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Russian police arrest Kremlin opponent at rally
(AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:59:13 GMT
AP - Russian police arrested a leading Kremlin opponent and dozens of fellow activists Sunday at a demonstration demanding freedom of assembly.
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Germany mourns Love Parade victims
(AFP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:46:44 GMT
 AFP - Thousands of mourners paid their respects in Duisburg on Saturday to the 21 victims of the Love Parade disaster, forgetting their anger for a while to remember the dead.
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Celtic show fighting spirit to earn draw with Lyon
(AFP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:40:32 GMT
 AFP - Celtic showed the fighting spirit they will need to recover from their Champions League flop as the Scottish club battled back to earn a 2-2 draw against Lyon in the Emirates Cup on Saturday.
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Pakistan spy chief scraps UK trip on "terror" remarks
(Reuters)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:21:56 GMT
Reuters - Pakistan's spy chief has called off a trip to Britain in protest at Prime Minister David Cameron's remarks on its militant ties, as Islamabad is hit by a barrage of criticism of its alleged links to terror groups.
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3 dead as building collapses in Italy
(AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:15:23 GMT
 AP - An apartment building collapsed early Saturday in southern Italy, killing three people in their sleep, police said.
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Russia sends army to battle deadly wildfires
(AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:14:30 GMT
 AP - Russia sent the army on Saturday to battle wildfires that have killed at least 28 people and were threatening dozens of towns and villages. Thick smoke and ash slowed firefighting efforts and thousands of people were being evacuated.
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England advance despite Gul heroics
(AFP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:08:46 GMT
 AFP - Umar Gul starred with both bat and ball but England still built a lead of nearly 300 runs against Pakistan at tea on the third day of the third Test at Trent Bridge on Saturday.
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Antony Gormley's cast-iron humans conquer Austria
(AFP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:58:40 GMT
 AFP - Antony Gormley has stood 100 life-size human figures in the Austrian Alps in an new installation spread across kilometres that officially opened on Saturday.
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Merkel attends memorial for Love Parade victims
(Reuters)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:44:47 GMT
 Reuters - Chancellor Angela Merkel attended a memorial service on Saturday for the 21 people killed in a stampede at the Love Parade techno music festival as pressure grew on the local mayor, her party ally, to resign.
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Youngest solo round-the-world sailing set to begin
(AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:33:21 GMT
 AP - Laura Dekker, the 14-year-old Dutch girl who hopes to become the youngest sailor to circle the globe alone, says she is leaving the Netherlands Wednesday.
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Pakistan spy scraps UK talks after PM's comments
(AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:42:40 GMT
 AP - A diplomatic spat with implications for international counterterrorism escalated Saturday after Pakistan's spy chief canceled a visit to London following comments by the British leader suggesting Pakistan exports terrorism.
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British child murderer sues over prison attack
(AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:54:33 GMT
AP - One of Britain's most notorious murderers is suing prison authorities for failing to protect him after his throat was slashed by another inmate.
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Germany: memorial service for Love Parade victims
(AP)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:06:44 GMT
 AP - Germany held a memorial service Saturday for the victims of the Love Parade techno music festival, where 21 people were crushed to death and 500 injured in a tunnel that was the only entrance to the event.
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Sarkozy threatens immigrants who target police
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:24:29 GMT
 AP - President Nicolas Sarkozy said Friday that he wants to revoke the French citizenship of immigrants who put the lives of police officers in danger as part of a "national war" on delinquency.
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Bike riding in London is risky business
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:48:01 GMT
 AP - Feel like living dangerously?
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Anti-Islam lawmaker not part of Dutch government
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:29:39 GMT
AP - Anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders' hopes of becoming a Dutch Cabinet minister evaporated Friday after exploratory talks to include him in a right-wing coalition ended without agreement.
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Activist: Iranian with stoning sentence tormented
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:42:06 GMT
 AP - An Iranian woman whose sentence of death by stoning was lifted earlier this month says she's grateful for the international support she's received, but remains heartbroken at the separation from her children and tormented by the fear she could still be executed, a rights activist said Friday.
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Irish find remains of IRA victim missing since '81
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:16:49 GMT
AP - The suspected remains of a 57-year-old Northern Ireland man who was abducted by the Irish Republican Army in 1981 have been unearthed in a bog in Ireland.
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Paris police: Tear gas in letter for US Embassy
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:14:27 GMT
 AP - Two men who work for the U.S. Embassy in Paris underwent medical tests after handling a suspicious letter Friday, the embassy said, and Paris police said it appeared they had been exposed to tear gas fumes.
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Berlusconi ousts ally, says government stable
(AP)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:05:21 GMT
 AP - Silvio Berlusconi has split with his oldest political ally and co-founder of his party, a spectacular falling-out expected to make it harder for the premier to push disputed legislation through parliament.
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