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• Polish police retrieve damaged Auschwitz gate sign (AP)
• AP Interview: US dad would let relatives visit son (AP)
• Mullen worries about Iran running out clock on US (AP)
• Astronauts blast off for Christmas space mission (AP)
• Reports: Dutch teen sailor found in Caribbean (AP)
• Macau at 10: Can Asia's Gambling Mecca Industry Stay on Its Hot Streak? (Time.com)
• Polish police recover Auschwitz sign (Reuters)
• Israel harvested organs in '90s without permission (AP)
• Chavez: US spy plane violated Venezuela's airspace (AP)
• Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood faces election rift (Reuters)
• Astronauts blast off on Christmas space voyage (AFP)
• Shark bites diver in Australia (AFP)
• Copenhagen accord: 'essential beginning' to some, shaky foundation to others (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Agent Orange: U.S., Vietnam Struggle Over Dioxin Legacy (Time.com)

Polish police retrieve damaged Auschwitz gate sign (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2009 05:34 PM PST AP - Polish police found the infamous "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign that was stolen from the gate of the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz after an intensive three-day hunt and arrested five suspects, police said early Monday. The sign was found cut into three pieces.

AP Interview: US dad would let relatives visit son (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2009 04:12 PM PST AP - A New Jersey man who has fought for five years to regain custody of his young son in Brazil would allow the boy's Brazilian family visitation if he wins his case, he told The Associated Press on Sunday.

Mullen worries about Iran running out clock on US (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2009 05:06 PM PST AP - The top U.S. military officer said Sunday he does not assume Iran's brief seizure of an Iraqi oil well is part of an orchestrated plan in Tehran to threaten its neighbors.

Astronauts blast off for Christmas space mission (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2009 05:09 PM PST AP - A Russian rocket blasted off from a cosmodrome in Kazakhstan lighting up the frigid Central Asian steppe Monday, shuttling an American, a Russian and a Japanese to the International Space Station.

Reports: Dutch teen sailor found in Caribbean (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2009 03:38 PM PST AP - Police tracked down 14-year-old Dutch sailor Laura Dekker in the Caribbean territory of St. Maarten, days after she ran away from home leaving her boat behind, Dutch media reported late Sunday.

Macau at 10: Can Asia's Gambling Mecca Industry Stay on Its Hot Streak? (Time.com) Posted: 20 Dec 2009 09:50 AM PST Time.com - When Fernando Chui officially takes over Macau on the 10th anniversary of Portugal's handover of its tiny holding to China, he will be the new leader of the world's most lucrative gambling hub. But can the region's winning streak continue?

Polish police recover Auschwitz sign (Reuters) Posted: 20 Dec 2009 05:05 PM PST Reuters - Polish police have recovered the metal sign that hung over the entrance to the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz and detained five suspects over the theft that sparked worldwide condemnation, state television said on Monday.

Israel harvested organs in '90s without permission (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2009 02:32 PM PST AP - Israel has admitted that in the 1990s, its forensic pathologists harvested organs from dead bodies, including Palestinians, without permission of their families.

Chavez: US spy plane violated Venezuela's airspace (AP) Posted: 20 Dec 2009 05:10 PM PST AP - President Hugo Chavez on Sunday accused the U.S. of violating Venezuela's airspace with an unmanned spy plane, and ordered his military to be on alert and shoot down any such aircraft in the future.

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood faces election rift (Reuters) Posted: 20 Dec 2009 02:39 PM PST Reuters - Egypt's main opposition Muslim Brotherhood has begun voting for a new leader despite disputes over the process, senior members said.

Astronauts blast off on Christmas space voyage (AFP) Posted: 20 Dec 2009 05:01 PM PST AFP - Three astronauts from Japan, Russia and the United States blasted off early Monday morning amid harsh weather conditions for a Christmas voyage to the International Space Station.

Shark bites diver in Australia (AFP) Posted: 19 Dec 2009 10:49 PM PST AFP - An Australian man was in hospital Sunday after surviving a shark attack while diving off the country's northeast coast, officials said.

Copenhagen accord: 'essential beginning' to some, shaky foundation to others (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 19 Dec 2009 07:15 AM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Ministers from more than 190 countries approved a new climate agreement today that lays out emissions-control objectives for the US and a range of developing countries, sets a target of less than 2 degrees for global warming, and pledges $30 billion in aid for adaptation and other climate-related needs for developing countries.

Agent Orange: U.S., Vietnam Struggle Over Dioxin Legacy (Time.com) Posted: 20 Dec 2009 09:50 AM PST Time.com - After years of meetings, signings and photo ops, the U.S. held another ceremony in Vietnam on Wednesday to sign yet another memorandum of understanding as part of the continuing effort to manage Agent Orange's dark legacy

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