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• Autistic children lack visual skills: study (AFP)
• Dog in Germany gives birth to 17 puppies (AP)
• Pope: Church must reflect on what allowed abuse (AP)
• 12 men arrested in suspected UK terrorism plot (AP)
• Winter disruptions turn travel bitter and chaotic (AP)
• British business minister in threat to quit (AFP)
• Man.City manager relieved at end of Tevez saga (AFP)
• Christmas chaos as snow snarls European travel (AFP)
• New mistletoe species found in time for Christmas (AFP)
• Brother pleads guilty to beating Potter actress (AP)
• France authenticates journalists video (AP)
• Russia: Arms treaty with US can't be changed (AP)
• Court upholds sentence for former Nazi hit man (AP)
• EU: Shorter shifts for pilots could reduce fatigue (AP)
• Turkey's leader asks Obama to thwart genocide vote (AP)
• Serbia seeks probe into organ trafficking report (AP)
• Spanish police recover art stolen from warehouse (AP)
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• Top UK judge: No ban on Twitter in court (AP)

Autistic children lack visual skills: study (AFP) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 06:37 PM PST AFP - Autistic children have difficulty finding things such as shoes in a bedroom or apples at a supermarket, impairing their ability to lead normal lives, according to a new study.

Dog in Germany gives birth to 17 puppies (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 06:34 PM PST AP - A dog in Germany has given birth to 17 puppies, leaving their owner thrilled but fatigued after having to feed them with a bottle for several weeks because their mother couldn't cope with the demand.

Pope: Church must reflect on what allowed abuse (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 06:33 PM PST AP - Pope Benedict XVI told Vatican officials Monday that they must reflect on the church's culpability in its child sex-abuse scandal, but he also blamed a secular society in which he said the mistreatment of children was frighteningly common.

12 men arrested in suspected UK terrorism plot (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 06:33 PM PST AP - In the biggest anti-terrorist sweep in Britain in nearly two years, police have arrested a dozen men accused of plotting a large-scale terror attack on targets inside the United Kingdom.

Winter disruptions turn travel bitter and chaotic (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 06:33 PM PST AP - The Christmas travel season turned angry and chaotic Monday as British officials struggled to clear snow and ice that paralyzed rail and air links and spawned cancellations and delays stranding thousands around the world.

British business minister in threat to quit (AFP) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 06:30 PM PST AFP - Britain's business minister has privately indicated he could quit and "bring the government down" if he is pushed too far in talks with the Conservatives, in remarks published Tuesday.

Man.City manager relieved at end of Tevez saga (AFP) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 06:11 PM PST AFP - Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini admits he is relieved to see Carlos Tevez end his attempts to force his way out of Eastlands.

Christmas chaos as snow snarls European travel (AFP) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 06:09 PM PST AFP - Thousands of angry travellers struggled Monday to get home for Christmas as snow and ice caused fresh chaos at European airports and paralysed roads and railways across the frozen continent.

New mistletoe species found in time for Christmas (AFP) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 05:17 PM PST AFP - Scientists have discovered a new tropical species of mistletoe, the plant under which revellers traditionally kiss at Christmas, Britain's Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew said.

Brother pleads guilty to beating Potter actress (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 03:24 PM PST AP - The brother of an actress who appeared in the Harry Potter movies has pleaded guilty to assaulting her, allegedly after she met a man who was not Muslim.

France authenticates journalists video (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 01:07 PM PST AP - French officials have authenticated a recent video of two French journalists who were kidnapped in Afghanistan a year ago, and they appear to be in good health.

Russia: Arms treaty with US can't be changed (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 12:08 PM PST AP - Russia has warned the U.S. that no changes can be made to a proposed nuclear arms control treaty, which President Barack Obama wants ratified before the end of the year.

Court upholds sentence for former Nazi hit man (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 11:40 AM PST AP - Germany's top criminal court has rejected an 89-year-old man's appeal against a life sentence given to him earlier this year for killing three Dutch civilians during World War II.

EU: Shorter shifts for pilots could reduce fatigue (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 09:56 AM PST AP - The European Union wants to limit the number of hours that pilots can work daily in order to reduce fatigue that some scientist say is a cause in a fifth of all fatal air crashes worldwide.

Turkey's leader asks Obama to thwart genocide vote (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 08:49 AM PST AP - Turkey's prime minister asked President Barack Obama on Monday to prevent a possible House vote on a resolution declaring the World War I-era killings of Armenians a genocide.

Serbia seeks probe into organ trafficking report (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 07:51 AM PST AP - Serbia urged international authorities on Monday to investigate allegations of a trade in the kidneys and other organs of civilians slain in the aftermath of Kosovo's 1999 war for secession, officials said.

Spanish police recover art stolen from warehouse (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 06:13 AM PST AP - Spanish police say they have recovered artworks including pieces by Picasso, Colombian artist Fernando Botero and Spanish sculptor Eduardo Chillida that were stolen from a Madrid warehouse.

(AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 04:02 AM PST AP - International monitors say Belarus' vote seriously flawed, condemn police crackdown on protest.

Top UK judge: No ban on Twitter in court (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2010 03:26 AM PST AP - It's the tweet smell of success for courtroom microbloggers.

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