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• 2 US airmen killed in Frankfurt airport shooting (AP)
• Man City ease past second-string Villa in FA Cup (AFP)
• Wenger focuses on title after FA Cup romp (AFP)
• Britain releases UFO sighting and policy files (Reuters)
• Total to get 12 percent stake in Russia's Novatek for $4 bn (AFP)
• Two US airmen shot dead at German airport (AFP)
• Demjanjuk defense asks for more evidence (AP)
• Over 180,000 refugees flee to Libya's borders (AP)
• Rightist Dutch government dealt Senate blow (AFP)
• Pope exonerates Jews for Jesus' death in new book (AP)
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• UNESCO suspends cooperation with Libya (AP)
• Paris prosecutors say Galliano to stand trial (AP)
• Russia demands Japan investigate protest (AP)
• Greece: 98 migrant hunger strikers hospitalized (AP)
• German church offers up to $6,900 to abuse victims (AP)
• Denmark: Family captured by pirates is OK (AP)
• Gorbachev, at 80, gets Russia's highest honor (AP)
• Diplomats: NATO, EU mulling Libyan no-fly zone (AP)
• Berlusconi scandal teen hopeful about trial (AP)

2 US airmen killed in Frankfurt airport shooting (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 06:22 PM PST AP - Two U.S. airmen were killed and two others were wounded at Frankfurt airport Wednesday when a man opened fire on them at close range with a handgun, the first such attack on American forces in Germany in a quarter century. President Barack Obama called the shooting an "outrageous act."

Man City ease past second-string Villa in FA Cup (AFP) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 05:25 PM PST AFP - Roberto Mancini believes Manchester City are still to see the best from Mario Balotelli, despite seeing his striker go some way to answering his calls with an eye-catching performance in the 3-0 victory over Aston Villa on Wednesday in their FA Cup fifth round clash.

Wenger focuses on title after FA Cup romp (AFP) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 05:17 PM PST AFP - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger turned his attention back to the English Premier League title race immediately after defeating Leyton Orient to seal a place in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup on Wednesday.

Britain releases UFO sighting and policy files (Reuters) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:24 PM PST Reuters - Britain Thursday released 35 previously classified files documenting sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) by the military and members of the public dating back to the 1950s.

Total to get 12 percent stake in Russia's Novatek for $4 bn (AFP) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 03:39 PM PST AFP - French energy giant Total has entered a "strategic partnership" with Russia's Novatek, paying $4 billion (2.9 billion euros) for a 12 percent stake in the gas firm, the company said Wednesday.

Two US airmen shot dead at German airport (AFP) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 03:02 PM PST AFP - A lone gunman killed two US airmen Wednesday and seriously injured two more in an attack on their bus at Frankfurt airport in Germany, local authorities and the US military said.

Demjanjuk defense asks for more evidence (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 02:44 PM PST AP - John Demjanjuk's defense team is asking for more evidence to be sought in his trial on charges he served as a guard in the Nazi's Sobibor death camp.

Over 180,000 refugees flee to Libya's borders (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 02:43 PM PST AP - Libyan border crossings were overwhelmed Wednesday by tens of thousands of hungry, fearful people fleeing its burgeoning civil war. Egypt and a handful of European nations launched emergency airlifts and sent ships to handle the chaotic exodus.

Rightist Dutch government dealt Senate blow (AFP) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 02:18 PM PST AFP - The rightist Dutch government, backed by an anti-Islam party, appeared headed Wednesday for a historic minority in the Senate which analysts have warned could paralyse its policy-making.

Pope exonerates Jews for Jesus' death in new book (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 02:16 PM PST AP - Pope Benedict XVI has made a sweeping exoneration of the Jewish people for the death of Jesus Christ, tackling one of the most controversial issues in Christianity in a new book.

(AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 01:29 PM PST AP - APNewsBreak: Uncle says suspected shooter is German Muslim who worked at Frankfurt airport

UNESCO suspends cooperation with Libya (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 12:34 PM PST AP - UNESCO's chief says the organization is stopping all cooperation with Libya's government and suspending a partnership with a charity group headed by Moammar Gadhafi's son.

Paris prosecutors say Galliano to stand trial (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 11:37 AM PST AP - Paris prosecutors on Wednesday ordered John Galliano to stand trial over alleged racial insults — a development welcomed by the famous fashion designer's attorney, who said his client has been the victim of a "veritable lynching" in the court of public opinion.

Russia demands Japan investigate protest (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 11:25 AM PST AP - Russia is demanding that Japan investigate a protest that took place outside the Russian embassy in Tokyo, and warning that it could open its own criminal case in the matter.

Greece: 98 migrant hunger strikers hospitalized (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 11:11 AM PST AP - More than a third of the 240 North African immigrants on hunger strike in a central Athens mansion for the past 37 days have been hospitalized with severe health problems, say members of a migrant support network.

German church offers up to $6,900 to abuse victims (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 10:41 AM PST AP - Germany's Roman Catholic church on Wednesday said it planned to offer up to euro5,000 ($6,900) to victims of abuse by clergy or church officials while they were minors.

Denmark: Family captured by pirates is OK (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 09:25 AM PST AP - Denmark says it has established contact with the pirates who captured a Danish yacht in the Indian Ocean and with the Danish family that was taken hostage.

Gorbachev, at 80, gets Russia's highest honor (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 09:07 AM PST AP - Mikhail Gorbachev was awarded Russia's highest medal on his 80th birthday Wednesday, a belated tribute from the homeland where many blame him for the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union.

Diplomats: NATO, EU mulling Libyan no-fly zone (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 08:48 AM PST AP - Some NATO countries are drawing up contingency plans modeled on the no-fly zones over the Balkans in the 1990s in case the international community decides to impose an air embargo over Libya, diplomats said Wednesday.

Berlusconi scandal teen hopeful about trial (AP) Posted: 02 Mar 2011 08:36 AM PST AP - An 18-year-old at the center of the scandal plaguing Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi said Wednesday she's hopeful that his upcoming trial will "bring the truth to light."

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