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Pope slams Irish church, no Vatican blame in abuse
(AP)
 AP - Pope Benedict XVI's unprecedented letter to Ireland apologizing for chronic child abuse within the Catholic Church failed Saturday to calm the anger of many victims, who accused the Vatican of ducking its own responsibility in promoting a worldwide culture of cover-up.
03/20/2010 - 02:13 PM
Scotland beat Ireland in Six Nations
(AFP)
 AFP - Australia born fly-half Dan Parks kicked 18 points as Scotland ended Ireland's Triple Crown hopes with a 23-20 Six Nations win here on Saturday.
03/20/2010 - 02:12 PM
Basque 'terrorists' were firemen on holiday: Spain
(AFP)
 AFP - Spanish authorities admitted Saturday that five men on a surveillance video they had identified as Basque "terrorists" were in fact Spanish firemen on holiday.
03/20/2010 - 02:07 PM
British Airways strike bites but passengers fly
(AFP)
 AFP - British Airways (BA) cabin crew on Saturday began a three-day strike which will force the cancellation of hundreds of flights, but the airline said many of its passengers were able to travel.
03/20/2010 - 02:04 PM
Hundreds of thousands gather for Berlusconi electoral rally
(AFP)
 AFP - Hundreds of thousands of people marched through the Italian capital Saturday in a massive show of support for embattled Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi ahead of regional elections.
03/20/2010 - 01:58 PM
Bulgarian police rally against planned salary cuts
(AFP)
 AFP - About 2,000 Bulgarian police and other state employees rallied Saturday in Sofia against government plans to cut their salaries in a bid to balance the country's budget.
03/20/2010 - 01:53 PM
Keane strikes ninth goal as Celtic cruise
(AFP)
 AFP - Robbie Keane scored his ninth goal in nine matches as Celtic closed the gap on Rangers at the top of the Scottish Premier League to ten points with a 3-0 win over St Johnstone at Parkhead.
03/20/2010 - 01:15 PM
Gudjohnsen fuels Tottenham's European dream
(AFP)
 AFP - An inspired cameo by Eidur Gudjohnsen helped Tottenham to a 2-1 win over 10-man Stoke that edges Harry Redknapp's side another step closer to Champions League football next season.
03/20/2010 - 12:52 PM
Carew rescues Villa as late strike frustrates Wolves
(AFP)
 AFP - Aston Villa salvaged a 2-2 draw against Premier League strugglers Wolves thanks to John Carew's late equaliser on Saturday.
03/20/2010 - 12:39 PM
Schaeuble says any EU aid would be for "most extreme" cases
(Reuters)
Reuters - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said only the most extreme circumstances could justify a bailout of a European Union state from within the union, and any such aid would have to be delivered bilaterally.
03/20/2010 - 12:01 PM
French police video shows firemen, not commandos
(AP)
 AP - French investigators hunting for a gang of armed fugitives from the Basque separatist group ETA released a video of what they said were the suspects: a group of fit, trim young men captured in a grainy surveillance video at a suburban Paris supermarket.
03/20/2010 - 11:41 AM
Thousands rally in Russia against economic policy
(AP)
 AP - Thousands rallied across Russia Saturday to denounce government economic policy and demand more freedom in a new challenge to the Kremlin reflecting increasing disillusionment and a growing potential for protests.
03/20/2010 - 10:38 AM
Excerpts of pope's letter to Irish on sex abuse
(AP)
AP - Here are some excerpts of the letter Pope Benedict XVI issued Saturday to the Irish faithful concerning the clerical abuse scandal rocking the Catholic Church in Ireland.
03/20/2010 - 10:03 AM
(AP)
AP - Pope chides Irish bishops in abuse scandal, orders probe, but does not place blame on Vatican .
03/20/2010 - 06:00 AM
Strike begins as talks between BA, union collapse
(AP)
 AP - A three-day strike by British Airways cabin crew affecting thousands of travelers began Saturday after last-ditch talks between the airline's management and union leaders collapsed.
03/20/2010 - 01:32 AM
Sarkozy's party braces for electoral wipeout
(AP)
AP - President Nicolas Sarkozy's party braced for a potential electoral wipeout in Sunday's final round of regional elections, which an alliance of the rival left hopes will give it a national sweep and a staging ground for 2012 presidential voting.
03/20/2010 - 12:08 AM
World diplomats urge resumption of Mideast talks
(AP)
 AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested Friday that the United States and Israel have found a way around the worst disagreement the two allies have faced in years while international diplomats set goals for new U.S.-backed peace talks aimed at establishing an independent Palestinian state.
03/19/2010 - 09:58 PM
Is that fare? Steep fee to ride with UK's Brown
(AP)
AP - Britain's national debt is the key theme in the country's looming national election — but it's now news organizations, not just the country's government, racking up huge bills to meet the cost of covering the campaign.
03/19/2010 - 05:49 PM
Clinton says agreement with Russia near on nukes
(AP)
 AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday that American and Russian negotiators are "on the brink" of agreement on a nuclear arms reduction treaty.
03/19/2010 - 05:17 PM
Italian town commemorates World War II tragedy
(AP)
 AP - For American forces fighting their way north to Rome, it was the site of a heroic but hopeless stand, where only eight men out of two Ranger battalions escaped German troops.
03/19/2010 - 01:44 PM
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