Polish court orders Mossad spy suspect extradited (AP) Posted: 07 Jul 2010 11:02 AM PDT AP - A Polish court on Wednesday ordered the extradition of an Israeli man suspected of involvement in the slaying of a Hamas operative, in a tangled case that could test relations among Germany, Poland and Israel.
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No fair trial in Serbia for ex-Bosnian leader, court told (AFP) Posted: 07 Jul 2010 10:57 AM PDT AFP - Former Bosnian leader Ejup Ganic could not get a fair trial in Serbia, where he is seen as the "demonised head of the hated enemy", his lawyer told an extradition hearing in London Wednesday.
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Ole! Running of the bulls begins in Spain, 2 hurt (AP) Posted: 07 Jul 2010 10:53 AM PDT AP - Thousands of daredevils dashed through Pamplona's historic old quarter Wednesday for a goring-free first bull run at the San Fermin fiesta, a raucous event that ushers in Spain's summer party season.
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French PM rules out early reshuffle over scandal (Reuters) Posted: 07 Jul 2010 10:51 AM PDT Reuters - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Wednesday he would not be stampeded into an early cabinet reshuffle over allegations of illegal campaign donations and launched a counter-offensive against the accusers.
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EU foreign affairs chief to visit Gaza, Israel: official (AFP) Posted: 07 Jul 2010 10:50 AM PDT AFP - European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton will visit Israel and the Gaza Strip on July 17 and 18, her spokesman said on Wednesday.
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London bombings remembered five years on (AFP) Posted: 07 Jul 2010 10:41 AM PDT AFP - Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday said those killed in the 2005 London bombings would "never be forgotten", as low-key ceremonies marked the fifth anniversary of the attacks.
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UK to withdraw troops from violent Afghan district (Reuters) Posted: 07 Jul 2010 10:39 AM PDT Reuters - Britain is to withdraw its 1,000 troops from the Sangin region of Afghanistan where they have suffered heavy losses and allow U.S. forces to take charge there, Defense Secretary Liam Fox said on Wednesday.
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Russian spy claims swap in works for spies in US (AP) Posted: 07 Jul 2010 10:38 AM PDT AP - The Cold War-style intrigue over a reputed spy ring nabbed in the United States deepened Wednesday as word emerged of a possible scheme to swap Russians who hid in American suburbia for an imprisoned arms-control researcher and others who passed secrets to the U.S.
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Climate change scientists cleared of dishonesty (AFP) Posted: 07 Jul 2010 10:37 AM PDT AFP - Scientists at a top British climate research unit embroiled in a row over their work were cleared of dishonesty by an independent probe on Wednesday, although their lack of openness was criticised.
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Arsenal sign French defender Koscielny (AFP) Posted: 07 Jul 2010 10:31 AM PDT AFP - Arsenal have signed defender Laurent Koscielny from French club Lorient on a long-term contract for an undisclosed fee, the English Premier League side announced on Wednesday.
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Germany to take in 2 Guantanamo inmates (AP) Posted: 07 Jul 2010 10:16 AM PDT AP - After months of U.S. prodding, Germany has agreed to take in two inmates cleared for release from Guantanamo Bay detention facility.
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Quake survivors clash with police in Rome protest (AP) Posted: 07 Jul 2010 09:42 AM PDT AP - Protesters from the Italian region struck by a powerful quake last year have clashed with police near the premier's office in Rome.
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Alleged al-Qaida plotter held in UK on US warrant (AP) Posted: 07 Jul 2010 09:20 AM PDT AP - Police in Britain on Wednesday arrested the alleged ringleader of an al-Qaida bomb plot after the United States issued a warrant for his arrest on terrorism charges. |
Britain marks 5th anniversary of terror attack (AP) Posted: 07 Jul 2010 07:42 AM PDT AP - Britain's domestic spy agency MI5 is tracking a number of terrorism plots against the U.K., despite successes in curbing the threat from extremists since deadly attacks on London's transit network five years ago, an official said Wednesday.
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German artist revives names of Holocaust victims (AP) Posted: 07 Jul 2010 07:28 AM PDT AP - Artist Gunter Demnig carefully pried a cobblestone out of the sidewalk on Friedrichstrasse in downtown Berlin and replaced it with a shiny square brass plaque.
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(AP) Posted: 07 Jul 2010 06:53 AM PDT AP - Court orders extradition to Germany of Israeli man suspected of involvement in Hamas killing. |
French probe allegations around Sarkozy funding (AP) Posted: 07 Jul 2010 03:34 AM PDT AP - A judicial official in France says prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into allegations that the country's richest woman secretly funded President Nicolas Sarkozy's election campaign.
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Vatican to issue long-awaited sex abuse document (AP) Posted: 06 Jul 2010 02:46 PM PDT AP - Pope Benedict XVI will soon issue a document outlining the church's procedures for handling clerical sex abuse cases that will gather the norms now in use and make them permanent and legally binding, a Vatican official and canon lawyer said Tuesday.
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