Europe
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2nd phase of Air France crash research ends
The Office of Investigation and Analysis (BEA) announced on Thursday that they have suspended the second
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Scotland frees terminally ill Lockerbie bomber
Scotland's government freed the terminally ill Lockerbie bomber on compassionate grounds Thursday, allowing
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Sewage dumped in Italy's world famous resort
Italian prosecutors have begun a judicial inquiry into who was responsible for the dumping of raw sewage into
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Small plane makes forced landing in Macedonian orchard
A small private plane with six people on board made an emergency landing Wednesday in a Macedonian apple
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Forest fire affects 5 districts in Portugal
Some eight forest fires affected five districts of Portugal and threatened other regions in Spain on
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Tougher immigrant rules evoke mixed responses in Britain
Mixed responses were prompted as the British Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) published a new report
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Italian police seize 500 million euros in Mafia assets
Italy's tax police had seized nearly half a billion euros worth of assets generated by organized crime
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Sarkozy promises support for Afghanistan
French President Nicolas Sarkozy promised that France will remain its support for Afghanistan "as long as
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Wildfire breaks out in southern Italy
A wildfire broke out on Wednesday in the protected woodlands of Sicily's Mount Etna National Park, the
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German conservative bloc still leading in election poll
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its sister party the Christian Social
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Belgium sends experts to Guantanamo to mull transfer of prisoner
Belgian Foreign Minister Yves Leterme is sending a group of experts to the American prison in Guantanamo Bay
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Missing employee found alive after Russian power plant accident
A worker thought to have disappeared in a Russian hydroelectric plant accident that left at least 12 people
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First full face transplant in Spain
Doctors have successfully completed the first full face transplant in Spain on Wednesday, medical authorities
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What to happen after Georgia withdraws from CIS?
A lowered Georgian flag on Tuesday at the headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in
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French press sniff fake shoppers at minister's visit
A French supermarket chain said on Wednesday it arranged for some of its workers to be present at a visit by
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Norway diplomat blasts UN chief: report
Norway's ambassador to the United Nations has accused Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of weak, ineffective and
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Israel: Russia to reconsider missile sale to Iran
Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) welcomes his Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres at the President's
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Germany's Merkel again most powerful woman -Forbes
German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) delivers her speech during an
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Ship location kept quiet to protect hijacked crew
An undated handout photo obtained through ship operator Solchart shows the missing bulk carrier Arctic Sea.
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Putin: Aircraft industry, space exploration as priority
Russia gives priority to the development of aerospace industry and will continue to invest in the sector,
