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All rights reserved2012-04-25T17:07:19-04:005http://news.yahoo.com/europe/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wiggins-takes-stage-overall-lead-202303474.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BhXbBiZS2aF43eQkI8OS5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1335385333331-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Bradley Wiggins" align="left" title="Bradley Wiggins" border="0" /></a>British cycling star Bradley Wiggins donned the overall leader's yellow jersey here on Wednesday after winning the first stage of the Tour of Romandie, a 184.5km ride from Morges to here.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/wiggins-takes-stage-overall-lead-202303474.html2012-04-25T21:07:19ZAFPwiggins-takes-stage-overall-lead-202303474<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wiggins-takes-stage-overall-lead-202303474.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/BhXbBiZS2aF43eQkI8OS5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1335385333331-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Bradley Wiggins" align="left" title="Bradley Wiggins" border="0" /></a>British cycling star Bradley Wiggins donned the overall leader's yellow jersey here on Wednesday after winning the first stage of the Tour of Romandie, a 184.5km ride from Morges to here.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rangers-panel-police-advice-threats-200104377.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Uq9xQeerMaiR6YHDTmT5EA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1335384011648-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ally McCoist" align="left" title="Ally McCoist" border="0" /></a>The judicial panel who imposed a one-year transfer embargo on Rangers, that manager Ally McCoist said could "kill" the club, have been given police advice after threats were made against them.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rangers-panel-police-advice-threats-200104377.html2012-04-25T20:01:04ZAFPrangers-panel-police-advice-threats-200104377<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rangers-panel-police-advice-threats-200104377.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Uq9xQeerMaiR6YHDTmT5EA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1335384011648-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Ally McCoist" align="left" title="Ally McCoist" border="0" /></a>The judicial panel who imposed a one-year transfer embargo on Rangers, that manager Ally McCoist said could "kill" the club, have been given police advice after threats were made against them.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/charity-donations-pour-london-marathon-runner-dies-193714151.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eHQUGmd9LYGut60ADZpKFg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1335382211721-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Runners recover after crossing the finish line of the 2012 London Marathon" align="left" title="Runners recover after crossing the finish line of the 2012 London Marathon" border="0" /></a>The family of a runner who died during the London Marathon said Wednesday the ?700,000 raised in her honour for charity was a "fitting testament" to the 30-year-old hairdresser.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/charity-donations-pour-london-marathon-runner-dies-193714151.html2012-04-25T19:37:14ZAFPcharity-donations-pour-london-marathon-runner-dies-193714151<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/charity-donations-pour-london-marathon-runner-dies-193714151.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/eHQUGmd9LYGut60ADZpKFg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1335382211721-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Runners recover after crossing the finish line of the 2012 London Marathon" align="left" title="Runners recover after crossing the finish line of the 2012 London Marathon" border="0" /></a>The family of a runner who died during the London Marathon said Wednesday the ?700,000 raised in her honour for charity was a "fitting testament" to the 30-year-old hairdresser.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iag-sees-more-airline-failures-hails-gulf-rivals-191506519--sector.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KHnWKeCzs9E7QxoZVvBXfQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-04-25T191626Z_2_CBRE83O1HHC00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN-AIRPASSENGERDUTY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Chief Executive Willie Walsh of IAG attends a news conference in London" align="left" title="Chief Executive Willie Walsh of IAG attends a news conference in London" border="0" /></a>BARCELONA (Reuters) - British Airways and Iberia boss Willie Walsh warned of further airline bankruptcies in the coming year and said he envied the economic model of major Gulf carriers that have managed to redraw the aviation map efficiently around the Middle East. The chief executive of International Airlines Group joined the head of Dubai's Emirates and other industry leaders in predicting further retrenchment, as weaker airlines struggle to generate the cash needed to ride out high oil prices. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/iag-sees-more-airline-failures-hails-gulf-rivals-191506519--sector.html2012-04-25T19:16:26ZReutersiag-sees-more-airline-failures-hails-gulf-rivals-191506519--sector<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/iag-sees-more-airline-failures-hails-gulf-rivals-191506519--sector.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/KHnWKeCzs9E7QxoZVvBXfQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-04-25T191626Z_2_CBRE83O1HHC00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN-AIRPASSENGERDUTY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Chief Executive Willie Walsh of IAG attends a news conference in London" align="left" title="Chief Executive Willie Walsh of IAG attends a news conference in London" border="0" /></a>BARCELONA (Reuters) - British Airways and Iberia boss Willie Walsh warned of further airline bankruptcies in the coming year and said he envied the economic model of major Gulf carriers that have managed to redraw the aviation map efficiently around the Middle East. The chief executive of International Airlines Group joined the head of Dubai's Emirates and other industry leaders in predicting further retrenchment, as weaker airlines struggle to generate the cash needed to ride out high oil prices. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/redknapp-backs-spurs-stick-together-184521537.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uOjQdmU9fGiBLHwO_ArD3g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1335379482416-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Harry Redknapp" align="left" title="Harry Redknapp" border="0" /></a>Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp is adamant there will be no rush of players wanting to leave White Hart Lane should the London club fail to qualify for the Champions League.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/redknapp-backs-spurs-stick-together-184521537.html2012-04-25T18:45:21ZAFPredknapp-backs-spurs-stick-together-184521537<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/redknapp-backs-spurs-stick-together-184521537.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uOjQdmU9fGiBLHwO_ArD3g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1335379482416-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Harry Redknapp" align="left" title="Harry Redknapp" border="0" /></a>Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp is adamant there will be no rush of players wanting to leave White Hart Lane should the London club fail to qualify for the Champions League.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/prince-william-kate-turn-heads-film-premiere-183249122.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/A3_o8tutKxLQHMPT1OhQAQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1335378457919-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain's Prince William (L) and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrive to attend the premiere of "African Cats"" align="left" title="Britain's Prince William (L) and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrive to attend the premiere of "African Cats"" border="0" /></a>Britain's Prince William and wife Catherine walked the red carpet Wednesday at the premiere of a film on African wildlife in their first official engagement since his return from the Falklands.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/prince-william-kate-turn-heads-film-premiere-183249122.html2012-04-25T18:32:49ZAFPprince-william-kate-turn-heads-film-premiere-183249122<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/prince-william-kate-turn-heads-film-premiere-183249122.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/A3_o8tutKxLQHMPT1OhQAQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1335378457919-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain's Prince William (L) and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrive to attend the premiere of "African Cats"" align="left" title="Britain's Prince William (L) and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge arrive to attend the premiere of "African Cats"" border="0" /></a>Britain's Prince William and wife Catherine walked the red carpet Wednesday at the premiere of a film on African wildlife in their first official engagement since his return from the Falklands.</p><br clear="all"/>The boss of a British spy whose naked and decomposing body was found locked in a sports bag waited for a week before raising the alarm after his colleague went missing, an inquest into the codebreaker's mysterious death was told Wednesday.http://news.yahoo.com/uk-spy-missing-week-boss-raised-alarm-175106344.html2012-04-25T17:51:06ZAssociated Pressuk-spy-missing-week-boss-raised-alarm-175106344France on Wednesday warned that if Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime doesn't fully implement an international peace plan it will seek U.N. action under a provision that includes possible military action.http://news.yahoo.com/france-warns-syria-un-clock-ticking-174413560.html2012-04-25T17:44:13ZAssociated Pressfrance-warns-syria-un-clock-ticking-174413560<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rupert-murdoch-face-inquiry-over-media-influence-085439766--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wyC5eI62iP3n0u2Nzkdadw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-04-25T102508Z_1_CBRE83O0SXY00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A still image from broadcast footage shows Rupert Murdoch speaking at the Leveson Inquiry at the High Court in London" align="left" title="A still image from broadcast footage shows Rupert Murdoch speaking at the Leveson Inquiry at the High Court in London" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch rejected accusations on Wednesday that he used his media empire to play puppet master to a succession of prime ministers, electrifying a media inquiry that has shaken the government and unnerved much of the establishment. The appearance before a judge by the world's most powerful media mogul was a defining moment in a scandal that has laid bare collusion between ministers, police and Murdoch's News Corp, reigniting long-held concerns over the close ties between big money, the media and power in Britain. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rupert-murdoch-face-inquiry-over-media-influence-085439766--finance.html2012-04-25T17:13:01ZReutersrupert-murdoch-face-inquiry-over-media-influence-085439766--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rupert-murdoch-face-inquiry-over-media-influence-085439766--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/wyC5eI62iP3n0u2Nzkdadw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-04-25T102508Z_1_CBRE83O0SXY00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A still image from broadcast footage shows Rupert Murdoch speaking at the Leveson Inquiry at the High Court in London" align="left" title="A still image from broadcast footage shows Rupert Murdoch speaking at the Leveson Inquiry at the High Court in London" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch rejected accusations on Wednesday that he used his media empire to play puppet master to a succession of prime ministers, electrifying a media inquiry that has shaken the government and unnerved much of the establishment. The appearance before a judge by the world's most powerful media mogul was a defining moment in a scandal that has laid bare collusion between ministers, police and Murdoch's News Corp, reigniting long-held concerns over the close ties between big money, the media and power in Britain. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/colin-firth-appeals-save-brazils-threatened-awa-tribe-164814104.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sNtF_68ucyoaQJaar.p33A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1335372163382-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain's Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth urges people to sign a petition to save the Awa" align="left" title="Britain's Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth urges people to sign a petition to save the Awa" border="0" /></a>Britain's Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth on Wednesday launched a major drive by Survival International to save "Earth's most threatened tribe," the Awa of the Brazilian Amazon.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/colin-firth-appeals-save-brazils-threatened-awa-tribe-164814104.html2012-04-25T16:48:14ZAFPcolin-firth-appeals-save-brazils-threatened-awa-tribe-164814104<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/colin-firth-appeals-save-brazils-threatened-awa-tribe-164814104.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sNtF_68ucyoaQJaar.p33A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1335372163382-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain's Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth urges people to sign a petition to save the Awa" align="left" title="Britain's Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth urges people to sign a petition to save the Awa" border="0" /></a>Britain's Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth on Wednesday launched a major drive by Survival International to save "Earth's most threatened tribe," the Awa of the Brazilian Amazon.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uk-police-urge-portugal-open-mccann-probe-101321134.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ctt5nAT5cvuiI_udrclbTw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/TRDV1156642.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Police have released a computer-aged image (right) of how Madeleine McCann might look today" align="left" title="Police have released a computer-aged image (right) of how Madeleine McCann might look today" border="0" /></a>British police reviewing the disappearance of Madeleine McCann said Wednesday they believe she could still be alive five years after she went missing in Portugal and urged authorities there to reopen their search.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/uk-police-urge-portugal-open-mccann-probe-101321134.html2012-04-25T16:49:31ZAFPuk-police-urge-portugal-open-mccann-probe-101321134<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uk-police-urge-portugal-open-mccann-probe-101321134.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ctt5nAT5cvuiI_udrclbTw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/TRDV1156642.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Police have released a computer-aged image (right) of how Madeleine McCann might look today" align="left" title="Police have released a computer-aged image (right) of how Madeleine McCann might look today" border="0" /></a>British police reviewing the disappearance of Madeleine McCann said Wednesday they believe she could still be alive five years after she went missing in Portugal and urged authorities there to reopen their search.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ftse-100-shares-rise-160920735.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qz.SNx_DqmK9HlsoKQEJkA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1334247366691-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies added 0.16 percent at 5,718.89 points" align="left" title="The benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies added 0.16 percent at 5,718.89 points" border="0" /></a>London equities closed higher on Wednesday as robust corporate results offset weak economic data and markets waited for the US Federal Reserve's latest interest rate decision.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/ftse-100-shares-rise-160920735.html2012-04-25T16:09:20ZAFPftse-100-shares-rise-160920735<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ftse-100-shares-rise-160920735.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qz.SNx_DqmK9HlsoKQEJkA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1334247366691-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies added 0.16 percent at 5,718.89 points" align="left" title="The benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies added 0.16 percent at 5,718.89 points" border="0" /></a>London equities closed higher on Wednesday as robust corporate results offset weak economic data and markets waited for the US Federal Reserve's latest interest rate decision.</p><br clear="all"/>France wants the U.N. Security Council to consider allowing military action in Syria if an international peace plan fails to stop the violence under Bashar Assad's regime, the French foreign minister said Wednesday.http://news.yahoo.com/france-un-prepare-military-option-syria-154833513.html2012-04-25T16:02:36ZAssociated Pressfrance-un-prepare-military-option-syria-154833513<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kremlin-bill-passes-parliament-barely-154939294.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vebysWOoY5Z_g7K6aSUR1Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9d47bde39354ba0b0d0f6a7067001230.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right on podium, addresses the State Council in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Medvedev, who will shift into the prime minister's job after Vladimir Putin reclaims the presidency next month, summed up the results of his four-year presidency and set goals for the future.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, pool)" align="left" title="Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right on podium, addresses the State Council in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Medvedev, who will shift into the prime minister's job after Vladimir Putin reclaims the presidency next month, summed up the results of his four-year presidency and set goals for the future.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, pool)" border="0" /></a>The Russian parliament on Wednesday passed a Kremlin bill restoring gubernatorial elections, with opponents saying the new law will still allow the president to screen out undesirable candidates.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kremlin-bill-passes-parliament-barely-154939294.html2012-04-25T15:49:39ZAssociated Presskremlin-bill-passes-parliament-barely-154939294<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kremlin-bill-passes-parliament-barely-154939294.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vebysWOoY5Z_g7K6aSUR1Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9d47bde39354ba0b0d0f6a7067001230.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right on podium, addresses the State Council in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Medvedev, who will shift into the prime minister's job after Vladimir Putin reclaims the presidency next month, summed up the results of his four-year presidency and set goals for the future.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, pool)" align="left" title="Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right on podium, addresses the State Council in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Medvedev, who will shift into the prime minister's job after Vladimir Putin reclaims the presidency next month, summed up the results of his four-year presidency and set goals for the future.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, pool)" border="0" /></a>The Russian parliament on Wednesday passed a Kremlin bill restoring gubernatorial elections, with opponents saying the new law will still allow the president to screen out undesirable candidates.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/breivik-insane-diagnosis-based-fabrications-103535309.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GGVdrN1lNEnAxSmx9IAPwg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c3f38489ac80cf0b0d0f6a706700f060.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Anders Behring Breivik in conversation with member of his defence team Tord Jordet in the courtroom in Oslo Wednesday, April 25, 2012. After testifying for five days, Anders Behring Breivik listened silently Tuesday as others described the mayhem caused by his bombing of Oslo's government district, a scene one witness described as a "war zone." Forensic experts explained the massive injuries to four of the eight victims killed by the 950-kilogram (2,100-pound) fertilizer bomb on July 22. Breivik admits to the bombing and a subsequent shooting massacre at a Labor Party youth camp that left 69 people dead, most of them teenagers. (AP Photo/Hakon Mosvold Larsen, Pool)" align="left" title="Anders Behring Breivik in conversation with member of his defence team Tord Jordet in the courtroom in Oslo Wednesday, April 25, 2012. After testifying for five days, Anders Behring Breivik listened silently Tuesday as others described the mayhem caused by his bombing of Oslo's government district, a scene one witness described as a "war zone." Forensic experts explained the massive injuries to four of the eight victims killed by the 950-kilogram (2,100-pound) fertilizer bomb on July 22. Breivik admits to the bombing and a subsequent shooting massacre at a Labor Party youth camp that left 69 people dead, most of them teenagers. (AP Photo/Hakon Mosvold Larsen, Pool)" border="0" /></a>Mass killer Anders Behring Breivik slammed a psychiatric report that declared him insane, insisting Wednesday it was based on "evil fabrications" meant to portray him as irrational and unintelligent.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/breivik-insane-diagnosis-based-fabrications-103535309.html2012-04-25T15:43:46ZAssociated Pressbreivik-insane-diagnosis-based-fabrications-103535309<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/breivik-insane-diagnosis-based-fabrications-103535309.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GGVdrN1lNEnAxSmx9IAPwg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c3f38489ac80cf0b0d0f6a706700f060.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Anders Behring Breivik in conversation with member of his defence team Tord Jordet in the courtroom in Oslo Wednesday, April 25, 2012. After testifying for five days, Anders Behring Breivik listened silently Tuesday as others described the mayhem caused by his bombing of Oslo's government district, a scene one witness described as a "war zone." Forensic experts explained the massive injuries to four of the eight victims killed by the 950-kilogram (2,100-pound) fertilizer bomb on July 22. Breivik admits to the bombing and a subsequent shooting massacre at a Labor Party youth camp that left 69 people dead, most of them teenagers. (AP Photo/Hakon Mosvold Larsen, Pool)" align="left" title="Anders Behring Breivik in conversation with member of his defence team Tord Jordet in the courtroom in Oslo Wednesday, April 25, 2012. After testifying for five days, Anders Behring Breivik listened silently Tuesday as others described the mayhem caused by his bombing of Oslo's government district, a scene one witness described as a "war zone." Forensic experts explained the massive injuries to four of the eight victims killed by the 950-kilogram (2,100-pound) fertilizer bomb on July 22. Breivik admits to the bombing and a subsequent shooting massacre at a Labor Party youth camp that left 69 people dead, most of them teenagers. (AP Photo/Hakon Mosvold Larsen, Pool)" border="0" /></a>Mass killer Anders Behring Breivik slammed a psychiatric report that declared him insane, insisting Wednesday it was based on "evil fabrications" meant to portray him as irrational and unintelligent.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/breiviks-publicity-trial-just-wanted-135904524.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.WfVP1i24raB772KlfK4eg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bf55a479ae2bd70b0d0f6a70670029d0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE This Monday, April 16, 2012 file photo shows Anders Behring Breivik gesturing as he arrives at the courtroom in Oslo, Norway. Mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik's shocking testimony to a Norwegian court has revived a debate about how much of a public platform mass-murderers should be given in trials. Such atrocities are often waged for attention and carried out in the name of political or religious goals, and a trial gives perpetrators more of what they crave: a huge audience. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)" align="left" title="FILE This Monday, April 16, 2012 file photo shows Anders Behring Breivik gesturing as he arrives at the courtroom in Oslo, Norway. Mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik's shocking testimony to a Norwegian court has revived a debate about how much of a public platform mass-murderers should be given in trials. Such atrocities are often waged for attention and carried out in the name of political or religious goals, and a trial gives perpetrators more of what they crave: a huge audience. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)" border="0" /></a>As Anders Behring Breivik has given shocking and remorseless accounts to a Norwegian court of how he massacred 77 people, his testimony has revived a debate about how much of a public platform mass-murderers should be given in trials.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/breiviks-publicity-trial-just-wanted-135904524.html2012-04-25T15:41:57ZAssociated Pressbreiviks-publicity-trial-just-wanted-135904524<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/breiviks-publicity-trial-just-wanted-135904524.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.WfVP1i24raB772KlfK4eg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bf55a479ae2bd70b0d0f6a70670029d0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE This Monday, April 16, 2012 file photo shows Anders Behring Breivik gesturing as he arrives at the courtroom in Oslo, Norway. Mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik's shocking testimony to a Norwegian court has revived a debate about how much of a public platform mass-murderers should be given in trials. Such atrocities are often waged for attention and carried out in the name of political or religious goals, and a trial gives perpetrators more of what they crave: a huge audience. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)" align="left" title="FILE This Monday, April 16, 2012 file photo shows Anders Behring Breivik gesturing as he arrives at the courtroom in Oslo, Norway. Mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik's shocking testimony to a Norwegian court has revived a debate about how much of a public platform mass-murderers should be given in trials. Such atrocities are often waged for attention and carried out in the name of political or religious goals, and a trial gives perpetrators more of what they crave: a huge audience. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)" border="0" /></a>As Anders Behring Breivik has given shocking and remorseless accounts to a Norwegian court of how he massacred 77 people, his testimony has revived a debate about how much of a public platform mass-murderers should be given in trials.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/recession-threatened-britain-awaits-key-growth-data-004432322.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UgJOh3LVM2DaysfVW9acog--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1335314377974-7-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A recession is defined as two successive quarters of contraction" align="left" title="A recession is defined as two successive quarters of contraction" border="0" /></a>Britain was back in recession Wednesday after its economy shrank in the first quarter while Prime Minister David Cameron said the country was being buffetted by the European downturn.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/recession-threatened-britain-awaits-key-growth-data-004432322.html2012-04-25T15:24:00ZAFPrecession-threatened-britain-awaits-key-growth-data-004432322<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/recession-threatened-britain-awaits-key-growth-data-004432322.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/UgJOh3LVM2DaysfVW9acog--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1335314377974-7-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A recession is defined as two successive quarters of contraction" align="left" title="A recession is defined as two successive quarters of contraction" border="0" /></a>Britain was back in recession Wednesday after its economy shrank in the first quarter while Prime Minister David Cameron said the country was being buffetted by the European downturn.</p><br clear="all"/>LONDON (Reuters) - The minister accused of giving Rupert Murdoch special access during the media tycoon's bid to increase his hold on Britain's television industry labelled accusations against him as "laughable" on Wednesday. Jeremy Hunt, the culture minister who was last year tasked with reviewing Murdoch's $12 billion (7 billion pounds) plan to boost his stake in British pay TV operator BSkyB, is under immense pressure to resign after allegations emerged of his close contacts with Murdoch's News Corp media empire. ...http://news.yahoo.com/culture-minister-says-murdoch-did-not-influence-bskyb-121627555.html2012-04-25T15:31:11ZReutersculture-minister-says-murdoch-did-not-influence-bskyb-121627555LONDON (Reuters) - European Union nations are sending ambassadors back to Belarus, Britain said on Wednesday, as relations between Minsk and the 27-nation bloc improve following a diplomatic spat over the former Soviet republic's treatment of political dissidents. EU states withdrew their envoys from Minsk in February in a solidarity gesture after Belarus told representatives from Brussels and Warsaw to pack their bags and get out. ...http://news.yahoo.com/british-ambassador-returning-belarus-government-122251679--business.html2012-04-25T15:17:33ZReutersbritish-ambassador-returning-belarus-government-122251679--business<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/economy-slides-back-recession-first-double-dip-since-083431484--business.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vMOmLo5wIP_xLmYKlpIP5g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-04-25T191016Z_2_CBRE83O15SC00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN-ECONOMY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A woman walks past a closed down pub near Manchester" align="left" title="A woman walks past a closed down pub near Manchester" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - The economy has fallen into its second recession since the financial crisis after a shock contraction at the start of 2012, heaping pressure on Prime Minister David Cameron's government as it reels from a series of political missteps. Britain's Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition has seen its support crumble after weeks of criticism over unpopular tax measures in last month's budget, and is under further pressure from revelations about its close links with media tycoon Rupert Murdoch. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/economy-slides-back-recession-first-double-dip-since-083431484--business.html2012-04-25T15:08:48ZReuterseconomy-slides-back-recession-first-double-dip-since-083431484--business<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/economy-slides-back-recession-first-double-dip-since-083431484--business.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vMOmLo5wIP_xLmYKlpIP5g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-04-25T191016Z_2_CBRE83O15SC00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN-ECONOMY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A woman walks past a closed down pub near Manchester" align="left" title="A woman walks past a closed down pub near Manchester" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - The economy has fallen into its second recession since the financial crisis after a shock contraction at the start of 2012, heaping pressure on Prime Minister David Cameron's government as it reels from a series of political missteps. Britain's Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition has seen its support crumble after weeks of criticism over unpopular tax measures in last month's budget, and is under further pressure from revelations about its close links with media tycoon Rupert Murdoch. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/recession-risks-delaying-low-carbon-investments-uk-min-145010850.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pf6ZUoNU8CLEZdm1r6wKbQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-04-25T145010Z_1_CBRE83O157Q00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN-POLITICS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain's Energy Secretary Edward Davey speaks during the Liberal Democrats annual autumn conference in Birmingham" align="left" title="Britain's Energy Secretary Edward Davey speaks during the Liberal Democrats annual autumn conference in Birmingham" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Austerity measures threaten to delay the uptake of low-carbon technologies as state budget cuts have resulted in the lowest clean energy investments in three years, said the UK's Energy Secretary on Wednesday. "The risk is that recession delays low-carbon investment, leaving us a high-carbon legacy even when the global economy recovers," Edward Davey said addressing energy ministers from 23 countries at the opening of a two-day clean energy summit in London, the day figures also showed Britain itself had slipped back into recession. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/recession-risks-delaying-low-carbon-investments-uk-min-145010850.html2012-04-25T14:50:10ZReutersrecession-risks-delaying-low-carbon-investments-uk-min-145010850<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/recession-risks-delaying-low-carbon-investments-uk-min-145010850.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/pf6ZUoNU8CLEZdm1r6wKbQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-04-25T145010Z_1_CBRE83O157Q00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN-POLITICS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain's Energy Secretary Edward Davey speaks during the Liberal Democrats annual autumn conference in Birmingham" align="left" title="Britain's Energy Secretary Edward Davey speaks during the Liberal Democrats annual autumn conference in Birmingham" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Austerity measures threaten to delay the uptake of low-carbon technologies as state budget cuts have resulted in the lowest clean energy investments in three years, said the UK's Energy Secretary on Wednesday. "The risk is that recession delays low-carbon investment, leaving us a high-carbon legacy even when the global economy recovers," Edward Davey said addressing energy ministers from 23 countries at the opening of a two-day clean energy summit in London, the day figures also showed Britain itself had slipped back into recession. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/british-bobsleigher-positive-banned-substance-144041563.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Phv1Y.eLVsGn6DXQNwt28g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1335364415217-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Any British athlete found guilty of doping currently receives a lifetime Olympic ban" align="left" title="Any British athlete found guilty of doping currently receives a lifetime Olympic ban" border="0" /></a>A British bobsleigh competitor has tested positive for a banned substance, it was announced Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/british-bobsleigher-positive-banned-substance-144041563.html2012-04-25T14:40:41ZAFPbritish-bobsleigher-positive-banned-substance-144041563<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/british-bobsleigher-positive-banned-substance-144041563.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Phv1Y.eLVsGn6DXQNwt28g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1335364415217-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Any British athlete found guilty of doping currently receives a lifetime Olympic ban" align="left" title="Any British athlete found guilty of doping currently receives a lifetime Olympic ban" border="0" /></a>A British bobsleigh competitor has tested positive for a banned substance, it was announced Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uk-police-missing-girl-madeleine-may-alive-092431346.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3E9r8INE0ksUaBb7L81qfw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e02a9abead4bd30b0d0f6a70670098b5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This undated image released by the Metropolitan Police shows composite photos of four year old missing child Madeleine McCann and an age progression computer generated image of her at 9 years old. London's Metropolitan Police said Wednesday April 25, 2012, they will release a new image of the girl, who went missing on a family vacation in the Algarve coast in Portugal in May 2007. Police say they still have regular contact with her parents and continue to investigate. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Police/Teri Blythe)" align="left" title="This undated image released by the Metropolitan Police shows composite photos of four year old missing child Madeleine McCann and an age progression computer generated image of her at 9 years old. London's Metropolitan Police said Wednesday April 25, 2012, they will release a new image of the girl, who went missing on a family vacation in the Algarve coast in Portugal in May 2007. Police say they still have regular contact with her parents and continue to investigate. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Police/Teri Blythe)" border="0" /></a>Missing girl Madeleine McCann who vanished while on a family vacation in Portugal five years ago may be alive, UK police said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/uk-police-missing-girl-madeleine-may-alive-092431346.html2012-04-25T12:45:11ZAssociated Pressuk-police-missing-girl-madeleine-may-alive-092431346<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/uk-police-missing-girl-madeleine-may-alive-092431346.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3E9r8INE0ksUaBb7L81qfw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e02a9abead4bd30b0d0f6a70670098b5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This undated image released by the Metropolitan Police shows composite photos of four year old missing child Madeleine McCann and an age progression computer generated image of her at 9 years old. London's Metropolitan Police said Wednesday April 25, 2012, they will release a new image of the girl, who went missing on a family vacation in the Algarve coast in Portugal in May 2007. Police say they still have regular contact with her parents and continue to investigate. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Police/Teri Blythe)" align="left" title="This undated image released by the Metropolitan Police shows composite photos of four year old missing child Madeleine McCann and an age progression computer generated image of her at 9 years old. London's Metropolitan Police said Wednesday April 25, 2012, they will release a new image of the girl, who went missing on a family vacation in the Algarve coast in Portugal in May 2007. Police say they still have regular contact with her parents and continue to investigate. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Police/Teri Blythe)" border="0" /></a>Missing girl Madeleine McCann who vanished while on a family vacation in Portugal five years ago may be alive, UK police said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/maritime-legend-cutty-sark-rises-ashes-043948109.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HCbO3rljH0RXxJKntQ2kbg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1335327827017-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The 19th century sailing ship was to be re-opened on Wednesday by Queen Elizabeth" align="left" title="The 19th century sailing ship was to be re-opened on Wednesday by Queen Elizabeth" border="0" /></a>Five years after the Cutty Sark, once the pride of the British Empire, was ravaged by fire the ship has been restored to her former glory in time for a momentous year in Britain.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/maritime-legend-cutty-sark-rises-ashes-043948109.html2012-04-25T04:39:48ZAFPmaritime-legend-cutty-sark-rises-ashes-043948109<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/maritime-legend-cutty-sark-rises-ashes-043948109.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HCbO3rljH0RXxJKntQ2kbg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1335327827017-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="The 19th century sailing ship was to be re-opened on Wednesday by Queen Elizabeth" align="left" title="The 19th century sailing ship was to be re-opened on Wednesday by Queen Elizabeth" border="0" /></a>Five years after the Cutty Sark, once the pride of the British Empire, was ravaged by fire the ship has been restored to her former glory in time for a momentous year in Britain.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hunt-advisor-quits-over-murdoch-links-114426447.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3pB.UlwNExLp.7GltQDqXA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1335354140888-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Hunt has said he had acted with "scrupulous fairness"" align="left" title="Hunt has said he had acted with "scrupulous fairness"" border="0" /></a>An advisor to Britain's culture minister quit Wednesday after Rupert Murdoch's son James revealed the government leaked details to the Murdoch empire about its bid for control of pay-TV giant BSkyB.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/hunt-advisor-quits-over-murdoch-links-114426447.html2012-04-25T13:31:53ZAFPhunt-advisor-quits-over-murdoch-links-114426447<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hunt-advisor-quits-over-murdoch-links-114426447.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3pB.UlwNExLp.7GltQDqXA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/AFP/photo_1335354140888-1-0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Hunt has said he had acted with "scrupulous fairness"" align="left" title="Hunt has said he had acted with "scrupulous fairness"" border="0" /></a>An advisor to Britain's culture minister quit Wednesday after Rupert Murdoch's son James revealed the government leaked details to the Murdoch empire about its bid for control of pay-TV giant BSkyB.</p><br clear="all"/>

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