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Houllier set for emotional Liverpool return (AFP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 05:14 PM PST

Gerard Houllier (pictured) has called on his struggling Aston Villa side to cut out the AFP - Gerard Houllier has called on his struggling Aston Villa side to cut out the "stupid" mistakes that have punctured their season as he prepares to make an emotional return to Liverpool on Monday.

England set Australia 375 runs to save Test (AFP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 04:53 PM PST

England batsman Kevin Pietersen acknowledges the applause after scoring a double century against Australia on the third day of the second Ashes cricket Test match, in Adelaide. England declared their first innings at 620 for five leaving the leg-weary Australians 375 runs to save the second Ashes Test on the fourth day at the Adelaide Oval on Monday.(AFP/William West)AFP - England declared their first innings at 620 for five leaving the leg-weary Australians 375 runs to save the second Ashes Test on the fourth day at the Adelaide Oval on Monday.

Reports: Russian satellites fall into Pacific (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 04:20 PM PST

AP - Russian news reports say a rocket and its payload of three communications satellites has fallen into the Pacific Ocean after failing to reach orbit, the latest setback to that country's attempts to develop a system to rival the U.S. Global Positioning System.

Russian 'spy' found in parliament faces deportation (AFP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 03:44 PM PST

A lawmaker on Sunday insisted a Russian woman who works for him in parliament had AFP - A lawmaker on Sunday insisted a Russian woman who works for him in parliament had "nothing to hide" after she was arrested reportedly on suspicion of espionage.

Passengers clog Spain's airports as wildcat strike ends (AFP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 03:35 PM PST

Commuters look out at grounded Iberia planes as they wait for flights at Madrid's Bajaras airport. Hundreds of thousands of passengers packed Spain's airports Sunday as air services returned to normal after the military forced air traffic controllers to end a 24-hour wildcat strike under threat of jail.(AFP/Dominique Faget)AFP - Hundreds of thousands of passengers packed Spain's airports Sunday as air services returned to normal after the military forced air traffic controllers to end a 24-hour wildcat strike under threat of jail.

Robertson cruises, Higgins wins on UK return (AFP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 02:52 PM PST

World snooker champion Neil Robertson, pictured, has cruised into the second round of the UK Championships as he routed Rory McLeod 9-1, while controversial star John Higgins made a winning return to action.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - World champion Neil Robertson cruised into the second round of the UK Championships on Sunday as he routed Rory McLeod 9-1, while controversial star John Higgins made a winning return to action.

British soldier shot dead in Afghanistan: ministry (AFP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 02:34 PM PST

A British soldier walks near the Pimon military camp in Nad-e Ali district of Helmand province in March 2010. A British soldier was shot dead on Sunday while on patrol in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence in London said.(AFP/POOL/File/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - A British soldier was shot dead on Sunday while on patrol in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence in London said.

Danish actor who inspired Tintin has died (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 02:27 PM PST

Sept 2 2002 photo of Danish film actor Palle Huld who died Nov. 26, 2010. In 1928 he won a competition in newspaper Politiken, and he traveled around the world in 44 days by ship, railway and car. He wrote the book: Around the world in 44 Days by Palle , (a copy of which he holds), a trip which reportedly inspired Belgian author Hergé to create the cartoon character Tintin. (AP Photo/POLFOTO, Morten Langkilde) DENMARK OUTAP - Danish actor Palle Huld, who reportedly inspired a Belgian cartoonist to create the comic book reporter Tintin, has died. He was 98.

Economy minister says Spain will not seek financial aid: report (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 01:22 PM PST

Reuters - Spain's economic fundamentals are sound and the country will not appeal for financial support from the international aid mechanism, Spanish Economy Minister Elena Salgado said in an interview published on Sunday.

German jobs 'miracle' as a tale of two cities (AFP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 01:06 PM PST

A woman walks across the bridge in the evening rush hours in the northern German town of Neubrandenburg, in November 2010. The German jobs motor is turbo-charged these days but stark regional differences point up the potential and pitfalls in Europe's biggest economy.(AFP/File/Odd Andersen)AFP - The German jobs motor is turbo-charged these days but stark regional differences point up the potential and pitfalls in Europe's biggest economy.

Polish president celebrates Hanukkah with Jews (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 12:22 PM PST

Polish President Bronislaw Komorowki lights a candle of a menorah in the Belweder Palace to celebrate Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010, as Rabbi Michael Schudrich looks on. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)AP - Poland's president lit a Hanukkah candle and distributed gifts to Jewish children on Sunday, continuing a tradition started by his predecessor of marking the Jewish holiday.

Iran claims nuke advance ahead of talks (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 11:31 AM PST

Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili, right, speaks with media, during a press briefing, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010. A picture of Majid Shahriari, a prominent nuclear scientist, is seen on the bottom of the podium, who was killed in a bomb attack on Monday, Nov. 29. Iran's top nuclear negotiator said there will be no progress in upcoming nuclear talks with the world powers unless Iran's rights are respected. Saeed Jalili told reporters that Iran's right to enrich uranium is non-negotiatble and can't be part of discussions during Dec. 6-7 talks with the world powers in Geneva.(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)AP - Iran claimed a milestone on the eve of talks in Geneva with six world powers, saying Sunday it has produced its first batch of locally mined uranium ore for enrichment, making it independent of foreign countries for a process the West fears is geared toward producing nuclear arms.

Birthday cake for Germany's favorite polar bear (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 10:59 AM PST

CORRECTS DAY OF BIRTHDAY TO SUNDAY- Polar bear Knut stands behind his 'birthday cake' to celebrate his 4th birthday in the Zoo of Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010. Berlin's famous polar bear Knut, who was rejected by his mother but went on to win the hearts of millions across the globe, celebrated his 4th birthday Sunday with a cake made of ice, fishes and some vegetables. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)AP - Knut, Germany's favorite polar bear, has celebrated his 4th birthday with a lavish party at his zoo attended by about 250 people.

Landslide kills 3 people in Bosnia (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 09:01 AM PST

A Bosnian rescue team recovers the body of one of three victims of a landslide that hit and buried a family house early morning Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010 in the northern Bosnian town of Tuzla, 130 kms north of Sarajevo. Neighbors rescued one man but could not help his wife, teenage son and the grandmother escape from the three story house that slid some 20 meters downhill before it collapsed and got buried in mud early Sunday morning. Because of heavy rainfall over the past five days, the Balkans have coped with the worst floods in a century that have forced authorities to evacuate thousands of people.(AP Photo/Amel Emric)AP - A landslide unleashed by heavy rain has killed three people and left several families homeless in the northern Bosnian town of Tuzla.

Car plows into group of cyclists in Italy, 8 dead (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 08:56 AM PST

Sheets cover the bodies of cyclists after a speeding car, partially seen at right, plowed head-on into their group in southern Italy on Sunday morning, killing eight of them, in Lamezia Terme, Italy, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010. The driver had been smoking marijuana, police said. Bent, mangled bikes were strewn about the scene, and the sheet-draped corpses dotted the two-lane road near Lamezia Terme, in the Calabrian 'toe'' of boot-shaped Italy where the accident occurred. (AP Photo/Adriana Sapone)AP - A speeding car plowed head-on into a group of cyclists in southern Italy on Sunday morning, killing eight of them, officials said. The driver had been smoking marijuana, police said.

Dutch prosecutors to try 5 alleged Somali pirates (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 08:31 AM PST

File photo of an armed pirate keeping vigil along the coastline at Hobyo town, northeastern Somalia. Somalia's breakaway Puntland state has hired a private security firm to fight piracy but Washington is concerned about the program's funding, aims and scope.(AFP/File/Mohamed Dahir)AP - Dutch prosecutors announced Sunday they have launched a criminal investigation into five suspected Somali pirates for allegedly hijacking a South African yacht and plan to prosecute them in the Netherlands.

French court to rule on Concorde crash (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 08:20 AM PST

FILE - Air France Concorde flight 4590 takes off with fire trailing from its engine on the left wing from Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, in this July 25, 2000 file photo. The plane crashed shortly after take-off, killing all the 109 people aboard and four others on the ground. A decade after a supersonic Concorde jet crashed in a fiery wreck outside Paris soon after takeoff, killing 113 people, a French court will rule at last Monday Dec 6 2010 on who, if anyone, is to blame. (AP Photo/Toshihiko Sato, File) MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTOGRAPHER TOSHIHIKO SATO JAPAN OUTAP - A decade after a supersonic Concorde jet crashed in a fiery wreck outside Paris soon after takeoff, killing 113 people, a French court will rule at last Monday on who, if anyone, is to blame.

Russian aide in UK parliament facing deportation (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 07:43 AM PST

May 22 2007 photo of British Liberal Democrat MP Mike Hancock who has denied his Russian assistant was a spy after security services arrested her on suspicion of espionage, it was reported Sunday Dec. 5, 2010. The Sunday Times reported that the government has already approved the deportation of 25-year-old Katia Zatuliveter.(AP Photo/Stephen Kelly/PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUTAP - A member of the House of Commons Defense Committee said Sunday that his Russian assistant is facing deportation as a suspected spy.

Iran talks: Strong rhetoric, low expectations (AP)

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 03:03 AM PST

Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili, speaks with media, during a press briefing, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010. A picture of Majid Shahriari, a prominent nuclear scientist, who was killed in a bomb attack on Monday, Nov. 29, 2010, covers the front of the lectern. Jalili, called the slaying of the nuclear scientist a 'disgrace' for the Security Council, claiming the attacks were linked to efforts to 'implement' international sanctions. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)AP - Iran and six world powers are heading into negotiations about the country's nuclear program Monday with low expectations, at odds on what to talk about and with tensions high over the assassination of one of Tehran's most prominent scientists.

WikiLeaks highlights diplomatic writing tradition (AP)

Posted: 04 Dec 2010 09:05 PM PST

AP - The diplomatic dispatch got straight to the point. "Emperor Dead," cabled John Foster from Russia to the U.S. State Department on the 1881 assassination of the Czar, Alexander II.

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