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• Cameron adviser "profoundly" sorry for comments (AFP)
• Stonehenge gets millions for major makeover (AP)
• 'Asian unicorn' and scaly anteater make endangered list (AFP)
• Irish central bank expects EU/IMF loan (Reuters)
• California couple stand out as world's tallest (Reuters)
• NATO fine-tunes Afghan exit strategy at summit (AP)
• AQIM demands Afghan withdrawal in return for French hostages (Reuters)
• Research of Danish astronomer's remains completed (AP)
• Nobel panel may not hand out Liu's peace prize (AP)
• Summary Box: Irish bailout-bound; Portugal next? (AP)
• Germany: Namibians find suspicious bag in airport (AP)
• In breakthrough, scientists trap antimatter atoms (AP)
• Liberal Dutch marijuana policy taking another hit? (AP)
• UK's Cameron: 2015 Afghanistan deadline is final (AP)
• UK police investigating mysterious forest blast (AP)
• Portuguese spy chief quits ahead of NATO summit (AP)
• Royal wedding challenge: Make it grand, yet cheap (AP)
• Int'l Court looking at crimes in Nigeria, Honduras (AP)
• Sweden to issue int'l warrant for Assange (AP)
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Cameron adviser "profoundly" sorry for comments (AFP) Posted: 18 Nov 2010 04:45 PM PST AFP - A senior adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron "profoundly" apologised after claiming in Friday's Telegraph newspaper that the country had "never had it so good," despite the recent downturn.

Stonehenge gets millions for major makeover (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2010 04:12 PM PST AP - Stonehenge is getting a multimillion-pound (-dollar) grant that conservators say will help restore some dignity to a World Heritage site blighted by busy roads and cramped facilities.

'Asian unicorn' and scaly anteater make endangered list (AFP) Posted: 18 Nov 2010 04:08 PM PST AFP - A miniature sloth, the "Asian unicorn" and a bushbaby known as the rondo dwarf galago were Friday added to the Zoological Society of London's list of genetically distinct and endangered mammals.

Irish central bank expects EU/IMF loan (Reuters) Posted: 18 Nov 2010 04:07 PM PST Reuters - Ireland insisted on Thursday its low rate of corporation tax was "non-negotiable" as it discusses an aid package worth tens of billions of euros from European partners and the IMF for its shattered banks.

California couple stand out as world's tallest (Reuters) Posted: 18 Nov 2010 03:55 PM PST Reuters - Their height made Wayne and Laurie Hallquist seem like an ideal match when they met seven years ago, and on Thursday they were matched with something else -- the title of world's tallest living married couple.

NATO fine-tunes Afghan exit strategy at summit (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2010 03:20 PM PST AP - NATO is expected to set a 2014 target for handing over security to Afghans at a summit that starts here Friday, as the alliance's appetite for the conflict dwindles after nine years of fighting, growing European war angst, and renewed criticism by Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

AQIM demands Afghan withdrawal in return for French hostages (Reuters) Posted: 18 Nov 2010 02:28 PM PST Reuters - The leader of al Qaeda's North African wing demanded the withdrawal of French forces from Afghanistan in return for the safety of French nationals kidnapped in Niger, al Jazeera TV reported on Thursday.

Research of Danish astronomer's remains completed (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2010 02:18 PM PST AP - Scientists have concluded taking samples of the remains of Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe that they hope could help them shed light on his sudden death more than 400 years ago.

Nobel panel may not hand out Liu's peace prize (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2010 02:16 PM PST AP - The Nobel Peace Prize may not be handed out this year because China is not likely to let anyone from imprisoned award-winner Liu Xiaobo's family attend the ceremony, a Nobel official said, calling China's diplomatic pressure this year unprecedented.

Summary Box: Irish bailout-bound; Portugal next? (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2010 02:16 PM PST AP - BAILOUT-BOUND: Ireland, looking to bolster its debt-crippled banks, edged closer to taking a bailout loan from the European Union. Talks with the EU, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund are expected to run into next week.

Germany: Namibians find suspicious bag in airport (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2010 01:40 PM PST AP - An Air Berlin flight from Namibia to Munich was delayed after police found a suspicious bag in the luggage hall of the airport in the southern African nation's capital, authorities said Thursday. Germany sent federal police experts stationed in South Africa to help in the investigation amid heightened concerns of terrorist threats against Germany, though it appeared later that the bag may have been part of an airport security test.

In breakthrough, scientists trap antimatter atoms (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2010 01:39 PM PST AP - Scientists may have been able to capture elusive atoms of antimatter, but don't expect that to lead to interstellar rocket engines or powerful bombs anytime soon — if ever.

Liberal Dutch marijuana policy taking another hit? (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2010 10:44 AM PST AP - The new conservative Dutch government wants to force the country's marijuana cafes to become "members only" clubs, a move that would effectively block foreigners from buying the drug.

UK's Cameron: 2015 Afghanistan deadline is final (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2010 10:03 AM PST AP - Prime Minister David Cameron insisted Thursday that British troops will quit their combat role in Afghanistan by 2015, whatever the security conditions or progress made in tackling insurgents.

UK police investigating mysterious forest blast (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2010 09:52 AM PST AP - Counterterrorism police are among those investigating a device thought to have blown up in a remote Scottish forest.

Portuguese spy chief quits ahead of NATO summit (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2010 09:08 AM PST AP - Portugal's spy chief resigned on the eve of a NATO summit in Lisbon, but the country's defense minister said Thursday this will not affect the security of the leaders from the military alliance's 28 member nations, including President Barack Obama.

Royal wedding challenge: Make it grand, yet cheap (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2010 08:32 AM PST AP - It's a wedding planner's nightmare.

Int'l Court looking at crimes in Nigeria, Honduras (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2010 08:20 AM PST AP - Investigators at the International Criminal Court are conducting preliminary probes into crimes in Nigeria and Honduras to establish whether to open cases in those countries, the court's prosecutor said Thursday.

Sweden to issue int'l warrant for Assange (AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2010 06:49 AM PST AP - Swedish prosecutors say they will seek an international arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in a rape investigation.

(AP) Posted: 18 Nov 2010 06:37 AM PST AP - Swedish prosecutors to issue international arrest warrant for WikiLeaks' Assange in rape case.

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