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• Neglect threatens many of Italy's cherished ruins (AP)
• Countdown to Christmas with million-dollar advent calendar (AFP)
• Combat aircraft top international arms sales: think tank (AFP)
• Cameron to urge more political freedom in China (AFP)
• Three soldiers investigated for alleged Iraqi abuse (AFP)
• Thinning ozone could be leaving whales sunburned (AP)
• Stoke end losing streak as Spurs held in Premier League (AFP)
• Bush under fire over waterboarding claims (AFP)
• Wallaby reserves tame Tigers (AFP)
• Ex-CEO says BP was unprepared for oil spill (AP)
• 3 UK soldiers could face war crimes trial (AP)
• French detain 5 suspects in terror network probe (AP)
• Nobel panel hopes winner's wife can collect award (AP)
• In Germany, Demjanjuk says he's too sick for trial (AP)
• French court orders probe into African presidents (AP)
• UNESCO withdraws support for Iran philosophy event (AP)
• Former Czechoslovak court chief fatally shot (AP)
• Irish victims seek probe into Catholic laundries (AP)
• Berlin marks 21 years since wall's fall (AP)
• US rejects UN call to abolish death penalty (AP)

Neglect threatens many of Italy's cherished ruins (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 05:05 PM PST AP - For all of Italy's ancient wonders, the real wonder might be that so many are still standing, given the poor care they get. The collapse in Pompeii last week of a frescoed house where gladiators prepared for combat was the latest loss. The structure had survived the explosion of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. but apparently could not withstand modern neglect.

Countdown to Christmas with million-dollar advent calendar (AFP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 05:05 PM PST AFP - London department store Harrods gave a luxurious new spin to the humble Christmas advent calendar by unveiling a one-million-dollar version featuring a speedboat and a designer kitchen.

Combat aircraft top international arms sales: think tank (AFP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 05:01 PM PST AFP - Combat planes account for one third of all global arms transfers, with the United States topping the list of sellers and India, the United Arab Emirates and Israel the biggest buyers, according to the SIPRI think tank.

Cameron to urge more political freedom in China (AFP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:30 PM PST AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday will call for "greater political opening" in China as its economy surges forward, as he ends a visit designed to drum up trade, his office said.

Three soldiers investigated for alleged Iraqi abuse (AFP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:26 PM PST AFP - Three British soldiers have been referred to the country's senior military prosecutor over allegations that they abused Iraqi detainees, the High Court heard Tuesday.

Thinning ozone could be leaving whales sunburned (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 04:08 PM PST AP - The thinning ozone layer could be leaving the world's whales scarred from severe sunburn, experts said Wednesday.

Stoke end losing streak as Spurs held in Premier League (AFP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 03:43 PM PST AFP - Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp lashed out at World Cup final referee Howard Webb after Spurs dropped precious Premier League points in a 1-1 draw with Sunderland on Tursday.

Bush under fire over waterboarding claims (AFP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 02:51 PM PST AFP - Former US president George W. Bush on Tuesday faced a barrage over criticism over his defence of simulated drowning or "waterboarding" to interrogate terrorist suspects.

Wallaby reserves tame Tigers (AFP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 02:49 PM PST AFP - Australia's second-string side beat champions Leicester 25-16 at Welford Road here on Tuesday ahead of the Test team's clash against England at Twickenham this weekend.

Ex-CEO says BP was unprepared for oil spill (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 02:44 PM PST AP - Former BP PLC chief Tony Hayward has acknowledged that the company was unprepared for the disastrous Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the media frenzy it spawned, and said the firm came close to financial disaster as its credit sources evaporated.

3 UK soldiers could face war crimes trial (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 01:09 PM PST AP - Three British soldiers have been referred to a senior military prosecutor over allegations that they abused Iraqis in the aftermath of the U.S.-led invasion, the Ministry of Defense said Tuesday.

French detain 5 suspects in terror network probe (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 11:45 AM PST AP - French police have detained five people suspected of a role in a network that allegedly sends French citizens to the tribal zone bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan to train for war, a security official and the Paris prosecutor's office said Tuesday.

Nobel panel hopes winner's wife can collect award (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:37 AM PST AP - The Norwegian Nobel Committee hopes Chinese authorities will allow the wife of imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo to travel to Oslo and accept the award on his behalf, the panel's spokesman said Tuesday.

In Germany, Demjanjuk says he's too sick for trial (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:07 AM PST AP - John Demjanjuk, on trial on charges he served as a guard at a Nazi death camp, told judges Tuesday in a rare in-court statement that he was in such pain that he could no longer concentrate on the proceedings.

French court orders probe into African presidents (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 10:02 AM PST AP - France's highest court authorized a probe into the assets of three African heads of state Tuesday, after two rights groups' alleged that the leaders laundered money through French villas, cars and bank accounts.

UNESCO withdraws support for Iran philosophy event (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 09:36 AM PST AP - UNESCO has withdrawn its support for events Iran is organizing to mark World Philosophy Day this month, the organization said in a statement Tuesday.

Former Czechoslovak court chief fatally shot (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 09:11 AM PST AP - The former chief judge of Czechoslovakia's Constitutional Court has been shot dead in his home, officials said Tuesday.

Irish victims seek probe into Catholic laundries (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 08:51 AM PST AP - Ireland's human rights watchdog appealed Tuesday to the government to investigate the abuse of women and girls in prison-style Catholic laundries, an issue left unresolved by state probes into scandals inside other church-run institutions.

Berlin marks 21 years since wall's fall (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 08:42 AM PST AP - Berlin has renamed a public square in honor of events 21 years ago, when the first wave of former East Germans demanded guards let them through to the West, trigging the collapse of the Berlin wall.

US rejects UN call to abolish death penalty (AP) Posted: 09 Nov 2010 08:36 AM PST AP - The United States dismissed international calls Tuesday to abolish the death penalty as friends and foes alike delivered their recommendations on how Washington can improve its human rights record.

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