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• Verdict due in high-profile Portuguese abuse case (Reuters)
• New Russia wildfires kill 2 and consume homes (Reuters)
• Ex-US air base in Iceland considered for war games (AP)
• ICC charges, suspends Pakistan trio (AFP)
• Butt, Asif, Aamer charged by ICC (AFP)
• Summary Box: ECB raises eurozone growth forecast (AP)
• Animal rights group claims mass Greek mink release (AP)
• Summary Box: Pernod Ricard earnings (AP)
• Dubai firm snaps up food chain Carluccio's (AFP)
• Air France mulls 'low-cost' option: sources (AFP)
• Iran stoning lawyer reunited with family (AP)
• UN to release Congo 'genocide' report in October (AP)
• Recovering bubbly in Baltic Sea, divers find beer (AP)
• Paris mosque slams burger chain's Muslim outreach (AP)
• Slovaks observe day of mourning after mass killing (AP)
• US officers take up posts at Paris airport (AP)
• 6 years on, Portugal child sex trial reaches end (AP)
• Spanish traffic cops urged to halt ticket slowdown (AP)
• Serbia confiscates $256 million of crime property (AP)
• Hawking says God not needed for creation (AP)

Verdict due in high-profile Portuguese abuse case (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 04:00 PM PDT Reuters - A Portuguese court will render its verdict Friday in one of the country's highest profile legal cases, a shocking story of alleged child abuse at a state orphanage that has gripped the nation for over half a decade.

New Russia wildfires kill 2 and consume homes (Reuters) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 02:13 PM PDT Reuters - A new wave of wildfires swept through villages in southern Russia on Thursday, killing at least two people and destroying hundreds of homes, officials and news reports said.

Ex-US air base in Iceland considered for war games (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 02:11 PM PDT AP - Iceland's government began considering on Thursday a bid by a private military training company to base a fleet of fighter jets at an ex-U.S. air base for hired war game exercises.

ICC charges, suspends Pakistan trio (AFP) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 02:02 PM PDT AFP - Cricket's world governing body charged three Pakistan stars accused in a betting scam with anti-corruption offences and provisionally suspended them Thursday, as the trio protested their innocence.

Butt, Asif, Aamer charged by ICC (AFP) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 01:38 PM PDT AFP - The International Cricket Council said Thursday it has charged Pakistan's Salman Butt, Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif with various offences under its anti-corruption code.

Summary Box: ECB raises eurozone growth forecast (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 01:01 PM PDT AP - OUTLOOK IMPROVES: The European Central Bank raised its growth projections for the 16-nation eurozone after better-than-expected economic news.

Animal rights group claims mass Greek mink release (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 12:24 PM PDT AP - An international animal rights activist group has claimed responsibility for releasing more than 50,000 minks from two fur farms in northern Greece.

Summary Box: Pernod Ricard earnings (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 12:08 PM PDT AP - COMPANY: Pernod Ricard SA, Paris-based drink maker known for its anise-flavored aperitifs as well as Beefeater gin and recently acquired Absolut vodka reported its full-year earnings Thursday.

Dubai firm snaps up food chain Carluccio's (AFP) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 11:33 AM PDT AFP - Dubai-based retail giant Landmark Group has agreed to buy British restaurant chain Carluccio's for 90.3 million pounds, the companies said on Thursday.

Air France mulls 'low-cost' option: sources (AFP) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 11:23 AM PDT AFP - Air France-KLM is considering setting up a "low-cost" domestic carrier to meet intense competition in the French market from budget rivals, company sources said on Thursday.

Iran stoning lawyer reunited with family (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 11:21 AM PDT AP - The lawyer who defended a woman sentenced to death by stoning in Iran was reunited with his family in Norway Thursday.

UN to release Congo 'genocide' report in October (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 10:02 AM PDT AP - A report detailing hundreds of gruesome attacks against civilians in Congo over a 10-year period won't be released until October, the U.N.'s top human rights official said Thursday, after Rwanda angrily protested the findings in a draft version.

Recovering bubbly in Baltic Sea, divers find beer (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 09:08 AM PDT AP - Divers who found what's believed to be the world's oldest drinkable champagne say they have also discovered two-centuries-old bottles of beer at a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea.

Paris mosque slams burger chain's Muslim outreach (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 09:00 AM PDT AP - Note to big companies hoping to tap into France's lucrative but long-neglected Muslim consumer market: Pitfalls may await, and not only in the form of complaints from the far-right.

Slovaks observe day of mourning after mass killing (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 08:14 AM PDT AP - Slovakia is observing a national day of mourning after a deadly shooting rampage left eight people dead and wounded 15 others.

US officers take up posts at Paris airport (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 06:49 AM PDT AP - American officers are taking up posts at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport to help identify potential terrorists or other high-risk passengers heading to the United States.

6 years on, Portugal child sex trial reaches end (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 06:49 AM PDT AP - A child sex abuse trial that has lasted nearly six years is drawing to a close after producing chilling testimony from dozens of alleged victims and shaking public trust in Portugal's institutions.

Spanish traffic cops urged to halt ticket slowdown (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:27 AM PDT AP - Spanish highway patrol officers who are issuing fewer speeding fines to protest a pay cut have heard the magic word from their boss: Please, cut it out.

Serbia confiscates $256 million of crime property (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 05:23 AM PDT AP - Serbia's justice minister says authorities have confiscated euro200 million ($256 million) in property from organized crime bosses since gaining the authority last year.

Hawking says God not needed for creation (AP) Posted: 02 Sep 2010 04:32 AM PDT AP - Physicist Stephen Hawking says God wasn't necessary for the creation of the universe.

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