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G-20 pledge sustained action on financial crisis (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 05:47 PM PDT AP - Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to do "whatever is necessary" to fix the global economy, including supervision of freewheeling hedge funds and restoring bank lending by dealing with the shaky securities burdening their finances.

Petrol bombs thrown at N. Ireland police over arrests (AFP) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 04:28 PM PDT AFP - Gangs of youths threw petrol bombs at police in Northern Ireland on Saturday after a prominent republican was among three people arrested over the murder of two British soldiers.

Girl decapitated 700 years ago gets church burial (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 01:18 PM PDT AP - More than 200 people have attended the funeral of a teenage girl decapitated 700 years ago in a gruesome medieval ritual.

Hood not so good? Ancient Brits questioned outlaw (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 12:54 PM PDT AP - An academic says he's found evidence that Britain's legendary outlaw Robin Hood wasn't as popular as folklore suggests.

British NATO soldier, five Afghans killed (AFP) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 12:27 PM PDT AFP - A British NATO soldier was killed Saturday in Afghanistan, officials said, while police said a father and four of his adult sons died in a separate US-led raid.

British: Progress made on plan to stop Gaza arms (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 09:00 AM PDT AP - Nine nations working on a plan to prevent arms smuggling into the volatile Gaza Strip have agreed to use existing United Nations resolutions as a legal basis for their efforts rather than seek new legal authority to prevent weapons from reaching Gaza militants, British officials said.

Brown, Merkel insist G-20 will deliver results (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 07:52 AM PDT AP - German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday rejected calls for European nations to consider new fiscal stimulus packages to help ease the impact of the global downturn.

G-20 officials wrestle with policy divisions (AP) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 07:50 AM PDT AP - International finance officials worked Saturday to find common ground amid deep divisions on how to tackle the global downturn, with key players trying to inject optimism into talks that many fear could result in little real progress.

Three men arrested over killing of British soldiers (Reuters) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 04:50 AM PDT Reuters - Police in Northern Ireland said on Saturday they had arrested three men in connection with the killing of two British soldiers by militants seeking to rid the province of British influence by force.

Comic Relief raises record £57 mln (AFP) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 04:03 AM PDT AFP - Comic Relief raised a record £57 million for charity on Friday night with even more donations expected to flood in.

Cabbie rapist may have more victims: police (AFP) Posted: 14 Mar 2009 01:27 AM PDT AFP - Police are expecting many more victims to come forward on Saturday after a London taxi driver was found guilty of 19 charges of sexually assaulting female passengers in the back of his cab.

Britain holds its first divorce fair (AP) Posted: 13 Mar 2009 12:08 PM PDT AP - Breaking up is hard to do. But lawyers, counselors, astrologists and lifestyle coaches at Britain's first divorce fair this weekend will aim to make the process easier.

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