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13 March 2010

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Sarkozy accuses the US of protectionism

French President Nicolas Sarkozy has accused the United States of protectionism over its handling of a 36 billion euro contract for refuelling planes…

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Pope meets Germany archbishop over sex scandal

The Pope has held talks with Germany’s top bishop in Rome amid an escalating sexual abuse crisis rocking the Catholic church. At least 170 former…

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Mass union strikes in Italy

A day after Greek workers walked off the job, tens of thousands of Italians have also held mass protests. Italy’s largest trade union called the…

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Disruption in France during day of strike action

There has been widespread disruption in France today due to a series of strikes organised by trade unions. In Paris, hundreds of nurses and…

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Turkish anger at Swedish genocide vote

There has been outrage in Turkey against Sweden after the country’s parliament narrowly voted to describe as genocide the killing of Armenians in the…

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Armenians happy with Swedish stance

The Swedish vote describing the killings of Armenians during World War I as genocide has been welcomed in Yerevan. Armenia says up to one and a half…

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Rabat Shlomo decision triggers US-Israeli spat

Ramat Shlomo in East Jerusalem has emerged as the spark for Palestinian anger, and a diplomatic crisis between Israel and the US. It is a Jewish…

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Dozens killed and hurt in triple Pakistan bomb attacks

Around 40 people have been killed after suicide bombers in Pakistan targeted the security forces in a crowded part of Lahore. The blasts happened…

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Spanish writer Miguel Delibes dies

One of Spain’s most acclaimed writers Miguel Delibes has died. He was 89 and had been battling cancer for several years. Famed for his gritty…

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Red shirt protesters gather in Thai capital

Anti-government protesters in Thailand are converging on Bangkok for what they have promised will be a “million-man march”. The red-shirted…

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Palestinians denied access to mosque amid security fears

There has been heightened tension in and around Arab east Jerusalem as the Israeli army stepped up security following clashes in recent weeks after…

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New York agrees compensation for “heroic” 9/11 workers

Thousands of people involved in the rescue effort following the September 11th attacks have reached a compensation settlement worth up to 480 million…

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Deadly blast rocks Pakistan

Up to 40 people are now reported to have been killed and nearly a 100 injured in a twin suicide blast in the Pakistani city of Lahore. The first…

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Greek protesters struggle to make headway

Calm has returned at least temporarily to the streets of Athens the day after the latest protests against the government’s austerity measures.  But…

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Israel closes West Bank amid security fears

Israel has sealed off the West Bank for 48 hours until midnight on Saturday because of fears over security, according to the army. It is the first…

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Swedish and Turkey in ‘genocide’ row

Turkey has cancelled a planned summit with Sweden after its parliament endorsed the term genocide over the killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks…

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Sweden and Turkey in ‘genocide’ row

Turkey has cancelled a planned summit with Sweden after its parliament endorsed the term genocide over the killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks…

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Chile’s new President visits earthquake damage

Immediately following his inauguration, Chile’s new president visited areas devastated by last months’ earthquake. Sebastian Pinera met with…

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German bishop set to meet pope over child abuse

One of the alleged victims of child abuse in Germany’s Catholic schools has spoken out on the eve of a meeting between the Pope and Germany’s highest…

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Protests unlikely to change Greek austerity plans

The third general strike within a month paralysed Greece as thousands of public and private sector workers took to the streets in protest against…

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Italy gives Google a million books to scan

Up to million books are set to be given a new lease of life as part of a digital deal between Italy and Google. The internet search giant is to…

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Egyptian Islamic scholar buried in Medina

Egyptian scholar Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi has been buried in Medina. The 81 year old died of a heart attack on Wednesday, while on a visit to…

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Lithuania: 20th anniv independence celebrations

Lithuania is celebrating the 20th anniversary of declaring independence from the former Soviet Union, the first of the iron-curtain states so to do.…

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Pinera takes power as quake aftershocks rattle Chile

Power has changed hands in earthquake-ravaged Chile. A huge aftershock, just minutes before the swearing-in ceremony, served as a stark reminder of…

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Clashes break out in Greek capital

The growing resentment over the Greek government’s strict austerity plans is still only at simmering point, but in places it has boiled. Earlier,…

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