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Cyprus

Stolen body of former Cyprus president found reburied

Former president Tassos Papadopoulos's body was found in a shallow grave three months after it was robbed from his family plot.
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Greece

Violent protests rock Greece

Greek police clashed with demonstrators protesting sweeping budget cuts on Friday.
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United Kingdom

UK PM Brown says Iraq War was justified

UK PM Gordon Brown told an official inquiry into the 2003 invasion of Iraq on Friday that going to war had been the right decision.
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United Kingdom

Brown faces Iraq War grilling as election looms

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown faces a grilling over his role in the Iraq War in front of a public inquiry on Friday.
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United Kingdom

Zuma arrives in UK for state visit

SA President Jacob Zuma flew into London on Tuesday for a state visit to UK, which will mix lavish pomp and ceremony with talks on Zimbabwe.
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Ryszard Kapuscinski accused of fiction-writing

New book claims Polish journalist, who died three years ago aged 74, repeatedly crossed the boundary between reportage and fiction-writing.
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United Kingdom

Zuma state visit unlikely to faze the Queen

Even before his plane lands on British soil for his state visit on Tuesday, President Jacob Zuma has made an impact on British politics.
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The Netherlands

Karadzic takes stand at trial to deny war crimes

Radovan Karadzic took the stand at his war-crimes trial on Monday to reject responsibility for some of Europe's worst atrocities since World War II.
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Google executives convicted in Italy over abuse video

Three Google officials get six-month suspended jail terms for privacy violations over bullying video hosted on site.
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Ireland

Hamas killing: Ireland, Britain follow more passport leads

Ireland and Britain are checking reports that more fake passports were used by Israeli suspects in the killing of a Hamas commander in Dubai.
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United Kingdom

Abbey Road studios win preservation order

Abbey Road, the recording studios made famous by the Beatles, was designated an historic site by the United kingdom government on Tuesday.
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Madeira

Madeira in mourning as flood toll feared to rise

Dozens of Madeira residents were evacuated from their homes for fear of new mudslides on Monday.
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Dutch monarch to decide on early elections

Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands must decide whether to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende after his coalition collapsed.
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Vatican

Pope enters airport body scanners row

Benedict addresses plans for "virtually naked' passenger images, telling airport bosses personal integrity must be safeguarded.
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Make small scale farming a priority, Ifad meeting hears

One in six people across the world are hungry, the International Fund for Agricultural Development has revealed.
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Italy

Haiti highlights concerns over food security

Haiti received special attention at the International Fund for Agricultural Development governing council meeting in Rome on Wednesday.
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Belgium

Belgian train drivers strike following high-speed crash

Belgian train drivers went on strike on Tuesday in protest at safety conditions, adding to rail chaos after a train crash that left at least 18 dead.
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United Kingdom

British TV presenter admits mercy killing of lover

A veteran British television and radio presenter is being investigated by police after admitting to smothering to death an ex-lover who had Aids.
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Spain

World's most revered restaurant finds a new role

It is the end of an era. But it is also the beginning of a grander one -- when high cuisine is inducted into the world of high culture.
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United Kingdom

Fashion designer Alexander McQueen found dead

British fashion designer Alexander McQueen (40) was found dead at his London home on Thursday, after apparently committing suicide, police said.
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