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• Pope meets with abuse victims as thousands protest (AP)
• Rangers manager delighted to avoid Euro hangover (AFP)
• Angry Arsenal manager fumes over 'bad timing' (AFP)
• Radical Islam on rise in Balkans (AP)
• New rules to force German banks to raise 50 bln: report (AFP)
• Bell, Warwickshire pile on more misery for Somerset (AFP)
• Hackers gather in Budapest (AFP)
• France reach Davis Cup tennis final, Djokovic flops on Serb return (AFP)
• Pope apologizes on abuse as thousands protest in London (Reuters)
• Tens of thousands protest against German nuclear plan (AFP)
• Russian gay activist says he was seized by agents (AP)
• Quadruple amputee attempts English Channel swim (AP)
• Polls: Swedish government poised for re-election (AP)
• A look at Sweden's candidates for prime minister (AP)
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• AP Interview: Chechen hails Polish court decision (AP)
• Facts and figures about Sweden (AP)

Pope meets with abuse victims as thousands protest (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 05:52 PM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI apologized Saturday to five people who were molested by priests as children in his latest effort to defuse the sex abuse crisis shaking his church, as thousands of people angered at the Vatican's response marched in central London in the biggest protest of his 5-year papacy.

Rangers manager delighted to avoid Euro hangover (AFP) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 05:41 PM PDT AFP - Walter Smith was delighted his side avoided a European hangover as he watched them cruise to a 4-0 win over Dundee United at Ibrox that put Rangers three points clear of the Scottish Premier League.

Angry Arsenal manager fumes over 'bad timing' (AFP) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 05:27 PM PDT AFP - Arsene Wenger insisted there was no confrontation with fourth official Martin Atkinson as Arsenal were denied top spot in the Premier League thanks to Darren Bent's dramatic injury-time goal in a 1-1 draw at Sunderland.

Radical Islam on rise in Balkans (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT AP - An online music video praising Osama bin Laden has driven home a troubling new reality: A radical brand of Islam embraced by al-Qaida and the Taliban is gaining a foothold in the Balkans.

New rules to force German banks to raise 50 bln: report (AFP) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 02:55 PM PDT AFP - Germany's top 10 banks will need to raise 50 billion euros in new capital to meet proposed new global banking rules due to go into effect in 2019, the weekly Der Spiegel reports in its Monday issue.

Bell, Warwickshire pile on more misery for Somerset (AFP) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 02:50 PM PDT AFP - Ashes hopeful Ian Bell smashed a century as Warwickshire beat Somerset by three wickets to clinch the English 40 overs title at Lord's on Saturday.

Hackers gather in Budapest (AFP) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 02:34 PM PDT AFP - Hacktivity 2010, the largest computer hackers' conference in eastern Europe, kicked off Saturday, with some 1,000 participants expected to attend the two-day event, according to organisers.

France reach Davis Cup tennis final, Djokovic flops on Serb return (AFP) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 01:56 PM PDT AFP - Nine-time champions France eased into the Davis Cup final on Saturday, but Serbia's decision to throw unfit world number two Novak Djokovic into doubles action backfired against the Czech Republic.

Pope apologizes on abuse as thousands protest in London (Reuters) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 01:42 PM PDT Reuters - Pope Benedict made one of his strongest apologies to victims of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests on Saturday in London, while thousands of marchers staged the biggest protest of any of his trips abroad.

Tens of thousands protest against German nuclear plan (AFP) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 01:20 PM PDT AFP - Tens of thousands demonstrated in Berlin Saturday against the government's proposal to extend the life of Germany's nuclear power plants for another decade or more.

Russian gay activist says he was seized by agents (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 11:24 AM PDT AP - A prominent Russian gay rights activist who vanished from a Moscow airport this week said Saturday he is back in the capital after being held for more than two days by men he believes were state security agents.

Quadruple amputee attempts English Channel swim (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 10:54 AM PDT AP - A Frenchman whose arms and legs were amputated is attempting to swim across the English Channel using leg prostheses that have flippers attached.

Polls: Swedish government poised for re-election (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 10:04 AM PDT AP - Sweden's center-right government heads into Sunday's election with a commanding lead in the polls but could lose its majority if an Islam-bashing far-right group makes it into Parliament.

A look at Sweden's candidates for prime minister (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 08:41 AM PDT AP - Sweden's candidates for prime minister:

(AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 08:37 AM PDT AP - A church group says victims of sexual abuse have met with pope in Britain.

AP Interview: Chechen hails Polish court decision (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 07:55 AM PDT AP - A Chechen separatist leader wanted in Russia on terrorism charges said Saturday his release from temporary arrest in Poland means that another European country rejects the Russian allegations he calls "absurd."

Facts and figures about Sweden (AP) Posted: 18 Sep 2010 05:57 AM PDT AP - Facts and figures about Sweden, which holds national elections Sunday.

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