Report: Russia to allow US military passage through airspace
Washington - Russia has agreed to allow American troops and weapons to fly over its airspace on the way to Afghanistan, the New York Times reported Saturday. The breakthrough was to be announced when US President Barack Obama visits in Moscow on Mond...
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German-made axle broke in Italy disaster, magazine says
Munich - The axle of a railway tanker car which broke and set off a lethal fireball this week in an Italian coastal town was German-made, a news magazine said Friday in Munich. Focus quoted Alberto Chiovelli, head of Italy's railway safety authority ...
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Norwegian crown prince's family gets pet dog
Oslo - Crown Prince Haakon, heir to the Norwegian throne, has added a pet dog to the royal household, local media reported Friday. Milly Kakao, a four-month old mix of Labrador Retriever and Standard Poodle, has settled in well with the royal family,...
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Sarkozy reminds Swedes of French opposition to Turkey in EU
Stockholm -France remains opposed to Turkey becoming a full member of the European Union, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday during a visit to Stockholm. Sarkozy was the first head of state to be hosted by Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt s...
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No pre-election spending spree for Hungary, says premier
Budapest - Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai on Friday promised Hungary would maintain strict fiscal discipline right up to the next general election in 2010. I can assure you there will not be an election budget, Bajnai told local and foreign business ...
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Fewer extremist crimes in Russia, rights groups says
Moscow - Racially motivated killings in Russia have declined this year compared to 2008, following a crackdown against right-wing extremists, the Moscow Human Rights Office said Friday. Some 38 people died as a result of xenophobic attacks in the fir...
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Czech politicians take election campaign to Croatian beaches
Prague/Zagreb - Czech politicians are taking their election campaign to Croatian beaches as voters get set for early parliamentary polls just weeks after the summer holidays. Ex-premier Mirek Topolanek and three vice-chairmen of his center- right Civ...
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Death toll rises in Italy train explosion
Rome - The death Friday of a Moroccan man brought to 21 the number of victims from this week's freight train crash in Italy - one of the country's worst. The incident occurred when the train derailed, crashed and exploded in the Tuscan port city Viar...
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