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• Israel arrests staff from British consulate (AFP)
• England's bowlers on top in final Ashes Test (AFP)
• AP Exclusive: Iran invites nations to nuke sites (AP)
• World's longest-running soap turns 60 with tragic twist (AFP)
• Divided Belgium takes new stab at forming government (AFP)
• Israel arrests 2 UK consulate workers in Jerusalem (AP)
• England's Lewis lands PDC darts crown (AFP)
• Fiat CEO: 51 percent of Chrysler possible in 2011 (AP)
• Egypt sees Qaeda link to blast; Europe warns Copts (Reuters)
• Cretan tools point to 130,000-year-old sea travel (AP)
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• French trial for 8 suspects in terror finance ring (AP)
• Top US architect working on Italian bridge project (AP)
• Greece considers fence on part of Turkish border (AP)
• 500 seamen stranded in icebound Russian ships (AP)
• Germany denies it plans secret spy project with US (AP)
• Austria: Cemetery could contain Nazi victims (AP)
• Aftenposten: Israel gears up for Iran attack (AP)
• Oscar-nominated star Pete Postlethwaite dies at 64 (AP)

Israel arrests staff from British consulate (AFP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 05:25 PM PST AFP - Israeli authorities have arrested two locally hired workers at the British consulate general in Jerusalem who were reportedly linked to a plot to attack a stadium, the Foreign Office in London said.

England's bowlers on top in final Ashes Test (AFP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 05:09 PM PST AFP - England took a grip on the final Ashes Test with four Australian wickets during the extended second morning session at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Tuesday.

AP Exclusive: Iran invites nations to nuke sites (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 05:03 PM PST AP - Iran has invited Russia, China, the European Union and its allies among the Arab and developing world to tour its nuclear sites, in an apparent move to gain support ahead of a new round of talks with six world powers.

World's longest-running soap turns 60 with tragic twist (AFP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 03:49 PM PST AFP - "The Archers", the world's longest-running soap opera, marked its 60th birthday over the New Year weekend with a plot twist that saw one of the BBC radio show's best known characters fall to his death.

Divided Belgium takes new stab at forming government (AFP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 03:11 PM PST AFP - After six months of failed attempts to put together a government, Belgian political leaders are being offered a fresh chance to end the langage-divided nation's longest crisis.

Israel arrests 2 UK consulate workers in Jerusalem (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 03:07 PM PST AP - Two local maintenance workers at the U.K. consulate in Jerusalem have been arrested by Israeli authorities on suspicion of selling weapons to Hamas militants, officials said Monday.

England's Lewis lands PDC darts crown (AFP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 02:37 PM PST AFP - Englishman Adrian Lewis saw off Scotland's Gary Anderson 7-5 on Monday to land the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) crown producing a final nine-dart flourish.

Fiat CEO: 51 percent of Chrysler possible in 2011 (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 01:36 PM PST AP - Italy's Fiat is edging loser to becoming a global car maker. It has split off its farm equipment and truck business to focus on automobiles, and says it could take control of Chrysler this year.

Egypt sees Qaeda link to blast; Europe warns Copts (Reuters) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 01:26 PM PST Reuters - Egypt is screening people who arrived recently from countries where al-Qaeda is known to recruit after early findings suggested the militant network was behind a New Year's church bombing, security sources said.

Cretan tools point to 130,000-year-old sea travel (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 01:10 PM PST AP - Archaeologists on the island of Crete have discovered what may be evidence of one of the world's first sea voyages by human ancestors, the Greek Culture Ministry said Monday. A ministry statement said experts from Greece and the U.S. have found rough axes and other tools thought to be between 130,000 and 700,000 years old close to shelters on the island's south coast.

(AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 12:59 PM PST AP - Iran sends letter to EU, Russia, China, others, inviting them tour its nuclear facilities.

French trial for 8 suspects in terror finance ring (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 12:14 PM PST AP - Eight men went on trial on Monday in Paris for their alleged roles in an armed gang accused of using explosives and the threat of violence to finance Islamic terror operations.

Top US architect working on Italian bridge project (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 10:00 AM PST AP - Officials of a project to build a bridge linking the Italian mainland to Sicily say the architect for New York's Ground Zero skyscraper is working on designs for a complex to be built on the Calabrian side of the span.

Greece considers fence on part of Turkish border (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 09:17 AM PST AP - Greece is considering building a fence along a section of its border with Turkey that is the busiest transit point for illegal immigration in Europe, the country's public order minister said in an interview posted on his web site Monday.

500 seamen stranded in icebound Russian ships (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 08:21 AM PST AP - A Russian icebreaker labored Monday through howling winds and heavy snow as it tried to reach icebound ships in the Sea of Okhotsk where more than 500 seamen are trapped.

Germany denies it plans secret spy project with US (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 08:02 AM PST AP - Germany's aerospace center denied Monday that it is working with the U.S. on a $270 million high-tech secret spy program, insisting that its plans for a high-resolution optical satellite have purely scientific and security uses.

Austria: Cemetery could contain Nazi victims (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 05:23 AM PST AP - Officials say a hospital cemetery in western Austria could contain the remains of up to 220 people killed by the Nazis.

Aftenposten: Israel gears up for Iran attack (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 04:07 AM PST AP - Israel believes it would have only 10-12 minutes' warning if Iran launched rockets but that threats from Hamas and Hezbollah are the most pressing, according to leaked U.S. State Department cables published in a Norwegian newspaper.

Oscar-nominated star Pete Postlethwaite dies at 64 (AP) Posted: 03 Jan 2011 03:10 AM PST AP - Oscar-nominated British actor Pete Postlethwaite, described by director Steven Spielberg as "the best actor in the world," has died at age 64 after a long battle with cancer.

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