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Media report woman's hanging in Iran
Iran has reportedly executed a woman sentenced to death for murdering her husband's first wife. A lawyer for Shalha Jahed said she was hanged at…
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US jail under FBI investigation
An FBI investigation has been launched at a privately-run US jail after guards allegedly stood by and watched a prisoner get beaten unconscious.…
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Cries of foul play in Ivory Coast poll delay
International pressure is growing on Ivory Coast to issue the results of its disputed presidential election after the opposition accused the current…
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EU diplomacy service launched
The EU has today officially launched its new Diplomatic Service - the European External Action Service (SEAE). Catherine Ashton, the EU's High…
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Carrefour shares hit by lower profit outlo
Shares in Carrefour fell 10 percent after Europe's biggest retailer trimmed its 2010 profit goal for the second time in six weeks. The world…
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Sydney marks World Aids Day
Sydney's famous Opera House was turned red as part of this year's campaign to mark World Aids Day. Official figures show nearly two million…
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Several arrests in Spain over Mumbai attacks
Eight men have been arrested in northeastern Spain, suspected of collaborating with the terrorist organisation that carried out the attacks in Mumbai…
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WikiLeaks founder on most-wanted list
Interpol has placed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on its most-wanted list. The 39-year-old, whose wherebouts are unknown, is wanted on a…
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Airbus to upgrade A320 engines
Airbus is to upgrade its A320 planes with new engines it says will provide airlines with 15 percent cuts in their fuel costs. The France-based…
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Europe's big freeze causes travel chaos
Nerves of steel are needed on the roads in much of Europe where early winter weather has made getting to the office almost mission impossible.…
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South Korea warns North could attack again
Seoul and Washington have concluded their show of mililtary might off the divided Korean peninsula, amid claims the North is likely to attack the…
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EU diplomacy in Egypt
The headquarters of the EU delegation in Cairo is the starting-out point of many development projects aimed at strengthening Europe-Egypt…
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GM unveils its new electric hybrid
The first of General Motors' new battery-powered car, the Chevy Volt, has rolled off the production line. The company is to hire 1,000 engineers…
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Turkish PM slams US over Wikileaks
The fallout from Wikileaks just keeps on coming. This time it is Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the spotlight. The latest…
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EU foreign policy chief: common positions give us all strength
In an exclusive interview with the EU's High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, Europe's top diplomat talked about…
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EU launches new foreign 'ministry' and diplomatic corps
The European External Action Service, the new EU diplomatic structure, has been officially inaugurated. Under the foreign policy chief, the High…
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Red faces in Pompeii as more walls collapse
The Roman ruins of Pompeii have suffered more collapses - the third and fourth in a month. Two walls crumbled along one of the site's main streets,…
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WikiLeaks: Sarkozy considered French troops in Iraq
Nicolas Sarkozy has never hidden his admiration of the United States. The latest WikiLeaks revelations show US diplomats considered him France's…
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US assesses WikiLeaks damage and ups security
WikiLeaks has continued to cause diplomatic havoc around the world with its daily disclosures, putting the US government on the back foot. In time…
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While the north freezes, Greeks go to the beach
Those stranded in snowdrifts in northern Europe are not going to enjoy finding out what they are up to in Greece. At Piraeus near Athens, people…
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