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    • Putin pledges to cut officials' traffic privileges (AP)

      Russian Prime Minister and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin addresses election activists in Moscow on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Government Press Service)AP - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday pledged to cut traffic privileges for officials, who routinely bypass Moscow's notorious traffic jams by ignoring basic rules of the road and even driving into oncoming lanes.


    • German industrial output down 2.9 pct in December (AP)
      AP - German industrial production fell 2.9 percent in December from the month before, according to official data released Tuesday, suggesting the country's economic slowdown could be worse than expected.
    • BP hikes dividend after strong fourth quarter (AP)

      THIS PICTURE IS 7 OF 25 TO ACCOMPANY INSIGHT AP - BP PLC has raised its quarterly dividend by 14 percent after posting double-digit gains in profit and revenue in the last three months of 2011 despite further big payments to compensate for the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.


    • Glencore, Xstrata agree to $90 billion merger (AP)
      AP - After years of courting, mining company Xstrata PLC and commodities dealer Glencore International PLC have agreed to marry in a $90 billion deal that would create the world's fourth largest natural resources group.
    • Swiss central banker warns on slowing economy (AP)
      AP - Switzerland's economy is expected to "slow considerably" this year and might require more central bank intervention to steady it despite the Swiss franc falling back against the euro, the Swiss National Bank's vice chairman said Tuesday.
    • Greece, Bulgaria battle flooding; 8 dead (AP)

      An abandoned car is seen in a flooded field near to the town of Harmanly, 275 km ( 170 miles) east of the capital Sofia, Bulgaria on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. A dam in southern Bulgaria collapsed after heavy rain on Monday, flooding Bisser village and killing at least eight people, with 10 others still missing, authorities said. Civil defense chief Nikolai Nikolov said a 2.5-meter (8-foot) flood hit 700 houses in the village of Bisser, near the Greek border, after the dam on the Ivanovo reservoir collapsed. (AP Photo)AP - A swollen river in Greece bursts its banks, flooding homes and forcing authorities to declare a state of emergency Tuesday, officials said, as rescuers scrambled to a Bulgarian village nearly washed away when a dam collapsed, killing eight people.


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      AP - Foreign Ministry: France is recalling its ambassador to Syria in wake of continued repression.
    • Bishops told pedophiles lie, victims must be heard (AP)
      AP - Psychologists have told bishops from around the world that priests who rape and molest children often lie when confronted with an accusation and that victims usually tell the truth and need to be believed in order to heal.
    • German industrial output sees biggest fall since 2009 (Reuters)
      Reuters - German industrial output posted its biggest fall in December since the depth of the financial crisis at the start of 2009, the Economy Ministry said on Tuesday, underperforming forecasts by a wide margin.
    • Russia's Lavrov says Assad aware of responsibility (Reuters)
      Reuters - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday by saying Moscow wants Arab peoples to live in peace and the Syrian leader is aware of his responsibility, Russian news agency RIA reported.
    • Germany arrests 2 alleged Syrian spies (AP)
      AP - Prosecutors say police have arrested two men on allegations they were spying on Syrian opposition groups in Germany.
    • Romania's government collapses after protests (AP)

      Romanian Premier Emil Boc, front centre, leaves the headquarters of the ruling Democratic Liberal party in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, after announcing his immediate resignation with his government on Monday, saying he wanted to protect the stability of the country. The resignation comes after weeks of protests in Romania over austerity measures that Boc introduced in 2010, and opposition politicians are calling for early parliamentary elections, which are currently scheduled for November. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)AP - Romania's government has collapsed following weeks of protests against austerity measures, the latest debt-stricken government in Europe to fall in the face of raising public anger over biting cuts.


    • Irish Protestant leader Ian Paisley hospitalized (AP)

      FILE - This is a Monday, Feb. 1, 2010 file photo of Former Democratic Unionist Party leader Rev. Ian Paisley as he attends a DUP press conference at Parliament Buildings, Stormont,Belfast, Northern Ireland. The fiery Northern Ireland Protestant leader the Rev. Ian Paisley has been taken to a hospital, his wife said Monday. The Press Association news agency said Eileen Paisley confirmed that her 85-year-old husband had been taken to the Ulster Hospital near Belfast. Ulster Television reported that he was being treated in the intensive care unit, but it was not immediately certain what he was being treated for. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File)AP - The Rev. Ian Paisley, once the loud voice of Protestant opposition to compromise with Catholics in Northern Ireland, has been taken to a hospital, his wife said.


    • Cardinal: Pope merits thanks on abuse, not attacks (AP)

      Pope Benedict XVI (L) meets the head of the EU delegation Laurence Argimon-Pistre, for the presentation of her Letters of Credence during a private audience in Vatican February 6, 2012. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano (VATICAN - Tags: RELIGION) THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSAP - A top American cardinal on Monday defended Pope Benedict's handling of sexual abuse cases by clergy, saying he should be praised not criticized, as advocates for abuse victims demanded that the Vatican release its secret files on pedophile priests.


    • French minister's remarks seen as Muslim putdown (AP)

      French President Nicolas Sarkozy leaves the stage after delivering his speech during a visit in Longjumeau, south of Paris, dedicated to housing policy, Thursday Feb. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Lionel Bonaventure/Pool)AP - France's interior minister has walked into a firestorm of controversy with his weekend comments that some civilizations — notably his own — are worth more than others.


    • Italy frees former Guantanamo detainee (AP)
      AP - An Italian appeals court has overturned the terrorism conviction of a Tunisian man who had spent nearly eight years in the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo, Cuba.
    • UK judge orders radical preacher released on bail (AP)
      AP - A British court ruled Monday that an extremist cleric described as one of Europe's leading al-Qaida operatives should be released on bail.
    • Norway mass killer demands medal at court hearing (AP)

      Anders Behring Breivik, a right-wing extremist who confessed to a bombing and mass shooting that killed 77 people on July 22, 2011, arrives for a detention hearing at a court in Oslo, Norway, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. About 100 survivors and relatives of the victims of the July 22 massacre attended the hearing in Oslo's district court - expected to decide to keep Breivik in jail until his trial begins in April. (AP Photo/Lise Aserud, Scanpix Norway) NORWAY OUTAP - The right-wing extremist who has admitted killing 77 people in Norway's worst peacetime massacre told a court Monday that he deserves a medal of honor for the bloodshed and demanded to be set free.


    • Dutch hopes grow for 125-mile speedskating race (AP)

      Skaters enjoy a ride on frozen Prinsengracht canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Monday Feb. 6, 2012. While sports events across Europe fall victim to the deep freeze, the Dutch are welcoming the drop in temperatures, hoping that the revered 'Eleven Cities' speed skating race can be staged later this month for the first time in 15 years. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)AP - Sports events across Europe are falling victim to the continent's deep freeze, but the Dutch are ecstatic, hoping that the revered "Eleven Cities" speedskating race can be staged later this month for the first time in 15 years.


    • Dam bursts in Bulgaria, 8 killed in floods (AP)

      A man sorts through the remains of his home in the village of Bisser, 288 km ( aprox. 180 miles) east of the capital Sofia, on Monday, Feb 6, 2012. A dam in southern Bulgaria collapsed after heavy rain on Monday, flooding Bisser village and killing at least eight people, with 10 others still missing, authorities said. Civil defense chief Nikolai Nikolov said a 2.5-meter (8-foot) flood hit 700 houses in the village of Bisser, near the Greek border, after the dam on the Ivanovo reservoir collapsed. (AP Photo/)AP - A dam in southern Bulgaria burst Monday after days of heavy rain, sending an eight-foot-high (2.5-meter) torrent surging through a village along the Greek border. The disaster brought the region's toll from flooding to eight dead, 10 missing.