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• European airports race to clear Christmas backlog (AFP)
• British gov't hit by fresh revelations of dissent (AFP)
• Putin takes it on the chin from former judo coach (Reuters)
• French farmer jailed in shooting over truffles (AP)
• French truffle farmer held in intruder's death (Reuters)
• Tons of nuclear waste repatriated to Russia (AP)
• Belarus probes opposition figures over riots (AFP)
• Track champion protests innocence after court hearing (AFP)
• Pro-Kremlin group luring youth with spy luster (Reuters)
• High security Serb nuclear shipment reaches Russia (Reuters)
• Spy Anna Chapman joins Putin's Russian youth group (AP)
• Belarus: 7 presidential candidates face 15 years (AP)
• Vandals target Pole working on Jewish remembrance (AP)
• Electricity supplies cut to top Turkish hotel (AP)
• 113 Haitian children join adoptive French families (AP)
• Ukraine prosecutors question ex-premier Tymoshenko (AP)
• Moscow police chief questions civil liberties (AP)
• Albanian PM seeks probe on organ traffic claims (AP)
• Turkish man goes on trial for plot to kill rabbis (AP)
• Heathrow boss gives up bonus amid snow chaos (AP)

European airports race to clear Christmas backlog (AFP) Posted: 22 Dec 2010 05:39 PM PST AFP - Snowbound European airports raced to clear a backlog of stranded passengers as better weather conditions allowed them to begin frantic efforts to get people home for Christmas.

British gov't hit by fresh revelations of dissent (AFP) Posted: 22 Dec 2010 05:18 PM PST AFP - Britain's coalition government was hit by fresh evidence of internal tensions Thursday from a newspaper sting that has already caused a major row over a minister's unguarded remarks about Rupert Murdoch.

Putin takes it on the chin from former judo coach (Reuters) Posted: 22 Dec 2010 03:08 PM PST Reuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was given tips on pushing his hips forward and how to use his left hand by his long-time judo coach during a sparring session Wednesday.

French farmer jailed in shooting over truffles (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2010 02:35 PM PST AP - French police have arrested a farmer who fatally shot a trespasser he suspected of trying to steal highly coveted truffles from his land on the edge of France's southern Provence region.

French truffle farmer held in intruder's death (Reuters) Posted: 22 Dec 2010 02:29 PM PST Reuters - A French truffle grower was detained on Wednesday on charges of shooting dead a man he believed had stolen some of his prized fungi, prosecutors said.

Tons of nuclear waste repatriated to Russia (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2010 02:09 PM PST AP - The U.N. nuclear agency says tons of highly radioactive nuclear waste from a defunct Serbian reactor have been repatriated to Russia.

Belarus probes opposition figures over riots (AFP) Posted: 22 Dec 2010 01:48 PM PST AFP - Belarus has opened criminal probes against 18 leading opposition figures over their involvement in post-election protests that could see them jailed for up to 15 years, a rights group said Wednesday.

Track champion protests innocence after court hearing (AFP) Posted: 22 Dec 2010 01:35 PM PST AFP - World steeplechase champion Marta Dominguez, who is suspected of trafficking in performance-enhancing drugs, insisted Wednesday she was innocent after being questioned in court over the allegations.

Pro-Kremlin group luring youth with spy luster (Reuters) Posted: 22 Dec 2010 01:32 PM PST Reuters - Russian celebrity spy Anna Chapman turned political activist on Wednesday to rally youth support for Vladimir Putin's United Russia party as it prepares for parliamentary elections next year.

High security Serb nuclear shipment reaches Russia (Reuters) Posted: 22 Dec 2010 01:32 PM PST Reuters - About 2,500 kg (5,500 pounds) of highly-radioactive spent atomic fuel, some of it potential bomb material, has arrived safely in Russia after a secret trip under heavy security from Serbia, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said.

Spy Anna Chapman joins Putin's Russian youth group (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2010 01:26 PM PST AP - Former spy Anna Chapman publicly reaffirmed her allegiance to Russia and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Wednesday by joining the youth wing of his United Russia party — as an issue Playboy magazine with nude pictures of her hit the newsstands.

Belarus: 7 presidential candidates face 15 years (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2010 10:59 AM PST AP - Seven presidential candidates who ran against the country's authoritarian leader could face up to 15 years in prison and one was beaten so badly in the election's aftermath he is unable to walk, his lawyer and a human rights organization said.

Vandals target Pole working on Jewish remembrance (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2010 10:00 AM PST AP - Vandals threw firecrackers and bricks with swastikas into the home of the Polish head of a group devoted to Jewish remembrance, the man who was target of the attack said Wednesday.

Electricity supplies cut to top Turkish hotel (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2010 09:52 AM PST AP - A Turkish regional electricity company has cut supplies to one of the world's top luxury hotels over unpaid bills, say local media.

113 Haitian children join adoptive French families (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2010 08:29 AM PST AP - More than 100 children from Haiti arrived in France on Wednesday to start new lives with their adoptive families — an event some parents described as an early Christmas present.

Ukraine prosecutors question ex-premier Tymoshenko (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2010 08:12 AM PST AP - Prosecutors are questioning former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko about allegations she misspent $280 million during her time in office.

Moscow police chief questions civil liberties (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2010 06:59 AM PST AP - Moscow's police chief questioned Wednesday whether civil liberties are even practical when authorities need to keep law and order, the latest sign that ethnic tensions in Russia could lead to new democratic rollbacks.

Albanian PM seeks probe on organ traffic claims (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2010 06:55 AM PST AP - Albania has invited an international investigation into claims it was linked with the trafficking of organs from slain civilians during the war in neighboring Kosovo.

Turkish man goes on trial for plot to kill rabbis (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2010 06:51 AM PST AP - A Turkish news agency says a court has released a man whom prosecutors accuse of plotting to murder Jewish rabbis and the Istanbul-based leader of the world's Orthodox Christians.

Heathrow boss gives up bonus amid snow chaos (AP) Posted: 22 Dec 2010 05:02 AM PST AP - The boss of London's Heathrow airport says he will forego his bonus this year, after the airport came under heavy criticism for snow-related disruptions.

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