Barclays to name Bob Diamond new chief executive (AFP)

British bank Barclays is expected on Tuesday to name American Bob Diamond (seen here), one of the world's highest paid bankers, as its new chief executive who will take charge next year, reports said.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chris Mcgrath)AFP - British bank Barclays is expected on Tuesday to name American Bob Diamond, one of the world's highest paid bankers, as its new chief executive who will take charge next year, reports said.
Extradition agreements to be reviewed amid outcry (AFP)

File photo shows a demonstrator wearing a Gary McKinnon mask during a protest outside the Home Office in London. In the most high-profile extradition case, McKinnon, a Briton suffering from Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism, faces extradition to the US where he is accused of hacking into American military and NASA computers.(AFP/File/Ben Stansall)AFP - The government will review its extradition agreements with the United States and European nations amid concerns that the current system is failing to protect British citizens, a report said Tuesday.
French unions strike against Sarkozy pension reform (AFP)

A man walks through the empty Gare de Lyon railway station in Paris. French President Nicolas Sarkozy's government faced a showdown with angry trade unions on Tuesday as thousands prepared to march against plans to raise the minimum retirement age to 62.(AFP/Joel Saget)AFP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's government faced a showdown with angry trade unions on Tuesday as thousands prepared to march against plans to raise the minimum retirement age to 62.
Gerrard cool under siege before Switzerland match (AFP)

England skipper Steven Gerrard takes part in a press conference in Basel. Gerrard admits being captain of England right now feels like a man under siege as he prepares to lead his team into a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier against Switzerland here on Tuesday desperately trying to keep the focus on football.(AFP/Fabrice Coffrini)AFP - Steven Gerrard admits being captain of England right now feels like a man under siege as he prepares to lead his team into a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier against Switzerland here on Tuesday desperately trying to keep the focus on football.
Troubles mount for EU bid to re-draw economic government (AFP)

European Union President Belgian Herman Van Rompuy (R) speaks with Belgium Finance Minister Didier Reynders before a meeting on Economic Governance at the EU headquarters in Brussels. Plans to radically re-draw cross-border economic government across Europe hit a stumbling block on Monday 10 days from a deadline for concrete action set by European Union leaders.(AFP/John Thys)AFP - Plans to radically re-draw cross-border economic government across Europe hit a stumbling block on Monday 10 days from a deadline for concrete action set by European Union leaders.
France to strip nationality for killing police: Sarkozy (AFP)

French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee palace in Paris. Sarkozy said Monday he wants to strip French nationality from immigrants if they kill or try to kill police or public officials, as part of a controversial law and order drive.(AFP/Eric Feferberg)AFP - President Nicolas Sarkozy said Monday he wants to strip French nationality from immigrants if they kill or try to kill police or public officials, as part of a controversial law and order drive.
Spain not convinced new Basque truce is credible (AP)

In this video grab provided by ETA to Gara.net, members of the Basque Separatist militant group ETA gesture as they make a statement. The Basque separatist militant group ETA has issued a video on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010, declaring a cease fire. The video appeared on Basque newspaper Gara's website and was also made available to the British broadcaster BBC. It showed three masked militants making a statement in Basque, in usual ETA style. Gara accompanied the video with a transcription of the statement in Basque and Spanish. (AP Photo/Gara.net)AP - How many cease-fires can you announce and break before everyone stops paying attention?
Russia's Putin hints at Kremlin return in 2012 (Reuters)

Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on the development of the North Caucasus Federal District in Sochi, September 6, 2010. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Pool/Alexei NikolskyReuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gave a strong hint on Monday that he would run for president in 2012, a step that would almost certainly give him a second spell as Kremlin chief.
Spain rejects ETA truce, demands permanent disarming (AFP)

A screen grab taken from the website of pro-independence Basque newspaper Gara shows an image of ETA members declaring a ceasefire in the northern Spanish town of Guernica. Spain's government has rejected a ceasefire by Basque fighters ETA as totally inadequate and demanded it renounce guns and bombs forever in its battle for an independent homeland.(AFP/BBC/GARA)AFP - Spain's government Monday rejected a ceasefire by Basque fighters ETA as totally inadequate and demanded it renounce guns and bombs forever in its battle for an independent homeland.
UN nuke agency warns monitoring of Iran hampered (AP)

A suspected uranium-enrichment facility near Qom, 156 km (97 miles) southwest of Tehran, is seen in this September 27, 2009 satellite photograph released by DigitalGlobe on September 28, 2009. REUTERS/DigitalGlobe/Handout/FilesAP - The U.N. atomic agency expressed alarm Monday about Iran's decision to bar some of its inspectors, suggesting that its efforts to monitor the country's nuclear program were suffering as a result.
Eccentric Russian regional strongman to step down (AP)
AP - A Russian regional leader who claims to have visited an alien spaceship says he is retiring.
Train crashes into truck in Spain; 2 dead, 8 hurt (AP)

A helicopter flies over the site where a passenger train crashed into a heavy-duty dump truck near Carmonita, southwestern Spain on Monday, Sep. 6, 2010. . (AP Photo/Brigido Fernandez)AP - A passenger train crashed into a heavy-duty dump truck in southwestern Spain on Monday, killing two people and injuring eight others, a government official said.
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