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• Merkel says German multiculturalism has failed (Reuters)
• Britons trust ministers on cuts, don't expect fairness: poll (AFP)
• Climate activists protest at British oil refinery (AFP)
• German police evict protestors in station siege (AFP)
• German bid at multi-cultural society has failed: Merkel (AFP)
• French protesters rally over pension reform (Reuters)
• Chavez pledges oil supplies to Belarus 'for next 200 years' (AFP)
• French workers take to the streets as airport fears ease (AFP)
• Fuel supplies low as French protest pension reform (AP)
• Munster charge back as Myler lifts Saints (AFP)
• Chilean president brings mine rocks to London (AP)
• Armenia: We have world's longest aerial tramway (AP)
• Suspected body of IRA victim found after 31 years (AP)
• Dutch terrorism suspect renounces radicalism (AP)
• Swiss celebrate digging world's longest tunnel (AP)

Merkel says German multiculturalism has failed (Reuters) Posted: 16 Oct 2010 04:46 PM PDT Reuters - Germany's attempt to create a multicultural society has "utterly failed," Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday, adding fuel to a debate over immigration and Islam polarizing her conservative camp.

Britons trust ministers on cuts, don't expect fairness: poll (AFP) Posted: 16 Oct 2010 02:46 PM PDT AFP - Almost half of Britons think that major cuts in public spending due to be unveiled this week will be unfair but they trust ministers more than the opposition to fix the economy, a poll found Saturday.

Climate activists protest at British oil refinery (AFP) Posted: 16 Oct 2010 01:58 PM PDT AFP - Hundreds of demonstrators blockaded the road to a British oil refinery on Saturday in a peaceful protest against climate change, police and organisers said.

German police evict protestors in station siege (AFP) Posted: 16 Oct 2010 01:43 PM PDT AFP - Opponents of a major rail scheme in the German city of Stuttgart on Saturday barricaded themselves into a part of city's station slated for demolition before being evicted, police said.

German bid at multi-cultural society has failed: Merkel (AFP) Posted: 16 Oct 2010 01:40 PM PDT AFP - Germany's attempts to create a multi-cultural society in which people from various cultural backgrounds live together peacefully have failed, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday.

French protesters rally over pension reform (Reuters) Posted: 16 Oct 2010 01:20 PM PDT Reuters - A million or more people marched in cities across France on Saturday in the latest protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy's flagship pension reform, and refinery strikes squeezed fuel at airports.

Chavez pledges oil supplies to Belarus 'for next 200 years' (AFP) Posted: 16 Oct 2010 01:14 PM PDT AFP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Saturday promised to supply Belarus with oil for "the next 200 years", during a meeting with his counterpart Alexander Lukashenko.

French workers take to the streets as airport fears ease (AFP) Posted: 16 Oct 2010 01:02 PM PDT AFP - French trade unions staged another massive day of protests Saturday to defend their right to retire at 60, but fears of fuel shortages crippling Paris airports eased as supplies resumed.

Fuel supplies low as French protest pension reform (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2010 12:58 PM PDT AP - Officials have taken the extraordinary step of warning some flights landing at France's main airport to come with enough fuel to get back home, bracing for a possible fuel shortage after a new round of protests Saturday against plans to raise the retirement age to 62.

Munster charge back as Myler lifts Saints (AFP) Posted: 16 Oct 2010 12:49 PM PDT AFP - Munster bounced back from their opening European Cup loss to London Irish by scoring a thrilling bonus point win over Toulon at Thomond Park on Saturday.

Chilean president brings mine rocks to London (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2010 11:00 AM PDT AP - Chilean President Sebastian Pinera has arrived in London, bringing rocks retrieved from the San Jose mine where 33 miners were rescued earlier this week.

Armenia: We have world's longest aerial tramway (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2010 09:34 AM PDT AP - Armenia on Saturday opened a $45-million aerial tramway that it claims is the world's longest, beating out a rival in New Mexico.

Suspected body of IRA victim found after 31 years (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2010 08:49 AM PDT AP - A British-Irish search team says it has found the suspected remains of a Northern Ireland man who was abducted, executed and secretly buried by the IRA in 1979.

Dutch terrorism suspect renounces radicalism (AP) Posted: 16 Oct 2010 02:58 AM PDT AP - A prominent Dutch terrorism suspect serving a 15-year sentence for wounding four police officers with a hand grenade says he has renounced Islamic radicalism.

Swiss celebrate digging world's longest tunnel (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2010 06:18 PM PDT AP - Workers hugged, cheered and set off fireworks as the huge drill broke through the last stretch of rock deep in the Swiss Alps. There was delight at the end of the tunnel — the world's longest — when it was completed Friday.

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