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• 1,000 detained in Russia to prevent ethnic clashes (AP)
• EU hopes to seize debt crisis initiative at summit (Reuters)
• Julian Assange back in court to fight for bail (AP)
• BP pledges cooperation after US files suit (AFP)
• Nasri says he's become a man at Arsenal (AFP)
• EU ready to probe Thaci over organ trafficking claims (AFP)
• Italy appeals court ups US sentences in CIA trial (AP)
• EU police seek 'facts' in Kosovo organ probe (AP)
• Iraq obtains info on bomb plots in the US, Europe (AP)
• Man kills four in Spain shooting rampage (AFP)
• French court rejects Noriega's request for release (AP)
• Czech court rejects Jewish restitution claim (AP)
• Germany givs $80 million to fix Auschwitz memorial (AP)
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• Disagreement over EU debt crisis measures deepens (AP)
• EU human rights laureate calls for change in Cuba (AP)
• Ukraine's Tymoshenko probed for abuse of office (AP)
• US: UK suspect part of international terror plot (AP)
• Man shoots 4 people dead in northern Spanish town (AP)
• Human Rights report slams Iran for harassing gays (AP)

1,000 detained in Russia to prevent ethnic clashes (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2010 05:06 PM PST AP - Fearing more clashes between racist hooligans and mostly Muslim ethnic minorities, police detained more than 1,000 people in Moscow and several other Russian cities Wednesday, after weekend rioting in the capital left dozens injured.

EU hopes to seize debt crisis initiative at summit (Reuters) Posted: 15 Dec 2010 04:03 PM PST Reuters - European Union leaders meet on Thursday to try to agree the next steps in tackling a year-long debt crisis that has consumed Greece and Ireland and threatens to spread to Portugal and Spain.

Julian Assange back in court to fight for bail (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2010 03:32 PM PST AP - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was due back in British court Thursday to fight for bail following a week of legal drama which has seen prosecutors challenge a judge's decision to free him.

BP pledges cooperation after US files suit (AFP) Posted: 15 Dec 2010 01:48 PM PST AFP - BP pledged on Wednesday to cooperate with the United States after the government filed a suit against the energy giant for damages caused by this year's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Nasri says he's become a man at Arsenal (AFP) Posted: 15 Dec 2010 01:11 PM PST AFP - Samir Nasri believes he has become a man while playing at Arsenal where he is currently enjoying a fine season as the Gunners push for the English Premier League title.

EU ready to probe Thaci over organ trafficking claims (AFP) Posted: 15 Dec 2010 01:04 PM PST AFP - The Kosovo government rejected Wednesday allegations of Prime Minister Hashim Thaci's involvement in organ trafficking and other crimes, but the European Union said it was ready to investigate.

Italy appeals court ups US sentences in CIA trial (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2010 12:53 PM PST AP - An Italian appeals court on Wednesday increased the sentences against 23 Americans convicted in the kidnapping of an Egyptian terror suspect involved in the CIA's extraordinary renditions program.

EU police seek 'facts' in Kosovo organ probe (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2010 12:50 PM PST AP - European Union police in Kosovo on Wednesday asked for "hard facts" to back up claims made by an investigator that civilian detainees of the Kosovo Liberation Army were shot to death to sell their kidneys on the black market.

Iraq obtains info on bomb plots in the US, Europe (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2010 12:26 PM PST AP - Iraqi authorities have obtained confessions from captured insurgents who claim al-Qaida is planning suicide attacks in the United States and Europe during the Christmas season, two senior officials said Wednesday.

Man kills four in Spain shooting rampage (AFP) Posted: 15 Dec 2010 12:01 PM PST AFP - A 57-year-old Spanish builder who reportedly liked dressing up as a sheriff shot and killed four people including his former boss Wednesday, police and media reports said.

French court rejects Noriega's request for release (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2010 10:54 AM PST AP - A French court on Wednesday turned down former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega's request to be released from prison while awaiting possible extradition to his home country.

Czech court rejects Jewish restitution claim (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2010 10:47 AM PST AP - A Czech court has rejected a restitution claim by the Jewish descendants of a man who owned a button factory that was taken over by the Nazis and then nationalized.

Germany givs $80 million to fix Auschwitz memorial (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2010 09:30 AM PST AP - Germany pledged Wednesday to pay euro60 million ($80 million) over the next year into a fund for Auschwitz-Birkenau to preserve the barracks, gas chambers and other evidence of Nazi crimes at the former death camp, some of which are deteriorating to the point of collapse.

(AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2010 09:19 AM PST AP - Russian police say at least 1,000 people detained in Moscow to prevent ethnic clashes.

Disagreement over EU debt crisis measures deepens (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2010 08:55 AM PST AP - Disagreement over how to fight Europe's debt crisis deepened Wednesday, on the eve of a two-day summit of European leaders, as violent protests and uncertainty fueled investors' concerns once again.

EU human rights laureate calls for change in Cuba (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2010 08:08 AM PST AP - A Cuban dissident used a video address at Wednesday's award of the EU's main human rights prize to call for the release of political prisoners in his homeland and for the government to end attacks on the opposition.

Ukraine's Tymoshenko probed for abuse of office (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2010 08:07 AM PST AP - Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office says it has launched a criminal probe of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko over alleged abuse of office.

US: UK suspect part of international terror plot (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2010 08:03 AM PST AP - U.S. authorities say an alleged al-Qaida operative arrested in Britain was part of an international conspiracy to attack targets in England, the United States and Norway.

Man shoots 4 people dead in northern Spanish town (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2010 07:54 AM PST AP - Police arrested a man suspected of shooting dead four people in a town in northeastern Spain on Wednesday.

Human Rights report slams Iran for harassing gays (AP) Posted: 15 Dec 2010 07:52 AM PST AP - Iranians convicted for same-sex activities are on death row and awaiting hanging, including several who were minors when arrested, Human Rights Watch said Wednesday.

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