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Romanian PM announces gov't resignation (AP)

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:28:21 GMT

AP - The Romanian prime minister on Monday announced the immediate resignation of himself and his government, saying he wanted to protect the stability of the country.

Romania PM Boc resigns after protests (Reuters)

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:16:41 GMT

Reuters - Romania's Prime Minister Emil Boc resigned on Monday after weeks of nationwide protests against austerity measures and before a parliamentary election due late this year.

Greek parties face EU bailout deadline (Reuters)

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:48:40 GMT

Prime Minister Lucas Papademos arrives at his office in Athens for a meeting with Greek political leaders February 5, 2012. REUTERS/Yiorgos KarahalisReuters - Greece's coalition parties must tell the European Union on Monday whether they accept the painful terms of a new bailout deal to avoid a messy default that could threaten the country's future in the euro zone.

IMF warns Europe downturn could cut China growth (AP)

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:26:30 GMT

AP - A sharp downturn in Europe could cut China's economic growth rate nearly in half, the International Monetary Fund said Monday, adding to warnings about a possible severe global slowdown this year.

Police raids highlight Italy's fight against tax evasion (Reuters)

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:10:02 GMT

Reuters - The two-man workshop close to the Vatican had been busy when tax police raided it last week, seizing about a million religious articles and souvenirs ranging from rosaries to images of Pope John Paul II.

Putin promises Russians bigger say in politics (AP)

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:04:56 GMT

AP - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who is running for a third term as president, on Monday promised Russians a bigger say in politics amid the growing public discontent with his dominance of power.

Greek crisis talks for debt deal pushed to Monday (AP)

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:00:11 GMT

IMF chief debt inspector Poul Thomsen member of the so-called troika of Greece's creditors — the European Union, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund — leaves the prime minister's official residence after meeting with Greece's Prime Minister Lucas Papademos in Athens, Greece on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. The troika demanded tougher austerity measures, private sector pay cuts and firings of civil servants. At stake is a new euro130 billion ($171 billion) bailout deal without which Greece will default before the end of March. (AP Photo.Kostas Tsironis)AP - Crisis talks on a debt deal for Greece among the three leaders of parties supporting the coalition government were suspended and will continue Monday.

Mitsubishi Motors to stop making cars in western Europe (Reuters)

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:36:16 GMT

Reuters - Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp (7211.T) said it will end production at its only western European plant, in the Netherlands, at the end of this year, a move that was expected as its sales in Europe have dropped to a third of their peak.

China bars its airlines from paying EU carbon tax (AP)

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:07:41 GMT

AP - China announced Monday it will prohibit its airlines from paying European Union charges on carbon emissions, ratcheting up a global dispute over the cost of combatting climate change.

Europe's cold snap claims more victims, travel hit (Reuters)

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:43:26 GMT

A group of children cross the frozen Vistula River between Poniatowski and Lazienkowski Bridge in the centre of Warsaw February 5, 2012. REUTERS/Peter AndrewsReuters - Bitterly cold weather sweeping across Europe claimed more victims Sunday, brought widespread disruption to transport services, and left thousands without power with warnings that low temperatures would continue into next week.

Queen celebrates 60 years on throne (AP)

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:28:55 GMT

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attends the church of St Peter and St Paul at West Newton, eastern England, Sunday Feb. 5, 2012. The queen braved the cold and snow to attend church Sunday on the eve of her Diamond Jubilee anniversary. The 85-year-old monarch marks 60 years on the throne on Monday. The anniversary will be marked by a series of regional, national and international events throughout 2012. Elizabeth ascended the throne when her father, George VI, died on Feb. 6, 1952. She is the longest-serving monarch after Queen Victoria, who reigned for more than 63 years. (AP Photo/PA, Chris Radburn) UNITED KINGDOM OUT NO SALES NO ARCHIVEAP - Queen Elizabeth II marked her Diamond Jubilee on Monday with a message thanking all those who had supported her over her 60-year reign and reaffirming her dedication to serving the British people.

UK lawmakers: Most radicalism linked to Internet (AP)

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:02:17 GMT

AP - Internet service providers should do more to prevent the web from playing a role in promoting violent extremism, British lawmakers said in a report published Monday.

Conservative wins Finland presidential vote (AP)

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:41:30 GMT

Sauli Niinisto, the Finland's presidential candidate of the National Coalition Party and and his wife Jenni Haukio at an election night rally at the Finlandia Hall in Helsinki, Finland Sunday Feb. 5, 2012 after the results of the second and final round of vote is counted. A former finance minister won Finland's presidential election Sunday and was poised to become the country's first conservative head of state in five decades. Sauli Niinisto won 63 percent of the votes, compared to 37 percent for his rival, Greens candidate Pekka Haavisto, official results showed with 100 percent of ballots counted. (AP Photo/Lehtikuva/Heikki Saukkomaa) FINLAND OUT. NO SALES. ***AP - A former finance minister won Finland's presidential election Sunday and will become the country's first conservative head of state in five decades.

Hopes of Dutch ice skating marathon grow (AP)

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:27:47 GMT

AP - The Netherlands' state broadcaster NOS says the organizing committee of the country's traditional Eleven Cities Tour natural ice skating marathon is gathering for the first time in 15 years to consider whether the race can be skated next week.

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Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:53:06 GMT

AP - Conservative candidate wins Finland's presidential election with all votes counted.

Snow traps thousands in Bosnian villages (AP)

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:18:46 GMT

A Bosnian walks past a frozen tram in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. Eastern Europe's unrelenting and deadly cold snap produced another heavy snowfall in the Balkans on Saturday, trapping people in their homes and cars, causing power outages, and closing airports, railway stations and bus services. In Bosnia, about 30 people whose vehicles were trapped in a tunnel south of Sarajevo called local radio stations to appeal for help, saying they had children with them and were running out of fuel.(AP Photo/Amel Emric)AP - Bosnia used helicopters on Sunday to evacuate the sick and deliver food to thousands of people left stranded by its heaviest snowfall ever, while Pope Benedict XVI donned an overcoat to bless the few pilgrims who braved Rome's unusually cold weather to visit St. Peter's Square.

IMF official in Romania rejects criticism (AP)

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:05:30 GMT

International Monetary Fund envoy to Romania Jeffrey Franks gestures during a news conference in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)AP - The head of the IMF mission in Romania has criticized politicians and media for accusing him of misconduct for having attended a party held by government officials at a time of harsh austerity measures.

German reporter says he was beaten in Iran (AP)

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:24:28 GMT

AP - A German reporter says he was beaten by guards during his nearly five months of imprisonment in Iran and that he heard constant, "horrible cries" of other inmates being tortured.

Undersea prep resumes for ship's oil removal (AP)

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:47:19 GMT

An an oil boom floats around the grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. The Concordia ran aground on Jan. 13 after the captain deviated from his planned route and gashed the hull of the ship on a reef. The ship contains about 500,000 gallons (2,400 tons) of heavy fuel and other pollutants. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Underwater operations have resumed aimed at readying the shipwrecked Costa Concordia for the removal of tons of oil from its tanks.

Clinton calls for friends of Syria to unite (AP)

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:37:58 GMT

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodam Clinton speaks at press conference at the Council of Ministers building in Sofia, Bulgaria, Sunday Feb. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Jim Watson, Pool)AP - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Sunday for "friends of democratic Syria" to unite and rally against President Bashar Assad's regime, previewing the possible formation of a formal group of likeminded nations to coordinate assistance to the Syrian opposition.