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Football: United drawn with Celtic ahead of Euro title defence

MONACO (AFP) - Holders Manchester United were drawn with Scottish champions Celtic, Spain's Villarreal and Denmark's Aalborg in Thursday's draw in Monaco for this season's Champions League group phase.

70 African migrants missing in Mediterranean

GENEVA (AP) - A harrowing boat journey across the Mediterranean left some 70 African migrants missing after rough seas capsized the craft, the U.N. refugee agency said Thursday, calling on Malta to release the eight survivors from detention.

Obama plays some hoops, works on speech

DENVER (AP) - Barack Obama aims to weave the personal with the political Thursday night as he tells 75,000 supporters in a football stadium - and millions more at home - how as president he would make a difference in their lives. He put finishing touches on his speech Thursday morning, but also found time to shoot some hoops on a basketball court at the Denver Athletic Club.

Italy museum defies pope anger over crucified frog

Italy museum defies pope anger over crucified frogROME (AP) - An art museum in northern Italy said Thursday it will continue displaying a sculpture portraying a green frog nailed to a cross that has angered Pope Benedict XVI and local officials. The board of the foundation of the Museion in the city of Bolzano voted to keep the work by the late German artist Martin Kippenberger, the museum said in a statement.

Group: Ga. district 3rd in years to lose standing

DECATUR, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say a Georgia county's school district has become the third in the nation in 40 years to lose its accreditation.

Defense contractor accused of human trafficking

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Defense contractor KBR Inc. and a Jordanian subcontractor are accused of human trafficking in a federal lawsuit filed in Los Angeles.

Mom of missing Fla. girl could return to jail

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A bounty hunter who helped free the mother of a missing Florida toddler wants his associates to withdraw her bail.

Pentagon brass meet secretly with Pakistanis

WASHINGTON (AP) - With violence worsening in Afghanistan and Pakistan, top U.S. military officers conducted a secret strategy session with commanders from Islamabad on an aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean.

Top seeds Nadal, Ivanovic pack punch in day four of US Open tennis

NEW YORK (AFP) - Rafael Nadal and Ana Ivanovic, who are playing their first US Opens as the top seeds, take to the court in day four against a pair of qualifiers.

Russia faces diplomatic isolation on Georgia

DUSHANBE/PARIS (Reuters) - Russia faced diplomatic isolation over its military action against Georgia on Thursday, with its Asian allies failing to offer support and France saying EU leaders were considering sanctions.

Dalai Lama admitted to hospital in India for tests

MUMBAI, India (AP) - The Dalai Lama was admitted to a hospital in this western Indian city on Thursday to undergo tests for abdominal discomfort, his spokesman said.

Friends: Abramoff a changed man, deserves leniency

WASHINGTON (AP) - It used to be, when Jack Abramoff needed something, he had an address book full of powerful Capitol Hill contacts to call on, people he plied with expensive meals, campaign contributions and golf junkets.

Air France-KLM says ready for stake in new Alitalia company

PARIS (AFP) - Air France-KLM said Thursday it is ready to take a minority stake in a new company being set up to help relaunch the near-bankrupt Italian flag carrier Alitalia.

Deadly Gustav hurtles toward Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP) - Tropical Storm Gustav homed in on Jamaica Thursday after claiming some two dozen lives in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, with officials here opening emergency shelters and urging coastal residents to head to higher ground.

Church trashed as India religious riots spread

BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - Hindu mobs ransacked a church and clashed with Christian villagers in eastern India on Thursday, police said, as Italy said it would summon India's ambassador to demand "incisive action" to prevent more attacks.

Japan's Takeshi Kitano brings 'cruel art' to Venice

VENICE, Italy (AFP) - Japan's Takeshi Kitano on Thursday completed his trilogy on the creative process as he unveiled his "Achilles and the Tortoise" at the Venice film festival.

Injuries reported after crane topples in Dallas

DALLAS (AP) - A crane lowering a heavy length of pipe has toppled at a city water pumping station on the Trinity River in Dallas, injuring two workers.

Jurors hear arguments in Ohio microwaved-baby case

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - A prosecutor says an Ohio mother intentionally put her month-old baby in a microwave oven and cooked the child to death.

At least 1,500 flee Hindu-Christian clashes in India

BHUBANESWAR, India (AFP) - At least 1,500 people have fled their homes for shelters in eastern India after days of violent clashes between Hindus and Christians that have killed at least 10, officials said Thursday.

2 Chinese policemen killed, 7 wounded in Xinjiang

BEIJING (AP) - Chinese police clashed with members of the Muslim Uighur ethnic minority in the far western region of Xinjiang, authorities and an activist said Thursday, the first reported outbreak of violence in the area since two high-profile attacks during the Olympics.

AP interview: prosecutor expects Mladic's arrest

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Serbia's war crimes prosecutor said Thursday he expects the quick arrest of top war crimes fugitive Gen. Ratko Mladic, but predicted that the wartime Bosnian Serb military commander is not hiding in disguise like Radovan Karadzic was.

Fla. man charged in road rage shooting of agent

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A grand jury has indicted a Broward County man on manslaughter charges in what police are calling the road rage shooting of a federal customs agent.

Gulf Coast states prepare as Gustav strengthens

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - National Guard troops stand ready, batteries and water bottles are selling briskly, and one small-town mayor has spent a sleepless night worrying. The New Orleans area is skittishly watching as a storm marches across the Caribbean on the eve of Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary.

Tourists flee as Gustav churns toward Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Tourists and oil workers fled Thursday as Gustav churned toward Jamaica and the Cayman Islands with winds near hurricane force. Louisiana called a state of emergency and put the National Guard on standby, hoping to avoid the chaos of Hurricane Katrina three years ago.

Rapper DMX pleads out Florida drug case

Rapper DMX pleads out Florida drug caseMIAMI (AP) - Rapper DMX has pleaded out a Miami drug case and now awaits extradition to face more charges in Arizona. The 37-year-old rapper and actor pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempted marijuana and cocaine possession and was sentenced to time served. His lawyer Bradford Cohen says DMX is still in custody, waiting for Arizona authorities to pick him up on drug and animal cruelty charges there.

Biden: Obama cannot win without Pennsylvania

DENVER (AP) - Vice presidential candidate Joe Biden told Pennsylvania delegates Thursday that running mate Barack Obama can't win the White House without the Keystone State.

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