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• Kate Middleton to use repaired Rolls-Royce (AP)
• Lawmakers approve Libya mission despite confusion (AFP)
• Lawmakers approve Libya military action (AFP)
• British Typhoons fly first combat action over Libya (AFP)
• Italy pushes for NATO control of Libya mission (Reuters)
• Zubar's loss a blow for Wolves' survival hopes (AFP)
• Pelosi briefly hospitalized in Rome (AP)
• Liberty Global to buy No. 3 German cable network (AP)
• Royal Mail to cut 1,700 jobs (AFP)
• Divisions strain NATO push for Libyan airstrikes (AP)
• Poor countries pledge to help curb climate change (AP)
• German-French division on nuclear plants (AP)
• Prince William's godfather thinks Kate's great (AP)
• UN nuke chief: revamped emergency responses needed (AP)
• Italy facing immigration emergency (AP)
• AP Exclusive: Rebels want Gadhafi ousted, not dead (AP)
• 2 European lawmakers resign, deny bribery claims (AP)
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• German man confesses to 350 counts of sexual abuse (AP)
• Necropsy being performed on celebrity polar bear (AP)

Kate Middleton to use repaired Rolls-Royce (AP) Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:28 PM PDT AP - Kate Middleton will arrive at Westminster Abbey for her April 29 wedding in a Rolls-Royce that was damaged in December when Prince Charles and his wife Camilla were attacked by student protesters, officials said Tuesday.

Lawmakers approve Libya mission despite confusion (AFP) Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:19 PM PDT AFP - Lawmakers overwhelmingly supported the country's involvement in the military operation to enforce a UN sanctioned no-fly zone over Libya despite confusion over the mission's scope.

Lawmakers approve Libya military action (AFP) Posted: 21 Mar 2011 04:32 PM PDT AFP - Lawmakers on Monday overwhelmingly supported the country's involvement in the ongoing military operation to enforce a UN-sanctioned no-fly zone over Libya.

British Typhoons fly first combat action over Libya (AFP) Posted: 21 Mar 2011 03:47 PM PDT AFP - British Typhoon fighter jets on Monday took part in their first ever combat mission as they assisted coalition forces in enforcing a UN-sanctioned no-fly zone over Libya.

Italy pushes for NATO control of Libya mission (Reuters) Posted: 21 Mar 2011 02:14 PM PDT Reuters - Italy urged its allies to bring military operations in Libya under NATO command on Monday, warning that otherwise it may resume separate national control of airbases it has authorized for use in the mission.

Zubar's loss a blow for Wolves' survival hopes (AFP) Posted: 21 Mar 2011 01:48 PM PDT AFP - English Premier League strugglers Wolves suffered what their manager Mick McCarthy termed a blow on Monday when former France Under-21 defender Ronald Zubar was ruled out for the rest of the season after undergoing a back operation.

Pelosi briefly hospitalized in Rome (AP) Posted: 21 Mar 2011 01:44 PM PDT AP - U.S. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi was briefly hospitalized in Rome early Monday after feeling unwell, but by afternoon had resumed her schedule, a spokesman said.

Liberty Global to buy No. 3 German cable network (AP) Posted: 21 Mar 2011 01:43 PM PDT AP - Colorado-based cable and broadband company Liberty Global Inc. said Monday it has agreed to buy the No. 3 German cable-television provider for 3.16 billion euros ($4.48 billion).

Royal Mail to cut 1,700 jobs (AFP) Posted: 21 Mar 2011 01:35 PM PDT AFP - Royal Mail said Monday it would slash 1,700 jobs and close two mail centres in the latest round of cuts in a service which could be heading for privatisation.

Divisions strain NATO push for Libyan airstrikes (AP) Posted: 21 Mar 2011 12:41 PM PDT AP - Discord erupted Monday in Europe over whether the military operation in Libya should be controlled by NATO, after Turkey blocked the alliance's participation while Italy issued a veiled threat to withdraw the use of its bases unless the alliance was put in charge.

Poor countries pledge to help curb climate change (AP) Posted: 21 Mar 2011 12:14 PM PDT AP - Mongolia says it will erect solar power plants in the frigid Gobi desert. The Central African Republic says it will expand its forests to cover a quarter of its territory. Mexico promises to slash carbon emissions by 30 percent by the end of the decade.

German-French division on nuclear plants (AP) Posted: 21 Mar 2011 12:01 PM PDT AP - France launched an impassioned defense of nuclear power on Monday as European Union nations searched for answers to security questions raised by the earthquake and tsunami that crippled Japan's main plant.

Prince William's godfather thinks Kate's great (AP) Posted: 21 Mar 2011 11:34 AM PDT AP - The former king of Greece told The Associated Press on Monday that his godson Prince William has found the ideal partner in Kate Middleton.

UN nuke chief: revamped emergency responses needed (AP) Posted: 21 Mar 2011 11:19 AM PDT AP - Japan's nuclear crisis has exposed huge weaknesses in how the world deals with such disasters, the U.N. nuclear chief said Monday, urging changes in emergency responses worldwide.

Italy facing immigration emergency (AP) Posted: 21 Mar 2011 11:00 AM PDT AP - Italy is facing a humanitarian and sanitation crisis on the tiny island of Lampedusa following the arrival of some 15,000 Tunisian boat people amid fears more migrants will flee there following coalition airstrikes on Libya.

AP Exclusive: Rebels want Gadhafi ousted, not dead (AP) Posted: 21 Mar 2011 10:28 AM PDT AP - Libya's rebels want to drive Moammar Gadhafi from power and see him tried — not have him killed, a European representative for the leading opposition group said in an interview Monday.

2 European lawmakers resign, deny bribery claims (AP) Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:43 AM PDT AP - Two European Parliament lawmakers have resigned and a third has stepped down from his position in his party after a British newspaper reported they had agreed to propose legislation in return for bribes.

(AP) Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:37 AM PDT AP - UK Prime Minister David Cameron says coalition efforts have helped avert a massacre in Libya.

German man confesses to 350 counts of sexual abuse (AP) Posted: 21 Mar 2011 08:28 AM PDT AP - A German man has confessed to 350 counts of sexually abusing his children and forcing his daughter and stepdaughter into prostitution.

Necropsy being performed on celebrity polar bear (AP) Posted: 21 Mar 2011 07:34 AM PDT AP - Veterinary experts performed a necropsy Monday on Berlin zoo's celebrity polar bear Knut to try to determine why he died suddenly over the weekend.

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