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• Sunderland sixth but Bruce counsels caution (AFP)
• Belarus set to give maverick president fourth term (AFP)
• Russia "concerned" over mounting Korean tensions (Reuters)
• Ice set to bring more chaos to Britain (Reuters)
• Belarus' authoritarian leader seeks new term (AP)
• Belarus vote set to extend 16-year Lukashenko rule (Reuters)
• Ospreys fly high, Toulon thrash London Irish (AFP)
• Moscow police arrest 800 to prevent ethnic violence (Reuters)
• Heavy snow hits air travel, roads across Europe (AP)
• Italian court OKs evidence review for Knox (AP)
• Prosecutor: Sudan's Al-Bashir stole billions (AP)
• French families to adopt 318 Haitian children (AP)
• Moscow police arrest 500 as ethnic tensions linger (AP)
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• 7 hunters killed in Russia's south (AP)
• Germany's Merkel visits soldiers in Afghanistan (AP)

Sunderland sixth but Bruce counsels caution (AFP) Posted: 18 Dec 2010 05:43 PM PST AFP - A genuine test of Sunderland's resources is looming following the 1-0 home win over Bolton that lifted them above Owen Coyle's team and into sixth place in the Premier League.

Belarus set to give maverick president fourth term (AFP) Posted: 18 Dec 2010 05:39 PM PST AFP - Belarus votes in presidential polls expected to hand a fourth term to its unpredictable strongman Alexander Lukashenko but already derided by the opposition as a mockery of democracy.

Russia "concerned" over mounting Korean tensions (Reuters) Posted: 18 Dec 2010 05:26 PM PST Reuters - Russia is seriously concerned that there could be a further escalation on the Korean peninsula, where North and South Korea are exchanging threats, Moscow's envoy to the United Nations said on Saturday.

Ice set to bring more chaos to Britain (Reuters) Posted: 18 Dec 2010 05:04 PM PST Reuters - Britons Sunday faced little respite from the Arctic conditions that have disrupted travel and shopping plans on the last weekend before Christmas, normally one of the busiest times of the year.

Belarus' authoritarian leader seeks new term (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2010 04:14 PM PST AP - Belarus' authoritarian leader, a frequent antagonist of both Russia and the West, seeks a fourth term in Sunday elections, and his opponents claim he's prepared to commit fraud to get it.

Belarus vote set to extend 16-year Lukashenko rule (Reuters) Posted: 18 Dec 2010 03:20 PM PST Reuters - The former Soviet republic of Belarus votes Sunday in an election that will almost certainly return Aleksander Lukashenko for a fourth term, backed at the 11th hour by Russia but flirting with the West.

Ospreys fly high, Toulon thrash London Irish (AFP) Posted: 18 Dec 2010 01:05 PM PST AFP - Welsh side Ospreys beat two-time champions Munster for the first time in the European Cup on Saturday with a 19-15 victory to turn their Pool 3 into a three horse race for the top spot which is the only one guaranteeing a certain place in the last eight.

Moscow police arrest 800 to prevent ethnic violence (Reuters) Posted: 18 Dec 2010 01:05 PM PST Reuters - Russian police detained hundreds of people in Moscow on Saturday, including young nationalists who rallied in the north of the city, as part of a clampdown to prevent new outbreaks of ethnic violence.

Heavy snow hits air travel, roads across Europe (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2010 01:01 PM PST AP - Blizzards and freezing temperatures shut down runways, train tracks and highways across Europe on Saturday, disrupting flights and leaving shivering drivers stranded on roadsides.

Italian court OKs evidence review for Knox (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2010 12:23 PM PST AP - Amanda Knox won an important victory in her appeals trial of her murder conviction in Italy on Saturday, when a court ruled that it will allow an independent review of crucial DNA evidence after defense claims that samples were inconclusive and possibly contaminated.

Prosecutor: Sudan's Al-Bashir stole billions (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2010 11:34 AM PST AP - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Saturday he has evidence Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has stolen billions of dollars from his impoverished country.

French families to adopt 318 Haitian children (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2010 09:47 AM PST AP - More than 300 Haitian children are preparing to fly to Paris with their new French adoptive families, just in time for the holidays.

Moscow police arrest 500 as ethnic tensions linger (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2010 09:10 AM PST AP - Russian news agencies say Moscow police have arrested 500 people to stop them attending rival protests over the killing of a soccer fan and the ethnic violence that erupted after the slaying.

(AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2010 08:27 AM PST AP - Italian appeals court allows review of crucial DNA evidence in victory for Amanda Knox defense.

7 hunters killed in Russia's south (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2010 08:26 AM PST AP - Russian police say seven hunters and forest rangers have been shot dead in a wooded area in the volatile Caucasus region.

Germany's Merkel visits soldiers in Afghanistan (AP) Posted: 18 Dec 2010 05:47 AM PST AP - German Chancellor Angela Merkel painted a stark picture Saturday of the task her country's troops face battling insurgents in Afghanistan, saying that Germany hasn't experienced anything like it since World War II.

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