AP – The administration of the Vatican City State on Saturday categorically rejected as groundless a top prelate’s accusations of corruption in the Holy See’s awarding of contracts.

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AP – Romans bewildered by their city’s first big snowfall in 26 years used government-issued shovels to clear sidewalks, and kitchen utensils to clear windshields Saturday.

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AP – Bosnia’s government declared a state of emergency in its capital on Saturday after Sarajevo was paralyzed by snow, and hundreds of people remained trapped in their homes and vehicles throughout the country.

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Reuters – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s backing of French President Nicolas Sarkozy in the upcoming presidential vote has riled his socialist rival Francois Hollande’s camp, which warned her to exercise restraint, a German newspaper reported on Sat…

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Reuters – Bitterly cold weather that has claimed hundreds of lives in eastern Europe swept westwards over the continent on Saturday, blanketing Rome’s Colosseum with snow for the first time in three decades and disrupting air and rail traffic.

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Reuters – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reassured European allies on Saturday that Washington remains committed to their security despite an austerity drive, as NATO pushed for new ways for alliance members to maintain capabilities at lower cost.

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AP – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday issued a new warning to Egypt that the failure to resolve a bitter dispute over the status of non-governmental pro-democracy groups may lead to the loss of American aid to the country.

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Reuters – Tens of thousands of Russians defied bitter cold in Moscow on Saturday to demand fair elections in a march against Vladimir Putin’s 12-year rule, while supporters of the prime minister staged a rival rally drawing comparable numbers.

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AP – Spain’s opposition Socialist party elected Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba as its secretary general on Saturday, replacing former Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero as party leader.

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AP – Their frozen breath rising in the brutally frigid air, tens of thousands of protesters marched through downtown Moscow on Saturday to keep up the pressure on Prime Minister Vladimir Putin one month before a presidential election that could extend …

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