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Global progress seen in ending death penalty
Iraq executed almost twice as many people last year compared to the year before, while India and Pakistan resumed executions after abandoning the practice for years, global human rights group Amnesty...
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Test tube baby pioneer dies
The man known as one of the fathers of in-vitro fertilisation, Robert Edwards, has died.Millions of babies have been born using the technique he pioneered back in the 1960s and '70s. But his...
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Russian NGO targeted under new law
An election monitoring group in Russia is being sued by the government for not registering as a foreign agent.The NGO Golos gathered evidence of alleged substantial fraud at the polling booths in the...
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Humanitarian assistance for Syria urged
G8 foreign ministers meeting in London have said they are "appalled" by the rising death toll of more than 70,000 in the Syrian conflict and urged all countries to boost contribution to a UN aid appeal...
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Wave of homophobic violence sweeps France
In France, there's concern that the fierce debate over a new law introducing gay marriage is spilling over into violence.The French Senate is voting overnight on the bill, to pass it back to the...
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Greece unemployment hits record high
Greece's unemployment rate reached a new record of 27.2 percent in January, new data has showed, reflecting the depth of the country's recession after years of austerity imposed under its international...
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French ministers disclose personal wealth
French ministers have disclosed their personal wealth for the first time in a move that President Francois Hollande hopes will restore confidence in his scandal-hit Socialist government.The assets of...
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Retired general charged in Turkish case
Prosecutors in Turkey have charged a retired general with attempting to kill late President Turgut Ozal, in a last-ditch effort to keep the investigation open two decades after his death, according to...
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Russian opposition activist goes on trial
A Russian court has opened the embezzlement trial of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny which could see the leading critic of President Vladimir Putin jailed for up to ten years. Navalny, dressed...
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Madrid to organise Boston tribute
Participants in the Madrid marathon later this month will pay tribute to those killed and injured in Boston, the president of the Spanish race, Guillermo Jimenez said on Tuesday.The Madrid event is due...
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Strike grounds hundreds of Lufthansa flights
Most of Lufthansa's, Germany's national airline, domestic, European and long-haul flights have been cancelled due to strikes by ground personnel and cabin crews."Due to strike action announced for...
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Russia's Pussy Riot activist pleas for parole
Jailed Pussy Riot punk-rocker Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has pleaded to be released on parole from her two-year sentence, arguing that she had already spent enough time in prison for the group's protest...
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UK to honour Churchill with new banknote
Britain is set to honour Winston Churchill, its revered war-time prime minister, with a banknote featuring his portrait and the famous declaration: "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and...
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Hitler's food taster shares her story
A German woman claims she was one of Adolf Hitler's food tasters but that, for more than half a century, she did not tell anybody what she did during the second world war.A few months after her 95th...
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ECB cuts interest rates to record low
The European Central Bank has cut interest rates for the first time in 10 months, promising to provide as much liquidity as eurozone banks need well into next year and to help smaller companies get...
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Several dead as Italy ship crashes into tower
At least three people have died and several are missing in the water at the port of Genoa, after a container ship, the Jolly Nero, hit a control tower in a night-time accident.The collision on...
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Turkey blames 'inaction' on Syria for attacks
Turkey's foreign minister has blamed the world's inaction on the Syrian conflict for the "barbarian act of terrorism" that claimed dozens of lives near the border.Ahmet Davutoglu's comments in Berlin...
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One of UK's most wanted men arrested in Spain
One of Britain's most wanted fugitives, armed robber Andrew Moran, has been arrested at a luxury villa on the Spanish coast, police from both countries have said.Armed officers found the 31-year-old...
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EU raids oil majors in 'price fixing' probe
The European Commission has carried out surprise inspections at several major oil companies over possible price manipulation in breach of EU anti-trust rules.The Commission did not name any of the...
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Cannes film festival begins rolling
The 66th Cannes film festival is now under way, giving independent movie-makers and Hollyood stars alike the chance to shine.Twenty films from all over the world are competing for this year's coveted...
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