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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Irish Sun.com http://www.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/10/id/88176adfdf246af5/ en-us Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:58:23 -0400 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:58:23 -0400 30 Moscow, Aug 7 (Xinhua) Two people were killed and four injured in an explosion on a beach in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi Thursday, Russian news agencies reported. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391459/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:00:59 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391459/cs/1/ Liberals in the worldwide Anglican Church can take comfort from views expressed eight years ago on the vexed issue of homosexuality by Rowan Williams, the current Archbishop of Canterbury, the London Times said Thursday. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391428/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:00:27 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391428/cs/1/ Indian doctors are once again suing the British government, this time accusing it of violating the spirit of a four-month-old court order by seeking to deny thousands the opportunity to live and work in Britain. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391423/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:00:13 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391423/cs/1/ The price for crude oil produced by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has dropped below $115, to its lowest price since early May, figures released by OPEC showed Thursday. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391403/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:01:07 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391403/cs/1/ Colombia will become the first Latin American country to participate in the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, the Spanish daily El Pais reported Thursday. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391369/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:02:22 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391369/cs/1/ India stunned favourites France to enter the semifinals of the 15th world junior men's squash championship for their best-ever result in the competition. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391298/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:00:40 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391298/cs/1/ French President Nicolas Sarkozy will not meet the Dalai Lama during the latter's upcoming visit to France, the Elysee Palace has said. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391296/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:00:36 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391296/cs/1/ Actress Carmen Electra, who is engaged to rock guitarist Rob Patterson, is candid about her strip routines and suggests 'don't fake while stripping'. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391268/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:01:55 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391268/cs/1/ Punk singer Jilted John, who had a hit way back in 1978, has returned with a new song focussing on British actress Keira Knightley's ultra thin figure. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391267/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:01:47 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391267/cs/1/ Actress Rosie Perez, known for her role in the 1993 movie 'Fearless', has slammed rapper Kanye West for disrespecting her in his new song. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391257/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:00:57 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391257/cs/1/ British actress Sienna Miller and Balthazar Getty have been meeting at a hotel that is less than two miles from the actor's wife's house. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391182/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:00:08 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391182/cs/1/ Imagine European audiences spending an entire month tapping their feet to Indian dance and music! That's exactly what happened at a festival here, as Indian artistes gave a glimpse of folk, traditional and even Bollywood art. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391153/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:00:02 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391153/cs/1/ A British couple is going to tie the knot this weekend - 22 years after they were born next to each other in the same hospital ward. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391143/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:00:03 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391143/cs/1/ When the Ford Model T went into production in 1908, it marked the beginning of an era when motoring became affordable to the masses and an end to the horse and cart age. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391137/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:06 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391137/cs/1/ London, Aug.7 : European judges have halted Abu Hamza's extradition to the United States on terror charges after the hook-handed cleric claimed it would breach his human rights. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391316/cs/1/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:01:28 -0400 Irish Sun.com http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/391316/cs/1/ The euro fell sharply against the dollar on Thursday after ECB chief Jean-Claude Trichet referred to signs of weak eurozone growth, but bounced up as the market digested his remarks. The European sing... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730843/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:51:14 -0400 Breitbart http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730843/ PARIS -- It's the Paris version of the "staycation": Marc des Bouillons lounged in a beach chair with a book, surrounded by women in bikinis, ice cream stands, a DJ spinning summer tunes and kids runn... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16733322/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:14:01 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16733322/ Frankfurt - The European Central Bank (ECB) left interest rates on hold at 4.25 per cent Thursday with ECB chief Jean-Claude Trichet's downbeat economic assessment appearing to signal that further ris... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730188/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:16:40 -0400 Earth Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730188/ Brazil were made to work for it but got their campaign for Olympic Gold off to a winning start with a 1-0 victory over nine-man Belgium at the Shenyang Olympic Stadium. Belgium had Vincent Kompany se... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730334/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:27:03 -0400 RTE http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730334/ * Dollar falls as U.S. jobless claims rise in latest week * ECB holds rates steady at 4.25 percent * Trichet highlights downside risk to euro zone growth (Updates prices, adds comment, byline) NEW YOR... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730849/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:42:30 -0400 Congoo http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730849/ The European parliament chief said Thursday that the EU is prepared to broker Israel-Syria peace talks.Visiting Lebanon, Hans-Gert Pottering says European officials are ready to be involved as honest ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730190/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:23:30 -0400 Haaretz http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730190/ DEN HAAG, THE NETHERLANDS--(Marketwire - Aug. 7, 2008) - (NYSE:CGT)(TSX:CAE) - Rotorsim, the consortium owned equally by CAE and AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, today announced it has signed c... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730021/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:17:36 -0400 Market Wire http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730021/ Universal Music Group (UMG) has licensed Miley Cyrus' U.S. No. 1 album "Breakout" from Disney Music Group's Hollywood Records for distribution in Europe. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730867/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:13:35 -0400 Billboard http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730867/ Two people were killed and one badly injured in an explosion on a beach in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi Thursday, Russian news agencies reported. An unidentified explosive device went off on Thu... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730593/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:42:40 -0400 People's Daily http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730593/ 7.8.2008 at 16:08 (Adds detail.) Finland's government decided Thursday to reduce Russia-bound truck traffic in southeastern Finland and introduce a fee for foreign heavy transport. A fee of 11 ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730868/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:10:05 -0400 NewsRoom Finland http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730868/ Riyadh - After a major frenzy over two widely-viewed Turkish soap operas the Saudi Trade Ministry has started to shut down stores that sell t-shirts with pictures of the good-looking soap stars on the... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730061/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:13:23 -0400 Earth Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730061/ BERLIN (AP) -- New research released Thursday before the anniversary of the Berlin Wall's construction start date said 136 people lost their lives at the Cold War barrier that once divided the city - ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16735997/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:29:11 -0400 Associated Press http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16735997/ CCMJ ), after years in the process of review by the European Patent Office (EPO), has been allowed the use of a number of critical claims that will comprise the basis of its first European patents p... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730183/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:18:28 -0400 Market Wire http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730183/ Rwanda formally accused senior French officials on Tuesday of involvement in its 1994 genocide and called for them to be put on trial. Rwanda formally accused senior French officials on Tuesday of in... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16729977/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:02:54 -0400 ANS http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16729977/ (Dow Jones) -- The European Central Bank left its key interest rate unchanged at 4.25% Thursday, standing pat amid growing concerns about an economic downturn for the euro zone and persistent fears ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730194/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:00:52 -0400 Morning Star http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730194/ coming to the European market after a long, 13-year absence. Square Enix announced yesterday that their revival of the Super Nintendo classic will be hitting the Nintendo DS in early 2009 in PAL terri... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730858/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:52:51 -0400 Gamernode http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730858/ Artmedia goals Within ten seconds Artmedia threatened as forward Juraj Halenár was sent through only to shoot off target, and it was not long before the deadlock was broken, Jussi Kujala bringing do... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16734625/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:14:03 -0400 UEFA http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16734625/ A day before the Olympics open in Beijing, protestors demonstrating for human rights rallied in front of Chinese embassies in several European cities with the exception of France where authorities ban... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730507/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:20:16 -0400 DW - World http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730507/ 26 year-old Armenian has been arrested by law-enforecement bodies of Russia. Armenian killed Azerbaijani in Chelyabinsk, Russia, APA reports quoting “Noviy region” website.Body of Azerbai... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730856/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:02:38 -0400 ANS http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730856/ FC Dynamo Kyiv president Ihor Surkis admitted that he was "reaching for my tranquilisers" last night as his side came close to bowing out of Europe against Drogheda United FC. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16734624/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:14:06 -0400 UEFA http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16734624/ Markets News Afternoon: European and US stocks in red; US jobless claims rise to six-year high By Finfacts Team Aug 7, 2008 - 5:24: PM > http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730191/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:06:31 -0400 Finfacts http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730191/ Tel Aviv, 7 August (AKI) - Israeli Defence Minister and former prime minister Ehud Barak has warned that Iranian missiles could reach Europe in the near future. "In the next few years, they (Iran) wi... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16733118/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:55:54 -0400 Yahoo http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16733118/ Quotes "The first match is always a tough one, in any tournament. Belgium played very well in defence and we tried to play it down the flanks," http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730311/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:21:38 -0400 FIFA http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730311/ The midway point in the 2008 Russian Premier-Liga finds two wild-card contenders topping the table with FC Rubin Kazan and FC Amkar Perm angling for maiden titles. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16734626/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:14:07 -0400 UEFA http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16734626/ This is an undated family handout photo of 'Great Escape' war hero Eric Dowling made available Wednesday Aug. 6, 2008. Dowling, who helped plan the mass wartime breakout from a German prison camp that... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16733321/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:14:00 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16733321/ Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/115924/movies_entertain) has announced the addition of the "Movies & Entertainment in Eastern Europe" report to their offering. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16733119/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:55:59 -0400 Yahoo http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16733119/ MEISE, Belgium (Reuters) - It's one of the world's largest flowers, it stinks of rotting meat or rancid cheese and looks very much like a giant penis. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730312/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:41:43 -0400 Reuters http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730312/ The French government is considering raising taxes on unhealthy foods to as much as 19.6 per cent, an official confirmed Wednesday. No decision has been made, but an expert report advocating an incre... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730861/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:15:12 -0400 CBC News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730861/ The fire caused by a Tuesday night explosion at Refahiye part of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline continues on Wednesday, Turkish semi-official Anatolia news agency reported. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730860/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:03:10 -0400 ANS http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730860/ Andrea Pininfarina, head of a world-famous Italian car design group, has been killed in a road accident. Mr Pininfarina was riding a scooter which was hit by a car on the outskirts of Turin early on ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16731135/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:55:00 -0400 BBC http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16731135/ By DAVID STRINGERASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER LONDON -- In newly disclosed letters, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams wrote that the Bible doesn't forbid same sex relationships when there is a com... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16733323/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:13:59 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16733323/ SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- The dollar gained on the euro Thursday, after the European Central Bank held policy steady and hinted that no more interest rate hikes are coming for a while. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730224/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:18:50 -0400 Market Watch http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730224/ Georgia is preparing for war in its breakaway region of South Ossetia, Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday after reports of overnight fighting in the area. Georgia is preparing for war in its ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730862/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:03:42 -0400 ANS http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730862/ It's the summer of 2010 and LeBron James is trying to decide whether to stay in Cleveland, leave for New York _ or accept a deal for US$50 million (euro32.5 million) a year to play in Italy.Far-fetche... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730193/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:23:34 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730193/ Italian police have arrested a member of a family allegedly linked to Mafia deaths in Germany last year. Paolo Nirta, 31, the suspected acting head of the Nirta-Strangio clan, was seized in a raid in... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730320/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:54:59 -0400 BBC http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730320/ Favourable weather conditions and an increase in the planted area farmed should lead to a total cereals harvest close to 301 M tonnes for this year in the European Union, 43 M tonnes more than in 2... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730189/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:42:49 -0400 Seed Quest http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730189/ trade surplus in contrast to a deepening deficit in France, highlighting big industrial differences between two partners joined by the euro and strong bilateral trade.The German surplus jumped to 19.7... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730314/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:06:38 -0400 Yahoo!7 News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730314/ Switzerland - * FTSEurofirst 300 up 0.4 percent * Banks rally ahead of ECB, Barclays (nyse: BCS - news - people ) exceeds estimates * EDF rises on France's planned electricity tariff hike LONDON, Aug ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730859/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:42:31 -0400 Congoo http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730859/ A Sebastian Giovinco-inspired Italy cruised to a 3-0 victory over Honduras in Group D of the Men's Olympic Football Tournament in Qinhuangdao. The 21-year-old, who plays his club football with Ju... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730060/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:21:37 -0400 FIFA http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730060/ The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline (BTC), which is still ablaze, will remain shut for about 15 days after an explosion sparked a fire in a section in eastern Turkey. The blast occurred late Tuesday... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730676/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:03:40 -0400 ANS http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730676/ lowest level since the late 1990s (BusinessWeek.com, 8/01/08). European business is suffering, but companies won't get much relief when the European Central Bank makes its monthly interest rate a... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730851/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:14:19 -0400 Business Week http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730851/ Terrorism The EU is being told by its Future Group of interior and justice ministers that they should share vast amounts of intelligence and information on its citizens with the US to establish a "Eur... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730845/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:27:30 -0400 IRNA http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730845/ (AFP)--The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan, or BTC, oil pipeline will remain shut for about 15 days after an explosion sparked a fire in a section in eastern http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730857/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:58:21 -0400 Morning Star http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730857/ Having ousted RSC Anderlecht, PFC Levski Sofia are next up for FC BATE Borisov and midfielder Sergei Kryvets insists that the two sides' chances "are even". http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16734623/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:14:05 -0400 UEFA http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16734623/ LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Insurers across Europe reported declining profits Thursday as the credit crisis and tumbling stock markets hurt sales and forced them to take further write-downs on the value o... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16733117/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:56:02 -0400 Yahoo http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16733117/ BEIJING (Reuters) - Intricate spy software has helped France's handballers improve their game and head coach Philippe Bana was hoping to see the dividends at the upcoming Olympics. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730565/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:05:16 -0400 Reuters http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730565/ + ] CAIRO (Reuters) - The Egyptian government has complained to European consulates at the treatment of Egyptians seeking visas and is advising Egyptians to stay away from offending countries, the f... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730033/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:24:32 -0400 Reuters http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730033/ The European Central Bank (ECB) has kept interest rates unchanged at 4.25% amid signs of slowing economic growth. ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet said growth in the 15-nation bloc had been "particu... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730847/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:54:58 -0400 BBC http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730847/ Four current and former British Airways executives have been charged with involvement in fixing the prices of plane fuel surcharges. BA's head of sales Andrew Crawley and ex-commercial director Marti... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16731961/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:54:55 -0400 BBC http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16731961/ Production at German factories rose by less than expected in June, adding to fears that the economy is on the brink of sliding into a recession. Official data showed industrial output rose by a lackl... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16731960/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:54:54 -0400 BBC http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16731960/ MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator Ilya Kramnik) - Sealed and decided: Russia will build aircraft carriers. After years of debate the naval command and the national leadership seem to have a... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730863/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:52:17 -0400 Russian Information Agency http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730863/ CORRUPTION in Romania is a hot topic as the government decides whether to renew the mandate of the prosecutor-general, Daniel Morar (pictured). His supporters see him as a valiant scourge of high-leve... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730185/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:51:58 -0400 The Economist http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16730185/ BRUSSELS - Aug 7/08 - SNS -- Average yields for crops grown in the European Union are up from last year and generally above their recent five-year averages, according to the latest estimates from the ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16732413/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:51:55 -0400 Yahoo http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16732413/ SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) -- Archaeologists have unearthed a 1,900-year-old well-preserved chariot at an ancient Thracian tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, the head of the excavation said Thursday. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16729676/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:50:05 -0400 Associated Press http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16729676/ acks paid for the multi-billion-dollar sale of French warships to Taiwan in 1991 to be dismissed without trial.The office of state prosecutor Jean-Claude Marin confirmed a report in Le Figaro newspape... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16723522/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:42:42 -0400 The China Post http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16723522/ Frankfurt - Europe's biggest phone company Deutsche Telekom AG reported Thursday a 35-per-cent slump in second-quarter earnings as the strong euro and loss of German customers hit group profits. Germa... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16723852/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:37:44 -0400 Earth Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16723852/ By Zeeshan HaiderISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's ruling coalition agreed on Thursday to begin impeachment proceedings against President Pervez Musharraf, a move likely to deepen political instability... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16724367/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:03:34 -0400 Swiss Info http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16724367/ Portugal Wednesday told its citizens in Mauritania to go to the French embassy there in case they need assistance after the coup in Mauritania. "We have been contacted by Portuguese citizens who ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16723269/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:59:33 -0400 People's Daily http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16723269/ French President Nicolas Sarkozy will not meet the Dalai Lama during the latter's 11-day stay in France in the coming week, the Elysee Palace said in a communique Wednesday. The communique was release... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16724053/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:59:36 -0400 People's Daily http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16724053/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MOSCOW -- A device exploded Thursday on a beach in a Russian resort that will host the 2014 Winter Olympics, killing two people and wounding three, officials said. The blast o... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16726806/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:32:53 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16726806/ Russia will not deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus in response to U.S. missile defense plans in central Europe, the RIA Novosti news agency quoted the Russian Ambassador to Belarus as saying Wednesday.... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16724366/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:59:30 -0400 People's Daily http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16724366/ ZURICH: European champions Spain extended their lead at the top of the latest world soccer rankings published by Fifa yesterday, following a quiet month for the sport. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16723696/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:34:17 -0400 KeralaNext http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16723696/ Deutsche Telekom said Thursday that its second quarter net profit fell 35 percent as the strength of the euro, among other factors, ate into revenue. The company. however, it maintained its full-year... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16724348/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:40:43 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16724348/ not at all unique . The Czechs and Slovaks already parted ways, as did the different nations of Yugoslavia. Many Basques would like to break away from Spain, as would many Catalans. Corsicans would lo... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16723638/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:39:21 -0400 The Guardian http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16723638/ The Olympic Games is more important than races like Tour de France, said a New Zealand cyclist on Thursday. "For me, I am given a chance to represent my country, and Beijing Olympics is the top c... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16724234/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:11:15 -0400 People's Daily http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16724234/ (Figures in Rupees) Currencies Buy Sell US Dollar 39.55 44.00 Sterling Pound 77.35 85.30 Euro 60.85 67.55 Australian Dollar 36.45 41.75 Bahrain Dinar 104.00 117.90 Canadian Dollar 37.25 41.75 Danish K... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16724174/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:21:52 -0400 New Kerala http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16724174/ German wine growers are defying a slump in the European wine market which has dented sales in the continent's three big producers, Italy, France and Spain. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16723788/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:35:56 -0400 DW - World http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16723788/ AMSTERDAM: Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic applied to the UN war crimes tribunal to summon three former US officials and a former prosecutor to support his claim that he was offered an ... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16728761/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:47:33 -0400 Times of India http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16728761/ A human foot that washed up on a beach near a Swedish resort belonged to a 59-year-old man who went missing on the southwestern coast last year, police said Wednesday. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16724250/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:07:02 -0400 The News Tribune http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16724250/ Fulham FC have signed England international Andrew Johnson from Premier League rivals Everton FC for an initial fee thought to be in the region of €13.25m. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16728273/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:30:14 -0400 UEFA http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16728273/ FC BATE Borisov moved a step closer to the UEFA Champions League group stage after holding ten-man RSC Anderlecht to a 2-2 draw at home, thus completing a famous 4-3 aggregate victory. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16728275/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:30:11 -0400 UEFA http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16728275/ Investors will also be watching interest-rate decisions from the Bank of England and the European Central Bank. Economists predict both banks will keep rates unchanged. The Bank of England announces i... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16723639/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:40:40 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16723639/ Coach Maciej Skorża is pondering how "to come back from Barcelona with a good result next week" after Wisła Kraków thrashed Beitar Jerusalem FC on Wednesday. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16728272/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:30:16 -0400 UEFA http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16728272/ The Washington PostNo Deadline on Incentives, Envoy SaysBy Colum LynchWashington Post Staff Writer Thursday, August 7, 2008; Page A04 UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 6 -- Russia said Wednesday that Iran should b... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16724365/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:13:27 -0400 Iran Focus http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16724365/ 'There were a lot of men, but they couldn't understand that a man and woman could be friends so often when I talked to men; they thought I wanted to be their girlfriend (even the married ones!)'QUENTI... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16724369/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:44:01 -0400 Turkish Daily News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16724369/ A young Israeli man who studied in Germany has been arrested on espionage charges in Israel. Khaled K., of Palestinian descent, allegedly spied for the Hezbollah Shiite militia. His case is expected t... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16723642/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:20:05 -0400 Spiegal Online http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16723642/ SHENYANG (SW) - Olympic favorites Brazil began their group campaign with a narrow win over Belgium. The Seleçao needed until the 79th minute to decide the clash. The Brazilian squad, including Ron... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16723773/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:03:02 -0400 soccerway http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16723773/ Secret intelligence claiming Madeleine McCann was snatched to order by a Belgian paedophile ring is flawed, sources said today. Private detectives working for the girl's parents a... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16729298/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:54:25 -0400 The Independent http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16729298/ Italy got first-half goals from forwards Sebastian Giovinco and Giuseppe Rossi, and Robert Acquafresca added another in the second as Italy beat Honduras 3-0 in its opening Olympic soccer match.Giovin... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16724332/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:04:32 -0400 Examiner http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16724332/ GENEVA (AP) -- The International Red Cross said Wednesday that Colombia broke the Geneva Conventions by deliberately using the humanitarian group's emblem during the covert military mission that freed... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16729675/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:50:03 -0400 Associated Press http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16729675/ Iran 's response to an incentives package aimed at defusing a dispute over its nuclear program as insufficient as negotiators from six major world powers plotted their next move. http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16724361/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:04:18 -0400 Examiner http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16724361/ WASHINGTON -- The United States and Britain said major powers agreed Wednesday to consider more U.N. sanctions against Iran after Tehran failed to freeze its nuclear activities, but Russia said there... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16724371/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:50:24 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16724371/ ISTANBUL - TDN with Bloomberg Garanti Bank reported second-quarter profit declined after year-earlier results were boosted by the sale of the bank's two insurance units. Net income dropped by 51 perce... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16724370/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:43:27 -0400 Turkish Daily News http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16724370/ BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi parliament broke for summer vacation Wednesday without passing a bill that would have allowed provincial elections to be held this year, dealing a blow to hopes for bringing alie... http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16726172/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:50:19 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://story.irishsun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/88176adfdf246af5/id/16726172/