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• Brothers go head-to-head for leadership of Labour (AFP)
• Confident Murray makes strong start at US Open (AFP)
• Pietersen says sorry for rant after England axing (AFP)
• Blair memoir lifts lid on Iraq, alcohol and royals (AFP)
• UN agency fails to stage nuke-free Mideast talks (AP)
• Auto sales post weakest August since 1983 (Reuters)
• Rape probe against WikiLeaks founder reopened (AP)
• Dutch prosecutors say Yemenis freed (AP)
• 60 states to lobby U.N. for currency transaction tax (Reuters)
• Summary Box: Vivendi raises outlook despite 2Q dip (AP)
• Polish leader: War costs slow army's modernization (AP)
• Bosnian group urges probe of puppy killing video (AP)
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• Requiem Mass held for 7 Slovak shooting victims (AP)
• UK jury: bomb expert died in flawed secret tests (AP)
• Israeli cultural institute to open in Budapest (AP)
• Germany charges Austrian with spying for Russia (AP)
• World stocks start new month on positive note (AP)
• Poland marks 71 years since start of WWII (AP)

Brothers go head-to-head for leadership of Labour (AFP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 02:34 PM PDT AFP - Voting began Wednesday to elect a new leader of the Labour party, months after it was ousted following 13 years in power, with former foreign secretary David Miliband tipped to succeed Gordon Brown.

Confident Murray makes strong start at US Open (AFP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 02:28 PM PDT AFP - Andy Murray has plenty of confidence entering the second round of the US Open, but the British fourth seed is not thinking about beating Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer for a Grand Slam title just yet.

Pietersen says sorry for rant after England axing (AFP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 02:04 PM PDT AFP - Kevin Pietersen has apologised for his furious reaction to England's decision to leave him out of the one-day squads to face Pakistan.

Blair memoir lifts lid on Iraq, alcohol and royals (AFP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 01:39 PM PDT AFP - Tony Blair does not regret the Iraq war despite the "nightmare" it unleashed, but feels "desperately sorry" for those who died, the former prime minister said in memoirs published on Wednesday.

UN agency fails to stage nuke-free Mideast talks (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 01:18 PM PDT AP - Tensions between Israel and Islamic nations have scuttled plans by the U.N. atomic watchdog agency to convene talks this year on a Mideast free of nuclear weapons, according to a document shared with The Associated Press.

Auto sales post weakest August since 1983 (Reuters) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 03:28 PM PDT Reuters - Automakers posted their weakest U.S. August sales in 27 years, underscoring uncertainty about the strength of the recovery in the world's largest economy.

Rape probe against WikiLeaks founder reopened (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:54 PM PDT AP - A senior Swedish prosecutor reopened a rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday, the latest twist to a puzzling case in which prosecutors of different ranks have overruled each other.

Dutch prosecutors say Yemenis freed (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:29 PM PDT AP - Two Yemeni men arrested on arrival from the United States on suspicion they may have been conducting a dry run for an airline terror attack were released without charge Wednesday after investigations turned up no evidence to link them to a terror plot, Dutch prosecutors said.

60 states to lobby U.N. for currency transaction tax (Reuters) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:26 PM PDT Reuters - A group of 60 nations, including France, Britain and Japan, will propose at the U.N. this month that a tax be introduced on international currency transactions to raise funds for development aid, ministers said on Wednesday.

Summary Box: Vivendi raises outlook despite 2Q dip (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 12:26 PM PDT AP - RESULTS: French media company Vivendi SA said second-quarter profit fell 3.5 percent due to fewer music releases from artists like Eminem and Lady Gaga. But it raised its full-year outlook as it expects strong results from video games and mobile services in emerging markets.

Polish leader: War costs slow army's modernization (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 10:28 AM PDT AP - Poland's president said Wednesday the rising cost of the war in Afghanistan is hampering a program to modernize the military.

Bosnian group urges probe of puppy killing video (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:16 AM PDT AP - An animal rights group in Bosnia called on authorities Wednesday to investigate a claim that a disturbing video of a young woman throwing six newborn puppies into a river was filmed in the Balkan country.

(AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 09:13 AM PDT AP - Dutch prosecutors say two Yemeni men arrested in terror probe have been freed without charge.

Requiem Mass held for 7 Slovak shooting victims (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:50 AM PDT AP - A Roman Catholic bishop is celebrating a Requiem Mass in the Slovak capital of Bratislava in memory of seven people killed when a gunman went on a shooting spree.

UK jury: bomb expert died in flawed secret tests (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:19 AM PDT AP - A jury says a British government scientist died during secret anti-terrorism experiments that were not properly planned or organized.

Israeli cultural institute to open in Budapest (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 08:15 AM PDT AP - Officials say the world's first Israeli cultural institute will be opening in Budapest.

Germany charges Austrian with spying for Russia (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 07:42 AM PDT AP - German prosecutors have charged a 54-year-old Austrian man with feeding Russia's spy agency with information and technical materials from the military and civilian helicopter industries.

World stocks start new month on positive note (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 06:05 AM PDT AP - World stocks started the new month in positive fashion Wednesday after strong manufacturing figures from China and forecast-busting economic growth in Australia shored up optimism despite a disappointing U.S. jobs survey.

Poland marks 71 years since start of WWII (AP) Posted: 01 Sep 2010 01:29 AM PDT AP - Poland is marking the 71st anniversary of Nazi Germany's invasion, which started World War II.

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