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• Terror plot uncovered in Europe (AP)
• England set to pull out of 2022 World Cup race (AFP)
• Al-Qaeda-linked terror plot targeting Europe foiled: report (AFP)
• Butt refuses to apologise upon arrival in England (AFP)
• London 2012 construction chief quits (AFP)
• Plot to attack European cities foiled: report (Reuters)
• Iceland ex-PM faces possible charges in meltdown (AP)
• Chelsea sink Marseille to get back on Champions League track (AFP)
• Ed Miliband cuts loose from Blair, Brown (AFP)
• Arsenal beat Partizan in Champions League (AFP)
• Rightist Dutch parties agree on minority coalition (AP)
• Eiffel Tower reopens after telephoned bomb threat (AP)
• UK Labour chief Ed Miliband lays out comeback plan (AP)
• Police: Norway terror plot targeted Danish paper (AP)
• Italy's Berlusconi to seek confidence vote (AP)
• French minister defends bill on losing citizenship (AP)
• AP Interview: Russian haunted by role in spy swap (AP)
• Israeli's media campaign in Turkey (AP)
• Plane with rowdy man returns to Polish airport (AP)
• 6 convicted in Austria temple shooting (AP)

Terror plot uncovered in Europe (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 05:35 PM PDT AP - Intelligence officials have intercepted a credible terror plot against Britain and France, raising security fears at the Eiffel Tower on Tuesday, but failing to raise the overall threat level in either country.

England set to pull out of 2022 World Cup race (AFP) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 04:39 PM PDT AFP - England will withdraw its candidature to host the 2022 World Cup if, as expected, the United States drops its bid for the 2018 event, a top official said on Tuesday.

Al-Qaeda-linked terror plot targeting Europe foiled: report (AFP) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 04:37 PM PDT AFP - Intelligence agencies have disrupted an Al-Qaeda-linked plot to launch terror attacks in Britain, France and Germany, a report said, citing intelligence sources.

Butt refuses to apologise upon arrival in England (AFP) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 03:46 PM PDT AFP - Pakistan cricket chief Ijaz Butt flew into England on Tuesday still steadfastly refusing to apologise for his role in a row over 'spot-fixing' that has been the talk of world cricket

London 2012 construction chief quits (AFP) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 03:43 PM PDT AFP - The Australian mastermind of the massive building project for the 2012 London Olympics is to quit his job next year before construction is completed, it was announced on Tuesday.

Plot to attack European cities foiled: report (Reuters) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 03:41 PM PDT Reuters - Intelligence agencies have disrupted plans for multiple attacks on European cities by a group thought to be linked to al Qaeda, Britain's Sky News said on Tuesday.

Iceland ex-PM faces possible charges in meltdown (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 03:35 PM PDT AP - Iceland's former Prime Minister Geir Haarde has been referred to a special court in a move that could make him the first world leader to be charged in connection with the global financial crisis.

Chelsea sink Marseille to get back on Champions League track (AFP) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 03:06 PM PDT AFP - Chelsea returned to form in convincing fashion with a 2-0 victory over French champions Marseille in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Ed Miliband cuts loose from Blair, Brown (AFP) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 02:56 PM PDT AFP - New opposition leader Ed Miliband vowed Tuesday to ditch the baggage of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown and revamp the Labour Party to propel it back into power.

Arsenal beat Partizan in Champions League (AFP) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 02:28 PM PDT AFP - Arsenal beat 10-man Partizan Belgrade 3-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday despite missing a penalty, in a match where Gunners goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski restored some of his tarnished reputation.

Rightist Dutch parties agree on minority coalition (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 01:38 PM PDT AP - The leaders of Dutch right-wing parties say they've concluded an agreement for a minority government supported by the anti-Islam party of Geert Wilders.

Eiffel Tower reopens after telephoned bomb threat (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 01:07 PM PDT AP - The Eiffel Tower was briefly evacuated Tuesday evening after officials received a bomb threat called in from a telephone booth, in the second such alert at the monument in two weeks.

UK Labour chief Ed Miliband lays out comeback plan (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 11:07 AM PDT AP - Britain's Ed Miliband made a debut address Tuesday as head of the opposition Labour Party, promising to draw lessons from a humbling election defeat, sweep away divisions caused by the Iraq war and offer hope amid the country's painful round of austerity measures.

Police: Norway terror plot targeted Danish paper (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 10:48 AM PDT AP - Three terror suspects who were arrested in an alleged al-Qaida plot in Norway were likely planning an attack against a Danish newspaper that caricatured the Prophet Muhammad, Norwegian and Danish police said Tuesday.

Italy's Berlusconi to seek confidence vote (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 10:34 AM PDT AP - Premier Silvio Berlusconi will seek a confidence vote in the Chamber of Deputies on his government's priorities for reforms. His main ally boasted Tuesday that the coalition had secured enough loyal lawmakers to win the political gamble.

French minister defends bill on losing citizenship (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 10:25 AM PDT AP - Does France have second-class citizens? A new bill introduced Tuesday in parliament aimed at toughening immigration rules would strip naturalized citizens of their nationality if they threaten the lives of police.

AP Interview: Russian haunted by role in spy swap (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:22 AM PDT AP - The Russian arms researcher released from prison in a Cold War-style spy swap has mixed feelings about the deal and wishes more of his colleagues had been freed.

Israeli's media campaign in Turkey (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 09:08 AM PDT AP - A brief visit by an Israeli hospital official was meant to counter tensions over new efforts to break the Gaza blockade, and help to revive damaged ties between Turkey and Israel, both close U.S. allies.

Plane with rowdy man returns to Polish airport (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 08:27 AM PDT AP - An airline spokeswoman says a U.S.-bound Polish plane was forced to return to Warsaw airport shortly after takeoff after a rowdy passenger scuffled with the crew.

6 convicted in Austria temple shooting (AP) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 08:05 AM PDT AP - A court on Tuesday convicted six men for an attack at a temple in Vienna that killed a Sikh sect leader and wounded more than a dozen people.

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