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Terry header seals England win in Germany
(AFP)
19 Nov 2008 at 2:13pm
AFP - England captain John Terry's header six minutes from time sealed a 2-1 win over Germany in Wednesday's friendly at Berlin's Olympic Stadium as Fabio Capello's weakened team beat the Euro 2008 runners-up.
European history, culture and art goes digital
(AP)
19 Nov 2008 at 2:10pm
AP - Attention all culture-craving couch potatoes: Cultural riches from over 2,000 years of European civilization are going digital.
Hungary at the double as they beat Northern Ireland
(AFP)
19 Nov 2008 at 1:57pm
AFP - Second-half goals from Sandor Torghelle and Fulham's Zoltan Gera saw Hungary to a 2-0 win against Northern Ireland at a rainswept Windsor Park in an international friendly here Wednesday.
Bellamy's goal downs Danes as Wales win
(AFP)
19 Nov 2008 at 1:52pm
AFP - Wales captain Craig Bellamy's second-half goal was good enough to give the visitors a 1-0 win over Denmark in the international football friendly here Wednesday.
Italy OKs euro1 billion-plus offer for Alitalia
(AP)
19 Nov 2008 at 1:52pm
AP - The Italian government has approved an offer from a group of investors to buy the assets of the bankrupt Alitalia airline after getting them to raise the bid to at least euro1.052 billion ($1.33 billion).
Rwandan aide arrives in France after extradition
(Reuters)
19 Nov 2008 at 1:52pm
Reuters - A Rwandan official extradited from Germany over the 1994 killing of a Rwandan president which was blamed for triggering genocide arrived in Paris on Wednesday and was put under investigation by magistrates, her lawyers said.
EU: Russia-Georgia talks make some progress
(AP)
19 Nov 2008 at 1:49pm
AP - Mediators succeeded Wednesday in getting direct talks going between Russia and Georgia, pressing the two neighbors to resolve security and refugee issues from their August war in the troubled Caucasus.
Russia defeats England at Chess Olympiad
(AP)
19 Nov 2008 at 1:44pm
AP - Top seed Russia bounced back after drawing Germany in the last round to beat England 3-1 Wednesday in round six of open division play at the Chess Olympiad.
Winona Ryder taken ill in London: hospital
(AFP)
19 Nov 2008 at 1:41pm
AFP - US actress Winona Ryder was taken to hospital near London's Heathrow Airport on Wednesday after falling ill on a flight from Los Angeles, hospital and airline spokesmen said.
Spain: detained Basque militant was top ETA leader
(AP)
19 Nov 2008 at 1:25pm
AP - A young gunman arrested this week turns out to be the head of the Basque separatist group ETA — the first member of an uncompromising and ultra-violent new generation to lead the organization, Spanish officials said Wednesday.
Colombian VP says cocaine destroying rain forests
(AP)
19 Nov 2008 at 1:24pm
AP - Does white powder damage your green credentials?
Cleveland Museum of Art to return art to Italy
(AP)
19 Nov 2008 at 12:49pm
AP - The Cleveland Museum of Art agreed Wednesday to return 14 ancient treasures ranging from Etruscan jewelry to a Medieval cross that authorities say were looted or stolen from Italy.
Far-right UK party's member list is posted online
(AP)
19 Nov 2008 at 12:10pm
AP - The leader of the far-right British National Party said he will ask police to investigate how his party's membership list was posted online despite a court order. The publication was causing problems for several party members Wednesday, including a police officer who was being investigated.
UN agency approves reform plan
(AP)
19 Nov 2008 at 10:35am
AP - The U.N.'s food agency will slim down its bureaucracy, work to cut costs and make investments that will improve efficiency as part of a reform plan adopted by member nations on Wednesday.
Flat-footed journalist quits British dancing show
(AP)
19 Nov 2008 at 10:28am
AP - The public adored him, but the judges hated him. One called him a "dancing pig in Cuban heels."
