros in Budapest after Monday edging out world champion Katinka Hosszu in the women's 400m individual medley while French teen Yannick Agnel shocked men's 400m freestyle world champion Paul Biedermann.

Case of Padre Pio relics damaged in chapel (AP) Posted: 09 Aug 2010 11:40 AM PDT AP - Monks in the southern Italian town that was home to Padre Pio say would-be thieves damaged a display case in a chapel holding some of the saint's relics.

Morgues struggle to cope as heatwave kills Muscovites (Reuters) Posted: 09 Aug 2010 11:34 AM PDT Reuters - Muscovites are dying from extreme heat and smoke faster than their bodies can be stored, cremated or buried, and Russians are worried the death toll could be far higher than the official count.

German mosque used by Sept. 11 attackers shut down (AP) Posted: 09 Aug 2010 11:00 AM PDT AP - A small Hamburg mosque once frequented by Sept. 11 attackers was shut down and searched Monday because German authorities believed the prayer house was again being used as a meeting point for Islamic radicals.

AP Interview: German: Iran fears latest sanctions (AP) Posted: 09 Aug 2010 10:41 AM PDT AP - Iranian officials fear the country's international trade will suffer from the latest round of sanctions over its disputed nuclear program, a German lawmaker said Monday after visiting Tehran.

Germany looking again into Nazi criminal's case (AP) Posted: 09 Aug 2010 08:53 AM PDT AP - Germany is looking into the possibility of jailing an 88-year-old man who was convicted of Nazi war crimes in the Netherlands more than 60 years ago, the Justice Ministry said Monday.

Judge orders Demjanjuk to appear in court (AP) Posted: 09 Aug 2010 08:49 AM PDT AP - John Demjanjuk must appear in court to face charges that he was a guard at the Sobibor death camp, a German judge ordered Monday despite the 90-year-old's health complaints.

Central Europe faces massive flood cleanup (AP) Posted: 09 Aug 2010 08:46 AM PDT AP - Swollen rivers surged north Monday in central Europe after carving a swath of destruction across Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic. Hundreds of people had to be evacuated and one monastery suffered the worst flood damage in almost 800 years.

Moscow deaths double amid smog to 700 people a day (AP) Posted: 09 Aug 2010 06:07 AM PDT AP - Deaths in Moscow have doubled to an average of 700 people a day as the Russian capital is engulfed by poisonous smog from wildfires and a sweltering heat wave, a top health official said Monday.

Britain denies plan to scrap free school milk (AP) Posted: 09 Aug 2010 04:45 AM PDT AP - The British government said Monday it would continue giving free milk each day to school children under 5 years old, despite a drive to sharply cut public spending.

London's Eleanor Cross monument restored (AP) Posted: 09 Aug 2010 02:51 AM PDT AP - A historic monument that marks the traditional center of London has been restored to its Victorian glory.

Turkish government, military reach deal on posts (AP) Posted: 09 Aug 2010 02:40 AM PDT AP - The government and armed forces announced a compromise Monday on the appointment of Turkey's two top military positions — an agreement that showcased growing civilian authority over the military, which once shaped the country's politics.

(AP) Posted: 08 Aug 2010 11:38 PM PDT AP - Authorities close Hamburg mosque where Sept. 11 attackers met before moving to US

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