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Italy's indicted Berlusconi says he's not worried (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 04:52 PM PST

Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi listens to a reporter's question during a press conference at the Chigi Premier's palace, in Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011. Berlusconi says he is not worried by an impending prostitution trial, in his first public comments since he was indicted. The 74-year-old Italian leader was ordered Tuesday to stand trial on charges he paid a 17-year-old Moroccan girl for sex, and then used his influence to cover it up. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)AP - Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has showed aplomb in the face of charges that could end his political career, saying he isn't worried about his impending prostitution trial or calls for his resignation.

Arsenal fight back to beat Barca in Champions League (AFP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 04:19 PM PST

Barcelona's Argentinian striker Lionel Messi (L) vies with Arsenal's French defender Gael Clichy (R) during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg football match at the Emirates Stadium in London. Arsenal won 2-1.(AFP/Adrian Dennis)AFP - Arsenal gave themselves a fighting chance of reaching the Champions League quarter-finals here on Wednesday, coming from behind to stun favourites Barcelona 2-1 in a pulsating encounter.

UK to let gays have church civil ceremonies (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 04:02 PM PST

AP - Gay couples are to be allowed civil partnership ceremonies in churches, Britain's government said Thursday — erasing some of the last remaining distinctions between gay partnerships and traditional marriages.

Klasnic fires Bolton into FA Cup fifth round (AFP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 03:31 PM PST

Wigan Athletic's Honduran midfielder Hendry Thomas (R) vies with Bolton Wanderers' Swedish forward Johan Elmander during the FA Cup Fourth round replay football match between Wigan Athletic and Bolton Wanderers at The DW Stadium, Wigan. Bolton won 1-0.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Ivan Klasnic fired Bolton Wanderers to a 1-0 win over Wigan Athletic in their FA Cup fourth-round replay at the DW Stadium on Wednesday.

French minister reels from fresh Tunisia revelations (AFP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 02:38 PM PST

A photo taken on March 17, 1991 shows French mayor of Biarritz and MP Bernard Marie looking at his daughter Michele Alliot-Marie while casting his ballot for the municipal elections. France's foreign minister Michele Alliot-Marie fended off fresh calls to resign on Wednesday over her links to Tunisia, with revelations of her family business interests there and contact with its deposed dictator.(AFP/File/Olivier Morin)AFP - France's foreign minister fended off fresh calls to resign on Wednesday over her links to Tunisia, with revelations of her family business interests there and contact with its deposed dictator.

Society snapper for Prince William's wedding: paper (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 02:10 PM PST

A souvenir mug on sale to mark the forthcoming wedding of Britain's Prince William and Catherine Middleton is seen at a shop in London, January 27, 2011. REUTERS/Paul HackettReuters - Society photographer Hugo Burnand has been chosen to take the official pictures of the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, the London Evening Standard reported on Wednesday.

Ancient Brits ate dead and made skulls into cups (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 02:10 PM PST

Reuters - Ancient Britons devoured their dead and created gruesome goblets from the skulls of their remains, according to new research published on Wednesday.

Investigation of missing Swiss twins upended (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 02:00 PM PST

AP - Swiss police now say the missing 6-year-old twins might never have left Switzerland at all — throwing the entire investigation into doubt — and French investigators say they could even be alive.

Google introduces online payment system (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 01:22 PM PST

The CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt, arrives for his speech at the Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)AP - Google Inc. is undercutting rival Apple Inc. with an online payment system that lets publishers keep more of the fees charged for reading their digital editions.

William and Kate to tour Canada after wedding (AFP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 01:10 PM PST

Britain's Prince William (L) and Kate Middleton, seen here in an official 2010 handout photo, will visit Canada from June 30 to July 8 in their first official royal tour following their wedding, St James's Palace said Wednesday.(AFP/HO/File/Mario Testino)AFP - Prince William and Kate Middleton will visit Canada in their first overseas royal tour as a married couple, palace officials announced Wednesday.

Rare turtle dove causes stir in UK neighborhood (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 12:35 PM PST

AP - Hundreds of British birdwatchers have poured into a quiet village and lined its streets to catch a glimpse of a rare Oriental Turtle Dove.

Prince Albert of Monaco fights corruption claims (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 10:57 AM PST

AP - Prince Albert of Monaco has asked a Paris court to force a former aide to remove from his blog passages accusing the the prince of corruption.

Spanish chef Santi Santamaria dies in Singapore (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 10:45 AM PST

AP - Santi Santamaria, a Spanish chef with a three-Michelin-star restaurant in Barcelona and other fine eateries, has died. He was 53.

German in incest case admits molesting daughter (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 10:37 AM PST

Bjoern B., left, and Markus S. , both stepsons of Detlef S., and B.'s wife Nadja, give interviews outside the courtroom in the regional court in Koblenz, western Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 201. A 48-year-old German suspected of fathering at least seven children with his stepdaughter went on trial Tuesday on allegations he abused her and two other children for more than 20 years and forced two of them into prostitution. The man, identified only as Detlef S. in line with German privacy rules, is charged with sexually abusing minors in his care between 1987 and 2010, and with facilitating sexual acts with minors. He faces up to 15 years in prison. (AP Photo/dapd, Torsten Silz)AP - An 18-year-old girl broke down in tears Wednesday as she told a court about being sexually abused for years by her father, who also forced her into prostitution at age 14.

Papal visit cost British taxpayers $11 million (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 10:17 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI acknowledges faithful during his weekly general audience he held in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - The government says Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Britain last year cost taxpayers 7 million pounds ($11 million) before security costs.

German minister rejects plagiarism allegations (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 10:12 AM PST

German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011. Germany's popular defense minister is rejecting accusations that he plagiarized parts of his doctoral thesis. Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg on Wednesday dismissed as 'absurd' the allegations reported by German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung. The minister said he is willing to check whether there were any omissions or errors in some 1,200 footnotes in his thesis â€AP - Germany's popular defense minister faced accusations Wednesday that he plagiarized part of his doctoral thesis — a claim he strongly rejected.

Albanian ex-PM loses immunity, can be investigated (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 10:01 AM PST

FILE - This is a Friday, Jan. 21, 2011 file photo of opposition protesters as they throw stones at police after a pro-opposition rally in Tirana. Albanian police said Saturday Feb. 12, 2011 they have arrested four guardsmen over the deaths of four people during an anti-government demonstration last month. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu, File)AP - Albanian lawmakers voted Wednesday to lift the immunity of a former prime minister accused of corruption, paving the way for him to be investigated in a case that has triggered a severe political crisis.

Hungary asks US court to reject looted art lawsuit (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 09:53 AM PST

FILE - In this July 30, 2010 file photo, a visitor looks at the collection of paintings at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest, Hungary. The Hungarian government says it has asked a U.S. court to dismiss a lawsuit by the heirs of a prominent Jewish collector who seek the return of art worth over $100 million seized during the Holocaust. The Ministry of National Development said Tuesday Feb. 15, 2011 that the suit filed last year by the heirs of Baron Mor Lipot Herzog in the U.S. District Court in Washington should be dismissed, among other reasons, because compensation for the 44 artworks is covered by a 1973 claims agreement between Hungary and the United States. (AP Photo/Peter Kohalmi, file)AP - The Hungarian government on Wednesday asked a U.S. court to dismiss a lawsuit by the heirs of a prominent Jewish collector who are seeking the return of art worth over $100 million seized during the Holocaust.

Judges suspend Karadzic genocide trial again (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 09:25 AM PST

AP - U.N. judges ordered a six-week adjournment in Radovan Karadzic's genocide trial Wednesday so the former Bosnian Serb president can sift through documents disclosed by prosecutors that could support his defense.

UK: Sex offenders can challenge strict monitoring (AP)

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 08:56 AM PST

AP - Rapists and pedophiles who can convince police they have reformed will be removed from a tough regime that demands they register their whereabouts with authorities for the rest of their life, the government said Wednesday.

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