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Rich states should pay for Africa mineral advice: panel (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 04:05 PM PDT

Reuters - Rich countries should pay for African governments to get advice on negotiating the best deals for exploiting their natural resources, a panel set up by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday.

Take That in live show reunion (AFP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 03:48 PM PDT

Robbie Williams (R) and Gary Barlow (L) perform during the Help for Heroes Concert 2010 at Twickenham Stadium. Reunited Take That stars Williams and Barlow performed live together on Sunday for the first time in 15 years, singing new single AFP - Reunited Take That stars Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow performed live together on Sunday for the first time in 15 years, singing new single "Shame" which is based on their once stormy relationship.

In referendum, Turks reject military-era laws (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 02:07 PM PDT

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, rear, and his wife Emine Erdogan arrive at a polling station to cast their vote in a referendum on changes to the constitution that was crafted in the wake of Turkey's 1980 military coup, In Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010. Turks voted Sunday on whether to amend a military-era constitution in what the government says is a key step toward EU-style democracy, despite opposition claims that the proposed reforms would shackle the independence of the courts. The referendum on 26 amendments to a constitution that was crafted after a 1980 military coup has become a battleground between the Islamic-oriented government and traditional power elites that believe Turkey's secular principles are under threat. The outcome will set the stage for elections next year in a strategically located NATO ally whose regional clout has surged in recent years. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)AP - Turks approved sweeping changes to their military-era constitution Sunday — a referendum hailed by the government as a leap toward full democracy in line with its troubled bid to join the European Union.

Henderson takes lead in Tour of Britain (AFP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 12:58 PM PDT

New Zealand's Greg Henderson, pictured in January 2010, surged into the lead of the Tour of Britain here Sunday, producing a commanding ride on stage two to claim the yellow jersey.(AFP/File/Mark Gunter)AFP - New Zealand's Greg Henderson surged into the lead of the Tour of Britain here Sunday, producing a commanding ride on stage two to claim the yellow jersey.

Greek prime minister: no new austerity measures (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 12:05 PM PDT

Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou delivers a speech during a news conference in Thessaloniki September 12, 2010. REUTERS/Grigoris Siamidis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS HEADSHOT IMAGES OF THE DAY)AP - The Greek government is planning no new austerity measures as part of efforts to pull the country out of debt and might even exit international supervision earlier than expected, the prime minister said Sunday.

Turkey's Erdogan scores reform referendum victory (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 03:08 PM PDT

Reuters - Turkish voters strongly backed constitutional reforms on Sunday, handing a government led by conservative Muslims a new victory in a power struggle with secular opponents over the country's direction.

England win 2nd ODI against Pakistan by four wickets (AFP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 11:25 AM PDT

England's Tim Bresnan (C) celebrates with teammate Michael Yardy after hitting the winning run to beat Pakistan by 4 wickets during their second One Day International cricket match at Headingley in Leeds.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - England almost failed to make the most of captain Andrew Strauss's hundred before sealing a four-wicket win over Pakistan in the second one-day international at Headingley on Sunday.

Source: Regulators agree on new bank capital rules (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 11:13 AM PDT

The building of the Bank for International Settlements, BIS, in Basel, Switzerland is pictured on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010. The world's top central bankers are meeting in Basel to work on new bank regulations, known as Basel III, aimed at reinforcing the financial stability of the global banking system. (AP Photo/ KEYSTONE/Georgios Kefalas)AP - Global financial regulators on Sunday agreed on new banking rules designed to rein in the excessive risk blamed for triggering the credit crunch and subsequent economic crisis, an official said.

British troops in Afghanistan face heroin smuggling probe (AFP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 10:59 AM PDT

British military officers go through last details before 40 trucks leave Camp Bastion base in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province in February 2010. British military police are investigating claims that the country's servicemen may have trafficked heroin out of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence in London said Sunday.(AFP/File/Thomas Coex)AFP - British military police are investigating claims that the country's servicemen may have trafficked heroin out of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence in London said Sunday.

(AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 10:31 AM PDT

AP - Turkish prime minister says voters approved changes to military-era constitution.

Watchdog: 52 journalists killed through August (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 07:17 AM PDT

AP - Fifty-two journalists lost their lives in the first eight months of this year because of their jobs — four fewer than during the same period of 2009, a global media watchdog said Sunday.

Key issues in Turkey's referendum on amendments (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 06:26 AM PDT

AP - Some key issues in a package of 26 reforms to Turkey's military coup-era constitution being voted in a referendum on Sunday:

Kosovo: French Gendarme injured in Kosovo clash (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 06:09 AM PDT

EU police officers guard a bridge over the Ibar River during riots in the northern Serb-dominated part of the ethnically divided town of Kosovska Mitrovica, in Kosovo, Saturday Sept. 11, 2010. The clashes, sparked after Turkey defeated Serbia in the semifinals of the basketball world championship, highlight the deep ethnic divide that runs between the two ethnic foes over a decade since the end of the Kosovo war in 1999. (AP Photo/Zveki)AP - A French Gendarme was shot and wounded early Sunday during clashes between ethnic Albanians and Serbs in Kosovo's ethnically divided city of Mitrovica as European Union police fired tear gas to disperse the violent crowd, an EU official said.

Different pope, different times for British trip (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 03:24 AM PDT

FILE - In this Friday, May 28, 1982 file photo, Pope John Paul II walks with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in London. Pope John Paul II sought to overcome centuries of distrust when he became the first pope to visit British shores in 1982, preaching reconciliation between the Vatican and Anglicans even as British troops battled Catholic Argentines in the Falklands. His successor, Benedict XVI, can expect a far cooler — if not at times downright hostile — reception in his upcoming state visit. (AP Photo/pool, file)AP - The Falklands war was in full swing and John Paul II was in London as the first pope ever to set foot on English soil.

Swedish vote could end love story with left (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 02:40 AM PDT

Sweden's Social Democrat party leader Mona Sahlin, red-green coalition, left, and Prime Minister and leader of the center-right coalition Fredrik Reinfeldt during a debate at public service TV-channel SVT late evening Thursday Sept. 9, 2010. The sign in background reads '10 days left' to general election. Most recent polls suggest Reinfeldt can capitalize on the Swedish economy's strong revival after the global slump to pull off what no center-right leader has done before: winning re-election after serving a full term. (AP Photo/Henrik Montgomery) ** SWEDEN OUT **AP - Swedish politics used to be like a long marriage with brief spells of infidelity.

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