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EU's Barroso to attend Berlin Wall celebrations
Brussels - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso planned to attend Monday's Festival of Freedom domino-toppling extravaganza marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The head of the European Union's executive arm sai...

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Police: football fans attack rivals on train
Weddel, Germany - A train with travelling Hanover 96 fans on board was attacked by a group of 20-30 people suspected to be rival fans on the weekend, police said on Monday. Police said that the incident occurred on Saturday night when the train stopp...

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Report: Bulgaria sees rise in kidnappings for ransom
Sofia - Kidnappings for ransom are on the rise in Bulgaria, with more than double the number of cases this year, the daily 24 Chasa reported Monday, quoting police. Bulgarian police have investigated 23 kidnappings so far this year, which is already ...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-09 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

Lawyer: Bennett 'terrorism' evidence obtained under torture - Summary
Harare - On the first day of his terrorism trial Monday, Zimbabwean politician Roy Bennett's lawyers accused the state of basing its case against him on a confession that was allegedly obtained under torture. Bennett, 52, a senior member of Prime Min...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-09 ] Category : [ Africa (World) ]

Palau probes suspected money laundering by Taiwan's ex-president
Taipei - The Pacific island nation of Palau is probing suspected money laundering by Taiwan's ex-president Chen Shui-bian, Taiwan television reported Monday. Cable TV channel TVBS, in a dispatch from Palau, said Chen is suspected of routing 40 millio...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-09 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

US ready to give Iran 'space' to mull nuclear fuel deal
Vienna - The United States is willing to give Iran's leaders some time to come up with a response to a proposed multinational nuclear fuel deal, Washington's representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Glyn Davies told reporters i...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-09 ] Category : [ US (World) ]

Five Philippine police officers killed in communist rebel attack
Manila - Five police officers were killed Monday in an attack by communist rebels in an eastern Philippine province, a regional military commander said. Two police officers were also injured in the ambush in Bulan town in Sorsogon province, 390 kilom...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-09 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

Doubts arise over Sarkozy's personal Berlin Wall story
Paris - A controversy arose in France Monday over President Nicolas Sarkozy's Facebook account of his visit to Berlin on November 9, 1989, for the fall of the Wall. Several French internet media noted that it would have been unlikely for Sarkozy to h...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-09 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

Six security personnel among 17 killed in Pakistan violence - Summary
Islamabad - Seventeen people, including five soldiers and a policeman, were killed Monday when Taliban militants targeted security personnel with a suicide bombing, rocket attack and a roadside blast in the restive north-western region, officials sai...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-09 ] Category : [ Asia (World) ]

Search for EU leader moves into high gear in Berlin
Stockholm/Berlin- The search for the first president of the European Union was set to dominate behind-the-scenes talks in Berlin on Monday as EU leaders gathered to commemorate the fall of the Iron Curtain. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was set to ...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-09 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

EU's Barroso to attend Berlin Wall celebrations

Police: football fans attack rivals on train

Taiwan's exports fall 4.7 per cent in October

Report: Bulgaria sees rise in kidnappings for ransom

Lawyer: Bennett 'terrorism' evidence obtained under torture - Summary

Ukraine government: Flu still spreading, but situation stabilising

Palau probes suspected money laundering by Taiwan's ex-president

Nokia to replace faulty mobile phone chargers

Bolt heads five-man shortlist for athletics award

Taiwan envoy to meet Chinese leader at APEC summit

German industrial production jumps 2.7 per cent in September

German prosecutor demands life in jail for man who killed Egyptian

US ready to give Iran 'space' to mull nuclear fuel deal

Editor quits China's top finance magazine

Five Philippine police officers killed in communist rebel attack

Doubts arise over Sarkozy's personal Berlin Wall story

Six security personnel among 17 killed in Pakistan violence - Summary

Search for EU leader moves into high gear in Berlin

Nuclear deal delay has economic reasons, says Tehran

Rome's traffic woes: Stuck in traffic 11 days a year