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• UK weighs special unit to combat Olympics bad news (Reuters)
• US backs Egypt reform moves, seeks global support (AP)
• Capello hands Villa defender shock England call (AFP)
• Romania mine blast kills five: official (AFP)
• Clinton, Cameron discuss Lockerbie bomber case (AP)
• 5 Romanian coal miners killed in explosion (AP)
• British soldier killed in Afghan blast: MoD (AFP)
• Thousands rally for, against Basque separatism (AP)
• Wolves stun Man Utd on day of Premiership drama (AFP)
• US envoy: Mubarak has to lead Egypt to transition (AP)
• Thousands attend anti-Berlusconi rally (AP)
• Bush visit to Geneva canceled after protest threat (AP)
• UK police on alert as far right group protests (AP)
• Mass anti-government rally held in Serbia (AP)
• Cables: UK dismissive of 'numbskull' Zardari (AP)
• Russian officials against further Iran sanctions (AP)
• Pope challenges China with HK bishop ordination (AP)
• 3 French journalists, researcher safe in Egypt (AP)
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UK weighs special unit to combat Olympics bad news (Reuters) Posted: 05 Feb 2011 04:32 PM PST Reuters - Britain's Foreign Office should set up a "rapid response unit" ahead of the 2012 Olympics to rebuff or correct negative stories which could damage the country's reputation, lawmakers said on Sunday.

US backs Egypt reform moves, seeks global support (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2011 03:38 PM PST AP - The U.S. threw its weight behind nascent reforms led by Egypt's new vice president as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Saturday that international support was crucial to prevent extremists from hijacking the political transition.

Capello hands Villa defender shock England call (AFP) Posted: 05 Feb 2011 02:27 PM PST AFP - England manager Fabio Capello on Saturday called up uncapped Aston Villa defender Kyle Walker and Fulham goalkeeper David Stockdale for Wednesday's friendly against Denmark in Copenhagen.

Romania mine blast kills five: official (AFP) Posted: 05 Feb 2011 02:10 PM PST AFP - An explosion on Saturday killed five workers in the Uricani mine in southwest Romania, in the latest fatal accident in the country's ageing mines.

Clinton, Cameron discuss Lockerbie bomber case (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2011 12:40 PM PST AP - British Prime Minister David Cameron's office said Saturday he and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton agreed in talks that the release from jail of the Lockerbie bomber was a mistake.

5 Romanian coal miners killed in explosion (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2011 12:38 PM PST AP - Officials in Romania say that five miners died Saturday in an explosion at a coal mine.

British soldier killed in Afghan blast: MoD (AFP) Posted: 05 Feb 2011 12:24 PM PST AFP - A British soldier died in an explosion in Afghanistan Saturday, the Ministry of Defence announced, making him the 352nd member of the British armed forces to die in operations in the country.

Thousands rally for, against Basque separatism (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2011 12:20 PM PST AP - Several hundred Basque separatists held small street rallies, hung posters and painted political graffiti on walls throughout the troubled northern region on Saturday to support a new political party to be launched next week.

Wolves stun Man Utd on day of Premiership drama (AFP) Posted: 05 Feb 2011 12:18 PM PST AFP - Manchester United crashed to their first defeat of the season in a shock 2-1 loss at bottom club Wolves on Saturday after a day of drama and record goal-scoring across the Premier League.

US envoy: Mubarak has to lead Egypt to transition (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2011 11:26 AM PST AP - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's leadership remains crucial for now as the country heads into a transition to democracy, a U.S. envoy who met him this week said Saturday, cautioning that the situation remains precarious.

Thousands attend anti-Berlusconi rally (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2011 11:10 AM PST AP - Thousands of people have attended a rally to demand Premier Silvio Berlusconi's resignation following allegations he paid for sex with a 17-year-old girl and used his office to cover it up.

Bush visit to Geneva canceled after protest threat (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2011 09:40 AM PST AP - A visit former U.S. President George W. Bush planned to make to Switzerland next week has been canceled because of security concerns, after left-wing groups called for mass protests and rights activists proposed legal action against him for allegedly ordering the torture of terrorism suspects.

UK police on alert as far right group protests (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2011 09:30 AM PST AP - More than 1,000 police officers kept a far-right group and anti-fascist protesters apart during rival demonstrations in an English town on Saturday.

Mass anti-government rally held in Serbia (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2011 08:21 AM PST AP - Tens of thousands of nationalist supporters rallied against Serbia's pro-Western government on Saturday, demanding early elections amid the Balkan country's deepening economic crisis.

Cables: UK dismissive of 'numbskull' Zardari (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2011 07:30 AM PST AP - Leaked U.S. diplomatic cables reveal that British officials initially considered Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari a "numbskull" who would not last long in office.

Russian officials against further Iran sanctions (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2011 06:49 AM PST AP - Russia made clear Saturday that it opposes slapping more sanctions on Iran in the standoff over its nuclear program, arguing that their effects would go beyond the international community's agreed aims.

Pope challenges China with HK bishop ordination (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2011 06:43 AM PST AP - Pope Benedict XVI insisted Saturday on his right to ordain bishops as he consecrated a Chinese prelate in an implicit challenge to attempts by China's official church to ordain bishops without his approval.

3 French journalists, researcher safe in Egypt (AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2011 05:20 AM PST AP - France's Foreign Ministry says that three French journalists and a researcher who went missing in Cairo amid attacks on journalists during violent demonstrations have been located and are safe.

(AP) Posted: 05 Feb 2011 05:13 AM PST AP - US and Russia formally conclude New START nuclear arms treaty.

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